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SIMPLE MINDS, BANANARAMA and EDDI READER will all play this year's Isle Of Wight Festival, on a bill that also includes ULTRAVOX and THE PIXIES.

BELINDA CARLISLE will release a remastered and expanded edition of her 1987 album 'Heaven On Earth' on May 4th. The new edition will include a CD of the original album alongside a selection of bonus tracks as well as a live DVD featuring a 1988 concert previously only available on VHS. Belinda Carlisle will release a career-spanning compilation later this year which will include a number of new tracks. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

SPANDAU BALLET have announced a third show at London's O2 Arena on October 22nd and a second Birmingham show at the LG Arena on October 25th. The band have also announced a show at Liverpool's Echo Arena on October 29th. See GIGS on the website for the full tour schedule.

JIMMY SOMERVILLE will release a new album, 'Suddenly Last Summer', in May as a digital-only release featuring eleven tracks and two videos.

THE B-52s have announed a run of US dates for June, July and August. See GIGS for all the dates.

DEPECHE MODE have announced a second London show at the O2 Arena on December 16th. The band have also revealed that they were offered a headline spot at this year's Glastonbury Festival but turned it down on the grounds that 'the line-up didn’t quite work for us' according to the group's ANDY FLETCHER.

MARC ALMOND fans will have the chance to bid for a special piece of artwork created by Val Denham, the artist responsible for some of Marc's most iconic record sleeves, at the forthcoming Marc Almond Convention which will take place at Birmingham's The Flapper on May 9th. See NEWS for more details.

GARY NUMAN will play a special show at Manchester Academy on November 21st to mark the 30th anniversary of his album 'The Pleasure Principle'. Further shows dedicated to the album may be announced shortly.

ULTRAVOX will release a new compilation 'The Very Best of Ultravox' on April 6th in a 2-disc CD/DVD edition, featuring eighteen digitally remastered audio tracks and seventeen videos, to coincide with their upcoming reunion tour. See NEWS on the website for the full tracklisting.

DURAN DURAN are to play a one-off US show at the Orange Country Fair in California on July 11th. SMOKEY ROBINSON, THE B-52s and WHITESNAKE will also appear.

TEARS FOR FEARS mainman CURT SMITH will play a solo show at Santa Monica's McCabe's on May 16th.

BILLY OCEAN has released a new album - his first for fifteen years - entitled 'Because I Love You' which he is promoting with a single of the same name.

LEVEL 42 will see two of their catalogue albums - 'Guaranteed' and 'Forever Now' - reissued on May 4th. Both albums will be released as 2-CD editions, each featuring remixes, alternate versions, non-album tracks and live versions. See NEWS for the full tracklisting of both albums.

THE STRANGLERS have joined the line-up of this summer's Guilfest, alongside a bill that will also feature MOTORHEAD and HAPPY MONDAYS. Guilfest will take place over the weekend of July 10th to 12th.

AEROSMITH and ZZ TOP have announced that they are to tour together this summer in the US and have announced the first three shows in what is expected to be a full tour. See GIGS for all the dates.

MADNESS will play a series of free secret gigs around the Camden Town area of London on April 24th, as part of the annual Camden Crawl events, in support of their new album 'The Liberty Of Norton Folgate' which is released on May 18, preceded by a single 'Dust Devil' on May 11th. Meanwhile THE POGUES will join Madness on the bill of the forthcoming Madstock Festival which takes place in London's Victoria Park on July 17th...

CRAZY PINK REVOLVERS, the band formed in 1986 by SPEAR OF DESTINY bassist STAN STAMMERS, will reissue their 'First Down' album this week in a remastered, expanded edition. This release will be the first time the album has been available on CD. See NEWS for the album tracklisting.

SONIA will celebrate twenty-years in music with the release of a new single, 'Fool For Love', on May 25th.

DEAD OR ALIVE, JOY DIVISION, U2 and SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES are among iconic artists featured in a forthcoming photography exhibition that is set to start at Liverpool's National Conservation Centre on May 1st. The exhibition of photographs by Francesco Mellina features sixty images - most previously unseen - photographed in Liverpool between 1978 and 1982 and will run until the end of August.

THOMAS DOLBY will release expanded editions of his best know albums 'The Golden Age Of Wireless' and 'The Flat Earth' on June 8th in the wake of the release of a CD/DVD compilation 'The Singular Thomas Dolby' on May 4th.

BERLIN will play a special show at LA's House Of Blues on April 4th which will be filmed for a live CD and DVD for release in June.

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HOWARD JONES will premiere his forthcoming new album 'Ordinary Heroes' at a trio of showcase concerts around the UK in November. The shows will take place in London, Manchester and Cardiff and will each feature 'Ordinary Heroes' in its entirety, performed with a string quartet and, in Cardiff only, a 90-voice choir. See GIGS for all the dates.

A-HA have announced shows in Norway and Germany in support of their forthcoming new album 'Foot of the Mountain' which will be released in June, preceded by a single of the same name in May. See GIGS for all the dates announced so far.

JODY WATLEY will headline the VIP stage at Chicago's North Halsted Market Days Fair on August 2nd... other artists appearing at the event include En Vogue and CeCe Peniston.

MARC ALMOND has announced a short tour to coincide with the forthcoming release of his new album 'Orpheus In Exile'. The album will be released in September with dates following it in October and November. See GIGS for all the dates.

DEPECHE MODE's next single release will be 'Peace' from their new album 'Sounds Of The Universe'. 'Peace' will be released as a single on June 15th with the formats and tracklistings to be announced shortly.

THE LIGHTNING SEEDS and FAIRGROUND ATTRACTION's EDDI READER have joined the bill of the forthcoming Guilfest Festival which will take place in July. The acts will join a bill that includes THE STRANGLERS, MOTORHEAD and HAPPY MONDAYS.

