Operation Ivy’s Jesse Michaels and Tim Armstrong reunite to play “Sound System”
Last night in Los Angeles, half of late-’80s ska-punk legends Operation Ivy reunited on stage at a benefit concert headlined by The Specials to perform “Sound System.”
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The The releases news DJ Food remix of “NakedSelf” track “Global Eyes”
The The this week released a new remix of the live version of “Global Eyes” recorded at the Royal Albert Hall for The Comeback Special album and film.
Midnight Oil debuts “At the Time of Writing” — third song off new album “Resist”
Midnight Oil this week debuted the third track off of its forthcoming album Resist, a song called “At the Time of Writing” that is more rocking than its two predecessors.
Robert Smith says “MY DESIRE TO RELEASE A NEW ALBUM IS OVERWHELMING!”
If Robert Smith is to be believed, The Cure will deliver its long-awaited new studio album sometime before October, when the band is scheduled to embark on a European tour.
Erasure cancels 2022 tour dates due to “family circumstances beyond anyone’s control”
Erasure this week announced the cancellation of all of the group’s planned touring in 2022 in support of The Neon, including a North American trek.
Kate Bush, Duran Duran, Devo, Eurythmics among 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this morning unveiled 17 nominees for its Class of 2022, a field that includes Kate Bush, Duran Duran, Devo, Eurythmics and more.
Jah Wobble lends bass to Cathal Coughlan’s Telefís project — hear “Falun Gong Dancer”
The new electronic duo Telefís has enlisted bass legend Jah Wobble to contribute deep dub grooves to “Falun Gong Dancer.” Check out the video here.
Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (1/30/22)
“Dark Wave,” hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Matt Sebastian, airs 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Eastern every Sunday on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave (Channel 33).
Watch: Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood cover Joe Jackson’s “It’s Different For Girls”
Radiohead side project The Smile played a trio of livestreamed shows from London this weekend, performing new songs from their forthcoming LP.
U2 shares acoustic “Sunday Bloody Sunday” on 50th anniversary of massacre
To mark the 50th anniversary of the massacre, U2 today shared on social media a new, acoustic performance by Bono and The Edge of “Sunday Bloody Sunday.”
Meat Puppets and Mudhoney team up for run of co-headlining dates this spring
Meat Puppets and Mudhoney are hitting the road together in May for a run of 10 shows through the Southwest before heading up the California coast.
“Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché,” documentary on X-Ray Spex singer, hits theaters and streaming
The long-in-the-works documentary “Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché” will make its commercial debut next week in the U.S. with a “one night only” nationwide theatrical screening.
Morrissey to Marr: “It was YOU who played guitar on ‘Golden Lights’ — not me.”
Morrissey, for some reason, posted an open letter to Johnny Marr on his website today imploring his former Smiths bandmate to stop mentioning his name in interviews.
