Pixies’ Black Francis teams up with wife for Grand Duchy album, warm-up tour
Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV is a man of many monikers: Black Francis, Frank Black, Frank Black Francis. Now comes the Pixies frontman’s latest musical […]
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Video: The Specials reunion makes live debut on ‘Later with Jools Holland’
After a series of half-baked attempts over the years — Special Beat, anyone? — the near-complete reunion of 2 Tone ska legends The Specials […]
The Church issues new ‘Untitled #23’ album, plots summer tour of U.S.
One of Australia’s greatest and most overlooked musical exports, The Church, this week unveiled the dates of its “So Love May Find Us” tour of […]
Depeche Mode to play Hollywood and Vine for ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
Almost 20 years after sparking a near-riot when 20,000 fans showed up for an in-store appearance, Depeche Mode once again is venturing out onto the […]
The Cure’s Robert Smith rails against ‘free music.’ Again
A little over a month after his last all-caps, double-spaced rant against “THIS ‘ART FOR FREE’ IDEA,” The Cure’s sourpuss of a frontman, Robert […]
Industrial pioneer Throbbing Gristle to embark on first U.S. tour in 28 years
Industrial-rock/performance-art pioneer Throbbing Gristle has added one more New York date to its short Coachella-centric American tour later this month — the band’s first U.S. […]
‘Adventureland’ anchored by pitch-perfect ’80s college-rock soundtrack
This past weekend saw the release of “Adventureland,” a sweet and very funny coming-of-age tale set in 1987 that’s as notable for its ample cinematic […]