THE HOUSEMARTINS will release a special 2CD edition version of their 1986 album 'London 0 Hull 4' on June 8th featuring a remastered version of the original album plus a twenty-two tracks disc of bonus material including alternate versions, b-sides, rehearsals and radio session tracks. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

CYNDI LAUPER's hit 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' and MURRAY HEAD's 'One Night in Bangkok' has been covered by The Killers for inclusion on a covers album, although the project is at a very early stage and there's no release date scheduled so far.

DURAN DURAN have announced more US summer shows with news of dates at San Francisco's Fillmore and Pearl at the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas in July. They are the final shows to be added to the band's short run of US shows, see NEWS for the dates.

JAKI GRAHAM will reissue her 1989 album 'From Now On' in an expanded edition this week. The download release includes a host of additional tracks included for the first time, including the 7" and 12" versions of 'No More Tears' and a Shep Pettibone mix of 'From Now On'. See NEWS for the full tracklisting.

PET SHOP BOYS will release the second single from their 'Yes' album on June 1st. 'Did You See Me Coming?' will include a Richard X remix of 'The Way It Used To Be' as well as 'Did You See Me Coming?' remixes and three new tracks; 'After The Event', 'The Former Enfant Terrible' and 'Up and Down' which do not feature on the album.

THE ENGLISH BEAT have added more US dates to their current tour with extra shows announced in May, June and August. See GIGS for the full list.

SONIA has announced UK dates around the release of her new single 'Fool For Love' which will be available as a download from June 1st. See GIGS for all the dates and NEWS for the single tracklisting.

MICA PARIS will release a new single 'Baby Come Back Now' - written by James Morrison - on May 25th and will follow the release with a new album 'Born Again' on June 1st.

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KAJAGOOGOO have announced a UK tour, their first tour since reuniting their original line-up and their first tour together for twenty-five years. The ten-date tour starts in September, see GIGS for all the dates.

CYNDI LAUPER has cancelled her summer dates in Europe according to reports. It is thought that the cancellations are due to the dates clashing with the filming of a new movie Lauper is appearing in. An official statmement about the shows is expected soon.

BLONDIE and PAT BENATAR have announced a joint US tour for the summer with dates announced for July and August with The Donnas as support. See GIGS for all the dates.

NICK HEYWARD will play a Christmas show 'An evening of Christmas Presence' on December 12th at the Cadogan Hall in London.

SPANDAU BALLET have announced another European show at Brussels' Forest National on November 3rd. See GIGS for all their dates.

A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS have joined the bill of the forthcoming Electric Picnic festival in Ireland alongside a host of acts including ABC, MADNESS, THE SUGARHILL GANG and ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN.

SIOUXSIE SIOUX will make her first DJ appearance at the Circus clubnight at Matter at London's O2 on July 4th, as part of the Pride London celebrations. Also on the bill are Frankmusic and Kissy Sell Out among many others.

GARY NUMAN will join DURAN DURAN on the bill of the forthcoming Lovebox Festival in London on July 19th. Numan has also announced an appearance at Kent's Hevy Music Festival in August as well as DJ sets in Copenhagen, Middlesborough and Helsinki. See NEWS for more details.

DEF LEPPARD will release expanded editions of their classic 'Pyromania' and 'Adrenalize' albums on June 8th, with each album coming out as a double CD featuring the original album remastered plus a selection of live tracks, demos and b-sides. See NEWS for the full tracklisting for both albums.

ERASURE frontman ANDY BELL is currently working on his second solo album which will feature collaborations with JANE'S ADDICTION's PERRY FARRELL and THE B-52s' KATE PIERSON.

SUZANNE VEGA has announced a European tour for the summer which will see her play nineteen shows across Europe in June and July. See GIGS for the full list of dates.

DEPECHE MODE and JANE'S ADDICTION are to headline this year's Bilbao BBK Live Festival which takes place over the weekend of July 9th.

KIM WILDE will see her 'Catch As Catch Can' album reissued next week in an expanded edition featuring five bonus tracks and a detailed booklet containing artwork, in-depth sleevenotes and picture sleeves. See NEWS for the full tracklisting.

HUE AND CRY are to headline the forthcoming The Burns An A That Festival in Ayr in Scotland on May 22nd with support from PASSIONATE FRIENDS.

ROXETTE have confirmed that they will reunite and have also announced that they will join the bill of the forthcoming Night Of The Proms Festival in Europe for their first live appearances together since 2001.

KYLIE MINOGUE has announced US and Canadian dates for the autumn with six shows scheduled in September and October including shows at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom and Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl. See GIGS for all the dates.

THE STONE ROSES will mark the twentieth anniversary of their classic 'Stone Roses' album with a special deluxe edition of the release in August. 'Stone Roses: Special Edition' will feature the original album in a remastered edition alongside a bonus CD containing fifteen demo tracks including a previously unreleased track 'Pearl Bastard', and a live DVD of a 1989 Blackpool concert.

GLORIA ESTEFAN's recent farewell show in Buenos Aires has been reviewed in the REVIEWS section.

REM are to reissue their album 'Reckoning' in the US as a special 2-CD set in June. The release will feature a remastered edition of the original album plus live tracks recorded in Chicago in 1984 including eight of the tracks from 'Reckoning' as well as versions of 'Gardening At Night', '9-9. Sitting Still', 'Hyena', 'Driver 8' and 'Radio Free Europe'.

FAITH NO MORE will mark their reunion with the release of a retrospective album 'The Very Best Definitive Ultimate Greatest Hits Collection' on June 1. The release will feature all the band's hits alongside a disc of b-sides and rarities. See NEWS for the full abum tracklisting.

