Rowland S. Howard, guitarist for Nick Cave’s The Birthday Party, 1959-2009
Tweet Australian guitar innovator Rowland S. Howard — a member of Nick Cave’s early ’80s postpunk act The Birthday Party, a guitarist for Crime and […]
Recent Dark Wave Playlists
Vintage Video: The Replacements’ complete 1981 Twin/Tone showcase in Minneapolis
Tweet This has been around for some time, but it’s certainly worth sharing for fans who haven’t seen it: The Replacements, in all of their […]
Social Distortion planning South American tour of Brazil and Argentina in April
Tweet L.A. punk stalwarts Social Distortion today announced plans for the band’s first tour of South America in its 30-year history — or, more […]
Roger O’Donnell: Recording of The Cure’s ‘Disintegration’ a ‘happy, jokey’ time
Tweet Despite the dour material, recording The Cure’s epic Disintegration album was a “very happy and jokey” time for the Robert Smith-led band, recalls former […]
The Church releasing new ‘Operetta’ EP, reissuing ‘Back With Two Beasts,’ ‘Shriek’
Tweet Fans of Aussie rock legends The Church have three reasons to do a bit of post-Christmas shopping this week: The band is releasing a […]
Nitzer Ebb ‘Catalogue,’ ‘Compilation’ multi-disc box sets due next month
Tweet Mute Records is capitalizing on renewed interest in Nitzer Ebb — the reunited British EBM act has a new album out, and is touring […]
