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Louder Sound Yesterday

“The album sold poorly, partly because the band didn’t tour it – it was impossible to play live”: The genius of Talk Talk’s Spirit of Eden

Talk Talk Mark Hollis Miles Davis Duran Duran Culture Club Tears for Fears A Flock of Seagulls

4 articles Sep 11

Depeche Mode Shudder to Think

Bande à part, New Noise, Shoot Me Again +1

Side-Line Sep 11

Ultravox’s ‘Rage in Eden’ turns 45 on 11 September

Ultravox Conny Plank John Foxx Thin Lizzy George Martin Big Country Band Aid

2 articles Sep 11

Duran Duran Simon Le Bon Nick Rhodes John Taylor Roger Taylor AC/DC The Who

BBC Music, Billboard

RTBF – Musique Sep 9

Des musiciens de Talk Talk réunis 40 ans après

Talk Talk Ian Curnow Mark Hollis Mark Gardener Fyfe Dangerfield Ed Harcourt Sophie Barker

4 articles Sep 8

Ed Harcourt Fyfe Dangerfield Mark Gardener Talk Talk Ride Mark Hollis Zero 7 Simon Brenner Ian Curnow Brenner Sophie Barker

Bande à part, NME, RTBF – Musique +1

Side-Line Sep 8

Ultravox’s ‘Systems of Romance’ turns 48 on 8 September

Ultravox John Foxx Conny Plank Billy Currie Warren Cann Gary Numan Midge Ure

Magnet Magazine Sep 8

The Human League Released “Crash” 40 Years Ago Today

The Human League Soft Cell Alison Moyet

Magnet Magazine Sep 7

Matt Johnson Released Debut Album “Burning Blue Soul” 45 Years Ago Today

Matt Johnson The The Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Sonny Rollins

Magnet Magazine Sep 4

Happy Birthday Mark Ronson (Adele, Queens Of The Stone Age, Duran Duran, Etc.)

Mark Ronson Adele Queens of the Stone Age Duran Duran

2 articles Sep 3

Thompson Twins Tom Bailey Alannah Currie Hergé

RTBF – Musique

Spin Aug 31

Soft Cell’s Marc Almond Never Says Never to Anything

Soft Cell Marc Almond Alison Moyet The Human League Dave Ball

2 articles Aug 29

Spandau Ballet Duran Duran The Human League Heaven 17 David Bowie Marvin Gaye

RTBF – Musique

4 articles Aug 28

Jayda G Elderbrook Lil Wayne Depeche Mode Aluna Birdman Chimbala Kodak Black Sexyy Red Tay Keith Def Leppard

DJ Mag, HotNewHipHop, Mixmag +1

RTBF – Musique Aug 26

Des enfants reprennent Depeche Mode… et font craquer la toile !

Depeche Mode

The Guardian Music Aug 26

‘We met Princess Margaret and she was paralytic!’ My wild life onboard the Adam and the Ants Antmania rollercoaster

Adam and the Ants Marco Pirroni Cabaret Voltaire Sid Vicious Siouxsie and the Banshees Roxy Music John Barry

Side-Line Aug 24

Richard Evans on Ultravox: ‘They were too rock for electronic purists, too electronic for rock audiences’

Ultravox John Foxx Midge Ure Depeche Mode

2 articles Aug 24

Depeche Mode Daniel Miller Gareth Jones Vince Clarke Martin L. Gore Dave Gahan Andy Fletcher

Side-Line, We Rave You

Benzine Magazine Aug 22

Nos 50 albums préférés des années 80 : 39. Depeche Mode – Music For The Masses (1987)

Depeche Mode Simple Minds Dead Can Dance U2 Iron Maiden New Order John Mellencamp

Side-Line Aug 20

A Flock of Seagulls’ ‘The Story of a Young Heart’ turns 42 on 20 August

A Flock of Seagulls Mike Score Paul Reynolds Steve Lovell Bill Nelson The Police

Louder Sound Yesterday

“The album sold poorly, partly because the band didn’t tour it – it was impossible to play live”: The genius of Talk Talk’s Spirit of Eden

Talk Talk Mark Hollis Miles Davis Duran Duran Culture Club Tears for Fears A Flock of Seagulls

Side-Line Sep 11

Ultravox’s ‘Rage in Eden’ turns 45 on 11 September

Ultravox Conny Plank John Foxx Thin Lizzy George Martin Big Country Band Aid

RTBF – Musique Sep 9

Des musiciens de Talk Talk réunis 40 ans après

Talk Talk Ian Curnow Mark Hollis Mark Gardener Fyfe Dangerfield Ed Harcourt Sophie Barker

