In 2015 Sebastian Hess and Henrik Wittgren from Release interviewed Nicola Sirkis in Stockholm, which resulted in our ”Indochine – The Swedish Connection” feature. In 2021 Indochine will celebrate 40 years as a band and we got the opportunity to talk to Nicola again. We also talked to Swedish drummer Ludwig Dahlberg to hear how he …
Månatliga arkiv: augusti 2020
German atmospheric EBM band Placebo Effect is back
The German atmospheric EBM band Placebo Effect is back.
Erasure: big arena tour of Europe, incl. London’s O2
Erasure has just released their new album ”The Neon” (review coming soon), and is currently sitting at number 2 in the UK album charts, which is quite impressive. Now they’ve just announced The Neon Tour for next year.
VNV Nation to live stream new ”Coronation” concert
On August 29, VNV Nation will live stream a full tour production show from Düsseldorf’s ISS Dome.
Cabaret Voltaire returns with first album in 20 years
Electronic music pioneering band Cabaret Voltaire returns with the first album in 20 years.
Second single from successful Twice a Man album
The second single off Twice a Man’s ”On the Other Side of the Mirror” is released this week.
Front Line Assembly’s ”Caustic Grip” 30 years
30 years ago (this month), the Front Line Assembly classic “Caustic Grip” was released. I wrote a retrospective about it 5 years ago, interviewing both Bill and Rhys and their label boss at the time, Gary Levermore. Check it out!
The Mission invites DM, Cure, NIN and many more for charity single
In support of key workers dealing with the Covid-19 crisis, Wayne Hussey from The Mission is releasing a new version of ”Tower of Strength”.
Jeremy Inkel’s solo album to be released after his death
Front Line Assembly and Left Spine Down member Jeremy Inkel’s solo album ”Hijacker” will be released soon. He finished the album tracks just before he passed away in 2018.
M’era Luna Crypt Edition with streamed concerts
The German television company NDR will stream M’era Luna Crypt Edition on August 7-8, with selected readings, Q&A:s and live recordings from past year’s festivals.