It was 40 years ago this month that Spandau Ballet signed their first recording contract (see pics below) and within a month had released their first single To Cut A…
Reissue review: Dire Straits: The Studio Albums 1978-1991
By their swansong On Every Street, Dire Straits were the punchline to jokes about yuppies and MTV, provoked by 1985’s Brothers In Arms, which went 14x platinum in Britain alone.…
ABBA to release Super Trouper cut as limited edition translucent blue vinyl 7”
While we’re still waiting for the brand new ABBA songs to land, there is something ABBA-shaped to look forward to this December, and that’s a limited edition 7” release for…
Classic pop stars unite for new online series
Some of the biggest British pop stars of the 80s will take part in a brand new weekly online series, featuring performances and interviews, in a show that will help…
Stevie Wonder releases two new songs and teases new album
Stevie Wonder has released two new songs for the first time in four years after leaving Motown Records and setting up his own record label. The 70-year-old music icon released…
Joy Division/New Order story to be told in new podcast
2020 is turning out to be quite a year to be a Joy Division/New Order fan. Not only have we been blessed with a new single and a deluxe reissue…
Annie Lennox festive album A Christmas Cornucopia re-released
Annie Lennox has announced she is releasing a digitally remastered version of her sixth solo album, A Christmas Cornucopia. The 2020 re-issue of A Christmas Cornucopia will be released via…
Legendary ‘lost’ album by a-ha’s Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and Magne Furuholmen to be released
A mythical ‘lost’ album by a-ha’s Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and Magne Furuholmen is to get a full re-release, 39 years on from its recording. Våkenatt was the second release from the…
Roxette to issue previously unreleased song
A previously unheard Roxette song is set to be released this Friday (2 October). The track, Let Your Heart Dance With Me, is one of the last recordings Roxette ever…
OMD Celebrate 40 Years Of Enola Gay With Limited Edition 12”
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark have announced a limited edition 12” coloured vinyl release of the band’s legendary anti-war hit single Enola Gay, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its…