New Order spinoff Bad Lieutenant announces debut album ‘Never Cry Another Tear’
Bernard Sumner’s Bad Lieutenant — the new band featuring a Peter Hook-less New Order — this week announced it will release its debut album, Never […]
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Sonic Youth to host satellite radio show on Sirius XMU each night next week
The members of Sonic Youth will play DJ each night next week when the band hosts a show on Sirius XMU, the indie-rock station on […]
Tour dates: Pixies to play ‘Doolittle’ at 20th anniversary concerts in Europe
The reunited Pixies will celebrate the 20th anniversary of 1989’s Doolittle by playing their classic sophomore album in its entirety at 11 European concerts in […]
In stores this week: Nouvelle Vague’s third album, The Smiths’ 12-disc ‘Singles Box’
Record Rack: A weekly round-up of the pertinent new releases hitting stores this Tuesday: ARTIST: Nouvelle Vague RELEASE: NV3 BACKSTORY: The French collective, which specializes […]
Shane MacGowan and The Pogues touring U.S. in October, playing Voodoo Experience
Boozy Celtic punk act The Pogues — including once-ousted frontman Shane MacGowan and his new teeth — will embark on a 12-date tour of the […]
R.E.M. previews live album with ‘Reckoning Songs From the Olympia’ digital EP
R.E.M. next month will give fans a preview of its forthcoming 2CD Live at the Olympia with a digital EP called Reckoning Songs From the […]
Video: Dinosaur Jr performs ‘Pieces’ on ‘Late Night With Jimmy Fallon’
Marking the release of its second post-reunion album, Farm, this week, Dinosaur Jr appeared on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” on Thursday to perform “Pieces.” […]
Beck covering ‘EVOL’ on cassette for forthcoming Sonic Youth box set
Word of a planned Sonic Youth box set emerged this week when Beck let slip that he’ll be covering the band’s 1986 album EVOL in […]
Michael Jackson, 1958-2009
(We take a short break from our regularly scheduled programming to honor the passing of a true music legend, a man who, despite leading a […]
Rhino releases its Factory Records box set, ‘Communications 1978-92,’ via iTunes
Rhino Records today released a digital version of its four-disc Factory Records: Communications 1978-92 box set via iTunes, collecting 63 tracks — spanning Joy Division […]
Dinosaur Jr announces fall North American tour dates in support of ‘Farm’
With its new album, Farm, hitting stores today, Dinosaur Jr has announced a nearly two-month, coast-to-coast North American tour that runs from the end of […]
In stores this week: R.E.M.’s ‘Reckoning’ reissue; new Dinosaur Jr, Lemonheads CDs
Record Rack: A weekly round-up of the pertinent new releases hitting stores this Tuesday: ARTIST: R.E.M. RELEASE: Reckoning: Deluxe Edition BACKSTORY: The second installment in […]
The Smiths’ ‘Singles Box’ to be released this month in expanded 12-CD edition
The U.K arm of Rhino Records is poised to issue a CD version of The Smiths’ 7-inch Singles Box that was released late last year […]
