LIFE Are Sardonic and Raw on 'A Picture of Good Health'
Hull, UK punk rockers, LIFE offer stripped down sound and creative arrangements that make A Picture of Good Health a compelling second album.
17 Sep 2019
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Synthpop Pioneer Fad Gadget's Music Is Finally Back in Release
The singular synth/industrial/performance art innovator and provocateur Fad Gadget influenced Depeche Mode and scores of others, but never really got his due.
11 Sep 2019
Sleater-Kinney Admit 'The Center Won't Hold'
Amid sonic changes and a sudden departure, Sleater-Kinney tackle challenging issues and find a way forward on The Center Won't Hold.
10 Sep 2019
The B-52s 30-year Anniversary Re-Issue of 'Cosmic Thing' Keeps the Party Going
With Cosmic Thing, the B-52s launched into the big time, shooting up the national album and singles charts with "Channel Z", followed by "Love Shack" and "Roam".
06 Sep 2019
No Wave Veterans Disturbed Furniture Deliver Recently Unearthed Live Set From 1981 (premiere + interview)
Part of New York City's vibrant art and music scene in the early 1980s, Disturbed Furniture still kick with the shock of the new in 2019. Vocalist Alexa Hunter looks back at walking among the Hells Angels and the city's art elite.
03 Sep 2019
The Futureheads Come Out Swinging with the Exhilarating and Musically Nostalgic 'Powers'
On their first album in seven years, British post-punk quartet the Futureheads are in an energetic, recharged mood with Powers.
03 Sep 2019
Chance Versus Causality: An Interview with Cabaret Voltaire
Cabaret Voltaire's Richard H. Kirk talks about two new collections of the legendary post-punk band's early music, an upcoming new album, and how he prefers to listen to music.
03 Sep 2019
Darkness Illuminates: Goth Punk's Great Escapism
While goth punk's theatricality dramatizes concerns about depression and suicide amongst young people today, its safe spaces are inviting to the otherwise alienated and ostracized.
21 Aug 2019
The 100 Greatest Alternative Songs of the '80s
One of our most popular series ever, this 2015 list of the 1980s best "alternative" music has it all, from new wave to punk and post-punk to goth.
16 Aug 2019
Hero Worship: The B-52's Embrace Their Place in Rock History
To casual onlookers, they made for the best kind of disposable party pop. To their devoted fans, they were taboo-breaking new wave kingpins. Now, with four decades of history under their belt, the B-52's look back and take their bow. Cindy Wilson speaks to PopMatters about their legacy.
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29 Jul 2019
Minimal Compact Revisit Classic, "Statik Dancin'" (premiere)
Minimal Compact revisit classics from their past on new LP produced by Wire's Colin Newman. The sound capitalizes on the legendary group's live energy.
28 Jul 2019
County Line Runner Evokes '80s Nostalgia on "Our Little World" (premiere)
British rock artist County Line Runner impresses with his latest gem, a post-punk, sure-fire hit song, "Our Little World".
25 Jul 2019
Palm Haze's "Almost Soon" Is Noisy, Shoegazey, and Delightful (premiere)
Brazilian-born, Canadian-based duo Palm Haze deliver a deliciously weighty bit of goth-cum-shoegaze that feels like this could be one of your new favorite bands.
25 Jul 2019
IDLES and Fontaines D.C. in Photos at Brooklyn Steel
IDLES released an animated video for "Never Fight a Man With a Perm" and will tour the US again this fall, as will Fontaines D.C.
23 Jul 2019
Gauche Blend New Wave and Post-Punk on Their Debut 'A People's History of Gauche'
Evoking best elements from post-punk and new wave, Gauche offers up an impolite and delightful debut album.
17 Jul 2019
Pere Ubu Issue Their 'Long Goodbye'
Pere Ubu's The Long Goodbye is an amazing achievement that accomplishes its mission of encapsulating a 45-year career with wit and aplomb.
15 Jul 2019
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