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Soft Cell will reissue their classic remix album Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing on the 20 June via Universal Music. The 1982 original is fully remastered and bolstered by the inclusion of…
Wendy James announces UK tour
Wendy James announces UK tour in support of her recently released album, The Shape of History. Written, produced and mixed by James and recorded in West London and New York…
Fine Young Cannibals celebrate 40 years with anniversary shows
Roland Gift presents Fine Young Cannibals at 40 anniversary shows. Forty years since double Brit-Award winners, The Fine Young Cannibals (FYC), stormed into the UK charts with their debut single…
Toyah announces two special October shows
Toyah Willcox has announced two special October shows in London and Coventry. Celebrating ‘The Best of Toyah’ will see the singer perform hits from across her career, treating audiences to…
The Cure reveal Mixes Of A Lost World
Mixes Of A Lost World, conceived and compiled by Robert Smith, is a new remix collection of tracks from The Cure’s acclaimed No.1 2024 album, Songs Of A Lost World. The…
One Hit Wonder: Aneka – Japanese Boy
Japanese Boy was a hit pretty much everywhere except, oddly enough, Japan. According to singer Mary Sandeman, it was because the melody sounded too Chinese. No matter, as elsewhere, this throbbing…
Various Artists – More Sin: Box Of Sin 2
Various Artists – More Sin: Box Of Sin 2 (Demon) ★★★★½ Disco Discharge’s second round-up of the tracks that rocked the gay clubs of the 80s is a delight –…
Classic Album: Yazoo – Upstairs At Eric’s
How an opportunistic meeting of a pop prophet in waiting and a fledgling powerhouse vocalist led to Upstairs At Eric’s – a stripped-back synth-pop masterclass that remains timeless A helping…
Review: Dead Or Alive – Youthquake Reissue
Review: Dead Or Alive – Youthquake Reissue (Demon) ★★★★☆ Turning Pete Burns from a cult figure to a star was traumatic for everyone involved. But, now 40 years on, Youthquake…
Pulp return with first album in 24 years
Pulp return with More, their first new album in almost 24 years. “This is the first Pulp album since We Love Life in 2001,” says frontman Jarvis Cocker. ”Yes: the…