Tag: Mark E. Smith

The Fall to release ‘New Facts Emerge’ — band’s 32nd studio album — in July

The Fall to release ‘New Facts Emerge’ — band’s 32nd studio album — in July

The unstoppable Mark E. Smith returns this summer with his 32nd studio album under The Fall moniker, an 11-track collection called New Facts Emerge that features a slightly stripped-down lineup of the legendary and oft-changing Manchester band.

The Fall to release ‘Sub-Lingual Tablet’ — band’s 31st studio album — in May

The Fall to release ‘Sub-Lingual Tablet’ — band’s 31st studio album — in May

Mark E. Smith’s iconic and seemingly unstoppable post-punk act The Fall this May will release its 31st studio album, an 11-song collection called Sub-Lingual Tablet that will feature different mixes on the CD and vinyl releases, according to Cherry Red Records. The album is due out May 25.

The Fall to release 6-song ‘The Remainderer’ EP as bridge to new album due in 2014

The Fall to release 6-song ‘The Remainderer’ EP as bridge to new album due in 2014

Mark E. Smith’s iconic and ever-morphing post-punk act The Fall next month will release a six-song EP of new material on CD and 10-inch vinyl that Cherry Red Records says is intended as “a bridging point” between the band’s last album Re-Mit and the its next record, due to be released by the label in 2014.

The Fall to release ‘Re-Mit’ — 30th studio album — next month, embark on U.K. tour

The Fall to release ‘Re-Mit’ — 30th studio album — next month, embark on U.K. tour

Mark E. Smith’s iconic post-punk act The Fall returns next month with ‘Re-Mit,’ the band’s 30th studio album in 37 years — a 12-track collection that will be preceded by a 7-inch single on Record Store Day and followed by a nine-date tour of the U.K. in May and early June.

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: ‘120 X-Ray’ on Mark E. Smith and The Fall with Kevin Seal — 1987

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: ‘120 X-Ray’ on Mark E. Smith and The Fall with Kevin Seal — 1987

For this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind, we’ve selected a “120 X Ray” segment The Fall that aired on a 1987 episode around the time of the release of The “Domesday Pay-Off” Triad-Plus!, aka the U.S. version of Bend Sinister. The clip doesn’t feature any interviews, but does feature the video for “There’s a Ghost in My House.”

Linkage: Men at Work’s Greg Ham found dead, plus The Fall, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr

Linkage: Men at Work’s Greg Ham found dead, plus The Fall, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr

Our latest link round-up features sad news about Men at Work’s Greg Ham, who was found dead today in his Australian home, plus a 1990 interview with Mark E. Smith about his record collection, a chat with Lee Ranaldo about the future of Sonic Youth, and a webstream of the new electronic Dinosaur Jr project.

The Week in Rock: March 4-10, 2012

The Week in Rock: March 4-10, 2012

This week’s round-up of Slicing Up Eyeballs headlines includes news about The Jesus and Mary Chain, Paul Weller, Dexys, fIREHOSE, Dead Can Dance, World Party, Fields of the Nephilim, Mark E. Smith, Cocteau Twins and much more — plus our latest Auto Reverse mixtape.

Milestones: Mark E. Smith is 55 today; watch complete BBC documentary on The Fall

Milestones: Mark E. Smith is 55 today; watch complete BBC documentary on The Fall

Long one of rock’s most unique and iconoclastic frontmen, Mark E. Smith — the only constant member of The Fall — turns 55 today, and to celebrate, we, for the second straight year, offer up this hour-long documentary called ‘The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith’ that aired on the BBC back in 2005.

Linkage: Bob Mould tribute, plus The Cure, The Fall, Fugazi, Bush Tetras’ Laura Kennedy

Linkage: Bob Mould tribute, plus The Cure, The Fall, Fugazi, Bush Tetras’ Laura Kennedy

This week’s round-up includes videos from the recent Bob Mould tribute concert, photos of The Cure’s first ‘Reflections’ gig in New York, an interview with The Fall’s Mark E. Smith, a look at Fugazi’s 800-show online concert archive and news of the passing of the Bush Tetras’ Laura Kennedy.

‘Manchester Connection’: The Smiths, New Order, Stone Roses featured in poster show

‘Manchester Connection’: The Smiths, New Order, Stone Roses featured in poster show

Posters and album art by some of Manchester’s most iconic musical acts — including The Smiths, Morrissey, Joy Division, New Order, The Stone Roses and Happy Mondays — will go on display, and up for sale, at exhibition called ‘The Manchester Connection 1976-1992’ at a London gallery next month.

The Fall to release ‘Ersatz G.B.’ — 29th studio album — in November, embark on U.K. tour

The Fall to release ‘Ersatz G.B.’ — 29th studio album — in November, embark on U.K. tour

The Fall will release their 29th studio album in 35 years — a 10-track collection called ‘Ersatz G.B.’ — in November, when they’ll also embark on an nine-date tour of their native U.K. to mark the record’s arrival.

New releases: Morrissey, The Waterboys, The Fall, INXS, Durutti Column, Psychedelic Furs

New releases: Morrissey, The Waterboys, The Fall, INXS, Durutti Column, Psychedelic Furs

This week’s new releases include a new Morrissey best-of, Mike Scott’s piano demos for The Waterboys’ ‘This Is the Sea,’ a vintage INXS live album, and reissues of The Fall’s 1999 album ‘The Marshall Suite,’ The Durutti Column’s 1989 record ‘Vini Reilly’ and a new audiophile vinyl pressing of The Psychedelic Furs’ ‘Talk Talk Talk.’

The Fall’s 3CD ‘This Nation’s Saving Grace: Omnibus Edition’ set for January release

The Fall’s 3CD ‘This Nation’s Saving Grace: Omnibus Edition’ set for January release

The ‘Omnibus Edition’ of The Fall’s ‘This Nation’s Saving Grace’ that first was announced in the summer of 2009 finally will arrive in late January, packed with 31 singles, alternative edits, John Peel sessions and previously unreleased ‘working mixes.’