THE CULT: RELEASE ‘HIDDEN CITY’ ALBUM IN FEBRUARY

THE CULT have announced plans to release their tenth studio album in February 2016.
'Hidden City' will be preceded by a single, 'Dark Energy' and is described as the
final part of a trilogy of releases that began with 'Born Into This' in 2007.

TRACKLISTING
Dark Energy / No Love Lost / Dance The Night / In Blood / Birds Of Paradise /
Hinterland / GOAT / Deeply Ordered Chaos / Avalanche Of Light / Lillies /
Heathens / Sound And Fury

'Dark Energy'


'For The Animals'


'Honey From A Knife'

David Bowie: ‘Blackstar'

‘Blackstar’ is the forthcoming single and album from David Bowie.
The single will be released on November 20th.
The album will be released on David’s birthday, January 8th 2016.

‘Blackstar’ is the title track for the series and is a result of collaboration between David Bowie and the director of The Last Panthers, Johan Renck.

Extended listen of David Bowie’s ‘Blackstar’ released to celebrate the launch of the drama, The Last Panthers.

Dave Gahan & Soulsavers: Angels & Ghosts

Dave Gahan & Soulsavers reunite for their second album collaboration on Angels & Ghosts, available everywhere October 23.

Angels & Ghosts takes listeners through an aural mix of dark, brooding sounds, elements inspired by gospel and blues, and the stark beauty that has become a signature of Dave and Soulsavers' works.

More at
www.davegahan.com

Watch Dave Gahan & Soulsavers live from The Theatre at Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles and videos for "Take Me Back Home" and "All Of This And Nothing" at
yahoo.com/live/event/dave-gahan-soulsavers

NEW ORDER: ‘RESTLESS’ FIRST SINGLE FROM ‘COMPLETE MUSIC’ ALBUM

NEW ORDER have posted an audio stream of their new single 'Restless', the first complete piece of music the band have shared since announcing the release of a new album 'Music Complete' on September 25th, out now on Mute.
NEW ORDER have announced that they embark on a short run of European dates in November in support of their upcoming new studio album 'Music Complete.'




A new order for New Order   
by brooklynlad1

First, let me say -- I (like most other reviewers here) have been a NO fan for well over two decades now.
Every album they've released -- up to now -- has had a few stellar tracks, several good ones, and a couple that you tend to pass over every time for whatever reason. UNTIL NOW. Music Complete is not only their best album, but there is NOT ONE BAD SONG on it. It's simply a brilliant album from start to finish. Everyone here has their favourites already. I must go with "Superheated", the album's last -- and best -- track. Seriously -- if you don't find yourself moving to this song, there is something wrong with you.

DURAN DURAN: NEW SINGLE ‘PRESSURE OFF’…

DURAN DURAN have unveiled the first single from their forthcoming 'Paper Gods' album.
'Pressure Off' features vocals from Janelle Monáe and guitar by NILE RODGERS.
'Paper Gods' was released on September 18th in North America.

The Mighty 690: All 80's Radio

If you grew up in San Diego, Orange County or Los Angeles during the same time that I did, I don’t need to tell you about The Mighty 690.
You remember, and can still here the bizarre, Spanish intros they’d play before you’d hear Duran Duran, Don Henley, Gary Numan, Billy Idol, Men At Work, Thomas Dolby and more.
The history of the AM radio station is right here.

All 80's Radio for Southern California AND Planet Earth

Click listen now to listen live.

Chris, the Intern, wanted to build an 80’s station online. For this tribute he wanted everything to be as authentic as possible.
He hopes you enjoy this little piece of retro cyberspace. He won’t be successful without your support. When you’re listening, tell your friends on social media. 