Side-Line Sep 8

Ultravox’s ‘Systems of Romance’ turns 48 on 8 September

Ultravox John Foxx Conny Plank Billy Currie Warren Cann Gary Numan Midge Ure

Magnet Magazine Sep 7

Matt Johnson Released Debut Album “Burning Blue Soul” 45 Years Ago Today

Matt Johnson The The Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Sonny Rollins

2 articles Sep 3

Thompson Twins Tom Bailey Alannah Currie Hergé

RTBF – Musique

2 articles Aug 29

Spandau Ballet Duran Duran The Human League Heaven 17 David Bowie Marvin Gaye

RTBF – Musique

RTBF – Musique Aug 26

Des enfants reprennent Depeche Mode… et font craquer la toile !

Depeche Mode

Side-Line Aug 24

Richard Evans on Ultravox: ‘They were too rock for electronic purists, too electronic for rock audiences’

Ultravox John Foxx Midge Ure Depeche Mode

Benzine Magazine Aug 22

Nos 50 albums préférés des années 80 : 39. Depeche Mode – Music For The Masses (1987)

Depeche Mode Simple Minds Dead Can Dance U2 Iron Maiden New Order John Mellencamp

4 articles Sep 11

Depeche Mode Shudder to Think

Bande à part, New Noise, Shoot Me Again +1

2 articles Sep 11

Duran Duran Simon Le Bon Nick Rhodes John Taylor Roger Taylor AC/DC The Who

BBC Music, Billboard

4 articles Sep 8

Ed Harcourt Fyfe Dangerfield Mark Gardener Talk Talk Ride Mark Hollis Zero 7 Simon Brenner Ian Curnow Brenner Sophie Barker

Bande à part, NME, RTBF – Musique +1

Magnet Magazine Sep 8

The Human League Released “Crash” 40 Years Ago Today

The Human League Soft Cell Alison Moyet

Magnet Magazine Sep 4

Happy Birthday Mark Ronson (Adele, Queens Of The Stone Age, Duran Duran, Etc.)

Mark Ronson Adele Queens of the Stone Age Duran Duran

Spin Aug 31

Soft Cell’s Marc Almond Never Says Never to Anything

Soft Cell Marc Almond Alison Moyet The Human League Dave Ball

4 articles Aug 28

Jayda G Elderbrook Lil Wayne Depeche Mode Aluna Birdman Chimbala Kodak Black Sexyy Red Tay Keith Def Leppard

DJ Mag, HotNewHipHop, Mixmag +1

The Guardian Music Aug 26

‘We met Princess Margaret and she was paralytic!’ My wild life onboard the Adam and the Ants Antmania rollercoaster

Adam and the Ants Marco Pirroni Cabaret Voltaire Sid Vicious Siouxsie and the Banshees Roxy Music John Barry

2 articles Aug 24

Depeche Mode Daniel Miller Gareth Jones Vince Clarke Martin L. Gore Dave Gahan Andy Fletcher

Side-Line, We Rave You

Side-Line Aug 20

A Flock of Seagulls’ ‘The Story of a Young Heart’ turns 42 on 20 August

A Flock of Seagulls Mike Score Paul Reynolds Steve Lovell Bill Nelson The Police

Overview

Recent events highlight the enduring legacy of the new romantic genre, with tributes to seminal albums like The Colour of Spring and Systems of Romance, anniversaries for The Human League’s Crash and Matt Johnson’s Burning Blue Soul, and renewed interest in acts such as Soft Cell, Spandau Ballet, and Depeche Mode, whose music continues to inspire both new generations and cultural references in media like GTA VI.

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Shudder To Think : nouvel EP en écoute

Duran Duran's albums to be featured on British postage stamps

Spirit Of Talk Talk rend hommage à The Colour of Spring à Londres

Thompson Twins : le lien entre Tintin et leur succès des années 80

Spandau Ballet : l'histoire de 'True', tube né d'un amour impossible

GTA VI extended look showcases music from Jayda G, Elderbrook, Lil Wayne, Aluna, Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode's 'Construction Time Again' turns 43

Thompson Twins : le lien entre Tintin et leur succès des années 80

Spandau Ballet : l'histoire de 'True', tube né d'un amour impossible

Shudder To Think : nouvel EP en écoute

Duran Duran's albums to be featured on British postage stamps

Spirit Of Talk Talk rend hommage à The Colour of Spring à Londres

GTA VI extended look showcases music from Jayda G, Elderbrook, Lil Wayne, Aluna, Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode's 'Construction Time Again' turns 43

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