Classically trained musician Karl Bartos was a member of Kraftwerk on a staggering run of albums from Radio-Activity to Electric Café. Having previously stayed silent about his former band, his…
Coming Round Again – when the 60s met the 80s
Proving that form is temporary yet class is permanent, a whole host of major 60s acts had an unexpected career resurgence as bona fide chart stars in the 80s… By…
Making Annie Lennox’s Diva
Classic Pop takes a deep dive into Annie Lennox’s multi-award-winning solo debut, Diva, the 90s album that reaffirmed her status as a soul-pop diva, proving she needed nobody to prop…
Clare Grogan interview: ‟I didn’t want people to think that this was a nostalgia trip”
Back with their first new studio album in almost 40 years – and with the estimable Bernard Butler on board, too – Clare Grogan tells us how Altered Images’ Mascara…
SAVE 20% on all back issues this bank holiday
To celebrate the long August bank holiday weekend, we’ve taken 20% off all our back issues and special editions. If you’re missing any issues from your collection, or have been waiting to…
Issue 77 of Classic Pop is on sale now!
The iconic Debbie Harry leads the way in our latest issue as she joins bandmates Chris Stein and Clem Burke to reveal all about Blondie’s much-anticipated imperial phase boxset, Against…
Q+A: a-ha: The Movie director Thomas Robsahm
Classic Pop chats to the director of the critically-acclaimed new longform documentary, a-ha: The Movie… By Barry Page The son of actors Ugo Tognazzi and Margarete Robsahm, Thomas Robsahm, has…
Inside Love And Money’s Strange Kind Of Love
They didn’t score any major hits, but Love And Money remain one of the most fondly-remembered Scottish bands of their era. Their sleeper classic from 1988, Strange Kind Of Love,…
Popscene – Sophisti-pop
We grab our finest threads for the slickest of musical flavours… What is it? Like glam before it, it’s difficult to separate sophisti-pop from the clothes it’s sung in. Though…
Betty Boo announces October live show
Betty Boo has announced a headline show at London’s Lafayette in King’s Cross. The gig is in support of her brand new album, Boomerang, which arrives on 14 October. Tickets…