Sonic Youth, New Order, The Smiths issuing exclusive vinyl for Record Store Day
The second-annual Record Store Day is less than two weeks out, and the list of exclusive releases being prepped for the April 18 support-your-local-shop shindig […]
Year: 2009
Morrissey covers The Smiths on ‘Something is Squeezing My Skull’ single
With his U.S. tour back on track following a shaky start, Morrissey recently unveiled details of his next single off Years of Refusal. “Something is […]
In stores Tuesday: New Bob Mould, Erasure box set, Depeche Mode single
Record Rack: A weekly round-up of the pertinent new releases hitting stores this Tuesday: ARTIST: Bob Mould ALBUM: Life and Times BACKSTORY: Thirty years after […]
Wayne Hussey chronicles The Mission’s final gig with ‘Live & Last’
Frontman Wayne Hussey retired The Mission — aka The Mission UK on these shores — a year ago with a series of album-spanning gigs in […]
X letting fans help pick setlists on ‘Total Request Live’ tour
With its original lineup —Exene Cervenka, John Doe, Billy Zoom and DJ Bonebrake — still in place, the reunited X hits the road again this […]
Cassette art: Turning old tapes into Robert Smith, Ian Curtis, Ian Brown
The alleged vinyl resurgence may be all the rage in the media right now, but for many of us who came of musical age in […]
Video: Depeche Mode live in the studio
With the release of Sounds of the Universe just three weeks out — although for the curious/impatient, the record did leak last week — Depeche Mode […]
R.E.M. planning ‘Reckoning’ reissue, ‘Dublin Working Rehearsals’ live album
With touring and promotion of 2008’s Accelerate now finished, R.E.M. this year will issue, at a minimum, a pair of archival releases, hitting both ends […]
Smiths, New Order, Stone Roses spotlighted in new book on Manchester scene
Perhaps best known for his bio “The Stone Roses and the Resurrection of British Pop,” Brit rock scribe/musician John Robb has set his sights on […]
In stores Tuesday: Ministry says ‘Adios…’ with final live album
Record Rack: A weekly round-up of the pertinent new releases hitting stores this Tuesday: ARTIST: Ministry ALBUM: Adios… BACKSTORY: Al Jourgensen says goodbye to his […]
Podcast marks 30th anniversary of Public Image Ltd.’s ‘Metal Box’
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the release of Public Image Ltd.’s classic second album, Metal Box, as beloved for its aural contents — […]
Siouxsie and the Banshees reissuing 4 more albums, releasing ‘At the BBC’ box set
For fans of Siouxsie and the Banshees, April and May will bring a bevy of archival releases — specifically the next four albums in the […]
Dinosaur Jr sets June 23 release for ‘Farm,’ reveals ‘Lord of the Rings’ cover art
The reunion of its classic ’80s lineup — J Mascis, Lou Barlow and Murph — still intact, Dinosaur Jr this week revealed the track list […]
