The B-52s’ new shows are apparently part of their “European farewell tour”. Could this be the last we’ll see of the subversive gang behind Rock Lobster, Love Shack, Roam and…
INXS Set To Release ‘Live Baby Live Wembley Stadium’ The Soundtrack
On 13 Saturday July 1991 INXS, one of the world’s most revered and iconic bands, delivered the gig of their lives at London’s Wembley Stadium to 74,000 ecstatic fans. After…
Interview: Shaun Ryder
How did a scruffy school dropout from Salford write songs that came to define the Madchester era? As Faber publishes a collection of his lyrics, Shaun Ryder tells Classic Pop…
The Lowdown: Deacon Blue
A former school teacher from Dundee relocated to Glasgow and formed a band whose name referenced a Steely Dan song. Deacon Blue clocked up five top 10 albums and 16…
New Video Released For Lloyd Cole’s ‘The Over Under’
Lloyd Cole’s new single The Over Under is taken from Lloyd’s sensational new album Guesswork, which was released in July… After the release of Guesswork in late July, Lloyd Cole approached respected contemporary…
Classic Fleetwood Mac Reissues Coming To Coloured Vinyl
Five of the group’s most legendary albums – Fleetwood Mac, Rumours, Tusk, Mirage, And Tango In The Night – will be pressed on limited edition, coloured vinyl… Fleetwood Mac released…
The Divine Comedy Unveil Animated Video For Infernal Machines
In the lead up to his highly anticipated UK tour, Neil Hannon, aka The Divine Comedy, unveils a stunning combined animated video for new double A side Infernal Machines and…
Bananarama Interview: Once You Pop, You Can’t Stop
Normal service has been resumed. After their one-time only reunion tour with Siobhan Fahey, Bananarama are back with their first studio album in 10 years. Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward…
My Life In Vinyl: Trevor Horn
Trevor Horn, the legendary producer and erstwhile Buggle, casts a chronological eye back over the albums that made an indelible mark on his glittering career If anyone could be said…
Shakespears Sister Interview: Sister Act II
Returning after 26 years, the reunion of Shakespears Sister is impossible not to cheer: the story of how Siobhan Fahey and Marcella Detroit became bitter enemies by accident and were…