The Jesus and Mary Chain's 'Darklands' 30th anniversary

The Jesus and Mary Chain's brilliant second album Darklands was released on this day in 1987. The follow up to Psychocandy was given a bit of the cold shoulder by some fans that initially eschewed it for lacking...

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Throbbing Gristle's catalog reissued on limited edition vinyl

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Throbbing Gristle's 1977 noise classic The Second Annual Report, Mute announced plans today to reissue the band's catalog on limited edition vinyl. The reissue campaign...

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Download: Remastered Joy Division concert from 1979

Remastered audio of Joy Division's performance at Leigh Open Air Festival (aka Zoo Meets Factory Halfway) has appeared online. Several bootlegs of the August 27th, 1979 concert have been available for years,...

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U2 premiere "The Blackout" & tease LP announcement

U2 announced they'll premiere a new song titled "The Blackout" today at 12pm ET during an event on Facebook. They'll follow up today's announcement on September 6th with details behind their new album Songs Of...

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Guitarist Nick McCabe talks The Verve & 'Urban Hymns'

The Verve's Urban Hymns celebrates its 20th anniversary on September 27th, marking the milestone with an expanded reissue of the acclaimed album on September 1st. In promotion of the release, guitarist Nick...

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Adam Ant holding Q & A/Facebook Live event

Adam Ant returns to North America next week and kicks off his Anthems - The Singles tour. In celebration of the tour, he's holding a Q & A on Facebook Live tomorrow (Wednesday, August 30th) and will be answering...

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The Smiths share previously unreleased live "Cemetry Gates"

It's Monday, which means The Smiths have unveiled another previously unreleased live song in celebration of the forthcoming expanded reissues for The Queen Is Dead. This week's selection from the archives is a...

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Classic Alternative - Episode #21: Regret

Presenting Classic Alternative - Episode #21: Regret Rock it old school with a new episode of Time Warp online. This week's show includes music from Depeche Mode, The Jesus And Mary Chain, Ministry, Cocteau...

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Rare: The Smiths 'Rank' on DAT

The DAT (digital audio tape) format was a thing for a hot second in the late 80s. The Durutti Column's 1987 album The Guitar And Other Machines was the first album to be released on DAT, and was later followed...

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The Fall cancel U.S. tour after Mark E. Smith hospitalized

The Fall have been forced to cancel their U.S. tour after leader Mark E. Smith was hospitalized. According to a press statement from band manager Pamela Vander, the band is gutted to cancel shows, but the good...

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Morrissey adds second Hollywood Bowl show after first show sells out

Morrissey's November 10th show at the Hollywood Bowl went on sale today and sold out in minutes. Moz has now added a second show November 11th -- tickets will go on sale Tuesday, August 29th at 10am local time...

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Video: The Jesus & Mary Chain reunite with Bobby Gillespie for 'Psychocandy' set

The Jesus & Mary Chain reunited with former drummer Bobby Gillespie last night in Portugal. Gillespie, who also played the Vilar de Mouros festival with his band Primal Scream, graciously accepted the offer...

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Depeche Mode "Never Let Me Down Again" 30th anniversary

Depeche Mode released their beloved single "Never Let Me Down Again" 30 years ago today. The alluring and dark anthem was issued as the second song from their soon-to-be released album Music For The Masses, which...

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Gary Numan "And It All Began With You"

Gary Numan releases his 22nd studio album Savage: Songs From A Broken World on September 15th. He's issued a few tracks from the album over the past few weeks including the intense first single/video "My Name...

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Liam Gallagher shares live performance of "For What It's Worth"

Liam Gallagher releases his debut solo album As You Were on October 6th. So far he's released three songs from the album - "Wall Of Glass," "Chinatown," and the latest single "For What It's Worth." Today Gallagher...

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Beck shares "Dear Life" from 'Colors' LP

Beck unveiled a new song from his forthcoming studio album Colors. "Dear Life" technically serves as the third single from Colors, as the album includes the previously issued tracks "Dreams" and "Wow." Stream...

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Luna premiere cover of The Cure's "Fire In Cairo"

Luna return next month with a covers album and instrumental EP. The covers album, A Sentimental Education, includes reworkings of originals from David Bowie, The Cure, Fleetwood Mac, Mercury Rev, B-Sides, and...

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William Patrick Corgan announces LP + tour

William Patrick Corgan (the artist previously known as Billy Corgan) has announced a new solo album. Ogilala was produced by Rick Rubin and arrives October 13th. Corgan commented on the album and working with...

