Alternative rock has always been a medium for raw emotion and cathartic storytelling, and Kaitlyn Hiller’ s latest album, ‘For My Sanity’, embodies this tradition with a modern, deeply personal twist. The 10-track project is […]
Album By Album – Madness
Camden Town’s finest, Madness, helped define the early 80s with their distinctly nutty take on the 2-Tone sound before expanding their musical vision with aplomb for a triumphant second wind One Step Beyond (1979) One […]
Becoming Madonna, a new feature documentary, comes to Sky TV
Becoming Madonna, a brand new original feature documentary from Sky Documentaries, charts the star’s rise to pop superstardom. It is an immersive, archive driven film built around a cache of recently uncovered audio tapes in […]
Into The Gap – Thompson Twins interview
In our exclusive Thompson Twins interview, Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway share their story together after nearly 40 years… Pioneers who were a riot of colour and mischief, the group were only ever […]
Album Insight: Pet Shop Boys – Fundamental
Twenty years on from Please, the Pet Shop Boys went back to their roots by teaming up with the most in-demand producer of the 1980s, Trevor Horn, for Fundamental The Pet Shop Boys and Trevor […]
The Human League Interview
When Classic Pop met for its Human League interview in autumn 2024, Philip Oakey, Joanne Catherall and Susan Sulley offered a remarkably candid insight into their usually private world… It’s 1.59pm on 28 August. Classic […]
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How Peg Luke’s “My Silent Night” Redefines the Christmas Hymn
Christmas music often falls into predictable patterns, saturated with overproduced arrangements and saccharine sentiments. Yet every so often, a track emerges that challenges these norms, offering a fresh perspective on the familiar. Emmy and Grammy-nominated […]
Review: Bronski Beat – The Age Of Consent Reissue
Review: Bronski Beat – The Age Of Consent 40th Anniversary Reissue (London) ★★★★★ Perfect political disco remaining regrettably relevant 40 years on, Bronski Beat’s defining statement gets the comprehensive reissue that it deserves… Pop stardom […]
Review: Dee C. Lee – Just Something
Review: Dee C. Lee – Just Something (Acid Jazz) ★★★★ ½ The former Wham! member and Style Councillor returns with Just Something – a stunning modern soul classic As Dee C. Lee explains to Classic […]
Wham! land Christmas No.1 2024 with festive favourite
Wham!’s Last Christmas is the Christmas No.1 2024, making it the only song in UK history to achieve such a feat for two consecutive years. Around the world, Last Christmas continues to resonate with people […]
Cara Delevingne stars as Elton John in new Step Into Christmas video
Elton John has unveiled a new video for his seasonal classic Step Into Christmas, starring Cara Delevingne. The new video reimagines what it was like behind the scenes for the now iconic original 1973 visual, […]