Joy Division and New Order Dr. Martens Boots
Goths and post-punk fans have been wearing Dr. Martens boots since the World War II era brand was popularized by punks and skins during the late 70s, getting so popular…
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Station to Station with David Bowie Subway MetroCards
The Metropolitan Transit Authority have given New Yorkers a new stylish way to go Station to Station with a limited-edition run of MTA MetroCards featuring the city’s world famous longtime resident and hero…
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Gang Of Four Feature Ivanka Trump on Cover of “Complicit” EP
In two weeks’ time, April 20th to be precise, Andy Gill’s long running post-punk outfit Gang of Four are set to release their new EP, Complicit—which features some very bold cover art. On…
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When The Smiths Were Fronted by a 1960s-era Female Pop Star
For a brief moment in 1984 The Smiths were performing on BBC music programs without the crooning vocals of Morrissey, but instead featuring the singing talents of 1960’s era popstar Sandie…
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When Robert Smith fought Mecha-Streisand
Disintegration is the best album ever! On February 18th, 1998, South Park aired the episode Mecha-Streisand. In the episode, a mysterious triangle inscribed in Anasazi shows up during a fossil…
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The Cure’s Robert Smith, David Sylvian, and other New-Wave icons in bizarre Japanese Manga
Japan is known for being a country that loves both Fan Service and Fanfiction, and both are in full Otaku effect in the 1980s Japanese music magazine called 8 Beat Gag.…
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Classically Smiths cancelled as Mike Joyce follows suit with Andy Rourke in not participating
In news that comes as no surprise, Classically Smiths, the event that was to see Mike Joyce, Andy Rourke, and Craig Gannon of The Smiths perform with the backing of…
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Black Planet | When Public Enemy toured with The Sisters of Mercy
Some homeboys wander by mistake… Perhaps ill advised or way ahead of it’s time—given that Death Grips toured with Ministry recently, Sisters of Mercy frontman Andrew Eldritch made his vision…
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Morrissey denies what he said in German interview about Weinstein, Spacey, and Nationalism
Last week bigmouth struck again, as famed Mancunian singer Morrissey caused an uproar with his interview with German paper Der Spiegel by reportedly making nationalistic “Germany for the Germans, France for the French”…
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“Morrissey Day” declared in Los Angeles
The Los Angeles City Council is declaring Friday, November 10th, “Morrissey Day”. To honor the occasion the city will be presenting the Mancunian singer with an official commemorative certificate at the first…
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