Picture Credit: Eva Pentel The most successful duo in UK music history, Pet Shop Boys, announce huge Cardiff show. Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe will bring their groundbreaking, euphoric pop spectacle Pet Shop Boys – Dreamworld […]
Pet Shop Boys announce huge summer shows
Picture Credit: Eva Pentel The most successful duo in UK music history, Pet Shop Boys, announce huge summer shows. Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe will bring their groundbreaking, Pet Shop Boys: Dreamworld – The Greatest […]
Top 20 Standalone Singles of the 80s
Singles have traditionally been used to preview and promote new studio albums but, as our latest countdown reveals, many hit records in the 80s were self-contained pieces of art – here’s our Top 20 Standalone […]
Mariah Carey announces special UK show
Photo Credit: Dennis Leupold Mariah Carey announces special UK show at the Royal Sandringham Estate this summer. Taking place on Friday 15 August 2025, the best-selling female artist of all time will be joined by […]
Review: Kim Wilde – Closer
Review: Kim Wilde – Closer ★★★★ The pop legend’s first studio LP in seven years sees her return to a very specific time, to showcase what she’s been up to since… The title and cover […]
Review: Nick Heyward – North Of A Miracle Reissue
Review: Nick Heyward – North Of A Miracle reissue ★★★★ The solo catalogue of Haircut One Hundred’s frontman has long been neglected. Now with the band reunited, that’s finally starting to change. There’s long awaited, […]
Win NOW – Yearbook 1998
NOW – Yearbook 1998 celebrates a fantastic year in pop across three stunning formats – a standard 80-track 4CD set, a special edition 80-track 4CD set with notes about all the tracks, and a 43-track […]
Simple Minds announce new live album and summer shows
Simple Minds announce new live album, Live In The City Of Diamonds, and a series of UK and Ireland summer shows. Live In The City Of Diamonds completes the triptych of Live In The City […]
Talk Talk albums – the complete guide
Over five studio albums, Talk Talk ventured into evermore experimental sonic territory to pursue their uncompromising artistic vision… The Party’s Over Released July 1982 Recorded 1981-1982 Label EMI Chart Position UK No.21 and US No.132 […]
Wings’ fourth album Venus And Mars has anniversary reissue
© MPL Archive / Photographer Linda McCartney Wings’ fourth album, Venus And Mars, will be reissued to commemorate its 50th anniversary. The band enjoyed great success in the 1970s with no fewer than 14 US […]
Tangerine Dream’s Phaedra has 50th anniversary reissue
There will be an extended 50th anniversary reissue of Tangerine Dream’s Phaedra this April featuring the band’s first ever UK show live recording. Phaedra is one of Tangerine Dream’s most successful and acclaimed albums and […]
Popscene: The Mod Revival
Classic Pop takes a look at The Mod Revival which brought back the sharp-suited 60s subcultural movement for the 70s and 80s Fuelled by the music of bands such as The Who and the Small […]