Dannie Flesher, co-founder of Chicago’s famed Wax Trax! Records, 1951-2010
Tweet This week saw the passing of a key figure in the ’80s and early-’90s industrial-dance scene: Dannie Flesher, co-founder of Chicago’s hugely influential Wax […]
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The Cure’s Robert Smith contributes rare solo song to ‘Alice in Wonderland’ soundtrack
Tweet Robert Smith, iconic frontman of The Cure, will make a rare solo appearance on the soundtrack to Tim Burton’s live-action “Alice in Wonderland” later […]
Dave Wakeling’s English Beat, Fishbone to tour U.S. clubs in February, March
Tweet The Dave Wakeling-led reincarnation of 2 Tone-era ska act The English Beat and ska-punk survivors Fishbone will co-headline a month-long string of U.S. club […]
The Wedding Present unveils North American dates for ‘Bizarro’ 21st anniversary tour
Tweet Today The Wedding Present unveiled North American dates for its worldwide tour marking the 21st anniversary of 1989’s Bizarro, the band’s second album and […]
Reunited Dead Milkmen preparing to record first new studio album in 15 years
Tweet Beloved Philly punk-jokesters The Dead Milkmen — who reunited in late 2008 and went on to play a handful of concerts last year — […]
New releases: Elvis Costello’s 1978 ‘Live at Hollywood High,’ Nick Cave’s ‘The Road’
Tweet Record Rack: A round-up of the week’s new albums, reissues and/or box sets. ARTIST: Elvis Costello RELEASES: Live at Hollywood High BACKSTORY: The 20-song […]
Pet Shop Boys to release ‘Pandemonium’ live CD and concert DVD in February
Tweet The Pet Shop Boys next month will commemorate their Pandemonium world tour with the release of a live CD/DVD package that captures the trek’s […]
Video: Elvis Costello and Ron Sexsmith play ‘Everyday I Write the Book’ on ‘Spectacle’
Tweet We caught up on a few TiVo’d episodes of “Spectacle: Elvis Costello With…” this weekend at Slicing Up Eyeballs World HQ, and while it’s […]
Pixies’ Black Francis prepping ‘NonStopErotik’ solo album, 2nd Grand Duchy record
Tweet Six years into the Pixies’ reunion, the band still hasn’t delivered a new album — yet frontman Black Francis has been madly prolific, and […]
Shocker: My Bloody Valentine ‘Loveless,’ ‘Isn’t Anything’ reissues delayed. Again
Tweet To absolutely nobody’s surprise, the reissues of My Bloody Valentine’s two albums — 1988’s Isn’t Anything and 1991’s Loveless — have been pushed back […]
Vintage Video: Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper’s ‘Elvis Is Everywhere,’ on the King’s birthday
Tweet Being that today is Elvis Presley’s birthday — the King would have been 75 if he’d lived — it seems only fitting to resurrect […]
Expanded reissues of Buzzcocks’ first three albums to be released in U.S. next month
Tweet The expanded 2CD reissues of the Buzzcocks’ first three albums — Another Music in a Different Kitchen (1978), Love Bites (1978) and A Different […]
Video: Echo & The Bunnymen’s Ian McCulloch sings ‘Killing Moon’ on East Village Radio
Tweet Although Echo & The Bunnymens’ fall U.S. tour still hasn’t been rescheduled after being scuttled over IRS issues, frontman Ian McCulloch did devote a […]
