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Chromatics Cover Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” For MANGO Fashion Ad

Sep 02, 2015 Chromatics

Johnny Jewel and his band Chromatics are expected to release a new full-length album entitled Dear Tommy sometime this year, although no official release date has been announced yet. In the meantime, while we wait for the full on official follow up to Chromatics’ widely acclaimed 2012 album Kill For Love, we can hear 30 seconds of the band’s cover of Cyndi Lauper’s 1980s classic “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.” More

Phil Collins Recreates His Classic Album Covers With Photos of Him Now for Deluxe Reissues

Sep 02, 2015 Phil Collins

1980s hitmaker and Genesis frontman/drummer Phil Collins will be releasing deluxe reissues of two of his albums on November 6 via Atlantic, his 1981 debut solo album Face Value and 1993’s Both Sides. More

Watch: Cheatahs - “Seven Sisters” Video

Sep 02, 2015 Cheatahs

Mythologies is the follow-up to 2014’s self-titled debut album and the more recent EPs Sunne and Murasaki. Below is the “Seven Sisters” video, followed by the band’s upcoming U.K. tour dates. More

Neko Case to Release Career-Spanning Vinyl Box Set, Shares Trailer and Announces Tour

Sep 02, 2015 Neko Case

Neko Case is set to release her entire solo discography on vinyl as part of a box set entitled Truckdriver, Gladiator, Mule. It’s due out November 13 via ANTI- and below you can watch a trailer for it. She has also announced some tour dates in which she will be performing as a quartet for the first time in 14 years and playing songs from across her catalog. More

River Song to Return to “Doctor Who” For This Year’s Christmas Special

Sep 02, 2015 Alex Kingston

The BBC have announced that the fan-favorite character River Song will be returning to Doctor Who for this year’s Christmas special, which is expected to air on BBC America on Christmas Day, as they do every year. Alex Kingston’s character, also The Doctor’s wife, first appeared in the show opposite David Tennant’s Tenth Doctor for a two-part episode in season 4, but was a regular guest character during the seasons featuring Matt Smith’s Eleventh Doctor. More

New Order Announces “Restless” Remixes and Shares Agoria Remix of the Song

Sep 02, 2015 New Order

On September 25 New Order are releasing Music Complete, their first studio album in a decade, first for their new label Mute, and first not to feature founding member Peter Hook (but it sees the return of founding member Gillian Gilbert). They have already shared the album’s first single, “Restless,” which is also the album’s opening track and also shared its King Arthur-referencing video. More

Garbage Announce 20th Anniversary Reissue of Debut Album, Share Previously Unreleased Track

Sep 02, 2015 Garbage

Garbage previously announced the “20 Years of Queer Tour” in which they will play in its entirety their 1995-released excellent self-titled debut album (which featured the singles “Queer,” “Only Happy When It Rains,” “Stupid Girl,” “Vow,” and “Milk”). Now the band (Shirley Manson, Duke Erikson, Steve Marker, and Butch Vig) have officially announced Garbage: 20th Anniversary Edition, a reissue of the debut album. More

Listen: Battles - “FF Bada”

Sep 02, 2015 Battles

Battles are releasing their new album, La Di Da Di, on September 18 via their longtime label Warp. It’s the band’s third full-length and their first since 2011’s Gloss Drop. More

Soundtrack to Elliott Smith Documentary “Heaven Adores You” to Feature Unreleased Smith Songs

Sep 02, 2015 Elliott Smith

The Elliott Smith documentary Heaven Adores You got a limited theatrical release on May 7 and was released on DVD and Blu-ray on July 17 via Eagle Rock Entertainment. Now it’s been revealed that a soundtrack is on the way and that it will feature as many as 16 unreleased Elliott Smith songs (the documentary did feature a bunch of unreleased Smith music). More