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Soft Cell’s Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret set for super deluxe re-release
Soft Cell’s debut album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret is to be re-released as a 98-track super deluxe edition, featuring 40 previously unreleased songs. It’s available from 20 October is is available…
Andy Fletcher – putting the ‘pop’ in synthpop
After more than 40 years in Depeche Mode, the sad passing of Andy Fletcher in 2022 left the question he was most often asked largely unanswered: what exactly did he…
New Order – the later years
New Order have been much less prolific in their second 12 years together than in their first incarnation. But, despite the bitter feud between the rest of the band and…
Terry Hall and the Fun Boy Three
In December 2022, we lost one of British pop’s most significant figures with the sad passing of Terry Hall. Shooting to fame with The Specials, he also broke the mould…
Pet Shop Boys interview – SMASH the system
In June 2023, Pet Shop Boys released what’s possibly their ultimate statement – SMASH, a boxset of all their singles. But, in the 2020s, what is a single? What’s the…
Watch the trailer for Netflix’s new Wham! documentary
Wham! are the focus of a new documentary that will premiere on Netflix on 5 July. “With unprecedented access to both George [Michael] and Andrew [Ridgeley]’s personal archive including never-before-seen…
My Pop Life – Matt Everitt
The BBC Radio 6 Music DJ – and former Menswe@r drummer – Matt Everitt talks us through his music obsessions What’s the first song you remember loving? I loved The…
Wham! announce The Singles: Echoes From The Edge Of Heaven boxset
Wham! are to release a major new boxset of all 11 of their singles. Wham! The Singles: Echoes From The Edge Of Heaven is a special, limited edition 7″ vinyl…
Stock Aitken Waterman – fact-checking the myths
The stories behind many of Stock Aitken Waterman’s 100-plus UK hits have become the stuff of pop legend. Mark Elliott digs a little deeper into the trio’s production history and…
Depeche Mode interview: “We’ve always remained a cult thing”
In this archive interview from 2017, Rudy Bolly catches up with Dave Gahan and Martin Gore to talk about the 14th album from Depeche Mode – Spirit Depeche Mode certainly…