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
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Mick Hucknall awarded honorary degree for contribution to music
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Razorlight reunite for new album, Planet Nowhere
After reuniting for live shows in 2021, the classic Razorlight line-up of Johnny Borrell (vocals/guitar), Björn Ågren (guitar), Carl Dalemo (bass) and Andy Burrows (drums), will release a new album,…
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Live review – Pet Shop Boys at London’s Royal Opera House
Pet Shop Boys live at London’s Royal Opera House 23 July 2024 Rating: 5/5 Since they became the first electronic artists to play London’s Royal Opera House in 2016, Pet…
Pixies announce new album The Night The Zombies Came
Pixies are set to release their new studio album, The Night The Zombies Came, on 25 October. It has been 35 years since their groundbreaking Platinum-certified album Doolittle catapulted the…
Top 20 Comeback Singles
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Shaznay Lewis – Pages interview
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Inside Blitz – the club that birthed an 80s revolution
Long seen as the club that invented Britain’s cultural life in the 80s, Blitz was the epicentre of both music and fashion. So why was it created at a dodgy…