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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…
Making Peter Gabriel’s So
Trading the eccentric for the eclectic, with So, Peter Gabriel’s multicultural musicality took its cues from across the globe, the album’s universal inclusivity transformed its creator into a star on…
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…
Olivia Newton-John – Grease star dies aged 73
Grease star Dame Olivia Newton-John has died at the age of 73. The singer’s husband, John Easterling, said she “passed away peacefully at her ranch in southern California this morning…
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…
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…
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,…
The Cure to release deluxe 30th anniversary boxset of Wish
The Cure are to release a 30th anniversary deluxe edition boxset of their ninth studio album, Wish. At the time of its release in 1992, Wish became the band’s best-selling…