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The Smiths | The World Won’t Listen

February could be officially renamed The Smiths celebratory month. The legendary Manchester four-piece might have existed for a very short time span, but nevertheless, their traces in Indie music can…

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The Cure live in New York City in mid-April of 1980

[dropcap]Watch[/dropcap] this fantastic footage from Seventeen Seconds era The Cure live in New York City in April of 1980 over the 15th, 16th, and 17th at Hurrah’s Nightclub. These amazing early…

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Happy Birthday Genesis Breyer-P. Orridge

If we had to come up with one person spontaneously that had and still has a lasting and paradigm shifting influence on music since the late 70s/early 80s, it would…

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Lush debut video for “Out of Control” on new “Blind Spot” EP

[dropcap]Lush[/dropcap] have released their first new material in 20 years, and in the Editor’s own personal opinion, it outshines anything on My Blood Valentine’s 2013 MBV LP (a difficult task indeed!).…

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The Smiths | Meat is Murder

On February 11, 1985, (or Valentine’s Day by some accounts), The Smiths released their 2nd studio album Meat Is Murder. Commercially, the release is their most successful one, as it is their…

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Siouxsie and the Banshees “Classic Albums Selections” Volume II will be released on March 25, 2016

[dropcap]It[/dropcap] had been announced back in November that 2 volumes of “Classic Album Selections” from Siouxsie and the Banshees, would be released in the new year. These are the remasters by…

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Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds | Murder Ballads

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 9th album, Murder Ballads, released on February 5th, 1996, (20th in the US), was a huge commercial success for the Australian crooner Nick Cave, who…

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The Cure | Boys Don’t Cry

On February 5th, 1980 The Cure released their compilation album Boys Don’t Cry. The album featured the lineup of Robert Smith on vocals and guitar, with Michael Dempsey on bass, and Lol Tolhurst on drums.…

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New Order have announced tourdates in select US Cities in promotion of Music Complete

[dropcap]New Order’s[/dropcap] Music Complete arrived back in September which was promoted with select European tourdates (see our review of the Berlin show here). Today the post-punk and electronic music legends have…

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Sad Lovers and Giants North American Tour and Pledge Music

[dropcap]One[/dropcap] of my favorite bands to see live, Sad Lovers and Giants, are about to embark on their first ever North American Tour—and I must insist you go see them.…

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