History

WaxTrax! Co-founder’s Family Petition Chicago for Landmark Status for Record Store’s Original Location

The legendary Chicago record shop, Wax Trax! Records could become a historic landmark if co-founder Jim Nash's family gets their…

2 years ago

When The Smiths Were Fronted by a 1960s-era Female Pop Star

For a brief moment in 1984 The Smiths were performing on BBC music programs without the crooning vocals of Morrissey, but…

6 years ago

Grace Jones was the first artist to cover Joy Division | ‘Warm Leatherette’ and ‘Nightclubbing’

Sorry Goths and Hipsters—Jamaican singer Grace Jones was the first artist to cover Joy Division. In fact, the fashion icon,…

6 years ago

Goth So White? | Black Representation in the Post-Punk Scene

In the early days of the budding UK punk scene, British film director, DJ and musician Don Letts pretty much ran…

6 years ago

Siouxsie Sioux and Robert Smith

Siouxsie and The Banshees were one of the first post-punk bands to make it big, forming in 1976, and already…

6 years ago

The Cure to release 40th Anniversary calendar for 2018

The Cure will be reaching the milestone of 40 years performing under the name chosen by founding member Lol Tolhurst…

6 years ago

Happy International EBM Day | A History Lesson in Songs

EBM and its derivates are dominating the club scenes these days unless you’re at an Indie party. But if so,…

8 years ago

Happy Birthday Genesis Breyer-P. Orridge

If we had to come up with one person spontaneously that had and still has a lasting and paradigm shifting…

8 years ago

How to Run a Club for 19 Years and Get Away With It: Los Angeles’ Das Bunker

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the United States, there are few clubs that can boast a track record as substantial as Los Angeles' industrial (and…

8 years ago

U2 | Boy

Remember when Bono wasn't an arena rock god? It's hard to believe that there was the time when U2 were…

8 years ago