U2: Unleashed a Brilliant Surprise

From Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums of 2014

There was no bigger album of 2014 – in terms of surprise, generosity and controversy. Songs of Innocence is also the rebirth of the year. Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. put their lives on the line: giving away 11 songs of guitar rapture and frank, emotional tales of how they became a band out of the rough streets and spiritual ferment of Seventies Dublin. This is personal history with details. In the furiously brooding "Cedarwood Road," named after Bono's home address as a boy, he recalls the fear and rage that drove him to punk rock. "The Miracle (of Joey Ramone)" is a glam-stomp homage to the misfit voice that inspired Bono to sing. And that's his mother, who died when Bono was 14, still guiding and comforting him in the chorus of "Iris (Hold Me Close)."

This is a record full of the band's stories and triumph, memory and confession detonated with adventure and poise. In its range of sounds, there may be no more complete U2 album: The band bonded its founding post-punk values with dance momentum in "Volcano" and the raw, jagged "Raised by Wolves," and humanized the digital pathos of "Every Breaking Wave" and the harrowing "Sleep Like a Baby Tonight" with the vocal folk-soul warmth of The Joshua Tree. "I have a will for survival," Bono sings in the closing track, "The Troubles." Songs of Innocence is the proof – and the emotionally raw rock album of the year, at any price.

Read more

Billy Idol: Kings & Queens of the Underground

A behind-the-scenes web series for Billy Idol's new album, 'Kings & Queens of the Underground.'


Check out Billy Idol's new video for his hot new single "Can't Break Me Down."

It's JerryRadio.com: JGB, The Dead, David Nelson...

Found some cool looking early Grateful Dead, JGB, Garcia/Grisman, David Nelson Band, and The Dead download index of shows on JerryRadio.com. Hover over link and right-click "Save Link As."
This is an OK audience recording of my first JGB show at the Open-Air Amp at SDSU on May 20, 1989. (Got my degree in Music Appreciation, since going to so many shows here!)

There's a sweet soundboard from my second JGB show at the Wiltern in Los Angeles.

ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN: ‘METEORITES’ ALBUM + TOUR

Echo & The Bunnymen will perform at The Regency Ballroom, San Francisco
with Kelley Stoltz on Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 9:00PM.

Legendary Liverpool band Echo & the Bunnymen are announcing their return to the U.S. for a tour in support of their 12th studio album, 'Meteorites.'
Tickets available at www.AXS.com

Echo And The Bunnymen are still making grand, sweeping, dramatic anthems, and they’ve got an album full of them called 'Meteorites.' -Stereogum

'Meteorites' was produced by KILLING JOKE's YOUTH and features Gordy Goudie and Stephen Brennan alongside the Bunnymen's current core line-up of IAN McCULLOCH and WILL SERGEANT.

Echo & The Bunnymen - 'Market Town'

Echo & The Bunnymen - Lovers On The Run

ERASURE: NEW ‘THE VIOLET FLAME’ ALBUM AND TOUR

ERASURE have announced details of a brand new album, 'The Violet Flame', to be released on 22 September 2014 with a worldwide tour in autumn.

Recorded in New York and London and produced by Richard X, The Violet Flame is the band's sixteenth studio album release. The first single from the 10-track album will be released in mid July.

Morrissey: New Album Release "World Peace Is None Of Your Business"

Morrissey's new album, World Peace Is None Of Your Business, is confirmed for July release.

The tracks are:

WORLD PEACE IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS
EARTH IS THE LONELIEST PLANET

The record will be released worldwide on the Harvest label through the Capitol Music Group in Los Angeles.

MARC ALMOND: RELEASES ‘TEN PLAGUES’

MARC ALMOND will release a special edition of his recent 'Ten Plagues' song-cycle album on July 7th.
The release will feature two CDs and one DVD featuring a brand new studio recording of the complete work alongside a live performance DVD performed at London’s atmospheric Wilton's Music Hall.
Marc Almond - To Dream 

HOLLY JOHNSON: NEW ‘EUROPA’ ALBUM AND TOUR

HOLLY JOHNSON will release a new studio album, 'Europa', on September 29th via his own Pleasuredome label. The album will be preceded by a new single 'Follow Your Heart' which is available as a one-track download and will be released as a digital and vinyl EP on July 27th.

