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Alison Moyet will be making some in store appearances in the U.S.A. during October.

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Biggest of the lot is 'Push The Button' from the Sugababes who it appears have managed to put their continually hinted at mutual loathing aside to make another album. Its lead single shows you just why we should be glad of that. As is the current vogue, 'Push The Button' is an early 80s inspired track replete with their usual close-knit harmonies, an infectious chorus and a futuristic looking video to match. The single is their fourth chart-topper, their first since 'Hole In The Head' scaled the heights back in October 2003.????
The second biggest new hit of the week lands at Number 5 as Liberty X make their long-overdue comeback with 'Song 4 Lovers', their first hit single in almost two years. As ever the best bit about Liberty X is that they shouldn't really exist in the first place, the group formed out of the rejects from the very first Popstars TV series who went on to become far cooler, far more regarded and far more successful than the auditionees chosen ahead of them. Better yet, this new single takes the template of their past singles, rips it up and throws it away totally. The result is a single that is all the more enjoyable for the sheer unexpected nature of it. 'Song 4 Lovers' is best described as "gospel-rap" as the group join their voices together for a gospel chorus around rapped verses. The fact that the Sugababes made Number One makes the Number 5 placing for this single seem a little less unfair but in truth this deserves Top 3 status. As it stands it does at least become their seventh Top 10 hit.????
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At Number 21 are New Order with 'Waiting For The Sirens' Call', the third single and title track from their current album which has deservedly been hailed as one of their better offerings in recent years. What is notable about the single release is the unconventional range of formats the single is available in. Eschewing the usual range of CD singles, 'Waiting...' was last week released as three separate old-fashioned seven-inch vinyl singles, each one with a remix of a classic track on the b-side. The intention is to flag up the imminent release of a new singles collection - just in time for the seasonal market.????
Finally this week at Number 35 is Andy Bell, better known as one half of Erasure and who after no less than 20 years partnering Vince Clarke on record finally releases a solo project. His first offering 'Crazy' suffers from the same problem that most recent Erasure singles have. What sounded fresh and exciting in 1988 is dated and tired in 2005. No longer a young man with an interesting voice, Andy Bell resembles a middle-aged has-been who really should be above wearing camp costumes and cavorting to Hi-NRG pop hits.????
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Top 20 October 1, 2005
TW / LW / WC Artist - Song
01 / (01) / (6) Pussycat Dolls - Don't Cha
02 / (02) / (7) Daniel Powter - Bad Day
03 / (03) / (6) Texas - Getaway
04 / (04) / (5) Girls Aloud - Long Hot Summer
05 / (06) / (5) Gwen Stefani - Cool
06 / (08) / (4) Axelle Red - I Had A Dream
07 / (11) / (3) Andy Bell - Crazy
08 / (05) / (9) Bodies Without Organs - Open Door
09 / (10) / (4) James Blunt - You're Beautiful
10 / (07) / (9) Marc Almond - Delirious
11 / (09) / (9) Inaya Day - Nasty Girl
12 / (15) / (3) Simple Minds - Home
13 / (12) / (8) Robyn - Who's That Girl?
14 / (17) / (2) Faithless - Insomnia 2005
15 / (13) / (9) Joss Stone - Don't Cha Wanna Ride
16 / (19) / (2) Max Graham vs Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart
17 / (---) / (1) Sugababes - Push The Button
18 / (16) / (9) Paola E Chiara - Fatalitá
19 / (---) / (1) New Order - Waiting For The Sirens Call
20 / (14) / (9) Alcazar - Start The Fire
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30 Sep 2005 - 80's Music News

MORRISSEY has signed a new contract with Sanctuary Records, the label he fell out with over his cancellation of this year's Isle Of Wight Festival. The former SMITHS frontman has almost completed work on recording a new studio album in Rome and the follow up to the million-selling 'You Are The Quarry' is reported to be shaping up to be a full-on rock album.

SPANDAU BALLET will release their first ever live album on October 3rd, 'Live From The NEC' is the partner release to the DVD of the same name although the track listing is different and was filmed at Birmingham's NEC in December 1986 as part of the band's 'Through The Barricades' tour.

STOCK, AITKEN AND WATERMAN
are to release a career-spanning compilation of hits from their Hit Factory on November 7th. The release will be a double CD and although the final tracklisting is still to be confirmed Pete Waterman has claimed that the release will be 'the definitive Hit Factory collection'.

CYNDI LAUPER has lined up a selection of US dates in November and December to support the upcoming release of her new album 'The Body Acoustic'.

KIM WILDE's classic 'You Came' has been sampled in an upcoming dance release from Groovenut. The release will be under under the artist name Groovenut vs Kim Wilde. Meanwhile Kim Wilde's classic single 'Kids In America' will be featured in the soundtrack for 'Daltry Calhoun', the upcoming new film from Quentin Tarantino.

NEW ORDER, DAVID BOWIE, THE UNDERTONES, ALTERED IMAGES, THE SMITHS, THE COCTEAU TWINS and THE JESUS & MARY CHAIN are among artists featured on a three CD compilation album of live session tracks broadcast by the late DJ JOHN PEEL. The album will be released on October 17th with proceeds going to support a number of charities.


SIMPLE MINDS
have already been announced as one of the acts on the bill of next year's T In The Park festival in Scotland... more festival dates are expected from the band who will kick off 2006 with an extensive European small venue tour.

SHAKATAK have arranged a brief residency at London's famous jazz venue Pizza On The Park from October 12th to October 15th.

SAMANTHA FOX
has announced the tracklisting of her forthcoming album 'Angel With An Attitude' which is set for an October 25th release in Canada with other territories being rolled out behind it.
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ERASURE frontman ANDY BELL will be launching his debut solo album with a special live show at London club Electrogogo on October 6th. The performance will see Andy onstage with album collaborators Manhattan Clique, the trio being joined for a couple of numbers by PROPAGANDA and ONETWO singer CLAUDIA BRUCKEN. Andy Bell has announced more PA appearances in support of his upcoming solo album 'Electric Blue'. The Erasure singer will appear at London's Heaven on October 8th, London's Koko on October 15th and Birmingham's Nightingales on December 3rd.

KILLING JOKE's upcoming show at Amsterdam's Melkweg on October 3rd will be webcast live on www.fabchannel.com before being made available as part of the sites free to view archive.

BROS frontman MATT GOSS has revealed that he was recently considering giving up music, but instead has decided to continue making music for his fans on his own terms and without the usual pressures from the music industry. Goss is proposing to record one album a year which he will release on his birthday, and is also planning an album of cover versions. He is also hoping to do a few small low-key shows around each release.

SOFT CELL singer MARC ALMOND will play twenty-five UK shows as the special guest of former SQUEEZE mainman JOOLS HOLLAND. Almond, who is using the tour as a way of easing himself back into performing after last year's near fatal motorcycle accident, will provide guest vocals on the tour.

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30 Sep 2005 - Madonna Samples ABBA

Madonna's new single, "Hung Up" will feature a sample of ABBA's 1979 hit "Gimme Gimme Gimme."

ABBA's Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus have rarely deviated from their strict "no sample" rule for this Madonna single.

The only other artist to receive sampling permission from ABBA was The Fugees, who sampled "The Name of the Game" for their 1996 song "Rumble in the Jungle."

"Hung Up" is the first single from Madonna's upcoming album "Confessions On A Dance Floor," which will be released on November 14.
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