PAUL WELLER will play a one-off show at Cornwall's The Eden Project on July 10th in support of Prince Charles' The Prince's Rainforests Project. Weller will also release an album 'Paul Weller At The BBC' in November.

ULTRAVOX, THE CURE, ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN, THE HUMAN LEAGUE and OMD are all featured on the soundtrack to the new film 'Awaydays' which is released on May 25th. The film, set in Liverpool at the end of the seventies, is based on Kevin Sampson's novel of the same name and 'examines identity, fate, the nature of male longings and their need to belong'. See NEWS for the album tracklisting.

THE POLICE will play an open-air show in Northern Ireland on June 20th and drummer STEWART COPELAND has refused to rule out the possibility of more shows in the future...

ALI CAMPBELL will release his third solo album 'Flying High' in June, his first since album release since leaving UB40. The album will be a mix of original material and covers and will include collaborations with Shaggy, Craig David and The Soweto Gospel Choir. The album will be preceded by a single 'Out From Under' and Campbell will be touring the UK isn support of the album during June and July, see GIGS for all the dates and NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

HALL AND OATES' hit 'I Can't Go For That' has been covered by Trash Fashion and will be released as a download on July 11th.

UFO will release a new album 'The Visitor' on June 1st, while labelmates MAGNUM will release their new album 'Into the Valley of the Moonking' on June 15th.

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MICHAEL JACKSON has delayed the start of his 'This Is It' comeback shows at London's O2 Arena with the announcement that the first four shows are to be postponed due to 'production problems'. The opening show has now been pushed back from July 8 to July 13 and the following three shows will now take place in March 2010...

ABC's MARTIN FRY, SPANDAU BALLET's TONY HADLEY and GO WEST's PETER COX will host BFBS Radio's forthcoming Rewind Day which will feature each artist playing DJ for two hours each to play a combination of eighties tunes, classic influences and current favourites. Rewind Day will take place this Monday May 25th and you can listen online, see NEWS for all the details.

ERASURE frontman VINCE CLARKE has received the Outstanding Song Collection award at this week's Ivor Novello awards ceremony in London. Erasure meanwhile have annoucned that they will release a remastered edition of their classic 1988 album 'The Innocents' later this year.

PET SHOP BOYS are to play a one-off free gig at London's Matter in July, the show will also see a set from Little Boots and DJ sets from Hot Chip and Tom Middleton. See NEWS for more details.

SPANDAU BALLET are making a full length documentary film which will cover the band's entire career according to songwriter GARY KEMP who has said 'It will be a feature-length documentary with us talking about everything that's happened over the years. We won't shy away from tackling the bad times'...

FIVE STAR have announced that they will be reuniting their original five-piece line-up for a tour later this year. Dates are expected to be announced shortly.

HEAVEN 17 are no longer appearing on the bill of the forthcoming Regeneration Tour in the USA, citing 'financial considerations' as the reason. The tour will proceed with a core billing of ABC, BERLIN, WANG CHUNG and CUTTING CREW with other acts potentially appearing at different shows. See GIGS for all the dates.

THE UNDERTONES are to reissue their 'Hypnotised' album on June 8th in a deluxe edition featuring the original album and a further seven bonus tracks.

THE POINTER SISTERS will reissue their albums 'Energy', 'Priority' and 'Black & White' on July 7th in remastered editions each featuring a selection of bonus tracks including remixes and cover versions.

MORRISSEY has rescheduled the two UK dates he was forced to postpone due to illness last week and will now play the shows, in London and Birmingham, in October. Morrissey has also announced four new dates to take place at the same time with shows in Swindon, Bournemouth, Leeds and Sheffield now onsale. See GIGS for all the upcoming dates.

LIONEL RICHIE has revealed that there will be news of the long anticipated COMMODORES reunion before the end of the year.

TONY HADLEY is planning to collaborate with Take That star Gary Barlow after the upcoming SPANDAU BALLET reunion shows...

BRYAN ADAMS is to bring his current acoustic tour to the UK with news of six shows around the country in July. See GIGS for all the dates.

MADNESS are to headline Nottingham's Splendour In The Park festival on July 19th.

REM are already working on their follow-up to last year's 'Accelerate' album with a reported fourteen songs already at the demo stage with recording, with producer Jacknife Lee, scheduled for later this year.

THE CULT have announced October shows in the UK, Denmark and the Netherlands with more dates expected to follow. See GIGS for all the dates.

MOTORHEAD have announced a sponsorship deal that will see the rock band support UK roller derby team the Lincolnshire Bombers Roller Girls for the next two-years...

COCTEAU TWINS mainman ROBIN GUTHRIE will release a new four-track EP entitled 'Angel Falls' on June 29th, and a full album, 'Carousel' on September 1st.

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A-HA have changed the UK release dates for their upcoming single and album. The single 'Foot of the Mountain' will now be released on July 13th with the album of the same name following on July 20th. Meanwhile the single has just been released in Germany where it entered to charts at number three, the band's highest single entry there since 'Take On Me'. The band will also appear at tonight's Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards in London...

SADE is working on a new album - her first since 2000's 'Lovers Rock' - which may be ready for release by the end of the year according to reports...

BUCKS FIZZ have announced a set of reunion dates in addition to their appearances on the HERE AND NOW summer shows. Billed as The Original Bucks Fizz the line-up will feature Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan and Jay Aston the shows take place around the country throughout October, see GIGS for details.

THE HUMAN LEAGUE are to play Ben and Jerry's Sundae on the Common in London on July 26th, headlining a bill that will also include sets from Futureheads and Camera Obscura.

WHITNEY HOUSTON has announced that she is to release a new album her first since 2002 - on September 1st. The currently untitled album is expected to include collaborations with will.i.am, Sean Garrett and Akon.

