In 2017, Kevin Godley, ex of 10cc and Godley & Creme, and a director behind some of the finest videos ever made, was planning a new album, Muscle Memory. That…
Debbie Gibson interview: “People get so into nostalgia!”
In 2017 Debbie Gibson released a lavish retrospective boxset titled We Could Be Together. That year, she spoke to David Burke about her three decades in the music business… In…
Sparks share 2023 live Royal Albert Hall dates
Sparks have announced two live shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Monday 29 and Tuesday 30 May 2023. Having recently teased both a new album and tour for 2023,…
Top 20 synth-pop deep cuts
Cue up your music transmitter of choice and get ready to leave the charts far behind as we embark upon a journey through the wilder, stranger and – yes! –…
UB40 add Freddie McGregor to 45th anniversary shows
UB40 have announced that pioneering reggae musician Freddie McGregor has been added as a special guest to the band’s forthcoming arena shows this December. The UB45 tour celebrates the band’s 45th…
Duran Duran announce 2023 headline UK & Ireland arena tour
Duran Duran have announced that their Future Past Tour will extend with five huge headline arena shows across the UK and Ireland through spring of 2023, beginning at Manchester’s AO…
Interview: Peter Hook remembers Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures
In 2019, to mark the 40th anniversary of Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures, Peter Hook talked to Jonathan Wright about the “wonderful out-of-control excitement” of making one of the best debut…
Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds release Three Lions (It’s Coming Home For Christmas)
David Baddiel, Frank Skinner and The Lightning Seeds have recorded a new version of their iconic football anthem Three Lions (It’s Coming Home for Christmas) out today, before the World Cup…
Jonathan Harvey interview: “A lot of the critics were taken aback when Louie Spence was gyrating in a G-string”
In 2019, 20 years after their first venture into musical theatre with Closer To Heaven, the Pet Shop Boys reunited with playwright Jonathan Harvey and actor Frances Barber for a…
Iggy Pop, Blondie and Generation Sex for one-off 2023 show
It’s been announced that Iggy Pop, Blondie and punk supergroup Generation Sex (ft. Billy Idol, Tony James, Steve Jones, Paul Cook) will be playing a special one-off show at London’s…