Shane MacGowan and The Pogues touring U.S. in October, playing Voodoo Experience
Boozy Celtic punk act The Pogues — including once-ousted frontman Shane MacGowan and his new teeth — will embark on a 12-date tour of the […]
Year: 2009
R.E.M. previews live album with ‘Reckoning Songs From the Olympia’ digital EP
R.E.M. next month will give fans a preview of its forthcoming 2CD Live at the Olympia with a digital EP called Reckoning Songs From the […]
Video: Dinosaur Jr performs ‘Pieces’ on ‘Late Night With Jimmy Fallon’
Marking the release of its second post-reunion album, Farm, this week, Dinosaur Jr appeared on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” on Thursday to perform “Pieces.” […]
Beck covering ‘EVOL’ on cassette for forthcoming Sonic Youth box set
Word of a planned Sonic Youth box set emerged this week when Beck let slip that he’ll be covering the band’s 1986 album EVOL in […]
Michael Jackson, 1958-2009
(We take a short break from our regularly scheduled programming to honor the passing of a true music legend, a man who, despite leading a […]
Rhino releases its Factory Records box set, ‘Communications 1978-92,’ via iTunes
Rhino Records today released a digital version of its four-disc Factory Records: Communications 1978-92 box set via iTunes, collecting 63 tracks — spanning Joy Division […]
Dinosaur Jr announces fall North American tour dates in support of ‘Farm’
With its new album, Farm, hitting stores today, Dinosaur Jr has announced a nearly two-month, coast-to-coast North American tour that runs from the end of […]
In stores this week: R.E.M.’s ‘Reckoning’ reissue; new Dinosaur Jr, Lemonheads CDs
Record Rack: A weekly round-up of the pertinent new releases hitting stores this Tuesday: ARTIST: R.E.M. RELEASE: Reckoning: Deluxe Edition BACKSTORY: The second installment in […]
The Smiths’ ‘Singles Box’ to be released this month in expanded 12-CD edition
The U.K arm of Rhino Records is poised to issue a CD version of The Smiths’ 7-inch Singles Box that was released late last year […]
David Byrne to publish ‘Bicycle Diaries’ book
No stranger to the two-wheeler, ex-Talking Head David Byrne this fall will publish “Bicycle Diaries,” a 320-page text-and-photo account of his observations gleaned while cycling […]
The Specials plot ‘final’ dates of 30th anniversary reunion tour of U.K.
Reunited 2 Tone ska legends The Specials have announced a second U.K. tour this fall as part of the band’s 30th anniversary celebration — a […]
Living Colour to release new album, ‘The Chair in the Doorway,’ in September
The hard-rocking Living Colour today announced plans to release its fifth album, The Chair in the Doorway, on Sept. 15, marking the quartet’s second full-length […]
Pixies’ Black Francis plots solo-acoustic shows, Grand Duchy dates this summer
The Pixies’ Frank Black is touring North America next month in two guises: as Black Francis, and with Grand Duchy, the grungy synthpop duo he […]
