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MAGGIE & MARTIN (MARC ALMOND, SWANS WAY, SCARLET FANTASTIC) ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM
MAGGIE & MARTIN - the new project from MAGGIE K DE MONDE (formerly with SWANS WAY and SCARLET FANTASTIC) and MARTIN WATKINS (MARC ALMOND's co-writer) - will release their debut album 'Union' in May, preceded [...]
ULTRAVOX ANNOUNCE 'BRILLIANT' NEW ALBUM AND TOUR
ULTRAVOX have today announced details of their much anticipated new studio album. The twelve-track album, the first new material from the recently reunited band - will be called 'Brilliant' and will be released on May [...]
GRACE JONES TO HEADLINE LOVEBOX FESTIVAL
GRACE JONES will headline this year's Lovebox Festival, on a bill with artists including HOLLY JOHNSON, Lana Del Rey, Hot Chip, Crystal Castles and Friendly Fires. The festival will take place in London's Victoria Park [...]
ANDY TAYLOR (EX-DURAN DURAN) AND LUKE SKY (FASHION) TO PUBLISH BOOK ON BIRMINGHAM SCENE
Former DURAN DURAN guitarist ANDY TAYLOR and LUKE SKY of FASHION are currently writing a book on the Birmingham punk and new wave scene with Sky promising 'This will not be your usual autobiography, it's [...]
PETER GABRIEL, THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS, JOAN ARMATRADING, BILLY OCEAN AND THE STRANGLERS FOR THE HOP FARM FESTIVAL
PETER GABRIEL, THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS, JOAN ARMATRADING, BILLY OCEAN and THE STRANGLERS have all been confirmed for the bill of the forthcoming Hop Farm Festival which will take place in Paddock Wood, Kent from June [...]
SIMPLE MINDS ANNOUNCE NEW SHOWS AND NEWS OF LIMITED EDITION 12" SINGLE
SIMPLE MINDS have added more shows to their 2012 tour schedule, including a '5x5' show in Newcastle and a series of festival appearances, as well as the release of a limited edition 12" of 'Theme [...]
AEROSMITH ANNOUNCE 'GLOBAL WARMING' TOUR
AEROSMITH have announced an 18-date tour of the USA which will run through June, July and August. The 'Global Warming Tour' promises all the band's classic hits and possibly some new material from their recent [...]
DAVID RHODES TO PLAY SHORT AUSTRIAN TOUR
DAVID RHODES - best known as PETER GABRIEL's guitarist of choice - will play three David Rhodes Trio shows in Austria next month. TOURDATES APRIL 25 - Dornbirn, Conrad Sohm / 26 - Vienna, Porgy [...]