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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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[TRON]

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.

[TRON]

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.

[TRON]

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.

[TRON]

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.

[Terryl]

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.

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[TRON]

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.

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[TRON]

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.

[TRON]

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.

[Terryl]

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ใครจำ Kip Winger นักร้องนำของ Glam Rock ยุค 80 ปลายๆ 90 ต้นๆ ได้บ้าง ทุกวันนี้ยังทำเพลงอยู่นะครับ ผมไปเจอเข้า งานน่าสนใจมากๆ (ย้ำ) น่าสนใจมาก sound แบบ heavy หน้าสวยหายไปหมดแล้ว งานล่าสุดเจียนๆ จะก้าวข้ามมาทาง prog แล้วครับ ถ้าใครสนใจลองไปเสิร์ช MySpace ดู

[TRON]

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.

[TRON]

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.

ความฝันพี่ panyarak ท่าจะเป็นจริงเสียแล้ว 

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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...

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[TRON]

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.'