Hurrah! debut ‘Tell God I’m Here’ reissued in expanded edition with early singles
The debut album from near-forgotten British indie-pop act Hurrah! — 1987’s Tell God I’m Here — will be reissued later this month with a second […]
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Mike Ness takes Social Distortion out for fall tour, plans to start recording new album
Ever the road warrior, L.A. punk survivor Mike Ness is taking his latest incarnation of Social Distortion back out on tour this fall, playing more […]
Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo fractures wrist playing tennis, band reschedules tour
Thanks to a tennis injury of all things, Sonic Youth has been forced to reschedule much of its fall mini-tour of the Southwestern U.S. in […]
Echo & The Bunnymen unveil short U.S. tour this fall in support of ‘The Fountain’
Echo & The Bunnymen today announced dates for a brief U.S. tour in November in support of its forthcoming 10th album, The Fountain, which is […]
New releases: New Prefab Sprout album, reissues from The Feelies and The Fall
Record Rack: A weekly round-up of the pertinent new albums, reissues and/or box sets due out Tuesday. ARTIST: Prefab Sprout RELEASE: Let’s Change the World […]
John Lydon reuniting Public Image Ltd. for 30th anniversary of ‘Metal Box’
John Lydon, ex-Sex Pistol and erstwhile reality TV star, is reactivating the long-dormant Public Image Ltd. for a five-date U.K. tour this December to mark […]
Echo & The Bunnymen keyboard player Jake Drake-Brockman, 1956-2009
Former Echo & The Bunnymen keyboard player Jake Drake-Brockman — dubbed the “fifth Bunnyman” — was killed in a motorcycle accident on the Isle of […]
Quick Spins: Big Audio Dynamite, Bad Lieutenant, The Cult, Sonic Youth
The expanded 2CD reissue of This is Big Audio Dynamite — the 1985 debut from Mick Jones’ post-Clash project, Big Audio Dynamite, which featured breakout […]
Tracklist for Morrissey’s ‘Swords’ b-sides CD revealed; singer plans Los Angeles concert
The tracklist for Morrissey’s forthcoming b-sides album Swords has surfaced, and the 18-song CD collects all but eight of the bonus tracks from the singles […]
Trent Reznor rearranges Nine Inch Nails’ final concerts, performs with Gary Numan
An apparently recuperating Trent Reznor today rejiggered the final dates of Nine Inch Nails’ sold-out Wave Goodbye farewell club tour after being forced to cancel […]
Pixies’ ‘Doolittle’ 20th anniversary tour heads to Australia, New Zealand in 2010
The Pixies’ 20th anniversary Doolittle tour — which hits Europe in October and the United States in November — will extend into 2010, as the band […]
Hüsker Dü’s Grant Hart issuing ‘Hot Wax’ — first album in a decade — in October
Photo by Neza S.G. Former Hüsker Dü drummer Grant Hart once again steps out from behind the kit on next month’s Hot Wax, his first […]
Video: R.E.M., ‘Drive’ from forthcoming ‘Live at the Olympia’ bonus DVD
R.E.M. has posted a second preview of its upcoming 39-song, 2CD Live at the Olympia album, a video of the band performing Automatic for the […]
