Bronski Beat’s ‘Smalltown Boy’ is being reissued for its 40th anniversary and has been reworked by ABSOLUTE. Check out the video for the revamped version...
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Featuring more than 100 tape and synth composers from the 1950s and 60s
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The 12-track compilation is available now
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It delves into the artist's relationships with Madonna, the B52s, Grace Jones and more
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The festival's 15th anniversary celebrations continue
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Running from 1994 to 2014, drum & bass magazine Knowledge was essential for any true fan of the genre.
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The Hypnosis from Dreadbox is an ’80s-inspired hardware effects unit...
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The Real Daft Punk includes 1997 and 2001 interviews...
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Animated short focusses on the band’s fictional guitarist Noodle...
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The iconic track will be reissued on limited-edition fluorescent pink vinyl and other formats
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Released on 25th May 1984, ‘Smalltown Boy’ launched the gay synth-pop band Bronski Beat into the charts and onto dancefloors with its glorious synths, hi-NRG production and Jimmy Somerville’s soaring falsetto, which sang a story of rejection, pain and escape. Here, with the help of musicians, its iconic video's director and others, Bailey Slater explores how, four decades on, it remains an unflinching anthem of queer liberation