Siouxsie and the Banshees | Tinderbox
On April 21st, 1986, Tinderbox—the seventh studio album by Siouxsie and the Banshees was released. It was the first full recording with new guitarist John Valentine Carruthers who had previously…
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The Cure | Wish
“We look before and after, / and pine for what is not: / our sincerest laughter / with some pain is fraught; / our sweetest songs are those that tell…
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Echo and the Bunnymen announce 2016 U.S. tour
[dropcap]Echo[/dropcap] and The Bunnymen are embarking on a US tour this fall. Ian McCulloch and Co are playing 25 Cities through September and October. Tickets are already on sale. Full…
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Still on the hunt | An interview with And Also The Trees
[dropcap]They’ve[/dropcap] always been sort of an enigma. Pigeonholing them has, up to this very day, never worked out. But their discography speaks for itself: Formed in 1979 in Inkberrow, Worcestershire,…
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Depeche Mode | Black Celebration
By March 17th, 1986, it has been more than two years since Depeche Mode had gone to Berlin, ironically stopped trying to be marketable teen idols— exploring territory that was…
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New Order perform “Singularity” on Late Night with Stephen Colbert
[dropcap]After[/dropcap] performing a phenomenal show at Radio City Music Hall, New Order took to performing on Late Night with Stephen Colbert during the North American leg of their Music Complete…
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Morrissey | Viva Hate
On March 14th 1988, former The Smiths frontman Morrissey released his first solo album Viva Hate, only six months after The Smiths’ terminal album Strangeways, Here We Come. Mozz’ debut…
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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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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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