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Album Spotlight: Depeche Mode – Playing The Angel
Despite inter-band tiffs played out in the press and personal demons coming to the fore, Depeche’s 11th album Playing The Angel drew praise from all quarters… Prior to Playing The…
Legendary music critic Tom Hibbert’s writing celebrated in new book
Phew, Eh Readers? is a celebration of the life of trailblazing music journalist Tom Hibbert: a collection of some of his funniest writing, and of others’ affectionate reminiscences, that will…
Gary Numan: Listen To My Voice book review
Author: Richard Cosgrove Publisher: New Haven Publishing For someone whose career was estimated to last just six months by his critics, Gary Numan has done remarkably well to sustain success…
Andrew Ridgeley interview: “Wham! was our friendship set to music”
For the first time since George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley professionally parted company in 1986, a major Wham! reissue is happening, with a singles compilation and 7” boxset. As their…
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…
Classic Pop Presents: Kylie Vol 2
The second volume of Classic Pop Presents Kylie is here! In Volume 2, we revisit a remarkable artist who has had hits across five consecutive decades, including her recent viral…
Get 3 issues for the price of 2!
With the very best features, interviews, and reviews of pop and chart music from the late 70s to the early 90s (and everything in between), Classic Pop is here to bring…
Soft Cell’s Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret set for super deluxe re-release
Soft Cell’s debut album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret is to be re-released as a 98-track super deluxe edition, featuring 40 previously unreleased songs. It’s available from 20 October is is available…
Andy Fletcher – putting the ‘pop’ in synthpop
After more than 40 years in Depeche Mode, the sad passing of Andy Fletcher in 2022 left the question he was most often asked largely unanswered: what exactly did he…
New Order – the later years
New Order have been much less prolific in their second 12 years together than in their first incarnation. But, despite the bitter feud between the rest of the band and…