Here’s the latest release that we’ll be listening to at Classic Pop HQ this week… Wendy James – Queen High Straight 3.5/5 Wendy James’ renaissance is one of the happiest recent…
Classic Pop Presents Kylie is Back!
Our ever-popular Kylie special is once again available to buy. With it being one of Classic Pop’s best sellers we just had to find a way to bring it back…
BMG to release Marc Bolan tribute album featuring Elton John, Marc Almond, Nick Cave and more
In celebration of producer Hal Willner, who passed away recently due to COVID-19, BMG will release his final work: an extraordinary tribute album to one of rock’s great composers. BMG have…
Music Venue Trust launch new campaign to ‘Save Our Venues’
MVT are following up on their Grassroots Music Venues Crisis fund, established in March, with a new campaign called Save Our Venues. Music Venue Trust have launched a new campaign…
Q+A: Pat Houston
Whitney Houston’s sister-in-law is bringing the pop diva back in hologram form with an innovative new tour, as she tells Douglas McPherson… Eight years after her death, Whitney Houston is…
Classic Album: Vienna – Ultravox
John Foxx was out, Midge Ure was in, breathing new life into the self-confessed ‘broken band’. European both in its title and Influences, Ultravox’s changing of the guard resulted in…
Deacon Blue Interview: ‘Everyone’s allowed to despair now and again. But I’m a great believer in human beings’
Riding a creative and popular resurgence, Deacon Blue have kicked off the new decade with perhaps the finest distillation of their hopeful musical message since Raintown. “I’m a great believer in human…
Classic Pop’s top 10 Prince songs
It was no easy task, but we’ve compiled our ten favourite Prince tracks for your listening pleasure. Find out which songs made the cut below, or listen to the full playlist…
Important announcement from Classic Pop
Magazine suspension Hello, As you have experienced first hand, the Covid-19 emergency has caused enormous disruption all over the world and businesses have had to change how they work in…
Q+A: Johnny Marr
Celebrating the first 10 singles of his solo career with a new boxset, Johnny Marr tells John Earls he won’t be looking back for long… It’s rare that Johnny Marr…