Tag: Tony Visconti

The Alarm, members of The Damned, Blondie, Sex Pistols set for new David Bowie tribute LP

The Alarm, members of The Damned, Blondie, Sex Pistols set for new David Bowie tribute LP

Main Man Records this spring will release Hero: A Tribute to David Bowie, an ultra-limited white-vinyl LP — the label says just 300 copies are being pressed — that features The Alarm and members of Blondie, Sex Pistols, The Damned, Heaven 17 and more honoring the Thin White Duke. Full details right here.

The Damned return with 1st new album in a decade — hear ‘Standing on the Edge of Tomorrow’

The Damned return with 1st new album in a decade — hear ‘Standing on the Edge of Tomorrow’

British punk icons The Damned this week announced plans to release Evil Spirits, their first new album in a decade, this coming April — and they’re preceding the full record with the debut of its first single, “Standing on the Edge of Tomorrow,” which can you can stream right here via Spotify.

The Damned headed into the studio with Tony Visconti as bassist Paul Gray rejoins band

The Damned headed into the studio with Tony Visconti as bassist Paul Gray rejoins band

Legendary U.K. punk outfit The Damned will enter the studio next month with famed producer Tony Visconti to record their first new album in a decade — news that was accompanied by the announcement that early-’80s bassist Paul Gray is rejoining the band. Plus, check out their 2018 tour dates.

David Bowie announces new album ‘The Next Day,’ releases single ‘Where Are We Now?’

David Bowie announces new album ‘The Next Day,’ releases single ‘Where Are We Now?’

Thought to be retired from music and the public eye, David Bowie tonight announced he will release The Next Day — his first new album in a decade —next March, a collection preceded by the single “Where Are We Now?” that’s available immediately via iTunes and can be heard via its accompanying video.

Video: Morrissey plays 4 unreleased songs in Dublin for ‘Studio in Session’ program

Video: Morrissey plays 4 unreleased songs in Dublin for ‘Studio in Session’ program

In June 2011, Morrissey debuted three new and still-unreleased songs during what is no doubt a heavily bootlegged session on BBC Radio 2 — and about a month later, it turns out, he entered a Dublin studio with legendary producer Tony Visconti to record the trio of tunes, along with a fourth he later debuted in concert.