In stores Tuesday: New Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys, plus Jane’s Addiction box set
Record Rack: A weekly round-up of the pertinent new releases hitting stores this Tuesday: ARTIST: Depeche Mode ALBUM: Sounds of the Universe BACKSTORY: Preceded by […]
Author: Slicing Up Eyeballs
Coachella pulls the plug on The Cure’s curfew-busting set mid-song
Perhaps The Cure were on to something after all when they abruptly ended Friday night’s warm-up gig in Las Vegas. Practice for the main event? […]
Pixies add more European festival dates; ‘big announcement’ due Monday
With the once-again-reactivated Pixies promising “a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT on Monday” on the band’s Facebook page, several more European summer festival dates have begun surfacing. In […]
The Cure warms up for Coachella in Las Vegas, cuts show short
Robert Smith took the The Cure out to a Las Vegas casino last night to warm up for the band’s Sunday night headlining slot at […]
Nauseated Morrissey cancels post-Coachella date on trouble-plagued tour
The story’s already made it around the world: Morrissey apparently was so nauseated by the smell of barbecued meat during his performance last night at […]
Video: Social D’s Mike Ness joins Bruce Springsteen for ‘Bad Luck’
In recent years, Bruce Springsteen’s influence on the indie-rock scene has grown increasingly evident, with acts like The Hold Steady and Arcade Fire not just […]
Coachella Webcast to feature sets by The Cure, Morrissey, Bob Mould
For those not able to make it out to this weekend’s 10th anniversary Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., the fine folks […]
In stores Tuesday: Jane’s Addiction, Talking Heads and Misfits vinyl reissues
Record Rack: A weekly round-up of the pertinent new releases hitting stores this Tuesday: ARTIST: Jane’s Addiction ALBUM: Nothing’s Shocking, Ritual de lo Habitual BACKSTORY: […]
Pixies’ Black Francis teams up with wife for Grand Duchy album, warm-up tour
Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV is a man of many monikers: Black Francis, Frank Black, Frank Black Francis. Now comes the Pixies frontman’s latest musical […]
Video: The Specials reunion makes live debut on ‘Later with Jools Holland’
After a series of half-baked attempts over the years — Special Beat, anyone? — the near-complete reunion of 2 Tone ska legends The Specials finally […]
The Church issues new ‘Untitled #23’ album, plots summer tour of U.S.
One of Australia’s greatest and most overlooked musical exports, The Church, this week unveiled the dates of its “So Love May Find Us” tour of […]
Depeche Mode to play Hollywood and Vine for ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
Almost 20 years after sparking a near-riot when 20,000 fans showed up for an in-store appearance, Depeche Mode once again is venturing out onto the […]
The Cure’s Robert Smith rails against ‘free music.’ Again
A little over a month after his last all-caps, double-spaced rant against “THIS ‘ART FOR FREE’ IDEA,” The Cure’s sourpuss of a frontman, Robert […]
