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Nitzer Ebb are Back With New Box Set and Live Dates Planned for 2019

Industrial EBM legends Nitzer Ebb have announced a new career spanning 10 LP box covering releases between 1982-2010. The set will be out on Pylon Records on October 5th, 2018,…

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Peter Murphy and David J to embark on Bauhaus 40th Anniversary “Ruby Celebration” Tour

Bauhaus co-founders Peter Murphy and David J Haskins are set to celebrate the band’s 40th Anniversary with a “Ruby Celebration” tour, named after the gemstone issued for 40 year wedding anniversaries.…

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The Damned Announce An “Evil Spirits” U.S. Tour this October

UK Punk legends The Damned are heading stateside this October touring in support of their 11th studio LP Evil Spirits. The 11 date tour begins in Boston on October 17th, where the…

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PiL Announce North American Tour Dates for 40th Anniversary

John Lydon is set to bring his long running post-punk group Public Image Ltd. back to North America this fall for an a run of 18-dates celebrating the band’s 40th Anniversary. This…

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On This Day in 1978, “The Cure” Played Their First Gig

On July 9th, 1978, The Cure played their first gig under that name at The Rocket in their hometown of Crawley. The band had previously been named The Easy Cure,…

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The Cure Celebrate their 40th Anniversary with a Greatest Hits Set

Following their secret/not so secret “CURÆTION 25” set at the 25th annual Meltdown Festival in London two weeks ago, The Cure, with their current lineup of Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Jason…

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Watch the Trailer for PiL Documentary “The Public Image is Rotten”

Watch the trailer for the new documentary “The Public Image is Rotten”, a film which chronicles the influence and impact of John Lydon’s Public Image Ltd—the seminal post-punk band he…

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Morrissey Cancels all UK and EU Tour Dates After Protest From Hacienda DJ

In a move that hardly comes as a surprise, Morrissey’s management has announce today that is canceling or “postponing” all the Mancunian singer’s planned UK and EU tour dates. NEWS//…

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The Cure go There and Back Again for Their “CURÆTION-25” Set

During the finale of Robert Smith’s “CURÆTION” of the 25th annual Meltdown Festival in London, The Cure with their current lineup of Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Jason Cooper, Roger O’Donnell,…

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The Legendary Pink Dots Reissue Two Classic Albums on Metropolis

Metropolis Records have just released two seminal Legendary Pink Dots reissues on compact disc, both in print on the format for the first time in years. 1987’s Any Day Now and…

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