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THE THOMPSON TWINS' classic album 'Here's To Future Days' follows 'Quick Step & Side Kick' and 'Into The Gap' to become the third of the band's albums to be given a dramatic reissue by the Edsel label. The expanded 2-CD edition will be released on August 4th and will feature the original album, all the remixes from the bonus EP / cassette edition as well as the 12" single remixes and the non-album b-sides. Meanwhile, on July 28th Cherry Red will release a DVD edition of the Thompson Twins' 60 minute concert video 'Side Kicks The Movie', filmed in Liverpool during the band's 1983 tour. See NEWS for the full CD and DVD tracklistings.

THE CURE's ROBERT SMITH, CHAKA KHAN, THE PIXIES' BLACK FRANCIS, NEIL FINN and WEIRD AL YANKOVIC are among the voting panel for the 2008 International Songwriting Competition...

KAJAGOOGOO will play two shows at Milton Keynes' The Stables on December 10th and 11th.

THE BANGLES' recent show at Dublin's Vicar Street has been reviewed in the REVIEWS section.

SWING OUT SISTER have finally confirmed a UK release date for their new album 'Beautiful Mess'. The release, the band's ninth studio album, will come out on September 8th and will be preceded by a download single 'Something Every Day' a week earlier.

BON JOVI are to play their much anticipated free New York show in Manhattan's Central Park on July 12th.

DEACON BLUE have announced two headline shows in Glasgow in December, following their support slot on the forthcoming SIMPLE MINDS tour. See GIGS for details

GANG OF FOUR will release their influential albums 'Songs Of The Free' and 'Hard' on CD for the time on August 18th. Meanwhile the band will headline alongside WIRE at the forthcoming Offset Festival in Essex on August 30th and 31st.

DURAN DURAN have announced that they would like to work with producer Mark Ronson on a theme for the new James Bond film. Duran Duran appeared with Ronson in Paris last week for a special live collaboration.

IT BITES have reformed for an album and tour. The forthcoming album 'The Tall Ships' will be released later this year but is available for pre-order via the band's website and a UK tour has been announced for September and October. See GIGS for dates.

T'PAU singer CAROL DECKER releases her new download single 'Don't Stop Believing' - a cover of the FOREIGNER classic - this week.

BROS are rumoured to be considering a reunion for a tour and possibly an album. Singer MATT GOSS is said to have told the BBC that he and brother LUKE GOSS are already looking into 'the logistics of a full tour'...

RICK ASTLEY has released a new US compilation 'Playlist: The Very Best Of Rick Astley', part of the RCA/Legacy label's Playlist series which sets out to compile ultimate compilations from a range of artists with material hand-picked and sequenced by producers, fans and often the artists themselves. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

RICK SPRINGFIELD has released a new single 'What's Victoria's Secret' as a download. The track is the first to be taken from his forthcoming 'Venus In Overdrive' album which will be released at the end of July.

PAUL WELLER has announced more US shows in the wake of his two night stand at Los Angeles' Wiltern Theatre at the start of September. See GIGS for all the dates.

MODERN ROMANCE have announced an gig in Bournemouth for Wave Radio on August 30th, following their mainstage appearance at Scotland's Retrofest on the same day.

ZZ TOP have signed a new recording deal with Rick Rubin's American Recordings. The band are now set to head into the studio to start recording the follow up to 2003's 'Mescalero' which Rubin will co-produce with the band.

WAS NOT WAS' recent 'Boo' album has been reviewed in the REVIEWS section.

SANDRA will play a one-off show at Technopolis in Athens, Greece, on July 23rd.

MADNESS have announced another Christmas date with the announcement of a show at Manchester's Central on December 18th. Meanwhile Madness' LEE THOMPSON will be playing a free gig at London's Bermondsey Beat Festival on July 12th with his new project The Dance Brigade which also features THE BELLE STARS' singer JENNIE MATTHIAS.

ELVIS COSTELLO is making a TV show for Channel 4 entitled 'Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...' which will see the legendary singer in conversation and collaboration with a range of guests including ELTON JOHN and LOU REED.

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SOFT CELL have revealed the tracklisting for their upcoming 2-CD album 'Heat: The Remixes', a 25 track release featuring brand new interpretations of many classic Soft Cell tracks - including new mixes from both MARC ALMOND and DAVID BALL - which will now be released on September 1st. There will also be a 40 track digital version of the album available which will feature additional Remixes not included on the CD edition. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

MICHAEL JACKSON is said to be in talks with the recently reunited NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK about a possible musical collaboration...

DEPECHE MODE mainman MARTIN GORE will DJ at New York's Hiro Ballroom on July 24th...

SHAKATAK are to be the focus of an upcoming TV makeover show 'Bands Go Pop!' which will follow the act over an eight week journey 'to tackle their image, fitness and weight'. The results of the process will be revealed at a special performance of the band's hit 'Down On The Street' in West London on August 1st. If you would like to attend the filming of the performance you can email the show to request tickets before midday tomorrow (Wednesday July 16th).

ULTRAVOX will release remastered and expanded 2-CD editions of their classic 'Rage In Eden' and 'Vienna' albums on September 15th.

HEAVEN 17 have announced that they will play at the forthcoming Sound Sanctuary festival which is taking place near Tunbridge Wells on September 20th. Also on the bill are FROM THE JAM M-People and Gregory Isaacs.

TOYAH's new studio album 'In The Court Of The Crimson Queen' will be available in time for her guest appearances on the forthcoming 'Vampires Rock' tour in September. Initially the album will be available only on the tour but a wider release is in the pipeline. See NEWS on the website for the full tracklisting.

MARTHA AND THE MUFFINS forthcoming reissue of their 'Danceparc' album will be accompanied by a limited edition bonus CD 'Parctalk', a one-sided interview disc produced to promote the original 1983 release of the album, to anyone ordering the album via the band's own website . A single CD edition of the album will be released in the UK on August 4th.

FLEETWOOD MAC's LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM has announced a string of US dates to take place in September and October. The tour will support his new solo album 'Gift of Screws' which will be released on September 16th. See GIGS for all the dates.

MADONNA has added another date to her forthcoming 'Sticky & Sweet Tour', this time at Jaz Beach in Budva, Montenegro on September 25th.

HEAVEN 17 will play a very special show at 6pm on July 30th when they play an hour long concert from the roof of Sheffield Hallam University's 12-storey Owen Building as part of the University's Fusion Festival. The show will also be shown live on a giant screen in the city's Hallam Square.

KAJAGOOGOO have announced a short German tour, their first proper tour since reuniting with original singer LIMAHL and drummer JEZ STRODE earlier this year, which will see the band play eight shows across Germany in November. See GIGS for all the dates.

THE POLICE will release a live CD and DVD to commemorate their current reunion tour. The releases will feature the band's Buenos Aires shows which took place in December last year and the DVD will also feature a documentary about the tour entitled 'Better Than Therapy' which has been put together by Jordan Copeland, son of Police drummer STEWART COPELAND.

KRAFTWERK are to play a one-off Irish date in September. The show, organised by Guinness heir Garech Browne, will be a tribute to his brother Tara Browne who was killed in an accident in 1966, inspiring The Beatles' song of the same name. See NEWS for more details.

DEVO have produced two remixes of Datarock's 'Computer Camp Love' which will appear on the Norwegian trio's forthcoming EP of the same name which will be released on August 26th.

JANE'S ADDICTION could reform their classic line-up according to frontman PERRY FARRELL who has revealed plans for the band to meet to discuss a reunion, record some new material and play live together...

MARTHA AND THE MUFFINS' forthcoming reissue of their 1983 album 'Danseparc' has been reviewed in the REVIEWS section.

DAVID BYRNE will embark on a 'The Songs of Talking Heads' US tour this Autumn, although contrary to press reports he won't be joined onstage by BRIAN ENO with whom he has collaborated on a new album (their first work together since 1981's 'My Life in the Bush of Ghosts') which will be released to coincide with the tour.

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK have extended the US leg of their reunion tour, will almost fifty dates confirmed in September, October and November, see GIGS for all the dates. The recently reunited band are also thought to have collaborated with NEW EDITION on a track entitled 'Full Service'...

THE PASSIONS' 1981 album 'Thirty Thousand Feet Over China' is released on CD for the first time this week.

SIMPLE MINDS will start recording their new album in August when they return to Wales' Rockfield Studios (where they made their 'Real to Real Cacophony' and 'Empires and Dance' albums). The line-up for the album will be Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Mel Gaynor and Eddy Duffy, with keyboard contributions from Andy Gillespie. The currently untitled album is expected to be released in the first part of 2009.

BILLY IDOL's new CD and DVD compilation 'Idolize Yourself' has been reviewed in the REVIEWS section.

AC/DC are expected to announce a world tour to mark the release of their new album 'Black Ice' on October 28th. The release will be preceded by a single 'Runaway Train' in late August.

ALISON MOYET has announced a solo tour of the US and Canada in the wake of the recent YAZOO reunion. The sixteen date tour will start in Toronto on October 5th and end in Seattle on October 29th. See GIGS for all the dates.

DURAN DURAN have announced the South American lef of their ongoing 'Red Carpet Massacre' tour with the first five shows, in Peru, Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Panama, to take place in November. See GIGS for all the dates.

SALT-N-PEPA's Pepa is to publish her autobiography at the end of September. The book, entitled 'Let's Talk About Pep' promises the real story of the rapper's turbulent childhood, the formation, breakup and reunion of Salt-N-Pepa and her comeback via reality TV. The book will also feature an introduction by Queen Latifah and an epilogue by Missy Elliott.

RETROFEST's weekend celebration of the seventies, eighties and nineties which took place last weekend has been reviewed in the REVIEWS section.

U2 have delayed the release of their new studio album to early 2009 while they work on the new material which frontman Bono has described as 'our most innovative, our most challenging'...

MIDGE URE's long-awaited ten-track album of cover versions, 'Ten', will finally be released on September 29th. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

DAVID BOWIE is to release a 12 track compilation 'iSelect: Bowie' on October 14th. The album which was originally put together for a free giveaway in The Mail On Sunday newspaper features 12 tracks chosen by Bowie himself that he describes as the songs he 'never seems to tire of'. Bowie will also write the sleevenotes for the release. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK will play a month of UK and European shows next year in support of their new album. Dates are expected to be announced soon. In the meantime the band will do a UK instore performance, live interview and signing session, at London's HMV Oxford Street on September 8th, the UK release date of the band's forthcoming album 'The Block'.

TINA TURNER has added eight more concerts to the upcoming US and Canadian leg of her comeback tour with the announcement of shows in Dallas, Houston, Atlanta. Detroit, Washington DC, Philadelphia, New York and Toronto. See GIGS for all the dates.

MARI WILSON will release a brand new album, 'Emotional Glamour', on September 29th and will support the release with an extensive UK tour. See GIGS for all the dates.

JASON DONOVAN will release an album of covers of classic songs, 'Let It Be Me', in November. The collection will be Donovan's first solo album for fifteen years and will feature covers of 'Blue Velvet', 'Love Hurts' and 'Smoke Gets In My Eyes' as well as a new version of his own hit 'Sealed With a Kiss' and a new track entitled 'Dreamboats and Petticoats'.

MAGAZINE are to reform for two special concerts to take place in February next year. Howard Devoto, Dave Formula, Barry Adamson and John Doyle will recruit a new guitarist to replace the late John McGeoch. The shows will also be recorded for a possible live CD and DVD. Magazine will also release 'The Peel Sessions' on October 27th. See GIGS for the dates and NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

SIOUXSIE SIOUX will play the final show of her 'Mantaray & More' tour at London's Koko on September 29th.

A-HA's MAGNE F has teamed up with Coldplay's Guy Berryman under the name Apparatjik to record a track to be played during the closing credits forthcoming Bruce Parry TV series 'Amazon', the sequel to the excellent 'Tribe' series. An album of music from the series, including the Apparatjik track and songs from KT Tunstall, Black Eyed Peas' Will.i.am, Mike Oldfield and Johnny Borrell from Razorlight, will be released on October 6th.

THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN have announced a one-off London show at The Forum on October 27th.

BANANARAMA have recorded vocals on a new track from RUN DMC's REV. RUN. The track was originally going to use a sample of 'Na Na Hey Hey' but then the girls were asked to sing a special version. Bananarama are currently working on an album of their favourite cover songs for release sometime in 2009.

HUE AND CRY's new album 'Open Soul' has been reviewed in the REVIEWS section.

KRAFTWERK, THE HUMAN LEAGUE, PET SHOP BOYS, ERASURE, ULTRAVOX and JAPAN are among fifty-seven artists featured on 'The Mix Tapes', a forthcoming 3-CD compilation of alternative music from the late seventies and early eighties, which is scheduled for release on September 22nd.

EDWYN COLLINS is mounting an exhibition of his artwork in London next month, with a selection of pictures of birds that he drew while recovering from his recent brain haemorrhage. The exhibition will take place at The Smithfield Gallery from October 21st to November 1st.

THE POGUES have announced the dates for their traditional Christmas tour of the UK. The band will play nine shows across the country in December finishing with two nights at London's Brixton Academy. See GIGS for all the dates.

MICHAEL JACKSON - who celebrated his fiftieth birthday last week - has allegedly recorded a number of musical versions of poems by Robert Burns. The recordings were made for a musical about the Scottish poet that never made it to the stage. It is unclear whether any of the recordings will ever see the light of day.

SWING OUT SISTER's new album 'Beautiful Mess' has been reviewed in the REVIEWS section.

THE THOMPSON TWINS are to reissue their first two albums, 'A Product Of...' and 'Set', via the Edsel label in a 2-CD set on October 2nd. As with Edsel's previous Thompson Twins reissues both albums have been significantly expanded with the addition of nineteen bonus tracks between them featuring b-sides and remixes. See NEWS for the full album tracklistings.

DURAN DURAN drummer ROGER TAYLOR has donated an entire drum kit to the Celeb2nds charity website for auction. The kit will be online for bids until October 26th. See NEWS for the auction link.

ROY ORBISON will be the subject of a 4-CD boxset 'The Soul Of Rock & Roll' which will be released on October 13th. The 107-track collection will bring together a selection of hits, key album tracks, live recording, rarities and demos from all stages of Orbison's career, from the 50s to the 80s and beyond.

THE CURE's new album '4:13 Dream' is currently scheduled for release on October 28th. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

TINA TURNER has added four more shows to the UK leg of her forthcoming comeback tour. See GIGS for details.

ELTON JOHN is to team up with The Killers to release a Christmas single, said to be entitled 'Joseph, Better You Than Me', with proceeds going to charity.

THE ALARM's new album 'Guerilla Tactics' has been reviewed in the REVIEWS section.

JOY DIVISION's 'Transmission' has been covered by Hot Chip for inclusion on the new War Child album 'Heroes' which is set for release on November 24th. The album will feature a number of tracks chosen from their own catalogues by some of music's biggest names, including DAVID BOWIE, PAUL McCARTNEY and THE CLASH, and covered by a new artist of their choosing. Most of the tracks are still to be announced but others include Duffy covering McCartney's 'Live And Let Die', Beck covering Bob Dylan's 'Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat' and The Kooks playing The Kinks' 'Victoria'.

MARILYN's 'Despite Straight Lines' album will be reissued by Cherry Red on November 17th and will feature the original album with an extra seven bonus tracks including remixes and b-sides. See NEWS for the full tracklisting.

BON JOVI are rumoured to be headlining a Live Earth India concert which is to take place in Mumbai in December. Other acts and more details are expected to be announced soon.

CHAKA KHAN will play a one-off London show, to celebrate her thirty-fifth anniversary in music, at Shepherds Bush Empire on October 27th. The soul legend will also play Manchester's Bridgewater Hall as well as a special show at London's Dingwalls in October as part of the BBC's 'Electric Proms' series of shows. See NEWS for more details.

MOTOWN RECORDS are polling music fans to decide the fifty favourite Motown tracks that will be compiled on a special release coming out on December 1st to mark the label's 50th Anniversary. See NEWS for the voting link.

RUN DMC and METALLICA are among the nominees to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame next year. Other nominees include Jeff Beck, Chic and Bobby Womack. The winner will be announced in January and inducted in Cleveland on April 4th.

THE BEASTIE BOYS' AD-ROCK and DEBBIE HARRY are among artists confirmed for the third 'Gimme Shelter Rock & Rescue' event in New York on October 6th. Other artists on the bill include Moby and Le Tigre.

DEPECHE MODE will tour in 2009 and announced the first dates of the jaunt at a special press conference this week. The first twenty-eight confirmed shows in the band's 'Tour of the Universe' outing will take place in and around Europe with a further US and South American leg to be announced. The band, who have recently renewed their contract with Mute Records, will release a new album in early spring next year. See GIGS for all the dates announced so far.

DURAN DURAN have announced that they are to bring their 'Red Carpet Massacre' tour to an end with a final leg of shows in the USA and Canada in December which will see the band play eleven intimate theatre shows. See GIGS for all the dates.

ERASURE singer ANDY BELL will appear live at London's The Arches club on November 7th to perform some of his best known material in support of international art platform 'Act Art'. The night will also see a DJ set from S'EXPRESS mainman MARK MOORE.

DAVID BYRNE has announced two UK shows at London's Royal Festival Hall in April next year. The shows will be part of Byrne's current tour which see's him playing songs from all stages of his career, including versions of classic material originally recorded by TALKING HEADS and material from his new album 'Everything That Happens Will Happen Today'. See GIGS for all the dates.

DEBBIE HARRY has recorded vocals for a track on Fall Out Boy's forthcoming album 'Folie A Deux' which is set for release on November 3rd

SIMPLE MINDS will play a charity concert at Glasgow's ABC1 on December 7th in aid of Radio Clyde's Cash for Kids charity. Tickets for the 1250 capacity show will go onsale on October 10th.

THE SISTERS OF MERCY have lined up a massive US tour which is to start at the end of October and will run until December. The US shows will be followed in the new year by shows in Germany, Austria, Holland, France, Italy, Spain and Portugal. No UK shows have been announced yet but are thought to be in the pipeline. See GIGS for all the dates.

PAUL WELLER will release a 4-CD boxset 'Weller At The BBC' on November 3rd. The set will feature rare live and session tracks from all stages of Weller's solo career and will contain seventy-four tracks recorded by the BBC at concerts and for various radio shows since 1990.

BANANARAMA are set to headline a forthcoming Irish HERE AND NOW concert to be staged at Killarney's INEC on January 3rd. The bill will also feature BELINDA CARLISLE, PAUL YOUNG, BUCKS FIZZ, T'PAU and CUTTING CREW.

STEPHEN DUFFY will see his 1985 solo album 'The Ups And DOwns' reissued as an expanded edition on November 17th. The album, which featured the hits ''Kiss Me' and 'Icing On The Cake', will feature a brand new introduction from Stephen, a vintage interview from 1985, plus 9 additional tracks, consisting of rare b-sides and 4 previously unreleased tracks and alternative mixes including rare original version of 'Kiss Me'. See NEWS for the full tracklisting.

JUDAS PRIEST have announced seven UK arena shows to take pace in February. See GIGS for all the dates.

VINCE CLARKE has arranged and produced the title track for Robert Marlow's forthcoming album 'Inside/Outside' and has also remixed one of the tracks, 'Home'. The album will feature ten tracks and two remixes. MARLOW has also announced a gig at Nottingham's Junktion 7 on November 14th where he will be supported by up and coming synth acts Electraset and One Moment. The show will also be the launch of the much anticipated 'Trans Continental Electronica' compilation of contemporary electro acts. See NEWS for the full Marlow album tracklisting.

THE CURE are to play a one-off concert in Rome on October 11th to launch their new album '4:13 Dream' which will follow on October 28th. The free outdoor show in the city's Piazza San Giovanni will be filmed by MTV and transmitted live in Southern Europe and then broadcast elsewhere on MTV's global network at a later date.

RICK ASTLEY has been nominated for the 'Best Act Ever' award at the forthcoming MTV Europe Music Awards which will take place in Liverpool on November 6th. The singer will be up against Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Green Day, Tokio Hotel and U2 for the award.

SWING OUT SISTER have announced a short UK run of intimate acoustic concerts to support their current album 'Beautiful Mess'. The shows start in Manchester on November 20th. See GIGS for all the dates.

GRACE JONES' new album 'Hurricane' will feature contributions from both Sly and Robbie and Brian Eno and will be released on November 3rd and will be supported live, including a series of UK shows next year which will be announced shortly. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN has been confirmed as the guest to play during the halftime break of the next Super Bowl, the most-watched musical event of the year.

MORRISSEY and guitarist JOHNNY MARR have apparently collaborated on a new compilation of material from THE SMITHS' which will combine the band's biggest hits with rare tracks, live tracks and b-sides. The release, 'The Sound Of The Smiths' will be available in November. See NEWS for the full compilation tracklisting.

ALISON MOYET will join legendary songwriter Michel LeGrand on his UK tour next year performing LeGrand's classic material alongside a big band. See GIGS for all the dates.

ZANG TUUM TUMB, the label responsible for FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD and PROPAGANDA amongst others, are to be the subject of a three- week exhibition,'The Art of ZTT', which will put some of some of the label's classic and iconic record sleeves on display to mark ZTT's 25th anniversary. The exhibition will take place at London's ArtVinyl and starts this week.

JOY DIVISION and NEW ORDER manager Rob Gretton's notebooks are to be reproduced in a book '1 Top Class Manager' which has been put together by the legendary manager's widow Lesley Gilbert. The book condenses over 20 notebooks written by Gretton between 1978 and 1980 into one volume and includes posters, diary entries, letters, to-do lists and studio notes. The book also lists a number of alternative band names for Joy Division to use after the death of Ian Curtis, including Man Ray, Radical Jesuits, Arab Legion and Sons Of God as well as the eventual choice New Order.

SIMPLY RED have announced UK arena dates in March and April next year to support their forthcoming hits collection 'Simply Red: Greatest Hits 25' which will be released on November 17th, preceded by a single, a cover of The Moody Blues''Go Now'. See GIGS for all the dates.

KYLIE MINOGUE is said to be writing a stage musical based on her greatest hits. The singer is thought to be collaborating with Australian author Kathy Lette on the production and her sister Dannii is also expected to be involved.

PUBLIC ENEMY's single 'Fight the Power' has topped VH-1's list of the 100 greatest hip-hop songs, with THE SUGAR HILL GANG's 'Rapper's Delight' at two, RUN-DMC's 'Walk This Way' at four, GRANDMASTER FLASH & THE FURIOUS FIVE's 'The Message' at five and SALT 'N PEPA's 'Push It' at fourteen.

BOY GEORGE will headline the 2009 HERE AND NOW tour, on a bill that will also include KIM WILDE, HOWARD JONES, KID CREOLE AND THE COCONUTS, ALTERED IMAGES, BROTHER BEYOND and HAZEL O'CONNOR. See GIGS for all the dates.

DEPECHE MODE are currently scheduled to release their currently untitled new album on April 20th next year, in advance of the first leg of their recently announced 'Tour Of The Universe'. The band are also celebrated in a new documentary, entitled 'The Posters Came From The Walls', a film about Depeche Mode fans around the world made by Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller and collaborator Nicholas Abrahams. The premiere of the film will take place at the The Times BFI London Film Festival at London's NFT on October 21st.

GRACE JONES has announced a run of UK shows to promote her upcoming album 'Hurricane'. The singer will play the seven UK shows - including two nights at London's Roundhouse - in January. See GIGS for all the dates.

BANANARAMA will play a one-off charity show in support of the Caron Keating Foundation charity at London's Hard Rock Cafe on October 30th.

BARRY MANILOW has recorded a fourth album of songs paying tribute to a specific decade and will release 'The Greatest Songs of the Eighties' on November 25th. The tracklisting is still partly undecided but is expected to include Manilow's take on RICK ASTLEY's 'Never Gonna Give You Up', STEVIE WONDER's 'I Just Called to Say I Love You', PHIL COLLINS' 'Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)', GEORGE MICHAEL's 'Careless Whisper' and CYNDI LAUPER's 'Time After Time'.

