HEAVEN 17's back catalogue remasters are to finally see the light of day on August 7th with the release of reworked, remastered and expanded versions of 'Penthouse and Pavement', 'The Luxury Gap' and 'How Men Are'. The releases have been produced with the full co-operation of the band.

ANNIE LENNOX is in the studio again working on the follow-up to her 2003 album 'Bare'. The album is still in the early stages and no release date has yet been set.

STING, BONO, BRYAN FERRY and NICK CAVE are among artists who have recorded vocals for a compilation of seafaring songs 'Rogue's Gallery - Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys' which s due out on August 22nd. The project was born from an idea from actor Johnny Depp who was working on the 'Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest'.

BANANARAMA have lined up live dates internationally over the summer with the duo playing shows in the UK, France, Spain and South Africa between now and the end of the year.

DAVID BOWIE, IGGY POP and ROXY MUSIC will all feature on the soundtrack for the forthcoming JOY DIVISION biopic, 'Control'.

NITZER EBB follow their current retrospective 'Body Of Work', with a companion album of contemporary remixes entitled 'Body Rework - Remixes' on July 24th.

TINA TURNER has confirmed that she is working on the theme song for the next James Bond film 'Casino Royale'.

KYLIE MINOGUE has announced that she will be putting her 'Showgirl' tour back on the road, rescheduling the postponed Australian shows for November.

DEPECHE MODE former member ALAN WILDER is back in the studio working on a new album which will be released under his RECOIL moniker.

SINITTA is working on an autobiography which is expected to be published next year.

VISAGE, YAZOO, ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN, BLONDIE, NEW ORDER, HEAVEN 17 and BILLY IDOL are among artists whose songs gave been covered on the new Nouvelle Vague album 'Bande A Part'.

BELINDA CARLISLE has added another date to her forthcoming tour and will play a show at Wolverhampton's Robin 2 on August 9th.

THE ASSOCIATES' classic album 'Wild & Lonely' and Associates frontman BILLY MACKENZIE's solo album 'Outernational' are to be reissued on August 7th as remastered versions with bonus tracks.

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