Tori Amos will be releasing Diving Deep Live, a new album featuring a selection of tracks recorded in concert during her Ocean To Ocean world tour. Standing as a welcome reminder of Amos’ brilliance as […]
East 17’s Tony Mortimer supports charity with reissue of a Christmas classic
East 17’s Tony Mortimer supports the UK’s largest music therapy charity with 30th anniversary reissue of Stay Another Day. Spending five weeks at No.1 when it was first released in 1994, beating Mariah Carey’s All […]
BBC to broadcast The Cure live sessions
Picture credit: BBC Radio 2 In Concert The Cure On Wednesday 30 October, The Cure played exclusive live BBC sessions for BBC Radio 2 In Concert and BBC Radio 6 Music. The Cure’s Radio 2 […]
Review: Alison Moyet – Key
Review: Alison Moyet – Key (Cooking Vinyl) ★★★★☆ After seven years, and despite minimal activity since, Alison Moyet loses none of her powers as she delves into her solo past Publicly quiet since 2017’s majestic […]
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 tears on the dancefloor… Body […]
Scissor Sisters return for UK arena tour
Picture credit: Kevin Tachman Scissor Sisters return to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their No.1 debut album. 2024 marks the 20-year anniversary of the band’s debut album Scissor Sisters, one of the UK’s 40 best-sellers […]
Tea For Two – duo to release commemorative Pet Shop Boys tea set
Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe have announced that they will be releasing a commemorative Pet Shop Boys tea set. The products are the first to be launched as part of the new Pet Shop Boys […]
Kate Bush unveils new animated short film
Kate Bush has written and directed the short animated film Little Shrew (Snowflake), which is now available to watch on www.katebush.com The music for the short film is a new 2024 radio edit of the […]
Wham!’s Last Christmas 40th Anniversary EP announced
Ahead of the 40th anniversary of one of the most beloved Christmas songs of all time, Wham!, George Michael Entertainment and Sony Music announce the release of the Last Christmas 40th Anniversary EP . The […]
Sophie Ellis-Bextor announces biggest ever UK headline tour
‘Queen of the Kitchen Disco’, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, has announced her biggest ever UK headline tour for May and June 2025. Kicking off in Glasgow on 24 May and taking in 15-cities in total including Manchester, […]
Top 20 Rare & Collectable Records
From the affordable, through to the eye-wateringly expensive and the virtually unattainable, we present our Top 20 Rare & Collectable records… Words by Barry Page While streaming may have had a substantial impact on the […]
Popscene: Europop
Classic Pop takes a look at Europop – the feelgood genre that doesn’t take itself too seriously… Isn’t it just typical of the UK to refer to Europop as something only from other countries, even […]