FLEETWOOD MAC have added a run of UK shows to their current reunion tour. The series of five arena shows will take place in October and November, see GIGS for all the dates.

MADONNA will bring down the curtain on her Sticky & Sweet Tour with a final show in Tel Aviv's HaYarkon Park on September 1st.

THE ALARM's MIKE PETERS will play three acoustic shows in and around New York City in July as part of his fiftieth birthday celebrations. See NEWS on the website for details.

THE BLOW MONKEYS have released a live DVD filmed on their recent reunion tour. The release, 'Travelin' Souls', was filmed at London's 100 Club and features tracks from all stages of the band's career and comes with exclusive extras and rarities plus the chance to download an exclusive track.

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK's 'Hangin' Tough - Live', featuring a 1989 concert filmed in Los Angeles, will be reissued on DVD on June 26th. See NEWS for the full DVD tracklisting.

DREAM ACADEMY frontman NICK LAIRD CLOWES has released a new track 'Mayday' as a free download. The track was written with PINK FLOYD's DAVID GILMOUR for a new documentary about Greenpeace from film-maker Nick Broomfield.

ASWAD have collaborated with Sweetie Irie on their new single, a cover of HOWARD JONES' single 'What Is Love?'...

THE SPECIALS will play an intimate show at London's 100 Club on June 25th as a warm-up for their forthcoming appearance at the Glastonbury Festival the following night.

CAPTAIN SENSIBLE will see two of his solo albums reissued in expanded editions in the summer. 'Women And Captains First' and 'The Power Of Love' will both appear on July 20th expanded to include b-sides, demos and previously unreleased tracks. See NEWS for the full tracklisting of both albums.

GARY NUMAN's classic 'Are 'Friends' Electric?' has been covered by Jack White's new band The Dead Weather on their new single. Gary Numan will play a handful of UK dates in the summer, see GIGS for all the dates.

SHAKATAK have announced a London residency at Dean Street's Pizza Express this weekend and will play two shows at the venue, at 6pm and 10pm, tonight and tomorrow, and a single show on June 7th.

TEARS FOR FEARS have added another date to their forthcoming US dates and will play Phoenix's Celebrity Theatre on July 21st. See GIGS for the full list of dates.

DEACON BLUE's RICKY ROSS and LORRAINE MCINTOSH will release an album in September. The currently untitled album will come out via the Cooking Vinyl label.

PETER MURPHY has announced a US tour which will see him play 31 shows around the country in June and July. The former BAUHAUS frontman will play material from his forthcoming, and currently untitled, new album alongside material from all stages of his career. See GIGS for all the dates.

ALL ABOUT EVE's JULIANNE REGAN and THE MISSION's WAYNE HUSSEY are working on an album together. The release will feature a mix of new material and cover versions - possibly to include covers of All About Eve and Mission tracks - and is currently being recorded.

JOE JACKSON is playing a European tour in June and July. See GIGS for all the dates.

GRACE JONES will play a one-off show at Ibiza club Space on August 9th as part of the 15th anniversary celebrations for her label, Wall Of Sound.

THAT PETROL EMOTION have reformed to play shows across the UK and Ireland this summer. See GIGS for all the dates.

THE LA'S will play a run of dates this summer although only frontman LEE MAVERS from the original band will play in the new line-up. Dates are expected to be announced shortly.

JOHN FARNHAM will return to the live arena in September with the announcement of twenty shows in his native Australia, including a six-date residency at Sydney's Lyric Theatre. Farnham will also release a new studio album before the end of the year.

ALICE COOPER will bring his 'Theatre Of Death' tour to the UK in November and December, playing ten theatre shows around the country. Support on the shows will come from Man-Raze featuring DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN and THE SEX PISTOLS' PAUL COOK. See GIGS for all the dates.

THE BEASTIE BOYS' new album will be entitled 'Hot Sauce Committee' and is said to be a 'traditional' Beastie Boys album rather than following in the vein of 2007's instrumental album 'The Mix-Up'. No release date has yet been set for the album.

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PET SHOP BOYS have announced US and Canadian dates for August and September. See GIGS for all the dates.

SIMPLE MINDS have joined the line-up for the forthcoming iTunes Live Festival and will play London's Roundhouse on July 16th.

ADAM ANT will see his 'Manners & Physique' album reissued on July 20th in an expanded edition featuring the original ten-track album supplemented by a further five bonus tracks including a number of remixes. See NEWS for the full tracklisting.

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK have cancelled their forthcoming reunion shows in Australia 'due to circumstances beyond their control'. There are currently no plans to reschedule the dates.

MARIAH CAREY will release here new studio album 'Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel' on August 25th preceded by a single entitled 'Obsessed'.

BANANARAMA will release a new single in August. The track, 'Love Comes', was written by Bananarama and produced by Ian Masterson and the duo performed the song live for the first time at last weekend's Isle Of Wight Festival.

THE SPECIALS have announced that they are to play a winter tour which will see the newly reformed band play fourteen shows around the UK in November, including three nights at London's Hammersmith Apollo. See GIGS for all the dates.

NINE INCH NAILS are thought to be on their last ever tour, following remarks made by frontman TRENT REZNOR at the US Bonnaroo Festival at the weekend stating that the show would be the band's last ever gig in the US. Reznor also stated that the band would continue to make music.

FAITH NO MORE will headline the NME/Radio 1 stage at this year's Reading and Leeds Festivals on August 28th and 30th respectively.

DAVID SYLVIAN will release 'Manafon', a new studio album, in September.

BRONSKI BEAT, THE COMMUNARDS and JIMMY SOMERVILLE are all celebrated on a new compilation covering all three artists. The 2-CD collection 'Small Town Boy: The Best of Jimmy Somerville, Bronski Beat & The Communards' was released this week. See NEWS for the full tracklisting.

