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The Stranglers have announced a new album, Dark Matters, their first in nine years. The veteran punk band have also shared a new song, And If You Should See Dave…,…
Arthur Baker reteams with New Order for Be A Rebel remix
Legendary dance producer Arthur Baker has today unveiled a special remix of New Order’s 2020 single Be A Rebel. It’s not the first time the Boston-born producer has worked with…
Sky Arts to air documentaries on Soul II Soul and Suede classics
The free-to-view Sky Arts has proved to be one of the very best channels for lovers of classic pop over the past few years. And now they’ve announced two new…
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds announce first Greatest Hits compilation
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds have announced details of a new Greatest Hits collection, Back The Way We Came: Vol 1 (2011-2021). Released on 11 June via Sour Mash Records,…
UB40 Featuring Ali & Astro announce new online Signing Off concert
UB40 Featuring Ali & Astro have announced a special online concert available to view from June 16, 2021. The band’s very first online concert will see them performing UB40’s seminal…
Relive the 1990s as House Classics goes on the road
They were the songs that defined an era– Show Me Love, Young Hearts Run Free, No More Tears (Enough Is Enough), Finally – and the artists that defined an era…
Sparks and Todd Rundgren reteam for Your Fandango
Fifty years ago Todd Rundgren produced Sparks’ debut album, Halfnelson, and now the singer and band are reuniting for the song Your Fandango, the third single from Rundgren’s forthcoming Space…
Too Much Pressure – The Selecter Interview
In 2021, as Chrysalis Records continued their celebration of 2 Tone with the remastered release of Too Much Pressure, the seminal debut album by The Selecter, Classic Pop met key…
CHVRCHES unveil new single He Said She Said
CHVRCHES today release their new single, He Said She Said, available to stream and download via EMI Records (UK) and Glassnote Records (US). Recorded almost entirely remotely on two different…
New Order share live version of The Perfect Kiss ahead of new album
New Order have shared a performance of The Perfect Kiss ahead of the release of Education Entertainment Recreation on 7 May. Recorded live on 9 November 2018 (their only UK…