Forty Years of Fore! Huey Lewis & The News’ Big, Bright Victory Lap

By Matt Innes | July 31, 2026

Released in 1986, Fore! captured a band at full commercial flight: soul-sharp, radio-ready, and still grinning like the bar band that had somehow conquered the world. By the time Fore! arrived on 20 August 1986, Huey Lewis & The News were no longer merely contenders. They were heavyweight champions of mainstream pop-rock: a horn-punched, harmony-rich,…

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Bonnie Tyler: From Heartache To Hero

By Matt Innes | July 10, 2026

Bonnie Tyler built a career on a voice that sounded as if it had lived through every line it sang. Following reports of her death at 75 in Portugal after illness and emergency intestinal surgery, tributes have centred not only on her biggest hits, but on the remarkable journey that took a working-class Welsh girl…

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New Music: ‘Danse Macabre’ by Duran Duran

By Matt Innes | November 2, 2023

English new wave icons Duran Duran have released their 16th full-length studio album ‘Danse Macabre’, featuring new songs, themed covers and newly reimagined versions of their own ‘spooky’ classics. ‘Danse Macabre’ was inspires by a one-off special live performance that Duran Duran filmed in Las Vegas on 31 October last year. The album is the…

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