Classic Pop (magazine)

Classic Pop
EditorSteve Harnell
Editor-at-LargeIan Peel
Former editorsRik Flynn, Ian Peel
CategoriesMusic magazine
FrequencyMonthly
PublisherAnthem Publishing
FounderIan Peel
First issueOctober 2012
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Websiteclassicpopmag.com

Classic Pop is a bi-monthly[1] British music magazine. It launched in October 2012, branded as the "Eighties, Electronic, Eclectic" magazine.[2][3] Regular features include artist interviews, career overviews, and analyses of classic albums.[4]

Its occasional series, Five Decades of... interviews and appraises the work of a musician or group who may have been overlooked by other media, but who are nonetheless influential and active over the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. Key Five Decades of... features have included Vince Clarke (Issue 10, pages 54–61), Duran Duran (Issue 1, pages 52–59), Simple Minds (Issue 2, pages 58–65) and Spandau Ballet (Issue 3, pages 50–57).[citation needed]

The magazine was devised and founded by Ian Peel, who was also editor for the first 19 issues. Rik Flynn stepped in as editor until Issue 23 followed by current editor Steve Harnell. Ian Peel remains involved as Founder & Editor-at-Large.[5]

Launched by Anthem Publishing,[6] Classic Pop had become a monthly magazine by the time Anthem temporarily paused publication of the title in April 2020 due to Covid-19. After a break of three months, which saw Anthem cease publication of sister magazine "Long Live Vinyl",[7] Classic Pop returned as a bi-monthly publication with occasional special editions (such as "Synthpop Volume 2: Electric Dreams").[8]

Classic Pop has also published special one-off editions commemorating the lives of David Bowie, Prince and Michael Jackson, as well as the careers of ABBA, Madonna, Paul McCartney, George Michael and Elton John.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Classic Pop magazine announcement". 5 June 2020.
  2. ^ "CLASSIC POP LAUNCHES TODAY!". Anthem Publishing. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  3. ^ Pierre Perrone (3 October 2013). "Now that's what I call music..." The Independent. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Introductions: Classic Pop". Writing Magazine. April 2019. p. 85.
  5. ^ "Meet the Founder and Editor-at-Large of Classic Pop magazine". iSubscribe.co.uk. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Classic Pop".
  7. ^ "Long Live Vinyl". longlivevinyl.net.
  8. ^ "Classic Pop Presents Synth-Pop Volume 2". 24 September 2020.