CYNDI LAUPER, CHAKA KHAN and ARETHA FRANKLIN will all appear at the forhcoming Mandela Day Celebration at New York City's Madison Square Garden on July 18th.

CHIC, featuring NILE ROGERS, have announced a UK date at London's Kentish Town Forum on September 4th.

THE ENGLISH BEAT will play shows across the USA in July and August alongside ska acts Reel Big Fish and The Supervillains. See GIGS for all the dates.

SAD CAFE will reissue their albums 'Facades' and 'Sad Cafe' this month in a special double-album edition featuring both original albums and additional tracks which are on CD for the first time.

THE PRETENDERS have announced US dates in August an September to support their current 'Break Up The Concrete' album. The band will be supported by Cat Power and Juliette Lewis on various shows, see GIGS for all the dates.

THE TWINS will release a DVD next week containing the videos for all their singles plus a number of extras. The 31 track release has only been available on VHS previously and features rare footage, live clips and interviews.

AEROSMITH have announced that they will perform their classic 'Toys In The Attic' album in its entirety at their forthcoming shows with ZZ TOP...

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DAVID SYLVIAN will release 'Manafon', a new studio album, in September.

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SPANDAU BALLET are said to have signed a new record deal are planning an acoustic album of their greatest hits which will be released to coincide with their upcoming reunion tour. The band have also added more shows to the tour with news of concerts in Portugal, Spain and Italy. See GIGS for all the dates.

A-HA have announced that they will play a one-off London show at the forthcoming iTunes Music Festival at London's Roundhouse in July to mark the UK release of their 'Foot Of The Mountain' single and album. See NEWS for more details.

PREFAB SPROUT will release a new album 'Let's Change The World With Music' on September 7th in the UK.

THE LOTUS EATERS will play a special one-off hometown concert at Liverpool's Philharmonic Hall on July 25th. You can view the flyer for the event by clicking here.

PSYCHEDELIC FURS and HAPPY MONDAYS have teamed up for a double headline tour of the US and Canada in September and October. See GIGS for all the dates

GARY NUMAN will play a full tour later this year to mark the 30th anniversary of his Pleasure Principle album. Dates and venues will be announced shortly.

A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS have announced a UK tour in August and September. See GIGS for all the dates.

FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD are to reform for a comeback tour following the success of their epic single 'Relax' on the current Virgin Atlantic TV advert according to current rumours. The band are said to be planning a tour around an upcoming hits collection scheduled for release later this year.

THE STONE ROSES will reissue five singles over the summer to mark the 20th anniversary of the release of their eponymous debut album. Each single will be released as a limited edition 7" and download and will come out at the rate of one a week from July 6th. See NEWS for the full list of singles.

PET SHOP BOYS have announced four UK dates to take place around the country in December. The duo, who play London's O2 Arena this week, will play Glasgow, Birmingham and Manchester before returning for another London show at the O2 on December 21st. See GIGS for all the dates.

KYLIE MINOGUE, FIVE STAR, DEAD OR ALIVE, TONE LOC, THE REYNOLDS GIRLS, ODYSSEY, S'EXPRESS, EIGHTH WONDER, COLONEL ABRAMS and THE POINTER SISTERS are among 100 dance artists from all stages of the 80s to be featured on a new 5-CD compilation '100 Hits: 80s Dance' which is released this week.

THE BLOW MONKEYS have announced tour dates for the autumn. The band will play two shows in Japan on August 14th and 15th followed by 'The Travelin' Souls September Tour' which will see the recently reunited band play ten shows around the UK. The Blow Monkeys will also make an appearance at the free Godiva Festival in Coventry on July 3rd. See GIGS for all the dates.

CLOUDFISH - the side project featuring SPANDAU BALLET's STEVE NORMAN and former BUCKS FIZZ singer SHELLEY PRESTON - will play a show at Teddington's The Bloated Mallard on July 17th.

THE PIXIES have announced a short tour of Europe that will see the band perform their 1989 album 'Doolittle' in its entirety alongside its related b-sides and other tracks. See GIGS for all the dates.

BROS mainman MATT GOSS will release a new single entitled 'Evil' on August 4th and is to appear live at Las Vegas' Palms Casino to promote it. He will also be publishing his first children's book 'Bear Crimbo' in September!

NEW ORDER's BERNARD SUMNER and STEPHEN MORRIS have reportedly started a new band, Bad Lieutenant, with recent New Order guitarist Phil Cunningham and Blur bassist Alex James. An album is apparently recorded and will be released by the end of the year.

DINOSAUR JR. have announced a major US and Canadian tour to promote the release of their new album 'Farm' which is released this week. The tour will start in Toronto on September 30th, see GIGS for all the dates.

SIMPLE MINDS will release a new single, 'Stars Will Lead The Way', on July 20th, the second from their current 'Graffiti Soul' album.

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KIRSTY MACCOLL's duet with THE POGUES, 'Fairytale Of New York', is the most downloaded 80s track of the last five years in the UK according to a recent report, having been downloaded almost 300,000 times. The track heads a top twenty that also features A-HA, MICHAEL JACKSON, NEW ORDER, WHAM! and THE JAM. See NEWS on the website for the full Top Twenty list!

THE ENGLISH BEAT have added more shows to their upcoming US tour. See GIGS for all the dates.

ABBA will be celebrated at a special concert in London's Hyde Park on September 13th. The event 'Thank You For The Music... A Celebration Of The Music Of Abba' will feature ABBA's Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus performing the band's hits with a selection of guest vocalists.

DEPECHE MODE have rescheduled more of the dates they were forced to cancel as a result of singer DAVE GAHAN's recent emergency surgery. The shows originally scheduled in Zagreb, London and Dusseldorf in May and June will now take place in February. See GIGS for all the dates.

