Huge news out of Riot Fest this week, with The Cure announced as one of the headliners of the 2023 installment of the three-day Chicago festival.

“Dark Wave,” hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs' Matt Sebastian, explores the darker side of classic '80s alternative, including vintage goth, post-punk and industrial.

This week's new releases include a box set and vinyl demos set from The Sound, plus titles from The 3 Clubmen, Big Country, Laibach, The Durutti Column and more.

“Dark Wave,” hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs' Matt Sebastian, airs 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Eastern every Sunday on Sirius XM satellite radio's 1st Wave.

Matador Records today announced that the tastemaking independent label will now oversee the early catalog of the Butthole Surfers, with the Texas maniacs’ first five albums and two compilations now on ...

Concert photographer Kevin Estrada, fresh off chronicling Love and Rockets' live return at the Cruel World festival, documented The Cure's second Hollywood Bowl concert.

The death over the weekend of legendary record man Seymour Stein — co-founder of Sire Records and the man who signed Madonna, Talking Heads and Ramones, then helped bring The Smiths, Depeche Mode, ...

Former XTC frontman Andy Partridge took to Twitter this morning to declare his irritation with fans — or, rather, “wankers” — waking him up at night by chanting the lyrics to “Making Plans for Nigel,” ...