Recent blog posts about Spandau Ballet from music blog aggregator, Elbo.ws http://elbo.ws/artist/spandauballet/ 2013-06-18T01:54:59+01:00 text/html 2013-06-13T09:22:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/5003288/video-goin-old-school-spandau-ballet-karla-devito-and-ministry/
Goin Old School isnt a trip down music memory lane, its a mugging in the dark alleyway of nostalgia: Lets begin todays journey with a bright SynthPop from Spandau Ballet s 1982 single; Lifeline . OK, this isnt strictly a music video, because there isnt one. But cmon, whats Karla DeVito s 1985 track We Are Not Alone most famous for? Before Ministry were shite Metal Ministry they were [...]]]> text/html 2013-06-12T16:30:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/5001864/on-the-horizon-shiny-like-an-oyster-in-a-shell/
For reasons as yet unbeknownst to me, I've yet to get fully acquainted with Bridgeport, Connecticut's cherished disco maestros The Stepkids although if you're in a similarly ignorant position, here's some superficial info I've gleaned over the wearying course of this afternoon. The trio comprising Tim Walsh, Jeff Gitelman and Dan Edinbergreleased an eponymous LP in the winter of 2011 as Wikipedia so reliably informs ( their entry is incidentally invested with a pretty nifty psychedelic GIF), and are to follow it up with a sophomore recording entitled Troubadour later on this year as a blighter in [...]]]> text/html 2013-03-26T14:55:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4853185/the-worlds-most-expensive-playlist/
Upscale songs for a luxury lifestyle.]]> text/html 2013-01-27T23:48:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4744469/know-your-enemy-fleetwood-mac-hall-and-oates-spandau-ballet/
Earlier today, The Daily Swarm pulled out this quote by James Lachno of the Daily Telegraph about his unashamed love of Fleetwood Mac. Apparently, it's a generational thing and a Millennial thing: Where a decade or so ago the success of New Yorkers The Strokes and British quartet The Libertines led young music fans to devour the visceral debuts released during 1977s punk explosion from Television to The Clash the resurgence in hook-laden guitar-pop has led us back to Rumours. My generation, meanwhile, can enjoy the album [...]]]> text/html 2013-01-24T16:35:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4746049/spandau-ballet-true-thony-ritz-remix/
Grab a free mp3 download of Thony Ritz' remix of classic 80's tune 'True' by Spandau Ballet.]]> text/html 2012-11-26T08:10:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4637699/who-wouldnt-feel-a-sense-of-shame-being-involved-in/
Who knew that Martin Kemp has lived his life under a cloud of the thickest, darkest shame? No, not apparently for the late-period Spandau Ballet output, but for how he joined the band: Kemp, 51, was recruited for his brother Garys band, then called The Gentry, at his mothers insistence. But his arrival displaced the existing bassist, a fact Kemp says he still recalls with shame. I'm not sure you should feel shame at having your mum go down the school and insist you be allowed to play with the [...]]]> text/html 2012-08-28T21:38:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4474431/spandau-ballet-to-cut-a-long-story-short/
Not only is "To Cut A Long Story Short" the first single ever from Spandau Ballet, it was also Vince Clarke 's inspiration to write Depeche Mode 's " Just Can't Get Enough ", [1] to which the keyboard style bears a certain similarity. Spandau Ballet - To Cut A Long Story Short 1. http://www.songfacts.com/detai l.php?id=1432]]> text/html 2012-08-15T16:42:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4450349/le-miel-du-mois-by-steph-lund-aout-2012/
Man I have to be the luckiest guy around to have Ryan Radler sending me a mixtape one week and Steph Lund another the very next. I mean, I hear mixtapes all the time, but not once in my onlinescavenger hunts have I run into such unique tastes and diverse quality. Cheers to the to the best, most eclectic and tasteful, mixtapes in the game. Every time I hear the the latest installment of LMDM it's my new favorite. Steph gets better every time so that makes sense, but Aout 2012 is something special. From top to bottom [...]]]> text/html 2012-08-12T13:19:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4443654/august-6-1983/
My brain is mushy from work. (there might be a hell of a screenplay if I could unscramble my mind) And I am under the sway of the Olympics. (well done London) So, as I opt to periodically do when I have no other viable or unviable ideas its time to pull up an old Billboard magazine Hot 100 chart and note the songs that debuted that week. 1983 is always good as I was surfing more of the radio channels, beginning to [...]]]> text/html 2012-07-08T01:57:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4384304/spandau-ballet-gold-2012-basto-extended-mix/
Basto has really emerged as a break through artist throughout 2011 and 2012. A master of synth play, he has the ability to morph any crowd into a feeding frenzy of beats, and this tune really shows why. Sampling Spandau throughout, this is a stunner, and defiantly one for your summer set. Preview: Download: [...]]]> text/html 2012-07-03T19:33:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4368872/tuesday-house-terror/
