The next wave of releases in The Prince Estate’s definitive catalogue project has been announced, and concentrates on his pivotal millennium era of music. The Prince Estate, in partnership with…
To Infinity and Beyond: Jean-Michel Jarre interview
An icon of electronica who’s staged some of the most impressive live shows of all time, Jean-Michel Jarre is still looking to the future – and fine-tuning his new album…
The Godfathers of Pop: Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot
Douglas McPherson chats to Curiosity Killed The Cat’s Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot Not many people can say George Harrison sung them to sleep as a baby, but that was the childhood of…
Review: China Crisis – Thekla, Bristol live
Gary Daly could easily have had a career in stand-up had he not fronted China Crisis for the last four decades. “We’re only on a fookin’ boat!” he exclaims of…
The BRIT Awards 2019: All the winners
The 1975 came out on top at this years BRIT awards with Mastercard, with Calvin Harris, Jorja Smith and George Ezra also winning big, but Bros were the stars of…
The Lowdown: The Smiths
Pop in the 1980s was rocked to its foundations with the arrival of The Smiths in 1983. With their blend of Morrissey’s misery and Johnny Marr’s melodies, they became an…
Top 40 80s One-Hit Wonders
Our love affair with the one-hit wonder is often intense, but alas, all-too-brief. Here’s Classic Pop‘s rundown of the greatest one-shots ever to earworm their way into the charts and the…
Kid Creole & The Coconuts live album set for release
Kid Creole & The Coconuts’ Live In Paris 1985 is due to be released 1 March via Rainman Records. Renowned dance/funk/Latin/pop/disco group Kid Creole & The Coconuts, fronted by the multi-talented August…
Lost & Found: The Darling Buds – Pop Said…
Look up “jangly” in the modern dictionary of pop idioms and you’re likely to see The Darling Buds. There was something inveterately cheerful about the Newport quartet – irrespective of…
Superfan: Sade – Adriano Cristino
Devoted fans show us their collections and pop memorabilia. In this edition of Superfan, Adriano Cristino from Torino, Italy shows us his Sade stash… Q When did you first become a…