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News: Ned‘s Atomic Dustbin announce 30th anniversary ‘Ingredients 30’ shows
Returning to where it all began, 90s alt-rock bandNED’S ATOMIC DUSTBIN have announced two special shows at their hometown Stourbridge Town Hall for this coming December, with two at London Dingwalls the week prior. It has been over 30 years since Ned’s Atomic Dustbin recorded their debut release, The Ingredients EP, just a few hundred yards from …
News: The Fall release ‘Set of Ten’, box set of unreleased live recordings
Despite the sad death of founder and only constant in The Fall, Mark E. Smith, there is still a wealth of material to mine to keep Fall obsessives happy for, it seems, quite a long time yet. were an English post-punk band, formed in 1976 in Prestwich, Greater Manchester. They underwent many line-up changes, with …
NEWS: “Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time” – Thirty years of The Divine Comedy – Re-Releases and live dates
30 years… Let that sink in a moment. Hard to believe it’s been that long since Neil Hannon first put pen to record contract paper and set upon a journey encompassing 12 studio albums, countless live shows and the odd cricket-related side project. The albums released pre and post “Britpop” (not that they should ever …
See: Dream Wife reveal new video for Sports! plus new album news
London trio Dream Wife have announced the follow up to their rather brilliant 2018 self-titled debut album. Out on July 3rd via Lucky Number, So when You Gonna…. is the bands follow up and from it the band have revealed lead track ‘Sports!’, and an accompanying video. Of the track, the girls say “Sports! sits …
News: Manic Street Preachers announce ‘Gold Against the Soul’ reissue
After many hints and teases MANIC STREET PREACHERS have confirmed the re-issue of a deluxe edition of their 1993 second album ‘GOLD AGAINST THE SOUL’on 12th June 2020 for Columbia/Sony. Available as a 120 page A4 book featuring unseen images from the bands’ long time photographic collaborator Mitch Ikeda, many personally annotated by Nicky Wire and original typed and handwritten lyrics from the bands own archive. …
RSD 2020: The Murder Capital live 12” release
The Murder Capital are already a band famed for the intensity of their live shows and for this year’s Record Store Day they will be celebrating this with a limited edition 12″ recorded at 2019’s sold-out show at The Dome, in Tufnell Park. A breakthrough performance for the band, the record will feature incendiary live versions of “Love, …
RSD 2020: Alcopop! Records reissue Art Brut – Modern Art, plus tour news
The ever brilliant Alcopop! Records have come up with their own delightfully skewed version of a Record Store Day 2020 release. As the label say “So often referred to as the home of the major label reissue and the £19 one track 7”…but here in our little indie corner of the world we’re shaking things …
News: Kim Gordon announces international headline tour
Kim Gordon has confirmed another first in a four decade career as a creative pioneer in the realms of art, music, literature and fashion: her first ever international headlining solo tour.The NO HOME TOUR follows the autumn 2019 release of the Sonic Youth and Body/Head founding member and literary and visual arts icon’s innovative and critically acclaimed …