A past gone mad, part 397

Glenn Gregory subbing 

Named after Bowie's worst single (at least of the 1970s... he surely out-did it in the post-Let's Dance era) 

Marc Almond, Clem Burke (RIP), Glen Matlock, and Gary Kemp have been accomplices in the past.

Reef? Replenish? There's a market for a 30th Anniversary tour?!? Tour, meaning multiple dates around the country!

(I cannot even remember who Reef ever were in the first place)

 

The Gang of 2 celebrate Entertainment!'s 45th anniversary - actually the 46th, but who's counting...

40th Anniversary of what? The Wedding Present's existence?  That silhouette figure composited out of album covers..... 

Rounding out this round-up.... 

Goodness, a mega box set of Swing Out Sister's second phase career, when pop success was quite a long way back in the rear view mirror.... 

SWING OUT SISTER Certain Shades Of Limelight 27 June 2025 8CD

Swing Out Sister Celebrate Their Sophisticated Sound with New 8CD Box Set:  Certain Shades Of Limelight Cherry Red Records proudly announces the release of Certain Shades Of Limelight, a beautifully curated 8CD box set celebrating the vibrant and soulful evolution of iconic British pop sophisticates Swing Out Sister. Spanning the years 1994 to 2004, this definitive collection captures a golden decade of musical exploration, refinement, and reinvention.

Old Is The New New

 

This boutique front snapped on a recent jaunt to London - or was it taken in NYC? - at any rate, their slogan "Old Is The New New" reminded me of a London vintage store called Pop Boutique that I once spied, whose pitch to consumers was: 

"Don't follow fashion. Buy something that's already out of date."

But the pro-vintage sentiment above has an eco-fashion tinge - recycling garments is not only cool and requires a sophisticated eye, a finely-tuned sensibility - but it might just be planet-saving too. 

C.f. the campaign against fast fashion, the ultra-wasteful turnover of trends and outfits, as campaigned against by Farmer Alex (with his "Slowing Down Fashion" documentary of a few years ago) among others.