Classic Bands Archives — Page 69 of 132

Fatal Morgana’s Cult EBM Finds Reissue on Mecanica + Video Premiere

Fatal Morgana might be familiar to fans of old school EBM and proto-techno because of the band’s limited discography that, before now, included two 12″ releases and an LP in…

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Pet Shop Boys Film Special “Lockdown Version” of West End Girls

Last week the Pet Shop Boys released a special new “lockdown version” of their early hit single “West End Girls” with new synths put together by Chris Lowe, and vocalist…

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The Cure and Siouxsie & The Banshees Drummers Lol Tolhurst and Budgie Announce New Project, LXB

Hold on to your sticks: two post-punk drumming legends have joined forces and forged a new band. Meet LXB, comprised of Lol Tolhurst (The Cure) and Budgie (Siouxsie and the…

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Watch The Cure’s Robert Smith Dance a Conga-line at a Funeral Party and more!

What a personal disaster… The Cure’s Robert Smith once made a hilarious guest appearance on The Mary Whitehouse Experience—a British topical sketch comedy show produced by the BBC in association with Spitting Image Productions. This…

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A Bit Funk, A Bit Madness: A Stephen Mallinder Interview for “Pow Wow” Reissue + Video Premiere

40 Years of Einstürzende Neubauten: Blixa Bargeld on the Phases of Making an Album

Whatever you do, don’t use the word fans in front of Blixa Bargeld. As Alex Baker and I met over Zoom chat during the wee hours of the morning with…

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Joy Division’s Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris to celebrate Ian Curtis on 40th anniversary of his death

Joy Division’s Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris are celebrating the life of Ian Curtis during a special streaming event next week on May 18th. May 18th marks the 40th anniversary…

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Joy Division’s Closer to Receive 40th Anniversary Vinyl Reissue

Joy Division’s second and final studio album Closer, which came out four decades ago on July 18th, 1980, is set to receive a special 40th-anniversary reissue of the record on…

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Florian Schneider, Co-Founder of Kraftwerk, Dead at 73

Electronic music pioneer, Florian Schneider, co-founder of German synth pioneers Kraftwerk, has died at the age of 73. “Kraftwerk co-founder and electro pioneer Ralf Hütter has sent us the very…

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I Like Trains return with “The Truth” from new album “Kompromat”

Leeds post-punk revival and alternative rock heroes I LIKE TRAINS have returned with their new single “The Truth”, the biting and hypnotically caustic first track taken from the forthcoming new…

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