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 […]
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. next month will give fans a preview of its forthcoming 2CD Live at the Olympia with a digital EP called Reckoning Songs From the […]
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.” […]
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 […]
(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 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 […]
Q&A: Daniel Ash on Love and Rockets’ reunion, his new band — and figuring out how to play “So Alive” 
Q&A: Chris Frantz talks Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club and new book ‘Remain in Love’ 
Q&A: Steve Wynn on The Dream Syndicate’s first new album in nearly 30 years 
Q&A: Bauhaus’ David J on his ‘accidental’ concept album ‘Not Long For This World’ 
Q&A: Peter Murphy on ‘Ninth,’ Bauhaus’ break-up, reuniting Dalis Car 
Q&A: Joey Santiago on Pixies’ ‘Doolittle’ tour, possible ‘Surfer Rosa’ shows, new album talk 
Q&A: Prefab Sprout’s Paddy McAloon on new album, changing the world with music 
Q&A: Peter Hook talks ‘Unknown Pleasures’ tour, re-recording Joy Division 