Classic Pop

Classic Pop magazine is the ultimate celebration of great pop and chart music with star interviews, features, news and reviews. From pop to electronic and new wave, dance and indie – it's all here…

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SUMMER MEGA GIGS UNVEILED FOR DURAN DURAN AND NEW ORDER

1 HIT WONDER

ANIMAL MAGNETISM OF NEW MARTIN GORE EP

NOEL HAS THE CURE FOR YOUR LOCKDOWN BLUES

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK • NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK

RISKS PAID OFF FOR BARLOW’S SOLO CHART-TOPPER

BONNIE PUTS BEST FOOT FORWARD ON NEW ALBUM

Q+A MARK REILLY • THE MATT BIANCO VOCALIST ON HIS SECOND TEAM-UP WITH JAZZ ENSEMBLE NEW COOL COLLECTIVE AND THE CHANCES OF AN ORIGINAL LINE-UP REUNION

THE POD SQUAD • CHECKING IN WITH OUR FAVOURITE CLASSIC POP-FRIENDLY PODCASTS

ANNIE’S LAMENT FOR ‘DYING PLANET’

DEBBIE HARRY GOES ALL OUT TO SAVE THE WORLD

Q+A PER GESSLE • THE ROXETTE SONGWRITER REVEALS ALL TO CLASSIC POP ABOUT THE BAND’S LATEST EXTENSIVE RARITIES COLLECTION PLUS GIVES US A HINT ABOUT HIS FUTURE PLANS AS A SOLO ARTIST

Bee Gees’ songbook gets a country makeover

DEL AMITRI UNVEIL FIRST NEW STUDIO ALBUM IN 19 YEARS

MORE ROOM FOR CROWDED HOUSE IN MY LIFE SAYS FINN

STEWART’S ELEMENTAL SONGWRITING ADVICE FOR KATY PERRY

80S POP LEGENDS ALL SET TO GET AN ORCHESTRAL MAKEOVER

Arab Strap say new LP adventure is dark but fun…

JANUARY 1981 • IN OUR ROUND-UP OF JANUARY 1981’S BIGGEST MOMENTS IN POP, THE SPECIALS GET INTO HOT WATER, BLONDIE HIT NO.1 AND DAVID BOWIE EXITS THE ELEPHANT MAN PLAY…

TOP 5 UK ALBUMS CHART • 18 JANUARY 1981

CYNDI, INCIDENTALLY • WITH A STORMING NEW SINGLE AND A REISSUE OF HER GROUNDBREAKING DEBUT ALBUM OUT, CYNDI LAUPER CAN REFLECT ON THE ENTIRETY OF HER WILD CAREER. AS EVER, SHE’LL DO SO IN HER OWN WAY. CLASSIC POP TRIES TO KEEP UP AS THE INIMITABLE STAR DISCUSSES SWEET POTATO DIETS, CLIMATE CHANGE, POLE DANCING, INSPIRING SCHITT’S CREEK, FAME’S CRUELLEST TRICK AND BEING A BEACON OF HOPE…

MILES AHEAD

RAINBOW COLORS

GROUND LEVEL SUPPORT

REMAIN IN LIGHT TALKING HEADS • AFRO-FUNK MEETS POST-PUNK ON THE LANDMARK FOURTH ALBUM FROM THE EVER-EVOLVING NEW YORK CITY QUARTET, BUT SONIC BOUNDARIES ARE RARELY PUSHED THIS HARD WITHOUT A PRICE TO PAY…

THE PLAYERS

THE SONGS

THE VIDEOS

“I think people need to be lifted up right now” • A KEY FIGURE IN THE BRITISH SOUL SCENE, MICA PARIS RETURNS TO HER GOSPEL ROOTS FOR HER FIRST ALBUM IN 11 YEARS. THE POWERHOUSE SINGER TELLS CLASSIC POP OF HER STRUGGLES TO GET BACK INTO THE GAME AND THE IMPORTANCE OF FEEL-GOOD MUSIC.

DEVOTED FANS SHOW US THEIR COLLECTIONS AND POP MEMORABILIA

ALBUM BY ALBUM ABBA • THE HARMONIES AND HEARTACHE OF THE SWEDISH QUARTET WHO DOMINATED THE CHARTS IN THE 70S AND BEYOND…

SAMPLE THIS ADVENTURES IN MODERN RECORDING • FROM BUGGLES TO BEASTIES AND KATE BUSH TO KYLIE, SAMPLING CREATED A BOLD NEW SONIC LANDSCAPE WHERE LITERALLY ANYTHING WAS POSSIBLE. CLASSIC POP EXPLORES THE PHENOMENON THAT CHANGED THE FACE OF 80S MUSIC.

WHO SAMPLED WHO?

POPARAZZI • READERS SHARE THEIR FAVOURITE PHOTOS AS THEY GET UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH SOME OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN PLANET POP

“WE WERE RELEASING SINGLES LIKE BULLETS” • SHAKIN’ STEVENS TALKS US THROUGH HIS INCREDIBLE CAREER, FROM EARLY DAYS WITH THE SUNSETS TO A DECADE-LONG RUN OF 80S HIT SINGLES, VIA A STARRING ROLE AS ELVIS IN THE WEST END

DEEP AND CRISP AND STEVENS • THE STORY BEHIND A CHRISTMAS CLASSIC

“IN NO TIME, THE BUZZ ABOUT SPANDAU GREW TO A ROAR” • SPANDAU BALLET PRODUCER RICHARD JAMES...