Classic Pop

1 week ago | classicpopmag.com | Dan Biggane

Spandau Ballet announce the release of their definitive early years collection, Everything Is Now – Vol.1: 1978-1982. The comprehensive nine-disc boxset features their first two albums alongside a wealth of previously unavailable material. It includes a 44-page book with original photos from fellow Blitz Kid Graham Smith and new commentary from the whole band.

1 week ago | classicpopmag.com | Dan Biggane

Electronic announce vinyl format releases of their albums Raise The Pressure and Twisted Tenderness. Twisted Tenderness is being released for the first time on vinyl and is available on 2LP. Raise The Pressure is being reissued for the first time on vinyl and is also being made available on 2LP. Both of the albums are pressed on recycled black vinyl and have been mastered at Abbey Road Studios by Frank Arkwright.

2 weeks ago | classicpopmag.com | Dan Biggane

Gary Numan has announced a huge Telekon 45th Anniversary UK tour for this autumn. Kicking things off in Glasgow at O2 Academy on 11th November, Gary will perform 15 dates across the country concluding with a very special headline show at Liverpool O2 Academy on 30th November. Telekon was released in 1980 on Beggars Banquet and debuted at the top of the UK Albums Charts.

2 weeks ago | classicpopmag.com | Dan Biggane

Bristol Sounds returns to the Canons Marsh Amphitheatre in the heart of the city’s harbourside this June with an unforgettable series of open-air concerts. On Saturday 28 June, The Fratellis top a magnificent bill featuring Cast, Sleeper, Goldie Lookin’ Chain and Stereo MCs. Classic Pop has teamed up with Crosstown Concerts to offer readers the chance to win a set of four VIP Tickets, worth £400.

2 weeks ago | classicpopmag.com | Dan Biggane

David Byrne has announced a new album and a world tour. Who Is The Sky?, the Talking Heads singer’s first new album since 2018’s award-winning American Utopia, was produced by the Grammy-winning Kid Harpoon (Harry Styles, Miley Cyrus) and 12 songs were arranged by the members of New York-based chamber ensemble Ghost Train Orchestra.