Tag: Belinda Carlisle

New releases: Slowdive, Nick Cave, Belinda Carlisle, Love Tractor, Missing Persons

New releases: Slowdive, Nick Cave, Belinda Carlisle, Love Tractor, Missing Persons

This week sees the release of a new album from Slowdive, a Nick Cave live set, a Belinda Carlisle box set, a live album from Missing Persons, and a Love Tractor reissue.

R.E.M., Sonic Youth, The Damned, Oingo Boingo, Squeeze may have lost tapes in UMG fire

R.E.M., Sonic Youth, The Damned, Oingo Boingo, Squeeze may have lost tapes in UMG fire

The list of artists who are believed to have lost tapes in the 2008 fire that destroyed a Universal Music Group warehouse at Universal Studios in Los Angeles includes R.E.M., Sonic Youth, The Damned, The Police, Squeeze, The Dream Syndicate, Oingo Boingo, Suzanne Vega, Adam Ant, Joe Jackson and more.

Lorna Doom, bassist for legendary Los Angeles punk act Germs, 1958-2019

Lorna Doom, bassist for legendary Los Angeles punk act Germs, 1958-2019

Lorna Doom, the bassist for legendary early Los Angeles punk outfit Germs and a striking figure described by her own family as “a woman of mystery,” succumbed to cancer this week, dying after a year-long illness in Thousand Oaks, Calif., at the age of 61. Former bandmate Don Bolles announced her death.

Retro Futura Tour — with ABC, Belinda Carlisle, Modern English — rolls out initial 2018 dates

Retro Futura Tour — with ABC, Belinda Carlisle, Modern English — rolls out initial 2018 dates

The Retro Futura package tour — which announced its anticipated lineup back in January — has now rolled out initial dates for the summer trek that features Belinda Carlisle, ABC, Modern English, Tony Lewis of The Outfield, Kajagoogoo’s Limahl and Bow Wow Wow’s Annabella. Full dates here.

Belinda Carlisle, ABC, Modern English, Nick Heyward top Retro Futura tour's 2018 lineup

Belinda Carlisle, ABC, Modern English, Nick Heyward top Retro Futura tour’s 2018 lineup

The Retro Futura package tour will return to the North America this summer for a month-long run with a lineup topped by co-headliners Belinda Carlisle and ABC, plus Modern English, Haircut 100’s Nick Heyward, Kajagoogoo’s Limahl and Bow Wow Wow’s Annabella. Full dates are expected later this winter.