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Emerging from the underground sound system scene, Jazzie B and his collective of Funki Dreds gathered to make an album which incorporated a fusion of styles and influences to create…
Duran Duran exclusive – Simon Le Bon tells Classic Pop “I wish I could have been in the audience for our Nasa show!”
Duran Duran singer Simon Le Bon has told Classic Pop he was “overwhelmed” by the band’s special show marking the 50th anniversary of the first moon landings on Tuesday, when they…
Issue 54 of Classic Pop is on sale now!
Get your copy in-store for just £5.99 – use our storefinder. The single issue is available online for £6.99 here. Alternatively, you can buy a digital issue here. Issue 54 of…
COMPETITION: Win a trip to Norway and meet a-ha on their Hunting High And Low Tour!
a-ha achieved global stardom in dramatic fashion in 1985 when the Norwegian group’s debut 7″, Take On Me, topped the charts in 36 different countries on its way to becoming…
Issue 53 of Classic Pop is on sale now!
Available from WHSmith High Street and Travel, Tesco, Tesco Ireland, independent newsagents and Easons, the new issue of Classic Pop is on sale now! Get your copy in-store for just…
Godfather of Pop interview: Dr Robert
Bruce Robert Howard was nicknamed Dr Robert, after the Beatles song of that title, while he was still at school in King‘s Lynn. After emigrating to Australia with his family…
Godfather of Pop interview: Junior Giscombe
Junior Giscombe cut his teeth as a backing vocalist with Linx before enjoying success as a solo artist with Mama Used To Say, a 1982 hit on both sides of…
Reissue Review: Stevie Nicks – Stand Back 1981-2017
THINK THAT STEVIE NICKS IS ALL ABOUT FLOWING SKIRTS AND ETHEREAL VOCALS? THINK AGAIN… She was the all-American middle-class girl who became a watchword for narcotic hedonism and rock’n’roll excess;…
New album review: Howard Jones – Transform
THE KEYBOARD WIZARD’S 11TH ALBUM MAY NOT CONVERT SCEPTICS, BUT LONG-TERM FANS WILL DEFINITELY FIND THAT THINGS JUST GOT BETTER… Back in 1984, Howard Jones told us he’d like to…
Reissue review: Kate Bush – The Other Sides
After the fanfare of the reissue of two CD and four vinyl Kate Bush Remastered boxsets last November, as well as separate remastered versions of every album, Kate Bush now…