Reunited Comsat Angels playing three UK shows next week, could be band’s last
After playing their first gig in 14 years this past April, reunited and highly influential British post-punk act Comsat Angels are embarking on a short, […]
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Nitzer Ebb to open Depeche Mode’s European concerts in January and February
Seems like old times: Depeche Mode today announced that reformed electronic/industrial duo Nitzer Ebb will open 23 European dates in January and February on the […]
Video: ‘Synth Britannia’ documentary on BBC
Tonight, those of you in the U.K. will be able to watch what looks to be a great new documentary on BBC Four: the 90-minute […]
Pylon’s 1983 sophomore album ‘Chomp’ to be reissued with four bonus tracks
The second album from Pylon — beloved early-’80s Athens, Ga., post-punk contemporaries of R.E.M. and the The B-52’s — will be reissued next week in […]
Video: Did Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan really thank Chile while performing in Peru?
If all press ultimately is good press, then the brouhaha surrounding Depeche Mode frontman Dave Gahan’s sign-off at the end of the band’s concert in […]
Video: Mission of Burma’s ‘1, 2, 3 Partyy!’
Not sure what’s more improbable: the fact that it’s 2009 and Mission of Burma is still putting out great records, or the fact that it’s […]
The Godfathers announce St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in London, plus German tour
Reactivated Brit guitar-rockers The Godfathers today announced a short tour of Germany in December — and revealed they’ll celebrate their 25th anniversary next year with […]
R.E.M. ‘This Is Not a Show’ concert film to receive limited theatrical screenings
In conjunction with this month’s release of its Live at the Olympia album, R.E.M. is presenting “This Is Not a Theatrical Release,” a series of […]
Video: Sonic Youth performs ‘EVOL’ classic ‘Starpower’ on ‘Gossip Girl’
As threatened, indie-rock legends Sonic Youth took to the tube last night, making an appearance on teen soap “Gossip Girl” to perform “Starpower” off 1986’s […]
New releases: Echo & The Bunnymen, Bad Lieutenant CDs; Talking Heads on Blu-ray
Record Rack: A weekly round-up of new albums, reissues and/or box sets due out Tuesday. ARTIST: Echo & The Bunnymen RELEASE: The Fountain BACKSTORY: The […]
New Hüsker Dü biography due in 2010
Tweet Voyageur Press, the imprint behind the 2007 oral history “The Replacements: All Over But the Shouting,” next year will publish a new book about […]
Video: The Primitives playing ‘Crash’ and more at first U.K. reunion concert
Long-departed U.K. indie-pop act The Primitives — sometimes lumped together with the mid-to-late-’80s C86 scene — has somewhat quietly reformed, playing its first gigs in […]
Sonic Youth releasing acoustic ‘Gossip Girl’ version of 1986’s ‘Starpower’
Not only will Sonic Youth do a highly improbable guest turn on teen soap “Gossip Girl” next week, but the band also is releasing a […]
