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Cocteau Twins' Elizabeth Fraser to release first new music in 13 years on Record Store Day

Cocteau Twins’ Elizabeth Fraser to release first new music in 13 years on Record Store Day

Elizabeth Fraser will release her first new music in more than a decade via a “finally finished” 12-inch vinyl EP featuring five songs by Fraser and her partner Damon Reece.

The Dream Syndicate to release new album in June, play "Days of Wine and Roses" on tour

The Dream Syndicate to release new album in June, play “Days of Wine and Roses” on tour

The Dream Syndicate will kick off promotion of their next album with a string of performances at the South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas, this March.

Watch: Tears For Fears discuss using music to cope with tragedy on "CBS Sunday Morning"

Watch: Tears For Fears discuss using music to cope with tragedy on “CBS Sunday Morning”

Tears For Fears return this Friday with their first new album in 18 years, and the duo sat down with “CBS Sunday Morning” to discuss the long road to The Tipping Point.

Watch 16-minute trailer for post-punk series based on Simon Reynolds' "Rip It Up and Start Again"

Watch 16-minute trailer for post-punk series based on Simon Reynolds’ “Rip It Up and Start Again”

Nikolaos Katranis and Russell Craig Richardson are working on a four-part documentary series on post-punk music, based on Simon Reynolds’ book “Rip It Up and Start Again.”

Midnight Oil to bring final tour to North America, Europe this summer

Midnight Oil to bring final tour to North America, Europe this summer

Midnight Oil released its 13th studio album Resist yesterday, and teased fans with news they’ll announce summer tour dates in North America and Europe next week.

Elvis Costello & The Imposters announce U.S. tour with Nick Lowe & Los Straightjackets

Elvis Costello & The Imposters announce U.S. tour with Nick Lowe & Los Straightjackets

Elvis Costello will head out on tour this summer in support of his brand new album The Boy Named If, a 15-date run that will find him backed by his crack band The Imposters.

Wax Trax! co-founder's family wants Chicago to landmark famed record store's original location

Wax Trax! co-founder’s family wants Chicago to landmark famed record store’s original location

The family of Wax Trax! co-founder Jim Nash plans to ask the city of Chicago to designate the famed record shop’s original Lincoln Avenue storefront as a historic landmark.