Depeche Mode’s ‘Peace’: Fans petition band for release of single on 12-inch vinyl
Being a Depeche Mode collector can be a serious financial burden, as longtime fans no doubt can attest: Over the years, the synthpop giants have […]
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New releases: U2’s ‘Unforgettable Fire’ reissue, live R.E.M., Morrissey B-sides
Record Rack: A weekly round-up of new albums, reissues and/or box sets due out Tuesday. ARTIST: U2 RELEASE: The Unforgettable Fire BACKSTORY: This 25th anniversary […]
U2 tour dates: 360° trek returns to North American stadiums in June and July 2010
As U2 played the final notes of “Moment of Surrender” to close its Rose Bowl webcast tonight, the band’s management unveiled the second North American […]
Update: Morrissey released from hospital, Monday’s Bournemouth concert postponed
Morrissey was released from a British hospital today after suffering breathing difficulties and collapsing on stage just one song into his concert Saturday night in […]
Morrissey collapses on stage during U.K. concert, hospitalized in stable condition
Morrissey collapsed on stage one song into his concert tonight in Swindon, England — the second date of his fall European tour — and was […]
Video: Echo & The Bunnymen play ‘I Think I Need It Too’ on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
Echo & The Bunnymen made room between its three North American Ocean Rain dates to squeeze in an appearance on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” last […]
Madness reissuing ‘One Step Beyond…’ in expanded, remastered 30th anniversary set
Classic British ska outfit Madness — whose “The Prince” was the second single issued by iconic 2 Tone Records — next week will release an […]
Audio: Hear the Cure’s ‘A Forest’ from ‘Kats Karavan: The History of John Peel’ box set
For fans of The Cure, the highlight of the forthcoming 4CD box set Kats Karavan: The History of John Peel on the Radio no doubt […]
Simple Minds, OMD to cover Kraftwerk’s ‘Neon Lights’ on upcoming tour of the UK
The rock and synth contingents of New Wave will meet on UK stages this winter when Simple Minds takes Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark out […]
The Damned cancels U.S. tour after failing to obtain visas for October concerts
Punk-era survivors The Damned abruptly scuttled their upcoming U.S. tour today — the eve of the trek’s opening night in Cleveland — citing immigration issues […]
U2’s Rose Bowl concert to be streamed live on YouTube worldwide Sunday — for free
Sunday, U2’s mammoth 360° Tour pulls into the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., where a sold-out crowd of 96,000 fans is expected to soak up […]
Video: Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon, John Taylor shopping for vinyl at Amoeba
The latest entry in Amoeba Records’ clever “What In My Bag?” video series — in which musicians shopping at the California chain’s outlets show off […]
Bad Lieutenant, No Age, Jay Reatard among U.S. openers for Pixies’ ‘Doolittle’ tour
U.S. concerts on the Pixies’ ongoing Doolittle 20th anniversary tour will be opened by New Order spinoff Bad Lieutenant and a series of indie luminaries, including […]