TREVOR HORN's 'Slaves To The Rhythm' DVD - recorded at the concert to celebrate the first 25 years in music for the influential producer - had been reviewed in the REVIEWS section.

DIANA ROSS is to headline a special Nobel Peace Prize concert on December 11th at Oslo's Spektrum Arena.

MEN AT WORK are at the centre of an Australian copyright battle over claims that their international hit 'Down Under' uses a section of Marion Sinclair's 1930's song 'Kookaburra'. All parties involved are due to meet in November.

ADAM ANT won the prestigious 'Q Icon' award at Q Magazine's annual award ceremony last week while GRACE JONES was awarded the 'Q Idol' award and THE COCTEAU TWINS were honoured as recipients of the 'Q Inspiration' award.

HUE AND CRY - who will release a new single 'Headin' For A Fall' in January - have been invited to appear as special guests of soul legend Al Green when he plays Glasgow's Clyde Auditorium on October 30th. The band are also playing a series of free gigs around the country at House of Fraser stores and will be playing a charity show for the Caron Keating Foundation at Edinburgh's Hard Rock Cafe.

GUNS N' ROSES new album 'Chinese Democracy' will be released on November 23rd preceded by new songs 'Shackler's Revenge' and 'If the World' being used in the video game Rock Band 2 and the soundtrack to the film 'Body Of Lies' respectively.

IMAGINATION singer LEEE JOHN has narrated a new documentary, 'The Flashback Project', designed to tell the true story of the UK black music revolution from the point of view of the black reggae, soul and pop artists of the 70's and 80's. See NEWS on the website for more information.

DIRE STRAITS are unlikely to reform any time soon according to the band's bassist John Illsley who feels the band still have another album and tour in them before officially calling it a day but also revealed that frontman MARK KNOPFLER is currently too busy on his solo projects to reunite with the rest of the band...

ZTT RECORDS are to release a CD/DVD boxset featuring fifty tracks and eighteen videos as part of the celebrations for the influential label's 25th anniversary. The set will feature key ZTT hits as well as rarities and previously unreleased material

MAGAZINE have added more shows to their February dates that will see the band play extra shows in London and Manchester as well as a show in Glasgow. See GIGS for all the dates.

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK will next week release a new edition of their 1989 Christmas album 'Merry, Merry Christmas'. See NEWS on the website for the full album tracklisting.

MORRISSEY has announced concerts in New Zealand and Australia for the early part of next year. Shows have been announced in Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland and Dunedin in New Zealand and Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide in Australia.

OMD's first 30th Anniversary concert in Dublin has been reviewed in the REVIEWS section.

BANANARAMA will headline a second Irish HERE AND NOW concert on January 2nd with a show at the Royal Castlebar in County Mayo alongside BELINDA CARLISLE, PAUL YOUNG, BUCKS FIZZ, T'PAU and CUTTING CREW.

AC/DC have announced the European leg of their upcoming world tour to celebrate the release of their new album 'Black Ice'. Twelve European shows - taking place in February and March - have been announced so far. See GIGS for all the dates.

ULTRAVOX are the subject of reunion rumours following the appearance of a series of teaser videos on YouTube including the most recent which shows former member Chris Cross playing 'Passing Strangers' at home while refusing to answer questions about a possible reunion... see NEWS for the link and more information.

RICK ASTLEY is to headline a HERE AND NOW Christmas Party concert at Dublin's RDS on December 13th. Astley will be joined on the bill by BANANARAMA, NIK KERSHAW, BELINDA CARLISLE, KID CREOLE AND THE COCONUTS, CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT and T'PAU.

PREFAB SPROUT will release a new album in the early part of next year. The album, the band's first since 2001. See NEWS for the working title of the album plus a selection of the titles of new tracks...

ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN will appear at a charity show in Glasgow on November 28th. The show, at the SECC, will raise money for the Versus Cancer organisation and will also feature PETER HOOK, The Fratellis, Travis and Alphabeat.

TOYAH has announced that she will be starring in the forthcoming seven-night London run of the 'Vampires Rock' musical next year. The show will take place at The Shaw Theatre in late February and early March, see NEWS for more details.

DEAD OR ALIVE singer PETE BURNS has won his legal battle for compensation following a series of botched lip injections at the hands of a Harley Street surgeon. Courts will decide next year on the level of compensation Burns will receive.

THE SMITHS will not be reuniting for next year's Coachella Festival despite rumours that MORRISSEY and JOHNNY MARR have been considering a financial offer thought to be well in excess of £3 million to perform together.

BANANARAMA will headline Pontin's 80s-themed '48-hour Party' in Camber Sands next year. The duo will be joined by GO WEST, HAZELL DEAN, TOYAH, CUTTING CREW and ODYSSEY as well as DJs and Madonna and Culture Club tribute acts. See NEWS for more details.

MORRISSEY has said that he is to write an autobiography to set his story straight for once and for all, saying "So much crap is written about me, it's hard to live with sometimes. It all gets burned down in history and becomes a part of your legacy". There is currently no information on a publisher or possible publishing date.

METALLICA have announced a UK arena tour that will see the band play seven shows in February and March in support of their recent 'Death Magnetic' album. See GIGS for all the dates.

PAUL WELLER has announced a one-off show at London's O2 Arena on March 21st where he will be supported by The Coral.

REM are to release a 25th anniversary edition of their 1983 album 'Murmur'. The 2-CD edition will feature the original album in a remastered version on one disc and a live concert, recorded in Atlanta after the release of the original album, on the other. The deluxe edition is scheduled for the end of November. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

THE LONG RYDERS will play a second US show at Atlanta's The Earl in January and will now play shows there on the 9th and 10th.

ULTRAVOX have announced via their official website that they are to reform their classic line-up of WARREN CANN, CHRIS CROSS, BILLY CURRIE and MIDGE URE for a UK tour in April next year. Tickets go onsale on Wednesday November 12th, see GIGS for details.

ERASURE will release a new his compilation 'Total Pop! The First 40 Hits' on February 23rd. The duo will also release the album as part of a special 4-disc boxset featuring the original 'Pop!' compilation in a remastered edition alongside the new album, a live CD and a DVD of classic TV performances.

BRYAN FERRY is to reissue his 1989 concert video 'New Town' on DVD under the title 'The Bête Noire Tour'. The DVD edition, released on November 10th, will additionally include the previously unreleased 'Konixxtreffen 2002' concert which was filmed in Germany in 2002 and showcased a selection of solo and ROXY MUSIC hits. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

MICHAEL JACKSON's classic album 'Thriller' is being turned into a musical which will open at London's Lyric Theatre in January. The production will feature all the classic hits from Jackson and The Jackson Five and will run until April when it is believed to be going on a UK tour.

GARY NUMAN has announced four Australian shows - in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Meredith - to take place next year. See GIGS for details.

RICK ASTLEY won the public vote to take the 'Best Act Ever' award at last week's MTV Europe Music Awards...

ALEXANDER O'NEAL is to headline a 'Soul Icon All-Stars'show at London's O2 Arena on November 21st. Other acts on the bill include HEATWAVE, KENNY THOMAS and JUNIOR.

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN may release a new album in January, in time to coincide with the inauguration of Barack Obama, accoring to online reports.

METHODS OF DANCE, the recent CD reissue featuring the best of the tracks from the two 'Methods Of Dance' compilations released in the early 80s, has been reviewed in the REVIEWS section.

ORANGE JUICE are to reform for a one-off performance, their first since 1982, at Scotland's Tartan Clef Music Awards which is to take place on November 22nd at Glasgow’s Old Fruitmarket.

DEPECHE MODE frontman DAVE GAHAN has recorded vocals for a new track on the debut album from up and coming band Fryars. The track is called 'Visitor' and will be a downloadable single in advance of the album release next year.

UB40 have announced dates for a 'Labour Of Love' tour which is scheduled to take place in December next year. See GIGS for dates.

MORRISSEY has confirmed that his new album 'Years Of Refusal' will be released on February 23rd and will be preceded by a single entitled 'I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris' which will include two new non-album tracks as b-sides including 'Shame Is The Name' which features additional vocals from THE PRETENDERS' Chrissie Hynde.

PET SHOP BOYS will receive the prestigious 'Outstanding Contribution To Music Award' at next year's Brit Awards which will take place in February and will include a live set from the duo.

THE CURE are to follow their recently announced London appearance at the NME Awards on February 25th with a second London show for the magazine at the O2 Arena the next night, February 26th, when they will headline the 2009 NME 'Big Gig'.

LIONEL RICHIE's new album will be released in the new year and will be preceded by a single entitled 'Good Morning'.The album, 'Just Go', will be released on February 17th and will feature collaborations with both Akon and Ne-Yo.

DURAN DURAN's 'A View To A Kill' has been voted the best ever Bond theme in a recent online poll. MADONNA's 'Die Another Day'came fourteenth in the poll with SHEENA EASTON's 'For Your Eyes Only' at eighteen and A-HA's 'The Living Daylights' at nineteen.

KYLIE MINOGUE is said to be considering a return to her acting roots, and is particularly interested in playing comic roles, saying 'It's not that well known that I'm funny, but I am funny. People who know me will tell you.'

HEAVEN 17 will release a new album at the end of the month. 'Naked as Advertised - Versions '08' is available for pre-order and features a selection of tracks derived from the band's live set, each newly recorded especially for the album, including classic tracks, covers, oddities and rarities. See NEWS for the full tracklisting.

PAUL HEATON's recent gig at Dublin's Academy has been reviewed in the REVIEWS section.

MUSICAL YOUTH, CAROL DECKER, SONIA, ABC's Stephen Singleton, JOHN PARR and Ben from CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT have all autographed flyers from September's 80s Live show for Muscular Dystrophy which are being auctioned on eBay to raise money for Eastbourne's Hospital Radio station. See NEWS for more details.

THE BLOW MONKEYS have announced a handful of UK dates in February and March next year. See GIGS for all the dates.

KID CREOLE AND THE COCONUTS will join BELINDA CARLISLE and CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT as performers at the forthcoming Here And Now Christmas Party at London's IndigO2 on December 18th.

ENIGMA will release a DVD edition of their recent album 'Seven Lives Many Faces' on December 1st. The DVD will feature videos for each track on the album created by director Thomas Job alongside an audio commentary from Enigma's Michael Cretu and an exclusive photo gallery. See NEWS for the full DVD tracklisting.

JOHN FOXX's recent compilation 'Glimmer: The Best Of John Foxx' has been reviewed in the REVIEWS section.

CYNDI LAUPER has collaborated with Swedish rock band The Hives on a special Christmas track 'A Christmas Duel' which is to be made available as a free download from November 28th.

MAGAZINE's recent 'The Complete John Peel Sessions' album has been reviewed in the REVIEWS section.

BON JOVI are putting the final touches to a live DVD and documentary package for release sometime in 2009. The band are also working on new songs to be included on a planned Bon Jovi hits package.

MARI WILSON has announced a three-night residency at London's legendary Ronnie Scott's in December, see GIGS for all the dates.

BILLY JOEL and ELTON JOHN are said to be teaming up for a double-headline tour tentatively scheduled to start in March next year...

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN will release a new album in January. 'Working On A Dream' will feature twelve new songs and will be released on January 27th. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

ICICLE WORKS frontman IAN MCNABB will play his annual Christmas show at Liverpool's The Picket on December 18th.

ULTRAVOX have added a second London date to their forthcoming reunion tour. The show will take place at the Roundhouse on April 30th and will also be filmed for a special DVD release. The band will also release a CD/DVD edition of their 1983 live release 'Monument' on February 16th. 'Monument' was originally released as a six-track mini album and a live VHSand the new edition features the original six tracks plus a number of bonus tracks. See NEWS for the full CD an DVD tracklistings.

PET SHOP BOYS will release their new album 'Yes' at the end of March and will precede the album with a single entitled 'Love, Etc'. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

BANANARAMA are currently mixing their new album with a view to annoucing a release date shortly. The album will feature five new tracks and five covers of classic disco anthems.

DURAN DURAN, YAZOO, ABC, PET SHOP BOYS, THE HUMAN LEAGUE, THE CURE and IMAGINATION are among artists featured on a forthcoming mix album entitled '80s Niteclub' which will be released on February 2nd. The 3-CD collection features fifty key 80s tracks, many in their 12" versions, presented in the mix. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

DEPECHE MODE's hit 'Personal Jesus' has been sampled on 'Reach Out', the new single from Hilary Duff which will be released in the UK on January 19th. The song has been recorded as one of two new tracks on the retrospective album 'The Best of Hilary Duff' which will be released a week later.

GO WEST will release a new single 'Man On Fire' on April 6th following their UK 'Go West By Request' dates in February and March. The single will feature a single remix of the track that features on their recent album 'Futurenow' which the band will be repromoting at the same time. See GIGS for all the dates.

UB40 will release a twenty-track collection of their best known ballads as 'Love Songs' on February 2nd, in time for Valentine's Day. The band are also expected to announce dates for 2009 in the near future. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

BILLY OCEAN will release a new album 'Because I Love You' to coincide with his forthcoming UK dates which start at the end of January. A live album, recorded on the 2008 Billy Ocean dates will also be available at the forthcoming shows. See GIGS for all the dates.

KAJAGOOGOO have announced three shows in Poland in February. See GIGS for all the dates.

HUE AND CRY will release a new single 'Heading For A Fall' on January 12th in advance of a short UK tour in February and March. See GIGS for all the dates.

KILLING JOKE's recent 'The Peel Sessions 1979-1981' has been reviewed in the REVIEWS section.

MORRISSEY has announced three US shows to support his forthcoming new album 'Years Of Refusal'. The shows will all take place in New York, the first at the Bowery Ballroom on March 21st followed by shows at Webster Hall and Carnegie Hall.

KRAFTWERK will support Radiohead on their forthcoming South American tour in March, followed by a German tour in April although the line-up will not feature FLORIAN SCHNEIDER who this week announced that he is leaving the band, leaving just one original member, RALF HUETTER, in the line-up.

HOWARD JONES' December show in Dublin has been reviewed in the REVIEWS section.

PRINCE is apparently planning three album releases for 2009, including 'Lotus Flower', some of the tracks of which have already been played on US radio, an electro-pop collection tentatively entitled 'MPLSound' and 'Elixir', a collaboration with his new protege Bria Valente.

MADNESS are to host the fifth Madstock Festival, which they will also headline, in London's Victoria Park on July 17th.

MT USA 2, the recent Irish CD/DVD collection has been reviewed in the REVIEWS section.

ELVIS COSTELLO, STING, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN and STEVIE WONDER are all expected to play at Barack Obama's forthcoming inauguration concert on January 20th, or at other music events in Washington DC to mark the presidential inauguration.

ABC are to headline this year's 'Regeneration Tour' in the USA. The bill also features HEAVEN 17, WANG CHUNG, MEN WITHOUT HATS and BERLIN. The tour will last around a month and will run from mid-June to mid-July.

KYLIE MINOGUE has been confirmed as one of the presenters for next month's Brit Awards where U2 will play live and, according to recent rumours, PET SHOP BOYS will perform with The Killers...

A-HA have announced three shows in South America, playing two gigs in Brazil and one in Chile in March. See GIGS for all the dates.

PASSIONATE FRIENDS will open for THE BLOW MONKEYS at Glasgow's King Tuts on February 10th. Passionate Friends reformed in 2008 and are currently working on new material, the follow up to last year's 'Stealing Seconds' release.

H2O's 'Faith' album, featuring their hits 'Dream To Sleep' and 'Just Outside Heaven', has been reissued in an expanded CD edition featuring the original ten track album supplemented by a further six bonus tracks. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

MICHAEL JACKSON's 'Thriller' video is being turned into a full stage musical show, fully authorised by Jackson himself who will also help the develop the show.

SISTERS OF MERCY have announced two UK dates as part of a massive tour that will see the band playing all over Europe and South America between February and June this year. See GIGS for all the dates.

THROWING MUSES frontwoman Kristin Hersh will play a solo gig, part of the Get It Loud In Libraries series of shows, at the Lancaster Library on May 23.

THE CURE and A-HA have both had songs covered for a new Valentine's compilation 'Sweetheart: Our Favorite Artists Sing Their Favorite Love Songs' which will be released by Starbucks on January 30th in the US. The Cure's 'Lovesong' has been covered by Death Cab For Cutie while A-Ha's 'Take On Me' has been reinterpreted by New Pornographers' frontman AC Newman.

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN has announced the first European shows of a summer tour in support of his new album 'Working On A Dream' which is scheduled for a January 27th release. Six shows in Scandanavia have been announced already with more in the pipeline including a reported six UK stadium shows and a rumoured headline spot at the Glastonbury Festival. See GIGS for dates.

DAVID BOWIE has started work on a new studio album in Berlin - the city where he recorded 'Heroes', 'Low', and 'Lodger' - although there is no word on when new material might see the light of day.

THE BLOW MONKEYS, THE CHRISTIANS and SQUEEZE frontman CHRIS DIFFORD have all been confirmed on the bill of this year's 'Acoustic Festival of Britain' which will take place at Derbyshire's Catton Hall Park between May 22nd and 25th.

MODERN ROMANCE will play at a special family day to raise funds for the Herts Air Ambulance Appeal at Broxbourne's Paradise Wildlife Park in Hertfordshire on April 26th. The event, the first 'Bikers In Paradise' day, is being put on by Hertfordshire Biker magazine.

Here's all the news that has been added to the website since the last newsletter...

ABC will play a very special London show at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall on April 8th when they will perform their classic album 'The Lexicon of Love' in its entirety, accompanied by the BBC Concert Orchestra who will be conducted by ART OF NOISE's ANNE DUDLEY who arranged and played keyboards on the original album. The show will be introduced by producer TREVOR HORN.

MIDGE URE, RICK ASTLEY, BAD MANNERS and ASWAD are among the first acts announced for this year's RETROFEST which will take place in Glasgow over the last weekend in August. Other bands announced include The Bay City Rollers, Right Said Fred and the Average White Band.

THE CURE are to be the subject of a free tribute CD which will be given away by the NME on February 25th to mark the band being awarded the Godlike Genius Award at the magazine's award ceremony on the same day. See NEWS for more details.

DOLLAR, SHAKATAK, VISAGE and BUCKS FIZZ are among the acts filmed for a new LivingTV series entitled 'Pop Goes The Band' which starts broadcast in the UK on February 23rd at 10pm. The show promises to resyle the acts for today through a combination of surgery, diets and fitness regimes...

SUPERTRAMP's ROGER HODGES has been announced as another headline act at the forthcoming Acoustic Festival Of Great Britain which takes place at Catton Hall Park on the weekend of May 22nd-25th. Hodges joins a line-up which will also feature CHRIS DIFFORD, THE CHRISTIANS and THE BLOW MONKEYS.

MADONNA has extended her 2009 dates with the announcement of extra shows in London and Manchester in the summer. See GIGS for all the dates.

JOHN FOXX and former JAPAN percussionist STEVE JANSEN will release their collaborative album 'A Secret Life' on March 23rd. The album was started in 2005 but put on hold until Single Cycle Recorder's Steve D'Agostino revived and completed the project. The album will be released through Foxx's Metamatic label under the name D'Agostino / Foxx / Jansen.

FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS have released a new compilation featuring thirty tracks across 2 CDs including their best known singles, key album tracks and a selection of remixes. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

RICK ASTLEY, CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT, ALTERED IMAGES, BUCKS FIZZ, NIK KERSHAW, HOWARD JONES and THE REAL THING will all play at a special HERE AND NOW gig at Ascot Racecourse on August 8th.

STATUS QUO's recent show at Portlaoise in Ireland has been reviewed in the REVIEWS section.

TRACIE YOUNG, former solo artist and backing singer for THE JAM, will play her first show for nearly twenty years on June 6th when she supports Billy Franks at London's Shepherds Bush Empire.

JEAN MICHEL JARRE has announced four UK dates for May during which he will perform material from all stages of his career using his original analogue synths. See GIGS for all the dates.

NICK HEYWARD has denied that he will be performing at the forthcoming 80s REWIND FESTIVAL in Henley on August 22nd despite an announcement to the contrary from the festival organisers...

THE THOMPSON TWINS and NEW MUSIK are among a host of early 80s acts featured in unique footage for a US DVD documentary 'Listen To London' charting London's post punk movement. The film was originally made in 1981 and was shown on the US college circuit and has been remastered and revived for a new DVD release. More details in the NEWS section on the website.

BANANARAMA fans may be interested in listening to a couple of demo tracks of songs that have been posted on producer PETE WATERMAN's website... both tracks are early versions of songs that were renamed, given new lyrics and released at a later date. More details in the NEWS section on the website.

ANNIE LENNOX will play an intimate acoustic show at Los Angeles' Grammy Museum on February 13th which will also feature a live interview with Robert Santelli and a question and answer session with the audience.

KAJAGOOGOO will play a free concert in Aylesbury's Market Square in August, headlining the town's annual Hobbles On The Cobbles event. See NEWS for more details.

BELINDA CARLISLE will see a special edition of her 'Heaven On Earth' album released on April 20th.

DURAN DURAN will headline the forthcoming Lovebox Festival in London's Victoria Park in July 18th, the band's only UK show in 2009. See NEWS for more details.

SPANDAU BALLET reformation rumours have escalated after moving from the UK tabloids to the rather more respected paper The Telegraph who have reported that the band are getting back together although an official confirmation is to follow shortly. The band's original manager, Steve Dagger, who is behind the reunion is quoted as saying the exercise is 'not just a nostalgic re-run of the old, but a fresh slant on what Spandau Ballet are all about'...

PET SHOP BOYS have announced a special edition version of their forthcoming new album 'Yes'. The special edition will feature a bonus CD entitled 'Etc' featuring remixes of album tracks alongside a new track 'This used to be the future' which features guest vocals from THE HUMAN LEAGUE's PHIL OAKEY. 'Yes' is released on March 23rd. See NEWS for the full 'Etc' tracklisting.

NINE INCH NAILS and JANE'S ADDICTION will tour together later this year according to NIN mainman TRENT REZNOR who has also revealed that he has been in the studio working on new material with the recently reformed Jane's Addiction.

DEPECHE MODE have been covered by female trio Red Blooded Women who will release their version of the classic 'Enjoy The Silence' as a single on March 29th although the track is already available as a free download (see NEWS for the download link). The news follows the recent announcement that Depeche Mode's 'Just Can't Get Enough', covered by girl group The Saturdays, will be this year's official Comic Relief charity single.

KIM WILDE will headline two Irish HERE AND NOW shows in April. The shows will also feature HEAVEN 17, KID CREOLE & THE COCONUTS, ABC, TOYAH, and ALTERED IMAGES, see NEWS for all the details.

ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN's singer IAN McCULLOCH will play low-key solo shows at Liverpool's Zeligs in March and April, see NEWS for more details.

SIMPLE MINDS will release a new studio album, 'Graffiti Soul', on May 25th this year. The album, which frontman JIM KERR descibes as 'a truly vibrant rock'n'roll album that's bursting at the seams with quite possibly the most ballsy pop songs we have written in years', will be supported by a world tour.

GARY NUMAN has announced more UK shows in April and June this year as well as festival appearances in Estonia and Belgium. See GIGS for all the dates.

THE HUMAN LEAGUE and MADNESS will both be among the bands performing at Australia's V Festival which will take place at three locations around the country in March and April. The bands will play on a bill that also includes sets from Snow Patrol, The Killers and Duffy. See GIGS for all the dates.

BELINDA CARLISLE will be one of the dancers on the new series of the US version of 'Dancing With The Stars' which starts on March 9th.

ZTT RECORDS' recent CD and DVD boxset has been reviewed in the REVIEWS section.

JOHN FOXX has teamed up with THE COCTEAU TWINS' ROBIN GUTHRIE on a collaborative album entitled 'Mirrorball' which will be released on May 4th.

