Love And Rockets
Love And Rockets is the seminal, groundbreaking trio of Daniel Ash (vocals and guitar), David J (vocals and bass) and Kevin Haskins (drums). They formed in 1985 after the first split of their band Bauhaus. Love and Rockets provided a clean slate and an opportunity to plumb the depths of imagination and influences. Named […]
Shonen Knife
For more than four decades, Osaka, Japan’s legendary pop-punk trio Shonen Knife have remained one of the most beloved and influential underground rock bands in the world. Formed in 1981 by sisters Naoko and Atsuko, the band built an international cult following through their infectious mix of punk rock energy, sugary pop melodies, and lyrics […]
The Alarm
“Mike lived a life of beauty and never gave up right to the very end,” says Jules Peters, bandmate and wife of the late Mike Peters of THE ALARM who passed away on April 29, 2025. Following a fearlessly valiant 31-year battle with cancer, his monumental legacy continues with the release of TRANSFORMATION on May 29, 2026 on Twenty First Century Recordings/Virgin Music Group. Its […]
The Church
While it’s a seemingly rare occurrence for a band to continue making music into their fifth decade, even fewer top off that achievement with one of their most recent albums being named one of “2023’s Best Albums” by a venerable magazine like SPIN. But The Church did just that with The Hypnogogue, an album so […]
Imaad Wasif
“Without positive obsession, there is nothing at all.” – Octavia E. Butler Everywhere you look, in everything you read, in every conversation, the feeling is mutual and palpable: the world is massively broken right now. Music ushers the way forward through the dark times and for Imaad Wasif, this has always been his self-declared purpose. […]
Pansy Division
There have been gay musicians hidden throughout rock music history, but when Pansy Division began in 1991 in San Francisco, they were the first to be so boldly open about it. Founded by guitarist/singer Jon Ginoli and soon joined by bassist/vocalist Chris Freeman, with the intent of forming a gay rock band, Pansy Division blew […]
We Are Scientists
We Are Scientists: The Art of Indie Rock Evolution In an industry where bands routinely burst onto the scene with meteoric intensity only to fade just as quickly, We Are Scientists have quietly crafted one of alternative rock’s most remarkable sustained careers. For over two decades, the New York-based outfit — comprising founding members […]
Peter Murphy
Peter Murphy’s initial foray into the music world was as the inimitable singer for the pioneering early-80’s band Bauhaus. The youngest of seven children, Peter was a book-binder’s apprentice before joining Bauhaus with childhood friend Daniel Ash. Forged in the flat fields of working-class Northampton, Bauhaus helped create what became known as the post-punk genre. […]
Limahl
PART ONE: One might think of Limahl in the same bracket as Boy George, Phil Oakey or Margaret Thatcher as having one of the defining bouffants of the era! But the original duotone spikey mullet man was, oh, so much more than his legendary hair; the band he fronted so much more than their crazy […]
Josie Cotton
Singer/songwriter/producer Josie Cotton hails from Dallas, Texas. In the early 1980s, Cotton had an international hit with “Johnny Are You Queer?” which was included on the soundtrack of the seminal film Valley Girl. She appeared in the film with her band the Party Crashers, and later in the notorious Jackass Number Two. Josie is known […]