A Man Of Two Worlds

Queen's A Kind Of Magic reaches its 40th anniversary on 2 June, marking four decades since the band's Highlander-inspired album became a global success and unknowingly set the stage for the end of Queen's touring years with Freddie Mercury.

The Style Council's landmark 1984 album Café Bleu returns in an expanded 6CD and 3LP edition featuring unreleased demos, alternate takes and BBC sessions from the Paul Weller and Mick Talbot era, with both set for release on 15 May 2026 via UMR / Polydor.

Haircut 100 return with their first album with the classic line-up since 1982's Pelican West, marking a new chapter for Nick Heyward and the band more than four decades after their breakthrough.

One of The Cure's most enduring early songs has officially entered the streaming era in its 1986 incarnation, with a fresh remaster and immersive audio bringing renewed focus to a track that helped define the band's emotional language.

The Sheffield synth-pop pioneers return for a nationwide Australian tour celebrating four decades of electronic pop history.

Two of Prince's most iconic recordings have surged to new streaming highs following their powerful placement in the series finale of Netflix's Stranger Things, once again demonstrating the enduring cultural force of the Purple One's music more than four decades after its release.

Forty years ago this month, on 11 November 1985, Pete Townshend released one of the most ambitious albums of his solo career. White City: A Novel arrived at a defining point in his artistic evolution. The Who had wound down as a touring force three years earlier, and Townshend, free from the arena-sized weight of his band's legacy, was exploring more personal and socially grounded songwriting.