Manchester Met has presented Simply Red’s Mick Hucknall with an honorary degree in recognition of his contribution to music. The singer was awarded with the honorary Doctorate of Arts (DArt)… The post Mick Hucknall awarded honorary degree for contribution to music appeared first on Classic Pop Magazine ..read more

After reuniting for live shows in 2021, the classic Razorlight line-up of Johnny Borrell (vocals/guitar), Björn Ågren (guitar), Carl Dalemo (bass) and Andy Burrows (drums), will release a new album,… The post Razorlight reunite for new album, Planet Nowhere appeared first on Classic Pop Magazine ..read more

Pet Shop Boys live at London Royal Opera House 23 July 2024 Rating: 5/5 Since they became the first electronic artists to play London Royal Opera House in 2016, Pet… The post ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Live review – Pet Shop Boys at London Royal Opera House appeared first on Classic Pop Magazine ..read more

Pixies are set to release their new studio album, The Night The Zombies Came, on 25 October. It has been 35 years since their groundbreaking Platinum-certified album Doolittle catapulted the… The post Pixies announce new album The Night The Zombies Came appeared first on Classic Pop Magazine ..read more

Top 20 Comeback Singles: Great comebacks aren’t just reserved for sporting heroes, they’re also the stuff of legend in the pop music world…  Music history reveals that even the most popular and revered of acts endured a period of commercial decline before getting their careers back on track, and there are plenty of examples of a return to form in our latest countdown. Additionally, we’ve focused on acts who returned after a lengthy break, as well as those who successfully overcame tragedy or a change in personnel. Many readers will correctly observe that some of the artists and bands in ..read more

Image © Oscar Ryan Twenty years on from her solo debut, Shaznay Lewis is back with belated sophomore album Pages.  We spoke to her about going it alone and whether All Saints really are no more... As the primary songwriter in All Saints, Shaznay Lewis was one of the defining artists of the late 90s. After the group split – for the first time – in 2001, the Islington-born singer-songwriter released her debut album, the No.22-charting Open, a kickstarter on a solo career that was soon to be paused when All Saints reunited in 2006. Now, six years on from the seemingly final All Saints record ..read more

Long seen as the club that invented Britain’s cultural life in the 80s, Blitz was the epicentre of both music and fashion. So why was it created at a dodgy World War II−themed wine bar? Blitz DJ Rusty Egan, Boy George, Gary Kemp, Midge Ure, Philip Sallon and Sue Scadding delve into the madness of the iconic club that spawned the new romantic movement. The 1980s were invented at the Blitz. Or so the popular image of one of Britain’s most outrageous, certainly outré, clubs in our cultural history would suggest. The New Romantic movement definitely started with Rusty Egan and Steve Strange’s han ..read more

Bon Jovi will release the classic compilation album, Greatest Hits, on 2LP vinyl this September. Bon Jovi first unveiled Greatest Hits on 29 October 2010. Upon arrival, it bowed in the Top 5 of the Billboard 200 in addition to capturing No.1 on the US Top Rock Albums Chart and the US Top Hard Rock Albums Chart. It also eventually earned a platinum certification from the RIAA and logged an impressive 352 weeks on the Billboard 200. Across the pond, it crashed the charts at No.2 and reached quadruple-platinum status. The album collects seminal anthems from the band’s first three decad ..read more

To commemorate the 40th anniversary of George Michael’s much-loved song Careless Whisper, George Michael Entertainment, GME, and Sony Music will be releasing the Careless Whisper EP on 18 October. Available on both digital and physical formats, the Careless Whisper EP will feature a previously unreleased live recording of the timeless hit performed at the illustrious Madison Square Garden in New York City during George’s electrifying concert on the 23 July 2008. The recording captures the historic performance marking his reunion with a New York audience after an astounding 17-year hiatus. It ..read more

Originally released in November 1984, Limahl’s debut solo album Don’t Suppose is to be reissued on recycled lavender vinyl to celebrate its 40th anniversary. Limahl said: “The album was co-produced by British producer Tim Palmer, who has since worked with music legends like U2, Robert Plant, Bowie, and Tears For Fears. I rarely listen to it, but as this anniversary approached, I dared to stream it. It was extremely poignant because, at the time, I was in love with the wrong person. “My young self was having the time of his life professionally but hurting a great deal personally. The upside is ..read more