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The Smiths | Rank | Watch the full show from October 23rd, 1986

On September 5th 1988 The Smiths released their live album Rank. The album was issued as a contractual obligation and was recorded on 23rd of October 1986 at the National…

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Depeche Mode to release 3 DVD Music Video collection on November 11th

[dropcap]Earlier[/dropcap] this month, it seemed we were getting a tease on social media for Depeche Mode’s recently completed 14th studio album. This was not the case however—but instead we…

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David Bowie | Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)

In the rock ‘n’ roll timeline, a remarkable moment etched itself on September 12th, 1980. That day, the cosmic troubadour David Bowie unveiled his much beloved and lauded fourteenth studio…

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Confrontational premiere “Keep Faith”—featuring Hante’s Hélène De Thoury | A must listen for Stranger Things fans!

[dropcap]If[/dropcap] you are anxiously waiting with 80’s synth-wave nostalgia for the second season of the Netflix summer hit Stranger Things, you must listen to Massimo Usai’s project Confrontational. The second album Kingdom of Night features…

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Skinny Puppy | VIVIsectVI

[dropcap]On[/dropcap] September 12th 1988 Industrial music legends Skinny Puppy released their fourth studio album VIVIsectVI—an album dealing with the theme of animal experimentation, and it’s fundamental evil—purposefully including the roman numerals…

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News

Drangsal premiere their video for “Will Ich Nur Dich”

[dropcap]Earlier[/dropcap] this year ahead of the release of their debut album Harieschaim—we interviewed Drangsal’s Max Gruber regarding this Catholic upbringing, and his interest in Frank Tovey and all things classic…

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Bands

Spotlight: Anton De Neige & Sanne De Neige

[dropcap]Originally[/dropcap], this article was intended as a bonus-article for the recommendations in darkwave and coldwave, but since a lot of things have been going on with the label – it…

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Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds premiere a real weeping song in the video for “I Need You”

[dropcap]Nick[/dropcap] Cave & The Bad Seeds have premiered the heart-wrenching video for I Need You, coinciding with the September 9th release of their 16th studio album Skeleton Tree, along with the accompanying film One More Time…

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Birthdays

Remembering Fad Gadget’s Frank Tovey | Celebrate his life by watching this full 1984 concert shot at the legendary Hacienda in Manchester

Frank Tovey is the legendary artist behind the avant-garde synth project Fad Gadget—a project that started in 1980 when Tovey sent a his demo tape of Back To Nature to Mute Records…

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Getting Beneath the Skin | An Interview with Terence Fixmer

[dropcap]Terence[/dropcap] Fixmer has been creating EBM laced techno since his beginnings during the late 90’s. Fixmer has indeed proven himself to be a true force on the dance floor—from his…

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