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WaxTrax! Co-founder’s Family Petition Chicago for Landmark Status for Record Store’s Original Location

The legendary Chicago record shop, Wax Trax! Records could become a historic landmark if co-founder Jim Nash’s family gets their wish. In 1978, Nash and Dannie Flesher sold their Denver…

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When The Smiths Were Fronted by a 1960s-era Female Pop Star

For a brief moment in 1984 The Smiths were performing on BBC music programs without the crooning vocals of Morrissey, but instead featuring the singing talents of 1960’s era popstar Sandie…

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Grace Jones was the first artist to cover Joy Division | ‘Warm Leatherette’ and ‘Nightclubbing’

Sorry Goths and Hipsters—Jamaican singer Grace Jones was the first artist to cover Joy Division. In fact, the fashion icon, dance music pioneer, and music legend— whose androgyny can only…

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Goth So White? | Black Representation in the Post-Punk Scene

In the early days of the budding UK punk scene, British film director, DJ and musician Don Letts pretty much ran the scene at The Roxy in London, spinning primarily reggae…

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Siouxsie Sioux and Robert Smith

Siouxsie and The Banshees were one of the first post-punk bands to make it big, forming in 1976, and already well onto releasing their second album Join Hands by September…

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The Cure to release 40th Anniversary calendar for 2018

The Cure will be reaching the milestone of 40 years performing under the name chosen by founding member Lol Tolhurst next year. To celebrate Robert Smith and Co. have already…

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Happy International EBM Day | A History Lesson in Songs

EBM and its derivates are dominating the club scenes these days unless you’re at an Indie party. But if so, read no more, because we have a large quantity of…

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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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How to Run a Club for 19 Years and Get Away With It: Los Angeles’ Das Bunker

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the United States, there are few clubs that can boast a track record as substantial as Los Angeles’ industrial (and sometimes goth) club, Das Bunker. Having just celebrated its 19th anniversary,…

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U2 | Boy

Remember when Bono wasn’t an arena rock god? It’s hard to believe that there was the time when U2 were a small Irish band emerging from the Post-Punk scene—back when…

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