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STATUS QUO ANNOUNCE 'QUOFESTIVE' CHRISTMAS TOUR
STATUS QUO have announced UK dates for December. Named 'Quofestive' the tour will play at ten arenas around the country. In addition to a 'very special guest' at all of the shows the band will [...]
THE FIXX ANNOUNCE 'BEAUTIFUL FRICTION' ALBUM AND TOUR
THE FIXX will release a new album, 'Beautiful Friction', on July 17th preceded by a single 'Anyone Else' which you can hear below and which is available to buy now now. The band have also [...]
BIG COUNTRY TO REPLACE ALI CAMPBELL AT REWIND SCOTLAND
BIG COUNTRY will replace former UB40 frontman ALI CAMPBELL at the forthcoming festival, Rewind Scotland. Campbell has been forced to pull out due to scheduling problems and Big Country - fronted by MIKE PETERS of [...]
PETER HOOK TO PUBLISH JOY DIVISION MEMOIR IN OCTOBER
Former JOY DIVISION and NEW ORDER mainman PETER HOOK will publish a memoir of his time in Joy Division , entitled 'Unknown Pleasures – Inside Joy Division', on October 1st through Simon & Schuster. Hook [...]
DEF LEPPARD TO RE-RECORD THEIR ENTIRE BACK CATALOGUE
DEF LEPPARD have announced that they will re-record their entire back catalogue following a falling out with their former record label, Universal, over royalties paid on digital downloads of their music. The first recordings to [...]
PET SHOP BOYS RELEASE 'WINNER' SINGLE AND ANNOUNCE 'ELYSIUM' ALBUM RELEASE DATE
PET SHOP BOYS release a new single, 'Winner', this week as a one-track digital download. The single will be released as a limited edition 4-track CD, 12" vinyl and download bundle on August 6th and [...]
SPANDAU BALLET'S 'GOLD' REMIXED BY BASTO
SPANDAU BALLET's classic single 'Gold' has been remixed for 2012 by DJ and producer Basto for a digital single release this week via online dance retailer Beatport. Here's the track for you to have a [...]
MAGNUM ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM AND UK TOUR
MAGNUM have announced that they will release a new album, 'On The 13th Day', on September 24th and will mark the release with a 13-date UK tour in November. 'On The 13th Day' will be [...]