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'You Really Could Be Like Us...' Bananarama Share Secret To Their Pop Success
Bananarama believe the secret to their huge popularity in the 1980s is that the group's fans could relate to them and believed they could be like the singers.The 'Cruel Summer' hitmakers – made up of...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 20 December 2023
Marc Almond 'Glad' He Never Properly Met David Bowie
Marc Almond is "glad" he never "properly met" David Bowie.The 64-year-old singer's band Soft Cell were invited to support the late 'Heroes' hitmaker - who died of cancer in January 2016 - on tour in...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 15 May 2022
Marc Almond On Getting Older: I Wonder How Many Years I Have Left
Marc Almond "wonders how many active years" he has left.The 'Purple Haze' hitmakers have just returned with their first album in two decades, 'Happiness Not Included' - the follow-up to 2002's 'Cruelty Without Beauty' -...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 13 May 2022
Soft Cell Unveil First Album In Two Decades, Happiness Not Included
Synth-pop pioneers Soft Cell have announced their first album in two decades, 'Happiness Not Included'.The 'Say Hello, Wave Goodbye' duo - comprising Marc Almond and Dave Ball - went their separate ways with one final...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 29 July 2021
Soft Cell Reunite For First Album In Two Decades
Synth-pop pioneers Soft Cell's first album in two decades is "a lot more worldly-wise".The Marc Almond-led duo have been back in the studio in lockdown working on what will mark their first new music since...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 13 April 2021
The Long Goodbye: A Brexit Inspired Playlist.
As we reach the death throws of the protracted Brexit negotiations between The United Kingdom and Europe we thought we'd compile our own little playlist to mark the occasion. Break-ups can be messy affairs in...
By Andrew Lockwood in Music / Festivals on 16 December 2020
Tainted Love, Hallelujah And Girls Just Wanna Have Fun: 10 Covers That You Probably Know Better Than The Originals
How many times in your life have you found yourself listening to a song that you think you know inside out, only to discover that that's not even the original version? We're guessing at least...
By Holly Mosley in Music / Festivals on 08 December 2020
Album Of The Week: Exploring The '80s London Club Scene With Soft Cell's Non-stop Erotic Cabaret
It's 39 years since this groove-laden '80s sensation was released to the world from West Yorkshire synth-pop newcomers Soft Cell. Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret came out on Some Bizzare Records, and featured one of the most...
By Holly Mosley in Music / Festivals on 27 November 2020
Marc Almond Feared Vocal Cords Damage While Battling Covid-19
Marc Almond feared he'd damaged his vocal cords whilst battling Covid-19.The Soft Cell star continues to be plagued with symptoms of the virus, including breathing problems, and he was concerned at one stage that he'd...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 19 August 2020
Eighties Pop Concert Axed
A 1980s nostalgia concert set to star Soft Cell's Marc Almond and Kim Wilde has been cancelled.Kid Creole and The Coconuts, China Crisis, and Captain Sensible were also due to perform at The 80s Show...
By WENN on 18 May 2011
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