TEXAS MONTHLY: It’s the Summer of Butthole Surfers. Even They Aren’t Sure Why.
SOURCE By Dan Solomon July 21, 2026 Austin’s Butthole Surfers weren’t just iconic, they were iconoclastic. There were the unhinged live shows—not so much concerts as performance art, in which front man Gibby Haynes would strip to his underwear, or fire a shotgun, or set a cymbal on fire, or hide condoms filled with fake blood under his […]
ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER MAGAZINE *cover*: The Church: The Warm Cocoon
SOURCE By Tom Lanham July 2026 “True humility does not know that it is humble. If it did, it would be proud of the contemplation of so fine a virtue,” once observed German theologian Martin Luther. At 71, songwriter/painter/poet/novelist Steve Kilbey can easily relate. As much fun as it’s always been for the bandleader […]
PEOPLE MAGAZINE: Soft Cell’s Marc Almond on The Group’s New Tour with the Human League and the 45th Anniversary of ‘Tainted Love’ (Exclusive)
SOURCE By David Chiu Updated on May 26, 2026 05:45PM EDT It’s hard to imagine that Soft Cell — the British synthpop duo of singer Marc Almond and keyboardist Dave Ball — nearly passed on recording and releasing “Tainted Love,” their iconic cover of Gloria Jones’ 1964 song that catapulted them to superstardom. Originally, Almond […]
FLOOD MAGAZINE: The Human League’s Hard-Won Hits
SOURCE Words: Lyndsey Parker Photo: Perou May 21, 2026 The Human League were four and a half songs into their set at the 2023 edition of Pasadena’s Cruel World Festival when—after only two flashes of lightning streaked the sky, seven miles away—promoters pulled the plug and evacuated the Rose Bowl grounds. It was a decision that baffled the group, who […]
POLLSTAR MAGAZINE ** COVER ** They’re Only Immortal: Human League’s First US Tour In 15 Years
SOURCE UK synth-pop pioneers The Human League last performed their unforgettable Eighties hits live in the U.S. in 2023, but not every stop went exactly as planned. Just five songs into the group’s set at the Cruel World festival in Pasadena, California, that May, festival officials from Goldenvoice beseeched founder and frontman Philip Oakey and […]
ROLLING STONE: Why the Cranberries’ ‘Linger’ Is Lingering So Hard Right Now
SOURCE By Rob Sheffield April 23, 2026 It’s official: Never before have so many worked so hard to let it linger. The world has a case of Cranberries fever these days, but especially their 1993 classic “Linger.” The Irish band crashed the U.S. Top 10 with their shimmering dream-pop ballad, an ode to obsessive desire with […]
VARIETY: Human League’s Philip Oakey on Why He Didn’t Think ‘Don’t You Want Me’ Would Be a Hit and the Enduring Power of New Wave Music
SOURCE The New Wave era of spiky but danceable pop tunes and sharp colorful looks may feel like it happened a million years ago, but to everyone’s surprise, the 45-year old musical movement has never really gone away. First popularized as MTV was becoming massively popular, 1980s music endured as the default upbeat soundtrack everywhere […]
CONSEQUENCE: The Alarm Premiere “Live Today,” Final Music Video Featuring Late Frontman Mike Peters: Watch
SOURCE Spencer Kaufman April 8, 2026 | 10:01am ET The Alarm have unveiled the single “Live Today,” and it is accompanied by the final music video featuring the band’s late frontman Mike Peters, who passed away a year ago at the age of 66. “Live Today” is the latest single from The Alarm’s new album, Transformation, which was originally […]
LOADED MAGAZINE: The Dandy Warhols – Thirty Years of Chaos, Covers and Not Giving a Fuck
SOURCE By Fred Spanner Few bands have balanced chaos and longevity quite like The Dandy Warhols. Born out of the murky, competitive underground of Portland in the early 1990s, they rode the strange wave between psych-rock cool and major-label success, becoming unlikely standard-bearers for a scene that was equal parts art experiment, ambition and self-destruction. […]
PEOPLE MAGAZINE: Bette A. and Brian Eno Implore Readers to Find Space in Silence via Slow Stories (Exclusive)
SOURCE By Chris Barilla Published on March 3, 2026 11:00AM EST Bette A. and Brian Eno. Credit : Vanessa Peterson NEED TO KNOW Bette A. and Brian Eno have released a new project, titled Slow Stories, which marries the former’s writing prowess with the latter’s encyclopedic knowledge of ambient music to create an experience seeking to […]