ALISON MOYET has announced a very special tour for November and December that will see her celebrate her 25th anniversary as a solo performer with twenty-six shows across the UK. She has also collaborated with electronic group My Robot Friend on a new track called 'Waiting' which will feature on the US act's forthcoming album 'Soft Parts' which is scheduled for release on September 29th. See GIGS for all the dates.

GARY NUMAN has announced the dates for his upcoming 'Pleasure Principle' tour which will see him play the classic album at sixteen shows around the country. See GIGS for all the dates.

MADNESS will play a huge outdoor show at Carisbrooke Castle Fields on the Isle Of Wight on August 30th...

ERASURE will release a six-track EP of classic remixes entitled 'Erasure.Club' on August 10th. The mixes were released to clubs on a series of promo-only 12" singles in 1990 and have not been commercially released before. The release includes versions of the singles 'Ship Of Fools' and 'Sometimes' among the six mixes and is available for pre-order with a special Erasure t-shirt at the band's official online shop.

MICHAEL JACKSON will be the subject of a special tribute edition of Smash Hits magazine which is published this week. The publication will be the first edition of Smash Hits to come out since the magazine folded in 2006 and will feature Michael Jackson content from their archives and will include original interviews, news reports and posters. The singer was also reportedly working on two albums prior to his death last week, a pop album with songwriter Claude Kelly and Akon, and an instrumental classical album. It is thought that both albums will receive some sort of release...

NEW ORDER's BERNARD SUMNER and STEPHEN MORRIS's new project Bad Lieutenant will release its first single 'Sink Or Swim' on September 21st with an album, 'Never Cry Another Tear' to follow on October 5th.

MARK KNOPFLER will release his new album, 'Get Lucky', on September 14th and has announced five nights of shows at London's Royal Albert Hall in May and June next year. See GIGS for all the details.

SHAKATAK will play Japan's Kutchan Jazz Festival on Saturday July 25th followed by shows ain Tokyo, Fukuok and Osaka. See NEWS for dates and more details.

REM are expected to release a live album later this year featuring songs from the band's five-night residency of 'live rehearsals' at Dublin's Olympia Theatre in 2007. The band will also have an expanded and remastered edition of their 'Reckoning' album released on August 3rd.

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HAIRCUT 100 are to reform for a performance at NICK HEYWARD's upcoming Christmas show at London's Cadogan Hall in December. See GIGS for details.

OMD will be recording a rare acoustic session for Absolute Radio in London in September. RememberTheEighties.com will be giving away tickets for the show so watch this space...

ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN will release a new studio album on October 12th. 'The Fountain', the band's first album since 2005, will be preceded by a single 'I Think I Need It Too' on September 28th. The Bunnymen will also play four shows around the UK in October, see GIGS for all the details.

A-HA are planning to expand their forthcoming European tour and play a show in Japan before Christmas and then tour play Australia in January followed by concerts in the USA, Canada and South America in March before returning to Europe in May and June to play a number of festivals.

THE CURE's ROBERT SMITH, NEW ORDER's BERNARD SUMNER and PROPAGANDA's CLAUDIA BRUCKEN are among vocalists who have recorded new vocals for tracks on 'Reordered' an album of reworkings of Blank & Jones mixes by Mark Reeder. The album is due for release in September, see NEWS for the full tracklisting.

KIM WILDE's classic albums 'Kim Wilde' and 'Select' are both to be reissued in September as digital download editions featuring the original albums in remastered editions alongside a number of bonus tracks.

BAUHAUS frontman PETER MURPHY has announced a London show at the IndigO2 on October 11th as part of his 'Secret Cover' tour.

FROM THE JAM - featuring BRUCE FOXTON and RICK BUTLER of THE JAM - will play two Welsh shows in October with support from TENPOLE TUDOR's ED TUDOR POLE. The shows take pace at Swansea's The Escape on October 9th and Cardiff's St David's Hall on October 10th.

MORRISSEY has added another UK date to his upcoming winter tour with the announcement that he will play a London show at Alexandra Palace on November 5th.

DURAN DURAN's much anticipated DVD/CD release 'Duran Duran - Live In Hammersmith '82' and their 2-CD special edition of their 'Rio' album will both be released on September 7th. The live set will include the band's live set alongside Top Of The Pops performances and videos, while the 'Rio' release - which will also be available as a limited vinyl edition - will include the UK version of the album, the original US Harvest album remixes, demos, B-sides and remixes. See NEWS for the full tracklistings of both albums.

LOVE AND ROCKETS are the subject of a new tribute album that will include versions of their songs interpreted by a number of artists including FRANK BLACK, The Flaming Lips and the Dandy Warhols. 'New Tales To Tell, A Tribute To Love and Rockets' will be released digitally on July 28th followed by a physical release date of August 18th.

THE SPECIALS have added more dates to their winter tour of the UK and Ireland with the announcement of shows in Dublin and Belfast and at Liverpool Music Week.

RETROFEST have been forced to relocate this year's festival from Glasgow City Green to the grounds of Loudoun Castle Family Theme Park following 'an irrevocable breakdown in the relationship between the promoters of Retrofest and Glasgow City Council'. Shuttle buses from Glasgow to the new festival site have been arranged, see NEWS for more details.

U2, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, STEVIE WONDER and METALLICA are among artists lined up for two special concerts at New York's Madison Square Gardens on October 29th and 30th to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

KAJAGOOGOO and LIMAHL will be the subject of a new retrospective from EMI which is to be released on September 7th. The album, which marks the recent reunion of the original line-up, will feature remastered versions of all Kajagoogoo's key tracks from 1983 to the present day alongside the best of Limahl's solo material and a DVD of previously unreleased footage of the band. Kajagoogoo will tour the UK in September, see NEWS for the album tracklisting and GIGS for all the dates.

