The Story Of 1984: It was a year of decisive statements and feeding the world, of technological advances and solo beginnings. Amidst political tension, the Olympic Games and the LGBTQ+ community gaining a voice […]
Album insight: Pet Shop Boys’ Bilingual
PSB were in full Latin flow for their sixth studio album… while it might not have spawned the poppiest music, Pet Shop Boys’ Bilingual certainly gave us some fantastic pop culture moments… 1996’s Bilingual was […]
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Laurie Anderson Soars on ‘Amelia’
Laurie Anderson – AmeliaNonesuch “Here come the planes,” intoned Laurie Anderson on “O Superman,” the lead single from her debut album, 1982’s Big Science. Now, 42 years after her narrator witnessed the coming of American […]
Top 40 80s pop artists
It’s the ultimate face-off as we count down our favourite 80s pop artists… It is, of course, the impossible task: distil music’s most creative and varied decade down to a mere 40 artists. The Classic […]
Manic Street Preachers share new single, Decline & Fall
Photo credit: Alex Lake Manic Street Preachers have released new single, Decline & Fall, the band’s first new music since The Ultra Vivid Lament in September 2021. The lead track from their forthcoming 15th studio […]
Haircut One Hundred release first new music in 40 years
Featuring founder members Nick Heyward, guitarist Graham Jones and bassist Les Nemes, Haircut One Hundred release their first new music in 40 years. The group’s new single, The Unloving Plum, came about when it seemed […]
The Cure – Novembre: Live in France 2022 features two new tracks
The Cure are set to release The Cure – Novembre: Live in France 2022, featuring live recordings of two new, previously unreleased, songs. The double A-Side 12″ single, released 1 October, is released on […]
Bryan Ferry releases new song ‘Star’
Picture credit: Neil Kirk Bryan Ferry releases new song Star, a collaboration with performance artist Amelia Barratt his first original music release in over a decade. Feature on the upcoming 81-track album Retrospective: Selected Recordings […]
Body Meat Elevates Experimental Vision on ‘Starchris’
Body Meat – StarchrisPartisan Records Chris Taylor likes leaning into sonic chaos—fusing dance, metal, and trap to shape Body Meat’s strikingly tumultuous electronic pop. More from Spin: SPIN Returns to Print for the First Time […]
Oasis reunion: Gallagher brothers announce UK and Ireland shows
Photo credit: Simon Emmett Oasis Reunion: Liam and Noel Gallagher have ended years of feverish speculation with the confirmation of a long-awaited run of UK and Ireland shows forming the domestic leg of their OASIS […]
Interview – Fairground Attraction
After a 35-year hiatus, Fairground Attraction are back – and finally ready to make that long overdue second album. In a Classic Pop exclusive, Eddi Reader and Mark Nevin share their emotional story of “reconciliation, […]