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Amanda Palmer and Legendary Pink Dots’ Edward Ka-Spel Announce New Album and Tour

Amanda Palmer of The Dresden Dolls and Edward Ka-Spel of The Legendary Pink Dots are finally releasing their first collaboration LP I Can Spin a Rainbow. The album has been planned for…

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Ride release first new song in 20 years ‘Charm Assault’

Indie and Shoegaze legends Ride have released their first new track in 20 years—debuting the new song Charm Assault via Steve Lamacq’s BBC 6 Music show. Ride’s last record was Tarantula,…

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Daniel Ash and Kevin Haskins to perform Bauhaus, Tones on Tail, and Love and Rockets material as Poptone

[dropcap]Half[/dropcap] of the Boys of Bauhaus—namely guitarist Daniel Ash and drummer Kevin Haskins will be performing live together again! The pair—who also performed in Tones on Tail, and Love and…

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Watch an assortment of documentaries on The Smiths

Manchester heroes The Smiths were one of the most prolific and critically acclaimed post-punk bands, setting the template for indie-rock for decades to come. despite this—not unlike their local contemporaries…

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David Bowie | Earthling

On February 3rd, 1997, the starman David Bowie had just turned 50 years old. And Less than a month following his birthday, the iconic artist released his twentieth studio album…

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Mark Tighe, founding member and guitarist of post-punk band 1919 has passed away

[dropcap]Mark [/dropcap]Tighe, founding member and guitarist of original Post-Punk 1919 has passed away. There are no additional details regarding his passing at this time. The band were formed Bradford, England in late…

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Tom Edwards, Guitarist and Musical Director for Adam Ant, passes away

[dropcap]Tom[/dropcap] Edwards, guitarist and Musical Director for Adam Ant has passed away yesterday from suspected heart failure at Kennedy Hospital in Cherry Hill, NJ. He was only 41 years old. More…

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X-Mal Deutschland inspired runway show at Berlin Fashion Week

Fashion designer Julia Seeman has shown her love for German post-punk band X-mal Deutschland in her latest runway show at Berlin Fashion Week. One of the dresses is even inspired…

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The avant-garde glory of Virgin Prunes | Watch four concerts from 1983

One of the most creative and original and dare I say it “gothic” of all Post-Punk bands could very well be the Virgin Prunes. The band was formed by a group…

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Slowdive premiere ‘Star Roving’

[dropcap]Shoegaze[/dropcap] legends Slowdive have premiered today their first new track in 22 years years, the shimmering Star Roving via Dead Oceans—with visuals by Nathan David Smith. The track assumed to be the…

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