Although undoubtedly best known to the public at large as the leader of synth collective Visage, Steve Strange was one of the pioneering figures of the New Romantic movement and an icon of early ’80s pop. Born on 28th May … read more
The brand new, expanded Third Edition of the Sound Of The Crowd book is out now! The Sound Of The Crowd: a Discography of the ’80s is the ultimate record collector’s guide to the 1980s. In the era of multi-formatting, picture … read more
Marc Almond returns with a new four track EP Tasmanian Tiger, featuring collaborations with Jarvis Cocker, Carl Barat and Danielz from T.Rex tribute band T.Rextasy. The EP is available as a download or a limited edition turquoise 7″ + CD … read more
The Pixies continue their policy of releasing new material in small doses with the arrival of a new EP, EP2, announced today. At the moment it seems to be available exclusively from the band’s official website in a variety of bundles ranging … read more
We’re not just here to look back at music made between 1980 and 1989, sitting in a rocking chair with a tartan blanket on our knees and moaning that all modern music is rubbish. To be fair, a lot of … read more
A mere 25 years after their Crackers International EP, Erasure have finally gone the whole hog and released a Christmas album. Well, a Christmas themed album, as some of the original songs on offer, such as Blood On The Snow … read more
