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EXPLAINED: Heaven 17 | Vintage Vibes

“When we wrote the piece, it was a warning. I didn’t, honestly, in my heart, think it would ever happen”: Heaven 17 to release new updated version of (We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang

The song was recently covered by LCD Soundsystem and has become an anthem of resistance in the US

"She was in that cavewoman outfit, doing her dance with a big wig and the two dancers going at it. I’m like: ‘This is really not me.’”: Heaven 17 on their unlikely role in Tina Turner’s comeback

"She was in that cavewoman outfit, doing her dance with a big wig and the two dancers going at it. I’m like: ‘This is really not me.’”: Heaven 17 on their unlikely role in Tina Turner’s comeback

The soul legend recorded Let’s Stay Together in one take

"We were just looking for a hit. And we heard the beginnings of a new kind of sound": Inspired by Australian pubs and riding a wave of optimism, Simple Minds made the album that sent them soaring

"We were just looking for a hit. And we heard the beginnings of a new kind of sound": Inspired by Australian pubs and riding a wave of optimism, Simple Minds made the album that sent them soaring

As the 80s dawned, Simple Minds were in crisis. But, believing that life was without limits, they recorded the album New Gold Dream and the dream became reality

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Literal rock star tells Rockstar 'go f*** yourself' over measly GTA 6 offer

"I know the game."

“Go f**k yourself”: Martyn Ware’s pithy response to the “pittance” he was offered to use Temptation in GTA6

Martyn Ware reacts to the 'pittance' he was offered for GTA synch

Heaven 17’s Martyn Ware claims he was offered just £5,700 to have hit song featured in Grand Theft Auto VI

Musician was clearly not tempted by the offer

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Classic interview - Giorgio Moroder: “If you want to make a good dance song, you still need the 303, an analogue drum machine and a Minimoog”

TB-303 Day special: “The only way to get futuristic sounds was to use synthesizers”

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Soft Cell review, Heritage Live: Synth-pop stars are in fine form

Soft Cell review, Heritage Live: Synth-pop stars are in fine form

Soft Cell are joined by Heaven 17 and OMD in the rather grand setting of a Jacobean manor

The Independent UK

Classic interview - Giorgio Moroder: “If you want to make a good dance song, you still need the 303, an analogue drum machine and a Minimoog”

Classic interview - Giorgio Moroder: “If you want to make a good dance song, you still need the 303, an analogue drum machine and a Minimoog”

“The only way to get futuristic sounds was to use synthesizers”

Heaven 17 announce Newcastle show on 40-year anniversary tour

Heaven 17 announce Newcastle show on 40-year anniversary tour

Party like it's 1983 - Heaven 17 will be performing hit eighties album The Luxury Gap in concert during a 13-date tour in November

The Sheffield council house that became a pioneer of rock recording

The Sheffield council house that became a pioneer of rock recording

Studio Electrophonique, built by panel-beater Ken Patten, gave the world Pulp, ABC and the Human League

The Guardian - UK

Heaven 17's Glenn Gregory says singing David Bowie's songs is more than his wildest dream come true

Heaven 17's Glenn Gregory says singing David Bowie's songs is more than his wildest dream come true

"Sometimes it was really hard - there were people with posters in the audience weeping"

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