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Heaven 17
Having been defenestrated from Virgin Records in 1988, it took Heaven 17 eight years to get around to releasing their first independent album. By 1996, acid house and Madchester had…
Thursday Night Fever: Top Of The Pops
Top Of The Pops transformed itself into a non-stop party showcase for the 1980s pop explosion. Those who were there, including Heaven 17’s Martin Ware and DJ Janice Long, look back…
Review: Various Artists – Now That’s What I Call Music! 1
The original Now! album weaned a whole generation off recording pop songs from the Sunday evening Radio 1 countdown Admittedly it wasn’t the first but it went on to become the…
Pop Quiz! Test your Classic Pop knowledge!
It’s time to test your knowledge of classic pop music with our interactive quiz! These questions are based on issue 43 of the magazine, so you should excel if you’ve…
Living the High Life: Heaven 17 interview
Martyn Ware leads us into temptation and beyond as he tells the story of the luxury gap. Written by Jonathan Wright There are songs that somehow get away from their…
Classic Album: Penthouse And Pavement – Heaven 17
How two members of Sheffield’s most pioneering pop group split to form a new politically-driven band that would ultimately rewrite the rule book with a debut album of icy electronica…
Issue 43 of Classic Pop magazine is on sale NOW!
Available from WH Smith, Tesco, independent newsagents, McColls and Eason, this month our cover star is the mighty Rick Astley. We have an exclusive in-depth chat with the singer as…
The Tour of Synthetic Delights
Heaven 17 and Blancmange have announced a joint tour for October, which was dreamed up at our Synthpop Summit earlier this year. Issue Ten’s round-table was the first time Heaven…
Top 100 Singles of the 80s: 55-51
55 Heaven 17: Temptation Heaven 17’s finest moment, Temptation has a split personality: sometimes, it’s the 1983 UK number-two original with Glenn Gregory duelling with Carole Kenyon (as performed on…
Let’s Rock! Announce Line-Up and New 80s Events for Summer 2014
Following the success of the Let’s Rock! concerts in 2013 when both Let’s Rock The Moor! and Let’s Rock Bristol! were sell-outs, the organisers have announced more events for next…