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Things that dreams are made of: The birth of synth-pop
Kraftwerk may have gotten there first, but it was the British groups of the late 70s and early 80s who picked up the electronic baton and ran with it. The…
LET’S ROCK ANNOUNCE 2023 LINE-UPS!
SPONSORED POST A celebration of all things pop and 80s, Let’s Rock offers gloriously unpretentious non-stop fun, with legendary musicians performing hit after hit to a crowd of all ages…
NOW That’s What I Call Electronic coming this January
Synth-pop fans rejoice, as NOW have announced a major 78-track 4CD compilation of the very best in electronic music. NOW That’s What I Call Electronic will feature songs from artists…
Now Yearbook ’84 coming later this month
Following on from the successful Now Yearbook ‘83, NOW Music have unveiled details of their next boxset in the series – Now Yearbook ‘84, an 80-track 4CD set and 3LP…
Top 40 Essential Elton John Songs
From 1970 to 2016, here’s Classic Pop’s (chronological) list of the Top 40 essential Elton John songs…Â Where to start with a Top 40 of Elton John? No less than…
Classic Pop Issue 63 is on sale now
In Classic Pop Issue 63, we speak to Bob Geldof and Pete Briquette about The Boomtown Rats’ comeback as they return with their first studio album in 36 years. Elsewhere,…
Kim Wilde Interview: Going Live
Kim Wilde has rarely taken a conventional approach to the business of being a pop star. But now, a mere 38 years after her chart debut, she’s finally ready to…
Reissue Review: Various Artists – Now That’s What I Call Music II
Now That’s What I Call Music I was reissued with much fanfare late last year to coincide with Now 100, but the second album in the series arguably deserves more…
A Flock of Seagulls Interview: Mike Score talks
In this Flock Of Seagulls interview from 2019, singer Mike Score tells Classic Pop why it was the right time that the band reformed… To this day, “A Flock Of…
Top 15 Pop Compilations 1980-1999
Now That’s What We’re Talking About! Classic Pop compiles a Best Of countdown of the best of compilations… ever. 15. Now Dance ’92 (1992) Released when the format was at its lowest ebb,…