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In 1981 – almost thirty years ago – seminal synth-rock band Ultravox released the single ‘Vienna’ to rave reviews for its epic sound, moody strings and those amazing two words of Midge Ure’s “Oh, Vienna!”.
Vienna’s release was on a collision course with another single that would result in there being only [...]
No Doubt’s Gwen Stefani has revealed that the sound of their new album is being influenced by 80’s music, particularly “one-hit wonders”.
Currently working on their first album since 2001’s ‘Rock Steady’, Stefani explained how they’ve been inspired by the music from that decade.
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Doug Fieger, leader of the Los Angeles-based power pop band the Knack who co-wrote and sang on the 1979 No. 1 hit “My Sharona,” has died. He was 57.
Fieger’s sister, Beth Falkenstein, said he died Sunday at his home in Woodland Hills. He had cancer.
“My Sharona” was No. 1 for six weeks. Fieger said the [...]
AC/DC has just announced AC/DC: Iron Man 2, the official album set to be released April 19th through Columbia Records in support of the upcoming Iron Man 2 film from Marvel Studios. The album will feature 15 classic AC/DC songs, selected from ten of the band’s studio albums, ranging from 1976 to 2008. Included in [...]
The Human League, one of England’s first new wave bands, have been down on their luck in the new millennium. All but forgotten as an ’80s nostalgia act, their last record, 2001’s Secret, failed to find an audience. However, luck may change for the pioneering Sheffield band, as they’ve signed to Wall of Sound records, a [...]
The ‘Poker Face’ singer Lady Gaga will perform with the ‘Karma Chameleon’ singer Boy George – who is her teenage idol – on stage at London’s O2 Arena in February.
A source said: “Gaga has always been a fan and now he’s got his life back on track it’s the perfect opportunity to do something with [...]
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation has announced ABBA, Genesis, Jimmy Cliff, The Hollies and The Stooges as its 2010 artist inductees. Also being inducted this year as individual recipients of the Ahmet Ertegun Award will be David Geffen and songwriters Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Elle Greenwich, Jeff Barry, Jesse Stone, Mort Shuman [...]
Platinum Blonde will be inducted into the Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Hall of Fame next March.
The Toronto trio, which started out in 1982, is known for hits such as Not in Love, Standing in the Dark and It Doesn’t Really Matter.
Led by vocalist Mark Holmes, the band also included drummer Chris Steffler and guitarist [...]
The rhinestone-studded white glove Michael Jackson wore when he first performed his trademark moonwalk dance in the early 80s was sold on Saturday (November 21) for a staggering $350,000.
According to the Associated Press, the winner bidder was a Hong Kong man named Hoffman Ma, who has pledged to pay $420,000 for the famous glove, which [...]
Bulletboys lead singer, Marq Torien, 48, was arrested Friday the 13th in Pasco County, Florida for ‘non support of child or spouse’ it was reported by the Pasco Sheriff’s Office. The Bulletboys, who rose to fame for 5 minutes in the late 80’s on the strength of the hit “Smooth Up In Ya,” are currently [...]
