Pop Spotlight

Picture credits: Adam Peter Johnson (Bobby Gillespie) + Eva Pentel (PSB) Pet Shop Boys remix Primal Scream’s Innocent Money as the Scottish rockers continue their Come Ahead remix project. Bobby Gillespie said: “When we were […]

A Prince Purple Rain Dolby Atmos Blu-ray edition is to be released this April. NPG Records and Paisley Park Enterprises, in partnership with Warner Records, have announced the release of a brand new audiophile Blu-ray […]

Picture: © 2024 Fox 2000 / Dean Stockings Samantha Fox announces reissues of first three albums in stunning vinyl and picture disc formats. Samantha Fox rose to fame as a UK glamour model before making […]

Bryan Adams releases new single, Make Up Your Mind, ahead of the UK and Ireland leg of his Roll With The Punches Tour in May.  The singer said: “The song is about making the decision […]

One of British pop’s finest, Terry Hall helped pioneer a whole new movement with The Specials before utilising his famously deadpan talents in numerous equally intriguing bands, side projects, supergroups and solo releases The Specials […]

In the two decades since hoovering up Brits and the Mercury Prize with their debut LP, Franz Ferdinand have remained energetic and excitable, in love with the possibilities of what a band should be. Alex […]

Picture Credit: Toddevision Heaven 17 announce 13-date Sound With Vision Tour. Martyn Ware and Glenn Gregory will bring their beloved hits to some of the UK’s most iconic venues this November. The tour, which includes […]

We look back over the albums of Kylie Minogue, from her very first to her very latest… Kylie, 1988 Back in 1987, soap stars weren’t exactly renowned purveyors of quality music. Anita Dobson, Nick Berry […]

Review: Simple Minds – Sparkle In The Rain Reissue  ★★★★ A transitional bridge between the ambient art-rock of New Gold Dream and stadium pomp of Once Upon A Time, you can see why, for some […]

Picture Credit: David Raccuglia Billy Idol announces new album, Dream Into It, his first full-length release of new music in over a decade. Out on 25 April through Dark Horse Records, Dream Into It features […]

The latest Haircut One Hundred reunion is “a gift from the universe”, frontman Nick Heyward and bassist Les Nemes tell Classic Pop – and they’re loving every single second of it… “I’ve just been arrested!” […]

Picture Credit: Munachi Osegbu Ron and Russell Mael of Sparks share new single from upcoming album, MAD!, set for release in May. JanSport Backpack, is the second track from the new album, which will be […]