Andy Rourke, the “supremely gifted” bassist for The Smiths, dies of pancreatic cancer
Andy Rourke, the bassist for The Smiths, has died of pancreatic cancer, his former bandmate and childhood friend Johnny Marr announced overnight.
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Win tickets to Riot Fest with The Cure, Foo Fighters, Postal Service, Death Cab + more
Huge news out of Riot Fest this week, with The Cure announced as one of the headliners of the 2023 installment of the three-day Chicago festival.
Check out this newly resurfaced, 40-minute post-Replacements interview with Bob Stinson
When Steve Birmingham launched “The Dewey Berger Show” on Minneapolis public-access TV in 1994, he conducted his first sit-down interview with Bob Stinson.
R.E.M.’s out-of-print “Around the Sun,” “Collapse Into Now” to be reissued on vinyl
Craft Recordings this summer will reissue two of R.E.M.’s out-of-print latter-era albums on heavyweight audiophile vinyl in both black and color pressings.
Listen: The Wedding Present rips through The Clash’s “White Riot” — off new “24 Songs”
The Wedding Present spent 2022 reprising the idea of releasing a new 7-inch single every month, and like David Gedge and Co. did in 1992.
The Psychedelic Furs and Squeeze team up for 26-date U.S. tour starting in September
The Psychedelic Furs and Squeeze today announced they’re teaming up for a 26-date U.S. tour that will take the pair of beloved bands coast to coast.
The Cure, The Postal Service, Death Cab For Cutie, Foo Fighters to headline Riot Fest 2023
The Cure will return to North America following the band’s just-underway amphitheater tour to join Foo Fighters, The Postal Service, Death Cab for Cutie and more.
