OMD unveil new song Bauhaus Staircase and share upcoming album details
Six years since the release of their critically-acclaimed, Top 4-charting The Punishment Of Luxury, synth pioneers Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark return with their brand new studio album Bauhaus Staircase – out 27 October. The album’s first
Rick Astley previews Are We There Yet? with new single Never Gonna Stop
Rick Astley Never Gonna Stop Rick Astley continues to build anticipation for the October 6th release of his ninth album Are We There Yet? by sharing the new single Never Gonna Stop. A towering R&B ballad rich with
Kylie Minogue to release 35th anniversary vinyl edition of debut LP
To celebrate 35 years since the release of Kylie Minogue’s debut album, Kylie, a limited edition LP will be released on 24 November. Presented remastered on two different formats, fans will be able to choose from either
My Pop Life – Eggsy
The podcaster and Goldie Lookin’ Chain rapper reflects on his musical obsessions… What was the first song you remember loving? When I was a kid I wasn’t into pop music at all, I thought it was all
Album By Album – Madonna
We put the immaculate career of Madonna under the Classic Pop microscope… Madonna, 1983 Madonna albums – Madonna The ‘Disco Sucks’ movement’s culmination with a ceremonial burning of records in 1979 may have been intended to sound
Q&A – Chris Difford: “As you get older, things kind of become slightly more complicated”
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE We talk to songwriter and long-time Squeeze member Chris Difford about food banks, autobiographies, TED Talks and his band’s upcoming 50th anniversary… By Dave Freak It’s 50 years since a teenage Chris Difford put an
Altered Images to reissue Bite on its 40th anniversary
2023 sees Altered Images’ Bite celebrating its 40th anniversary, and to marks its birthday, it will be reissued in two limited edition formats, a half-speed mastered 180-gram black vinyl with a signed print and a double CD
Classic Album: New Order – Brotherhood
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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 do? Well, it turns out that Fletch
Bonnie Tyler to release 40th anniversary red vinyl of Faster Than The Speed Of Night
Bonnie Tyler – Faster Than The Speed Of Night Bonnie Tyler will release a 40th anniversary vinyl edition of her landmark album Faster Than The Speed Of Night on September 15th via Sony. It’s now available to