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A History of The Sisters of Mercy in “Waiting for Another War”: An Interview with Author Trevor Ristow

WAITING FOR ANOTHER WAR Interview with author Trevor Ristow Besides Wayne Hussey’s first part of his autobiography “Salad Daze”, and the successfully crowdfunded as well as highly anticipated “Paint My…

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Fields Of The Nephilim Celebrate 30th Anniversary of “Elizium” With New Vinyl Reissue

It’s been thirty years since Fields of the Nephilim released their highly acclaimed third album Elizium. Formed in 1984, Fields of the Nephilim is the creation of vocalist and frontman…

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Killing Joke’s 1980 Self-Titled Debut Album

On October 5th, 1980 Killing Joke released their self-titled debut LP on E.G. Records. The record was self-produced by the band in August 1980 at Marquee Studios in London and…

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The Cure’s “A Forest”

On April 8th, 1980, The Cure released the Mike Hedges co-produced single “A Forest” from the band’s upcoming sophomore album Seventeen Seconds. “A Forest” was not initially the title of…

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The Cure | Seventeen Seconds

On April 22nd, the day after Robert Smith’s birthday, The Cure released their second studio album Seventeen Seconds. To celebrate the album that introduced long time Bassist Simon Gallup to…

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The Cure | Wish

“We look before and after, / and pine for what is not: / our sincerest laughter / with some pain is fraught; / our sweetest songs are those that tell…

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The Cure | Faith

On April 14th, 1981, The Cure released Faith—the band’s third studio album which continued their foray into darker territory begun with Seventeen Seconds, which was released the previous year. Robert…

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New Order | Technique

On January 30th, 1989, New Order released their fifth studio album, Technique. The album included the singles “Fine Time”, “Round & Round” and “Run”. Published at the end of the 80s, the takes up…

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40 Years Ago Today Joy Division Played Live at Plan K, Brussels, Belgium | Live debut of “Love Will Tear Us Apart”

40 years ago today, on a Tuesday—back in October 16, 1979, Joy Division performed live at Plan K, Brussels, Belgium. This was the show folks, It was featured in the…

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The Cure Unveil Seven B-Sides and Rarities Never Performed Live at First Disintegration Anniversary Concert in Sydney

The Cure has just finished their first of 5 concerts celebrating the 30th Anniversary of their critically acclaimed and fan-beloved “greatest album ever” Disintegration. As expected, Robert Smith and Co.…

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