Tag: Misfits

‘No tour, no B.S.’: The Misfits to play Los Angeles for first time in more than 30 years

‘No tour, no B.S.’: The Misfits to play Los Angeles for first time in more than 30 years

There was much speculation that the reunion of Glen Danzig and Jerry Only for a pair of Misfits performances ended with those appearances at RiotFest in Chicago and Denver. But that’s not the case, as the so-called Original Misfits have announced a Dec. 30 date in Los Angeles.

Stream: Ministry live at Misfits in Chicago, March 1982 — earliest live recordings

Stream: Ministry live at Misfits in Chicago, March 1982 — earliest live recordings

For fans of Ministry’s early synthpop incarnation, here’s a real treat: Four tracks recorded live in Chicago at the short-lived Misfits club in March 1982, the earliest known live recordings of Al Jourgensen and Co. made nearly 30 years ago — and long before the group morphed into an industrial giant and then near-metal act.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 10/10/10

Tonight’s installment of “Dark Wave” featured a few nice surprises, including a live version of Depeche Mode non-album cut ‘Death’s Door,’ rare appearances by Fad Gadget (‘Collapsing New People’) and Misfits (‘London Dungeon’), and, as requested last week, a House of Love track that’s not ‘Christine’ (that would be, this week anyway, ‘Destroy the Heart’).

In stores Tuesday: Jane’s Addiction, Talking Heads and Misfits vinyl reissues

In stores Tuesday: Jane’s Addiction, Talking Heads and Misfits vinyl reissues

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: […]