DEACON BLUE will play a one-off show at Liverpool's Echo Arena in July as part of the city's annual Summer Pops series of shows. See NEWS for more details.

VINCE CLARKE has remixed 'Other Too Endless' for his Mute Records labelmate Polly Scattergood.

THUNDER have moved the London show for their forthcoming farewell tour to the large Hammersmith Apollo after selling out the original show in less than 48 hours. The band have also added a show in Glasgow on July 3rd.

MADONNA has added more shows to the 2009 leg of her 'Sticky & Sweet' tour. The shows, in Marseille, Barcelona, Budapest, Sofia and Gothenburg will take place in July and August, see GIGS for all the dates.

MICHAEL JACKSON is expected to announce details, later this week, of a London residency at the O2 Arena in the summer...

DEPECHE MODE have announced US dates for their upcoming 'Tour Of The Universe' which will promote the band's new album 'Sounds Of The Universe' which will be released on April 20th. The band have also revealed that the album will be released in five formats; a standard CD, a vinyl edition, a download, a special edition CD/DVD and a deluxe boxset. The band are also rumoured to be headlining the Glastonbury Festival. See NEWS for more details of the album release, and GIGS for all the dates.

MADNESS have announced more Australian shows which they will be playing in March and April in addition to their appearance on the V Festival bill there. The band will play four shows across the country, see GIGS for more details.

BON JOVI will mark their 25th anniversary with the publication of an official book 'Bon Jovi: When We Were Beautiful' towards the end of the year which promises previously unpublished photographs and text supplied by the band.

THE DAMNED have reissued their 'Phantasmagoria' and 'Always' albums in double CD remastered editions featuring the original album tracks alongside remixes, alternative versions, live tracks and radio session recordings. See NEWS on the website for the full tracklistings of both albums.

DURAN DURAN have given the War Child charity an exclusive live version of 'A View To A Kill', recorded in Paris last year as part of a collaborative concert with Mark Ronson, which will be available as a bonus download to anyone who buys the European version of the War Child 'Heroes' album, which has just been released.

TEARS FOR FEARS have lined up a run of seven summer shows in the US during July. See GIGS for all the dates.

THE REGENERATION TOUR has announced an amended line-up and the first of it's US dates. The tour will now feature ABC, HEAVEN 17, WANG CHUNG, BERLIN and THE CUTTING CREW. See GIGS for the dates announced so far.

PRINCE will release a set of three new albums exclusively via the US chain of Target stores on March 29th. The collection will feature two new Prince albums, 'LOtUSFLOW3R' and 'MPLSoUND' alongside 'Elixer' which has been recorded by his latest protege, Bria Valente.

SIMPLE MINDS will play a show in Liverpool, as part of the city's annual Summer Pops Festival, in July at the Liverpool Echo Arena. See NEWS for more details.

ALEXANDER O'NEAL will headline this year's 'Back To The 80s' show at Glasgow's Braehead Arena which will take place on June 13th and will also feature performances from ABC, BANANARAMA, GO WEST, CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT, BROTHER BEYOND, KYM MAZELLE and a special line-up of FOURGOODMEN featuring OWEN PAUL on vocals.

KRAFTWERK have confirmed that they will be headlining Bestival on the Isle Of Wight this summer...

SPARKS will release a new single 'Lighten Up, Morrissey' on March 23rd as a limited edition vinyl release, the same week as the duo play two shows at the Forum in London.

DEF LEPPARD have announced a tour of the USA with POISON and CHEAP TRICK also on the bill. The 40 date tour will take place between June and September, see GIGS for dates. Def Leppard are also working on expanded and remastered reissues of their classic albums 'Pyromania' and 'Adrenalize' for release around the same time.

RETROFEST has expanded it's weekend line-up with more acts from the 70s, 80s and 90s, and now includes sets from GLORIA GAYNOR, SISTER SLEDGE, RICK ASTLEY, A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS, ASWAD, LEVEL 42, MIDGE URE, ABC, HEAVEN 17, NICK HEYWARD, GO WEST and BAD MANNERS.

GARY NUMAN has added more shows to his upcoming tour, bringing the UK leg of date up to six shows around the country. Numan is also working on two new albums 'Dead Son Rising', an album of new tracks built out of demos he re-discovered last year, and 'Splinter', the full follow-up to his last album 'Jagged'. See GIGS for all the dates.

XTC's side project The Dukes Of Stratosphear will reissue their 1985 EP '25 O'Clock' and the 1987 album 'Psonic Psunspots' later this year via ANDY PARTRIDGE's label Ape House Records. The reissues will contain the original releases alongside demos, unreleased material and bonus tracks.

FAITH NO MORE are set to reunite for a European tour and festival shows later this year and have already announced that they will headline the Download Festival - which also features sets from DEF LEPPARD, ZZ TOP, MOTELY CRUE and WHITESNAKE among others - on June 12th.

GLORIA ESTEFAN is to take her Greatest Hits tour to South America in April with shows in Uruguay, Chile, Argentina, Peru and Ecuador and has announced that the shows will be her last live tour as she wants to retire from live work and commit more time working on other projects and spending time with her daughter.

IT BITES have announced four UK dates in March, as well as a show supporting Wishbone Ash and an appearance at South Wales' Castle Park Rock Festival in May. See GIGS for all the dates.

THE SPECIALS have added three dates to their upcoming reunion tour with the news of shows in Leeds' Millenium Square on May 24th and appearances at Ireland's Oxegen Festival and Scotland's T In The Park Festival in July.

PET SHOP BOYS are still working on their previously announced plan to write a ballet, and the duo have revealed that that the 'electronics and strings' production will be based on a Hans Christian Andersen story and will probably be finished by the end of 2010.

NEW ORDER bassist PETER HOOK has collaborated on two tracks on the new album from the Crystal Method. The album, 'Divided By Night', will be released on May 12th.

MODERN ROMANCE's ANDY KYRIACOU has written a protest song to support the 'No To Bike Parking Fees' campaign. The song is available for free download now, see NEWS for the download link.

OMD will be playing a very special concert with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra on June 20th where they will play their sound installation The Energy Suite as well as a selection of tracks from the OMD catalogue.

MINISTRY will release a live album, featuring recordings from their farewell tour, on March 31st. See NEWS for the full tracklisting.

VINCE CLARKE has remixed Franz Ferdinand's 'No You Girls' which will be released as a single on April 6th.

THE BLOCKHEADS will release a new album 'Staring Down The Barrel' on April 6th and have announced a UK tour and European dates asround the same time. See GIGS for all the dates.

INXS have parted company with JD Fortune, the singer they recruited through the 2005 reality TV series 'Rock Star:INXS'. Fortune claims to have been sacked from the band without explanation and his departure from the group puts a question mark over release plans for the new INXS album...

DAF have announced a UK date as part of their 30th Anniversary reunion tour. The show will take place at London's Islington Academy on March 28th with a compilation album, 'Das Beste Von DAF - 20 Lieder der Deutsch Amerikanischen Freundschaft', scheduled for release on March 30th. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

DAVID BYRNE will headline one night of August's Big Chill festival in Hertfordshire. Byrne will play on August 9th, the last night of the festival, with Basement Jaxx and Orbital headlining the Friday and Saturday.

MARTHA AND THE MUFFINS will release a new album, 'Delicate', later this year.

MICHAEL JACKSON has announced that he will play a concert residency at London's O2 Arena in July. Billed as the 'This Is It' concerts Jackson has stated that the shows are to be his last in London, causing speculation that he is to retire from live performance. Ten dates have been announced so far with speculation that another fifteen shows might be added following news that over a million people have pre-registered to buy tickets. The shows will start on July 8th, see GIGS for details.

THE LOTUS EATERS, who are currently working on a new album, will play a rare live show at Liverpool's Philharmonic Hall on July 25th as part of the Summer Pops concerts.

PET SHOP BOYS, NINE INCH NAILS, JANE'S ADDICTION have all been added to the line-up of Scotland's T In The Park festival and Ireland's Oxegen Festival which both take place over the weekend of July 10th-12th. Nine Inch Nails and Jane's Addiction meanwhile have announced the first of their shared US dates which will start in May. See GIGS for all the dates.

DEPECHE MODE have announced the venues for the US leg of their tour in support of their new album 'Sounds Of The Universe'. See GIGS for all the details.

EURYTHMICS' DAVE STEWART is writing songs for a planned musical version of the film 'Ghost' - which originally starred Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore - set for a West End debut in 2010...

CYNDI LAUPER is lining up European dates for the summer with shows already announced in Germany, France and Switzerland with more shows to be added soon. See GIGS for all the dates.

DEVO will play their 'We Are Not men, We Are Devo' album in it's entirety for the first time at a special concert at London's Forum on May 6th in addition to a show at this year's All Tomorrow's Parties festival in Minehead on May 8th.

U2 have announced the first dates in a world tour to support their new album 'No Line On The Horizon'. The 'Kiss The Future' tour will start in Barcelona on June 30th and see further shows across Europe including UK gigs in London, Glasgow, Sheffield and Cardiff. See GIGS for all the dates. The band are meanwhile reported to be planning the release of a second album this year, a sister release to their current 'No Line On The Horizon' album, entitled 'Songs Of Ascent' which will be preceded by a single entitled 'Every Breaking Wave'...

ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN, WIRE and BILLY BRAGG will all play this year's Camden Crawl festival which will take place on April 24th and 25th at various venues around London's Camden Town.

BLANCMANGE are still working on a new album and are previewing the new material on their MySpace site in the form of a video for a new track entitled 'Drive Me'. See NEWS for the video link.

SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES will reissue three of their key albums - 'Tinderbox', 'Hyaena', Nocturne' and 'A Kiss In The Dreamhouse' - on April 6th in expanded and remastered editions featuring previously unlreased tracks, remixes and demo versions. See NEWS for the full tracklisting of all four albums.

THE HUMAN LEAGUE have announced solo concerts in Sydney and Melbourne in April in addition to their shows as part of the V Festival bill. See GIGS for the dates.

MIDNIGHT OIL will reform for a pair of benefit concerts in Australia on March 14th, playing on bills in Melbourne and Sydney that also include SPLIT ENZ, ICEHOUSE and HUNTERS AND COLLECTORS. The shows, to benefit flood and bushfire charities will also feature Coldplay and Kings Of Leon.

SIMPLE MINDS, OMD, DEAD OR ALIVE, THE LOTUS EATERS, FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD and THE STRANGLERS are among a host of bands who have been interviewed for a new book about the legendary Liverpool club, Eric's. The A4 book contains over 500 pages of interviews, photographs and memories of the club. See NEWS on the website for ordering details.

BANANARAMA have reportedly selected a cover of the Three Degrees' 'The Runner' as the first single from their forthcoming disco album. Release details are expected to follow shortly.

DEPECHE MODE are expected to announce a headline slot at the forthcoming Lollapolooza Festival in Chicago in August and rumours are also circulating about additional UK shows before the end of the year and Russian dates in February 2010...

THE HUMAN LEAGUE will play the Evolution Festival in Newcastle on May 24th as well as an outdoor show in Thetford Forest as part of the Forestry Commission's annual tour and a headline spot at The Wickerman Festival in Galloway, Scotland in July. See GIGS for details.

DURAN DURAN are back in the recording studio where they are working on the follow up to 'Red Carpet Massacre' with producer Mark Ronson.

OMD are thought to be lining up US dates for the autumn on a bill with SIMPLE MINDS... if reports are correct the two bands will play shows in South America in early September and then move up to North America at the end of the month for shows until the end of October. The two bands are also said to be discussing taking the show to Europe.

KRAFTWERK, DE LA SOUL, LAURIE ANDERSON and THE DURUTTI COLUMN are among artists confirmed to play this year's Manchester International Festival which will take place in venues across the city between July 2nd and 19th.

THE ENGLISH BEAT have lined up US shows through March, April and May, see GIGS for all the dates.

MOTORHEAD will headline the friday night bill at this year's Guilfest in July, with Beach Boys mainman Brian Wilson confirmed to headline the saturday. See NEWS for more details.

MARTYN WARE is to play a very special show at London's Goldsmiths on March 24th. The 'Future Of Sound/Future Of Light' event will take place in the venue's Great Hall and will see the HEAVEN 17 mainman present sound via a innovative 3D music soundsystem capable of delivering an stadium experience in a small space. Further shows will take place in Bristol on April 25th and Gateshead on May 23rd.

MADONNA is thought to be planning to record a number of new tracks to be included on a forthcoming hits package which is tentatively scheduled for a September release.

JUDAS PRIEST are rumoured to be lining up a special tour next year to mark the 30th anniversary of their epic 'British Steel' album.

MORRISSEY has announced five European shows - to take place in Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Czech Republic and Austria - in July. See GIGS for all the dates.

BOYS DON'T DRY will play a one-off show at Los Angeles' Skinny's Lounge on April 9th.

THE B-52s' FRED SCHNEIDER is working on material as part of a project called The Superions whose first single 'Totally Nude Island' is already enjoying radio success in the USA.

DEVO will release their first new album for almost 20 years in 2010. The currently untitled album will be the first new material from the band since their 2007 single 'Watch Us Work It'.

THE GODFATHERS will play a one-off show at London's Garage on July 24th in addition to their short Spanish tour in May and an Antwerp show on June 13th. See GIGS for all the dates.

THE PIXIES are confirmed to appear at the forthcoming Isle Of Wight Festival, playing second on the bill to Neil Young on June 14th.

POISON frontman BRET MICHAELS will publish his autobiography 'Roses and Thorns: The Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy to My Reality' in June, promising the book will contain 'the sex, the drugs, the rock 'n' roll, but it also gives you the diabetes. It gives you every aspect of my life and what I'm going through...'.

MICHAEL JACKSON has extended his run of shows at London's O2 Arena to 50 shows between July this year and February 2010 after unprecedented demand for tickets during this week's presales which saw around a million tickets sold for the show. See GIGS for all the dates.

FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS frontman ROLAND GIFT has released a new single 'Crushed' via iTunes with an album in the pipeline and live dates expected shortly.

SPANDAU BALLET have reformed their original line-up for a world tour which will start in the UK in October. The band announced the reformation at a press conference aboard the HMS Belfast in London this week and today added a second show at London's O2 Arena after tickets for their first show at the venue sold out in less than half an hour. See GIGS for the UK and Irish dates announced so far.

ULTRAVOX will headline The Big Top stage on the Saturday night of this year's Isle Of Wight Festival on June 13th.

DEPECHE MODE have announced more UK dates - in Glasgow, Birmingham, London, and Manchester - in December, as well as an Irish show in Dublin. See GIGS for all the dates.

RICK ASTLEY will headline a Portugese HERE AND NOW show at Lisbon's Pavilhão Atlântico on May 29th. KIM WILDE, BELINDA CARLISLE, ABC, NIK KERSHAW and CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT will also appear on the bill.

DURAN DURAN will play a show at Edinburgh Castle in July, one of what has been described as a 'handful' of dates the band will be playing this year, see NEWS for more information. Meanwhile the band have been joined in the studio - where they are working on a new album - by Kaiser Chiefs' Nick Hodgson who is reported to be writing with the band. The album's producer Mark Ronson is responsible for the pairing and based on work so far has said that at least two of the songs from the partnership will make it onto the next Duran Duran album.

RICK ASTLEY will headline a Portugese HERE AND NOW show at Lisbon's Pavilhão Atlântico on May 29th. KIM WILDE, BELINDA CARLISLE, ABC, NIK KERSHAW and CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT will also appear on the bill.

A-HA have announced three UK shows for November, the dates - in Birmingham, Manchester and London - will be part of the band's European tour in support of a new studio album... see GIGS for all the dates.

BONNIE TYLER's epic single 'Total Eclipse Of The Heart' is SingStar's most downloaded karaoke track according to a recent report which also sees CYNDI LAUPER's 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' at number six.

NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS are to reissue four of their catalogue albums 'From Her To Eternity', 'The Firstborn Is Dead', 'Kicking Against The Pricks' and 'Your Funeral… My Trial' - the first releases in a reissues series that will eventually see the band's entire catalogue remastered and released in expanded collectors editions - on April 27th. See NEWS for more details and the full tracklistings.

MANDY SMITH's album 'Mandy' and PRINCESS's album 'Princess' will both be reissued by Cherry Pop on May 12th in remastered expanded editions featuring remixes, demos and previously unreleased material. See NEWS for the full tracklisting of both albums.

HAPPY MONDAYS have been confirmed as the headline act for the Sunday bill of this year's Guilfest, alongside previously announced headliners MOTORHEAD and The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson.

TOM TOM CLUB, PAUL WELLER and KID CREOLE AND THE COCONUTS will all play live sets as part of Island Records' forthcoming series of 'Island Life' gigs celebrating the label's 50th anniversary. All the concerts will take place at London's Shepherds Bush Empire, see NEWS for more details.

GRACE JONES, PET SHOP BOYS and NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS will headline this year's Latitude Festival which will take place in Southwold, Suffolk in July. See NEWS for more details.

ERASURE singer ANDY BELL will play a free DJ set at Hollywood's Amoeba store at 6.30pm on April 9th in support of the US release of Erasure's 'Total Pop!' boxset.

ELVIS COSTELLO will release a new album on June 1st. Entitled 'Secret, Profane And Sugarcane' the album is largely acoustic and features a number of respected country and bluegrass musicians. See NEWS on the website for the full tracklisting.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

GARY NUMAN, NEIL TENNANT, VINCE CLARKE, MARTIN GORE, PHIL OAKEY and BERNARD SUMNER will all appear as guests on a forthcoming BBC4 documentary entitled 'Synth Britannia' which will set out to trace the beginnings of the synth revolution of the late seventies and early eighties. The show will air on October 16th, see NEWS for more information.

TOYAH's THE HUMANS project will release a cover of Nancy Sinatra's 'These Boots Are Made For Walking', featuring ROBERT FRIPP on guitar, as a digital single on September 21st. The band will also release a new edition of their album 'We Are The Humans', including the new track, in October. The new edition will be available online exclusively from RememberTheEighties.com in a couple of weeks!

TEARS FOR FEARS are looking into playing a run of dates in Singapore, Manila and Australia in the early part of next year with tentative plans to play on the US East coast in the summer. :o :o :o

BANANARAMA and BONNIE TYLER will both appear on the bill of a special charity show, 'Women of Rock', which is due to take place at London's Royal Albert Hall on November 1st. Other artists on the bill include Mel C, Joss Stone and Jamelia.

SALT-N-PEPA, currently in the middle of a series of US shows, are planning UK and European dates for the early part of 2010...

MADNESS have added a London show to their annual Christmas tour of the UK and will play at the O2 Arena on September 18th. See GIGS for all the tour dates. The band will also release a new CD/DVD hits compilation 'Total Madness' on September 21st, see NEWS for the full tracklisting.

ZODIAC MINDWARP will headline the International Tattoo Convention at London's Tobacco Dock on September 26th, playing songs from their upcoming new album 'We Are Volsung' as part of their live set.

THE BEE GEES' Robin and Barry Gibb are said to be reuniting for a series of live shows, their first since the death of their brother and former Bee Gee, Maurice Gibb. The band have said that plans are being made however no details about any shows have yet emerged.

EUROPE have announced a UK tour for next year with DIAMOND HEAD supporting. The 'Last Look At Eden' tour will be the band's first UK dates since 2006 and follow the release of Europe's new studio album of the same name that was released this week. See GIGS for all the dates.

DEACON BLUE, MIDGE URE, HUE AND CRY, LLOYD COLE and THE BLUEBELLS are among acts appearing at a series of dates in Scotland under the banner 'Homecoming Live' which will celebrate the Scottish music of the last three decades.

EDWYN COLLINS has announced a Scottish tour, plus dates in London and Manchester, to take place in October. See GIGS for all the dates.

NEW ORDER's PETER HOOK will publish his account of the extraordinary story of Manchester's Haçienda nightclub on October 5th and will promote the book - 'The Haçienda - How Not To Run A Club' - with a series of signings, Q&A sessions and DJ sets around the country. Hook has also compiled and mixed 'Haçienda – Acid House Classics', a double CD of many of the greatest Haçienda acid classics from artists including A Guy Called Gerald, Fast Eddie, Phuture, Adonis, and New Order themselves.

GUNS N' ROSES are to play two live shows in Japan in December, their first live dates since the release of their 'Chinese Democracy' album. See GIGS for the dates.

THE HUMAN LEAGUE, ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN and HAPPY MONDAYS are all to perform at the forthcoming Dubai Sound City festival which runs in various venues around the city between November 5th and 7th.

BERLIN have released a live CD/DVD package entitled 'All The Way In' which features the band playing live in Los Angeles in April of this year. See NEWS for the full CD and DVD tracklistings.

THE BELOVED are working on new material, their first since the release of their 1996 album 'X', and are previewing three new tracks on their MySpace page. See NEWS for the link.

SINEAD O'CONNOR has teamed up with ADAM AND THE ANTS' MARCO PIRRONI's THE WOLFMEN on the new Wolfmen single 'Jackie, Is It My Birthday?' which is scheduled for release on October 5th. The track is one of a number recorded by the band and produced by The Dandy Warhols' Courtney Taylor-Taylor.

SHEENA EASTON's 1980 album 'Take My Time' will be reissued in an expanded edition - featuring four bonus tracks - on October 19th. See NEWS on the website for the full tracklisting.

BOOK OF LOVE have announced a reunion show at New York's Highline Ballroom on September 27th to mark the reissue of their Sire Records catalogue. The albums -'Book of Love', 'Lullaby', 'Candy Carol' and 'Lovebubble' - have all been reissued and digitally remastered and feature bonus tracks, rare live recordings and remixes (including a rare Daniel Miller remix of 'I Touch Roses' included on the new edition of their eponymous debut album).

MORRISSEY will release an 18-track compilation of key b-sides from his last three studio albums on October 26th. 'Swords' will be released on CD and vinyl and initial quantities of the CD will include a bonus disc containing eight tracks recorded live in Warsaw last year. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

SPANDAU BALLET will release a brand new single on November 9th. The track, entitled 'Once More', will be the recently reunited band's first new release for twenty years. Spandau Ballet will also release a new album on the same day although the album title is still to be announced. Recording commitments however have forced the band to reschedule their mainland European shows. After Spandau Ballet's forthcoming UK and Irish shows they will play one more show in Amsterdam on November 1st and then pick up the European dates - which now includes a new show in Rome - in March next year. See GIGS for all the dates.

CULTURE CLUB, ULTRAVOX, KAJAGOOGOO, DURAN DURAN, CLASSIX NOUVEAUX and THE STRANGLERS will all have concerts, recorded in the early 80s, released as downloads in December. The shows were originally recorded by the BBC for their 'In Concert' series and will be available on December 7th alongside shows from THE SPECIALS and THE SELECTER that were recorded in 1979. See NEWS for more details.

ABBA, GENESIS, DONNA SUMMER, KISS and RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS are among the nominees to enter the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame next year...

ABC are to perform their classic album 'The Lexicon of Love' in its entirety at two special shows in Sheffield and Manchester in December. The shows follow the success of the band's 'The Lexicon of Love' show at London's Royal Albert Hall in April and will again see the band accompanied by a full orchestra conducted by ANNE DUDLEY. ABC will also headline the forthcoming Oxfam charity event Oxjam at London's Matter in October, topping a bill that includes Mylo, Kisy Seel Out and The Hoosiers. See GIGS for all the dates.

MADONNA is thought to be planning a collaboration with JANET JACKSON on a tribute song for the late MICHAEL JACKSON according to current rumours which started after the duo dined together after MTV's recent VMA Awards.

MICHAEL JACKSON will release a new song on the soundtrack to accompany his forthcoming film 'This Is It'. The song, also entitled 'This Is It' will be released on October 12th and will be followed by the 2-CD soundtrack album on October 26th. The 'This Is It' film will premiere at fifteen simultaneous events around the world on October 27th. See NEWS for more details about the album and about the launch of the film.