Johnson has also announced a short UK tour for October, his first live shows since playing with FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD in 1987.

JIMMY SOMERVILLE: 30TH ANNIVERSARY VERSION OF ‘SMALLTOWN BOY’

JIMMY SOMERVILLE will mark the 30th anniversary of BRONSKI BEAT's classic single 'Smalltown Boy' with the release of a brand new version of the track which is available to buy digitally!

CHRISSIE HYNDE: RELEASES SOLO ALBUM ‘STOCKHOLM’ IN JUNE

CHRISSIE HYNDE released her first solo album, 'Stockholm', on June 9th, a record that she describes as 'a power pop album you could dance to – Abba meets John Lennon'.

The release was preceded by the single - 'Dark Sunglasses' - on April 21st.

MARC ALMOND: INTERVIEW 'Tasmanian Tiger' EP

Marc Almond released his 'Tasmanian Tiger' EP on February 14th.

THE NEW EP FEATURES A COLLABORATION WITH JARVIS COCKER, HOW DID THAT COME ABOUT AND HOW DID YOU DIVIDE THE WORK ON THE SONG BETWEEN YOU?

The Jarvis Cocker song ‘Worship Me Now’ just turned up one day, Jarvis had written it especially for me with his writing and production partner Jason Buckle. It was co produced with Tris Penna, and to be honest I had little to do with the track except my vocals and suggesting some gospel-girl backing vocals. I love the track!

’WORSHIP ME NOW', IS PARTICULARLY INTERESTING TO ME BECAUSE IT'S A RETURN TO YOUR ELECTRONIC ROOTS.
IT'S NOT A GENRE YOU SEEM TO WORK IN MUCH AT THE MOMENT, IS THAT BECAUSE YOU FEEL YOU'VE EXPLORED THAT AREA ENOUGH?

I've actually been returning to electronic sounds a lot recently. My next album, which will be out in September, has a lot of electronic leanings and I've been slowly recording songs with a German duo called Starcluster, and they’re very old school electro, and reference very early 80s, maybe even late 70s, sounds. I'm loving it again!


Read the full interview at ThisIsNotRetro.

BOY GEORGE: NEW DANCE SINGLE 'Coming Home'

BOY GEORGE REUNITES WITH MIKEY CRAIG ON NEW DANCE SINGLE

BOY GEORGE will release a new single 'Coming Home' on June 24th.
Inspired by the idea of 'returning to who you really are as a person'
the single comes from recent writing sessions for the forthcoming Boy
George album 'This Is What I Do' and was written with Youth and George's
sometime CULTURE CLUB collaborator MIKEY CRAIG.

Listen to a preview.

David Bowie: Where Are We Now?

David Bowie's new single, Where Are We Now? his first release in a decade. The veteran music star broke years of silence and speculation to release the single and announce the album via the internet. He is surprising everyone who thought he had retired from the public, turning down a performance at the Olympic ceremonies. A new album called The Next Day is set to be released by the singer in March.

The Smiths: Life Is Very Long When You're Lonely

Excellent Soundboard Recording. Better than RANK! Were you there? I was at the SDSU Open-Air performance.

1. Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want
2. Still Ill
3. I Want The One I Can't Have
4. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
5. How Soon Is Now
6. Frankly, Mr Shankly
7. Panic
8. Stretch Out And Wait
9. The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
10. Is It Really So Strange
11. Cemetary Gates
12. Never Had No One Ever
13. Rubber Ring - What She Said
14. That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
15. Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
16. The Queen Is Dead
17. Money Changes Everything
18. I Know It's Over
Recorded Live at Irvine Meadows - August 28, 1986.
Thanks to Vivalesbootlegs.blogspot.com for posting text file with the source URL.