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Severe weather alert ends Cruel World before Siouxsie's first U.S. performance in 15 years

Severe weather alert ends Cruel World before Siouxsie’s first U.S. performance in 15 years

Cruel World’s 2023 edition came to an early and abrupt end tonight in Pasadena, California, as festival organizers were forced to evacuate the crowd.

Andy Rourke, the "supremely gifted" bassist for The Smiths, dies of pancreatic cancer

Andy Rourke, the “supremely gifted” bassist for The Smiths, dies of pancreatic cancer

Andy Rourke, the bassist for The Smiths, has died of pancreatic cancer, his former bandmate and childhood friend Johnny Marr announced overnight.

Win tickets to Riot Fest with The Cure, Foo Fighters, Postal Service, Death Cab + more

Win tickets to Riot Fest with The Cure, Foo Fighters, Postal Service, Death Cab + more

Huge news out of Riot Fest this week, with The Cure announced as one of the headliners of the 2023 installment of the three-day Chicago festival.

Check out this newly resurfaced, 40-minute post-Replacements interview with Bob Stinson

Check out this newly resurfaced, 40-minute post-Replacements interview with Bob Stinson

When Steve Birmingham launched “The Dewey Berger Show” on Minneapolis public-access TV in 1994, he conducted his first sit-down interview with Bob Stinson.

R.E.M.'s out-of-print "Around the Sun," "Collapse Into Now" to be reissued on vinyl

R.E.M.’s out-of-print “Around the Sun,” “Collapse Into Now” to be reissued on vinyl

Craft Recordings this summer will reissue two of R.E.M.’s out-of-print latter-era albums on heavyweight audiophile vinyl in both black and color pressings.

Listen: The Wedding Present rips through The Clash’s “White Riot” — off new “24 Songs”

Listen: The Wedding Present rips through The Clash’s “White Riot” — off new “24 Songs”

The Wedding Present spent 2022 reprising the idea of releasing a new 7-inch single every month, and like David Gedge and Co. did in 1992.

The Psychedelic Furs and Squeeze team up for 26-date U.S. tour starting in September

The Psychedelic Furs and Squeeze team up for 26-date U.S. tour starting in September

The Psychedelic Furs and Squeeze today announced they’re teaming up for a 26-date U.S. tour that will take the pair of beloved bands coast to coast.