GEORGE MICHAEL will release a live DVD entitled 'Live In London' on December 7th. The DVD and Blu-Ray release was filmed at London's Earls Court on Michael's '25 Live' tour last year.

FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD will release a new compilation 'Frankie Say Greatest' on November 2nd to mark the 25th anniversary of the original release of their classic album 'Welcome To The Pleasuredome'. The CD/DVD release will feature all the band's hits plus new remixes of 'Relax','Two Tribes' and 'Power of Love' and original remixes.

PSYCHEDELIC FURS have added two more shows to their upcoming run of UK dates and have announced that as part of their set they will perform their 1981 album 'Talk Talk Talk' in its entirety. The band will play the shows in London, Glasgow and Manchester in November, see GIGS for all the details.

BON JOVI are reportedly planning a twenty-show residency at London's O2 Arena in November and December...

JOHN FOXX will release a live album 'In The Glow' on October 19th, featuring concerts recorded in 1983 when he was touring his 'The Golden Section' album. The 2-CD package will feature mostly unreleased recordings from shows at London's Dominion Theatre and The Lyceum in October and December 1983 respectively. Foxx will also see reissues of his 'Shifting City' and 'Pleasures Of Electricity' albums released on the same date in expanded 2-CD editions. John Foxx will also feature in BBC4's 'Synth Britannia' documentary which will air on October 16th. See NEWS for the full tracklisting of all three releases.

KRAFTWERK will reissue digitally remastered editions of their classic albums in October. The special editions of 'Autobahn', 'Radio-Activity', 'Trans Europe Express', 'The Man Machine', 'Computer World', 'Techno Pop', 'The Mix' and 'Tour De France' will be released as individual albums packaged in special slipcases featuring newly expanded artwork and previously unseen images on October 12th, and together in an 8-CD boxset on November 16th.

MIDNIGHT OIL's classic single 'Beds Are Burning' has been covered by a group of artists - including DURAN DURAN's SIMON LE BON, BOB GELDOF and THE SCORPIONS - for release as a special single to raise awareness of global warming. The single will be available as a free download from early October.

MARILLION will release their new album 'Less is More' on October 2nd and will support the release with a short UK and Irish tour in November and December, see GIGS for all the dates. The album and tour will consist of new acoustic arrangements of songs from Marillion's catalogue.

ELVIS COSTELLO is set to release a series of live albums, drawn from classic bootlegs, starting with 'Live At The El Mocambo' on September 29th which features a 1978 show recorded in Toronto.

DEVO will reissue two of their classic albums in November and will mark the releases by playing both in their entirety during a forthcoming US tour. The albums - 'Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!' and 'Freedom Of Choice', will both come out on deluxe CD and limited edition coloured vinyl. See GIGS for all the dates.

DURAN DURAN are lining up special editions of their albums 'Duran Duran', 'Seven And The Ragged Tiger' and 'Notorious' for release in the first half of next year...

THE CLASH's Mick Jones and Topper Headon have re-recorded a version of The Clash's 'Jail Guitar Doors' for BILLY BRAGG's charity of the same name, and were joined on the recording by Billy Bragg and four former prison inmates. The recording session was filmed as part of the 'Breaking Rocks' documentary about the Jail Guitar Doors initiative which premiere as part of the Raindance film festival on October 1st.

BOY GEORGE will perform live at the opening of 'Dose', a new London club-night, at Proud in Camden on October 27th.

MADNESS have added two matinee shows to their forthcoming December dates. The lunchtime shows will take place in Southend on December 5th and Newcastle on December 12th. See GIGS for all the dates. The band will also headline Edinburgh's annual Hogmanany celebrations this year, bringing in the New Year live from an outdoor concert in the city centre.

BANANARAMA will appear on the bill of the forthcoming 'Rock With Laughter' Christmas show at London's Wembley Arena on December 22nd. The show will feature a bill of comedians and musicians and will also include performances from Jaspet Carrott, Sugababes, Lenny Henry, Peter Andre, Ed Byrne and Jo Brand among others.

WHITNEY HOUSTON has announced UK dates next year with news of five arena shows in April. The dates will be in support of Houston's new album 'I Look To You' which will be released on October 19th, see GIGS for all the details.

NIK KERSHAW is planning an acoustic album which will feature a favourites from across his catalogue. Kershaw is currently recording studio versions of some of the songs from his recent live sets and may also include some new songs on the currently untitled album.

JANET JACKSON will release a hits collection entitled 'Number Ones' on November 17th. The 2-CD compilation will feature thirty-four tracks including a brand new song 'Make Me'.

BIG COUNTRY have released a live CD/DVD package featuring the band's concert at Glasgow's Barrowlands on New Year's Eve 1983. Both discs contain the concert while the DVD contains a number of extras including a live show shot in New York City in 1982. See NEWS for the full tracklisting.

NEW ORDER are considering releasing a reissue of their hit 'World In Motion' next year to coincide with England's bid for success in the 2010 World Cup.

THE QUIREBOYS will reissue their 'A Bit Of What You Fancy' album on November 9th in a remastered edition. The band have also lined up an eight-date Christmas tour in December, see GIGS for all the dates.

KYLIE MINOGUE is said to be planning a residency in Las Vegas following the success of her current US tour dates, her first North American tour.

THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS have postponed their planned UK dates in London, Glasgow and Manchester which were scheduled to take place in November. The shows are to be rescheduled but refunds are available... as a consequence my planned interview with the band has also been postponed!

SHALAMAR's JEFFREY DANIEL will be in the UK in November to hold a series of dance masterclasses across the country. Daniel, in addition to his work with Shalamar, is best known for choreographing MICHAEL JACKSON's 'Bad' and 'Smooth Criminal' videos and for teaching Jackson the moonwalk. See GIGS for details of the dance classes.

THE THOMPSON TWINS will release a five-album boxset entitled 'Box' on October 26th. The release will contain all the band's recently reissued and expanded albums across four 2-CD sets and features the original albums 'A Product Of...', 'Set', 'Quick Step & Side Kick', 'Into the Gap' and 'Here's to Future Days' alongside 71 bonus tracks including b-sides and remixes.

HUGH CORNWELL has lined up a short UK run of shows as part of his current tour. The shows will see Cornwell perform both his critically acclaimed solo album 'Hooverdam' and THE STRANGLERS' classic 'Rattus Norvegicus IV' album in their entirety. See GIGS for all the dates.

KRAFTWERK are currently working on a new album which they hope to release in 2010, meanwhile the band reissue digitally remastered editions of their classic albums this week with an 8-CD boxset '12345678' scheduled for release on November 16th.

SHEENA EASTON will see her series of album reissues continue on October 19th with the release of a new edition of her 'Take My Time' album which has been expanded to include four bonus tracks. See NEWS for the full tracklisting.

CYNDI LAUPER will feature on 'Here Lies Love' the new album project from Fatboy Slim and David Byrne based on the life of Imelda Marcos. Other artists involved include Tori Amos, Martha Wainwright and Santigold. The album is tentatively sceduled for release before the middle of next year.

THE ENGLISH BEAT have added more shows to their current US dates and have announced a run of shows through November and into December. See GIGS for all the dates.

JOHNNY HATES JAZZ have reunited with original singer CLARK DATCHLER and are working on new material together with a view to announcing live shows around the world in 2010. :o

HURRAH! will reissue their second album, 1989's 'The Beautiful', on October 19th in an expanded edition featuring two bonus tracks. See NEWS for the full tracklisting.

PUBLIC ENEMY are hoping to raise $250,000 from fans to record a new album. Fans will be asked to buy $25 shares in the album in exchange for a share of any profit the album makes.

RED LORRY YELLOW LORRY will have their 1982 album 'Talk About The Weather' reissued on October 5th in an expanded edition featuring eleven bonus tracks. See NEWS for the full tracklisting.

COMSAT ANGELS will play three UK shows in October, see GIGS for all the dates.

A-HA have decided to split at the end of 2010 after a special farewell tour to mark the 25th anniversary of their debut album 'Hunting High & Low'. The farewell tour will finish in Oslo on December 3rd and 4th and more dates are expected to be released soon. The band have stated that although they are retiring as a band they are not retiring as individuals, saying 'Doing this now will give us a chance to get more involved in other meaningful aspects of life, be it humanitarian work, politics, or whatever else - and of course through new constellations in the field of art and music'. The band will be announcing more dates around the world shortly but have said that the tour will include shows in the USA, South America, Japan and Europe and are hoping to schedule shows in Australia too. :'(

SPANDAU BALLET's first live show since reforming took place in Dublin this week and has been reviewed in the REVIEWS section.

DEPECHE MODE's 'Enjoy The Silence', YES's 'Owner Of A Lonely Heart', and PHIL COLLINS' 'Two Hearts' have all received awards from the BMI recently marking radio airplay in excess of 3 million plays...

ERASURE will release a 21st anniversary edition of their classic 1988 album The Innocents next week (November 24th in the USA). The album will be available as a standard CD featuring a remastered edition of the original release, and as a deluxe 3-disc (2-CD and 1-DVD) hardback book edition containing the remastered album, a disc of b-sides, remixes live tracks and rarities plus a concert filmed at Birmingham's NEC on The Innocents tour in 1988 as well as videos for all the singles and TV performances. See NEWS for the full tracklisting.

FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD are to be awarded the 'Classic Track' award by Q Magazine for their classic single 'Relax' at next week's Q Awards in London...

NEW ORDER and THE CLASH are among artists to have classic album covers featured on a series of UK postage stamps. New Order's 'Power, Corruption & Lies' and The Clash's 'London Calling' are among the ten covers featured in the series alongside classic jackets from David Bowie, Blur, Coldplay, Led Zepplin, Mike Oldfield, Pink Floyd, Primal Scream and The Rolling Stones. The set of ten stamps will be available from January 7th.

YELLO have released a new album 'Touch Yello' via Universal in Germany. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

BON JOVI will start a 135-date 30-country world tour at New Jersey's Meadowlands Stadium on May 26th next year. Dates are expected to be announced shortly but will include a UK residency at London's O2 Arena.

SHAKATAK will play two special 30th anniversary concerts at High Barn in Great Bardfield, Essex on January 22nd and 23rd.

GUNS N' ROSES have announced thirteen Canadian shows in January and February next year. The shows, billed as being part of the 'Guns N' Roses Chinese Democracy World Tour' have sparked new rumours that the band is planning to announce a full tour very soon. See GIGS for all the dates.

RUN DMC are to be the subject of a new broadway musical according to reports. Producer Paula Wagner is working on a show that will tell the story of the seminal hip-hop group and is set to meet with the remaining members of the band shortly to discuss the idea.

SIOBHAN FAHEY has announced the tracklisting for 'Songs From The Red Room', her new album using the SHAKESPEARS SISTER name, which is scheduled for release on November 16th. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

THE DAMNED have been forced to cancel their upcoming US dates after having problems getting hold of the necessary work visas...

SWANS WAY and SCARLET FANTASTIC singer MAGGIE K DE MONDE will appear at London's Halo Bar on November 20th as one half of Maggie & Martin, alongside MARC ALMOND collaborator Martin Watkins. The duo will be joined by a number of guests including THE AU PAIRS' Lesley Woods and a DJ set from ABC's STEPHEN SINGLETON.

MADNESS will reissue their debut album 'One Step Beyond' in an expanded 2-CD edition next week. The release, to mark the album's 30th anniversary, will feature the original album alongside a host of bonus tracks and videos. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

B-MOVIE have announced a rare UK show at Mansfield's Town Mill on November 7th with support from Electraset.

DURAN DURAN, ERASURE, DEPECHE MODE, OMD, PET SHOP BOYS, HUMAN LEAGUE, KIM WILDE and ULTRAVOX are among the artists complied on a new 3-CD release featuring original 12" mixes. The release contains one CD of tracks featured in a continuous mix by Blank & Jones and a further 2 CDs of remixes. The compilation will be released in Germany on October 30th with releases elsewhere expected to be announced soon. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

BOY GEORGE will appear as a special guest at Rufus Wainwright's forthcoming 'A Not So Silent Night' concert at London's Royal Albert Hall on December 9th. Boy George is planning to release a solo album next year which will allegedly include a song entitled 'Your Pain Makes a Beautiful Sound' which he has written about Amy Winehouse.

SIMPLE MINDS and OMD have announced that they will perform the KRAFTWERK track 'Neon Lights' together on stage as part of Simple Minds' forthcoming 'Graffiti Soul' tour where OMD will appear as special guests. Both bands have covered the track previously but the tour will be the first time they have performed it together. See GIGS for all the dates.

DEF LEPPARD has cancelled the third leg of its US tour due to 'personal matters'. The shows were set to start on October 22nd and run until November 28th, refunds are available from point of purchase.

UB40 will play a special charity show at Birmingham's 350-capacity Rainbow Courtyard venue on November 3rd. The show is to benefit the venue which is under threat of closure and will kick off UB40's UK tour that runs through November and December. The band will also release another hits compilation 'The Best of Labour of Love' on November 23rd. See GIGS for all the dates.

NITZER EBB have announced that they will support DEPECHE MODE on their 'Tour Of The Universe' in January and February next year. See GIGS for all the dates.

CYNDI LAUPER and POISON singer BRET MICHAELS will be among the contestants on the new series of TV show 'Celebrity Apprentice'...

HELEN TERRY's 1986 solo album 'Blue Notes' will be reissued by Cherry Red on October 19th in an expanded edition featuring a number of bonus tracks many of which will be available for the first time on CD. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

JAPAN's MICK KARN has self-published an autobiography entitled 'Japan & Self Existence' which he describes as 'a personal insight into life as a musician and artist spanning more than 30 years'. Meanwhile his former bandmates DAVID SYLVIAN and RICHARD BARBIERI have also been active, Sylvian has released a new solo album 'Manafon' and Barbieri has joined the band Porcupine Tree...

ANDREW POPPY has announced a short run of live dates around the UK with his new Sustaining Ensemble project, playing material from their 'and the Shuffle of Things' album. See GIGS for all the dates.

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น่าเสียดายจริงๆครับ วงดนตรีดีๆอำลาวงการไปอีกวงแล้ว ก็ได้แต่หวังว่าจะมีผลงานเดี่ยวที่น่าฟังของสมาชิกแต่ละคนในอนาคตอันใกล้นี้นะครับ

แต่ใครจะรู้ล่ะ พวกเขาเคยประกาศยุบวงไปครั้งนึงแล้วเมื่อปี 1994 แต่ก็กลับมารวมตัวกันออกผลงานที่ยอดเยี่ยมอย่าง Minor Earth Major Sky ได้ในสี่ปีให้หลัง ก็ไม่แน่ว่าเหตุการณ์แบบนี้อาจจะเกิดขึ้นอีกก็ได้ครับ (แม้จะเป็นไปได้ยากก็เหอะ)

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2 อัลบั้มแรกของวงนี่มีอิทธิพลต่อผมมากๆจริงๆ 2 เพลงสุดยอดของวงจากทั้ง 2 อัลบั้มแรกอย่าง Hunting High & Low + Mahattan Skyline คงจะตราตรึงในใจผมไปอีกนานแสนนาน

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อ้างจาก: คุณนิชิซาวะ ที่ 24 ตุลาคม 2009 | 10:07:43 AM

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คงไม่เกินเลยไปหากผมจะบอกว่า Manhattan Skyline คือหนึ่งในบทเพลงที่ยอดเยี่ยมที่สุดที่ถูกบันทึกเสียงในทศวรรษที่ 80's ครับ

BOY GEORGE will headline a HERE AND NOW show at the Bay Festival on The Isle on Man on June 20th next year. The rest of the bill will feature RICK ASTLEY, KIM WILDE, BELINDA CARLISLE, CUTTING CREW, THE REAL THING and CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT.

FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD have announced the tracklisting for their forthcoming new compilation 'Frankie Says Greatest' which will be released on November 2nd. The album will come out as a 2-CD deluxe edition, a single-CD standard edition and via digital download. See NEWS for the full deluxe edition tracklisting.

GEORGE MICHAEL will release a one-off Christmas single via Island Records on December 13th. The track will be a brand new version of 'December Song' the track he made available as a free download last year and will be available on CD and via download.

THOMAS DOLBY will play a special show at London's Union Chapel on February 28th next year. The show will be an impromptu evening and will see the touring band from Dolby's 1983-84 tour reunite onstage. See NEWS for more details.

BRYAN FERRY has teamed up with DJ Hell for a single release 'U Can Dance' which will be released in January.

PETER GABRIEL will release a new album entitled 'Scratch My Back' in early 2010. The release will feature orchestral covers of songs from artists including DAVID BOWIE, TALKING HEADS and PAUL SIMON. Gabriel explained the concept of the album by saying 'The songs are not simply covers, they are major reinterpretations of some famous stuff. It's quite radical.' See NEWS for the expected tracklisting.

LANDSCAPE will reissue two of their albums - 'Landscape' and 'Manhattan Boogie Woogie' - in a double album package on November 23rd. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

SHAKIN' STEVENS will release a ten-album boxset 'The Epic Masters' on November 16th. The set features remastered editions of ten albums plus a bonus CD of remixes and alternative versions, see NEWS for more details. Stevens will also play a one-off London show at the Islington Academy on December 8th.

SIGUE SIGUE SPUTNIK will be part of the line-up for the forthcoming Act Art event in London on November 6th. The 'Children Of The Damned' event will feature 100 artists and SSS will be performing updated electronic versions of classic tracks from 'Flaunt It'. The band will also play at Camden's Underworld on December 6th.

BAD LIEUTENANT, the new band put together by NEW ORDER's BERNARD SUMNER, have announced that they will be supporting the PET SHOP BOYS at their forthcoming UK shows in December. See GIGS for all the dates.

THE CLASH will reissue their 'London Calling' album on December 14th in a 2-disc CD and DVD set... the full tracklisting is expected to be announced shortly.

ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN will release a live album 'Live At The Royal Albert Hall' on November 23rd. The release will feature the band's 2008 show at London's prestigious venue during which they played their classic 1984 album 'Ocean Rain' in its entirety, alongside a selection of their hits. The band also has a short run of UK dates scheduled for December, see GIGS for more details.

GO WEST frontman PETER COX has joined Manfred Mann's Earth Band as their new vocalist, however the role will not affect his work with Go West who are currently lining up a 25th anniversary tour for next year.

PUBLIC IMAGE LIMITED have announced a further London show at Camden's Electric Ballroom on December 23rd. The band will also play the venue on December 22nd instead of playing Brixton Academy as originally planned. See GIGS for all their dates.

THE LIMIT, the seminal club that played a vital role in the post-punk Sheffield scene, is the subject of a new book 'Take It To The Limit' by Neil Anderson that tells the story of the venue and of Sheffield's vibrant musical scene throughout the 80s. The book features exclusive interviews with PHIL OAKEY, MARTYN WARE and many others and includes previously unseen photographs of performances at the club from a number of acts including SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES, THE CRAMPS and THE SELECTER. To mark the publication of the book the club is staging a reunion at Sheffield's Casbah Club on November 28th.

ELTON JOHN and BILLY JOEL have announced another run of co-headlining 'Face 2 Face' shows in the US in November and December. The shows will see both singers perform separately and together and continues the series of shows the pair started in 2003. See GIGS for all the dates.

HEAVEN 17 have announced a 30th anniversary tour for next year which will see the pioneering group perform their classic album 'Penthouse And Pavement' live for the very first time. The band have announced shows in the UK, Germany, Denmark and The Netherlands so far with more dates to be added. See GIGS for all the dates.

CYNDI LAUPER, DEBBIE HARRY and JOAN JETT have been immortalised as Barbie dolls, the first dolls in Mattel's new 'Ladies of the 80s' collection...

PET SHOP BOYS will release a seasonal EP entitled 'Christmas' on December 14th. The 5-track release will be available on CD and via download and features a new version of 'It Doesn’t Often Snow At Christmas' as its lead track, as well as two versions of their cover of MADNESS' classic 'My Girl', a medley of PSB's own 'Domino Dancing' with Coldplay's 'Viva la Vida' produced by Stuart Price and a new version of 'All Over The World' from the current PSB album 'Yes'. See NEWS for the full tracklisting.

NIK KERSHAW will play a one-off solo show in Italy on November 21st at the Lian Club in Rome.

A-HA have added a third Oslo show to the end of their farewell tour next year. The band have already sold out two shows in the city of December 3rd and 4th and will now play at the same venue, Oslo's Spektrum, on December 2nd.

MICHAEL JACKSON's movie 'This Is It' has been reviewed in the REVIEWS section.

EURTHYMICS' DAVE STEWART is writing the score for 'Street Dancing' - a forthcoming 'against-all-odds movie set in the world of dance competitions in Singapore and New York'...

SIMPLY RED have announced a number of outdoor shows for next summer as part of the Forestry Commission's annual series of concerts. See GIGS for all the dates.

GILLAN release a 3-CD live album this month featuring concerts and radio sessions from 1981 and 1982. The set includes a previously unreleased concert recorded at London's Rainbow in March 1981 as well as the band's headline show at the Reading Festival in August 1981.

PAUL YOUNG, FISH, GRAHAM GOULDMAN and KIKI DEE will be among the artists performing with SPIKE EDNEY's SAS BAND at Poole's Lighthouse on December 17th with additional SAS Band shows scheduled at Southampton's The Brook on December 16th and Woking's Bisley Pavilion on December 19th.

THE ICICLE WORKS' 1990 album 'Permanent Damage' will be reissued by Cherry Red on November 23rd in an expanced package which also includes all the related single b-sides.

BON JOVI are to appear at a special celebration to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9th. The band will be the only entertainment group to appear and will perform their single 'We Weren't Born to Follow'. Bon Jovi have also announced a residency at London's O2 Arena next summer as part of their tour to support new album 'The Circle'.

FLEETWOOD MAC's recent show at Dublin's O2 Arena has been reviewed in the REVIEWS section.

T'PAU singer CAROL DECKER is among a host of artists who have recorded a charity song to benefit wounded troops. The track 'We Will Remember Them' was released as a free download via iTunes on Sunday and on commercial CD this week. Other artists involved include MICA PARIS, ROBIN GIBB, PAUL RODGERS and former Atomic Kittens Natasha Hamilton and Liz McClarnon.

WHITNEY HOUSTON has announced two concerts in Russia in December. The shows, her first in the country, will take place in Moscow on December 9th and St. Petersburg on December 12th

ULTRAVOX have added more shows to their 2010 'Return To Eden 2' dates. New shows - in the UK, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, Norway, Sweden and Germany - have been added, see GIGS for all the dates. The band will also be announcing details of 'Live at The Roundhouse', a live CD and DVD recorded on the first leg of the band's reunion dates earlier this year.

U2 are to headline the 2010 Glastonbury Festival...

ARCADIA will reissue their classic 'So Red The Rose' album on February 8th in a special expanded and remastered 3-disc edition featuring 2 CDs and a DVD. See NEWS for the full tracklisting.

ABBA have been voted as the band the UK public would most like to see reform for live dates according to a recent survey by the royalty collection agency the PRS. In second place came THE POLICE with THE SMITHS and PINK FLOYD in joint third place. THE JAM came fifth while DIRE STRAITS and THE CLASH took the next two places...

SPANDAU BALLET will release a live DVD on November 30th featuring footage from their recent reunion shows at London's O2 Arena alongside special backstage material. See NEWS on the website for the full concert tracklisting.

THE PRIMITIVES have announced UK concerts for April next year, see GIGS for all the dates.

SADE will release her first new album for almost a decade next year. The album, entitled 'Soldier of Love', will be released on February 8th.

DEPECHE MODE fans are the subject of a new documentary film entitled 'The Posters Came From The Walls' which will have a UK premieres around the country on December 1st, including a showing at the Clapham Picturehouse in London which will feature not only the film but also a special Q&A session with the film's directors and some special guests. See NEWS for more details.

RICH KIDS, featuring MIDGE URE, RUSTY EGAN, STEVE NEW and GLEN MATLOCK, are to play a one-off reunion show at London's Islington Academy on January 7th. The show is a benefit for Steve New and special guests are expected to be announced soon.

