C86 vets Close Lobsters to reissue singles on ‘Forever, Until Victory!’ compilation
Short-lived Scottish indie-pop outfit Close Lobsters — one of the 22 bands included on the NME’s genre-defining and now-legendary C86 compilation cassette — next […]
Recent Dark Wave Playlists
Vintage Video: Radiohead covers The Smiths, Joy Division/New Order
With Radiohead and Thom Yorke each releasing new songs recently — and Yorke debuting his new solo band, featuring the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea […]
The Stranglers plot 2010 tour of the UK
Despite hints they might call it a day, The Stranglers — one of the longest-surviving bands to emerge from the British punk scene of the […]
Video: Gary Numan and Nine Inch Nails perform ‘Cars,’ ‘Metal’ in HD
Perhaps ramping up excitement for a possible Gary Numan collaboration, Trent Reznor this week posted a pair of high-quality HD videos on Nine Inch Nails’ […]
BBC releasing Peel Sessions, live sets from Gang of Four, PiL, Duran Duran, The Specials
The BBC and EMI recently struck a new partnership to digitally release archival recordings — mainly Peel Sessions and In Concert episodes recorded between […]
Radio alert: Dave Kendall to spin ‘Really Stupid’ on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave on Friday
Got an e-mail this morning from “120 Minutes” creator/host Dave Kendall revealing that the Whitman Samplers’ parody song “Really Stupid” will “make its glorious debut” […]
Video and setlist: Pixies open ‘Doolittle’ 20th anniversary tour last night in Dublin
The venerable Pixies opened their much-anticipated Doolittle 20th anniversary tour last night at Dublin’s Olympia Theatre — the first of three nights there — and […]
