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David Bowie rarities announced for Record Store Day 2022
Two exciting David Bowie releases have been announced for this year’s Record Store Day – Brilliant Adventure EP and Toy EP (You’ve Got It Made With All The Toys). Both…
Duran Duran announce Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame nomination and world-first NFT(rees)
In a world-first, Duran Duran have this week announced a unique project that will connect NFTs to newly-planted, native trees in New Zealand as part of an initiative to start…
Top 20 80s pop instrumentals
We count down our Top 20 80s pop instrumentals… While the vocal power, stage presence and charisma of a good frontperson is always handy when making a career in pop,…
Pop Quiz! Test your pop knowledge!
It’s time to test your knowledge of classic pop music with our quiz! So, what will you be – a pop master or a pop dunce? Good luck! (Answers at the…
One-Hit Wonders – Best Of The 80s
One-hit wonders are like love affairs – 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 public’s…
Making Depeche Mode – Songs Of Faith And Devotion
Following up the enormous success of Violator almost broke Depeche Mode. But despite Dave Gahan’s heroin addiction and inter-band fighting, with Songs Of Faith And Devotion they eventually created a…
40 of the best Duran Duran songs – year by year
Our (chronological) rundown of the very best Duran Duran songs, from their 40-plus-year recording career (1981 – 2015) In all honesty, this is a list that almost writes itself. Duran…
Top 20 80s house hits
Our countdown of the best house hits of the 80s… House music may have been initially dismissed as a cult concern by the nation’s one-time ultimate tastemaker Radio 1, but…
Pet Shop Boys drop new Claptone remix
Pet Shop Boys today release their remix of the song Queen Of Ice, by DJ and producer Claptone, taken from his latest studio album, Closer. Continuing the run of album…
Watch the video for Betty Boo’s new single Get Me To The Weekend
Betty Boo has shared the video to her first solo single in nearly 30 years, Get Me To The Weekend. The video follows the premiere of the song on Rylan’s Radio…