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Morrissey accuses HMV of vulgarly attempting to “Freeze Sales” of Smiths’ single with ‘tacky badge’

Re-issue! Re-package! Re-package! Re-evaluate the songs Double-pack with a photograph Extra track (and a tacky badge) Yesterday, The Smiths celebrated the 31st anniversary of The Queen Is Dead be releasing a…

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Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds perform ‘Rings Of Saturn’ on Stephen Colbert

On last night’s episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert—Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds performed Rings of Saturn, a track from last year’s somber masterpiece Skeleton Tree—which was released along…

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Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan appears in new Dior Ad Campaign

Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan looks ready to go to Berghain with his two friends in new Dior Winter Ad Campaign. Christian Dior has enlisted Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan for the…

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An Interview with Amanda Palmer and Edward Ka-spel at Wave Gotik Treffen 2017

At this year’s Wave Gotik Treffen in Leipzig, the world’s largest festival for Gothic Music and Culture, we perched in one of the cities many parks—and discussed the musical collaboration…

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The Psychedelic Furs‘ iconic hit single ‘Pretty In Pink’ is getting a Pink Vinyl Reissue!

The Psychedelic Furs‘ iconic hit single is getting a Pink Vinyl Reissue! The electric pink gatefold double 7-inch single is being issued by Boutique record label Futurismo next month with both the…

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The Smiths release 7 & 12 inch single versions of the ‘The Queen Is Dead’

UPDATE The ‘Queen is Dead’ has received a single release on the album’s 31st anniversary. (see previous story below) The 7 inch and 12inch versions of The Queen is Dead…

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My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult to celebrate 30th Anniversary Tour with performances of their first 2 albums

And This is What the Devil Does! My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult will be hitting the road in celebration their 30th anniversary this fall with the new single…

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The Fall return to the US after an 11 year absence

Mark E Smith and his current incarnation of The Fall are returning to America, um er, this fall, after an 11 year absence. The Manchester Punk/Post-Punk band has just announced it’s…

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The Sisters of Mercy announce 2017 European Tourdates

The Sisters of Mercy have announced their 2017 European tourdates—headline gigs following up August appearances at Rock Oz’Arènes in Avenches, Switzerland, and Beautiful Days Festival in Devon in the UK. Two weeks…

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Poptone—Featuring the music of Bauhaus, Love and Rockets, and Tones on Tail—announce East Coast dates

Former Bauhaus, Love and Rockets, and Tones on Tail bandmates Daniel Ash and Kevin Haskins have finally announced East Coast dates for their Tones on Tail heavy musical project The new band,…

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