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➤ Steve Norman steers Cloudfish into an edgier urban groove
+++ [See Sep 21 update below] ❚ “YOU KNOW WHAT MEN ARE LIKE when they get a new bit of kit — it’s like Christmas.” This is Spandau Ballet sax player and all-round percussionist Steve Norman reliving...
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➤ Ferry Re-Makes/Re-Models himself as the Sinatra of the rock era
❚ OUR MAN IN WEST HOLLYWOOD papped Bryan Ferry today snacking at the coolest pizzeria in town, Mozza on North Highland Ave (below). Last week of course he ended his first American tour in nearly a...
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2011 ➤ Duran Duran are the Wild Boys of Madison Square Garden
+++ ❚ DURAN DURAN WOW NEW YORK covering Frankie’s Relax at their sold-out show at Madison Square Garden last night, in a 20th anniversary celebration for radio stars Scott & Todd of 95.5 WPLJ. Girl...
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➤ Toyah’s odyssey from Viennese Woods to Wicked Queen
+++ ❚ AS TOYAH’S 30th ANNIVERSARY TOUR, From Sheep Farming To Anthem, comes to an end in London on Saturday after months on the road, let’s compare and contrast the manic bouncing Toyah from the...
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2011 ➤ Peter Frampton: how Bowie changed my life at Bromley Tech
❚ 35 YEARS AGO BRITISH-BORN GUITARIST Peter Frampton was a rock god, given two Rolling Stone covers within months of each other, the second declaring him Rock Star of the Year. His appeal has evidently...
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2012 ➤ Boy George reunites with Culture Club for New Year’s Eve — and a new...
➢ Click the pic to view video interview with Culture Club on Sunrise, the breakfast show at Sydney’s Seven Television station ❚ HERE’S A PICTURE MANY SAID would never be taken: all four members of 80s...
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➤ Ten killer videos to celebrate Duran’s live return to unfinished business...
❏ Elegant French production of The Man Who… directed by Jethro Massey, with Faith Anne Gosselin, Sorrel & Massimiliano, Mocchia Di Coggiola ❚ TOMORROW DURAN DURAN RESUME their live British dates on...
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➤ Le Bon takes wing during Duran’s return to Brighton
+++ ❚ EXTRAORDINARY! IS IT POSSIBLE THAT Simon Le Bon’s voice sounds better than ever??? Even on an amateur concert video (above, posted at YouTube by Soralella71)) there was plenty of power and range...
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2011 ➤ The Hadley bombshell no Spandau Ballet fan will welcome
❚ WE HAVE HEARD ONLY HINTS SO FAR. But today singer Tony Hadley posted a link at Facebook that leaves no doubt. When you click through to photos of his performance in Hamburg last Thursday, a stark...
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2012 ➤ Grace Jones celebrates the day she met the Queen, two months on
❚ IT WAS A MEETING OF TWO QUEENS in their own realms… This isn’t a new photo but it was published yesterday on Grace Jones’s Official Facebook page as if the singer is suddenly chuffed to bits with the...
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2013 ➤ Gary Kemp’s video message for posterity on TV this Saturday
❚ SONGWRITER GARY KEMP recalls the 2009-10 Reformation Tour by his pioneering New Romantic band Spandau Ballet, to be screened as a 2 hours 30 mins broadcast on Sky Arts this weekend: “ The Reformation...
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➤ Thief duo take a trip into the 90s
❚ A DECADE SHIFT HAS MOVED Thief’s sound into another era of Britpop. Wednesday’s live set of half a dozen numbers at the Hoxton Bar and Grill suggests that the electro duo’s early 80s vibe has...
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➤ Prince live in London puts the afro back in fashion!
❚ HERE’S THE GODLIKE ONE live onstage in the Electric Ballroom at about 1am this morning all in black with a furry sleeveless top plus wild afro hair. Prince was backed by his new band 3rdEyeGirl and...
View Article➤ How Bowie threaded blue notes through his final surge of creativity
“If you feel safe in the area that you’re working in, you’re not working in the right area. Always go a little further into the water than you feel capable of. Go a little bit out of your depth and …...
View Article2018 ➤ That Spandau comeback: breaking news about the venue
➢ Previously at Shapers of the 80s: Whither Spandau? Expect a bombshell today! ➢ Previously at Shapers of the 80s: So who can fill Tony Hadley’s big Ballet shoes? FRONT PAGE
View Article2018 ➤ Dad band Spandau preen with pride for Ross their newly adopted son
◼ AND WHAT TOUR DE FORCE the entire band made of Spandau Ballet’s rebirth last night to showcase their new singer Ross William Wild who effortlessly filled the space onstage vacated by Tony Hadley. At...
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