Classic Bands

The Cure rehearsing for the Prayer Tour at Bray Studios in Berkshire, England, in April 1989

The Cure at their absolute peak* is arguably around the release of—what some 8 year olds from Colorado call the best…

8 years ago

Mark Burgess of The Chameleons on the Passing of David Bowie | Plus the making of ‘Second Skin’ and ‘Swamp Thing’

[dropcap]We[/dropcap] have interviewed Mark Burgess of The Chameleons (Chameleons Vox) before, but nothing filmed, so the last time Mark stopped…

8 years ago

Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds | The Firstborn is Dead

On June 3rd 1985, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds released their second studio album The Firstborn Is Dead. Many…

8 years ago

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds | New album ‘Skeleton Tree’ and concert film ‘One More Time With Feeling’ due this fall

[dropcap]It[/dropcap] has been 3 years since 2013’s Push The Sky Away, and we have only had one audio release from…

8 years ago

Marlene Marder of LiliPUT/Kleenex has passed away

[dropcap]Marlene[/dropcap] Marder, guitarist for the Swiss all-female post-punk group LiLiPUT (originally calling themselves Kleenex) has passed away. Her death was…

8 years ago

Siouxsie and the Banshees | Tinderbox

On April 21st, 1986, Tinderbox—the seventh studio album by  Siouxsie and the Banshees was released. It was the first full…

8 years ago

The Cure | Wish

“We look before and after, / and pine for what is not: / our sincerest laughter / with some pain…

8 years ago

Echo and the Bunnymen announce 2016 U.S. tour

[dropcap]Echo[/dropcap] and The Bunnymen are embarking on a US tour this fall.  Ian McCulloch and Co  are playing 25 Cities…

8 years ago

Still on the hunt | An interview with And Also The Trees

[dropcap]They’ve[/dropcap] always been sort of an enigma. Pigeonholing them has, up to this very day, never worked out. But their…

8 years ago

Depeche Mode | Black Celebration

By March 17th, 1986, it has been more than two years since Depeche Mode had gone to Berlin, ironically stopped…

8 years ago