A 16-track retrospective of the Boy George-approved musician, poet and author Leslie Winer will showcase her groundbreaking three-decade career. Released by the Light In The Attic label, When I Hit…
Supergrass announce expanded version of In It For The Money
Supergrass have unveiled details of a new remastered expanded version of their critically acclaimed second album, In It For The Money. Scheduled for release on 27 August, the album will…
Making New Order: Technique
Conceived amid a summer of hedonism during Ibiza’s infancy as a party capital, New Order: Technique was a groundbreaking record that continues to inspire more than 30 years on… By Mark…
Making Frankie Goes To Hollywood: Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Mark Lindores looks back at Frankie Goes To Hollywood: Welcome To The Pleasuredome, a double album that sold a quarter of a million copies in its first week… Exploding onto…
Making The Cure: Disintegration
On their eighth album, The Cure: Disintegration, the band turned their backs on the skewed brand of pop that had yielded a succession of hits, and opted instead for doom-laden…
INXS music to soundtrack new short film
A new short film is set to be soundtracked by the songs of INXS. Original Sin – The 7 Sins drops on 16 July on the Veeps streaming platform and…
Japan: Quiet Life – A Retrospective
Japan biographer and musician Anthony Reynolds looks at the origins of Japan: Quiet Life and the latest 2021 deluxe reissue with reflections from band members and associates… In early 1979,…
Marc Almond interview (Exclusive)
Recently, Marc Almond has been talking of retirement. Are we really about to see one of our best-loved stars stride towards the exit? The former Soft Cell vocalist tells all…
Making Pet Shop Boys: Electric
What started out as a possible electronic side-project soon became Pet Shops Boys: Electric… By John Earls According to Neil Tennant, Pet Shop Boys have twice written the perfect pop…
Erasure Interview: Turn On The Bright Lights
It’s nearly four decades since Erasure’s debut single Who Needs Love Like That, but Andy Bell and Vince Clarke sound as youthful as ever on their latest studio album, the…