Duran Duran spinoff Arcadia reissuing ‘So Red the Rose’ as 2CD/1DVD set in February
Tweet The lone album from Arcadia — the mid-’80s, studio-only Duran Duran spinoff that scored a Top 10 hit with “Election Day” — will […]
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Dukes of Stratosphear’s ‘Complete and Utter Dukes’ box set includes CDs, vinyl, puzzle
Tweet The Dukes of Stratosphear — the classic psychedelic-pop side project from XTC’s Andy Partridge, Colin Moulding and Dave Gregory — is repackaging its slim, […]
Depeche Mode debuts ‘Fragile Tension’ video
Tweet Depeche Mode this week unveiled the fourth video from this year’s Sounds of the Universe, an effects-laden clip for “Fragile Tension,” part of the […]
The Clash’s ‘London Calling’ 30th anniversary reissue skimpier than 25th anniversary set
Tweet There was a bit of a hubub a few weeks ago when the NME reported that The Clash’s classic 1979 double album London […]
The Replacements’ ‘Let It Be’ subject of 25th anniversary concert in Minneapolis
Tweet The Replacements’ utterly peerless 1984 album Let It Be will be the subject of a 25th anniversary bash at Minneapolis’ famed First Avenue next […]
Video: Watch BBC’s ‘Synth Britannia’ in full
Last month, on the eve of its airing on BBC Four, we offered up a few previews of “Synth Britannia,” the much-buzzed documentary that tracks the rise of British synthpop in the late ’70s and early ’80s. Now, particularly for those fans outside of the U.K. who couldn’t see the broadcast, we’re thrilled to be able to post the entire 90-minute program, which features appearances by Vince Clarke, Bernard Sumner, Gary Numan, Neil Tennant and Martin Gore.
Video: Michael Stipe shoots iPhone clips of R.E.M. in the recording studio
Tweet R.E.M. recently set up camp in a Portland, Ore., recording studio to begin work with producer Jacknife Lee on the follow-up to 2008’s back-to-rock […]
