Peter Murphy brings '40 Years of Bauhaus Ruby Celebration' ft David J to North America

A fitting announcement for Halloween: Peter Murphy revealed the dates for the North American leg of his Bauhaus Ruby Celebration Tour, which also features ex-bandmate David J (David J Haskins) on bass. The tour...

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Ministry shares acoustic performance of "Everyday Is Halloween"

Al Jourgensen appeared on Dave Navarro's online program Dark Matter Radio earlier this month in promotion of Ministry's upcoming tour and latest album. During the show Jourgensen performed an acoustic version...

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Massive Attack touring 'Mezzanine' with Elizabeth Fraser in 2019

Massive Attack are set to celebrate the 21st anniversary of Mezzanine in a glorious way. Today they announced details for a 2019 world tour titled Mezzanine XXI, which an entirely new audio/visual production...

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Necropolis: A Very Classic Alternative Halloween

Presenting Necropolis: A Very Classic Alternative Halloween This week we take a journey into the darkness with Necropolis: A Very Classic Alternative Halloween. Beware: this program features classics, less-celebrated...

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Swervedriver announce 'Future Ruins' + issue new single

Swervedriver officially announced the release of their sixth studio record, Future Ruins. The highly anticipated record follows the release of their stellar reunion album, 2015's I Wasn't Born To Lose You, and...

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Ian Brown announces new LP 'Ripples' + unleashes "First World Problems"

Ian Brown has unleashed his first solo material in 9 years. Today The Stone Roses leader issued "First World Problems," which serves as the first single from his forthcoming full length Ripples. Brown's seventh...

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Clan Of Xymox announce 'Twist Of Shadows' reissue + tour

Clan Of Xymox (aka Xymox) have announced the re-release of their third album Twist Of Shadows. The album was originally released in 1989 and features some of their best known songs including "Obsession" and...

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Bob Mould announces 'Sunshine Rock' LP + North American tour

The legendary Bob Mould has announced he'll release a new album titled Sunshine Rock on February 8th. The album has been described as a "personal" album and Mould's "catchiest and grabbiest" album since Sugar's...

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TOY return with new LP 'Happy In The Hollow'

Indie psychedelic/krautrock heroes TOY return with their fourth full length album Happy In The Hollow on January 25th. The album features 11 tracks including the tracks issued previously in September as a limited...

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The Good, The Bad & The Queen announce new LP 'Merrie Land'

Esteemed producer Tony Visconti revealed earlier in the year that a new studio album from The Good, The Bad & The Queen would be out sometime before 2019. Visconti did not lead us astray. Today the supergroup...

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Bryan Ferry announces new LP 'Bitter-Sweet'

Bryan Ferry announced he'll release a new studio album Bryan Ferry And His Orchestra - Bitter Sweet on November 30th. The 13 track album was inspired by Ferry's work on television series Babylon Berlin and includes...

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NIN share "Ahead Of Ourselves" video

Nine Inch Nails released a performance video this week for "Ahead Of Ourselves." The studio version of the track is found on the new EP Bad Witch, which was released in June. Check out the trippy and intense...

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Classic Alternative - Episode #78: Quarantine

Presenting Classic Alternative - Episode #78: Quarantine Featuring classics from Buzzcocks, Killing Joke, Nine Inch Nails, Lloyd Cole, Revolver, Buffalo Tom, The The, New Order, The Jam, and The Cure. Stream...

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'80s Symphonic' LP ft songs from David Bowie, Ultravox, Echo, Simple Minds + more

A new compilation titled 80s Symphonic featuring 80s hits backed by a 50 piece symphonic orchestra will be released on November 9th. The album includes David Bowie's classic "Let's Dance" (re-arranged by Nile...

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Noel Gallagher, Paul Weller, Ian McCulloch + more honored at Q Awards

Q held their annual awards ceremony in London earlier today and classic alternative legends represented and cleaned up.  Noel Gallagher beat out brother Liam for Best Solo Artist. Noel ribbed Liam during...

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Peter Hook speaks candidly about his battle with depression

Peter Hook appeared on Sky News today for an interview to discuss his upcoming Joy Division Orchestrated production. The interview went on to take a more serious tone as Hooky talked about Joy Division, Ian Curtis,...

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Joy Division/New Order compilation 'Total' to be issued on vinyl

The Joy Division/New Order compilation Total will be issued on vinyl for the first time ever on November 30th. The release, which includes single versions of tracks from both legendary bands was originally issued...

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Morrissey announces November 'Late Late Show' appearance

As previously reported, Morrissey is releasing his cover of "Back On The Chain Gang" as a single on November 23rd. The legend announced today that he'll appear on The Late Late Show with James Corden November...

