When McCartney III was released last year it was hailed as a triumphant return to form for the former Beatle. Now that chart-topping album is being followed up by McCartney…
Lost & Found: Fuzzbox – Big Bang!
Fuzzbox, or We’ve Got A Fuzzbox And We’re Gonna Use It!!, were for everyone in 1989. Girls loved their swaggering brand of colourful feminism, boys just thought they looked fantastic. …
a-ha: Living A Three Boys’ Adventure Tale
a-ha are the dark, dolorous boy band, One Direction raised on Joy Division and Ingmar Bergman. Not a boy band at all then – just the greatest exponents of…
A Certain Ratio share new single ahead of new EP
A Certain Ratio have today unveiled their first single from their forthcoming EP. Titled Wonderland, the song has been released ahead of ACR:EPA, out on Mute on 7 May 2021.…
It Bites to reissue reunion albums
It Bites have announced reissues of their albums The Tall Ships (2008) and Map Of The Past (2012) for release on 7 May 2021. Both albums have been newly remastered…
Classic Pop Presents 1981 is now on sale!
Of all the years in pop music, 1981 was one of the most pivotal. A surge in new technology prompted a sonic revolution with synthesizers, drum machines and samplers, opening…
Japan reissue classic Quiet Life album
SPONSORED POST Japan’s classic third album Quiet Life is been specially re-issued featuring a brand new half-speed remaster of the original album, alternate mixes, b-sides, singles, rarities and live material…
John Foxx: Howling Into The Void
In 1980, John Foxx predicted a terrifying dystopian future with his incredible synthetic masterpiece Metamatic. The future he predicted is now here, and it’s worse – far worse –…
One Hit Wonder: Club Nouveau – Lean On Me
This cover of the classic Bill Withers track was good enough to win a Grammy in 1987, but it wasn’t the signpost to bigger things for this pop and New…
Nick Heyward Albums: The Complete Guide
Nick Heyward albums have, over the decades, embraced pop, soul, funk and folk… By Steve Harnell Nick Heyward Albums: Pelican West Released 1982 Label Arista Records Producer Bob Sargeant Just…