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Mute: A Visual Document to feature 320 pages of archival material curated by Daniel Miller

Mute is arguably one of the most important independent music labels of all time, and certainly most successful and prolific. Since founding the label to release his debut single, The…

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Bauhaus | Mask

On October 16th, 1981 the ‘Godfathers of Goth’ Bauhaus released their second studio album Mask. The record contained the singles “Kick in The Eye” and “The Passion of Lovers”, which expanded…

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Nick Cave spots Primal Scream’s Bobbie Gillespie in audience for spontaneous show-closing duet

On both the US and European legs of the Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds world tour in support of Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds,…

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Morrissey announces his 16 date US Tour beginning this Halloween

Stop me if you think that you’ve heard these tourdates before Morrissey has followed up his tweet of states with the announcement that he will indeed be hitting the road this…

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David J Haskins and Peter Murphy are reuniting to perform Bauhaus songs together for the first time in over a decade

Half of Bauhaus are to reunite! David J Haskins is joining Peter Murphy on bass for the final three Mr. Moonlight shows during the ex-Bauhaus vocalist’s expanded 16-night residency in San…

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New Order announce legal settlement with Peter Hook

Having just finished their Hollywood Bowl gig, New Order have announced that the band has reached “a full and final settlement” in the long running disputes with former bassist and founding member Peter…

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The Fall have released a massive 7-disc singles box set spanning Mark E. Smith’s career over 4 decades

Mark E Smith had a prolific music career—spanning forty years and frequent lineup changes with his legendary Manchester Post-Punk band The Fall. This past November Cherry Red Records had compiled a new…

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Blancmange premieres ‘Gratitude’ from new album ‘Unfurnished Rooms’

Legendary New-wave and Synthpop act Blancmange is releasing its 9th studio album Unfurnished Rooms on September 29th. The Neil Arthur helmed project’s new LP was produced by his bandmate in Fader—’analog synth wizard’ Benge—and…

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Morrissey premieres ‘Spent the Day in Bed’

Morrissey has premiered the first single from his upcoming 11th studio album Low in High School. As yesterday’s inaugural Tweet indicated the song is indeed called “Spent the Day in Bed”. The…

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New My Bloody Valentine album in the works for 2018 release

Icelandic Post-Rock pioneers Sigur Rós announced earlier today their holiday arts festival Norður og Niður to be held from December 25th-31st in Reykjavík . This seemed fantastic news in itself, with My Bloody Valentine…

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