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The 40th anniversary of Dead Or Alive’s Youthquake album is to be celebrated with an expansive 4CD deluxe boxset reissue. Set for release on 21 February 2025, this special edition…
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…
Deacon Blue return with new album and tours
Deacon Blue return with a brand new studio album and two tours to mark 40 years of the band. 2025 marks 40 years since Ricky Ross met Dougie Vipond and…
Classic Album – Bronski Beat’s The Age Of Consent
Bronski Beat’s The Age Of Consent packed political punch and pop hooks galore, sending the accidental superstars stratospheric with their blend of art and activism… Bronski Beat’s Top Of The…
Album By Album – Echo & The Bunnymen
Fronted by the ever outspoken Ian McCulloch, Echo & The Bunnymen became indie heroes with a sound that constantly leaned towards the darker and more dramatic side of post-punk… CROCODILES…
The rise of Wham! Britain’s definitive 80s pop poster boys
As the definitive 80s poster boys, George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley exemplified the decade’s fun factor – here we celebrate the rise of Wham! Britain’s premier pop idols… Bursting onto…
Breaking the fourth wall with Thomas Dolby
In the 80s Thomas Dolby was the mad professor of synth, now turned actual professor. Classic Pop joins one of music’s most cerebral artists to talk academia, AI, musical resurrections…
Band Aid 40th anniversary compilation announced
Bob Geldof, Midge Ure and Trevor Horn announce details of a forthcoming Band Aid 40th anniversary compilation, brand new 2024 Ultimate Mix and accompanying video release. The latest incarnation of…
Gary Kemp reveals third solo album, This Destination
Guitarist, songwriter and co-founder of Spandau Ballet, Gary Kemp announces third solo album, This Destination. Kemp’s new body of work follows on from 2021’s INSOLO and is his most personal to…
Classic Album: ABBA – The Visitors
Underneath the pristine sheen of ABBA’s The Visitors was a dark undertone laced with break-up and Cold War paranoia. Despite fading sales, it was nonetheless another pop masterpiece, melding high energy with…