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The Producers – John Leckie
Star producer John Leckie talks to Andy Jones about working on some of the most important albums of the last four decades There are ‘in-demand’ record producers out there, but…
The story of Rough Trade
As one of the most influential indie labels of all time, Rough Trade helped shape the musical landscape with iconic 80s acts including The Smiths and Scritti Politti up to…
Legendary Birmingham nightclub The Rum Runner gets Blue Plaque
On 16 December the Birmingham Civic Society will be unveiling a Blue Plaque on the site of the legendary Rum Runner Club in Birmingham. The former Broad Street nightclub was…
Making Michael Jackson’s Bad
Five years after Thriller took the world by storm, Michael Jackson was back from breaking records to making them. However, following up his best-selling album came with an enormous amount…
A Flock Of Seagulls to release 40th anniversary version of debut album
A Flock Of Seagulls are to release a 40th anniversary 3CD and limited edition transparent orange vinyl LP of their self-titled debut album. It’s out 17 February 2023 and is…
The story of disco
Classic Pop looks back at the rise, fall and rebirth of a magical era in popular culture – disco music… By Douglas McPherson During the summer of 1979 disco dominated…
Pop Art – John Warwicker
John Warwicker grew up steeped in music history, so it’s no surprise that his designs would eventually grace the sleeves of artists as diverse as Lloyd Cole, Janet Jackson, The…
The Lowdown – Whitney Houston
She was the original 80s pop diva, with some of the biggest singles of the decade, but Whitney Houston died alone at the age of 48. Classic Pop charts a…
Reintroducing the hardline according to Sananda Maitreya
In 2017, we caught up with Sananda Maitreya – otherwise known as The Artist Formerly Known As Terence Trent D’Arby – to talk culture wars, name changes, Greek myths and…
Top 20 heroes of synth-pop
Classic Pop shines a light on those shadowy pioneers who paved the way for the electro revolution… You may know your ABC from your OMD, but what about those pivotal…