Leonard Cohen’s poetry recital, Eddie Vedder’s sea rescue, Rick Astley’s internet prank – it’s This Week In Rock.

From charts to shows, record releases to record-setters – it’s This Week In Rock…

A week of lyrical landmarks, timeless trivia and record-breaking record releases, it’s This Week In Rock…

It’s that time of year again as we join the annual celebration of independent record stores up and down the country that is Record Store Day, with a whole host of releases exclusively available from your local music emporium on Saturday, June 20.

We’re proud to announce the latest and greatest in our acclaimed series of Depeche Mode boxsets – ‘Violator’ | The 12″ Singles, released July 17th.

Fantastic chart-toppers, literally Oscar-winning performances and landmark releases – it’s This Week In Rock…

One of Depeche Mode’s biggest global hits, ‘Personal Jesus’ was the lead single from the group’s seventh studio album, ‘Violator’ and their first gold-certified single in the US.

With Primal Scream’s 2000 album, ‘XTRMNTR’, about to celebrate its 20th anniversary, it’s entirely apposite that we should focus our attention on the record’s lead track and third single, ‘Kill All Hippies’.

Many happy returns, TV debuts, landmark record deals and more. It’s This Week In Rock.

We excited to release ‘MODE’, a comprehensive collection celebrating the legacy of one of the most ground breaking acts in the world – out now.

History-making meetings, career-defining releases, epoch-engendering live shows and more – it’s This Week In Rock…

With the career-spanning, epic box set ‘MODE’ released this month, we revisit the legacy of one of the most innovative bands in musical history. Depeche Mode are our Artist of the Month for January.

Ever wondered what history’s biggest rock stars were up to over the festive period? Wonder no longer, it’s This Week In Rock…

Legendary shows, groundbreaking album anniversaries, eye watering memorabilia auctions and more – it’s this week in rock.

As a very special edition of 1979’s ‘London Calling’ hits the shelves, and the accompanying exhibition is due to open at the Museum of London, punk legends The Clash are our Artist of the Month for November.

From the unveiling of The King’s own set of postage stamps, to Bay City Rollers ruling the charts to The Clash bringing punk to NYC, it’s rock history as it happened with this week in rock.

Such is the planet-straddling status of Depeche Mode that it sometimes becomes a little too easy to forget that they were four fresh-faced lads looking to make their way out of the Essex post-war new town of Basildon.

Initially available only as an import single, ‘Bankrobber’ became a Top 20 hit for The Clash in 1980 after fan fervor merited a domestic release.

Ozzy in the USSR, The Clash’s live London debut, many happy returns to David Crosby, the legendary Woodstock festival and more. It’s the week in rock as it happened…

A UK No.4 hit and global Top 10 smash hit, the video to ‘Hold On Tight’ was, upon its release in 1981, the most expensive promo ever shot.

If any one song from their vast back catalogue perfectly encapsulates Primal Scream’s rock’n’roll side then it’s got to be ‘Rocks’.

Great news – the latest set of luxurious Depeche Mode 12″ single box sets – ‘Black Celebration | The 12″ Singles’ and ‘Music For The Masses | The 12″ Singles’, are available now.

Ahead of this year’s vibrant festival season, Primal Scream are releasing ‘Maximum Rock ‘n’ Roll: The Singles’, collecting one of the most powerful single discographies in rock. Out now.

Plus check out new November/December tour dates…

The Stone Roses’ era-defining eponymous debut is 30 years old today.

With one of the most powerful, diverse single catalogues in the history of rock – ‘Maximum Rock ‘n’ Roll: The Singles’ due out this month – our Artist of the Month for May is the unutterably incomparable Primal Scream.

Primal Scream’s landmark 1986 single ‘Velocity Girl’ will be reissued on limited edition 7″ vinyl on May 24, alongside the release of ‘Maximum Rock n Roll: The Singles’.

This live video for 1990 hit ‘Enjoy The Silence’ brilliantly captures the atmosphere of the Basildon boys in action.

For the first Video Of The Week of 2019, it’s entirely apposite that we should turn our attention to what was The Clash’s first single release in the US.

The Depeche Mode 12″ Single Series continues with the release of ‘Construction Time Again’ and ‘Some Great Reward’. Both box sets contain six 12″ singles and an exclusive 7″ vinyl and are packaged in deluxe numbered boxes with reproductions of rare original UK marketing posters and download cards, out now.

