2016 proved to be a busy year for OMD with the band presenting a variety of approaches to live performances, as well as seeing some anniversaries for classic OMD releases. Along the way, Andy McCluskey guested at events and gave … Read More

In May 2016, OMD staged a remarkable live show in the amazing Royal Albert Hall… OMD’s ability to successfully perform different setlists and different venues, essentially giving audiences two different versions of the band, has given them an advantage that … Read More

Despite our best plans, it’s often the case that we put aside Christmas present shopping right to the last minute. That accounts for the surge in sales at petrol stations on Christmas Eve where your loved ones receive that festive … Read More

The Düsseldorf connection With the launch of Electri_City: The Düsseldorf School of Electronic Music , author Rudi Esch has been busy promoting the publication and arrived in Liverpool this month to chat to Andy McCluskey about the book, Düsseldorf’s musical … Read More

Heaven is the girl The design of a record sleeve can be a difficult and time-consuming process in which initial inspirations can falter when executed as visual ideas. This was probably never more true than when applied to the sleeve … Read More

‘Julia’s Song’ remains one of OMD’s classic songs whose history dates back to pre-OMD outfit The Id. The song’s evocative lyrics were penned by then-member of The Id Julia Kneale whose own history is detailed in her fascinating book Moods … Read More

An opportunity to own a handwritten version of the lyrics to 'Julia's Song'. Each one has been handwritten, signed and dated by Julia Kneale herself on A4 parchment paper. … Read More

Grab an OMD fix this weekend as Messages delivers its XMAS SALE on selected merchandise. Snap up back issues of Messages or one of Marsheaux’s CDs. A perfect opportunity to obtain the superb A Ton Of Love album (with its … Read More

In the post-reformation years, OMD have begun to slot in increasingly unique live performances in between their routine touring schedule. When OMD first reformed back in 2007, the band embarked on a re-staged Architecture And Morality tour (to coincide with … Read More

Dreampop duo UMMAGMA release an EP of ethereal delights… In a world of landfill indie and ‘retro electro’, it’s always a pleasant diversion to stumble across an aural oasis that occupies its own distinct territory, which is certainly the landscape … Read More