New book “I Thought I Heard You Speak” spotlights women’s integral role at Factory Records
A new 500-page oral history by Audrey Golden promises to reveal the untold story of the women who played a pivotal role in the success of Factory Records.
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s original lineup performs live for first time in 36 years
The original lineup of Brit synthpop stars Frankie Goes to Hollywood reunited onstage in Liverpool on Sunday for the first time in 36 years.
Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (5/7/23)
“Dark Wave,” hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Matt Sebastian, airs 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Eastern every Sunday on Sirius XM satellite radio’s 1st Wave.
XTC’s 1978 album “Go2” to be reissued on 200-gram vinyl with “Go+” dub EP
The long-running XTC audiophile reissue series continues this month with the first vinyl release in decades of the band’s second album Go2.
How you can help The Psychedelic Furs’ Mars Williams in his fight against rare cancer
The Psychedelic Furs are back out on the road right now, but without one of their longest-serving members: saxman Mars Williams, who has been sidelined by cancer.
Listen: Song Exploder podcast takes apart New Order’s era-defining “Blue Monday”
In many ways, New Order’s singular 1983 single “Blue Monday” is the perfect track to be disassembled by the Song Exploder podcast. Check out the new episode here.
The The’s Matt Johnson finally embraces the “banned” music video for “This Is the Day”
The The’s Matt Johnson for years so disliked the video for the band’s iconic 1983 single “This Is the Day” that he insisted it be “withdrawn and banned from circulation.”
