Out this week: Lloyd Cole, Dream Syndicate, Swans, The Smiths, Midnight Oil, D.O.A., Bad Manners
This week’s releases include new albums from Lloyd Cole and Swans, plus reissues from The Dream Syndicate, Midnight Oil, D.O.A. and more.
Tag: Bad Manners
New trailer shows off dazzling 4K restoration of “Dance Craze” ahead of film, soundtrack reissue
The British Film Institute has released a trailer for its dazzling new 4K restoration of the classic 2 Tone-era document “Dance Craze: The Best of British Ska… Live!”
Cruel World back from the dead? Festival teases a spring 2022 comeback
The pandemic-canceled Cruel World festival — a celebration of the ’80s alternative era with a huge bill topped by Morrissey, Bauhaus, Blondie and Devo — on Saturday teased a spring 2022 return, though it’s not known whether the original 2020 lineup will be intact. Check out full details right here.
Goodbye, Cruel World: Festival with Morrissey, Bauhaus, Blondie, Devo is canceled
The “ongoing uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic” today led promoter Goldenvoice has pulled the plug on the rescheduled Cruel World festival in Los Angeles, which would have celebrate the ’80s alternative era with a bill topped by Morrissey, Bauhaus, Blondie and Devo. Get your full information on refunds here.
Cruel World festival moved to September with Morrissey, Bauhaus and more still on board
The Cruel World music festival lives on. Goldenvoice, the event’s promoter, today announced the inaugural Los Angeles-based festival with the ’80s-heavy bill — Morrissey, Bauhaus, Blondie and Devo — is being moved to Sept. 12 from May 2 over concerns about the spread of the coronavirus. Full details right here.
Cruel World festival appears to be postponed indefinitely — but details are scarce
The inaugural Cruel World music festival that boasted a bill topped by ’80s alternative stalwarts Morrissey, Bauhaus, Blondie, Devo and Echo & The Bunnymen appears to have been postponed indefinitely in response to the coronavirus outbreak in the United States, but promoters have barely communicated anything to ticketholders.
New releases: The Suburbs, Ministry, Tears For Fears, The Godfathers, Bad Manners
This week’s new releases include the first Suburbs album in 27 years, the U.S. release of Ministry’s new live album, a new best-of from Tears For Fears, a super-limited pressing of The Godfathers’ reunion album ‘Jukebox Fury’ on red vinyl, and a collection of rarities from ska act Bad Manners.
Video: ‘Dance Craze: The Best of British Ska… Live!’ — classic 2 Tone concert film
It’s an absolute crime that 1981’s ‘Dance Craze: The Best of British Ska… Live!’ isn’t available on DVD or Blu-ray, but at least we can share the full 85-minute concert film — featuring classic performances from 2 Tone-era acts The Specials, Madness, Bad Manners, The Beat and more — via the modern miracle of YouTube