THE BLOW MONKEYS will play a special one-off show in Vienna at Bach (Bachgasse 21) on Saturday December 12th.

OMD have made a demo version of a brand new track 'Sister Marie Says' available from their official website. The track is a preview from the forthcoming OMD album 'The History of Modern' which will be released in 2010, see NEWS for download details.

ALISON MOYET will see the catalogue albums she recorded for Sony reissued in expanded 2-CD editions next year. The albums - 'Alf', 'Raindancing', 'Hoodoo' and 'Essex' - will all be remastered for the series of reissues which will start in early 2010 and are expected to feature a second CD featuring b-sides and remixes.

TEARS FOR FEARS will play four dates in the Far East in May after their supporting slot with SPANDAU BALLET in Australia. The headline shows will take place in Manila, Singapore, Hong Kong and Taipei in May, see GIGS for all the dates.

MINISTRY OF SOUND's recent 'Electronic 80s' album has been reviewed in the REVIEWS section.

MICHAEL JACKSON won four posthumous American Music Awards this week, winning the categories for favourite male pop/rock artist and favourite male soul/rhythm & blues artist, while his 'Number Ones' album won both the favourite pop/rock album and the favourite soul/rhythm & blues album awards.

THE ENGLISH BEAT have added more shows to their current US tour, see GIGS for all the dates.

KISS have announced European shows for 2010 that includes five UK dates in May. The 'Sonic Boom Over Europe: From The Beginning To The Boom' tour will also visit Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Holland, France and Spain. See GIGS for all the dates.

ADAM ANT and DEBBIE HARRY's 1996 movie 'Drop Dead Rock' is to be reissued on DVD on December 8th...

GO WEST will celebrate their 25th anniversary next year with a special UK tour that is set to start on April 8th in Cheltenham. Twelve shows have been announced so far, with more show expected to be announced shortly. See GIGS for all the dates.

PAUL WELLER will play two special shows at London's Royal Albert Hall on May 24th and 25th next year. The shows, which will see Weller perform with a full band will form part of the promotion for his new aolo album which is scheduled for a Spring 2010 release. In the meantime Weller has made a new track '7 & 3 Is The Strikers Name' available as a free download from his official website, see NEWS for more details.

DEPECHE MODE have been nominated for two Grammys - 'Best Alternative Music Album' and 'Best Short Form Music Video' - at this year's awards. Elsewhere in the nominations BON JOVI and HALL & OATES are competing for 'Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals' and PET SHOP BOYS are up for 'Best Electronic/Dance Album' while PRINCE, U2, AC/DC, BRIAN SETZER, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, JUDAS PRIEST and ZIGGY MARLEY are also up for awards. The awards will take place in Los Angeles on January 31st.

RICH KIDS forthcoming one-off reunion show at London's Islington Academy will feature a number of special guests including SPANDAU BALLET's GARY KEMP and CARBON/SILICON. See NEWS for more details.

BLONDIE and SQUEEZE will be among the artists appearing at next year's Isle of Wight Festival on a bill that will also include sets from The Strokes, Pink, Orbital and Jay-Z.

BOY GEORGE will release his take on the classic Christmas track 'White Christmas' as a download on December 13th. George has also announced UK tour dates for April 2010 in addition to his previously announced HERE AND NOW appearances. See GIGS for all the dates. Boy George will also play live on Jools Holland's New Year's Eve TV special which will broadcast live on BBC2 on December 31st at 11pm.

THE HUMAN LEAGUE, MADNESS, BILL DRUMMOND and THE FALL have all been confirmed for next year's Camp Bestival which takes place in Dorset over the weekend July 30th to August 1st.

KYLIE MINOGUE will release a live album entitled 'Kylie Live In New York' as a download on December 14th. The show was recorded at Kylie's recent show at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom and features 25 tracks while iTunes customers will also receive a further three bonus tracks. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

MICHAEL JACKSON's 'This is It' movie will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray on January 26th and the release will feature the movie plus over 90 minutes of extra footage including two documentaries.

ROD STEWART has added two Scottish shows to his UK dates next summer with the announcement of shows at Edinburgh Castle and the Glasgow SECC in July. See GIGS for all the dates.

THE ENGLISH BEAT have announced US shows in February and March on a bill with FISHBONE. See GIGS for all the dates.

MADONNA will release 'Revolver' as a single on December 14th. The track, one of two new tracks included on Madonna's recent 'Celebration' compilation, features vocals from Lil Wayne.

NITZER EBB will release a new album 'Industrial Complex' on January 22nd. The band are currently playing US shows and will join DEPECHE MODE as support for some of their shows in early 2010. See GIGS for all their dates.

LEVEL 42 have announced live dates for October next year, see GIGS for all the details.

ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN are believed to be planning special shows during which they will perform their first two albums - 'Crocodiles' and 'Heaven Up Here' - in their entirety. The rumours come from comments made by frontman Ian McCulloch in a recent interview to promote the band's new album 'The Fountain'.

JAMES have announced that they will release two mini-albums in 2010 and will be playing live shows in April next year. The first of the releases will be released before the live shows and will be entitled 'The Night Before'. See GIGS for all the dates.

DEPECHE MODE will play a very special one-off concert at London's Royal Albert Hall on February 17th in support of the Teenage Cancer Trust with tickets going on general sale this Friday December 18th.

TOYAH has announced a string of live shows for 2010 which sees her supplement her previously announced shows with THE HUMANS with four Toyah shows featuring a full band line-up. See GIGS for all the details.

DURAN DURAN are to follow their recent 'Rio' reissue with special 2-disc and 3-disc editions of their 'Seven & The Ragged Tiger' album in March next year. The release will be available in both CD and vinyl editions as well as via digital download. The vinyl edition will feature the original album packaged with a bonus 12" single of remixes, the 2-CD set will feature a remastered version of the original album on one CD and a selection of non album singles and b-sides on the other while a limited edition 3-disc set will also include a DVD of live tracks, videos and TV appearances. See NEWS for the full album tracklistings.

CLASSIX NOUVEAUX will release a new retrospective 'The Liberty Singles Collection' on January 18th. The collection will feature a selection of single a-sides and b-sides as well as sleevenotes by former frontman SAL SOLO. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

HOWARD JONES releases a special live DVD of his special 25th Anniversary Concert in the UK this week. The release comes as a digi-packed double disc edition and features material from all stages of Howard Jones' career as well as appearances by NICK HEYWARD and NIK KERSHAW. See NEWS for the full DVD tracklisting.

SEXGANG CHILDREN will have their 1983 album 'Song & Legend' reissued on January 11th in an expanded edition that will feature the original album alongside four bonus acoustic tracks. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

SIMPLE MINDS' recent shows in Sheffield, London and Dublin with OMD have been reviewed in the REVIEWS section.

IRON MAIDEN, THE CULT, ALICE COOPER, MOTELY CRUE, ANTHRAX and SLAYER will all appear at next year's Sonisphere Festival which is set to take place at Knebworth between July 30th and August 1st 2010.

SINITTA will release a new CD/DVD hits collection on January 11th featuring remastered versions of all her hits between 1986 and 1993 and fifteen promotional videos. See NEWS for the full release tracklisting.

THE HUMAN LEAGUE and STATUS QUO respectively will headline the Saturday and Sunday nights at next year's Guilfest festival in Surrey which takes place on July 17th and 18th.

EIGHTH WONDER's 1988 album 'Fearless' will be rereleased by Cherry Red on January 25th in an expanded edition that also features five bonus tracks including three remixes and two b-sides. See NEWS for the full tracklisting.

ALICE COOPER's recent show in Brighton has been reviewed in the REVIEWS section.

KISS have added more UK shows to their upcoming tour with the announcement of an extra London show plus dates in Sheffield, Newcastle and Liverpool next spring. See GIGS for all the dates.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Here's all the news that has been added to the website since the last newsletter...

DURAN DURAN will release a special edition of their eponymous 'Duran Duran' album in March alongside the previously reported edition of 'Seven & The Ragged Tiger'. The release will be available in both CD and vinyl editions as well as via digital download. The vinyl edition will feature the original album packaged with a bonus 12" single of remixes, the 2-CD set will feature a remastered version of the original album on one CD and a selection of non album singles and b-sides on the other while a limited edition 3-disc set will also include a DVD of live tracks, videos and TV appearances. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting. Meanwhile DURAN DURAN's NICK RHODES will be interviewed as part of the Mobile Entertainment keynote session at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February and the band will play a private live show at the event's evening awards ceremony and party.

U2 are to release a remix album in January. The album will be available only to members of their fanclub and will feature remixes by artists as diverse as Trent Reznor ('Vertigo'), David Holmes ('Beautiful Day'), Danny Saber ('Happiness Is A Warm Gun') and Jacknife Lee ('Fast Cars').

BROS are rumoured (again!) to be in reunion talks with an apparent O2 Arena show scheduled for 2010 featuring both MATT and LUKE GOSS as well as CRAIG LOGAN...

BLONDIE have released a Christmas single entitled 'We Three Kings' as a free download from their official website...see NEWS for more details.

SPANDAU BALLET, BLONDIE, SHAKESPEARS SISTER and SQUEEZE are all confirmed for next year's Isle Of Wight Festival which will take place over the weekend of June 11th to 13th next year.

SHAKESPEARS SISTER have announced a short UK tour for April in support of their current album 'Songs From The Red Room' and are expected to be adding more shows soon. See GIGS for all the dates.

THE HUMAN LEAGUE have signed a new record deal with the highly respected Wall Of Sound label, although no information is currently available about new material from the band...

WAS (NOT WAS) will release a new compilation, 'Pick Of The Litter', in February next year to mark the 30th anniversary of the innovative band. The release will feature material from the various stages of Was (Not Was)'s career and will include remixes and alternative versions.

PAUL McCARTNEY's recent show in Dublin has been reviewed in the REVIEWS section.

ABBA and GENESIS will be inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame next year at a special ceremony on New York on March 15th.

PET SHOP BOYS recorded their recent show at London's O2 Arena for release as a live CD and DVD sometime in the first half of 2010.

DOLLAR will reissue expanded editions of their albums 'The Paris Collection' and 'The Dollar Album' in February with each album supplemented by a further six bonus tracks. See NEWS for both album tracklistings.

SPANDAU BALLET will be the first band to perform in space according to current rumours that state that the recently reformed act have signed up with Richard Branson to travel on his new commercial spacecraft, Enterprise, to a point outside the Earth's atmosphere where they will be weightless for long enough to perform one song. The flight is said to be tentatively scheduled for mid 2011...

QUEEN's new compilation 'Absolute Greatest' has been reviewed in the REVIEWS section.

BEASTIE BOYS will release their new album 'The Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 1' in the early part of next year after having the release postponed from September to allow the band's Adam Yauch to undergo treatment for cancer. The band are also expected to announce live plans for 2010 shortly, including a number of high profile festival appearances.

PAUL YOUNG, TOYAH, CAROL DECKER, BROTHER BEYOND and THE CHRISTIANS will appear across two special 48 HOUR PARTY events taking place at the Southport and Camber Sands Pontins sites in March, see the event website for all the details!

REM's classic single 'Everybody Hurts' has been chosen by Simon Cowell to be covered by a host of artists to benefit those affected by the recent earthquakes in Haiti.

DURAN DURAN and SPANDAU BALLET are both the subject of rumours that they will be appearing at this year's Glastonbury Festival in June...

A-HA have confirmed four more shows in Brazil and shows in Belgium and Holland as part of their forthcoming 'Ending On A High Note' farewell tour. See GIGS for all the dates.

SIMPLE MINDS will see 'Collector's Editions' of their classic 'New Gold Dream' and 'Sparkle In The Rain' albums released in April.

UB40 will release the fourth in their 'Labour Of Love' series of albums on February 8th.

VISAGE are to be the subject of a new compilation entitled 'The Very Best of Visage' which is scheduled for release on March 8th. The collection will feature all the influential band's best known hits alongside original and new remixes. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

MARIAH CAREY is to release a remix edition of her 'Angels Advocate' album on March 9th, featuring mixes from Swizz Beatz, R. Kelly and T-Pain among others.

PAUL WELLER and BRUCE FOXTON have collaborated together on two songs which will appear on Weller's forthcoming 'Wake Up The Nation' album. The recordings are the first time the duo have worked together since THE JAM split.

THE SPECIALS will release a live DVD on March 1st. The release will feature a show at Wolverhampton's Civic Hall, recorded during last year's reunion shows alongside backstage footage of the band, rehearsal footage and interviews with fans. See NEWS for the full live tracklisting.

DURAN DURAN will continue their catalogue album reissue series with 3-disc (2-CD and 1-DVD) editions of 'Big Thing' and 'Notorious' scheduled for release in April, following the previously reported editions of 'Duran Duran' and 'Seven & The Ragged Tiger' which will be released on March 15th.

THE CURE's ROBERT SMITH has covered 'Very Good Advice' for the soundtrack to Tim Burton's forthcoming adaptation of Alice In Wonderland which will be in cinemas on March 5th. The soundtrack album will be available from March 2nd and also contains tracks recorded by Avril Lavigne, Franz Ferdinand and Tokio Hotel among others.

MADNESS are to follow their recent 'One Step Beyond' album reissue with expanded editions of their 'Absolutely' and 'Seven' albums on April 12th. Both releases will feature a host of extra content including live tracks, b-side, videos and radio session versions. The series will continue in June with 'The Rise & Fall' and 'Keep Moving' and August with 'Wonderful' and 'The Madness'. See NEWS for the full tracklisting of 'Absolutely' and 'Seven'.

PUBLIC IMAGE LIMITED, THE SPECIALS, GARY NUMAN, DEVO, FAITH NO MORE, ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN and GRACE JONES have all been confirmed for the bill of the forthcoming Coachella Festival in the US.

SPANDAU BALLET are to release special expanded 2-CD editions of their 'Diamond' and 'Journeys To Glory' albums on March 1st with 3-disc editions (2-CD and 1-DVD) of 'True' and 'Parade' scheduled for May release.

TEARS FOR FEARS' CURT SMITH will release a new solo single entitled 'All Is Love' this week. In addition to touring with Tears For Fears this year Smith will be playing solo shows throughout 2010 starting with a show at LA's Cornonet in March. See NEWS for more details.

808 STATE will reissue four albums on March 22nd. '808:90', 'Ex:El', 'Gorgeous' and 'Don Solaris' are all coming out in remastered editions, each with a bonus disc of rare and previously unreleased tracks.

THE PIXIES have announced live dates in Australia, New Zealand and Europe starting in March. See GIGS for all the dates announced so far.

GO WEST frontman PETER COX will release a new solo albumm 'The S1 Sessions' on March 22nd.

LEVINHURST - the band LOL TOLHURST started with his wife after leaving THE CURE - have announced a run of European shows in March to support their third album 'Blue Star' and featuring former Cure bassist MICHAEL DEMPSEY in the line-up. See GIGS for all the dates.

TRACIE YOUNG's 1984 album 'Far from the Hurting Kind' will be reissued, with bonus tracks, later this year.

JASON DONOVAN is set to star in a stage adaptation of The War Of The Worlds which is scheduled to tour through Holland, Belgium and the UK in November and December 2010.

PAUL YOUNG, TOYAH, CAROL DECKER, BROTHER BEYOND and THE CHRISTIANS will appear across two special 48 HOUR PARTY events taking place at the Southport and Camber Sands Pontins sites in March, see the event website for all the details!

THE HUMAN LEAGUE, GARY NUMAN and GRACE JONES will all play special shows at a new temporary venue, the 5DX dome, in Miami and London in March and April. The venue will offer '3D Surround Sound, 360-degree visuals as well as dining facilities, with five-course meals for guests' and Gary Numan is quoted as describing the experience as 'the entertainment equivalent of walking into a laptop - the audience are immersed in a 360 degree digital environment unlike any experience known before'. See GIGS for all the dates.

HAPPY MONDAYS will headline the Saturday night of this year's Wychwood Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on June 5th. Mondays' frontman SHAUN RYDER also this week revealed plans to reform Black Grape for live shows this year.

THE HUMANS have confirmed that they will play a short set at a forthcoming Haiti Earthquake Fundraiser organised by THE KLF's BILL DRUMMOND which will take place at The Roundhouse in London on Thursday February 25th.

UFO have announced a headlining tour of the UK for April, see GIGS for all the dates.

THE GODFATHERS will play their annual 'Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre' show at London's ULU on February 14th.

KILLING JOKE have announced US shows in New York and Los Angeles in May and June to support the April release of their new album 'Feast Of Fools'. See GIGS for all their dates.

DOLLAR's albums 'The Paris Collection' and 'Dollar' will both be reissued on February 22nd in expanded editions featuring bonus tracks. Dollar frontman DAVID VAN DAY meanwhile is working on his autobiography which is scheduled for publication in 2011. See NEWS for the full tracklisting of both albums.

MARI WILSON has announced a series of UK shows in February, March, April and May. See GIGS for all the dates.

RECOIL will release a new album, 'Recoil Selected', on April 19th featuring remastered versions of classic Recoil tracks edited into what the band's ALAN WILDER describes as ' a cohesive and total listening experience'. The release will be available as a single CD or as a special 2-CD edition featuring a second disc containing new remixes and alternative versions. There will also be a series of live events taking place across Europe and the USA between March and May to promote the releases. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

BLONDIE will play an outdoor show in the UK as part of The Forestry Commission's annual series of outdoor concerts. The show, at the Westonbirt Arboretum in Gloucestershire will take place on June 20th.

LEVINHURST - featuring LOL TOLHURST and MICHAEL DEMPSEY, formerly of THE CURE - have added more dates to their forthcoming 'Wednesday In Warsaw' tour which will see them play shows in Holland, Germany, Poland and Italy in March. See GIGS for all the dates.

SLASH will release his new solo album 'Slash' in April featuring thirteen tracks including collaborations with IAN ASTBURY, ALICE COOPER, LEMMY, OZZY OSBOURNE and IGGY POP. See NEWS for the full list of collaborations and the album tracklisting.

A-HA have added an extra LA show, at Club Nokia on May 16th, to their upcoming 'Ending On A High Note' tour. See GIGS for all the dates.

THE WOODENTOPS will release a new single 'Third Floor Rooftop High' to coincide with a series of European shows in February and March, the single will be the first new material from the band for twenty years. See GIGS for all the dates.

MARTHA AND THE MUFFINS are offering a free download of 'Don’t Say Anything', a track from their new album 'Delicate', at the ReverbNation website, see NEWS for more details.

THE SPECIALS have added more shows to their upcoming US tour with the announcement of shows in Los Angeles and Toronto in April. The band have also announced a show at London's Royal Albert Hall on March 29th as part of the Teenage Cancer Trust concerts. See GIGS for all the dates.

MEN AT WORK have been ordered to compensate an Australian music publisher representing the late Marion Sinclair after a court ruled that the Men At Work hit 'Down Under' infringes the copyright of her song 'Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree'...

WE ARE THE WORLD, 1985's all-star famine relief single, has been remade by a host of contemporary artists - including JANET JACKSON who performs the parts taken by her brother Michael in the original version - to benefit earthquake relief efforts in Haiti.

U2, THE POLICE, THE CLASH, THE STRANGLERS, THE SPECIALS, THE BEAT, THE PRETENDERS, SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES and THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS are among artists featured in a new exhibition of photographs taking place in Toronto between March 3rd and April 1st. The exhibit, 'Toronto Calling', will take place at the Steam Whistle Brewery on Bremner Boulevard and features a host of images, taken in Toronto between 1979 and 1981, which have never been displayed before.

BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE will release a remastered and expanded edition of their 1985 album 'This Is Big Audio Dynamite' on April 27th featuring the original album plus an additional CD of remixes, dub versions, edits, outtakes and single b-sides. See NEWS for the album tracklisting.

BELOUIS SOME's 1985 album 'Some People' has been reissued by Cherry Red in an expanded edition featuring bonus tracks. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

PAUL YOUNG, BUCKS FIZZ, TOYAH, CAROL DECKER, BROTHER BEYOND and THE CHRISTIANS will appear across two special 48 HOUR PARTY events taking place at the Southport and Camber Sands Pontins sites this month, see the event website for all the details!

DURAN DURAN will release remastered, expanded versions of their 'Big Thing' and 'Notorious' albums on June 7th in 3 disc (2-CDs and a DVD) editions. Two four-track remix EPs - entitled 'The Dub Mix EP' and 'The Remix EP' - are also scheduled as download releases on the same day, as well as a download of a 1987 concert recorded in New York. See NEWS for more details.

ULTRAVOX will release a live album, 'Live At The Roundhouse', in a special CD/DVD edition on April 5th. The release will feature two audio CDs featuring the band's entire 'Return To Eden' set recorded at London's Roundhouse in April 2009 alongside a DVD of the show. A single CD edition, containing highlights from the show will also be released on the same day. See NEWS for the fulll tracklisting of both albums and GIGS for the band's forthcoming reunion shows.

DEAD OR ALIVE are planning a tour for the summer to celebrate the 25th anniversary of 'You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)' and are planning shows that will include new material alongside their classic hits. The band are looking for show offers from agents and promoters and can be reached via the NEWS section.

GARY NUMAN has announced a one-off London show at The Scala on April 13th as a warm-up for his appearance at the Coachella Festival in the US.

HAZELL DEAN's debut album 'Heart First' will be reissued on March 15th in an expanded edition that will also feature seven bonus tracks including remixes and b-sides. See NEWS for the album tracklisting.

SWING OUT SISTER will play three US dates in April, see GIGS for details.

THE CHURCH have announced a 30th anniversary tour of the USA that will see the band play material from all stages of their career in reverse chronological order. The shows will all take place in intimate settings and everyone buying a ticket will also receive a free EP. See NEWS for more details and GIGS for all the dates.

KILLING JOKE have rescheduled their forthcoming Edinburgh and London dates and will now play the shows on October 15th and 16th respectively. The shows will support the band's new studio album 'XIII: Feast Of Fools' which will be released on September 6th.

THE STRANGLERS' recent show at the Brighton Dome has been reviewed, with pictures, in the REVIEWS section.

ERASURE, YAZOO, THE COMMUNARDS, CULTURE CLUB, DURAN DURAN, FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD, THE HUMAN LEAGUE, KIM WILDE, NEW ORDER and SOFT CELL are among the forty 80s artists to be featured in a new edition of the popular karaoke game 'Lips'. 'Lips: I Love The 80s' will be released, exclusively for the Xbox 360, on April 2nd.

BLANK AND JONES will release a new compilation of 80s remixes, So80s2, on March 26th in Germany. As with their original So80s compilation the release features three CDs, one containing a number of original remixes in a continuous mix and the others offering a selection of remastered 12" mixes from some of the most iconic bands of the decade including DURAN DURAN, NEW ORDER, SIMPLE MINDS, OMD, TALK TALK, A-HA and CULTURE CLUB. As with the So80s compilation, So80s2 will be available to buy internationally via the RememberTheEighties.com online shop with presales starting next week! See NEWS for the full tracklisting.

JIMMY SOMERVILLE's recent download album of cover versions, 'Suddenly Last Summer', is to be released as a limited edition CD/DVD package in April, featuring three extra audio tracks and two DVD tracks. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

A-HA will release expanded deluxe editions of their 'Hunting High and Low' and 'Scoundrel Days' albums, a live DVD and a new career-spanning compilation later this year according to reports. The band have also announced more dates on their 'Ending On A High Note' tour, including new shows in Toronto and Chicago and stadium gigs in Norway. See GIGS for all the dates.

IMAGINATION have announced a full UK tour to take place in May with MODERN ROMANCE also appearing as special guests. See GIGS for all the dates.

HOWARD JONES will play three Irish shows in April and May, playing an electric set and topping a bill that will also feature CHINA CRISIS, CAROL DECKER and BELINDA CARLISLE.

