Classic Bands Archives — Page 10 of 132

Toronto Post-Punk Act Modele Releases Cover of The Cure’s Phantasmagoric Single “Charlotte Sometimes”

All the facesAll the voices blurChange to one faceChange to one voicePrepare yourself for bed Penelope Farmer’s quietly strange 1969 children’s classic, Charlotte Sometimes, finds shy newcomer Charlotte Makepeace shuffling…

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Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark Close Out North American Tour with Electrified Show at Terminal 5

In the thick, soupy summer twilight of Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen, Terminal 5 brimmed with electricity as Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark summoned their playful synth-pop spirit for their final, triumphant…

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Johnny Marr Reunites with The The Onstage for the First Time in Three Decades at Forever Now Festival

Johnny Marr surprised fans at the inaugural Forever Now Festival on Sunday, June 22, when he reunited onstage with longtime foil Matt Johnson during The The’s evening set, marking one…

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Violent Femmes Announce Autumn 2025 Tour Dates

…Do you like American Music? Good news! Folk-punk firebrands Violent Femmes are hitting the road once more, bringing their fiery acoustic guitars, razor-edge lyrics, and unruly charm to stages across…

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Strange Boutique Returns with the Cicadas for First New Album in 31 Years, “Let The Lonely Heart Sing” — Plus Interview

Emerging from the twilight heart of Washington D.C.’s musical underground in 1987, Strange Boutique carved out a niche where gothic elegance danced feverishly with angular post-punk vigor. Rising from the…

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Curse of the Wolfman — Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds Cast a Moonlit Spell in Their Video for “Silver For My Sister”

Some songs shuffle out of the speakers with a limp and a leer, brandishing incense and a scratchy old postcard from the underworld. Silver For My Sister, the latest spell…

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Classic Bands

Toronto Post-Punk Act Modele Releases Cover of The Cure’s Phantasmagoric Single “Charlotte Sometimes”

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark Close Out North American Tour with Electrified Show at Terminal 5

Johnny Marr Reunites with The The Onstage for the First Time in Three Decades at Forever Now Festival

Violent Femmes Announce Autumn 2025 Tour Dates

Strange Boutique Returns with the Cicadas for First New Album in 31 Years, “Let The Lonely Heart Sing” — Plus Interview

Curse of the Wolfman — Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds Cast a Moonlit Spell in Their Video for “Silver For My Sister”

Devo and The B-52’s to Blast Off on Cosmic De-Evolution Tour with Lene Lovich

Douglas McCarthy of Nitzer Ebb Passes Away at 58

Swiss-German Darkwavers Emily Kinski’s Dead Debut Video for Cover of Clan of Xymox’s “Emily”

Talking Heads Premiere “Psycho Killer” Video 50 Years After First Ever Show at CBGB