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The New Order frontman Bernard Sumner talks Electronic, dentists and lifetime achievement songwriting awards with Rudy Bolly… Perhaps one of pop’s most reluctant stars, Bernard Sumner has been behind some…
Gary Numan Interview: ‘It’d be arrogant not to do the nostalgia thing once in a while’
It’s been 40 years since Gary Numan dissolved Tubeway Army and immediately had solo success with Cars. It’s just as significant that it’s 25 years since the electronic music innovator rescued his…
Joe Mount Interview: Metronomy Forever
Fresh from celebrating the 10th anniversary of their landmark album Nights Out and producing Robyn’s emotional comeback LP Honey, Metronomy leader Joe Mount is a man on a mission – how to mark…
Will Young Interview: Make It Easy On Yourself
Renaissance man Will Young touches down once again on planet pop with a brand new studio album helmed by Richard X and a fresh anxiety-free approach… Two years ago Will…
Q+A: Blitz Vega
John Earls talks egos, celebrity mates and Smiths reissues with Andy Rourke and former Happy Mondays guitarist Kav… One of the ultimate Manchester hook-ups, Blitz Vega unites The Smiths’ former…
Shaun Ryder interview: “I was the class clown”
How did a scruffy school dropout from Salford write songs that came to define the Madchester era? In this Shaun Ryder interview the Happy Mondays frontman tells Classic Pop about…
My Life In Vinyl: Trevor Horn
Trevor Horn, the legendary producer and erstwhile Buggle, casts a chronological eye back over the albums that made an indelible mark on his glittering career… If anyone could be said…
Shakespears Sister Interview: ‘All I wanted to do was have that conversation that had not been had for 26 years’
Returning after 26 years, the reunion of Shakespears Sister is impossible not to cheer: the story of how Siobhan Fahey and Marcella Detroit became bitter enemies by accident and were…
Interview: Men At Work
Fronted by a Scottish native who relocated Down Under in his teens, Men At Work glimpsed greatness before it all became a bit Spinal Tap. Frontman Colin Hay trawls through…
Andy Wright Interview: Orchestral Manoeuvres
Andy Wright started his career as a synth and drum machine programmer in the 80s, and is now both Simply Red and Simple Minds’ regular producer. There was simply only…