THE GODFATHERS have announced a UK tour to mark their 25th anniversary. Dates start in April and run through until August, see GIGS for all the details.

THE CURE, DEPECHE MODE, BLONDIE, DEVO, JOY DIVISION, TALKING HEADS and KYLIE MINOGUE are among artists covered on a new electronic compilation entitled 'Sing & Play' which is set for release on May 12th. The album features artists from the respected Hydrogen Jukebox roster and is described as 'a compilation of classic songs twisted into new and often beautiful electronic shapes'. The album will be preceded by a single on April 26th featuring Talking Heads' 'Once In A Lifetime' covered by Plumbline and BUZZCOCKS' 'Homosapien' covered by A1 People and featuring Pete Shelley.

SHALAMAR have announced four UK shows in April with special guests Kenny Thomas and The X-Factor's Steve Brookstein. See GIGS for all the dates.

MARC ALMOND's 1999 album 'Open All Night' - featuring SIOUXSIE SIOUX on the track 'Threat Of Love' - will be reissued in an expanded 2-CD edition on April 19th. The updated edition will feature a bonus CD, curated by Marc Almond himself, of original song demos, film soundtrack rarities and alternative versions.

NENA will celebrate her 50th birthday with a special 'Party 50' tour which will visit germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, the UK, France, Poland, Denmark and Italy. See GIGS for all the dates.

PAT BENATAR and REO SPEEDWAGON will play a co-headline tour of the US in the summer under the banner of the 'Love On The Run' tour. The outing will kick off in June and play until the end of August. See GIGS for all the details.

SPANDAU BALLET have confirmed that they will be headlining the Saturday night of the forthcoming Isle Of Man Bay Festival on June 19th with other bands appearing over the weekend including Calvin Harris, The Feeling and The Saturdays. The Sunday night will be a special HERE AND NOW bill that will include appearances from BOY GEORGE, RICK ASTLEY, BELINDA CARLISLE, CUTTING CREW, CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT and KIM WILDE.

SIMPLY RED have announced the European leg of shows for their upcoming final tour with news of shows in Ireland, Denmark, Germany, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium. See GIGS for all the dates announced so far.

IRON MAIDEN have announced dates in the US and Canada in June and July in support of their new studio album 'The Final Frontier' which will be released in the summer. See GIGS for all the dates.

SONIA's 'Fool For Love' is set to be re-released this spring in remixed versions from Matt Pop and The Thin Red Men. Sonia also has a number of UK dates scheduled between now and the end of the summer, see GIGS for details.

PET SHOP BOYS' live CD/DVD package has been reviewed in the REVIEWS section.

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   ศิลปินชื่อดังชาวอังกฤษ “อดัม แอนท์” ถูกส่งเข้ารักษาตัวที่โรงพยาบาลสำหรับผู้ป่วยทางจิตอีกครั้ง เมื่อเริ่มมีพฤติกรรมแปลกประหลาด และควบคุมอารมณ์ไม่อยู่ หลังจากเคยรักษาอาการดังกล่าวเมื่อปี 2003 จนเริ่มดีขึ้น และกลับมาแสดงคอนเสิร์ตได้อีกครั้งในปีนี้

   จากรายงานของหนังสือพิมพ์ในอังกฤษหลายเจ้ารวมถึง เดลี่ เมล์ และ เดอะ ซัน นักร้องชื่อดังยุค 80 อดัม แอนท์ หรือที่มีชื่อจริงว่า สต๊วร์ต ก็อดดาร์ด เริ่มแสดงอาการผิดปกติออกมา ในงานคอนเสิร์ตการกุศลที่พอร์ทสมัธเมื่ออาทิตย์ก่อน หลังกล่าวโวยวายเป็นเวลานานบนเวทีคอนเสิร์ต จนเริ่มมีเสียงโห่ออกมาจากกลุ่มคนดู ยังมีรายงานด้วยว่า เอนท์ ได้ตะโกนถามไปที่คนดูว่า มีใครที่นับถือศาสนาคริสต์บ้าง หลังจากนั้นกลับพ่นคำหยาบ “f**k” Off ไปให้ผู้คนเหล่านั้น!

   นี่ไม่ใช่ครั้งแรก ที่นักร้องชื่อดังวัย 55 ปี มีพฤติกรรมควบคุมตัวเองไม่ได้เช่นนี้ แต่อาการทางสุขภาพจิตกลายเป็นปัญหา ที่สร้างความยุ่งยากให้แก่เขาในช่วงหลายปีที่ผ่านมา โดยเฉพาะในปี 2003 ซึ่งเกิดเหตุการณ์ที่ แอนท์ พยายามพังประตูบ้าน ของเพื่อนบ้านคนหนึ่ง จนถูกดำเนินคดีทางอาญา และกลายเป็นเหตุให้ศาลส่งศิลปินยอดนิยมเข้ารักษา ในสถานพยาบาลสำหรับผู้ป่วยทางจิตมาแล้วครั้งหนึ่ง จนต้องใช้เวลาอยู่ที่นั่นถึงหลายเดือนเลยทีเดียว

   ขณะที่ครั้งล่าสุด หลังก่อเรื่องบนเวทีคอนเสิร์ต เจ้าตัวได้ถูกส่งเข้ารักษาที่ โรงพยาบาลเชลซี แอนด์ เวสมินสเตอร์ ทันทีตั้งแต่วันอังคารที่แล้ว และล่าสุดอดีตนักร้องยอดนิยมได้ส่งข้อความถึงแฟนๆ ยอมรับว่าเกิดปัญหากับตัวเองขึ้นจริง แต่หวังว่าจะสามารถรักษาตัวให้หายดี เพื่อกลับขึ้นเวทีคอนเสิร์ตอีกครั้งให้ได้ ในปลายปีนี้ ...

   "โปรดอย่ามาที่นี่เลยครับ คุณจะรบกวนพวกพนักงานเจ้าหน้าที่เสียเปล่าๆ ที่นี่วิวสวยดี ผมได้เขียนภาพด้วย เหมือนกับตัวเองเป็นนักเรียนศิลปะเลย หวังว่าจะได้กลับขึ้นไปบนเวทีอีกครั้งในปลายปีนี้" อดัม แอนท์ กล่าวผ่านข้อความที่ส่งถึงแฟนๆ และสื่อ ผ่านทางอินเตอร์เน็ต

   อดีตนักร้องนำของวง Adam and the Ants เคยกล่าวถึงปัญหาทางจิตของตัวเองว่า ลิลี่ ลูกสาววัย 12 ปี กลายเป็นแรงบันดาลใจในการพยายามต่อสู้กับอาการเหล่านั้น "ผมต้องต่อสู้กับอาการคลุ้มคลั่ง เดี๋ยวดีเดี๋ยวร้ายของตัวเองมาตลอดทั้งชีวิต แต่สามารถเอาชนะมันได้เพราะลูก เคยมีช่วงเวลาที่แย่มาก ผมแทบเสียสติ แต่สุดท้ายก็กลับมาได้" ซึ่งหลายฝ่าย ก็หวังว่า เอนท์ จะสามารถเอาชนะอาการป่วย และกลับมาได้อีกครั้ง

DURAN DURAN's new album is rumoured to be titled 'King of Nowhere'. The band have, however, confirmed that Scissor Sisters' Ana Matronic has guested on one track on the album, 'Safe', and producer Mark Ronson has previewed a 30-second snippet of a new track entitled 'Blame The Machine' during his weekly slot on New York's East Village Radio…

JASON DONOVAN will see two of his PWL albums - 'Ten Good Reasons' and 'Between The Lines' - reissued on September 6th in expanded 2CD editions, each featuring a selection of bonus tracks. Donovan will also release an album of new material in September. See NEWS for the full tracklisting of both albums.

THE HUMAN LEAGUE's recent performance at Guilfest has been reviewed, alongside reviews of STATUS QUO, LEVEL 42 and ALI CAMPBELL in the REVIEWS section.

MARI WILSON will play a rare US date at The Magic Castle in Los Angeles on August 22nd...

MADNESS have announced a sixteen-date UK tour that for November and December, starting in Blackpool on November 26th and finishing in London on December 17th. See GIGS for all the dates which will also feature PAUL HEATON as support.

MICHAEL JACKSON will release a posthumous album of new material according to producer Rodney Jenkins who recorded a number of sessions with the star before his death last year.

LIMAHL is to play a special show at London's Leicester Square Theatre on September 26th. Appearing with his 80s Swing Orchestra the KAJAGOOGOO frontman will be playing big band versions of some of the greatest hits of the 80s alongside reworked versions of hits from his own career.

THE CARS are rumoured to be reuniting after 23 years. The band have posted a picture of the surviving members – Ric Ocasek, Greg Hawkes, David Robinson and Elliot Easton – taken in a Boston studio, along with the caption 'Anyone in the mood for a reunion by The Cars?' on their official Facebook page…

SUZANNE VEGA has announced more US dates for her intimate 'Close-Up' tour which see her on the road in August, September and October. See GIGS for all the dates.

SHAKIN' STEVENS was hospitalised last week after collapsing at his home due to exhaustion. Stevens has been working on a new album, scheduled for release in February and spokesperson for the singer has said that his collapse was brought on by overwork.

CLAUDIA BRÜCKEN's solo album 'Love: And A Million Other Things' will be reissued in a 2-CD expanded edition on August 18th. The release will feature the original album plus ten bonus tracks. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

KIM WILDE's new album 'Come Out and Play' will be released in Germany, Switzerland and Austria on August 27th with release dates elsewhere to be announced soon. The album will be preceded by a single, 'Lights Down Low', on August 13th.

JOHN FOXX will release a new album, 'D.N.A.', on October 11th. The album will contain a CD of music alongside a DVD disc of visual interpretations of the music created in unique collaborations between Foxx and some of his favourite independent film-makers.

BONNIE TYLER will support BEE GEES singer-songwriter ROBIN GIBB on his upcoming Australian tour later this year. See GIGS for dates.

SPARKS have remixed 'A Happy Place', the new single from Katie Melua which is released this week...

EDWYN COLLINS will play a one-off London show at the 100 Club on August 11th in advance of the release of his new solo album 'Losing Sleep' which will follow on September 13th and will include guest appearances from RODDY FRAME and JOHNNY MARR among others.

PET SHOP BOYS' recent concert in Brighton has been reviewed, with pictures, in the REVIEWS section.

GARY NUMAN will headline two special 'Back To The Phuture' shows in December with differing support acts - including JOHN FOXX and RECOIL - at the shows in Manchester and London. The Manchester show will take place at the O2 Academy and will feature Numan, Recoil and Motor playing live plus DJ sets from Richard H Kirk and Mark Jones, and the London show will happen at The Troxy on December 3rd and will feature John Foxx instead of Recoil.

BIG COUNTRY have announced UK shows for January 2011 featuring vocals from THE ALARM frontman MIKE PETERS stepping into the shoes of former frontman, the late STUART ADAMSON. The line-up for the shows will be Tony Butler, Mark Brzezicki, Mike Peters, Bruce Watson and Jamie Watson. See GIGS for all the dates.

THE BUGGLES have announced that they are to reform for a one-off show to raise funds for London's Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability. The show will see the band perform their debut album 'The Age of Plastic' in its entirety on September 28th at The Supperclub in London where they will be supported by OMD who will play a rare two-piece set…

YAZOO will make an unreleased track from 1983 available exclusively via iTunes with preorders of their forthcoming 2CD live album 'Reconnected Live'. The track, 'Get Set', was originally recorded as the theme to the BBC Children's TV show 'Get Set For Summer'.

THE BANGLES' 1986 album 'A Different Light', which featured the hits 'Manic Monday' and 'Walk Like An Egyptian', will be reissued in an expanded 2CD set on September 20th. The release will contain the original album on one disc plus a bonus CD of extra tracks including remixes and b-sides. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

THE STRANGLERS have announced a seventeen-date UK tour to take place in March next year. The 'Black & Blue' tour will start in Newcastle on March 4th and end in Manchester on March 26th. See GIGS for all the dates.

A-HA will play a special inshore show at London club Heaven on October 8th. The show is in association with HMV who are offering tickets to be won by customers pre-ordering the upcoming A-Ha retrospective 'A-Ha - 25'.

CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT's classic 'Keep Your Distance' album will be reissued on September 19th in a new edition featuring seven bonus tracks, including four 12" remixes. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

THE ICICLE WORKS will reform for a run of dates in April and May next year to mark their 30th anniversary. See GIGS for all the dates.

ALI CAMPBELL will release an album of reggae versions of classic British songs on October 18th. The album, 'Great British Songs', will feature reworked versions of hits made famous by ROXY MUSIC, ROD STEWART, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Kinks among many others.

CHRIS DE BURGH will release a new album 'Moonfleet and Other Stories' on October 18th. The - inspired by a classic smuggling story from the 18th century which has already been made into a film and two TV series - features nineteen songs, thirteen about Moonfleet and six 'other stories' covering the Mona Lisa, the loss of innocence, a story by Oscar Wilde, a tale of war, a guardian angel and a statement on atrocity in Iran. De Burgh will also play three UK concerts to showcase the album, see GIGS for all the dates and NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

DEAD OR ALIVE frontman PETE BURNS has released a new single 'Never Marry An Icon' via digital download on all the major download platforms. The song, co-written with Dirty Disco, is out on the Bristar label, run by Burns' manager and former bandmate STEVE COY.

BLUE ZOO have reformed and, after playing a small private show for friends in July, have announced two London shows in September and October. See GIGS for the dates.

SQUEEZE will release a new album. 'Spot The Difference', on October 11th, a collection of 14 new versions of their best-loved hits. The album will be preceded by a new single 'Loving You Tonight'. A deluxe edition of the album will also be available and will feature a live recording of the band’s recent set at the legendary Fillmore. Squeeze are on tour around the UK in November and December, see GIGS for all the dates and NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

HUGH CORNWELL has announced a run of UK dates for April during which he will play his solo album 'Guilty' in its entirety alongside a selection of STRANGLERS classics chosen by fans via the official Hugh Cornwell website. See GIGS for all the dates.

SONIA's 'Everybody Knows' album will be reissued next week in a remastered edition with eight bonus tracks, including 12" mixes, b-sides and covers. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

BROS are not likely to reform any time soon, despite recent rumours, according to frontman MATT GOSS who confirmed that the band were approached with the idea but now consider the moment to have passed…

BLANCMANGE will release a new album 'Blanc Burn' on February 28th and will mark the release with a series of UK dates in March, see GIGS for all the dates.

HAIRCUT 100 have announced a special one-off reunion show next year, at which they will perform their debut album 'Pelican West' in its entirety. The show will take place on January 28th at the IndigO2 in London with tickets onsale now.

RUSTY EGAN, formerly of VISAGE and THE SKIDS and founder of the legendary Blitz Club, has released a collaboration between himself and RICHARD JAMES BURGESS, producer and one-time member of LANDSCAPE, that was originally recorded in 1980. The instrumental track, 'Shock', is credited to R.E.R.B and is out now on Egan's own Blitz Club Records label. The release features two versions of the track; the original 1980 version; and an updated 2010 remix by Egan himself and is available as a download or on 12" vinyl.

PRINCE has announced the first of his upcoming US tour dates and will start the tour with three shows at the Izod Centre in New Jersey followed by two shows at New York's Madison Square Garden. See GIGS for all the dates.

NINE INCH NAILS will release a new edition of their 1989 debut album 'Pretty Hate Machine' on November 22nd. The new edition has been remastered by Trent Reznor and soundman Tom Baker and will feature a bonus track, a cover of QUEEN's 'Get Down, Make Love', which originally featured on NIN's 1990 single 'Sin'.

HOLLY JOHNSON will release a three-disc edition of his 1989 solo album 'Blast' on November 22nd. The new edition will feature two CDs containing the original album, the 'Hollelujah' remix album, and a selection of other remixes, b-sides and rarities, plus a DVD of promotional videos. See NEWS for the full album and DVD tracklisting.

HAZEL O'CONNOR has masterminded a special concert to raise funds for the Myton Hospice in Warwick. The show, to take place at Leamington Spa's The Assembly on November 16th will include performances from Hazel O'Connor as well as TOYAH, CAROL DECKER, PAULINE BLACK, RANKING ROGER and NEVILLE STAPLE among others. A charity single, 'Re-Joyce', will be released on December 6th and will feature all the above artists plus CLANNAD's MOYA BRENNAN and KID CREOLE...

THE CURE's ROBERT SMITH has provided vocals for a new version of 'Not In Love', the new single from Crystal Castles, which will be released on December 6th.

FIVE STAR will release expanded editions of their 'Silk & Steel' and 'Luxury of Life' albums on November 15th. Both reissues will include a number of bonus tracks including remixes and rare tracks. See NEWS for the full tracklisting of both albums.

THE CARS are working on new material, their first for over twenty years, and have previewed one track - 'Blue Tip' - on their Facebook page. The reunited band have also hinted that they will support the release with a full tour.

BRYAN FERRY will release his new album 'Olympia' next week. The album will feature eight new songs - including the single 'You Can Dance' - alongside covers of Tim Buckley's 'Song to the Siren' and Traffic's 'No Face, No Name, No Number'.

BANANARAMA have written and recorded a Christmas song entitled 'Baby, It's Christmas' and will be announcing release details shortly.

WIRE will play a special show at Oxford's upcoming Audioscope Festival in support of the homeless charity Shelter. The band will play at Oxford's The Jericho on November 10th.

JAKI GRAHAM will release a new compilation 'Absolute Essential' on October 25th featuring 2-CDs of material covering her eighties success and beyond. Meanwhile Jaki Graham is working on a new album with artist turned producer Patrice Rushen. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

PRINCE and U2 are both rumoured to be headlining at next year's Glastonbury Festival, with U2 themselves dropping hints to that effect after being forced to pull out of this year's festival as a result of Bono's health problems.

ASIA have announced a five-date UK tour in December in support of their recent album 'Omega'. The line-up for the shows will consist of John Wetton, Steve Howe, Geoff Downes and Carl Palmer. See GIGS for all the dates.

GO WEST have delayed the release of the second of their three-part '3D' release to November 2nd. The EP, part of the band's 25th anniversary releases, will feature four new tracks plus a new version of 'We Close Our Eyes'.

SALT-N-PEPA have released two new songs - 'Big Girls' and 'She's Killin' Me' - via download and have US dates lined up in February and March under the banner 'Salt-N-Pepa presents Legends of Hip Hop 2011'…

THE BELLE STARS will release a 2-CD retrospective '80s Romance - The Complete Belle Stars' on October 25th. The compilation will feature some of the band's best known songs alongside video, rare tracks, remixes and b-sides and the sleeve notes will include new interviews with all seven of the band members. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

U2 will release an early album in the early part of next year. The release, currently with the working title of 'Songs of Ascent', will be out in time for the band's US dates in May next year and will include a number of tracks that band have already previewed during their recent dates

THE HUMAN LEAGUE will release their new single, 'Night People', on November 22nd with remixes from Cerrone, Mylo, Emperor Machine and Villa. The new Human League album 'Credo' will follow early next year.

BIG COUNTRY have announced more shows in 2011 following their upcoming reunion shows - with MIKE PETERS of THE ALARM on vocals - in December and January. See GIGS for all the dates.

DURAN DURAN have announced that they will release a digital version of their new 'All You Need Is Now' album on December 21st, with a CD release following in February next year. The band have also confirmed that they are planning to make videos for every track on the album and will tour in 2011. Meanwhile fans of the band have started their own campaign to get the band elected into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. They are currently running an online petition which has already been signed by Nile Rodgers and Scissor Sisters and you can find more details in the NEWS section on the website.

PSYCHEDELIC FURS' recent London show has been reviewed in the REVIEWS section.

JIMMY SOMERVILLE has released a dance EP 'Bright Thing' in France, Belgium and Luxembourg to coincide with his RFM 80s-tour dates in those countries. News of an international release date is expected soon.

ALAN WILDER is expected to remix a DEPECHE MODE track for the bands forthcoming remix album which will also feature a new remix of 'Behind The Wheel' from VINCE CLARKE and which is rumoured to also include mixes from Yeasayer, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs!, Brandon Flowers and Arcade Fire.

JANE'S ADDICTION will release their fourth album early next year, their first new album since 'Strays' in 2003. The band are writing at the moment and will begin recording in December.

HOWARD JONES' special 'Human's Lib' and ''Dream Into Action' show at London's IndigO2 last weekend has been reviewed, with pictures, in the REVIEWS section.

GEORGE MICHAEL will see his classic 'Faith' album reissued in January in a number of formats, including a limited-edition numbered collectors' box set.
IRON MAIDEN have announced the UK leg of their upcoming arena tour. See GIGS for all the dates.

MR MISTER's previously unreleased fourth album 'Pull' will finally be released on November 23rd as an album download, with CD copies exclusively available from the band's own website. On the same date the band's first two albums 'I Wear The Face' and 'Go On' will also be reissued as downloads. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

THE POGUES' frontman SHANE MACGOWAN has recorded 'Little Drummer Boy' in collaboration with classical act The Priests in a bid for this year's Christmas number one...

PET SHOP BOYS are to headline a special show to benefit Mencap at London's Hammersmith Apollo on December 8th. The fundraising show will see the duo present a one-off theatre performance of their 'Pandemonium' show alongside a selection of support acts to be announced soon.

QUEEN have signed a new deal for their catalogue albums which will see all fifteen of their studio albums remastered and repackaged with extra content next year, starting with releases of Queen', 'Queen II', 'Sheer Heart Attack', 'A Night At The Opera' and 'A Day At The Races' in March.

GANG OF FOUR have announced US dates for next year in support of their new album 'Content' which is to be released there on January 25th. See GIGS for all the dates.

MAGNUM will release their sixteenth studio album 'The Visitation' on January 17th and have announced UK tour dates for April. See GIGS for all the dates.

MICHAEL JACKSON's new album will be called 'Michael' and is scheduled for release on December 14th. Meanwhile the King of Pop is set to release a film version of his epic 'Thriller' video next year. The film will be built around the zombie theme of the original video and is rumoured to feature Vincent Price who narrated the original video.

REM have revealed that their new album 'Collapse Into Now', due for release early next year, will feature collaborations with Eddie Vedder, Patti Smith and Peaches. The album tracklisting is expected to be announced shortly.

JOY DIVISION are to release a ten-disc boxset entitled '+-' on December 6th. The set will feature ten 7" singles and is limited to 5000 copies. See NEWS for the tracklisting of all ten discs.

OMD's recent Brighton show has been reviewed, with pictures, in the REVIEWS section.

SIMPLE MINDS have recorded and mixed four new songs, including an 8-minute version of 'In Every Heaven', originally recorded in 1982 and used in an instrumental version as a b-side to 'Someone Somewhere In Summertime'. The other tracks 'Stagefright', 'On The Rooftop' and 'Broken Glass Park' are new compositions, the latter appearing in the live set of Jim Kerr's LOSTBOY AKA project.

MOTORHEAD will release a new album 'The World Is Yours' on December 13th after the UK leg of their 35th anniversary tour. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

THE SPECIALS have announced European dates for September, October and November next year. The shows will take place in the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, France, Belgium and the UK and tickets go onsale in early December. See GIGS for all the dates.

DURAN DURAN have confirmed the tracklisting for their new album, 'All You Need Is Now' as well as announcing a European download EP 'From Mediterranea With Love' to be released after the album. The band will release 'All You Need Is Now' as a single on December 14th, a nine-track downloadable album on December 21st and a twelve-track CD edition in February. See NEWS on the website for the nine-track album tracklisting.

ERASURE have recorded a new version of their classic hit 'A Little Respect' which will be released for charity as a download single, with a new video, in December.

THE POGUES have announced a short run of US dates to take place in Mach next year. See GIGS for all the dates.

CLOUDFISH, the side project of SPANDAU BALLET's STEVE NORMAN and former BUCKS FIZZ singer SHELLEY PRESTON, will play a special show at Milton Keynes' The Stables on January 14th.