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Morrissey announces new studio LP 'Low In High School'

Morrissey has announced he'll return with his 11th studio album in November. The new album, Low In High School was recorded in France and Italy earlier this year, and arrives November 17th through BMG via Morrissey's...

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The Smiths share "Never Had No One Ever"

The Smiths unveiled another previously unreleased live song in celebration of the forthcoming expanded reissues for The Queen Is Dead. This week's selection from the archives is a live version of "Never Had No...

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Oasis 'Be Here Now' LP turns 20

The third Oasis album Be Here Now was released 20 years ago today. The classic album is filled with epic anthems, and despite critics and the mighty Noel Gallagher himself slagging off and renouncing the album,...

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Spacerock: Pure Phase Ensemble 6 ft Anton Newcombe "God Drugs"

The psych/spacerock collective Pure Phase Ensemble* converge in Poland each year for the annual shoegaze/psych/space festival SpaceFest. As they've done in the past, an album featuring this year's key performances...

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Classic Alternative - Episode #20: Decay

Presenting Classic Alternative - Episode 20: Decay Rock it old school with a new episode of Time Warp online. This week's show includes music from The Smiths, The Church, Echo & The Bunnymen, Wire, Slowdive,...

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Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions announce EP

Last year Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions released the excellent full length album Under The Hunter. They'll return with an EP titled Son Of A Lady September 15th, which includes previously unreleased...

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OMD premiere new track "The View From Here"

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark are set to return with their new album The Punishment Of Luxury on September 1st. They've premiered the fourth track from the album -- stream "The View From Here" below. The...

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New Order's iconic 'Substance' LP turns 30

New Order's epic and iconic Substance turns 30 years old today. The classic album, released August 17th, 1987, is a superb collection of the band's definitive 12" singles and is an essential piece in New Order's...

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Noel Gallagher headlines Manchester Arena reopening

Noel Gallagher announced he's headlining Manchester Arena's reopening show September 9th. The venue reopens with We Are Manchester, a benefit concert to honor those impacted by the events of the May 22nd attack....

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Protomartyr unveil new single "My Children"

Detroit's Protomartyr return with their fourth studio album Relatives In Descent on September 29th. The band previously issued the single "A Private Understanding" and now they've premiered a new single titled...

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OMD pay tribute to Bowie with "Heroes"

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark are set to release their new album The Punishment Of Luxury on September 1st. They appeared on BBC Radio 2 a few days ago for a live sesssion, during which they paid tribute to...

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'L7: Pretend We're Dead' screening dates + DVD/Blu-ray release

L7's highly anticipated documentary L7: Pretend We're Dead is set to be released worldwide October 13th on Blu-ray, DVD, and VOD. The film, produced by Blue Hats Creative, will also exclusively screen in select...

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Liam Gallagher on Stephen Colbert + rambles about Lee Mavers

Liam Gallagher is appearing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert tonight. Tune in tonight and check back tomorrow to stream the archive of the performance. UPDATE (8/15): Gallagher performed his new single "For...

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The Smiths share "I Know It's Over" live

It's Monday, which means The Smiths have unleashed a previously unreleased live song from their vaults in celebration of their forthcoming The Queen Is Dead expanded reissues. Today they've shared an epic live...

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Classic Alternative #19: Shroud Of Betrayal

Presenting Classic Alternative - Episode 19: Shroud Of Betrayal Rock it old school with a new episode of Time Warp online. Today's episode features music from New Order, Executive Slacks, The Breeders, Republica,...

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Poptone reveal inspiration for reunion; announce North American tour

Poptone, the new project featuring Daniel Ash and Kevin Haskins, debuted in April and are back on the road the week playing shows on the east coast. The pair, rounded out with Haskins' daughter Diva on bass, have...

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The Smiths "Girlfriend In A Coma" turns 30

The Smiths "Girlfriend In A Coma" was released thirty years ago today. The single was the first taste of the band's final studio album Strangeways Here We Come, which would later follow in September of that...

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Remembering Tony Wilson on the 10th anniversary of his death

Tony Wilson, television personality, founder of Factory Records and The Haçienda, died ten years ago today (August 10th, 2007)at the age of 57. Wilson introduced the U.K. -- and the world -- to incredible bands...

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Liam Gallagher debuts "For What It's Worth"

Liam Gallagher premiered another single from his forthcoming debut solo album. "For What It's Worth" is the third track Gallagher has issued, and it's decidedly the most Beatles/Oasis-ish of the bunch. Gallagher...

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