MADONNA will release a new single on September 28th. The track, 'Celebration', will also be one of two new tracks to feature on a new Madonna compilation of the same name. The album will be available in single and double CD editions and a DVD featuring videos from across Madonna's career will be released at the same time.

HAYSI FANTAYZEE singer KATE GARNER is planning a return to music... with a little help from her friends. Garner has been working on new songs but is looking for sponsorship from friends and fans to record and release them and is offering a share of any profits from the project to anyone who supports her financially. Ongoing plans also include a number of remixes from Garner's former Haysi Fantayzee partner JEREMY HEALY. See NEWS for more details.

BEASTIE BOYS have been forced to delay plans to release and tour their new album following the news that mainman ADAM YAUCH needs surgery to remove a cancerous tumor was found in his left salivary gland last week. Yauch is expected to make a full recovery and more information about the album and tour will be available shortly.

A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS will play at the forthcoming Headliners Festival in London which takes place at various venues around the city on September 17th and 18th and also features sets from Doves, Esser, Frankmusic, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Biffy Clyro. The band also have a UK tour coming up, see GIGS for all the dates.

U2's recent show at Dublin's Croke Park has been reviewed in the REVIEWS section.

TEARS FOR FEARS' CURT SMITH will be playing a free show as part of Los Angeles' Sound Of Summer series of concerts on August 20th when he will be playing a solo set in the city's Pershing Square.

THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS will release another album for children on September 1st. 'Here Comes Science' is inspired by science in all its forms and precedes a new rock album from the US duo which may be released as early as Spring next year. meanwhile the band will tour in the US and Canada in September and October, see GIGS for all the dates.

LA TOYA JACKSON is to reissue her 2003 track 'Home' as a tribute to her brother, MICHAEL JACKSON, who recently passed away. The single will be released on July 28th and all proceeds will be donated to the Aids Project LA charity.

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BANANARAMA will play a seven-song live set at London club G-A-Y on September 12th which they will follow with a special signing session at the club. The duo will release a new single, 'Love Comes', on September 6th which will include a 2009 mix of their classic hit 'Cruel Summer'. The band have also put the new video for 'Love Comes' on YouTube.

NENA will release a new album 'Wir Sind Wahr' - her first collection of original material since 2005 - on September 25th. The release will be preceded by a new single on September 4th.

MODERN ROMANCE will play two festival shows in August with appearances at the New Quay Festival in Wales on August 2nd and the 'Cancer - Let's Beat It' event at Bulhorn Farm in Bridgwater on August 7th.

SPANDAU BALLET songwriter GARY KEMP will publish his autobiography 'I Know This Much: From Soho to Spandau' on September 3rd...

TEARS FOR FEARS' fifth album 'Raoul and the Kings of Spain' will be reissued in a remastered edition with bonus tracks on August 17th. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

SPARKS have written a radio musical based on the life of film director Ingmar Bergman for Sweden's Sveriges Radio. 'The Seduction Of Ingmar Bergman' will be broadcast for the first time on the channel on August 14th.

JERMAINE STEWART's 'We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off' is among a number of songs written by songwriter Preston Glass which are up for sale in August. Glass is offering 25% of his writer credit in the song to the highest bidder... see NEWS for more information.

KATRINA AND THE WAVES' 'Walking On Sunshine', remixed by Sleaze Sisters, is included on 'Gayfest 2009' a new compilation album released this week. The album also includes a 'Sleaze Sisters Euro Mix' of SAMANTHA FOX's 'Touch Me'.

ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN are rumoured to have written a song with Coldplay's Christ Martin for inclusion on their forthcoming new album 'The Fountain' which will be released in October. The band have also announced a short run of US dates for october, see GIGS for all the details.

DEAD OR ALIVE frontman PETE BURNS has written and recorded two new tracks - 'The Art' and 'Never Marry An Icon' - with The Dirty Disco for a forthcoming digital release.

ANIMOTION's first two albums - 1984's 'Animotion', which featured the international hit 'Obsession', and 1986's 'Strange Behaviour' - will be reissued by Cherry Red on August 17th in expanded editions both of which feature a selection of remixes and alternative versions. See NEWS for the full tracklisting of both albums.

KIRK BRANDON has announced four shows at London's Redeemer Club in September, October, November and December. Each show will be completely different and each will feature a number of special guests to be announced later... see GIGS for all the dates.

KAJAGOOGOO, FIVE STAR and WOMACK & WOMACK are all to appear on the 80s night at Pontins Camber Sands' 48 Hours Across the Decades' party on Saturday October 3rd. The show follows a 70s line-up on October 2nd featuring Boney M, Showaddywaddy and The Real Thing...

FUN BOY THREE's debut album 'The Fun Boy Three' - which includes a number of tracks performed with BANANARAMA - will be reissued on September 21st in an expanded edition featuring six bonus tracks including a cover of the Gershwin classic 'Summertime' alongside a selection of b-sides and 12" remixes. See NEWS on the website for the full album tracklisting.

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SIMPLE MINDS have contributed to 'Don’t You Forget About Me', a new documentary about the film director John Hughes. The documentary will also feature contributions from Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson, Mia Sara and Andrew McCarthy among others...

YAZOO, HEAVEN 17, NEW ORDER, TEARS FOR FEARS, GRANDMASTER FLASH, PROPAGANDA, SOFT CELL, THE CURE and VISAGE are among artists featured on a new 3-CD collection of original 12" remixes '12" 80s Electro:pop' which is due for release on August 31st. See NEWS for the full tracklisting!

