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Darker Waves Festival Announced with New Order, Tears For Fears, Echo & The Bunnymen, OMD, The Human League, and more!

Get ready to be immersed in a sea of nostalgic tunes as New Order and Tears for Fears headline the first-ever Darker Waves music festival. This captivating event is set…

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Violent Femmes Announce Reissue of “Why Do Birds Sing?”—Plus Tour Dates with Flogging Molly

In 1981, Gordon Gano, Brian Ritchie, and Victor DeLorenzo crept up on the scene of the American underground with a unique fusion of jittery folk-rock, youthful angst, and a fiery…

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Punk meets Rebetiko in Greco-Parisian Artist Katerina Fotinaki’s Cover of Violent Femmes’ “Kiss Off”

When the Violent Femmes come up in conversation, one doesn’t immediately think about 1920s Greek folk music about cocaine, but bona-fide sorceress Katerina Fotinaki did. The classic Violent Femmes anthem of angst, Kiss…

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Violent Femmes Celebrate 40th Anniversary By Re-Releasing “Add It Up (1981-1993)” On Vinyl

In 1981, Gordon Gano, Brian Ritchie, and Victor DeLorenzo verily crept up on the scene of the American underground with a unique fusion of jittery folk-rock, youthful angst, and a…

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