Classic Bands Archives — Page 113 of 116

Siouxsie and The Banshees | The Scream

On November 13th, 1978, after a 2-year campaign following their debut at the 100 Club Punk Festival, Siouxsie and The Banshees finally released their first album The Scream. The band’s initial…

View Post

The Sisters of Mercy | “Floodland”

On November 13th, 1987, The Sisters of Mercy released their second album Floodland—considered by many to be a step sideways in the band’s musical direction; it’s definitely a nice wandering off…

View Post

New Order’s Debut Album “Movement”

On November 13th, 1981 New Order—a band that was born from the ashes of Joy Division—released their first album Movement. This work followed the release of material originally intended to…

View Post

Wire: Legacy and influence | See them perform live in Berlin Nov. 22, 2015

[dropcap]Post [/dropcap]Punk is nearly 40 years old as of 2016. This underground movement from the late seventies to the early 80s returned to glory when bands like Interpol openly embraced…

View Post

The Smiths: Hatful of Hollow | Plus listen to a very rare alternate version of “How Soon is Now?”

On November 12th, 1984 The Smiths released “Hatful of Hollow”, a compilation that in essence is a BBC Peel Sessions work, for the most part, featuring various alternate versions of…

View Post

Depeche Mode | Catching Up With Depeche Mode

On November 11th, 1985, British synth-pop sensations Depeche Mode were more broadly introduced to the US market with the compilation album Catching Up With Depeche Mode. The name of the compilation…

View Post

New Siouxsie and The Banshees boxsets due for release next year

[dropcap]It[/dropcap] has been announced that 2 volumes of “Classic Album Selections” the first included the first 6 Siouxsie and the Banshees albums (including the live album Nocturne), will be released…

View Post

The Cure add more tourdates to their 2016 North American Tour | Plus reveal more tour details and hint at possible new album

[dropcap]More[/dropcap] details are surfacing regarding The Cure’s 2016 North American tour, a tour that is possibly celebrating the band’s 40th year in existence (if you count 1976 as a starting…

View Post

The Stranglers | “La Folie”

On November 9th, 1981 The Stranglers released their 6th studio album “La Folie”, a record whose theme was love, oddly enough, and the oddness of such is illustrated by the…

View Post

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Architecture and Morality

On November 6th, 1981, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark released their highly influential third album, Architecture and Morality a record that sees electronic music pioneers at their peak of creativity.…

View Post