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Thursday, March 25th, 2010Echo & the Bunnymen are touring the Crocodiles & Heaven Up Here albums! Details here (from NME) – UK only tho, unfortunately. Mac’s still got a gob on him too: As previously reported, Ian McCulloch revealed last year that he wanted to perform the group’s early albums live, saying it would be “a masterclass for [...]
Ooh! Aah! Johnny Marr!
Friday, December 18th, 2009See him in Feb @ Bodega, folks! Cribs tour NZ – more info from Coup de Main here.
NME top 50s of the year
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009I don’t quite know why, but I actually still care about the NME end of year lists, even though I stopped buying the magazine regularly sometime in 2000. Anyway, here’s their take on the year 2009: NME’s 50 best albums of 2009 NME’s 50 best tracks of 2009 And if you can’t be bothered with [...]
New Los Campesinos! album due in Feb
Thursday, October 29th, 2009News from Wichita Recordings: Los Campesinos! have announced details of their forthcoming album. The release, entitled Romance Is Boring is due out 1st Feburary 2010. It was recorded with producer John Goodmanson (Sleater-Kinney, Wu-Tang Clan) and features guest appearances from Jamie Stewart (Xiu Xiu) and Zac Pennington (Parenthetical Girls). The track listing is as follows: [...]
Hook on the Hac
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009Peter Hook chatting to BBC Breakfast about his new book about the Hacienda – How Not To Run A Club. Video here
The Collapse of Moz
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009Morrissey collapses during This Charming Man in Swindon. Story from the BBC Former Smiths singer Morrissey has been taken to hospital after collapsing on stage with breathing difficulties. Eyewitnesses said the 50-year-old fell to the floor during a performance of his former band’s song This Charming Man at Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon. Two of [...]
Pulp to return in 2010?
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009According to the NME, the answer is yes! Jarvis Cocker has said that Pulp are “coming back” – and that they are interested in playing Glastonbury 2010. The singer told The People that the Sheffield band, who have been inactive since the release of 2001 album ‘We Love Life’, have already talked about the possibility [...]
Pixies in Auckland, Buzzcocks @ Bodega!
Monday, September 7th, 2009Things are shaping up to be a bumper summer! Pixies do Doolittle at Vector Arena, Auckland on March 12 2010 – details here. And Buzzcocks finally make it to Wellington – playing Bodega on Friday November 13. More details as they come to hand. See you there! B
Take 1 part Blur, 3 parts New Order & you get…
Friday, June 26th, 2009Bad Lieutenant! From the NME: Former New Order members Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris and Phil Cunningham have formed a new band without ex-bassist Peter Hook. The collective, Bad Lieutenant, features Blur’s Alex James on bass duties, Sumner told BBC Newsbeat that they have already completed recording an album, set for release in October. “I’m very [...]
Bah Humbug! New Arctic Monkeys album
Friday, June 26th, 2009The new Arctic Monkeys album is called Humbug, and will be released in the UK on August 24. Details here from Domino Records
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