On Monday, Simple Minds announced the dates and details of the North American leg of their 2025 Alive & Kicking Tour. The upcoming 24-date trek will be the Scottish art rock legends’ biggest, most extensive tour of the U.S. and Canada in over four decades. Simple Minds will be joined on their tour by synth-pop titans Soft Cell and new wave idols Modern English. The Alive & Kicking Tour kicks off on May 16 in Ridgefield, Washington, hitting up outdoor amphitheaters throughout North America before eventually finishing up on June 22 in Noblesville, Indiana. Simple Minds are celebrating the 40th anniversary of their chart-topping 1985 album, Once Upon a Time, and have released a special 9-song digital edition of the album that includes their Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 smash hit, “Don’t You (Forget About Me),” in the tracklist for the very first time. The band will perform their chart-topping single on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday (January 29th). (Consequence of Sound)
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David Thomas, the celebrated frontman of Pere Ubu and Rocket From the Tombs, has died at 71. The announcement of Thomas’ passing was made on Pere Ubu’s official Facebook page, which revealed that the singer died on Wednesday (April 23) “after a long illness.” “He died in his home town of Brighton & Hove, with…
David Thomas, Pere Ubu Lead Singer, Dead At 71
David Thomas, the celebrated frontman of Pere Ubu and Rocket From the Tombs, has died at 71. The announcement of Thomas’ passing was made on Pere Ubu’s official Facebook page, which revealed that the singer died on Wednesday (April 23) “after a long illness.” “He died in his home town of Brighton & Hove, with…
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B-52’s Releasing Career-Spanning Vinyl And CD Box Set
New Wave icons the B-52’s will be honored in a comprehensive box set titled, The Warner and Reprise Years, featuring their nine albums recorded between 1979 and 1992. This extravagant collection is set to be released on June 20 in celebration of Pride Month, and will showcase each album in newly remastered, colored vinyl pressings,…
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Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, And Kenney Jones Are Recording Songs For A New Faces Album
Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, and Kenney Jones have recorded a series of songs for a new Faces album, suggesting a forthcoming reunion from the legendary rock band 50 years after their last record. In an interview with The Telegraph, Jones confirms that the trio have recorded “about 11 tracks” at the RAK studios in London.…
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