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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.
Initially released in 2000, David Sylvian’s Everything & Nothing is being released on vinyl for the first time. The 29-track triple LP is a career-spanning compilation containing previously released, unreleased,…
Pet Shop Boys’ Neil Tennant features on new Bronski Beat remix
Pet Shop Boys’ Neil Tennant features on a new Bronski Beat remix of Why? by Superchumbo. This is the third remix taken from the upcoming 40th anniversary deluxe reissue of the…
Toyah joins Strictly Come Dancing
It has been announced by the BBC that Toyah will be one of the celebrity dancers on Strictly Come Dancing this year. The star, who has been delighting crowds at festivals…
Bryan Adams launches new independent label
Bryan Adams launches new independent label, Bad Records, with a special double A-side single featuring two tracks – War Machine and Rock And Roll Hell. These new versions of the…
Bryan Ferry announces Retrospective collection
Bryan Ferry has announced details of Retrospective: Selected Recordings 1973-2023. The 81-track collection is the first ever career-spanning release to fully explore and celebrate the depth of Bryan Ferry’s work…
Depeche Mode to release Spirit | The 12″ Singles boxset
Depeche Mode are to release Spirit | The 12″ Singles, the 14th volume in the band’s 12″ series. The collector’s edition boxset, featuring the first-ever official 12″ vinyl pressing of…
Rhoda Dakar Sings The Bodysnatchers
Rhoda Dakar is to release a 10th Anniversary remaster of her 2014 recording Rhoda Dakar Sings The Bodysnatchers. Featuring The Specials’ Lynval Golding and Horace Panter, three unreleased tracks including…
Art Of Noise announce London show
Avant-garde synth-pop pioneers, Art Of Noise, have announced details of a one-off headline London show for next March. Co-founders JJ Jeczalik, Paul Morley and Gary Langan are to celebrate the…
ViX Fuzzbox and Frankie Goes To Hollywood guitarist play Bright Red charity event
Vickie Perks, aka ViX Fuzzbox, will join a whole host of artists including Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s Brian Nash, at the Bright Red fundraising music festival in Newcastle on Friday…
Phil Manzanera celebrates 50 year solo career with 11-disc collection
Roxy Music guitarist Phil Manzanera celebrates solo career with epic 50 Years Of Music boxset collection. Since joining Roxy Music in 1972, Phil Manzanera has been an art-household name, however,…