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"Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché," documentary on X-Ray Spex singer, hits theaters and streaming

“Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché,” documentary on X-Ray Spex singer, hits theaters and streaming

The long-in-the-works documentary “Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché” will make its commercial debut next week in the U.S. with a “one night only” nationwide theatrical screening.

Morrissey to Marr: “It was YOU who played guitar on ‘Golden Lights’ — not me.”

Morrissey to Marr: “It was YOU who played guitar on ‘Golden Lights’ — not me.”

Morrissey, for some reason, posted an open letter to Johnny Marr on his website today imploring his former Smiths bandmate to stop mentioning his name in interviews.

The Cure unveils 44-date European tour in 2022, but don't expect U.S. dates before 2023

The Cure unveils 44-date European tour in 2022, but don’t expect U.S. dates before 2023

The Cure today announced a 44-date European arena tour for late 2022 that will take Robert Smith and Co. to 19 counties, the band’s first non-festival tour in six years.

Mighty Lemon Drops’ David Newton debuts new holiday tune 'Winter Tragedy'

Mighty Lemon Drops’ David Newton debuts new holiday tune ‘Winter Tragedy’

Former Mighty Lemon Drops guitarist/songwriter David Newton is back with a brand-new holiday tune called “Winter Tragedy,” which you can hear right now.

Midnight Oil announces new album 'Resist,' final tour — but not end of the band

Midnight Oil announces new album ‘Resist,’ final tour — but not end of the band

Midnight Oil today announced plans to release its new studio album — a 12-song collection titled Resist — next year and mount what it’s calling the band’s final tour.

Tears For Fears touring U.S. with Garbage in support of new album 'The Tipping Point'

Tears For Fears touring U.S. with Garbage in support of new album ‘The Tipping Point’

Tears For Fears will tour the U.S. next year with Garbage in support of Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith’s first new studio album in 18 years,

New podcast digs into KCRW host Deirdre O’Donoghue's 'lost' SNAP! archives

New podcast digs into KCRW host Deirdre O’Donoghue’s ‘lost’ SNAP! archives

A new 10-part podcast series from California public radio mainstay KCRW celebrates ’80s college-rock era host Deirdre O’Donoghue and her archive of in-studio performances.

Midnight Oil releases climate call to action 'Rising Seas' off upcoming studio album

Midnight Oil releases climate call to action ‘Rising Seas’ off upcoming studio album

Midnight Oil today debuted the first single off its forthcoming studio album, an environmental call to action titled “Rising Seas” that the band is releasing.

Ministry’s Industrial Strength Tour delayed a 3rd time, opening acts shuffled again

Ministry’s Industrial Strength Tour delayed a 3rd time, opening acts shuffled again

Ministry’s Industrial Strength Tour has been been rescheduled for a third time due to the pandemic, moving from summer 2020 to spring 2021 to fall 2021 and, now, spring 2022.

Love Tractor's 'Themes From Venus' to be reissued — hear an unreleased mix

Love Tractor’s ‘Themes From Venus’ to be reissued — hear an unreleased mix

The fourth album from Athens, Ga., college-rock favorites Love Tractor this fall be reissued on CD and vinyl with a half-dozen bonus tracks.

The dB's early singles, demos compiled on 'I Thought You Wanted to Know: 1978–1981'

The dB’s early singles, demos compiled on ‘I Thought You Wanted to Know: 1978–1981’

The new label Propeller Sound Recordings next month will release a 23-song compilation of rare and obscure early material from jangle-pop progenitors The dB’s.

Echo & The Bunnymen's first 4 albums, 2 later records to be reissued on vinyl

Echo & The Bunnymen’s first 4 albums, 2 later records to be reissued on vinyl

October’s a big month for LP-collecting Echo & The Bunnymen fans, with the band’s first four albums receiving vinyl reissues — including limited-edition colored pressings — from Rhino Records.

Listen: Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode covers Metallica's 'Nothing Else Matters'

Listen: Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode covers Metallica’s ‘Nothing Else Matters’

Metallica this week released an expanded reissue of 1991’s Metallica along with a companion set called The Metallica Blacklist, a collection of 53 different covers from the “Black Album.”