Pet Shop Boys’ most recent single, “Together”, was released in the USA April 12th, by Astralwerks in no less than five digital formats.

1. Digital one-track video.
2. One-track digital single: “Together (Ultimate mix)”.
3. Two-track digital single: “Together (Radio mix)”; “West End girls (Grum remix)”.
4. Three-track digital single: “Together (Pepptalk mix)”;
“Together (Ultrabeat remix)”; “West End girls (Grum Dub mix)”.
5. Four-track digital single: “Together (Ultimate mix)”; “Together (Extended mix)”; “Glad All Over”; “I Cried For Us”.

The single, written and produced by Pet Shop Boys and Tim Powell, was originally released in the UK and around the world in November last year.

Doctors “are feeling pretty confident” that Michaels will not suffer another hemorrhage and will fully recover.

The rock singer and reality TV star needs four to six weeks of rest before he can resume a normal schedule, Dr. Joseph Zabramski said.

His road manager announced last week that Michaels might be able to resume his concert tour on May 26, but his doctor said he asked Michaels to take it easy.

80s-Music.net is happy to hear Bret is recovering well and is released from the hospital!

Yes Guns ‘N Roses fans, a new G ‘n R song is confirmed to be on the new Rock Band 2 game! So what’s the big deal for non gamers? This news definitely increases the chances for the infamous and long awaited “Chinese Democracy” album to see the light of day via Interscope.

Nine seemingly complete tracks from the album, not including “Shackler’s Revenge,” leaked online earlier this summer. Sorry but I do not have a link but I am keeping my eyes open for those leaked G ‘n R tunes.

According to the authoritative fan site Electric Shock reports that AC/DC will embark on a world tour before the end of the year in support of its next studio album.

The album is likely to be titled “Black Ice” and will be released Oct. 28 in North America via Columbia, but will be sold exclusively at Wal-Mart stores.

The first single “Runaway Train” will hit radio in late August, the site says. The album was produced by Brendan O’Brien and is AC/DC’s first since 2000′s “Stiff Upper Lip.”

It was announced recently that the band’s “Let There Be Rock” will appear in the video game “Rock Band 2,” which hits stores in September.

The Police are due to release a live CD & DVD from their live tour later this year. The group filmed and recorded two shows, Dec. 1-2 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Drummer Stewart Copeland says that there is no life for the Police after the tour ends on August 7 at a benefit for New York public TV stations at Madison Square Garden. “In the back of our minds there was the possible ‘Who knows? Maybe if some new material comes up or something like that, you never know…’ But the mission has always been finite”, Copeland explains.

There are a few interesting facts related to some of these new CDs: This is Cyndi Lauper’s first album of new material in 12 years, this will be the Cure’s first album of new music since 2004′s self titled album The Cure, and Motley Crue is back with all four original members for a studio album!

Cyndi Lauper – Bring Ya To The Brink

Released May 27, 2008. Explicit Version. Cyndi Lauper’s 2008 album, Bring Ya To The Brink, is Cyndi’s first album of new material in 12 years. More than 25 years after her debut, Cyndi is still exploring new artistic territory. With Bring Ya To The Brink, she found herself inspired by beat drive music that has filled dance clubs throughout Europe and No. America. Sony. 2008.

Radiohead – The Best of (Special Edition 2CD) [LIMITED EDITION] [SPECIAL EDITION]

Release date: June 3, 2008. Radiohead’s first-ever career retrospective, this 2 disc Limited Edition CD package includes 17 of the band’s most popular tracks including “Creep,” “Karma Police,” “High and Dry,” “Fake Plastic Trees,” and “Optimistic,” plus a bonus disc featuring 13 more standouts including tracks not featured on Radiohead’s prior studio albums. The Limited Edition package also features an extended booklet and deluxe packaging.

The Cure – Freakshow (Mix 13) [SINGLE]

Release date: June 10, 2008. The Cure, one of the most revered British bands of the past quarter-century, have unveiled their plans to release four singles, one each month starting May 13th, leading up to the release of their thirteenth studio album, as yet untitled, which will be out on Suretone/Geffen Records September 13, 2008. It will be the band’s first album of new music since 2004′s self titled album The Cure. Physical and digital singles will be available for purchase in store and on all digital partners.

Judas Priest – Nostradamus

Release date: June 17, 2008. This CD contains an insert with an exclusive code for 1 free general admission ticket to Judas Priest on the Metal Masters Tour this summer. Offer good while supplies last.

Judas Priest – Nostradamus (Deluxe Edition) [LIMITED EDITION]

Release date: June 17, 2008. Limited Edition Deluxe Double CD is housed in a 48-page hardbound book package.

This CD contains an insert with an exclusive code for 1 free general admission ticket to Judas Priest on the Metal Masters Tour this summer. Offer good while supplies last.

Motley Crue – Saints of Los Angeles [EXPLICIT LYRICS]

Release date: June 24, 2008. First Motley Crue album with all original four members in over a DECADE!

The injuries he had sustained over the years of physical performances lead him to have these corrective surgeries. “The doctors told me the pain in my feet could be corrected but it would require a few surgeries over time,” Tyler said in the statement. “The ‘foot repair’ pain was intense, greater than I’d anticipated. The months of rehabilitative care and the painful strain of physical therapy were traumatic. I really needed a safe environment to recuperate where I could shut off my phone and get back on my feet.”

Steven Tyler, 60, was known for heavy drug and alcohol abuse in the 1970s and early 1980s and completed rehabilitation in 1986. After that Aerosmith enjoyed a very successful comeback.

Summer of 2008 is almost upon us and what can be better than a marriage of summertime and 80′s music? It kind of reminds me of the summer of ’85 with some of the groups that are playing out there. To make it easier for you to find shows in your area I have compiled a list of 80′s groups and artists with links so you can acquire tickets — And there are many artists on tour this summer! I’ve done the searches so it’ll save you time in your quest for 80′s artists’ concert tickets. Rock on ya’ll!

80′s Groups & Artists playing this summer:
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• Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
• Motley Crue
• Crue Fest (Featuring Motley Crue)
• Poison
• The Cure
• Ozzy Osbourne
• George Michael
• Cyndi Lauper
• The B-52′s
• Blondie
• They Might Be Giants
• Tom Tom Club
• R.E.M.
• Duran Duran
• Bryan Adams
• Foreigner & Bryan Adams
• Kansas
• REO Speedwagon
• Styx
• Dennis Deyoung
• Yes
• Debbie Gibson
• Bon Jovi
• Lou Gramm
• Night Ranger
• Van Halen
• Cheap Trick
• Def Leppard
• Dokken
• Iron Maiden
• Judas Priest
• Rush
• Ted Nugent
• Great White
• Alice Cooper
• Faster Pussycat – L.A. Guns
• Jackyl
• Pat Benatar
• Bonnie Tyler
• Rick Springfield
• Stevie Nicks
• Belinda Carlisle
• Human League, Abc, Belinda Carlisle, Dead or Alive
• Human League, Belinda Carlisle, ABC, Naked Eyes
• John Mellencamp
• Crowded House
• The Cult
• Steve Winwood

Ok. This should be plenty of 80′s bands to choose from for now… I’m sure there must be more 80′s artists’ concerts out there and if I do happen to find them, I’ll add them to our list.

The former Culture Club singer pleaded not guilty to the charge of false imprisonment during a court hearing in London on Thursday.

Audun Carlsen claims Boy George handcuffed him to a wall after he went to the singer’s apartment as a photo model. The alleged incident took place last April.

Boy George appeared in court under his real name, George O’Dowd. The 46-year-old singer is free on bail and is due to stand trial in November.