Tag Archives: 2025

David Johansen: 1950-2025

This was not a shock, but still a blow. We got the sad news that the mighty David Johansen died on Friday, the 28th following a terrible few months where he had fallen and broken his back in November. While … Continue reading

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Blancmange and Midge Ure Join Up For North American Mini-Tour This May

We’ve already written about the Cruel World Festival that brings a mixture of New Wave vets and contemporary Darkwave bands into a large pot and applies the heat. It’s a huge, fun show that often sees PPM royalty jetting over … Continue reading

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Countess Of Fife Scorch Earth With Title Track Of Their New EP, “Call Me The Witch”

Fay Fife’s Alt Country band, Countess of Fife, just had a successful Kickstarter campaign to pay for their second album coming in about a year from now, but in the interim she and her band are throwing fans a bone … Continue reading

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Upcoming Simple Minds Live Album Has An Almost Perfect Setlist; This Fan Says “Huzzah!”

Last Friday we got a surprise notice from the Simple Minds mothership that…stop the presses… a new Simple Minds live album was being prepped for release in April. Gloryoski! Simple Minds sure have a lot of live albums. Maybe not … Continue reading

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America’s In His Head: Peter Godwin Joins Expanded Lost 80s Live North American Tour

Stop the presses! Now that we’re out of the Steve Strange rabbit hole [we had to do it] there are a lot of new happenings that demand our attention, and this one was number one with a bullet: the mysterious … Continue reading

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David Johansen Beset By Cancer And Broken Back, Now Has Medical Crowdfunder To Ease The Burden

I saw terrible news last night when it was revealed that singer/actor David Johansen was now having a medial crowdfunder that his daughter, Leah Hennessey, was administering in the hopes of easing the financial burdens that have leaned heavily on … Continue reading

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Jan Linton Channels The Spirit Of Chris Cross On New Single “Can I Feel Your Love?”

Art Rocker Jan Linton unleashed a new single on the 1st of February but my lack of a lunch hour [hint – it’s not likely to end any time soon] has meant that we haven’t written about it until today. … Continue reading

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