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Digitally Remastered from the original master tapes by Fine Spice for superb sound quality.  Deluxe pocket pack comes with beautifully-illustrated 8 page booklet A new concept in ZTT compilations, Zambient One draws from the catalogues of the most celebrated acts on the label (Art Of Noise, Propaganda, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, 808 State) but selects [...]

After the dirty-old-man noise rock of Grinderman, Nick Cave delivers an egalic and meditative album that looks back to his lush love songs. The first Seeds album without co-founder Mick Harvey, Sky is full of exquisite sounds – chiming guitars, pulsing bass and brushed drums. Higgs Boson Blues is hilarious though linking Lucifer, Robert Johnson, [...]

THE Studio in Hartlepool has pulled off a coup by booking one of the hottest acts in UK music. Street’s Ian Monaghan talks to Public Service Broadcasting’s mainman J Willgoose Esq about their live date, new single Signal 30 and debut album Inform – Educate – Entertain. “Genuinely original, innovating and amazing”, “Inspirational stuff”, “Absolutely [...]

THE WILLOWMAN Festival returns this summer – and it has already announced on the bill one of the UK’s hotly tipped bands. Headliners New Model Army, The Wonder Stuff, Space and The Orb are confirmed for the festival in North Yorkshire over the summer solstice weekend of June 20-23. Also on the bill are Syd [...]

The Joy Formidable – Wolf’s Law THE second offering from Welsh indie rockers The Joy Formidable is well worth a listen. Wolf’s Law moves seamlessly between the grungey riffs on singles This Ladder Is Ours and Cholla and the sad, string-drenched awesomeness of The Turnaround and the title track. Tendons and Forest Serenade are stadium [...]

CELEBRATING 25 years in the biz The Proclaimers have become one of the best nights out you can guarantee and are now edging to national treasure status. Why singing twins Craig and Charlie were not invited to perform live at any of the music events connected to the Olympic Games in london this summer is [...]

LEGENDARY 60s avant garde rocker Frank Zappa died almost 20 years a go but his dutiful son Dweezil is keeping the music alive with this live show. Dweezil Zappa’s Zappa plays Zappa (ZpZ), is an extraordinary work of love, appreciation and dedication to his late father’s talent. With a massive back catalogue to choose from [...]

Frankie Said (The Very Best Of), released November 5, on Salvo/ZTT, contains the smash hits from Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s Action Series, their albums, Welcome To The Pleasuredome (1984) and Liverpool (1986), and their years recording at Sarm Studios for ZTT between 1983 and 1987. Remastered from original master tapes, Frankie Said (The Very Best [...]

Those well-loved Scottish songsters The Proclaimers hit the region for a live show when they appear at Newcastle City Hall on Friday, November 9. The live date is part of a full 22-date UK tour in support of their latest critically acclaimed album Like Comedy. Tickets cost £24.50. For details visit www.newcastlecityhall.org [...]

THE frontman of roots rockers The Waterboys launched his memoir ‘Adventure Of A Waterboy’ with an intimate reading from the book in a candid encounter at The Sage. Scott and his band shot to fame in the 80s with classic songs like The Whole Of The Moon and ground-breaking albums including This Is The Sea [...]