The Buggles unite with OMD for a good cause

Trevor Horn and ZTT Records is proud to announce the return of The Buggles, live on stage for their first ever full live gig... a mere 30 years after their international #1 hit single "Video Killed The Radio Star" kick-started a generation of electronic pop. Trevor will reconvene the original Buggles line-up, including Geoff Downes and Bruce Woolley to preform their ground-breaking début album "The Age of Plastic" in full. The band will be supported by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark who will perform a special support set in a rare appearance in their original two-piece formation.

This unique event is being put together to raise funds for London's Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability. Active since 1854, the hospital has a simple but very important mission: to add years to life and life to years.

www.trevorhorn.com/news

Alphaville- Catching Rays on Giant- New Album

Marian Gold is back with his synth-pop outfit Alphaville will release a new album this autumn. The album is called 'Catching Rays On Giant' and will be out on November 22, 2010. The single "I Die For You Today" will be released on October 8, 2010 and is already spinning on the German radio stations. Both the album and the single will be available at all regular German music stores, online stores and download platforms. Pre-ordering has just started at amazon.de and it will also be available at amazon.com and amazon.co.uk. Beside the CD, there will also be a limited Deluxe Release which contains a DVD. More info to be announced!

www.alphaville.de

Instant Hit: Pulp- My Lighthouse

Pulp, one of the best 90's bands, really struggled to gain prominence in the early 80's with the release of their debut album It. Most of the songs on this album were acoustic, romantic pop songs influenced by Leonard Cohen. The debut single "My Lighthouse" is the perfect example for it. It was released in 1983 though the Red Rhino Records.

Gary Numan and John Foxx on Back To The Phuture

Mark Jones' 'Back To The Phuture' is to host a special live event on Friday 3rd December 2010 which will see the UK's two synthesizer godfathers Gary Numan and John Foxx share the same bill as live performers for the very first time. With mutual admiration on both sides for a number of years, this show is a development of the professional kinship that began earlier this year when Gary Numan contributed a DJ set with Ade Fention for John Foxx's Short Circuit 2010 event at The Roundhouse. Also featuring will be a live set from Motor plus DJ sets from Mark Jones himself and Richard H Kirk of Cabaret Voltaire. Additional special guests are to be announced.

www.electricity-club.co.uk

Pet Shop Boys- Being Boring

Continuing our Nude Wave: 80's music video nudity series.
The video for the song "Being Boring which was the second single release from the album 'Behaviour was directed by fashion-photographer Bruce Weber, totally in black and white, shows a house party and begins with a nude swimmer getting out of the swimming pool and jumping on a trampoline.

Hurts- Happiness

'Happiness' is the debut studio album by British synthpop duo Hurts released today, September 6, 2010 in the United Kingdom. It was preceded by two singles "Better Than Love" and "Wonderful Life" which were released during this year. The song "Devotion" is a duet with Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue. To promote the release of the album the band released the non-album song "Happiness" as a free download via Amazon.co.uk on 1 August 2010.

http://www.informationhurts.com/gb/home/