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Blondie interview: “Everybody we knew was put off by The Eagles and Linda Ronstadt”
In this interview from 2017, Blondie talked to Classic Pop’s Paul Lester about their 11th studio album, Pollinator Chris Stein is sitting comfortably, with his legs up on the couch,…
Sheena Easton interview: “I had a part in picking the hits. But I’m also guilty of picking the ones that were rubbish!”
Sheena Easton may have invented the concept of the reality TV pop star, but how many of them went on to work with legends like Prince and Nile Rodgers? In…
Inspiral Carpets interview: “We were outsiders”
As the Inspiral Carpets prepare for an emotional first tour since the tragic death of drummer Craig Gill in 2016, the band reveal all about their days as outsiders in…
Madness interview: “We’ve collided together in a sandpit of joy on this new album”
No longer a nostalgia band, Madness have spent the past two decades assembling “new universes” of music to showcase their impeccable knack of knowing what makes people tick. In 2016,…
Tiffany interview: “I’m singing the best I’ve ever sung”
Ex-teen icon Tiffany tells all about her divorce-inspired new studio album Shadows and her love of trashy sci-fi flicks… By Will Simpson “Children be-haaave”. That’s what often first comes to…
Marilyn interview: “People want me back. That’s amazing”
For a singer who only released one album, Marilyn has made an indelible mark on pop culture. In 2016 he returned a new single, Love Or Money, produced with his…
Wendy James interview: “I put my gold records out with the trash”
Wendy James was the iconic frontwoman of 80s indie-popsters Transvision Vamp, and in 2016 released her third solo album, The Price Of The Ticket. That year, she spoke to Jenny…
Martika interview
She started out on US TV show Kids Inc. and found worldwide stardom while still a teenager, but when the pressures of fame took hold in the early 90s, Martika…
Steps interview: “In a way, we were kind of punk rock”
Dismissed as disposable pop trash in the 90s, shiny happy five-piece Steps returned in 2017 terrorise the dancefloor. That year, they talked to Christian Guitenane… Once upon a time, the mere…
Gaz Coombes interview: “The 90s were a free-for-all”
Gaz Coombes has matured from the scamp with the sideburns in Supergrass to thoughtful solo artist. For his new solo album, he tells us why he’s looking forwards, not backwards.…