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News: Lydia Lunch and Tex Perkins announce special Australian shows blending spoken word and soundscapes

Lydia Lunch returns to Australia in 2026 with a run of shows that refuse easy categorisation, teaming up with Tex Perkins for three special performances in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney while also…

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Track Review: Alan Vega – Invasion b/w Murder One

Following the initial Vega Vault release of the lost Mutator LP last year, the Vault has announced double A side ‘Invasion’ and ‘Murder One’, out now on Sacred Bones Records. One of Alan Vega’s…

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100 albums of 2021 you shouldn’t miss, plus playlist

In a moment a folly, I (not me and my editorial team, or my writers, or indeed anyone) decided to make a playlist of the year. Not one of those…

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Say Psych: Album Review: Alan Vega – Mutator

Sacred Bones Records have recently released the lost album from Alan Vega, Mutator. Vega’s name is synonymous with unfettered creativity, from the late 1950s, through his years playing in Suicide, and all the way up until…

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Say Psych: Track Review: Alan Vega – Fist

Iconic musician, poet and visual artist Alan Vega was an uncompromising visionary. His work proved informative in the invention of industrial, synth/post punk and his rousing lyrics were always a mirror of…

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Say Psych: News: Sacred Bones to release lost Alan Vega LP, Mutator & Share Video to ‘Nike Soldier’

Sacred Bones Records will release the lost album from Alan Vega, Mutator, on 23 April. Vega’s name is synonymous with unfettered creativity, from the late 1950s, through his years playing in Suicide, and all the way up until his…

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Say Psych: Album Review: The Vacant Lots – Interzone

Interzone is the third full-length album by New York’s electro post-punk duo The Vacant Lots (Jared Artaud and Brian MacFadyen): a genre-blending synthesis of dance and psych made for secluded listeners and…

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News: Mute to reissue Suicide’s self-titled debut as part of the Art of the Album series

Suicide, the highly influential art-noise project of Alan Vega and Marty Rev, is having Mute’s Art of the Album treatment in a reisue of their 1977 debut album, due out…

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Say Psych: Track Review: Moon Duo – Jukebox Babe / No Fun

Rating: 8/10 Ahead of UK live dates starting later this month, Portland based Moon Duo are back with a limited edition 12″ which contents covers of two classics, ‘Jukebox Babe’ by Alan…

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