Tom Tom Club’s ‘Close to the Bone’ album comes to CD for first time
Talking Heads spinoff Tom Tom Club sees its sophomore album Close to the Bone released on CD for the first time ever next week as […]
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Update: Depeche Mode cancel 4 more concerts due to Dave Gahan’s illness
Management for Depeche Mode announced on the band’s Web site this morning that four more Tour of the Universe dates are being canceled as singer […]
Dave Gahan rushed to Greek hospital; Depeche Mode cancel 2 concerts
Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan was rushed to a Greek hospital yesterday just minutes before taking the stage in Athens, forcing the band to cancel that […]
Sick again, Morrissey cancels U.K. concerts, ‘Jools Holland’ appearance
Illness-prone Morrissey, who canceled six dates at the beginning and end of the U.S. leg of his current “Tour of Refusal,” this week bagged two […]
In stores Tuesday: New studio albums from The Church, Meat Puppets
Record Rack: A weekly round-up of the pertinent new releases hitting stores this Tuesday: ARTIST: The Church RELEASE: Untitled #23 BACKSTORY: The classic Australian band’s […]
Sonic Youth to release latest, Merzbow-assisted SYR project in July
This summer not only will see the release of Sonic Youth’s next proper album — The Eternal, due June 8 — but also Andre Sider […]
Details, tracklist revealed for expanded reissue of The Stone Roses’ debut
News that The Stone Roses’ 1989 self-titled debut would receive a 20th anniversary reissue emerged a couple months back, but details finally are firm on […]
Quick Spins: Big Audio Dynamite, Dinosaur Jr, Joy Division, Dukes of Stratosphear
Epic/Legacy will release an expanded reissue of the 1985 debut from Mick Jones’ terrific post-Clash project, Big Audio Dynamite, on Sept. 8, according to Pause […]
Setlist, video: Depeche Mode preview Tour of the Universe in Luxembourg
Depeche Mode’s global Tour of the Universe officially opens Sunday in Tel Aviv, Israel, but the pioneering electro act offered fans a sneak preview of […]
Expanded reissue of The Housemartins’ ‘London 0 Hull 4’ due out next month
One of those acts better known for its progeny — Fatboy Slim and The Beautiful South — than its own output, the self-professed “fourth-best band […]
In stores Tuesday: Smithereens do The Who, new Wedding Present DVD, Vaselines reissue
Record Rack: A weekly round-up of the pertinent new releases hitting stores this Tuesday: ARTIST: The Smithereens RELEASE: The Smithereens Play Tommy BACKSTORY: One of […]
Reunited Vaselines mounting North American tour in support of Sub Pop reissue
With an expanded Sub Pop career retrospective hitting stories Tuesday, the reunited late-’80s Scottish indie-pop outfit The Vaselines — who played their first-ever U.S. concerts […]
Evan Dando’s Lemonheads to release Gibby Haynes-produced covers album, tour U.S.
Perhaps hoping lightning will strike twice — their take on “Mrs. Robinson” remains The Lemonheads’ best-known song — Evan Dando and his latest assortment of […]
