Download free MP3 of new Sonic Youth track ‘Sacred Trickster’
Fans of Sonic Youth this week got the first official taste of the band’s forthcoming The Eternal, as Matador Records posted the album’s first MP3— […]
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Pixies reissuing all of their studio albums in deluxe ‘Minotaur’ box sets
Tipped first by the Pixies’ tease of a big announcement on their Facebook page, then the appearance online last night of this image (left), speculation […]
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 […]
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 […]
