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Party Out Of Bounds: The B-52s “Wild Planet”

On 27 August 1980, the B-52s gleefully crashed the New Wave party with their second studio album Wild Planet, opening the scene with Fred Schneider’s unmistakable bark: “Surpriiiiise! Where’s your icebox?…

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The Cure’s “Love Song”

On August 21st, 1989 The Cure released “Love Song”, a track from the band’s eighth studio album Disintegration. The song was penned by frontman Robert Smith as a wedding present…

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The Damned Unveil Video for “Keep ‘Em Alive”—A Song about Bees from Black Album inspired Rockfield Files EP

Punk legends The Damned have unveiled their video for “Keep ‘Em Alive”, a track featured on “The Rockfield Files” EP. Back in 1980 and 1981, The band had gone to…

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Cabaret Voltaire Announce First New Album In 26 Years

Cabaret Voltaire have announced the first new album release in over 20 years. The new album Shadow Of Fear is set for release via Mute on the 20th of November,…

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Revisiting The Prophetic Lyrics of Frank Tovey and Fad Gadget

Quarantine, the rise of fascism, and the relentless news cycle has everyone caught in a hellish loop of anxious doomscrolling. As we greedily lap up salacious headlines and news clips…

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Sigur Rós’ Jónsi enlists Cocteau Twins’ Elizabeth Fraser for his new single “Cannibal”

Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi has enlisted former Cocteau Twin’s vocalist Elizabeth Fraser for a heavenly duet with the video for “Cannibal”, a single featured on the Icelandic artist’s forthcoming new solo album…

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Watch New Order Discuss the Story Behind “Power, Corruption and Lies”

On October 2nd., New Order are set to release a “definitive edition” box set of their second studio album Power, Corruption & Lies through Rhino Records. Originally issued in 1983, this new edition of…

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Party Out Of Bounds: The B-52s “Wild Planet”

The Cure’s “Love Song”

The Damned Unveil Video for “Keep ‘Em Alive”—A Song about Bees from Black Album inspired Rockfield Files EP

Cabaret Voltaire Announce First New Album In 26 Years

Revisiting The Prophetic Lyrics of Frank Tovey and Fad Gadget

Sigur Rós’ Jónsi enlists Cocteau Twins’ Elizabeth Fraser for his new single “Cannibal”

Watch New Order Discuss the Story Behind “Power, Corruption and Lies”

Listen to Midnight Oil’s First New Song in 17 Years—”Gadigal Land”

New Order’s “Power, Corruption & Lies” Definitive Edition Box Set out this October

Midnight Oil Announce “Gadigal Land”—their First New Song in 17 Years