U2 extends 360° Tour into 2010, announces remix CD for U2.com subscribers
With U2’s massive 360° Tour now crossing America, the Irish megaband this morning announced plans to continue the stadium trek into 2010 with a second […]
Category: Album News
Al Jourgensen goes pop? Ex-Ministry frontman threatens to make ’80s synthpop album
With Ministry now over and a bunch of ringers currently out on the road as the Revolting Cocks, industrial godfather Al Jourgensen is threatening to […]
Robyn Hitchcock releasing ‘I Often Dream of Trains in New York’ live CD/DVD this fall
Oddball troubadour Robyn Hitchcock will commemorate last year’s I Often Dream of Trains tour this fall by releasing a new live CD/DVD package devoted to […]
Paul Westerberg releasing ‘PW & The Ghost Gloves Cat Wing Joy Boys’ EP tomorrow
With little advance fanfare, Paul Westerberg on Tuesday will release a brand-new six-song EP with the stream-of-consciousness title of PW & The Ghost Gloves Cat […]
Devo reissuing 2 classic albums, performing them live on 7-city North American tour
Legendary new-wave nerds Devo will release expanded editions of their classic albums Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo and Freedom of Choice […]
Echo & The Bunnymen unveil short U.S. tour this fall in support of ‘The Fountain’
Echo & The Bunnymen today announced dates for a brief U.S. tour in November in support of its forthcoming 10th album, The Fountain, which is […]
Tracklist for Morrissey’s ‘Swords’ b-sides CD revealed; singer plans Los Angeles concert
The tracklist for Morrissey’s forthcoming b-sides album Swords has surfaced, and the 18-song CD collects all but eight of the bonus tracks from the singles […]
Hüsker Dü’s Grant Hart issuing ‘Hot Wax’ — first album in a decade — in October
Photo by Neza S.G. Former Hüsker Dü drummer Grant Hart once again steps out from behind the kit on next month’s Hot Wax, his first […]
Video: Lou Barlow’s 30-minute documentary on making of ‘Goodnight Unknown’
Lou Barlow is giving fans a glimpse of his forthcoming solo album Goodnight Unknown with a 30-minute “making of” documentary posted to Merge Records’ “LouTube” […]
R.E.M. ‘Live at the Olympia’ tracklist revealed; 39-song, 2CD set due Oct. 26
R.E.M. this week revealed the tracklist for its 39-song, 2CD Live at the Olympia, an album — due out Oct. 26 — that was culled […]
The Godfathers plan to release first new album in 15 years in 2010
Brit guitar-rockers The Godfathers have begun work on what will be the recently reunited band’s first new album in 15 years when it arrives as […]
Skinny Puppy to tour U.S. this fall, cEvin Key and Ogre say new album in the works
Groundbreaking electro-industrial act Skinny Puppy this week unveiled a 30-date fall tour of the U.S. as it works on a follow-up to 2007’s Mythmaker, the […]
Echo & The Bunnymen bring ‘Ocean Rain’ to U.S., release ‘The Fountain’ in October
Echo & The Bunnymen will release its 10th album, The Fountain, and bring its celebrated Ocean Rain tour to North America in October, with dates […]
