MORRISSEY has announced that he will start work on his new album in September. The former SMITHS frontman will begin work on the album, the follow-up to him million-selling 2004 album 'You Are The Quarry' in Rome.
A-HA will release a new single, 'Celice', on October 4th and will follow that with their new studio album - currently untitled - on November 7th.
THE HUMAN LEAGUE have released the tracklisting of their forthcoming 'Original Remixes' album which will be released on September 26th. The fourteen-track album will feature mixes taken from the band's original 12" singles, many of them on CD for the first time.
CYNDI LAUPER's new album is scheduled for a November 8th release. The currently untitled record will feature acoustic reworkings of nine classic Cyndi Lauper tracks alongside three new songs.
RICK ASTLEY will release a new album on October 17th. The thirteen- track album, entitled 'Portrait', features covers of some of Astley's favourite songs including tracks made famous by Matt Monro, Perry Como and The Carpenters and will be followed by a full UK tour in November.
ERASURE singer ANDY BELL will perform a selection of Erasure hits at a special BBC Radio 2 event in Blackpool on September 2nd. VINCE CLARKE is unable to appear so Andy Bell will be joined by remix and production duo Manhattan Clique with whom he is currently finishing work on his debut solo album 'Electric Blue'.
BANANARAMA will support dance act Scissor Sisters at a one-off charity show in London tonight. The show will take place at The Forum in Kentish Town with proceeds being divided between The Elton John AIDS Foundation and the Joe Strummer Foundation for New Music.
KIM CARNES, best known for her classic hit 'Bette Davis Eyes', will release a new album 'Chasin' Wild Trains' on September 16th.
BAUHAUS have announced a string of dates for later this year. The band who recently reunited for the US Coachella Festival have announced shows in Mexico, Canada and the USA.
MAI TAI, the Dutch trio best known for their classic hit 'History', release a new single 'Don't Forget To Live' in their native Netherlands this week and will be touring the country extensively before releasing the single and forthcoming new album internationally.
ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN have announced the release of a new single 'Stormy Weather', the first release from their forthcoming new album 'Siberia' will be out on September 5th. The band have also lined up a number of shows to support the release including just-released US and European dates for November and December and a UK show at Liverpool's Carling Academy on December 16th.
