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OMD announce extensive North American tour

Legendary Synthpop band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark aka OMD have just released their fantastic LP The Punishment of Luxury earlier this month, and now in wake of that release Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys have…

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‘To the Outside of Everything’ A 5-disc box highlighting UK Post-Punk from 1977 to 1981

This December Cherry Red Records is set to release To the Outside of Everything: A Story of U.K. Post-Punk 1977-1981. It is a 5-disc box set that collects more than 100 songs…

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Update: Morrissey makes first Tweet “Spent the Day in Bed…”

“Spent the day in bed…” Verified with a blue checkmark—Morrissey’s Twitter account is now live @officialmoz is now live having appeared over the weekend with the first official Tweet today being exactly…

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The Cure’s Show | Watch the Wish era concert that was filmed in July of 1992

On September 13th, 1993, The Cure released the live album Show whose songs were originally recorded over the evenings of July 18th and 19th, 1992, at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Michigan (right…

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Nine more dates added to The Jesus & Mary Chain’s Fall North American tour

The Jesus and Mary Chain have just announced more North American dates to their Damage and Joy tour. Two Canadian dates have been added on October 28th and 29th—before the Creation Records alumni…

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Strawberries era bassist to rejoin The Damned for Tony Visconti produced album

UK Punk legends The Damned have been around for 40 years, and they are still one of the best acts around—spanning genres! It has been just announced that they will finally be releasing…

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Depeche Mode forced to cancel gig due to Hurricane

Due to aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Depeche Mode have announced that they have had no choice but to cancel their Wednesday night concert at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheater in Tampa,…

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The The to play live again for the first time in 16 years Plus 3-disc ‘Radio Cineola Trilogy’ box set

Matt Johnson is set to perform as The The for the first time since since 2002’s David Bowie-curated Meltdown Festival. So far the only two gigs announced are a headlining…

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Holger Czukay of influential Krautrock band Can has passed away

Holger Czukay, the bassist and co-founder of highly influential Krautrock band Can has passed away. He was at the 79 years old. According to German Newspapers, he was found dead in the…

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‘Walk Away’ performed by The Sisters of Mercy for first time in 32 years

At London’s Roundhouse on Friday and Saturday night, The Sisters of Mercy opened their fall European tour with some surprise additions to their setlist. This included the First and Last and Always…

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