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The Chameleons | Script of the Bridge

On August 8th, 1983, The Chameleons (Mark Burgess, Reg Smithies, Dave Fielding, and John Lever) released their debut LP Script of the Bridge, featuring the singles “Up the Down Escalator”, “As High as You…

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Butcher Billy is back with a new Post-Punk Supervillains series

[dropcap]Suicide[/dropcap] Squad is soon to hit and Brazilian artist and graphic designer Butcher Billy is back with a new Post-Punk Super-Villain eries. Finally we get Siouxsie as Catwoman, and Debbie Harry as…

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Siouxsie And The Banshees | Kaleidoscope

On August 1st, 1980, Siouxsie and The Banshees released their highly influential third studio album Kaleidoscope. The record was released following the departure of guitarist John McKay and drummer Kenny…

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Morrissey announces World Tour which includes 4 dates in Japan and 5 in Australia

[dropcap]A[/dropcap] world tour is none of your business, unless you are a Morrissey fan. Earlier this year, Moz had announced plans to play one final date in the UK (stop me…

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Lol Tolhurst, Co-Founder of The Cure Announces New Memoir Cured: The Tale of Two Imaginary Boys

[dropcap]Laurence[/dropcap] Andrew Tolhurst, aka Lol, who as a boy co-founded The Cure, and even named the band after his song Easy Cure (written nearly 40 years ago). The former Cure…

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“Cocteau Twins Fever” News Broadcast about a gig promoted by a Fanzine!

Cocteau Twins Fever, the title of a pair of TV news reports from WBNS in Columbus, Ohio, about zealous fandom surrounding the Cocteau Twins’ Sept. 19, 1985, gig there. This…

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Classic Bands

The making of The Cure’s “Just Like Heaven” music video

The music video for The Cure’s hit single “Just Like Heaven” was filmed in England’s Pinewood Studios, and shot on location on the cliffs of Beachy Head. in October of…

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B-Movie premiere video for “Another False Dawn”

[dropcap]Post-Punk[/dropcap] veterans B-Movie, best known for the hits Nowhere Girl, and Remembrance Day are back with the new album Climate of Fear —an album that finds all four original members (Steve Hovington, Paul…

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Sadly, Alan Vega, founder and vocalist of legendary proto-punk and electronic music duo Suicide, has died at the age of 78

[dropcap]Sadly[/dropcap], Alan Vega, founder and vocalist of legendary proto-punk and electronic music duo Suicide has passed away at the age of 78. Alan Vega was born Boruch Alan Bermowitz on…

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Steven Young of Colourbox has passed away

[dropcap]Steven[/dropcap] Young of Colourbox has sadly passed away. Colourbox were a band with an uniquely eclectic and electronic sound—taking influence from reggae and soul, and beat-box driven hip-hop rhythms, and…

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