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A. Savage (Parquet Courts’ Andrew Savage) Covers The Fall’s “Frightened”

R.I.P. Mark E. Smith

Feb 12, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Parquet Courts’ frontman Andrew Savage released his debut solo album, Thawing Dawn, under the name A. Savage last October via Dull Tolls. Mark E. Smith, the lead singer and main creative force of prolific post-punk icons The Fall, passed away last month at age 60. More

Soundtracking the Resistance - Government Isn’t Working

The Shutdown, DACA, Trump Possibly Tried to Fire Mueller, Gender Inequality in the Music Industry, and the Passing of Mark E. Smith

Jan 26, 2018 By Stephen Mayne

We started the week by ending a government shutdown, and end it with the possibility of major changes to immigration law, both good and bad. Plus, Russia continues to plague the White House, men continue to dominate music, and for the second consecutive week we have the sad loss of another favorite. More

R.I.P. Mark E. Smith of Post-Punk Legends The Fall, Fellow Musicians React to His Passing

The Singer Was 60

Jan 24, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Mark E. