Year: 2009

Elvis Costello's 'Live at the El Mocambo' to kick off 'The Costello Show' live CD series

Elvis Costello’s ‘Live at the El Mocambo’ to kick off ‘The Costello Show’ live CD series

Elvis Costello’s oft-bootlegged Live at the El Mocambo finally will receive an official commercial release next month as the first title of the singer’s new […]

Video: R.E.M., ‘Living Well is the Best Revenge’ from ‘Live at the Olympia’

R.E.M. is offering fans a preview of its upcoming 39-song, 2CD Live at the Olympia album with a video of the set’s opening track, Accelerate […]

New releases: The Smiths vinyl reissues, new Fall live CD, New Order re-reissues

New releases: The Smiths vinyl reissues, new Fall live CD, New Order re-reissues

Record Rack: A weekly round-up of the pertinent new albums, reissues and/or box sets due out Tuesday. ARTIST: The Smiths RELEASES: The Smiths, Meat is […]

Dave Kendall of ‘120 Minutes’ tracks down the Whitman Samplers’ ‘Really Stupid’

Kudos to “120 Minutes” creator/host Dave Kendall for tracking down and posting a copy of the long-forgotten early-’90s parody song “Really Stupid,” which poked fun […]

New Order spinoff Bad Lieutenant posts debut single 'Sink or Swim' on MySpace

New Order spinoff Bad Lieutenant posts debut single ‘Sink or Swim’ on MySpace

Bernard Sumner’s New Order spinoff Bad Lieutenant this week posted its first single, “Sink or Swim,” on the band’s MySpace page in advance of its […]

U2's Bono and The Edge play 'Unforgettable Fire' outtake 'Disappearing Act' on BBC

U2’s Bono and The Edge play ‘Unforgettable Fire’ outtake ‘Disappearing Act’ on BBC

While U2 still hasn’t unveiled the tracklist for its forthcoming deluxe reissue of The Unforgettable Fire, Bono and The Edge did discuss the project publicly […]

Kraftwerk reissuing 8 classic albums, plus '12345678 The Catalogue' box set

Kraftwerk reissuing 8 classic albums, plus ‘12345678 The Catalogue’ box set

Legendary German electro pioneers Kraftwerk this fall will release newly remastered editions of eight of their classic albums — spanning 1974 to 2003 —  and […]

R.E.M. 'Live at the Olympia' tracklist revealed; 39-song, 2CD set due Oct. 26

R.E.M. ‘Live at the Olympia’ tracklist revealed; 39-song, 2CD set due Oct. 26

R.E.M. this week revealed the tracklist for its 39-song, 2CD Live at the Olympia, an album — due out Oct. 26 — that was culled […]

The Stone Roses' 20th anniversary round-up: Video, audio, links, interviews, podcasts

The Stone Roses’ 20th anniversary round-up: Video, audio, links, interviews, podcasts

  The Stone Roses last week marked the 20th anniversary of the band’s classic debut — arguably one of the best British albums of all […]

New releases: The Cult's 'Love' reissued, Love and Rockets tribute album

New releases: The Cult’s ‘Love’ reissued, Love and Rockets tribute album

Record Rack: A weekly round-up of the pertinent new albums, reissues and/or box sets due out Tuesday. ARTIST: The Cult RELEASE: Love: Expanded Edition BACKSTORY: […]

The Raincoats reissuing 1979 debut on vinyl, playing rare U.S. concerts this fall

The Raincoats reissuing 1979 debut on vinyl, playing rare U.S. concerts this fall

Seminal post-punk combo The Raincoats will commemorate the vinyl-only reissue of its 1979 self-titled debut this October by playing a string of rare U.S. concerts, […]

The Godfathers plan to release first new album in 15 years in 2010

The Godfathers plan to release first new album in 15 years in 2010

Brit guitar-rockers The Godfathers have begun work on what will be the recently reunited band’s first new album in 15 years when it arrives as […]

Nirvana's 'Bleach' receiving 20th anniversary reissue on Sub Pop, with bonus live concert

Nirvana’s ‘Bleach’ receiving 20th anniversary reissue on Sub Pop, with bonus live concert

Nirvana’s 1989 debut Bleach — also known as that record they made before Nevermind — will receive a 20th anniversary reissue this fall that will […]