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In the latest issue we have a world exclusive with INXS about the forthcoming Michael Hutchence documentary Mystify and hear how their legendary 1991 Wembley Stadium show is about to…
Classic Album: Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) – Eurythmics
Stifled and frustrated by their time in The Tourists, Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox packed their bags to form Eurythmics. With a new sound and a new image, their second…
Steve Barron Interview: Sound & Vision
Steve Barron was one of the titans of the 80s music video scene, a visionary director who came to define the decade with a series of scorchingly iconic promos. Classic…
Classic Album: Club Classics Vol. One – Soul II Soul
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…