Classic Bands Archives — Page 95 of 102

Psychic TV | See a mindblowing performance in Manchester from 1983

[dropcap]Genesis[/dropcap] P. Orridge’s journey with Throbbing Gristle ended in 1981, but arguably, the new paths he chose to wander on were not less pleasant or influential. The uproar after Psychic…

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Cocteau Twins’ Elizabeth Fraser Contributes Song ‘She Moved Through the Fair’ for Supernatural Drama

[dropcap]As[/dropcap] previously reported, it was announced that Cocteau Twins’ Elizabeth Fraser had worked on the score of a new four-episode miniseries called The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells, a programme on…

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Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds | From Her to Eternity

On June 18th, 1984, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds released their debut, From Her to Eternity, an album whose title is a pun on the book/movie From Here to Eternity.…

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Joy Division | Unknown Pleasures

On June 15th, 1979, Joy Division released their legendary debut album Unknown Pleasures, featuring the tracks “She’s Lost Control”, “New Dawn Fades”, “Shadowplay” and more classics from this watershed work of…

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The Cure rehearsing for the Prayer Tour at Bray Studios in Berkshire, England, in April 1989

The Cure at their absolute peak* is arguably around the release of—what some 8 year olds from Colorado call the best album ever—the band’s 8th studio album Disintegration. Watch 30 minutes…

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Mark Burgess of The Chameleons on the Passing of David Bowie | Plus the making of ‘Second Skin’ and ‘Swamp Thing’

[dropcap]We[/dropcap] have interviewed Mark Burgess of The Chameleons (Chameleons Vox) before, but nothing filmed, so the last time Mark stopped by Berlin to play a show, we took our camera…

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Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds | The Firstborn is Dead

On June 3rd 1985, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds released their second studio album The Firstborn Is Dead. Many veteran post-punk artists have dabbled with Americana with disastrous results,…

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Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds | New album ‘Skeleton Tree’ and concert film ‘One More Time With Feeling’ due this fall

[dropcap]It[/dropcap] has been 3 years since 2013’s Push The Sky Away, and we have only had one audio release from Nick Cave since then, the airline inspired Sick Bag Song…

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Marlene Marder of LiliPUT/Kleenex has passed away

[dropcap]Marlene[/dropcap] Marder, guitarist for the Swiss all-female post-punk group LiLiPUT (originally calling themselves Kleenex) has passed away. Her death was announced by her American label, Kill Rock Stars, who has…

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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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