MICHAEL JACKSON's 'This Is It' film is set to be shown in cinemas around the world from October 30th. The film is drawn from rehearsal and behind the scenes footage from Jackson's planned 'This Is It' tour. Meanwhile JERMAINE JACKSON has announced that the long-awaited tribute concert planned to mark the passing of his brother will take place in Vienna on September 26th. More details are to be released shortly but the show is expected to feature around ten artists covering some of Michael Jackson's biggest hits.

MARI WILSON has lined up a handful of live dates for September including a two-date residency at the prestigious Pizza On The Park. See GIGS for all the dates.

MORRISSEY is to release all his singles from 1988 to 1995, complete with all b-sides, on a 3-CD set on October 12th. On the same date a limited-edition box set of 7" heavyweight vinyl singles will be released. The boxset will feature all Morrissey's single released between 1988 and 1991 with a second set covering 1991 to 1995 scheduled for release on November 2nd.

THE STRANGLERS, RICH KIDS, THE SKIDS and 999 are the first artists to have Peel Sessions released as part of new initiative between EMI and the BBC. The digital EPs will be released on September 14th and the series will continue until the end of the year with releases planned from GANG OF FOUR, THE SPECIALS, ULTRAVOX, THE SELECTER, and DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS. See NEWS for more details.

THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS will join The Killers at a special US show at LA's Hollywood Bowl on September 16th.

ADAM AND THE ANTS fans will gather at London's Abbey Bar on November 7th for the Ant Lib Weekender, the annual international Adam and The Ants fan convention. See their website for more details.

BANANARAMA have announced that their new single 'Love Comes' will be released on CD and two 7" picture discs - one featuring Keren, the other Sara - and two aditional download tracks also be available. You can preorder the single on all five formats for just £4.99 at Townsend Records . 'Love Comes' is scheduled for a September 7th release, followed by the new album 'Viva' on September 14th.

HAYWOODE - responsible for the 80s dance hits 'Roses', 'I Can't Let You Go' and 'A Time Like This' - is working on new music in her own right and is hoping to release a new single ('Kiss Me Good') and a new album sometime next year...

KRAFTWERK will release eight of their classic catalogue albums in remastered editions on October 5th. The albums will be available as an eight-album boxset or as individual albums on CD and vinyl. See NEWS for more details.

BAUHAUS and LOVE AND ROCKETS mainman DAVID J has announced two LA shows which will see him play a combination of original solo material alongside a set of covers that will include versions of songs by NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS and Glasvegas. See NEWS for more information.

ZZ TOP have announced UK dates in Wolverhampton on October 27th and London on October 28th, with support at both shows coming from Steel Panther. See GIGS for all the dates.

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ULTRAVOX have announced German tour dates to take place in April next year. The recently reunited band have announced six shows so far... see GIGS for all the dates.

BON JOVI look likely to tour in 2010, to support their forthcoming November album 'The Circle', according to guitarist Richie Sambora who has said that the tour will 'go for a long time. It's going to be a big one'.

MADONNA has apparently announced the tracklisting for her forthcoming greatest hits collection 'Celebration' - which will also feature two new tracks 'Celebration' and 'Revolver' - which will be available as a standard single CD as well as a 2-CD edition. See NEWS for the full tracklisting for the 2-CD edition.

JOHNNY MARR - the former guitarist with THE SMITHS - will make a cameo appearance in the film adaptation of Kevin Sampson's 1999 novel 'Powder'. Meanwhile Marr is continuing to work with The Cribs who have a handful of UK dates scheduled for September.

MICHAEL JACKSON's catalogue is being remixed by a selection of contemporary remixers and producers for a series of five downloadable remix EPs. The series of mixes entitled 'The Remix Suite' will be released every fortnight from this week, see NEWS for more details.

DEPECHE MODE have added four Scandanavian shows to their 2010 schedule with the announcement of three Swedish concerts and one Finnish concert in January and February. See GIGS for all the dates. The band have also announced that 'Fragile Tension' is to be the third single taken from their current 'Sounds Of The Universe' album...

NEW ORDER's BERNARD SUMNER and his new band Bad Lieutenant are previewing a track from their forthcoming 'Never Cry Another Tear' album on their MySpace page. The track 'Sink Or Swim' is the first public airing of material from the band who have collaborated with Blur's Alex James for the album and whose live line-up is expected to include former New Order drummer STEPHEN MORRIS. See NEWS for more details.

A-HA have announced shows in Germany and Poland as part of their forthcoming 'Foot Of The Mountain' tour. The new shows - in Oberhausen, Hannover, Efurt and Lodz - will all take place in November, see GIGS for the dates. A-Ha have also announced a second UK single, a new recording of the album's 'Nothing Is Keeping You Here', which will be released on September 21st. The band have also announced a Belgian show at Brussels' Ancienne Belgique on November 11th as well as an appearance at the SWR3 New Pop Festival on September 19 in Baden-Baden, Germany.

TINA TURNER will release a live DVD/CD set entitled 'Tina Live' on September 28th. The release was filmed in Arnhem in March this year on the European leg of Tina's 50th anniversary tour. See NEWS for the full tracklisting.

MICHAEL BOLTON will release a new single 'Just One Love' on September 14th followed by a new album 'One World One Love' at the end of the the month.

BANANARAMA have announced the tracklisting for their forthcoming studio album 'Viva' which is scheduled for release on September 14th. The album features seven new tracks and three covers. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

THE ENID have announced their first tour for over twenty years which sees the reunited band play eight shows around the UK in September and October before returning to the studio to complete work on a brand new studio album 'Journey's End' which is scheduled for release in Spring next year. See GIGS for all the dates.

CLIMIE FISHER have reissued their 'Everything' and 'Coming In For The Kill' albums, both in expanded editions featuring all the single b-sides as bonus tracks. See NEWS for the tracklisting of both albums.

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