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Named after an unemployment benefit form, UB40 started out with a social conscience before claiming commercial riches on the back of 70 million-plus sales worldwide, including no.1 singles in the…
Japan compilation Exorcising Ghosts to be reissued
Exorcising Ghosts, the 1984 Japan compilation, is to be reissued as a double vinyl special edition. This new release has been mastered at half-speed by Miles Showell at Abbey Road…
Gloria Estefan interview: “We stuck to our guns!”
In 2019, the musical On Your Feet!, about the life and career of Gloria Estefan, arrived in the UK. That year, we talked to the singer about how she became…
The Lowdown – Squeeze
South Londoners Squeeze were chart regulars from the late 70s to the late 90s, with songwriters-in-chief Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook labelled “the new Lennon and McCartney”. Apparently, their ex-keyboardist…
Alan Wilder’s Recoil albums to be reissued
Mute has announced details of a series of reissues from Recoil, the solo project from ex-Depeche Mode member Alan Wilder, starting with three long out of print albums, Unsound…
Johnny Hates Jazz interview
Johnny Hates Jazz burst onto the scene with their hugely successful debut album, but an impatient frontman led to a parting of the ways. In 2018 they reunited and we…
a-ha debut first trailer for True North film
a-ha have released the first trailer for their new film, True North, a feature that will act as an accompaniment to their latest studio album of the same title. True…
Can you believe your ears? Stars that weren’t what they seemed
For decades, pop has been littered with acts whose performances or recordings received a little help behind the scenes. From Boney M. to Milli Vanilli and Black Box to Technotronic,…
John Hughes movie soundtrack collection set for release
Demon Music group have announced the first official compilation of music from the movies of legendary filmmaker John Hughes, curated by Hughes’ music supervisor Tarquin Gotch, covering the classic period…
Not long until Boyzlife head out on HUGE 27-date UK tour!
SPONSORED POST Boyzlife will be heading out on their ‘Old School’ headline tour across the UK at the end of September, which will see the band perform new songs from…