Year: 2009

Video: Trailer for ‘Fix: The Ministry Movie’

Tweet Al Jourgensen may be hard at work on a purported synthpop album (and recording Christmas songs), but he’s not quite done with Ministry, the […]

Rowland S. Howard, guitarist for Nick Cave’s The Birthday Party, 1959-2009

Rowland S. Howard, guitarist for Nick Cave’s The Birthday Party, 1959-2009

Tweet Australian guitar innovator Rowland S. Howard — a member of Nick Cave’s early ’80s postpunk act The Birthday Party, a guitarist for Crime and […]

Vintage Video: The Replacements’ complete 1981 Twin/Tone showcase in Minneapolis

Vintage Video: The Replacements’ complete 1981 Twin/Tone showcase in Minneapolis

Tweet This has been around for some time, but it’s certainly worth sharing for fans who haven’t seen it: The Replacements, in all of their […]

Social Distortion planning South American tour of Brazil and Argentina in April

Social Distortion planning South American tour of Brazil and Argentina in April

Tweet L.A. punk stalwarts Social Distortion today announced plans for the band’s first tour of South America in its 30-year history — or, more specifically, […]

Roger O’Donnell: Recording of The Cure’s ‘Disintegration’ a ‘happy, jokey’ time

Roger O’Donnell: Recording of The Cure’s ‘Disintegration’ a ‘happy, jokey’ time

Tweet Despite the dour material, recording The Cure’s epic Disintegration album was a “very happy and jokey” time for the Robert Smith-led band, recalls former […]

The Church releasing new ‘Operetta’ EP, reissuing ‘Back With Two Beasts,’ ‘Shriek’

The Church releasing new ‘Operetta’ EP, reissuing ‘Back With Two Beasts,’ ‘Shriek’

Tweet Fans of Aussie rock legends The Church have three reasons to do a bit of post-Christmas shopping this week: The band is releasing a […]

Nitzer Ebb ‘Catalogue,’ ‘Compilation’ multi-disc box sets due next month

Nitzer Ebb ‘Catalogue,’ ‘Compilation’ multi-disc box sets due next month

Tweet Mute Records is capitalizing on renewed interest in Nitzer Ebb — the reunited British EBM act has a new album out, and is touring […]

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New Order spinoff The Other Two reissuing ‘The Other Two & You,’ ‘Super Highways’

New Order spinoff The Other Two reissuing ‘The Other Two & You,’ ‘Super Highways’

Tweet The two studio albums by The Other Two — the New Order spinoff featuring husband-and-wife team Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert — will be […]

Love and Rockets’ Daniel Ash releases 4-track ‘It’s a Burn Out’ solo EP on iTunes

Love and Rockets’ Daniel Ash releases 4-track ‘It’s a Burn Out’ solo EP on iTunes

Tweet Daniel Ash — key player in ’80s darkwave acts Bauhaus, Love and Rockets and Tones on Tail — this month quietly released the four-track […]

Video: Billy Bragg, Florence and the Machine perform the Pogues’ ‘Fairytale of New York’

Video: Billy Bragg, Florence and the Machine perform the Pogues’ ‘Fairytale of New York’

Tweet Here’s a new take on a Christmas classic: Billy Bragg and UK indie sensation Florence and the Machine performing “Fairytale of New York,” the […]

The Cure’s ‘Disintegration: 20th Anniversary Edition’ 3CD reissue delayed by a month

Tweet Well that didn’t take long: Just a week after a release date finally was announced for The Cure’s 3CD Disintegration: 20th Anniversary Edition comes […]

The Lemonheads’ Evan Dando plans 5-week solo tour of the U.S. early next year

The Lemonheads’ Evan Dando plans 5-week solo tour of the U.S. early next year

Tweet Lemonheads mastermind Evan Dando will embark on a five-week, coast-to-coast solo tour of the U.S. early next year, his second American trek in less […]