Video: R.E.M., ‘Drive’ from forthcoming ‘Live at the Olympia’ bonus DVD
R.E.M. has posted a second preview of its upcoming 39-song, 2CD Live at the Olympia album, a video of the band performing Automatic for the […]
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New releases: Reissues of Magazine’s ‘Play,’ Spacemen 3’s ‘The Perfect Prescription’
Record Rack: A weekly round-up of the pertinent new albums, reissues and/or box sets due out Tuesday. ARTIST: Magazine RELEASE: Play: Deluxe Edition BACKSTORY: The […]
Video: Nine Inch Nails and Peter Murphy cover Joy Division’s ‘Dead Souls’
Trent Reznor is in the midst of Nine Inch Nails’ “Wave Goodbye 1989-2009” run of small-club farewell concerts, and he’s certainly living up to his […]
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” […]
Revolting Cocks map first headlining tour in 20 years — but without Al Jourgensen
Ministry’s Al Jourgensen this week announced his spin-off band Revolting Cocks will mount its first headlining tour in two decades this fall — although that’s […]
Video: Amy Winehouse joins The Specials for ‘You’re Wondering Now,’ ‘Ghost Town’
Amy Winehouse joined the reunited Specials onstage at the 2009 installment of the V Festival in England, lending her vocals to the ska legends’ ‘You’re Wondering Now’ and ‘Ghost Town.’ Watch both here.
Elvis Costello’s ‘Live at the El Mocambo’ to kick off ‘The Costello Show’ live CD series
Elvis Costello’s oft-bootlegged Live at the El Mocambo finally will receive an official commercial release next month as the first title of the singer’s new […]
Video: R.E.M., ‘Living Well is the Best Revenge’ from ‘Live at the Olympia’
R.E.M. is offering fans a preview of its upcoming 39-song, 2CD Live at the Olympia album with a video of the set’s opening track, Accelerate […]
New releases: The Smiths vinyl reissues, new Fall live CD, New Order re-reissues
Record Rack: A weekly round-up of the pertinent new albums, reissues and/or box sets due out Tuesday. ARTIST: The Smiths RELEASES: The Smiths, Meat is […]
Dave Kendall of ‘120 Minutes’ tracks down the Whitman Samplers’ ‘Really Stupid’
Kudos to “120 Minutes” creator/host Dave Kendall for tracking down and posting a copy of the long-forgotten early-’90s parody song “Really Stupid,” which poked fun […]
New Order spinoff Bad Lieutenant posts debut single ‘Sink or Swim’ on MySpace
Bernard Sumner’s New Order spinoff Bad Lieutenant this week posted its first single, “Sink or Swim,” on the band’s MySpace page in advance of its […]
U2’s Bono and The Edge play ‘Unforgettable Fire’ outtake ‘Disappearing Act’ on BBC
While U2 still hasn’t unveiled the tracklist for its forthcoming deluxe reissue of The Unforgettable Fire, Bono and The Edge did discuss the project publicly […]
Kraftwerk reissuing 8 classic albums, plus ‘12345678 The Catalogue’ box set
Legendary German electro pioneers Kraftwerk this fall will release newly remastered editions of eight of their classic albums — spanning 1974 to 2003 — and […]
