Electroqueer (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
By Mandy Rogers If you don’t happen to know, I am a hardened Parralox fan stemming from the first instance of hearing the early demos that appeared on Myspace. In fact, I would go so far to say that debut...
AngryApe News (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
The two acts will record a special live session
The Daily Record (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
EIGHTIES hitmakers such as Gary Numan are teaming up with current chart stars for shows to be aired by the BBC.
Amy Grindhouse (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio Titanic and The Beach is 35. Actress Demi Moore Ghost is 47. Actress Calista Flockhart Brothers and Sisters and Ally McBeal is 45. TV personality Carson Kressley Queer Eye For The Straight Guy is 40. Drummer Scott Mercado of Candlebox is 45. Synthesizer player Ian Craig Marsh Human League and Heaven 17 is 53. Image credit to Diane [...]
DVD Times (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
News: The BFI have announced the UK DVD release of The Miners' Campaign Tapes on 30th November 2009 priced at £12.99 RRP. These six short films, released for the first time, are described as a crucial document of a cataclysmic episode of British history 25...
Fitstreet Total Health Solutions (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Recently, in an effort to drag myself away from work at the weekends and have a hobby, I've been rummaging through the record racks in second hand shops, looking for old vinyl treasures and I've unearthed a whole pile of nostalgic hits! Last night I was listening to 'Come Live With Me' by Heaven 17. British band from Sheffield? 1983? The song is about an older guy who falls in love with a much younger...
Word Magazine blogs (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
There he is, on the left in a red tie, playing keyboards and dancing to give Peter Mandelson nightmares. "Lead us not into temptation" might have been a better watchword for the last twelve years than "prudence" .
curnow.org (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
wonders if trains from Luton to London are always this quiet at this time of day. I'm off at Farringdon tonight. # Dear Malcolm. I'm not "JasmynSneed" nor Australian so can't vote for you. You might stay in opposition if your list is this good. mail #fail # wonders who's Postman Pat's agent? His career's taken off [...]
Dilated Choonz (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
The Human League – Flexi Disc This post was inspired by the BBC4 documentary “Synth Britannia” which aired last Friday (still available on the BBC iPlayer for UK residents) – a good documentary on the late 1970s and early 1980s UK ‘synthpop’ scene. Well worth 90 minutes of your time. Synth-”pop” started out as a bunch of geezers in industrial locations...
BBC - Music - BBC Music Blog (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Early on when we were discussing themes and motifs to explore in Synth Britannia the topic of JG Ballard came up in conversation. It was immediately clear that there were parallels between Ballard and the work of the earliest synth pioneers. The world Ballard described in books like Crash and Concrete Island felt like a dystopian vision of the future and yet it was actually the present day rendered...
17 SECONDS (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
The latest issue of The Wire arrived today. Maybe it was the appearance of Julian Cope on the front - but my brain suddenly started obsessing about the Roland 303, that legendary squelchy synth, responsible for some of the best bass ever that wasn’t played on a, well, bass. The Wire does some wonderful primers that [...]
Fitstreet Total Health Solutions (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
This Saturday I had the morning to myself. My girlfriend had a sports massage appointment booked so I decided to do a bit of shopping, indulging in one of my favourite hobbies; buying music. There really is nothing better to make you smile and feel good than a little nostalgia. Back when you were a child and teenager you had little pressure, no job to worry about, no children, no money worries... Life...
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , Down the Front! Location: 6-7 Leadmill Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S1 4SE. Website: http://www.leadmill.co.uk/ Capacity: 900. Come to see: Despite living in the musical shadow of other major northern cities like Manchester and Liverpool, Sheffield too has its own proud place in the British musical firmament. Its vibrant and varied scene has, in the past, given...
lost at e minor (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
You gotta love the 80s. How can you beat the music? New romantic, new wave, new everything. It was quite an era, and we have a giveaway to prove it. The 12”80s Electro:Pop 3CD set showcases 80s music all its extended mix glory. To enter, just leave the name of your favorite 80s band and [...]
Electric Roulette (Free subscription) | 09/07/2009
The Eighties were long enough ago now to allow people the chance to re-evaluate. Now, it seems, that idiots like me are able to cast a more favourable critical eye over Formerly The Worst Decade Ever because, well, it almost...
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