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 that prevent the band from entering the country.
It’s the second time this year the Damned has scrapped U.S. concerts; in December, the band announced it was canceling its New [...]
20
Oct
2009
The Damned cancels U.S. tour after failing to obtain visas for October concerts
Tags: Captain Sensible, Dave Vanian, Monty Oxymoron, Pinch, So Who's Paranoid?, Stu West, The Damned
20
Jul
2009
In stores this week: New music from The Beat Farmers, Captain Sensible reissues
Tags: Buddy Blue, Captain Sensible, Country Dick Montana, Fulmination, Jerry Raney, The Beat Farmers, The Damned, The Farmers, The Power of Love, Women and Captains First
Record Rack: A weekly round-up of the pertinent new releases hitting stores this Tuesday.
ARTIST: The Farmers
RELEASE: Fulmination
BACKSTORY: The survivors of ’80s cowpunk faves The Beat Farmers have soldiered on despite the deaths of two of their three lead singers (Country Dick Montana in 1995 and Buddy Blue in 2006). Like The Dead, they’ve shortened their [...]
17
Mar
2009
In stores Tuesday: The Damned reissues, Joy Division live LP
Record Rack: A weekly round-up of the pertinent new releases hitting stores this Tuesday:
ARTIST: The Damned
ALBUM: Phantasmagoria, Anything
FORMAT: CD
BACKSTORY: Expanded and remastered double-disc editions of two of the band’s mid-’80s, post-Captain Sensible albums; of the two, Anything is probably better known, mostly for its killer cover of Love’s “Alone Again Or.” Each album contains [...]