MISSING PERSONS' DALE BOZZIO's previously unreleased 1991 album 'Make Love Not War' has finally been released for the first time via iTunes. The release includes 'Take Me To Your Leader', co-written with PRINCE, plus five demo and session recordings.

LEEE JOHN, JUNIOR, BEGGAR & CO, CENTRAL LINE, DAVID JOSEPH and SECOND IMAGE will all play on a special bill to celebrate thirty years of Brit Funk at London's IndigO2 on February 5th.

THE CHEMISTRY SET will release a new album, 'This Day Will Never Happen Again', on January 24th. The album is he band's first new material since they reformed in 2008 to mark the unofficial release of their previously unreleased 1989 album 'Sounds Like Painting' appeared online.

WIRE have announced UK dates, in support of their new album 'Red Barked Tree', next Spring. See GIGS for all the dates.

PHIL HARDING is reissuing his PWL memoir 'PWL From The Factory Floor' in a special expanded edition this week. The new volume runs to over 600 pages and includes interviews about working with key PWL artists, commentaries on many classic PWL remixes and much more. The book is available from Amazon in the UK.

MARIAH CAREY and ANNIE LENNOX are among the performers expected to appear at 'Christmas in Washington', a special Christmas concert for TNT hosted in Washington DC by Barack and Michelle Obama.

MICHAEL JACKSON's new album will feature ten tracks, including collaborations with 50 Cent and Lenny Kravitz as well as the current single with Akon, and will be released on December 14th. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

BANANARAMA's new Christmas song, 'Baby it's Christmas', will be released as a digital EP shortly, but is already available on the new US Christmas compilation 'Super Dance Christmas Party Vol.3'…

DEBBIE HARRY, BRYAN ADAMS and THE WHO will all appear at a special charity concert at London's Hammersmith Apollo on January 13th. The show, 'A Concert For Killing Cancer', will be a fundraiser for the Killing Cancer charity.

ERASURE have announced seven outdoor shows around the UK to take place before the release of their new album next summer. The 'Total Pop!' shows promise an evening of the band's biggest hits and form part of the Forestry Commission's annual Music Live shows, taking place in forest and woodland venues around the country. Tickets go onsale to the general public on Friday December 10th, see GIGS for all the dates.

THE CURE have announced that they will play a special set at next year's Bestival on the Isle of Wight. The Saturday night headline slot will be the band's only European festival show of 2011. Other bands confirmed include Brian Wilson, Magnetic Man, Primal Scream, Crystal Castles and LFO.

THE HUMAN LEAGUE have announced that their new album 'Credo' will be released in March next year. The tracklisting for the much anticipated release has also been revealed. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

JIM KERR, SIMON LE BON, ANNIE LENNOX, PAUL WELLER, CHRIS REA and PAUL MCCARTNEY are among a number of UK songwriters who are auctioning hand-written lyrics to some of their best-known songs to benefit the Teenage Cancer Trust. The auction will take place at Bonhams in London's Knightsbridge on December 15th but items are available to view online now, see NEWS for more details!

KAJAGOOGOO mainman STEVE ASKEW has co-written 'Red', the new album from Lu Cozma, which was produced by MARTIN RUSHENT and has just been released on iTunes.

THE ENID have announced that they will release a new album, 'Journey's End', on January 10th which they will preview with a short run of UK dates later this month. See GIGS for all the dates.

SIMPLE MINDS have announced a special run of 'Greatest Hits' shows next year as part of the Forestry Commission's annual series of outdoor shows in woodland settings around the UK. See GIGS for all the dates.

THE REWIND FESTIVAL has announced that it will launch a Scottish weekend festival next year. Set to take place at Perthshire's Scone Palace between July 29th and July 31st the event promises 'the biggest live outdoor line-up of 80s recording artists and performers ever' and will be announcing more details soon.

HEAVEN 17's recent show at London's Forum has been reviewed, with pictures in the REVIEWS section on the website. The band have also reissued their live DVD ' Heaven 17 - Live At Scala' via Weinerworld. The 148-minute collection includes all their hits plus a number of tracks made famous by the early incarnation of THE HUMAN LEAGUE was filmed at London's Kings Cross Scala in 2005. See NEWS for the full DVD tracklisting.

DURAN DURAN have been forced to cancel their forthcoming South African tour dates which were due to start next week. The cancellation is apparently down to poor ticket sales and full refunds are available.

KYLIE MINOGUE has extended the UK and Ireland leg of her 2011 tour with the announcement of additional shows in Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester and London in March and April next year. See GIGS for all the dates.

TOTO guitarist STEVE LUKATHER has announced a short run of solo shows around the UK for March next year. See GIGS for all the dates.

SHAKATAK are to release a new album in Spring next year and will be previewing some of the new tracks at two special shows at Great Bardfield's High Barn on January 14th and 15th.

GEORGE MICHAEL will reissue his Christmas single 'December Song (I Dreamed of Christmas)' for this year's festive season on December 13th.

SOFT CELL's DAVE BALL has remixed Doris Brendel's new single 'Latest Fantasy' which is scheduled for release on December 5th. Credited to the Nite Wreckers the five remixes are heavily influenced by retro Soft Cell and 80s sounds and accompany Doris Brendel's original version, taken from her recent album 'The Last Adventure'.

SAXON have announced a twelve-date UK tour to take place in April next year in support of their forthcoming new album which will be released in March. Support on the tour will come from Wolfsbane and Fury UK. See GIGS for all the dates.

ULTRAVOX fans are putting together a special limited-edition book, 'Remembering Eden - 30th Anniversary Tour Book', to commemorate the band's recent reunion shows. The book - which will raise money for the Mick Karn Appeal - will feature pictures, biographies, fan memories and a number of exclusive interviews with members of the band, their crew and those close to them and will feature a special introduction by RUSTY EGAN. The book will be launched at a special Ultravox club night in London on January 15th and more details are available from the project's dedicated Facebook page, see NEWS for more details.

ALPHAVILLE released a new album 'Catching Rays On Giant' in Germany last week and are expected to announce international release plans shortly.

PET SHOP BOYS' new 'Ultimate' compilation has been reviewed in the REVIEWS section.

NIK KERSHAW has co-written and performed a new song, 'If it gets much better than this' for the forthcoming film based on Tony Hawks' book'Round Ireland with a Fridge'…

BLANK & JONES have released the fourth part of the popular So80s series of remix albums. SO80S4 follows the format of the previous three volumes and will consist of 3 CDs: one disc featuring a continuous DJ mix of remastered 80s remixes - including tracks from SOFT CELL, THE CURE, FGTH, OMD, HOWARD JONES, TEARS FOR FEARS, PIL and SAMANTHA FOX among many others - while the other two discs contain the originals of all the remixes featured on the first CD plus loads of other tracks including original remixes from bands including ABC, THE BELLE STARS, SISTERS OF MERCY, THE BELLE STARS and ALISON MOYET. The album is available in Germany now and will be onsale in the SHOP very soon... see NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

OMD have announced US dates for March in support of their current album 'History of Modern', see GIGS for details.

ADAM ANT has lined up more club shows around London this month, with concerts confirmed on January 17th at Madame Jo-Jo's and two nights at the 100 Club on January 26th and 27th. Meanwhile Adam's recent show at London's Garage has been reviewed in the REVIEWS section.

THE HUMAN LEAGUE are in the process of confirming a run of European shows and have so far announced gigs in France, the Netherlands and Germany with more expected to be announced shortly. See GIGS for all the dates.

GANG OF FOUR have added three German shows to their upcoming schedule with gigs announced in Cologne, Berlin and Hamburg. See GIGS for all the dates.

HERE AND NOW have announced a special one-off show in Dubai on April 7th. The show, at Meydan Racecourse, will feature BOY GEORGE, BELINDA CARLISLE, KID CREOLE & THE COCONUTS, PAUL YOUNG, THE REAL THING and CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT.

CLAUDIA BRÜCKEN will release her much anticipated compilation 'Combined' on February 7th. The collection includes work recorded in collaboration with artists like ANDY BELL, MARTIN GORE, ANDREW POPPY and STEPHEN HAGUE as well as key recordings from all stages of Brucken's career including PROPAGANDA, ACT, ONETWO and her solo releases. The collection also includes a previously unreleased track from the OneTwo project plus a further four brand new songs: two co-written and produced by Stephen Hague, a new version of DAVID BOWIE's 'This Is Not America' recorded with FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD's PAUL RUTHERFORD, and a cover of ROY ORBISON's 'In Dreams' in collaboration with Andrew Poppy. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

DURAN DURAN will play a free show at London's Roundhouse on July 16th as part of the annual iTunes Festival. Ticketing details are available from the festival website.

HOWARD JONES is planning a 2-CD set for February or March, compiling his '12" Album' remix collection with the US-only release 'Action Replay' which features an additional number of remixes done for the US market.

COCK ROBIN have German shows lined up in May, see GIGS for all the details.

DEPECHE MODE's ANDREW FLETCHER will undertake a DJ tour in late January, February and March that will see him play in some of the places that Depeche Mode were unable to visit on their last tour, and has promised that he will be 'playing a lot of new remixes, as well as many of my old favourites'. See GIGS for all the dates.

WHITESNAKE have announced a run of UK dates for June 2011 in support of the band's forthcoming, and currently untitled studio album. See GIGS for all the dates.

THE DANSE SOCIETY have reformed 25 years after their original split and are currently recording a new album scheduled for release later this year.

ZTT RECORDS will release a 2-CD box-set of remixes from the innovative label's vaults, including classic and rare remixes from artists including FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD, PROPAGANDA, THE ART OF NOISE and 808 STATE on February 7th. Entitled 'The Definitive 80s 12" Remix Album!' the label promises '150 minutes of rarities, vanities and mysteries'. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

DAF have announced a one-off UK date at London's Islington Academy on march 20th, part of a short European tour that will also see the electronic pioneers play shows in Germany and Slovakia. See GIGS for all the dates.

IMAGINATION's LEEE JOHN will play a special show at London's Leicester Square Theatre on February 26th to celebrate 30 years of Imagination, with support coming from JUNIOR GISCOMBE.

REM will release their new album 'Collapse Into Now' on March 7th, and will be offering 'Discoverer', a track from the record, as a free download before the release. The album features a number of special guests including Patti Smith, Eddie Vedder and Peaches. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

MADNESS' pre-Christmas show at The Brighton Centre has been reviewed, with photographs, in the REVIEWS section.

KAJAGOOGOO fans are campaigning to get EMI to release a live recording of the band's 1983 show at London's Hammersmith Odeon on DVD for the first time. The campaign is being co-ordinated by the Kajafax fansite and you can get more details in the NEWS section on the website.

EDIE BRICKELL will release two new albums this month, one a new solo album 'Edie Brickell' and the other with a new band, The Gaddabouts.

HERE AND NOW have announced their annual show at Ascot Racecourse and are promising a very special event to mark their tenth anniversary. Performers include JASON DONOVAN, KID CREOLE & THE COCONUTS, JIMMY SOMERVILLE, PAUL YOUNG, TOYAH, CHINA CRISIS, ODYSSEY, ALTERED IMAGES, BROTHER BEYOND and VISAGE. The show will take place on August 6th.

NINE INCH NAILS frontman TRENT REZNOR has confirmed that he is writing the score for the forthcoming Hollywood film of the book 'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo' which is expected to be released at the end of 2011.

CAROLYNE MAS has released a retrospective covering the best of her recordings from 1979 to 1990. 'Still Sane - A Retrospective' is available now from Zolatone Music and a documentary about Mas, also entitled 'Still Sane' is in production.

MICHAEL JACKSON's 'Michael' album has been reviewed in the REVIEWS section.

FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD will see their second album, 'Liverpool', re-issued on February 7th in a 2-CD deluxe edition, part of ZTT's impressive series of expanded reissues. Almost twenty-five years after the release of the original album this edition will include a hundred minutes of bonus material alongside a remastered version of the original record, including the 20-minute (previously cassette-only) remix expansions of 'Watching The Wildlife' and 'Warriors of the Wasteland', 'Rage Hard' in standard and previously-unreleased Montreux and Voiceless variants plus b-sides, out-takes and previously unreleased material. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

ABBA may reunite this year according to rumours that started in a recent interview with singer AGNETHA FALTSKOG - the member of the band formerly most opposed to such a reunion - during which she admitted that she would consider reuniting with the band for a special performance, although not for a full tour...

THE DAMNED have announced a special UK tour at which they will perform both their 'Damned Damned Damned' and 'Black Album' releases in their entirety alongside 'a few extra surprises'. See GIGS for all the dates.

HAZEL O'CONNOR has announced UK dates with The Bluja Project, starting in March. The Bluja Project, a collaboration between Hazel O'Connor, Sarah Fisher and Clare Hirst which started in 2009, perform a set of Hazel O'Connor tracks, reinterpreted for an acoustic performance, alongside a number of classics. See GIGS for all the details.

T'PAU are in the process of firming up the release of their 'Story Behind The Tracks' album and have confirmed a 20-track release featuring eleven demo versions of the band's key songs, plus a further nine tracks. The album is currently scheduled for a March release. See NEWS on the website for the full tracklisting.

ANNIE LENNOX is among those named in the Queen's New Year's Honours list this year. Lennox will receive the OBE for her charity work in the fight against AIDS in Africa, alongside producer TREVOR HORN who will receive a CBE for his services to music.

THE REWIND FESTIVAL has announced the line-up for its new Scottish event which is scheduled to take place at Scone Palace in Perthshire between July 29th and 31st. The festival promises the biggest bill of 80s artists ever seen in Scotland and will be hosting performances from TONY HADLEY, RICK ASTLEY, BILLY OCEAN, BANANARAMA, ABC, HUE & CRY, THE BLUEBELLS, GO WEST, KID CREOLE AND THE COCONUTS, T'PAU, THE BEAT, DR AND THE MEDICS and CUTTING CREW on the Saturday and THE HUMAN LEAGUE, KIM WILDE, HOWARD JONES, NIK KERSHAW, HEAVEN 17, FICTION FACTORY, IMAGINATION, THE REAL THING, TOYAH, CHINA CRISIS, HAZEL O'CONNOR and MODERN ROMANCE on the Sunday.

DURAN DURAN are to play at the prestigious Coachella Festival in the USA on a bill that will also see a reunited BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE as well as sets from Kings of Leon, Arcade Fire, Kanye West and The Strokes among many, many more. Duran Duran will also appear alongside Kid Rock and Jason Derulo at VH-1's Super Bowl Fan Jam concert which will air live on the channel on February 3rd.

CLAUDIA BRÜCKEN has announced a very special London show to mark the release of her upcoming career-spanning compilation 'Combined' (a celebration of Claudia's work with Propaganda and Act plus her solo work and collaborations). The show will take place at London's Scala on March 2nd. ONETWO will be the house band, and the evening will boast a number of special guests including OMD's PAUL HUMPHREYS, ERASURE's ANDY BELL, HEAVEN 17, SUSANNE FREYTAG of PROPAGANDA and ANDREW POPPY.

SCRITTI POLITTI will release their first ever career-spanning compilation album on February 28th entitled 'Absolute - A Collection of Words & Music by Scritti Politti'. The eighteen-track collection will also feature two brand new tracks, 'A Day Late & A Dollar Short' and 'A Place We Both Belong' alongside singles and key tracks from all stages of the band's career. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

ERASURE singer ANDY BELL will host his own clubnight in London on March 4th. The evening, billed as 'A Quiet Night' will take place at the Hoxton Pony and will feature a number of DJs, including Andy Bell and MARK MOORE, and promises a special live set from an artist to be announced soon...

GARY NUMAN will take his current 'Pleasure Principle Live' tour to Australia in May. See GIGS for all the dates. Tickets will go onsale on February 1st.

ZODIAC MINDWARP AND THE LOVE REACTION will continue to promote their new album 'We Are Volsung' in March when they embark on an eight-date UK tour with further dates elsewhere in Europe pencilled for later in the year. See GIGS for all the dates.

KATE BUSH is rumoured to be releasing new material this year as well being expected to re-issue her first four albums; 'The Dreaming', 'Hounds Of Love', 'The Sensual World' and 'The Red Shoes'.

IAN MCCULLOCH will play a one-off London show at the Islington Academy on April 16th.

THE HUMAN LEAGUE have added dates in Belgium and Denmark to their upcoming European tour to support their forthcoming album 'Credo'. See GIGS for all the dates.

DEPECHE MODE's ANDY FLETCHER has been forced to cancel his upcoming DJ date in Auckland, New Zealand which was originally set for February 19th. See GIGS for all the other dates in his DJ tour.

FISH has joined the bill of the forthcoming Acoustic Festival of Britain which will stake place in Staffordshire over the weekend of May 20th-22nd. The former MARILLION frontman will join a bill that already includes HAZEL O'CONNOR and STEVE HARLEY.

MARTI PELLOW will release an album of love songs, 'Love To Love', this week containing twelve classic ballads and available exclusively through Tesco. Pellow will also start a UK tour this week in the musical 'Jekyll & Hyde'. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

ULTRAVOX have signed a new record deal which will see them release a brand new studio album later this year. In the meantime the band have released a 4-track live EP - entitled 'Moments from Eden' - featuring the tracks 'New Europeans', 'White China', 'Love's Great Adventure' and 'Herr X' (a special version of Mr X) which is available on CD and limited edition 10" vinyl.

NIK KERSHAW's 'Wouldn't It Be Good' has been covered by The Angry Kids, with vocals from Nik Kershaw. The track is taken from the band's eponymous debut album and remixes of the collaboration are available on YouTube.

MIKE AND THE MECHANICS have announced dates in Germany in June, see GIGS for all the dates.

JOHNNY MARR has revealed that he has been approached by a publisher to write his autobiography. The former guitarist for THE SMITHS is said to be considering the offer and has said that the project will happen at some stage.

NANCY NOVA, formerly with TOTO COELO, has released a new album 'Super Nova' which features re-recordings of her best known single 'Made In Japan' alongside other key tracks from her career and a performer and songwriter. The album is available from her new website. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

THE THE Tony OST (2011 UK 32-track CD soundtrack album - The outstanding debut from Gerard Johnson, 'Tony' has been compared to classics 'Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer' and 'Taxi Driver' and is one of the most important and disturbing British films of recent years. With a star-making lead performance from Peter Ferdinando, 'Tony' is dark, brutal and bleakly amusing and will stay with you long after you finish watching. The soundtrack features the first new THE THE materialfor 10 years. Presented in a luxury 68 page hardback book complete with exclusive photographs by Matt Johnson, dialogue excerpts, photographs from the set plus notes from the director and the composer).
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1. The Lust For Unsung Dreams 2:51
2. Our Secret Selves 2:21
3. Going Out 0:58
4. The Jobsworth 1:08 [Film Excerpt]
5. Marking Time 1:12
6. The Interview 0:40 [Film Excerpt]
7. Wander Lost 1:50
8. Minor Mourning 1:10
9. Ultra Violation 3:02
10. Objects Of Prey 1:02
11. Skin Tight 1:36
12. The Bully 0:32 [Film Excerpt]
13. The Swarming Selves 3:17
14. The Lust For Unsung Dreams [Slow] 1:04
15. The Invisible City 2:10
16. The Phone Box 0.25 [Film Excerpt]
17. Walking 0:30
18. The Brothel 0.07 [Film Excerpt]
19. The Long Moment 0:52
20. The Hooker 0.59 [Film Excerpt]
21. Strange Sensations 2.09
22. Meat Fever 1:56
23. Ultra Violate 3:26
24. The Cruiser 1:29 [Film Excerpt]
25. The Swarming Selves [Reprise] 1:57
26. Interference 0:32
27. Awkward & Sad 1:25
28. Minor Mourning [Reprise] 0:38
29. Visitor 0:23
30. The Copper 1:32 [Film Excerpt]
31. Our Secret Selves [Reprise] 3:03
32. The Lust For Unsung Dreams [Reprise] 4:30

KATE BUSH will release a new album on May 16th. Entitled 'Director's Cut' the release will feature a revisiting of songs from the Kate Bush albums 'The Red Shoes' and 'The Sensual World' and will be preceded by a new version of 'Deeper Understanding' which will be released as a single in April.

MORRISSEY has announced UK dates for June. Tickets for the nine date tour will go onsale on March 14th, see GIGS for all the dates.

A-HA will release a live CD/DVD commemorating the band's last ever show in Oslo last year. The release, 'The Final Concert', will be available as Bluray, DVD, CD and a deluxe 2-CD/DVD edition. The release will come out in Norway and Germany on April 1st with other regional release information to follow. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

DEPECHE MODE frontman DAVE GAHAN is to receive the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award at this year's MusiCares MAP concert on May 6th in recognition of his support for the charity. JANE'S ADDICTION will be among the performers at the show alongside Paramore, Ozomatli and others.

BRYAN FERRY will play a huge outdoor show at Dortmund's Westfalenhallen in Germany on August 1st.

CYNDI LAUPER has announced a rare London date at Hammersmith's HMV Apollo on June 30th.

GEORGE MICHAEL has recorded a version of the NEW ORDER hit 'True Faith' to benefit Comic Relief. The single will be released digitally on March 14th and as a CD on March 15th with both formats featuring an instrumental version of the song as a b-side. Both George Michael and New Order are donating the proceeds from the song to Comic Relief.

SPANDAU BALLET's GARY KEMP is to host a materclass event at The British Music Experience at London's O2 Arena on March 28th, promising 'a very special intimate event which will see Gary talking about his career, performing a few classic songs acoustically and reading from his acclaimed 2009 autobiography'.

HUGH CORNWELL is putting together a special limited edition album of cover versions to be made available to VIP ticket holders on his forthcoming tour. The album, 'ou’re Covered!', will be limited to just 250 copies and features ten tracks, each one a song that Cornwell considers an influence. See GIGS for a list of forthcoming shows. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

NIK KERSHAW has just seen a live DVD of a German concert from 1984 released. The release 'Nik Kershaw - Live in Germany 1984' is available now.

CLAUDIA BRÜCKEN's recent solo show at London's Scala has been reviewed, with pictures, in the REVIEWS section.

BLONDIE, ABC and THE SELECTER are among the first acts to be announced for this year's Camp Bestival at Lulworth Castle in Dorset which takes place between July 29th and 31st. More acts are expected to be announced shortly.

DURAN DURAN will release the physical version of their new album 'All You Need Is Now' on March 21st, three months after the release of the nine-track download version of the record. The physical edition will include a further five tracks, and format information is expected soon.

ALICE COOPER will release a sequel to his 1975 album 'Welcome To My Nightmare' in the summer. The new album, 'Welcome 2 My Nightmare', will also see Cooper teaming up with producer Bob Ezrin who also produced the original album.

NIK KERSHAW has announced two shows in Norway in June, his first shows in the country for over twenty-five years. See GIGS for the dates.

BOYS DON'T CRY have released a new single, 'Don't Go Jumping With Frogs', their first since their recent reformation to benefit music programs in America's public school system. The single is available now as a download on iTunes via the band's own Microrich label.

PETER HOOK will play three special shows of JOY DIVISION material in April and May as well as releasing a four-song EP of Joy Division tracks entitled '1102/2011' on May 2. Hook will play 'Unknown Pleasures' in its entirety on April 23rd at London's Scala and on April 30th at Edinburgh's Liquid Rooms, and then 'Closer' at manchester's The Factory on May 18th. The '1102/2011' release will feature covers of Joy Division tracks 'New Dawn Fades', 'Insight' and 'Atmosphere', plus a version of 'Pictures In My Mind', an unreleased song from the band that dates back to 1977.

MORRISSEY will headline Kent's Hop Farm Festival on July 2nd, on a weekend bill that will also include performances from BRYAN FERRY and GANG OF FOUR among many others. Morrissey will also release a new solo compilation 'The Very Best Of Morrissey' on April 25th featuring an 18-track CD and a 12-track DVD, preceded by the re-release of his 1992 single 'Glamorous Glue' featuring two previously unheard 'Viva Hate' era tracks, 'Safe, Warm Lancashire Home' and 'Treat Me Like A Human Being', as b-sides on April 18th. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

DEF LEPPARD will precede their headlining appearance at the forthcoming Download Festival with shows at Belfast's Odyssey Arena on June 7th and Dublin's O2 Arena on June 8th.

