Generally a band determined to look forward, even Blondie can’t help revisiting their past when faced with a long-planned, gigantic boxset marking their imperial first phase. With Debbie Harry, Chris Stein…
Making Depeche Mode’s Music For The Masses
We revisit the Mode’s game changer – an adventurous, hedonistic drive into unchartered territory that brought them both critical and commercial acclaim… There’s only so long you can play the…
Level 42 albums – the complete guide
Channelling their live prowess into hits was no easy task, but the Britfunk kingpins managed both critical acclaim and chart glory… By Matt Phillips Level 42 Released 1981 Label Polydor…
Andy Taylor’s cancer diagnosis revealed at Duran Duran’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction
Duran Duran were inducted in the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame last night (November 5), but a much-anticipated reunion with Andy Taylor was unable to go ahead as the…
Ricky Ross interview: Walking back to happiness
When Covid derailed Deacon Blue’s 2020 plans, Ricky Ross stayed home and made a solo record, Short Stories Vol.2. But he’s also got a longer tale to tell, though, in…
The Lowdown – Nile Rodgers
Before disco became a dirty word, Nile Rodgers and Chic got the world dancing with their irresistible grooves… then funk’s number one “chucker” evolved into the greatest pop Svengali of…
(CLOSED) Win a copy of NOW – Yearbook 1985 in all three formats!
NOW Yearbook is back with the much-anticipated NOW – Yearbook 1985 🥳 Dive headfirst into the year of ’85 with Indie anthems, Rock hits, Electro-Pop and up-beat Pop classics! Kicking off with Queen’s…
William Orbit interview: “Imposter syndrome has been with me all along”
The producer of landmark music for Madonna, All Saints, Blur, Pink and Britney Spears, maverick musician William Orbit enjoyed an influential career as an ambient pioneer, classical reinventor and rave mainstay. Then…
HiFi Sean and David McAlmont share new single and album news
HiFi Sean (ex-Soup Dragons) and David McAlmont have announced a new album, Happy Ending, out 3 February 2023 through Plastique Recordings. The duo have also released the album’s lead-off single,…
NOW announce new boxset, NOW Yearbook ’80-’84: The Final Chapter
NOW have announced a new boxset, NOW Yearbook ’80-’84: The Final Chapter. The new collection is available as an 81-track Special Edition 4CD set housed in ‘hardback’ book packaging, including…