Way back when, in the time when I only had 57 Facebook friends (imagine) and when Google Plus was just a glint in Larry Page’s eye, I told you Gotye was ace. In fact, I even went so far as to name his second album Like Drawing Blood as my album of 2008, and interviewed [...]

I’ve long been a fan of Paolo Albertazzi – the artist formerly known as Boyde. To greet the New Year he’s giving away his new single Love Like You’ll Never Get Hurt, a beautiful bite of electronica that builds to a gorgeously lilting crescendo. If it ticks your box, check out his Soundcloud page for [...]

So this is Christmas, and what have you done? I’ve listened to a whole bunch of new music this year – but frankly, what’s new music when it’s now considered OK to play Wham!’s Last Christmas at crazy volumes? Nowt, that’s what. However, it’s not all about Mariah, Wham! and The Pogues, despite what radio [...]

Stuck for a Christmas present for that special woman/gay man in your life? Then Take That have the answer. The DVD of their record-breaking Progress tour comes out next month and we’ve got a sneak peak of what you can expect – namely, enormous crowds, Robbie over-egging the pudding and a general aura of world-conquering [...]

Andy Bell is set to unveil his excessively knobbly knees on the masses once more as electro-pop supremos Erasure return with a new album Tomorrow’s World and tour to back it up, which has arrived in the UK this month to share the love here. In the meantime enjoy this video montage that accompanies their [...]

We’ve seen some live performances in our time and yes, his hair really needs sorting out but this performance is nothing short of incredible. Watch and wonder – we can’t even make out the take-a-breath joins…

Remember Marina, her of the diamond fame? Well, she’s back with new standalone single Electra Heart: The Start that’s chopped into two pristine halves: Part One: Fear And Loathing and Part Two: Radioactive. If you can forgive the title mayhem and just concentrate on the sound, you won’t be disappointed – both of these tracks [...]

As the UK clears up from the grip of the August riots, Reverend And The Makers have released a new track entitled Riot that sums things up pretty well we reckon. Lead singer Jon McClure writes: “I watched the events unfolding on the news the other night the same as everyone else and was gutted [...]

Amy Winehouse’s death last weekend was hugely saddening, but also massively predictable. The enigmatic star was a crack addict and an alcoholic and whether you’re famous or not, these two are quite often a deadly combination. What’s shocked me the most since her death was how shocked people seem to be by it – as [...]

London-born and Irish-bred, Maverick Sabre brings to mind lapping waves and chilled out vibes while looking like a young Phil Mitchell – an interesting combination. Watch this exclusive clip of his performance of Look What I’ve Done at the Jazz Cafe last month though and you might get what all the hype is about. This [...]