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Ride release first new song in 20 years ‘Charm Assault’

Indie and Shoegaze legends Ride have released their first new track in 20 years—debuting the new song Charm Assault via Steve Lamacq’s BBC 6 Music show. Ride’s last record was Tarantula,…

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Daniel Ash and Kevin Haskins to perform Bauhaus, Tones on Tail, and Love and Rockets material as Poptone

[dropcap]Half[/dropcap] of the Boys of Bauhaus—namely guitarist Daniel Ash and drummer Kevin Haskins will be performing live together again! The pair—who also performed in Tones on Tail, and Love and…

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Josh Strawn of Vain Warr Talks Blacklist, WGT, and WWIII

Blacklist were one of the best bands to come out of NYC during the 2000’s. This was noticed by the influential Pieter Schoolwerth, who released the LP Midnight of the Century on…

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News

Bleib Modern premiere their video for ‘Self Loathing’

Berlin-based post-punk band Bleib Modern have premiered the video for their track Self Loathing—a song from their upcoming third studio album Antagonism—out on Third Coming Records (FR), Black Verb Records (DE) &…

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Watch an assortment of documentaries on The Smiths

Manchester heroes The Smiths were one of the most prolific and critically acclaimed post-punk bands, setting the template for indie-rock for decades to come. despite this—not unlike their local contemporaries…

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Night Sins premiere the Oldschool Gothic-Rock of ‘Crystal Blue’

The scythe like guitar hooks that were a staple of Gothic-Rock are a rarity these days—so much so that to hear them again is a refreshing awakening of dark energy…

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David Bowie | Earthling

On February 3rd, 1997, the starman David Bowie had just turned 50 years old. And Less than a month following his birthday, the iconic artist released his twentieth studio album…

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Song Premiere

Depeche Mode premiere ‘Where’s the Revolution’

[dropcap]D[/dropcap]epeche Mode have premiered Where’s The Revolution, the first single from the new album Spirit—due out March 17th via Columbia Records. Spirit is the fourteenth studio LP from the legendary…

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The post-punk and indie-pop daydream of Draa

[dropcap]In [/dropcap]the late 80’s and early 90’s there were quite a few bands in the indie scene making fantastic “jangly-pop” taking inspiration from REM and The Smiths. Some noteworthy acts…

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Festivals

Grauzone Festival 2017

[dropcap]Starting[/dropcap] with a pre-party on February 10th, Grauzone Festival returns—this time in The Hague—after taking a year off. The post-punk festival is a well curated event featuring a unique assortment…

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