Classic Bands Archives — Page 5 of 123

Shoegaze Outfit Resplandor Celebrates 17 Years of Their Album “Pleamar” With Show in The Hague

Resplandor, the long-standing shoegaze act based in the Netherlands, has spent decades carving out a lush and hypnotic presence in the international dream pop and post-punk scene. Led by Antonio Zelada,…

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Tindersticks to Embark on First North American Tour in 16 Years in Support of New Album “Soft Tissue”

UK neo-soul stalwarts Tindersticks recently unfurled their 14th studio album, Soft Tissue, a glorious work stitched with slow-burning tension and smoldering soul. The announcement comes alongside the band’s long-overdue return…

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German Post-Punk Legends Xmal Deutschland Announce “Gift: The 4AD Years” Box Set

Among the artists to have graced 4AD’s revered roster, few have burned with the same enigmatic intensity as Germany’s Xmal Deutschland. Formed in Hamburg in 1981 by a group of…

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da Googie and Cara Tivey Weave an Avant-Garde Tapestry of Haunting Noise Pop with “The Golden Thread” LP

Look at his ‘joyfuls’, he ain’t got no clothesNobody says it though everyone knowsGive him a cheer and a roll on the drumSmile and applaud as he pulls out the…

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Legendary Punk Guitarist Brian James Passes Away At 70

At the ripe old age of 70, legendary guitarist Brian James has shuffled off this mortal coil, but the embers he struck still burn, still smolder, still spit sparks onto…

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Midge Ure Hits the Road with North American Tour, Cruel World Set, and A New Live Album

Midge Ure stands as both architect and agitator, a restless force who reshaped the scaffolding of synth-driven rock. At the helm of Ultravox, he ignited a revolution in electropop, his…

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David Johansen Passes Away at 75

David Johansen, the raucous frontman of the New York Dolls, the last surviving flame of a band that burned bright and fast, passed away last night at 75 at his…

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Pink Turns Blue Debut Video for “Can’t Do Without You” — New Album “Black Swan” Out Now!

The world hums with the cold machinery of individualism, each person a solitary figure lost in the glow of a screen, trading communion for convenience, kinship for clicks. Technology, once…

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Photographer Jonathan Rach Debuts “Nine Inch Nails, The Downward Spiral Exhibition” in NYC and Los Angeles

In 1994, Nine Inch Nails clawed their way from the industrial underground and into the bloodstream of a restless alternative rock generation, delivering live shows that crashed like thunder and…

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Budgie of Siouxsie and the Banshees and The Creatures Announces Memoir “The Absence”

A new memoir from Peter Edward Clarke (better known by the taut, terse moniker Budgie), entitled The Absence (out June 5 via White Rabbit), unfurls the tale of famed drummer.…

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