Modern Romance, the popular Latin American-influenced outfit who formed in the UK in 1981, are to release a brand new Best Of collection. Their Greatest Tracks features many of the…
OMD announce Architecture & More UK Tour 2021
Sponsored Post Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark have unveiled their Architecture & More 15-date UK arena tour scheduled throughout November next year. The tour, which will see the band perform…
One Hit Wonder: Rob ‘n’ Raz Featuring Leila K
ROB ‘N’ RAZ FEAT. LEILA K GOT TO GET While purists of hip-hop and house music were appalled on principle when the two disparate genres were blended together, there’s little…
The Pod Squad #1: The D Side
The first in a new series of Classic Pop-friendly podcast profiles – we meet The D Side What’s your podcast about? We look at how music affects you – it’s…
Diana Ross is heading to the UK in 2021
The legendary Diana Ross is set to make two appearances here in the UK next summer – one at Cornwall’s Eden Project and the second at the Lytham Festival in…
Former Duran Duran frontman Andy Wickett unveils second set of early demos
Duran Duran’s former lead singer Andy Wickett is to release a second volume of early demos. Following on from Girls On Film – 1979 Demo (a collection of early recordings…
Paul McCartney to release new album recorded alone in lockdown
Paul McCartney has announced the forthcoming release of McCartney III, finishing a trilogy of albums he began in 1970. Yes, it’s 50 years since the release of Macca’s self-titled first…
Spandau Ballet unveil brand new 40th anniversary Greatest Hits album
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…