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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…
Mark Knopfler collection set for October release
Mark Knopfler – The Studio Albums 2009-2018, a 9 LP vinyl/6 CD boxset & digital SD/HD, will be released on 7 October by UMC/EMI, gathering together the second half of…
Let’s go round again – the 30-year rule
Pop – and popular culture – have a habit of recycling themselves every 30 years or so. Take a look around and it’s clear that the tastemakers and influencers creating…
Nile Rodgers interview: The Nile Counsel
Few musicians have successfully navigated popular culture with the skill and bravado of Nile Rodgers. The guitarist’s pioneering band Chic first galloped onto the UK charts in 1977 with Dance,…
Acid House – the second Summer of Love
The Establishment first ignored it, then embraced it, before finally trying to ban it… but the charts were heated up in the late 80s by a string of classic acid…