New releases: The Smiths vinyl reissues, new Fall live CD, New Order re-reissues
Record Rack: A weekly round-up of the pertinent new albums, reissues and/or box sets due out Tuesday. ARTIST: The Smiths RELEASES: The Smiths, Meat is […]
Recent Dark Wave Playlists
Dave Kendall of ‘120 Minutes’ tracks down the Whitman Samplers’ ‘Really Stupid’
Kudos to “120 Minutes” creator/host Dave Kendall for tracking down and posting a copy of the long-forgotten early-’90s parody song “Really Stupid,” which poked fun […]
New Order spinoff Bad Lieutenant posts debut single ‘Sink or Swim’ on MySpace
Bernard Sumner’s New Order spinoff Bad Lieutenant this week posted its first single, “Sink or Swim,” on the band’s MySpace page in advance of its […]
U2’s Bono and The Edge play ‘Unforgettable Fire’ outtake ‘Disappearing Act’ on BBC
While U2 still hasn’t unveiled the tracklist for its forthcoming deluxe reissue of The Unforgettable Fire, Bono and The Edge did discuss the project […]
Kraftwerk reissuing 8 classic albums, plus ‘12345678 The Catalogue’ box set
Legendary German electro pioneers Kraftwerk this fall will release newly remastered editions of eight of their classic albums — spanning 1974 to 2003 — and […]
R.E.M. ‘Live at the Olympia’ tracklist revealed; 39-song, 2CD set due Oct. 26
R.E.M. this week revealed the tracklist for its 39-song, 2CD Live at the Olympia, an album — due out Oct. 26 — that was […]
The Stone Roses’ 20th anniversary round-up: Video, audio, links, interviews, podcasts
The Stone Roses last week marked the 20th anniversary of the band’s classic debut — arguably one of the best British albums of all […]
