Tag: Love and Rockets

Bauhaus' David J turns to Kickstarter to fund new solo album 'An Eclipse of Ships'

Bauhaus’ David J turns to Kickstarter to fund new solo album ‘An Eclipse of Ships’

David J, the former bassist of Bauhaus and Love and Rockets, has launched a Kickstarter campaign seeking to raise $30,000 from fans to fund the completion of his next solo album — An Eclipse of Ships, described as “a journal of the heart and a paean to Woman as muse.”

Daniel Ash box set, expanded reissue of David J debut due from Cherry Red next month

Daniel Ash box set, expanded reissue of David J debut due from Cherry Red next month

That 25th anniversary edition of Peter Murphy’s sophomore album isn’t the only Bauhaus-related title on Cherry Red Records’ November release calendar: The U.K. label also is planning a 3CD box set of Daniel Ash solo material as well as an expanded 2CD reissue of David J’s solo debut Etiquette of Violence.

Vintage Video: Love and Rockets in London, 1987 — watch full 70-minute concert

Vintage Video: Love and Rockets in London, 1987 — watch full 70-minute concert

For this week’s installment of Vintage Video, we present an exceedingly rare — on YouTube, anyway — ’80s-era concert from Love and Rockets, filmed at the band’s Oct. 15, 1987, headlining date at London’s Town & Country Club. The 70-minute concert took place just a month after the release of Earth Sun Moon.

New releases: R.E.M., The Fall, Primal Scream, Love and Rockets, Devo, Breeders, Talking Heads

New releases: R.E.M., The Fall, Primal Scream, Love and Rockets, Devo, Breeders, Talking Heads

This week’s new releases including expanded reissues of R.E.M.’s ‘Green’ and The Breeders’ ‘Last Splash,’ new studio albums from The Fall and Primal Scream), five-disc box sets from Love and Rockets and Gary Numan, a vintage Devo live album, a Talking Heads vinyl reissue and a budget Simple Minds best-of.

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Love and Rockets' Daniel Ash talks to Dave Kendall — 1991

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Love and Rockets’ Daniel Ash talks to Dave Kendall — 1991

For this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind, we present a 1991 interview with Daniel Ash of Love and Rockets, Tones on Tail and Bauhaus as he talks to host Dave Kendall about his then-new solo debut, Coming Down. Check out the full clip posted here, once again via dpallen.

Daniel Ash of Bauhaus to host all-inclusive, $2,000-a-person weekend in Las Vegas

Daniel Ash of Bauhaus to host all-inclusive, $2,000-a-person weekend in Las Vegas

Peter Murphy may be hitting the road this spring with an all-Bauhaus show, but his former bandmate Daniel Ash is offering fans a far more rare and intimate experience in the form of “Truth Be Told,” an all-inclusive Las Vegas weekend of music, dining and conversation this May that will set fans back at least $2,000.