Wowie! Hard to keep track of all the releases this week and each and every one has impressed me in their own way. Klaas absolutely killed in with two giant releases of a new type of electro he hasn't shown us before. AS we all know, Tiesto & AN21 & Max Vangeli out outPeople of the Nighta track that has been highly anticipated. Additionally we're seeing tracks from Arty, Marco V, Sidney Samson and many many more. Be sure to catch Secrets as the vocals will be sure to blow you away. Enjoy this big list! Stay Lifted! [...]]]> text/html 2012-06-25T18:08:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4351075/stereofunk-radio-robotic/
Wenn sich den Namen "Captain Funk" einer redlich verdient htte, dann wre dies der Dresdener Dj und Producer Stereofunk mit seinen farbenfrohen und groovenden Tracks. Einflsse wie Spandau Ballet , Depeche Mode oder Tears for Fears haben seine Soundkonstrukte geprgt und mischen sich mit Electron, House and Breakbeat Klngen. Mit seinem Debutalbum " Fools Planet " bewies er bereits: he's got the funk on his side! Nun steht er mit seinem neuen Album " Radio Robotic " in den Startlchern, checkt einfach den Album-Teaser below. Noch mehr funkiger 80er Beat erwartet euch, der [...]]]> text/html 2012-06-05T16:55:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4309684/spandau-ballet-true-thony-ritz-remix/
Brilliant, Amazing... Fantastic remix from Thony Ritz for the beautiful "True" from Spandau Ballet. It's impossible to stay indifferent to the refined Nu Disco touch from Parisian producer. If you're in love, I'm sure you will listen to this more than 1000 times....]]> text/html 2012-05-25T15:05:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4288658/disco-friday-14/
Well this is strange isn't? Haven't done a Disco Friday since March 30th! For some reason in the past couple of months, free nu-disco music has been quite sparse. Sure there have been superb tracksemanatingfrom the genre recently, but there hasn't been a weekly surplus of tunes that we've grownaccustomed to. And with prolific producers like Alexandre Louvre calling it quits, I almost thought this feature of our site might be coming to an end. But when one star falls, it seems that another rises just in time tofill it's place. Some of these undiscovered stars include the [...]]]> text/html 2012-05-24T16:30:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4291494/the-1980s-most-gloriously-absurd-song-lyrics/
As we mentioned earlier this week in our regular streaming album roundup , we have something of a soft spot for 1980s rockers The Cult, mainly because they were so absurd that it was somewhat endearing, from Ian Astbury's curious Native American obsession through Billy Duffy's haircuts to writing songs with titles like "Aphrodisiac Jacket" and "Earth Mofo." Amongst other things, they were also responsible for some of the '80s most gloriously silly lyrics and that 's saying something, because the '80s were home to lyrics that were very, very silly indeed. So silly, in fact, that [...]]]> text/html 2012-05-18T07:57:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4273091/ivor-novello-awards-2012-agree-with-all-the-other-awards/
There's something charming about the Ivors, which come towards the end of the awards season and sometimes seem like a summary of all the other awards that have been given out thus far. Here are this year's totally unsurprising winners: Album Award: PJ Harvey - Let England Shake PRS for Most Performed Work: Adele Rolling In The Deep Best Song Musically and Lyrically: Ed Sheeran The A Team Outstanding Contribution to British Music Award: Take That Best Contemporary Song: Lana Del Rey Video Games [...]]]> text/html 2012-04-28T06:02:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4230735/the-delicious-escape-by-ian-walker/
Has it really been that long since I posted one of Ian Walker's New Society on the blog? What the hell was I doing? Let's get that anomaly corrected without further ado. It's hard to believe - post June '82 - but once upon a time Spandau Ballet were the most fashionable boys on the pop corner, loved by the music press and the emerging style bibles alike. Ask Robert Elms, he knows. He wrote the script. When this article was originally published in January '81 they'd already had their first top ten hit [...]]]> text/html 2012-04-04T17:28:13+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4178713/twisted-state-of-mind-joined-onstage-by-spandau-ballet-singer/
Twisted State Of Mind, the young British heavy metal band who we recently featured in an Unearthing The Metal Underground column in January) were joined on stage by Spandau Ballet singer Tony Hadley, while they were performing a cover of the band's classic anthem, "Gold." You can check out a video of the performance below. Twisted State Of Mind ... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com]]> text/html 2012-02-13T17:40:36+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4057673/congratulations-to-tony-hadley-of-spandau-ballet/
Photo by G. Tony Hadley of Spandau Ballet Congratulations to Tony Hadley (lead singer of Spandau Ballet) and his wife Alison. The couple have welcomed their second daughter into the world last week. Full details are not available, but this much is true! Wishing them the best! <!-- [...]]]> text/html 2012-02-07T06:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4042252/landscape-norman-bates/
landscape - "norman bates" (download) 1980 single from British synth pop outfit Landscape . Their singer, Richard James Burgess , not only produced recordings by Adam Ant and Spandau Ballet , he co-designed the first electronic drum set, the Simmons SDS-V .]]>