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ArticleWELCOME
Everyone of a certain age will have no trouble recalling the first time they saw Culture Club on the telly performing Do You Really Want To Hurt Me. It was yet another head-turning arrival in a decade full of them. But where Gary Numan landed...
ArticleMark Lindores
grew up in the golden age of Smash Hits and Number One. Writing for Classic Pop and Mixmag, he is living the dream of his 15-yearold self. In this issue, he looks at Taboo the musical and examines Boy George’s style and influence.
ArticleFelix Rowe
has written for various publications including Louder, Clash, DIY, Long Live Vinyl, as well as being a Classic Pop regular. Here, he speaks to producer Steve Levine and revisits fifth album Don’t Mind If I Do.
ArticleJohn Earls
won Writer Of The Year at the PPA Independent Publisher’s Awards 2025 and is CP’s reviews editor. In this edition, we feature his three archive interviews with the band, plus an in-depth look at Boy George’s solo career.
ArticleAndrew Dineley
is the author of Classic Pop’s regular Pop Art series. He has interviewed dozens of the creative legends behind many of music’s most iconic record covers. Inside, he looks at the band’s vibrant art and design.
ArticleEARLY YEARS
We trace Boy George’s journey from teenage dreamer to Blitz wardrobe clerk and on to the formation of Culture Club – and a first hit single Boy George never hid the fact that he wanted to be a star. Long before Culture Club formed in London in...
ArticleTOP 40
From chart classics and tender ballads to solo freak-outs and much more, we handpick the best of Boy George and Culture Club From their 80s pomp to a more mature-voiced George leading the band into the contemporary arena, Culture Club and...
ArticleCLASSIC ALBUM: COLOUR BY NUMBERS
ArticleINTERVIEW: BOY GEORGE
In this archive interview, Culture Club’s frontman reveals all about turning 60, the upcoming biopic and what lies ahead for the band WHEN BOY GEORGE TURNED 60 IN JUNE 2021, HE RELEASED 60 NEW SONGS TO MARK THE OCCASION AS HIS “CREATIVE DIWALI...