Ride are to reissue their OX4 best of album to coincide with their forthcoming live dates.
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20 years of Slowdive’s Pygmalion
Slowdive’s third album just like its predecessor was completely and utterly overlooked upon release. Some may blame that on Creation who were now focused on delivering hits, but the press were also definitely to blame.
Mark Gardener and Robin Guthrie reveal album details
Robin Guthrie and Mark Gardener have confirmed details of their ‘Universal Road’ album which will be released on March 23rd 2015 via the Soleil Après Minuit label.
Denise Johnson shares new track
Denise Johnson has shared on a new track called ‘2001’ on her SoundCloud page, her first solo track in many years.
Francis Macdonald to release new album
Teenage Fanclub drummer Francis Macdonald is releasing a new album of classical music on March 30th. “Music For String Quartet, Piano And Celeste” is an instrumental album recorded in Glasgow.
Exterminator by Primal Scream turns 15
January 31st 2000, Creation Records released its final album. Exterminator by Primal Scream (or XTMNTR by PRML SCRM) was to be the perfect ending after a few turbulent years for the label following the deal with Sony and the huge success of the 90s.
Primal Scream and The Jesus & Mary Chain announce North American tours
Following their appearances at the Austin Psych Festival in May both Primal Scream and The Jesus & Mary Chain have announced North American tour dates.
Slicing Up Eyeballs states that Primal Scream will be playing the following dates:
May 9 – Levitation Festival, Austin, TX
May 11 – NOLA Civic, New Orleans, LA
May 12 – Terminal West, Atlanta, GA
May 14 – Mr. Smalls, Pittsburgh, PA
May 15 – DanForth, Toronto, ON
May 17 – Royale, Boston, MA
May 19 – The TLA, Philadelphia, PA
May 20 – Irving Plaza, New York, NY
May 21 – Warsaw, Brooklyn, NY
Bobby Gillespie’s old bandmates The Jesus & Mary Chain will also be taking their ‘Psychocandy’ tour on the following dates :
May 1 – Canadian Music Week, Toronto, Ontario
May 3 – St. Andrew’s Hall, Detroit, MI
May 5 – Riviera, Chicago, IL
May 7 – Bomb Factory, Dallas, TX
May 9 – Levitation Festival, Austin, Texas
May 11 – Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO
May 13 – Vogue Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia
May 14 – Showbox, Seattle, WA
May 16 – The Warfield, San Francisco, CA
The US dates will follow their already announced UK dates next month:
Feb. 16 – Guild of Students, Liverpool, UK
Feb. 17 – O2 Academy, Leeds, UK
Feb. 18 – O2 Academy, Newcastle, UK
Feb. 21 – U.E.A., Norwich, UK
Feb. 22 – Rock City, Nottingham, UK
Feb. 23 – Brighton Dome, Brighton, UK
Feb. 25 – The Institute, Birmingham, UK
Feb. 26 – O2 Academy, Bristol, UK
Feb. 27 – The Great Hall, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
Watch The Jesus & Mary Chain live on The Tube in 1985 below.
Members of Super Furry Animals to appear at Howard Marks concert
Following the news that Howard Marks has inoperable cancer, a concert has been announced to help him and his dependents through the treatment.
Listen to the first ever Primal Scream gig
It was the 13th August 1983 and the line-up was Bobby Gillespie, Jim Beattie and a drum machine.
Watch The Jesus & Mary Chain perform ‘Upside Down’
With the second leg of their Psychocandy tour due to begin in a few weeks, Culturebox have released a video of the band performing their classic 1984 Creation single ‘Upside Down’ in Paris.
