GARY NUMAN has announced an extensive US and Canadian tour for October and November during which he will be performing his classic album 'The Pleasure Principle' in it entirety alongside a selection of classic hits and key tracks from his catalogue. See GIGS for all the dates.

MODERN ENGLISH - featuring Robbie Grey, Gary McDowell, Mick Conroy and Stephen Walker from the band's original 80s line-up - have announced US dates for July, see GIGS for all the dates.

MIDGE URE is working on a benefit concert to help JAPAN bassist and solo artist MICK KARN, who is currently undergoing treatment for cancer, and has announced that the show will take place on August 31st with more details to be announced soon.

PROPAGANDA have confirmed the tracklisting for their upcoming 25th anniversary edition of 'A Secret Wish' which will be released on August 2nd in a deluxe 2-CD package. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

KYLIE MINOGUE is the subject of a new DVD compilation 'Kylie - Rare & Unseen' which is released this week. The sixty-minute compilation features interview with Kylie from all stages of her career, including an Australian interview with her when she was just 21???

PRINCE has announced that he will be releasing his new album '20Ten' as a free giveaway with various European newspapers and magazines, including The Daily Mirror in the UK on July 10th and Germany's Rolling Stone on July 22nd. The ten-track album will apparently not receive a commercial release on CD or via download.

KIM WILDE will release her 'Teases & Dares' and 'Another Step' albums in expanded 2-CD editions on July 19th. See NEWS for the full tracklisting of both albums.

JERMAINE JACKSON will release a video EP, 'Dynamite Videos', on July 19th featuring the videos for his hits 'Do What You Do', 'Dynamite', 'Sweetest Sweetest' and 'When The Rain Begins To Fall' plus the rare Black Godfather mini-movie.

YAZOO have confirmed the formats and tracklisting for their forthcoming 'Reconnected Live' album which will be released on September 27th. The album will be available as a standard 2-CD set, a limited edition 2-CD deluxe edition contained in a 32-page hardback book, and via digital download. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS have announced that they will appear at Belgium's Sinner's Day Festival on October 31st alongside MARC ALMOND, PETER MURPHY and NINA HAGEN among others.

HOWARD JONES has added a Lincoln show to his forthcoming Ordinary Heroes Acoustic Tour and will play the Drill Hall on September 15th. See GIGS for all the dates.

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VINCE CLARKE & POLLY SCATTERGOOD'S 'LOVESICK' NOW ON iTUNES
Vince Clarke has produced and mixed a new song entitled 'Lovesick' which is sung by Polly Scattergood using lyrics written by Ghostgirl author Tonya Hurley. The lyrics were written for Ghostgirl character Scarlet to sing in the forthcoming book 'Ghostgirl - Lovesick', which is due for publication in July. Polly Scattergood then created the music for the track and provided vocals before handing the track over to Vince Clarke for mixing and production. 'Lovesick' is available to buy now on iTunes (UK/US) in its original version and as an 'Epic Mix'. The song has also been used in an animated trailer for the book which you can see in the news section of Vince Clarke's official website. It's a beautiful piece of music and well worth checking out...

ANDY BELL 'CALL ON ME (HEY CHAMP REMIX)' FREE DOWNLOAD
The excellent music blog 'Arjan Writes' has this week added a new feature about Hey Champ, who provided one of the remixes for the recent Andy Bell single 'Call On Me', and as part of the feature he is offering the 'Call On Me (Hey Champ Remix)' as a free download. See the news section on Andy's website for more details.

YAZOO 'RECONNECTED LIVE' ALBUM FORMATS AND TRACKLISTING
Yazoo's forthcoming live album, 'Reconnected Live', will be released on September 27th as a standard 2-CD set, a limited edition 2-CD deluxe edition contained in a 32-page hardback book, and via digital download. More details on the Yazoo website.
TRACKLISTING
CD1 - Nobody's Diary, Bad Connection, Mr. Blue, Good Times, Tuesday, Ode To Boy, Goodbye '70s, Too Pieces, In My Room, Anyone, Walk Away From Love.
CD2 - State Farm, Sweet Thing, Winter Kills, Midnight, Unmarked, Bring Your Love Down (Didn't I), Don't Go, Only You, Situation

KOOL AND THE GANG will headline a brand new UK arena tour which is set to take place at Christmas. The '80s Rewind' tour will also feature performances from SISTER SLEDGE, ABC, HOWARD JONES, GO WEST, T'PAU and THE CHRISTIANS at eight shows around the UK in November and December. See GIGS for all the dates.

