UMC/Mercury are to release Dire Straits – Live 1978-1992, an 12 LP/8 CD boxset of live performances by Dire Straits. It’s available from 3 November is available to pre-order now.…
New Order announce Substance 1987 reissue
New Order have announced reissued editions of their classic compilation album Substance 1987, released via Warner on 10th November. The 2023 collection will be available in 2LP, 2CD, 4CD deluxe…
Album Insight: New Order – Waiting For The Sirens’ Call
New Order’s eighth LP, Waiting For The Sirens’ Call, would be the band’s first record without Gillian Gilbert and while critics were left mostly unmoved, it hit the spot with…
Popscene – Acid Jazz
A funky stew of jazz, hip-hop and good-time vibes… What is it? Few music subgenres have ever burned as brightly and possessed such a thoroughgoing joie de vivre as acid…
Classic Album: Madonna – Erotica
Misunderstood and overshadowed by her own marketing machine, Madonna’s fifth album Erotica stands out as one of her most daring and rewarding endeavours Prior to The Immaculate Collection, Madonna’s decade-defining…
Rick Astley: This Charming Man
Singer, songwriter, meme, icon… Rick Astley sits down with Classic Pop to talk road trips, Glastonbury, The Smiths and the remarkable afterlife of THAT song… The year is 1987, and…
Stephen Duffy interview: “I had a dysfunctional relationship with touring”
As The Lilac Time release their latest album, Dance Till All The Stars Come Down, frontman Stephen Duffy reflects on his reinvention as a folk troubadour… For a man who…
Andy Taylor interview: “I’ve got more music to make – and I’m going nowhere until I get it done”
Refusing to be dragged under by his terminal cancer diagnosis, Andy Taylor has not only been playing guitar on a new Duran Duran album but also making his first solo…
Soft Cell announce new remix album Nostalgia Machine
Following the Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret super deluxe boxset announcement last week, Soft Cell are releasing a new single and remix EP – Nostalgia Machine, via BMG. The EP featuring brand new mixes…
Win a copy of NOW – Yearbook 1973 in all three formats!
Enter your details below to be in with a chance of winning a copy of NOW – Yearbook 1973 in each format! NOW – Yearbook 1973 celebrates a landmark year for Pop singles.…