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The Sisters of Mercy
First and Last and Always

That The Sisters of Mercy have existed as a band almost continuously in one form or another for 35 years is no doubt some kind of miracle. Despite near

1-2-3-4
by Anton Corbijn

In a world where we’re constantly bombarded by an endless array of food porn, cat pics, and selfies, it’s probably safe to say that photographic images don’t

Duran Duran
Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, August 1

If you grew up in the ’80s (like I did), Duran Duran was unavoidable. You were guaranteed to hear the British five-piece’s music

Trojan Records
Relaunch

After an initial false start the year before, Trojan Records was launched in 1968 as a partnership with Island Records, Chris Blackwell’s powerhouse label

Ride
Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, June 1

Though it’s been almost 23 years to the date of the first and—prior to last week’s reunion show—only time that I saw Ride live and in

Chain and the Gang
Baby’s All Right, Brooklyn, May 15

It’s easy to get spoiled by the amount of live music to be had in New York, but this triple bill at Baby’s All Right didn’t do much to impress

Wire
Wire

If time has proven anything, it’s that Wire are forever the iconoclasts. After exploring some ideas leftover from the ’80s with their last album, 2013’s Change

New Order
by Kevin Cummins

In recent years, it seems like there has been no shortage of books to emerge from the Joy Division/New Order camp. A compendium of the notebooks of deceased

The Skints
FM

With nearly 200,000 immigrants from Jamaica arriving during the mid-20th century, England has long been a hotbed of cultural imports from its one-time

Simple Minds
Sparkle in the Rain

Released 31 years ago, Simple Minds’ seventh album, Sparkle in the Rain, remains an astounding work and the artistic pinnacle of the Glaswegian band’s

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