THE HUMAN LEAGUE have announced a UK tour with sixteen shows planned in November and December. The dates will be the first for almost ten years to include new material in the set. See GIGS for all the dates.

PUBLIC IMAGE LIMITED have announced a short run of UK dates in July, see GIGS for all the dates???

YAZOO will release a live album on September 27th. The 2-CD set entitled 'Reconnected Live' will feature tracks from the band's 2008 reunion tour and will be available in a standard and deluxe edition as well as via download. The album tracklisting will be announced shortly...

PROPAGANDA will release a deluxe edition of their 'A Secret Wish' album on August 2nd to mark the 25th anniversary of the original release. The new 2CD edition will feature the original album alongside various remixes that were formerly only available on cassette and vinyl on one CD, and a second disc of bonus material including the complete 20-minute cassette mix of 'Duel', Trevor Horn's previously unreleased 'Dr. Mabuse (Thousand Eyes???)' remix, a work-in-progress version of 'The Chase' and ten-minute 12' mixes of 'Frozen Faces' and 'p:Machinery'. The full tracklisting is expected soon...

JAPAN bassist MICK KARN has been diagnosed with advance stages of cancer and an appeal has been launched to help him find treatment and provide financial support for his immediate family. MIDGE URE has already said that he is working on staging a special fund-raising concert to take place later this year, and you can find out more about the appeal at the official Mick Karn website...

MARC ALMOND has announced a fifteen date UK to take place in November and December in support of his new album 'Variete' and marking thirty years in the music business. See GIGS for all the dates.

REM will see a remastered and expanded edition of their 1985 album 'Fables Of The Reconstruction' released on July 12th. The release will be available as a 2-CD set (which will also include a poster and four postcards) and the original album will also appear in a special vinyl edition. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS reissue their second album 'Listen' this week in an expanded edition featuring five bonus tracks. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

DEPECHE MODE's hit 'People Are People' is to be covered by Lady GaGa according to unconfirmed reports that also state that she discovered the band when she heard a mash-up of her own hit 'Paparazzi' combined with Depeche Mode's 'Just Can't Get Enough'...

MADNESS will be the musical guest at a special charity event for Warchild which will take place at London's Royal Festival Hall on July 27th. The event - 'The Pub Landlord's Southbank Jukebox' - will be hosted by Al Murray and will also feature Jason Manford and a special guest yet to be announced.

THE ART OF NOISE will release a retrospective 2-CD set entitled 'Influence (Hits, Singles, Moments, Treasures)' on August 2nd. One CD will compile all the band's hits plus collaborations, key album tracks, movie & TV themes, 12' remixes and B-sides, while the second CD will retell the Art of Noise story via 20 previously-unreleased tracks from all eras of the group's history, from 1983 to the present day???

HAZEL O'CONNOR and THE SOUTH (formerly The Beautiful South) have both been added to the bill of this year's Guilfest Festival alongside acts including THE HUMAN LEAGUE and KID CREOLE AND THE COCONUTS.

THE MISSION will release a compilation of b-sides and unreleased demos that also features seven new tracks on July 5th. 'Dum-Dum Bullet' is a companion to the band's 2007 album 'God Is A Bullet' and will also feature a brand new extended remix of 'Dumb' by Mission guitarist Mark Gemini Thwaite.

TOYAH's 1994 album 'Dreamchild' has been reissed in an expanded edition that features the original album alongside five previously unreleased tracks. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

MODERN ROMANCE have announced a number of summer shows. See GIGS for all the dates???

THE ENGLISH BEAT have extended their current run of US dates with the announcement of shows in July, August and September. See GIGS for all the dates.

SALT-N-PEPA will play a rare UK set at London's South West Four Weekender on Clapham Common on August 29 on a bill that will also include Fatboy Slim and Paul Oakenfold.

BOW WOW WOW are the subject of a new compilation, also entitled 'Bow Wow Wow', that is released this week. The 2-CD set collects all the band's singles alongside key album tracks, b-sides and rare recordings. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

U2, THE POLICE, THE CLASH, THE STRANGLERS, THE SPECIALS, THE BEAT, THE PRETENDERS, SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES and THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS are among artists featured in an exhibition of photographs taking place in London's Trafalgar Square on July 1st to mark Canada Day. The exhibit, 'Toronto Calling', will feature a host of images taken in Toronto between 1979 and 1981, which have never been displayed in the UK before.

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