Classic Bands Archives — Page 123 of 125

The Cure in Sounds (UK) November 8, 1980 – “Playing For Today” | Plus bonus Dutch Television interview from 1980

[dropcap]O[/dropcap]n November 8th, 1980, The Cure were interviewed in Sounds promoting the release of their second studio album “Seventeen Seconds”, and the single from which the article gets it’s title.…

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U2: Under A Blood Red Sky | Live at Redrocks

On November 7th, 1983, U2 released the fantastic live album, Under a Blood Red Sky, an 8 song live album that defined U2 as a live act (yet people were…

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Celebrate Rozz Williams with rare Christian Death footage from 1984

Rozz Williams, best known as the original vocalist of Christian Death has a body of work that is highly influential beyond the borders of the Gothic- and Death Rock scene. Many…

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ChameleonsVox live 6 song set on KEXP

KEXP.ORG present a 6 song Chameleons Vox set, starting with the classic “Strange Times” track “Swamp Thing” live at The Triple Door in Seattle, Washington, as part of KEXP’s VIP…

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Watch The Cure Live at Voodoo Festival 2013

[dropcap]Need[/dropcap] something to tide you over until the Robert Smith and the gang tour next year? You can now watch this brand new professionally shot concert video from The Cure at…

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Ghost on the Highway: A Portrait Of Jeffery Lee Pierce and The Gun Club

[dropcap]Jeffery[/dropcap] Lee Pierce was the singer, guitarist, and founder of the formidable American punk band The Gun Club, and and mythic hero in the pantheon of Post-Punk music. He was…

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When Depeche Mode were a Minimal Synth Group Called Composition of Sound — Listen to the Unreleased Demo Tapes

In 1980, the English new town of Basildon gave birth to a humble band of schoolmates with big dreams. Vince Clarke and Andy Fletcher had been noodling around in local…

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U2 | Boy

Remember when Bono wasn’t an arena rock god? It’s hard to believe that there was the time when U2 were a small Irish band emerging from the Post-Punk scene—back when…

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The Cure’s Robert Smith has remixed the “Vapour Trail” to celebrate Ride’s 25th Anniversary of their album “Nowhere”

[dropcap]This[/dropcap] November 6, Ride are releasing a 25th anniversary edition of their debut shoegaze masterpiece, Nowhere. The CD/DVD release includes the expanded fifteen-track album (including the Fall and Today Forever EPs), a DVD recording of…

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Bauhaus “In the Flat Field” | Watch the Album’s 1980 Halloween Release Concert

Bauhaus’ debut LP “In The Flat Field” came out on November 3rd, 1980. Prior to the album’s release, the Boys of Bau had issued their debut single “Bela Lugosi’s Dead“, and three more…

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