REWIND, REMIX, REIMAGINE A CONVERSATION WITH ROLAND GIFT OF FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS The person who unwraps a copy of the Fine Young Cannibals’ recent release FYC40: A Definitive Anthology on Christmas morning this year might be a vintage-minded [...]
FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS FYC40 LONDON RECORDS It seems unusual for a band that was only active for a few years to get a deluxe 40th-anniversary treatment, but Fine Young Cannibals is a band with a long and storied history that reads like a who’s who [...]
THE DURUTTI COLUMN THE RETURN OF THE DURUTTI COLUMN (45th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) LONDON RECORDS Durutti Column is really a musical project rather than a band, created by guitarist Vini Reilly. Quite frankly, no one but Reilly would think to name [...]
PAUL OAKENFOLD REMIXES HAPPY MONDAYS “STEP ON” IN THE FIRST OF A NEW SERIES OF DIGITAL REMIX DROPS LONDON RECORDS As part of a new series of digital remix drops, original Happy Mondays collaborator Paul Oakenfold has revisited “Step On” after [...]
BRONSKI BEAT FORBIDDEN FRUIT: THE AGE OF CONSENT REMIXED LONDON RECORDS/UNIVERSAL MUSIC The original, and some may argue, best line-up of Bronski Beat (Steve Bronski, Larry Steinbachek and Jimmy Somerville) lasted for just one album, Forbidden [...]
NEW SINGLE FROM GOLDIE PRESENTS: RUFIGE KRU “GOLDIKUS” OUT NOW | NEW ALBUM ALPHA OMEGA TO BE RELEASED MAY 16 LONDON RECORDS Rufige Kru – Goldie’s alter ego with SubMotive – have released brand new single “Goldikus,” out [...]
TILDA SWINTON FEATURES ON NEW ORBITAL SINGLE “DEEPEST” AFTER HER PERFORMANCE ON STAGE WITH THE DUO AT GLASTONBURY LAST YEAR ORBITAL’S GROUNDBREAKING BROWN ALBUM SET FOR REISSUE ON MAY 23 ON LONDON RECORDS Orbital’s seminal second album, [...]
GOLDIE PRESENTS RUFIGE KRU’S NEW ALBUM ALPHA OMEGA TO BE RELEASED MAY 16 | SINGLE “STILL THE SAME” LONDON RECORDS Goldie’s alter ego Rufige Kru (with SubMotive) has returned. Announced today, iconic breakbeat project Rufige Kru [...]
BRONSKI BEAT AGE OF CONSENT (40th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) LONDON RECORDS/UNIVERSAL MUSIC Age Of Consent was, and is, a groundbreaking album. Musically, Bronski Beat successfully combines disco and electronic music to create something that has been [...]
LONDON RECORDS TO RELEASE ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN’S WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH YOUR LIFE? ON VINYL LP FOR THE FIRST TIME TO CELEBRATE 25th ANNIVERSARY PRE-ORDER AVAILABLE NOW 25 years since its first release, London Records are set to [...]
MARCELLA DETROIT JEWEL (30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) LONDON RECORDS Marcella Detroit has had quite a career. Born Marcy Levy, she co-wrote “Lay Down Sally” with Eric Clapton, with whom she performed for years. She has also sung with Bob Seger and [...]
BRONSKI BEAT CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF “SMALLTOWN BOY” WITH LONDON RECORDS RE-ISSUE LISTEN TO THE NEW REWORK BY ABSOLUTE TODAY In 1984 Bronski Beat took a personal, heartfelt story and created “Smalltown Boy” which became a worldwide [...]
ON ORBITAL’S LEGACY, ‘THE GREEN ALBUM’ REISSUE, AND A 1990s ELECTRONIC MUSIC PRIMER The Beatles had The Beatles (The White Album). Metallica had Metallica (Black Album). Amongst albums nicknamed according to the chroma of their album [...]
BANANARAMA SHARES BRAND NEW SINGLE “SUPERNOVA” FEATURED ON GLORIOUS: THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION OUT MARCH 8 ON LONDON RECORDS Having launched their upcoming anthology Glorious – The Ultimate Collection with the single “Feel [...]
BANANARAMA REVEAL NEW REWORKS OF ‘ROBERT DE NIRO’S WAITING…’ BY THE REFLEX AND ‘VELVET LIES’ BY LUKE MILLION ON LONDON RECORDS NEW ALBUM GLORIOUS: THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION OUT MARCH 8 Bananarama revisit two tracks with new remixes by The [...]
BANANARAMA ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM GLORIOUS: THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION OUT MARCH 8 ON LONDON RECORDS BRAND NEW SONG “FEEL THE LOVE” OUT TODAY Bananarama celebrate over 40 years at the top with the announcement of their forthcoming album [...]
ORBITAL RELEASE NEW SINGLE “ARE YOU ALIVE?” FEATURING PENELOPE ISLES TRACK FROM NEW STUDIO ALBUM OPTICAL DELUSION OUT FEBRUARY 17 Orbital have released “Are You Alive?” Featuring Penelope Isles, the third track to be taken from the seminal [...]
ORBITAL RELEASE BREAKAGE REMIX OF CURRENT SINGLE “RINGA RINGA (THE OLD PANDEMIC FOLK SONG)” (FEAT. THE MEDIAEVAL BAEBES) THE NEW STUDIO ALBUM OPTICAL DELUSION OUT FEBRUARY 17 Orbital have today released a stunning remix of their current single [...]
ORBITAL COLLABORATE WITH SLEAFORD MODS ON NEW SINGLE “DIRTY RAT” FIRST SINGLE FROM ORBITAL’S NEW STUDIO ALBUM OPTICAL DELUSION Legendary electronic music duo Orbital have collaborated with Sleaford Mods on their fabulous, [...]
Blancmange Private View London Records Over 40 years ago Neil Arthur and Stephen Luscombe came together to form Blancmange and released their debut album Happy Families of London Records. In 1985, after three albums, the duo split and reunited [...]
Shakespears Sister Ride Again London Records Earlier this year, Siobhan Fahey and Marcella Detroit of Shakespears Sister announced that not only had they reunited, but they were preparing a tour or the U.K and releasing compilation album [...]
Shakespears Sister Singles Party London Records Singles Party is the long awaited return of Shakespears Sister. This is a reunion I never thought I would see. Marcella Detroit (Marcy Levy) and Siobhan Fahey (Bananarama) formed Shakespears Sister [...]
