Record Rack: A weekly round-up of the pertinent new releases hitting stores this Tuesday: ARTIST: Jane’s Addiction ALBUM: Nothing’s Shocking, Ritual de lo Habitual BACKSTORY: […]
Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV is a man of many monikers: Black Francis, Frank Black, Frank Black Francis. Now comes the Pixies frontman’s latest musical […]
After a series of half-baked attempts over the years — Special Beat, anyone? — the near-complete reunion of 2 Tone ska legends The Specials finally […]
One of Australia’s greatest and most overlooked musical exports, The Church, this week unveiled the dates of its “So Love May Find Us” tour of […]
Almost 20 years after sparking a near-riot when 20,000 fans showed up for an in-store appearance, Depeche Mode once again is venturing out onto the […]
A little over a month after his last all-caps, double-spaced rant against “THIS ‘ART FOR FREE’ IDEA,” The Cure’s sourpuss of a frontman, Robert […]
Industrial-rock/performance-art pioneer Throbbing Gristle has added one more New York date to its short Coachella-centric American tour later this month — the band’s first U.S. […]
This past weekend saw the release of “Adventureland,” a sweet and very funny coming-of-age tale set in 1987 that’s as notable for its ample cinematic […]
The second-annual Record Store Day is less than two weeks out, and the list of exclusive releases being prepped for the April 18 support-your-local-shop shindig […]
With his U.S. tour back on track following a shaky start, Morrissey recently unveiled details of his next single off Years of Refusal. “Something is […]
Record Rack: A weekly round-up of the pertinent new releases hitting stores this Tuesday: ARTIST: Bob Mould ALBUM: Life and Times BACKSTORY: Thirty years after […]
Frontman Wayne Hussey retired The Mission — aka The Mission UK on these shores — a year ago with a series of album-spanning gigs in […]
With its original lineup —Exene Cervenka, John Doe, Billy Zoom and DJ Bonebrake — still in place, the reunited X hits the road again this […]
Q&A: Daniel Ash on Love and Rockets’ reunion, his new band — and figuring out how to play “So Alive” 
Q&A: Chris Frantz talks Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club and new book ‘Remain in Love’ 
Q&A: Hifi Sean on life after The Soup Dragons and the quest to make the perfect 7-inch 
Q&A: Steve Wynn on The Dream Syndicate’s first new album in nearly 30 years 
Q&A: Echo & The Bunnymen’s Will Sergeant on new instrumental trio Poltergeist 
Q&A: Steve Wynn on The Dream Syndicate reunion, upcoming tour — and new music 
Q&A: Bauhaus’ David J on his ‘accidental’ concept album ‘Not Long For This World’ 
Q&A: Howard Jones on revisiting ‘Human’s Lib,’ ‘Dream Into Action’ — and future plans 
Q&A: Peter Murphy on ‘Ninth,’ the break-up of Bauhaus, reuniting Dalis Car 
Q&A: Joey Santiago on Pixies’ ‘Doolittle’ tour, possible ‘Surfer Rosa’ shows, new album talk