Still short a few gifts? Don’t panic. We’ve got some great Xmas box set suggestions for you…

Today of all days we need something explosive, so let’s do it in style with the righteous fury of The Clash.

Unheard and never before released, the Original Memphis Recordings from Primal Scream’s first ‘Give Out But Don’t Give Up’ sessions, are out now.

Since their formation in 1982, Bobby Gillespie and co. have soundtracked innumerable lives, from the gleeful hedonism of ‘Rocks’ to the plaintive ‘Cry Myself Blind’, there’s a ‘Scream tune for every mood and every moment.

As we prepare to release the never-heard-before original Memphis recordings of ‘Give Out But Don’t Give Up’, Primal Scream our are Artist of the Month for October.

The first track to be lifted from ELO’s eighth studio album, ‘Shine A Little Love’ is widely regarded as the start of the band’s disco period.

We’re excited to announce that Depeche Mode’s formidable single discography is to be remastered and reissued as 12″ box sets. The first pair of collector’s items – ‘Speak & Spell | The 12″ Singles’ and ‘A Broken Frame | The 12″ Singles’ – are out now.

The Depeche Mode 12″ singles collectors’ edition box set series is launching with the release of ‘Speak & Spell | The 12″ Singles’ and ‘A Broken Frame | The 12″ Singles’ on August 31

The 2018 shortlist for induction into Cleveland, OH’s legendary Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame is out, and five Legacy artists are up for the honour. We need your vote!

The first single from the criminally underrated ‘Give ‘Em Enough Rope’ album, ‘Tommy Gun’ was aggressively political even by The Clash’s acerbic standards.

Hey, come on! It’s the height of the summer and right now we can’t think of a better video to occupy this exalted slot.

It’s 40 years since ELO’s seminal seventh album ‘Out of The Blue’ first touched down in 1977…

Oh, what’s to say about this? It’s the opening track to that evergreen eponymous debut album. It’s the sound of pioneers.

The first single from the game-changing ‘Music For The Masses’ (re-released on vinyl this month) ‘Strangelove’s brooding synth and dissonant vocals set the tone for much of Depeche Mode’s future output.

The 14th Depeche Mode studio album, ‘Spirit’ is the band’s first new release for four years. It’s out on March 17 and the excitement is palpable…

Today sees a whole host of classic 180 gsm vinyl from our Artist of the Month, the excitingly innovative Depeche Mode, reissued at a very special price.

Many are the bands that make overblown boasts about straddling the planet but few make good on that promise in quite the way Depeche Mode’s ‘Music for the Masses’ did upon its release in 1987…

Fancy winning some exclusive ‘Screamadelica’ swag signed by Bobby Gillespie himself?

We’re proud to present ‘Depeche Mode – The Video Singles Collection’, out now.

With ‘Depeche Mode – The Video Singles Collection’ out this week, we’re running down some of the legendary act’s best visual moments…

Fancy getting your hands on Depeche Mode’s Video Singles Collection plus eight classic albums on vinyl?

A round up of the best from to read and watch on the web from September

Read more about Depeche Mode’s latest collection!

Take a listen to the soundtrack playlist!

Iconic artists photographed and mapped around New York City!

Every month, we’ll gather up essential online pieces for you to enjoy!

See the full list of albums you could get at a special price on iTunes…

Legendary albums are available for a special price on iTunes…

Take a different look at classic album covers and iconic pix from the likes of Hendrix, Dylan, The Clash etc.

Here are this year’s much anticipated releases!

9 songs to pull at those heartstrings…

For a limited time get Paul Simon, Deacon Blue, Electric Light Orchestra albums & more for a special price

Find out which albums are included in this festive deal…

“‘Screamadelica’ is one of this era’s most beautiful, far-reaching pieces of musical adventure…pretty much a perfect album”

Hi-Resolution Audio Legacy albums available for a fantastic price!

A collection of your favourite artists’s essential hits.

THE CLASH, PUNK ROCK, AND BRITAIN IN THE 1970S

Take a look at these Greatest Hits albums that are currently available for a special price…

Our vinyl of the week is Black Market Clash by The Clash…

Some of our favourite alternative albums are currently available for a special price…

Some of our favourite film soundtracks are currently available for a very special price…

Some of our favourite tracks and albums are currently available for a very special price…

We’re celebrating the launch of our website with a very nice competition for you guys…