Classic Bands Archives — Page 111 of 117

Watch a full Joy Division Set | Apollo Theatre, Manchester 27th October 1979

There is not nearly enough footage available of Joy Division live. But as luck may have it, this hometown set from the Buzzcocks tour was captured on film. Here the young…

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U2 | War

Undeniably U2’s best album, third time’s a charm for our Irish boys with 1983’s War. Released on April 28th, 1983, the album continues the fantastic production by Steve Lilywhite. Returning again…

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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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Classic Bands

The Smiths | The World Won’t Listen

February could be officially renamed The Smiths celebratory month. The legendary Manchester four-piece might have existed for a very short time span, but nevertheless, their traces in Indie music can…

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The Cure live in New York City in mid-April of 1980

[dropcap]Watch[/dropcap] this fantastic footage from Seventeen Seconds era The Cure live in New York City in April of 1980 over the 15th, 16th, and 17th at Hurrah’s Nightclub. These amazing early…

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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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Lush debut video for “Out of Control” on new “Blind Spot” EP

[dropcap]Lush[/dropcap] have released their first new material in 20 years, and in the Editor’s own personal opinion, it outshines anything on My Blood Valentine’s 2013 MBV LP (a difficult task indeed!).…

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The Smiths | Meat is Murder

On February 11, 1985, (or Valentine’s Day by some accounts), The Smiths released their 2nd studio album Meat Is Murder. Commercially, the release is their most successful one, as it is their…

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Siouxsie and the Banshees “Classic Albums Selections” Volume II will be released on March 25, 2016

[dropcap]It[/dropcap] had been announced back in November that 2 volumes of “Classic Album Selections” from Siouxsie and the Banshees, would be released in the new year. These are the remasters by…

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Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds | Murder Ballads

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 9th album, Murder Ballads, released on February 5th, 1996, (20th in the US), was a huge commercial success for the Australian crooner Nick Cave, who…

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