Quick Spins: Pixies in Canada, Morrissey speaks, Dinosaur Jr does The Cure
Pixies play Canada While fans await U.S. dates for the band’s Doolittle anniversary trek, the Pixies today announced their first North American concert in four […]
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WBCN ‘The Rock of Boston,’ station that helped break U2 in U.S., going off-air
Boston modern-rock radio station WBCN (104.1 FM), aka “The Rock of Boston,” will be pulled off the air next month and survive as a Web-only […]
Video: P.S. 22 Chorus covers The Cure’s ‘Pictures of You’
Championed by the likes of Perez Hilton, the 60-member P.S. 22 Chorus of Staten Island, N.Y., is garnering all kinds of attention for its covers […]
Mike Watt celebrates 25th anniversary of The Minutemen’s ‘Double Nickels on the Dime’
Mike Watt himself will be on hand to help celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Minutemen’s classic Double Nickels on the Dime double album […]
Mission of Burma offers free MP3 of ‘1, 2, 3, Partyy!’ off ‘The Sound The Speed The Light’
After teasing fans last week, Matador Records this morning officially announced the Oct. 6 release of Mission of Burma’s third post-comeback LP, The Sound The […]
In store this week: Shane MacGowan rejoins The Popes for ‘Outlaw Heaven’
Record Rack: A weekly round-up of the pertinent new releases hitting stores this Tuesday. ARTIST: The Popes RELEASES: Outlaw Heaven BACKSTORY: With Shane MacGowan having […]
Breeders touring North America this August between Kim Deal’s Pixies treks
Kim Deal will squeeze in a three-week Breeders tour of North America this summer between treks with the recently reactivated Pixies The Breeders — currently […]
Galaxie 500 reissues 3 albums on remastered vinyl, and as DRM-free digital downloads
Dream-pop trio Galaxie 500’s three studio albums have been remastered and reissued on vinyl for the first time in 20 years, the band’s members recently […]
Morrissey postpones two Italian concerts on cancellation-plagued Tour of Refusal
Not to be outdone by Depeche Mode, Morrissey today postponed two more concerts on his cancellation-plagued Tour of Refusal, mysteriously citing “currently unresolvable issues” rather […]
Dinosaur Jr recalls ‘Farm’ CD in Europe for being too loud. Seriously
Dinosaur Jr this week recalled the European edition of its new Farm CD for sounding — no joke — too loud. The band, which apparently […]
Nine Inch Nails’ final tour dates revealed
Trent Reznor this week unveiled Nine Inch Nails’ final tour dates, making good on a promise to retire the industrial-rock juggernaut after 20 years — […]
Pixies’ ‘Doolittle’ tour coming to U.S. this fall
The Pixies will bring their Doolittle 20th anniversary tour to the U.S. this fall, playing their classic 1989 album in its entirety in at least […]
Living Colour tour dates announced; new song ‘Behind the Sun’ debuts on MySpace
The initial dates of Living Colour’s fall tour have been revealed, while the band today debuted “Behind the Sun,” the first song off its forthcoming […]
