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Dan Biggane
Dan Biggane is a writer for Classic Pop and Vintage Rock magazines. A former entertainment editor at the Bath Chronicle newspaper, he’s interviewed countless big names from the world of rock and pop including Robert Plant and John Lydon, as well as members of The Specials, The Selecter, The Cure, The Go-Go's and Echo & The Bunnymen.
Sir Paul McCartney has announced his first UK tour dates since 2018, with shows in Manchester and London this December. Paul McCartney will bring his acclaimed Got Back Tour to…
Arthur “Gaps” Hendrickson of The Selecter dies
Arthur “Gaps” Hendrickson, frontman of 2-Tone band The Selecter, has died aged 73. The Coventry ska band has announced that the vocalist, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2023, had…
Will Young unveils Midnight video
Will Young has released new track Midnight, the second single from his forthcoming album Light It Up. One of the more poignant moments on his new album, this wistful electronic-pop…
THE THE share new video for latest single
THE THE have shared the new video for Cognitive Dissident, the lead single from Ensoulment, their first studio album in a quarter century. Directed by long-time collaborator Tim Pope, the…
Hans Zimmer and Seal added to Hyde Park concert
Hans Zimmer and Seal are among the latest acts to be added to Andrea Bocelli’s BST concert at Hyde Park on Friday 5 July. Legendary composer Hans Zimmer and soul vocalist…
Katie Puckrik’s Yacht Rock Odyssey
Featuring tracks by artists such as Michael McDonald, Toto, Average White Band, Boz Scaggs, Carly Simon, Robert Palmer, and many more, Katie Puckrik’s Yacht Rock Odyssey is a thorough journey…
Pet Shop Boys release video for latest single, A New Bohemia
Pet Shop Boys have released the video for their latest single, A New Bohemia. Directed by acclaimed British filmmaker Andrew Haigh (All Of Us Strangers), the video was shot on…
Southbank Sinfonia join Go West for special orchestral shows
Go West have announced a trio of special orchestral shows celebrating the 40th anniversary of their self-titled album. The 2025 shows, which will take place at Manchester Bridgewater Hall on…
Things Can Only Get Better: D:Ream’s 1993 debut album reissued
Last week, as a sodden Rishi Sunak stood outside Downing Street in the pouring rain to announce that there will be a July general election, his speech was met by…
The Police’s Synchronicity to be reissued as a deluxe box set
Four decades after its original release, The Police’s masterpiece album, Synchronicity, is to be reissued as a deluxe boxset, including never-before-heard versions and demos. Reissued on 26 July by UMR…