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Berlin Reflections: An Interview with Rock Photographer Heike Schneider Matzigkeit

London/Berlin-based photographer Heike Schneider-Matzigkeit has shot iconic artists including The Cure, The Cramps, Sonic Youth, Echo and the Bunnymen, and Gary Numan. She also documented the last major rock n…

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Members of The Cure, Depeche Mode, Smiths, Banshees, Bauhaus, and more remake The Mission’s “Tower Of Strength” For Covid-19 Relief

As the ravages of Covid-19 doggedly persist, Wayne Hussey (Sisters of Mercy, The Mission) has enlisted help to create a benefit re-recording of The Mission’s Tower of Strength to assist key workers…

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Classic Albums

Gary Numan | The Pleasure Principle

On September 7th, 1979 Gary Numan released his debut solo album The Pleasure Principle. The record was released about six months after Replicas, to which Numan instead of promoting entered…

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Gary Numan | Telekon

On September 5th, 1980 Gary Numan released his second solo album Telekon on Beggars Banquet. Upon its release, the record debuted at the top of the UK Albums Charts making…

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Gary Numan Announces 40th Anniversary First Recording Editions of “Replicas” and “The Pleasure Principle”

Electronic music pioneer Gary Numan has announced that this October he will be releasing 40th Anniversary editions of his two albums Replicas and The Pleasure Principle that show the evolution…

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News

Gary Numan Announces 40th Anniversary (R)evolution Tour

Synth Luminary Gary Numan has announced 40th Anniversary (R)evolution Tour this autumn, to celebrate the jubilee of 4 decades since the singer embarked on his first UK tour. In a…

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Gary Numan and Tubeway Army | Replicas

On April 4th, 1979, Gary Numan and Tubeway Army released their second and final studio album. During the band’s beginnings, Numan credits his father for getting the band off the…

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Orchestral Manoeuvers in the Dark’s 1980 Debut Album

On February 22nd, 1980 Orchestral Manoeuvers in the Dark, aka OMD, released their highly influential self-titled debut LP. Formed in 1978, OMD were heavily influenced by Kraftwerk and NEU!, and…

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Video Premiere

Box and the Twins Replicate Gary Numan With Their Video for “Complex”

To celebrate 40 years of music from the electronic pioneer and founding father of synthpop, Gary Numan, Dutch label Wave Tension Records are releasing a Gary Numan tribute album We Are Electric:…

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Nine Inch Nails Cover Joy Division’s “Digital” Live for the First Time

Nine Inch Nails have been historically known for their Joy Division covers—whether Trent Reznor’s fantastic version of “Dead Souls” featured on the soundtrack of the 1994 comic book film adaptation of…

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