Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
Jade Wright talks to Phil Oakey, frontman of The Human League, on his return to the city
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
Jade Wright talks to Phil Oakey, frontman of The Human League, on his return to the city
Free lyrics (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
(Keep Feeling) Fascination The Human League If it seems a little time is neede
Hotmilkydrink (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
I remember the late 1970s and the initial sounds of keyboard bands. Before Depeche Mode and the Human League I remember my brother playing Warm Leatherette and TVOD by The Normal. Great stuff but one day he came home with...
Scotsman.com Living - Books (Free subscription) | 15/11/2008
The Human League, ABC, Heaven 17 – what was it about Sheffield that inspired a generation of musical mavericks, asks PAUL LESTER
Mashuptown.com (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
You heard the news, MTV Europe named Rick Astley the Best Act Ever at the European Music Awards. So AudioPorn Central celebrates this, with a special Rick only Tribute Compilation. 13 DJ's createt their own Version of "Never Gonna Give...
This is London's Heart (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
Win a pair of tickets to the Steel City Tour 2008, featuring the Human League.
New Musical Express (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
People forget that before Rick Rubin captured the sound of Johnny Cash embracing his own mortality, the Man In Black was a fading figure of fun who fought ostriches and made cameo appearances on Columbo, rather than the monolith of cool he’s become today. Icons of an older generation turning to icons of the new when the credibility crunch hits is hardly an innovative idea, but it’s one that more often...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Although Richard Hawley and Colin Elliot's attempted makeover of fellow Sheffield crooner Tony Christie is a noble undertaking, its value depends on one's tolerance for cabaret performance in general, and Christie's ebullient style in particular.
Scotsman.com Living - Books (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
TONY CHRISTIE: MADE IN SHEFFIELD****DECCA, £12.99MUCH like a British Paul Anka, Tony Christie has discovered that there is an enduring appetite for his easy-listening pop swing. But this graceful Richard Hawley-produced albumis leagues away from his cheesy Comic Relief revival of Amarillo. Made In Sheffield is a paean to his home city in the gorgeous, string-soaked style that has been pastiched by...
Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
MADE In Sheffield sees veteran crooner Tony Christie record his own version of songs made famous by Sheffield artists, as well as a few unknown gems and a couple written by Christie especially for the album.
Cerysmatic Factory (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
Out now on Caroline True Records : Human Noise 7" single Fred Deakin (Lemon Jelly) Impotent Fury Remixes Manicured Noise The Human League Very Limited, White Vinyl Numbered 7" (500 copies) with unique artwork by Fred Deakin (Airside/Lemon Jelly). A - Manicured Noise - Moscow 1980 (Impotent Fury Remix) B - The Human League - The Dignity Of Labour Part 3 (Impotent Fury Remix) In 2007 Fred Deakin, acclaimed...
Digital Spy (Free subscription) | 01/11/2008
Tony Christie confesses that he used to enjoy late-night partying when he was younger.
Olga Loves YuЯi (Free subscription) | 24/10/2008
If you are a fan of "synthesizer music" (as synth-pop has been described) and/or 80's bands like Depeche Mode, Erasure, or the Human League, you might want to give the band The Mystic Underground a listen. Click on the album cover to the left and head over to their myspace page to sample some really good electronic music. Songwriter and vocalist Vladimir Valette (we Russian brothers tend to stick together!)...
Channel 4 (Free subscription) | 23/10/2008
Tony Christie records an album of songs written by bands from his home city of Sheffield. Stephanie West reports.
