News Source: http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1568156/alan-myers-devo-drummer-dies Alan Myers, the third and most prominent drummer of the band Devo, has died, according to a tweet by drummer and current Devo member Josh Freese. Myers had been battling cancer. Myers joined Devo in 1976 and left a decade later. He can be heard on the new wave band’s biggest hit, […]
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The Doors Founding Member Dies
21st May 2013 – 14:49
Ray Manzarek, most known as a founding member of the ’60s rock band The Doors, is dead. According to a message posted on the band’s Facebook page, Manzarek died of bile duct cancer while in Rosenheim, Germany, on Monday, May 20. He was 74. Wife Dorothy Manzarek and brothers Rick and James were by his […]
Joe Strummer of the Clash Now Has a Spanish Plaza Named After Him Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/01/18/joe-strummer-of-the-clash-now-has-a-spanish-plaza-named-after-him
25th February 2013 – 16:37
Fans of the Clash who are bored with the U.S.A. should maybe head to Spain, where they can hang out in a plaza dedicated to the band’s front man, Joe Strummer. That’s right, “Plaza de Joe Strummer” is now a thing. Basically, some residents of the southern city of Granada really wanted a local square […]
Post-punk art rock gods Wire, live in 1979
7th January 2013 – 14:06
I spent a fair amount of the holidays rediscovering the timeless genius of Wire’s late 70’s punk/post punk/art rock triptych of Pink Flag, Chairs Missing, and 154 and I’d have to say, those three albums will never get old for me. This 1979 set for the German TV series RockPalast, taped between Chairs Missing and […]
Interview: Steve Ignorant and Friends
14th April 2011 – 10:00
NEWS SOURCE : http://newyork.timeout.com BY Jason Gross Even beyond the Sex Pistols and the Clash, anarchist collective Crass was the most resolute British punk group, demanding concrete social action through incendiary DIY albums like Stations of the Crass, protest rallies and subversive media campaigns. Internal friction tore the group apart in 1984, but in […]
Generation Indigo (Exclusive Bonus Track Version) by Poly Styrene
12th April 2011 – 17:30
Hey all, You can now buy and download Generation Indigo by Poly Styrene from here : http://itunes.apple.com/us/preorder/generation-indigo-exclusive/id428317002 Hope you will enjoy the music!
TV SMITH & The Valentines Playing ‘The Best Of The Adverts!’
21st February 2011 – 17:36
TV SMITH & The Valentines Playing ‘The Best Of The Adverts!’ Date – Friday 18st March Tickets – £10 adv Doors – 18:00 Age Restriction – 14+ TV Smith rose to prominence in the first wave of British punk rock as singer and songwriter for the Adverts who, after frequent early appearances at the seminal […]
The Prodigy to release three disc special of ‘Invaders Must Die’
22nd October 2009 – 15:32
The Prodigy returned this year selling over a million copies of new album ‘Invaders Must Die’ and playing a string of devastating live shows across the world that turn any gig into a festival and any festival into an snarling, pogoing orgy of full on rave power.