The Silicon Dreams festival celebrates our silicon chip age. It is a new family event to be held at Snibston Discovery Museum including computing workshops, retro computing and vintage gaming. It doesn’t stop there – there will also be film-related entertainment, arts activities and – of course – electronic music. Martyn Ware and Heaven 17 [...]
Our editor Ian Peel (on the right) had the pleasure of spending the morning with BBC Radio Solent (that’s their Alex Dyke on the left) last week chinwagging about, among other things, Pet Shop Boys Vs. Rick Astley, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark’s ties, Stiff Records Vs. ZTT Records and men in make-up.
Summer is fast approaching and it’s time to start considering which music events to attend. Haydock Park Racecourse, based in the heart of the North West, just 30 minutes from both Manchester and Liverpool city centre, is the venue for some fantastic gigs including a special 80′s night with some of our favourite pop artists. [...]
Since its creation nine years ago, Glastonbudget has established itself as the greatest tribute festival and a whole lot more. This year more than 160 amazing bands will be playing on 6 stages in front of 15,000 fans. As the name implies, this festival is committed to providing a family friendly environment catered to people [...]
Koishii and Hush have released their new single ‘C’est Tout Est Noir’ in a striking collaboration with none other than Duran Duran’s John Taylor. As well as the single, the remix package has been released digitally today and feature mixes from by Noel Sanger, Grammy Nominated producer Bill Hamel and Mark Reeder. The track is the first single [...]
Reggae stars UB40 have announced a series of UK arena dates for June 2013 and a new studio album, ‘Getting Over The Storm’, which will be released later this year on Universal/Virgin Records. One of the most successful reggae groups of all time, with over forty UK Top 40 hit singles and sales of 80million [...]
Legendary British R&B group Soul II Soul have announced two special UK dates. Led by producer/vocalist/songwriter Jazzie B, Soul II Soul were one of the most innovative dance/R&B outfits of the late 80s, creating a seductive, deep R&B that borrowed from Philly soul, disco, reggae, and 80s. The group will perform at Manchester’s Ritz on [...]
80s pop legends Wang Chung will return with their first album of new material since 1989s ‘The Warmer Side of Cool’ when they release ‘Tazer Up!’ on 3rd June, 2013. According to Wang Chung bassist Nick Feldman, “With Tazer Up! we wanted to cut across contemporary limitations of genre and explore all the styles [...]
We are looking forward to the Chilfest weekend this summer which includes an 80′s night with some of our favourite artists. Current acts secured for the Friday pop night include: Little Mix, Loveable Rogues and Heather Small. Artists confirmed for the Saturday evening are: Tony Hadley, Howard Jones, Rick Astley, Midge Ure, Carol Decker and [...]
“You give me the Sweetest Tabu”… At Classic Pop we’re very excited about the return of Tabu Records (http://www.facebook.com/Taburecordsofficial)- the label that defined the sound of young America throughout the late 1970s and 1980s, with acts like Brainstorm, The S.O.S. Band, Alexander O’Neal and Cherrelle, whilst nurturing Janet Jackson’s powerhouse production duo of Jimmy Jam and [...]
