Ultravox's Vienna No.1 Campaign

Please join in the final push on the last 2 days until midnight this Saturday; Friday 9th & Saturday 10th April. Buy the Vienna single MP3 download a few times if you can - gift them to friends, ask friends and family to buy you copies as an early birthday present, tell everyone in your address book, etc.
Find the download links on this page:
http://www.ultravox.org.uk/facebook.shtml

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Gang of Four 'Content' Fund

The post punk veterans Gang of Four are preparing a new album which will be entitled 'Content'. This time the band are asking for donations to aid the process of their newest record. The album will be funding through Pledgemusic.com - where users can contribute cash to the process and be rewarded with album-related products, including the vials of blood, in return.

http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/gangoffour

Tears For Fears- Us Tour Dates Added

Tears For Fears are currently supporting the reformed 80s pop group Spandau Ballet on their 7-date tour of Australia and New Zealand, before a 4-date headlining tour of their own in South East Asia.They will also tour the United States in August. Check the link for the latest information from their offcial site.

http://www.tearsforfears.net/tears-for-fears-us-tour-dates-info/

Glass Candy- Feeling Without Touching

Glass Candy have returned with a new EP 'Feeling Without Touching' earlier this year, in February. They have also recorded their first ever official video for their new song entitled "Feeling Without Touching". The video was directed by Travis Peterson. Scroll down to watch it!

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Glass Candy - 'Feeling Without Touching' from Travis Peterson on Vimeo.

Duran Duran and Seven And The Ragged Tiger to be Reissued

Following the recent expanded reissue of Duran Duran’s 'Rio' album, Capitol/EMI will release their self-titled debut and 'Seven and the Ragged Tiger' albums. The release is scheduled for March 29, 2010 in Europe and May 18th in the US in limited edition 2CD/DVD and digital audio packages. Expanded limited special editions feature remastered original albums, plus b-sides, 12-inch mixes, live recordings, music videos, and radio & TV performances, including previously unreleased material.
http://www.duranduran.com/

Lost Videos: Depeche Mode- New Life

Goldfrapp- Head First

Goldfrapp fifth studio album 'Head First' is released today, 22 March 2010 by Mute Records. The album was recorded during 2009 and has a heavy 80's music influence. The lead single,"Rocket" , was released on iTunes Stores around the world on January 24, 2010 and on March 8, 2010.

http://www.goldfrapp.com/

Next Wave: Class Actress

Class Actress is Elisabeth Harper with her new band. She was already recoding under her name until she hooked up with producers Scott Rosenthal and Mark Richardson to form Class Actress. The band were influenced by very early Madonna, Depeche Mode and some Human League. They play lush 80's synth beats and disco influenced disco pop. Their debut EP 'Journal of Ardency', on Terrible Records, the new label run by Grizzly Bear's Chris Taylor.

http://www.myspace.com/elizabethharper

David Bowie- China Girl

The third video labeled as Nude Wave is a clip for David Bowie's song "China Girl". The music video was directed by David Mallet’s and mainly shot in the Chinatown district of Melbourne, and on a houseboat on Sydney Harbour, Australia. It featured the actress and model Geeling Ng lying and David Bowie naked in the surf. Since the video was too explicit for the MTV early years it got slightly censored for the airplay.

Instant Hit: Siouxsie & The Banshees- Happy House

"Happy House" was the first single Siouxsie & The Banshees released from their third album Kaleidoscope. It was released in March in 1980, and became their second top 20 hit in the UK. The songs intorduction was sampled by Italian dance act Cappella in their song "U got to Know" during the 90's when Cappella was sued by the band and lost. The original celebrates the 30 years anniversary.