A short film on the making of Mark Stewart’s ‘Learning to Cope with Cowardice’ (a DM premiere!)
Mark Stewart and the Maffia live in Kentish Town, 1986 (Photo by Beezer) Last month, when Mute brought out a double-LP reissue of Mark Stewart’s…
Music Archives: 02/2019
Get a second helping of Gram Parsons and the Flying Burrito Brothers with ‘Burrito Deluxe’
Whenever I’m bragging about my middle-aged man’s audiophile stereo system, the all important “demo” record that I always pull out first is Intervention Records‘ ridiculously…
Genesis P-Orridge, Lydia Lunch, Martin Rev & more celebrate the music of Alan Vega and Suicide
This coming Wednesday night in New York City an event called Suicide Sally will celebrate the music of the late Alan Vega and Suicide, featuring…
‘Lost in Blue’: Anni Hogan’s dark torch songs with Lydia Lunch, Gavin Friday, Soft Cell’s Dave Ball
Anni Hogan by Peter Ashworth There is, I suppose, an almost sort of secret society comprised of the most ardent admirers of Torment and Toreros,…
Test Dept returns with the new video ‘Landlord’ (a DM premiere)
Test Dept’s new album, ‘Disturbance’ Next week, the London-based activist industrial group Test Dept, forgers of the “Stakhanovite sound,” will release their first new album…
Get your hands on Peter Hook’s personal Joy Division and punk memorabilia
Over the years, legendary New Order and Joy Division bassman, Peter “Hooky” Hook has been collecting almost every single piece of memorabilia relating to his…
Big Star’s Alex Chilton and his darkly upbeat song about the AIDS crisis, ‘No Sex’
Alex Chilton’s 1986 EP, No Sex, was his second release after a period of self-imposed exile. Following the debaucherous recording sessions that resulted in his…
Listen up liberal loonies: Right-wing talk show host Wally George’s 1984 novelty record
America doesn’t need another Wally George. He was host of the Hot Seat – a reality talk show that ran locally on Southern California cable…
Kembra Pfahler on 30 years of the Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black, with exclusive Richard Kern pix!
Photo by Richard Kern, courtesy of Kembra Pfahler On February 15, Marc Almond, the Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black, Sateen, Hercules & Love Affair, and…
Stellar unreleased music from Michael Rother of krautrock greats Harmonia and NEU! (a DM premiere)
My favorite of the so-called German “krautrock” groups from the 1970s has always been NEU!. The band was formed by Michael Rother and Klaus Dinger…