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 […]
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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 […]
Industrial pioneer Throbbing Gristle to embark on first U.S. tour in 28 years
Industrial-rock/performance-art pioneer Throbbing Gristle has added one more New York date to its short Coachella-centric American tour later this month — the band’s first U.S. […]
‘Adventureland’ anchored by pitch-perfect ’80s college-rock soundtrack
This past weekend saw the release of “Adventureland,” a sweet and very funny coming-of-age tale set in 1987 that’s as notable for its ample cinematic […]
Sonic Youth, New Order, The Smiths issuing exclusive vinyl for Record Store Day
The second-annual Record Store Day is less than two weeks out, and the list of exclusive releases being prepped for the April 18 support-your-local-shop shindig […]
Morrissey covers The Smiths on ‘Something is Squeezing My Skull’ single
With his U.S. tour back on track following a shaky start, Morrissey recently unveiled details of his next single off Years of Refusal. “Something is […]
In stores Tuesday: New Bob Mould, Erasure box set, Depeche Mode single
Record Rack: A weekly round-up of the pertinent new releases hitting stores this Tuesday: ARTIST: Bob Mould ALBUM: Life and Times BACKSTORY: Thirty years after […]
Wayne Hussey chronicles The Mission’s final gig with ‘Live & Last’
Frontman Wayne Hussey retired The Mission — aka The Mission UK on these shores — a year ago with a series of album-spanning gigs in […]
X letting fans help pick setlists on ‘Total Request Live’ tour
With its original lineup —Exene Cervenka, John Doe, Billy Zoom and DJ Bonebrake — still in place, the reunited X hits the road again this […]
Cassette art: Turning old tapes into Robert Smith, Ian Curtis, Ian Brown
The alleged vinyl resurgence may be all the rage in the media right now, but for many of us who came of musical age in […]
Video: Depeche Mode live in the studio
With the release of Sounds of the Universe just three weeks out — although for the curious/impatient, the record did leak last week — Depeche Mode […]
R.E.M. planning ‘Reckoning’ reissue, ‘Dublin Working Rehearsals’ live album
With touring and promotion of 2008’s Accelerate now finished, R.E.M. this year will issue, at a minimum, a pair of archival releases, hitting both ends […]
Smiths, New Order, Stone Roses spotlighted in new book on Manchester scene
Perhaps best known for his bio “The Stone Roses and the Resurrection of British Pop,” Brit rock scribe/musician John Robb has set his sights on […]
