Reunited Comsat Angels playing three UK shows next week, could be band’s last
After playing their first gig in 14 years this past April, reunited and highly influential British post-punk act Comsat Angels are embarking on a short, […]
Category: Reunions
Video: The Primitives playing ‘Crash’ and more at first U.K. reunion concert
Long-departed U.K. indie-pop act The Primitives — sometimes lumped together with the mid-to-late-’80s C86 scene — has somewhat quietly reformed, playing its first gigs in […]
Video: R.E.M.’s Bill Berry, Mike Mills join Peter Buck and The Minus 5 in Athens
Retired drummer Bill Berry and bassman Mike Mills jumped onstage last night with Peter Buck and the rest of The Minus 5 for a near-reunion […]
Billy Bragg reunites The Clash’s Mick Jones, Topper Headon to record ‘Jail Guitar Doors’
Former Clash bandmates Mick Jones and Nicky “Topper” Headon recently recorded together for the first time in 27 years as part of a documentary being […]
Nitzer Ebb readies first new album in nearly 15 years, plots fall North American tour
Reunited electronic/industrial duo Nitzer Ebb has completed work on its first album in nearly 15 years and will embark upon a full North American tour […]
Butthole Surfers’ reunited ’80s lineup heads out on North American tour this fall
The core ’80s lineup of the Butthole Surfers — Gibby Haynes, Paul Leary, Jeff Pinkus, King Coffey and Teresa Taylor — embarks on its first extensive North American tour in 20 years tonight with an opening-night concert in Houston.
Devo reissuing 2 classic albums, performing them live on 7-city North American tour
Legendary new-wave nerds Devo will release expanded editions of their classic albums Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo and Freedom of Choice […]
John Lydon reuniting Public Image Ltd. for 30th anniversary of ‘Metal Box’
John Lydon, ex-Sex Pistol and erstwhile reality TV star, is reactivating the long-dormant Public Image Ltd. for a five-date U.K. tour this December to mark […]
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.
The Raincoats reissuing 1979 debut on vinyl, playing rare U.S. concerts this fall
Seminal post-punk combo The Raincoats will commemorate the vinyl-only reissue of its 1979 self-titled debut this October by playing a string of rare U.S. concerts, […]
The Godfathers plan to release first new album in 15 years in 2010
Brit guitar-rockers The Godfathers have begun work on what will be the recently reunited band’s first new album in 15 years when it arrives as […]
Skinny Puppy to tour U.S. this fall, cEvin Key and Ogre say new album in the works
Groundbreaking electro-industrial act Skinny Puppy this week unveiled a 30-date fall tour of the U.S. as it works on a follow-up to 2007’s Mythmaker, the […]
The Feelies to reissue ‘Crazy Rhythms,’ ‘The Good Earth’ with digital bonus tracks
The first two albums from hugely influential college-rock act The Feelies — Crazy Rhythms and The Good Earth — will be reissued in September as […]