MADNESS have announced a special weekend to take place at Butlins' Minehead resort over the weekend of 25th November. The weekend will feature a full Madness show on the Saturday night as part of a weekend of 'performances, acts and entertainment'!

SHAKESPEARS SISTER will release a cover of BANANARAMA's first hit 'Really Saying Something' as their next single. The version will mark the 30th anniversary of the song. The song is a live version performed on Shakespears Sister's 2010 tour and taken from the band's forthcoming live album. The single will be available as a download as well as a limited edition CD.

TOYAH, RICK ASTLEY, T'PAU, CUTTING CREW, HAZEL O'CONNOR, KATRINA, JIMMY SOMERVILLE and NIK KERSHAW are all on the bill for Mencap's next 'Our Friends Acoustic' event which will take place on May 12th at London's Clapham Grand.

DURAN DURAN, SADE, THE CURE, JAPAN, THE SMITHS and THE CARS are among the artists covered by US rock act Deftones for a special vinyl-only album release to mark Record Store Day on April 16th. The album, 'Covers', will be a limited edition release limited to 5000 copies. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

THE BEASTIE BOYS will release their long awaited new album 'Hot Sauce Committee Pt 2' on April 18th in the UK and on April 19th in the USA and the band are currently considering tour plans.

THE ENGLISH BEAT have announced US and UK dates in March, April, May and June, see GIGS for all the dates.

GARY NUMAN has provided vocals on 'My Machines', a track from Battles upcoming second album 'Gloss Drop' which is scheduled for release on June 6th.

KAJAGOOGOO's most recent studio album 'Gone To The Moon' has finally been made available via iTunes through other online digital download outlets worldwide, alongside solo releases Stick Insect' and 'The Maverick Helmsman' from the band's NICK BEGGS, and the Smalltown Elephants album 'R.I.P 1986 - 1988' featuring Kajagoogoo's STEVE ASKEW.

JUDAS PRIEST have announced UK dates for July, see GIGS for all the dates.

MICHAEL HUTCHENCE is soon to be the subject of a Broadway musical, a new documentary, and a feature film according to the late INXS singer's former manager Martha Troup...

EUROPE's recent show at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire has been reviewed, with pictures, in the REVIEWS section.

SHAKATAK have announced two shows at London's Jazz Club Soho, Pizza Express in May during which they will be previewing tracks from their new album 'Across The World' which is due for a late-spring release. The band will then head to Japan for shows at Tokyo and Osaka's Billboard clubs.

A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS will see their albums 'A Flock Of Seagulls' and 'Dream Come True' reissued on March 21st in expanded CD editions. The band's debut album, 'A Flock Of Seagulls', was originally released as an eleven-track album in 1982 and the new edition includes a further four bonus tracks, while 1986's 'Dream Come True', the band's fourth album, features the original release's nice tracks plus five bonus cuts. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting of each album.

DEPECHE MODE have announced that they will release a remix compilation entitled 'Remixes 2: 81-11' on June 6th, a release that will feature thirty-seven classic and new remixes of material from across their career, and which includes remixes from former Depeche Mode members VINCE CLARKE and ALAN WILDER among many others. The release will be available in a number of formats, including a 3-CD edition, an edited 1-CD edition and a boxset containing six 12" vinyl singles. See NEWS for the full tracklisting.

ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN have announced six UK shows in September at which they will perform their 1984 album 'Ocean Rain' in its entirety. See GIGS for all the dates.

BLANCMANGE's recent show at Brighton's Concorde 2 has been reviewed, with pictures, in the REVIEWS section.

MICHAEL JACKSON collaborated on a number of songs with FREDDIE MERCURY in 1983 it has been revealed, and three songs from those sessions are to be released for the first time later this year. One of the songs is apparently a demo for the Michael Jackson and MICK JAGGER collaboration 'State Of Shock' while the two other tracks are called 'Victory' and 'There Must Be More To Life Than This'.

DAVID BOWIE is to release a live album in April, featuring a concert recorded during his 50th birthday celebrations at New York's Madison Square Gardens in 1997. 'Birthday Celebration - Live in NYC 1997' will feature a number of special guests including ROBERT SMITH, FRANK BLACK, SONIC YOUTH and LOU REED. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

ERASURE and PUBLIC IMAGE LIMITED have both been added to the bill of Surrey festival Guilfest, with both bands appearing on July 17th. Public Image Limited have also announced a short run of UK dates in May and June, see GIGS for all the dates.

GARY NUMAN and PRINCE are among the artists covered on 'Medium Rare', a special edition vinyl album recorded by the Foo Fighters for Record Store Day next month. The album of covers will be released via participating shops on April 16th. See NEWS for the album tracklisting.

MEN WITHOUT HATS have announced a trio of Canadian shows in Edmonton, Clagary and Castlegar in May. See GIGS for all the dates.

ANDY BELL of ERASURE has announced that he will be hosting his own clubnight, 'A Quiet Life', at The Queen of Hoxton in East London on May 13th and will be DJing and performing a short live set at the event which promises electro, pop and eighties music!

MIKE SCOTT of THE WATERBOYS will release 'In A Special Place' on April 25th, and album of his solo piano and vocal demos recorded at the start of sessions for the album that became The Waterboys' classic 'This Is The Sea' album. The fifteen-track album will feature early versions of some of the tracks that made it onto the album, alongside a number of previously unreleased songs. The Waterboys have also announced that they will play at the London Feis, in Finsbury Park, on June 18th this year.

OMD, EDWYN COLLINS and THE WATERBOYS will all appear at this year's Latitude festival in Southwold, Suffolk between July 14th and July 17th.

PEPSI AND SHIRLIE's debut album 'All Right Now' will be reissued on April 25th in an expanded edition that also includes a previously unreleased track 'Who's Gonna Catch You' plus a further five bonus tracks. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

BRYAN FERRY has announced dates across Europe in April, May, June, July and August this year, including a number of shows the UK. See GIGS for all the dates.

IRON MAIDEN will release a new hits compilation 'From Fear To Eternity: The Best Of 1990-2010' on May 23rd. The collection, the band's fourth will feature two CDs and mixes live tracks with key tracks and singles from the band since 1990. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

ADAM ANT has announced a solo UK tour that will see him play eleven shows across the UK during May and June. The shows will be preceded by an acoustic set and a Q&A session, plus a screening of the film of Adam & The Ants 1981 tour film 'The Prince Charming Revue'. See GIGS for all the dates.

THE HUMAN LEAGUE, THE B-52s, THE FIXX and BERLIN will all appear on the bill of a special 'Totally 80s' show at LA's Hollywood Bowl on September 2nd.

TOYAH has added a London show to her upcoming run of 'From Sheep Farming To Anthem' shows and will play the Leicester Square Theatre on June 17th. See GIGS for all her dates.

THE WILD SWANS have announced their first tour for over twenty years with news of five UK shows in June. The tour promises classics from the band's catalogue alongside tracks from their forthcoming new album 'The Coldest Winter for a Hundred Years'. see NEWS on the website for the band's reunion line-up and GIGS for all the dates.

KATE BUSH has announced the tracklisting for her forthcoming 'Director's Cut' album which will be released on May 16th. The album will feature re-recorded versions of songs from Kate Bush's 1989 album 'The Sensual World' and 1993's 'The Red Shoes' as well as a short film which will star Robbie Coltrane and Noel Fielding. See NEWS on the website for the full tracklisting.

INXS will headline a new London festival - Southern Sounds - which will take place on Clapham Common on June 11th.

HAZEL O'CONNOR, BOY GEORGE, CAROL DECKER, MICA PARIS and RICK ASTLEY will all appear at London's Royal Albert Hall on May 5th, as part of a line-up paying tribute to Dusty Springfield

MODERN ENGLISH have announced their first UK and French dates for twenty years and will play three UK shows and a French show in June. See GIGS on the website for all the dates.

TOP OF THE POPS is set to return to UK TV screens this week with the BBC announcing plans to rerun the classic show every Thursday night at it's original time of 7.30pm. The programmes will be transmitted in the same week as the original episode and will start off in 1976 with each show being transmitted in its entirety.

CYNDI LAUPER has now announced four UK shows in the run-up to her appearance at the Cornbury Festival on July 1st. The shows - in Birmingham, Cambridge, Brighton and London - are onsale now, see GIGS on the website for all the dates.

PETER COYLE has released a new single entitled 'Just Say No' via iTunes, the track is the first in a series of forthcoming releases from the LOTUS EATERS frontman. See NEWS on the website for more details and the sales link.

THE STEVE MILLER BAND will reissue their live album 'Steve Miller Band Live!' on Aril 4th in a special digipac edition featuring live versions of the band's biggest hits including 'Abracadabra', 'The Joker', 'Fly Like An Eagle' and 'Take The Money And Run'. The Steve Miller Band's 1993 album 'Wide River' will be reissued on the same day.

ERASURE will release special 3-disc editions of their first two albums - 'Wonderland' and 'The Circus' - on July 4th. Both albums will feature two CDs and a DVD containing the original albums in remastered editions, plus a selection of b-sides, remixes, radio session tracks, promo videos and live footage. See NEWS on the website for the full tracklisting of both albums.

DURAN DURAN, ELTON JOHN, DAVID BOWIE, THOMAS DOLBY and QUEEN are among artists covered on the new album from actor William Shatner, a collection of space-themed songs entitled 'Searching for Major Tom' which will be released later this year.

THE HUMAN LEAGUE, HEAVEN 17 and the bands who made up Sheffield's electronic music scene of the early 80s are the subject of 'Electric Dreams' a brand new book from David Buckley that will be published on September 1st and is available for pre-order now, see NEWS for more details.

OUR FRIENDS ACOUSTIC have been forced to postpone their planned London show scheduled for May 12th to a later date which will be announced soon. The show was set to feature acoustic performances from TOYAH, RICK ASTLEY, T'PAU, CUTTING CREW, HAZEL O'CONNOR, KATRINA, JIMMY SOMERVILLE and NIK KERSHAW.

LINX will see their 1981 'Intuition' album reissued by Cherry Red on May 23rd. The release will feature the original album - which included the hits 'You're Lying', 'Intuition' and 'Throw Away The Key - packaged with a further six remixes as bonus tracks. See NEWS for the full tracklisting.

THE CURE have announced two special 'Reflections' shows to take place at the legendary Sydney Opera House at which they will perform their first three albums - 'Three Imaginary Boys', 'Seventeen Seconds' and 'Faith' - live in their entirety. The shows, on May 31st and June 1st, will be part of the city's Vivid LIVE Festival and will be filmed for a live DVD.

SLASH has announced four UK shows in July, in addition to his appearance at London's High Voltage Festival on July 23. See GIGS for all the dates.

SONIA has added more shows to her upcoming UK engagements and will also be appearing in Aladdin in Manchester over the Christmas period. See GIGS for all the dates.

THE ADVENTURES' 'Lions And Tigers And Bears' album will be reissued on May 16th in a new edition that includes four bonus tracks and sleeve notes containing a new interview with founding member Pat Gribben. See NEWS for the full tracklisting.

GO WEST have released a new 2-DVD set entitled 'Frame By Frame' that compiles all their promotional videos to date. See NEWS for the full tracklisting.

THE DARLING BUDS will see a reissue of their classic 'Pop Said' album this month, in an expanded edition featuring the original album plus a further nine bonus tracks. See NEWS for the full tracklisting.

HOWARD JONES has offered 'music producers, rising stars and old hands alike' the chance to remix some of his classic tracks via a new initiative, 'ReWork Howard Jones', that has just been launched. See NEWS for more details. Howard has also announced US dates for July and October. See GIGS for all the dates.

ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN and ADAM ANT have been added to the bill of the forthcoming Guilfest Festival, joining a bill that includes ERASURE and PUBLIC IMAGE LTD. THE WHO's ROGER DALTREY has also been announced as headline act for the Friday night of the Festival (July 15th), playing after Echo and The Bunnymen while Adam Ant will headline the Good Time Guide Stage on the same day.

PETER COYLE has released a new single entitled 'Tell Them No' via iTunes, the track is the first in a series of forthcoming releases from the LOTUS EATERS frontman. He also features on 'Believe', a new dance single from DJ Pete Gooding and DJ Chris Coco which is also available for download now. See NEWS for more details.

KATRINA LESKANICH, formerly with KATRINA AND THE WAVES, will release a new EP entitled 'Spiritualize' on May 3rd featuring previously unreleased songs from 1999 that she wrote, compiled or collected for a planned 'uplifting and otherworldly' album that never saw the light of day. Katrina also has a few live dates scheduled thought this year, see GIGS for all the dates…

HUGH CORNWELL's recent show at Brighton's Komedia has been reviewed - with pictures - in the REVIEWS section on the website.

DEPECHE MODE will release a remix single on May 30th to precede their upcoming remix album 'Remixes 2: 81-11' which will follow on June 6th. The single 'Personal Jesus 2011' will be released on CD, 12" vinyl and download, each with a slightly different tracklisting. See NEWS for the full tracklistings.

ADAM ANT has been added to the bill of the upcoming Hard Rock Calling Festival on June 26th, joining a bill that will also include appearances from MIKE AND THE MECHANICS, ROD STEWART and BON JOVI.

TOM TOM CLUB will mark their 30th year as band with a three-date residency at London's Jazz Cafe on July 15th, 16th and 17th, and the HMV Institute in Birmingham on July 19th.

PUBLIC ENEMY will perform their classic 'Fear Of A Black Planet' album at three forthcoming UK shows in September. See GIGS for all the dates.

ALI CAMPBELL, formerly of UB40, has announced six UK shows for May, see GIGS for all the dates.

JOHNNY MARR has announced that he is to leave his current band, The Cribs, in order to concentrate on solo and soundtrack material.

DEF LEPPARD have announced the tracklisting for their new 2-CD live album 'Mirrorball' which was recorded at various shows in 2008 and 2009 and will be released on June 6th. See NEWS for the full tracklisting.

BEASTIE BOYS will release their new album 'Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2' on May 2nd and are trailing the release with a sequel video to '(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)' which will include appearances from Danny McBride, Seth Rogen and Will Ferrell among others. See NEWS for the full tracklisting.

THE TWINS will reissue their album 'The Impossible Dream' on May 6th in an expanded edition that includes fourteen bonus tracks on a second CD.

NICK HEYWARD has announced a solo show at Camden Town's Cecil Sharp House in London on July 31st.

NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC have launched a new project that allows visitors to the compilation series' website to compile their own downloadable album, complete with personalised artwork. The site provides a number of themes, including one dedicated to the 80s, each of which offers around 100 tracks to choose from. More details in the NEWS section on the website.

THE CURE and BILLY JOEL are among artists contributing to a new PAUL MCCARTNEY project to record new versions of McCartney's solo material and classic Wings songs. There is currently no release date announced.

PAUL SIMON has announced details of a new album and UK tour. The album, 'So Beautiful Or What' will be released on June 13th and the six date tour will start on June 24th and run through to July 3rd. See GIGS for all the dates and NEWS for the album tracklistin

ERASURE have announced that their new album - set for release on October 3rd - will be called 'Tomorrow's World' and will be preceded by a new single 'When I Start To (Break It All Down)'. The band will also tour the album internationally - including shows across South America, the USA, Europe and the UK - and all the dates are in the GIGS section.

RODDY FRAME has announced his first dates with a full band for over ten years with news of a nine-date UK tour in October where he will perform material from his solo career alongside a few favourites from AZTEC CAMERA. See GIGS for all the dates.

HEAVEN 17's MARTYN WARE will curate the 'Electronic Revue' at London's Southbank Centre on July 29th. The event - which Ware is curating with Mark Jones as part of the Vintage Festival - will feature live sets from ONETWO, HEAVEN 17 and guests, RECOIL, THOMAS DOLBY and up and coming electronic act Mirrors.

MADNESS frontman SUGGS will publish his autobiography via Quercus Books in Autumn 2012, while MORRISSEY is rumoured to be publishing his own much-anticipated autobiography in December next year.

JOHN FOXX AND THE MATHS are to take their excellent new album 'Interplay' on the road for a run of UK dates in October. The shows will feature material from 'Interplay' alongside classic tracks from early ULTRAVOX and John Foxx's solo catalogue. See GIGS for all the dates.

GARY NUMAN has announced that his new album 'Dead Son Rising' will be released on October 22nd although a limited-edition deluxe edition of the album will be available at his UK tour dates in September. See GIGS for all the dates…

KATE BUSH is rumoured to be releasing a new album in November on the back of the success of her 'Director's Cut' album in May when she revealed that she had done most of the writing for the new record.

HEAVEN 17 will play their classic 1983 album 'The Luxury Gap' in its entirety at London's Roundhouse on October 14th using 3D soundscape composition techniques pioneered by the band's MARTYN WARE and VINCE CLARKE. The show will be followed the next night by a B.E.F. evening of performances of tracks from the classic B.E.F. 'Music of Quality and Distinction' albums which will feature guest appearances from a range of artists including KIM WILDE, SCRITTI POLITTI's GREEN GARTSIDE, MIDGE URE, GLENN GREGORY and BOY GEORGE.

FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD's PAUL RUTHERFORD will see his 1989 solo album 'Oh World' get a UK release for the first time on July 25th. The expanded 2CD edition will feature the original album alongside 17 bonus tracks, including a cover of CHIC's 'I Want Your Love' produced by MARTIN FRY and MARK WHITE of ABC.

THE ENGLISH BEAT have announced new dates across the USA in July, August, September and October. See GIGS for all the dates.

DAVID BOWIE is the subject of a new book from Paul Trynka entitled 'Starman: David Bowie – The Definitive Biography' which has been reviewed in the REVIEWS section.

SHAKATAK will play a one-off show at The Stables in Wavendon, near Milton Keynes on Saturday September 10th.

DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS have confirmed that they are working on their first studio album since 1985. The band are currently in the studio and are hoping to release the new record sometime in 2012.

JANET JACKSON's recent show at Dublin's Grand Canal Theatre has been reviewed in the REVIEWS section alongside pictures from her subsequent show in London.

SOFT CELL mainman DAVE BALL is back with a new band project, Nitewreckage, whose debut album 'Take Your Money and Run' - co-produced and mixed by Dave Ball and the great Martin Rushent - is available now, with a single, 'Solarcoaster' released alongside it accompanied by a brand new video.

WET WET WET are rumoured to be planning to reunite next year to release a new studio album and embark on a reunion tour…

FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD have finally released the expanded 2CD deluxe edition of their 'Liverpool' album, featuring the original album remastered alongside 100 minutes of bonus material.

CYNDI LAUPER's recent show at The Dome in Brighton has been reviewed, with pictures, in the REVIEWS section.

RECOIL mainman ALAN WILDER is to auction off a huge collection of DEPECHE MODE memorabilia in September. The items - which will include award discs, leather clothing, rare acetates & test pressings, artwork, posters, tour merchandise and more - will be available to view online throughout August and the auction will take place over two days in Manchester on September 2nd and 3rd which will also feature events, DJs and a screening of a new DVD documentary 'Alan Wilder – Collected' which covers the stories of the items featured in the auction.

FIVE STAR are lining up a reunion tour for 2012 and have announced news of a new album which is 'coming soon'…

EURYTHMICS' DAVE STEWART is collaborating with MICK JAGGER in a new band project, with the working title Super Heavy' that also includes Damien Marley, Joss Stone and AR Rahman.

ERASURE's second Irish 'Total Pop!' show at Dublin's Olympia Theatre has been reviewed, with pictures, in the REVIEWS section.

NEW ORDER have released a previously unreleased song 'Hellbent' as part of a new 18-track compilation of New Order and Joy Division material entitled 'Total: From Joy Division To New Order' which is out now.

JOHNNY MARR will release a new album from his solo project The Healers in early 2012 and is also working on his autobiography and some film and TV soundtrack projects.

ROGER WATERS' live show 'The Wall' has been reviewed, with pictures, in the REVIEWS section.

THE SPECIALS have added another UK show to their Autumn tour and will play at London's O2 Academy in Brixton on October 31st. See GIGS for the full list of shows.

GEORGE MICHAEL has said that he wants his next album to made by 'a gay collective' of artists and is hoping to work on it during the gaps between shows his upcoming twelve date orchestral tour, see GIGS for all the dates.

DEF LEPPARD have released an album of their best known songs re-recorded as lullabies for children. 'Dreamin' With Def Leppard' features twelve classic Def Leppard tracks and is the first in a series of lullaby albums from legendary rock acts. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

THE BUZZCOCKS' STEVE DIGGLE has released 'World Spinning Round' as the latest single from his current 'Air Conditioning' album and has announced a live show at Wimbledon's The Grove on August 13th.

อ้างจาก: panyarak ที่ 24 มิถุนายน 2012 | 10:47:13 PM

อ้างจาก: TRON ที่ 23 พฤษภาคม 2012 | 10:20:20 PM

อัลบั้มใหม่ Ultravox มีให้ลองฟังแล้วครับ ฟังแล้วเหมืนอนั่งไทม์แมชชีนกลับไปยุค 80s

กรณีนี้เข้าข่าย one thing leads to another แบบที่ฝรั่งเขาชอบพูดกัน แรกเริ่มเดิมที ก็แค่กะว่าจะกลับมารวมตัวกันเพื่อเปิดการแสดง reunion รำลึกความหลังไม่กี่รอบ ทำไปทำมา กลายเป็นการออกทัวร์อย่างเป็นเรื่องเป็นราว โดยมีบันทึกการแสดงสดทั้งซีดีและดีวีดีออกมา แล้วก็เลยเถิดต่อไปจนถึงขั้นแต่งเพลงใหม่ จนออกเป็นอัลบั้มใหม่อย่างเต็มภาคภูมิ ซื้อมาเปิดฟังหลายรอบแล้ว ประทับใจมากครับ เพลงไม่ซ้ำซากเลย

ดีใจนะครับ ที่หลังๆมีหลายวงยุค 80's ออกอัลบั้มใหม่อีกครั้งและทำงานได้มาตรฐานเดียวกับยุค 80's เลย ที่เห็นๆตอนนี้ก็อัลบั้มล่าสุดของ OMD, Duran Duran, Ultravox ที่ผมว่างานระดับเดียวกับยุค 80's เรียกว่าฟังต่อเนื่องกันอย่างเนียนๆ ถึงแม้เวลาจะล่วงเลยมาเกือบ 30 ปี น่าดีใจจริงๆ

อ้างจาก: TRON ที่ 24 มิถุนายน 2012 | 10:54:48 PM

อ้างจาก: panyarak ที่ 24 มิถุนายน 2012 | 10:47:13 PM

อ้างจาก: TRON ที่ 23 พฤษภาคม 2012 | 10:20:20 PM

ตอนนี้อยากดูการแสดงสดแบบ Unstaged ของ Duran Duran ที่ David Lynch กำกับเวทีครับ

อ้างจาก: panyarak ที่ 16 กรกฎาคม 2012 | 06:27:10 PM

อ้างจาก: TRON ที่ 24 มิถุนายน 2012 | 10:54:48 PM

อ้างจาก: panyarak ที่ 24 มิถุนายน 2012 | 10:47:13 PM

อ้างจาก: TRON ที่ 23 พฤษภาคม 2012 | 10:20:20 PM

ตอนนี้อยากดูการแสดงสดแบบ Unstaged ของ Duran Duran ที่ David Lynch กำกับเวทีครับ

เคยได้ดูทางยูทูบไปแล้วครับ เป็นภาพขาวดำประกอบตัดกับภาพประกอบ ตอนดูไม่รู้ว่าเป็น David Lynch กำกับครับ แต่บลูเรย์ของ Duran Duran ที่เพิ่งออกมาเป็นคนละโชว์กัน

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