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J Mascis unveils more new music from 'Elastic Days'

J Mascis returns with his new album Elastic Days on November 9th. Mascis has previously issued a few songs from the album and today he's unleashed another. Stream the slow-groove "Web So Dense" below and view...

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Classic Alternative - Episode #77: Shattered Class

Presenting Classic Alternative - Episode #77: Shattered Class Rock it old school with classics from Ramones, The Fall, The Stranglers, Madness, Supergrass, The Stone Roses, Nine Inch Nails, The Housemartins,...

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Stephen Morris memoir 'Record Play Pause' coming in 2019

Stephen Morris, drummer extraordinaire is releasing a book. Morris has enjoyed a distinguished career as the accomplished drummer for Joy Division and New Order, plus he's played a major role in programming...

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Video: Echo & The Bunnymen play BBC

Echo and the Bunnymen released their new album The Stars, The Oceans and The Moon last week which includes reworked versions of Echo classics as well as two brand new songs. Earlier this week they appeared on...

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Ministry's 'The Land Of Rape And Honey' released 30 years ago

Ministry's definitive awe-inspiring album The Land Of Rape And Honey was released 30 years ago today. Ministry's masterful and important album isn't just a sonic delight; it's a phenomenal trailblazing work...

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Spiritualized reissue live rarity LP 'Fucked Up Inside'

Spiritualized's first live album Fucked Up Inside will be reissued on black vinyl on October 26th. The seven tracks from the whirring spacey-psychedelic album were captured live in San Diego and Los Angeles...

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Thom Yorke premieres new music from 'Suspiria'

Thom Yorke has shared more music from his score to Suspiria (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film). This evening Yorke unveiled the intriguingly trippy, Coil-esque "Volk," which is available to stream below along...

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Richard Ashcroft debuts more from forthcoming LP 'Natural Rebel'

Richard Ashcroft has unleashed more music from his forthcoming album Natural Rebel, which arrives October 19th. Stream his latest uplifting track titled "That's When I Feel It" below and head here to check out...

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Noctorum ft Marty Willson-Piper return with 'The Afterlife'

Noctorum featuring ex-Church guitarist/legend Marty Willson-Piper are poised to return with their fourth studio album The Afterlife. The band's first full studio album since 2011's Honey Mink Forever includes...

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Happy Birthday to the iconic Peter Saville

The legendary artistic visionary and Factory co-founder Peter Saville was born on this day in 1955. Saville created iconic artwork for seminal Joy Division and New Order record sleeves. His beloved artwork is...

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The Cure, Kraftwerk, MC5, Roxy Music + more snag Rock Hall nominations

Nominees for The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2019 were announced today and include The Cure, Devo, Kraftwerk, MC5, Roxy Music, and Radiohead. MC5 have been eligible for the Rock Hall since 1991; Kraftwerk...

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Stream: New Order documentary 'New Order: Decades'

In September Sky Arts premiered a documentary about New Order's magnificent 12 piece wall-of-synth So It Goes production with Liam Gillick. The film was directed by Mike Christie and includes interviews with...

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Classic Alternative - Episode #76: Insertion Point

Presenting Classic Alternative - Episode #76: Insertion Point Rock it old school with classics from Killing Joke, Social Distortion, The Stranglers, Close Lobsters, KMFDM, The Pogues, Primal Scream, Ministry,...

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Richard Ashcroft takes aim at trolls in new diss track "Hey Columbo"

Richard Ashcroft has returned with another brand new song, but this one won't be included on his new album Natural Rebel. The song is a diss track titled "Hey Columbo" which takes aim at social media trolls...

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The Ocean Blue debut new single + video

The Ocean Blue have been working on a new album, which will be the follow up to 2013's Ultramarine. Though they haven't set a release date for the album, it sounds like the new album will be another glorious...

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Brett Anderson of Suede announces memoir sequel 'Afternoons With The Blinds Drawn'

Brett Anderson of Suede released his memoir Coal Black Mornings in North America this week (and earlier this year in the U.K.). The autobiography chronicles Anderson's childhood and formative years through early...

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Hum reissuing 'Downward Is Heavenward' + Matt Talbott lines up solo tour of Midwest

Hum's final studio album Downward Is Heavenward will be reissued on 180 gm vinyl later this year. The double vinyl release was cut from analog masters and includes three b-sides. The b-sides have not been revealed...

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Morrissey "Back On The Chain Gang" single drops in November

Morrissey is releasing his cover of The Pretenders' classic "Back On The Chain Gang" on November 23rd. The single will be backed with a newly recorded cover of Gilbert O'Sullivan's "I Didn't Know What To Do."...

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Hugh Cornwell returns with new LP 'Monster' + re-records Stranglers classics

Hugh Cornwell returns with Monster, a new album featuring 10 songs about "remarkable and infamous" people of the 20th century. Along with Monster Cornwell is releasing a companion disc titled Restoration, featuring...

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