His productions are some of the defining moments from the last four decades of pop which launched – and relaunched – the careers of some of our most treasured……
Mark Knopfler collection set for October release
Mark Knopfler – The Studio Albums 2009-2018, a 9 LP vinyl/6 CD boxset & digital SD/HD, will be released on 7 October by UMC/EMI, gathering together the second half of……
Let’s go round again – the 30-year rule
Pop – and popular culture – have a habit of recycling themselves every 30 years or so. Take a look around and it’s clear that the tastemakers and influencers creating……
Midge Ure interview: This means everything to me
In 2018, as Midge Ure hit 65, we talked to the sometime Ultravox frontman… Asked which song casts a shadow over Midge Ure’s life, most people would probably guess at……
Nile Rodgers interview: The Nile Counsel
Few musicians have successfully navigated popular culture with the skill and bravado of Nile Rodgers. The guitarist’s pioneering band Chic first galloped onto the UK charts in 1977 with Dance,……
Acid House – the second Summer of Love
The Establishment first ignored it, then embraced it, before finally trying to ban it… but the charts were heated up in the late 80s by a string of classic acid……
The complete guide to The Bee Gees
Inarguably the Isle of Man’s most successful pop act of all time – shifting more than 220 million records worldwide – the Bee Gees first found fame in the 60s,……
The Cure to release deluxe 30th anniversary boxset of Wish
The Cure are to release a 30th anniversary deluxe edition boxset of their ninth studio album, Wish. At the time of its release in 1992, Wish became the band’s best-selling……
a-ha’s True North film gets release date
Sony Music Entertainment Premium Content and Trafalgar Releasing have announced the release date for a-ha’s forthcoming film True North, the accompaniment to their new studio album of the same title.……
Ultravox to release deluxe boxset of Rage In Eden
Following the success of 2020’s deluxe reissue of Vienna, on 30 September Chrysalis Records will release a boxset of Utravox’s second album with Midge Ure, Rage In Eden. Originally released in October 1981,……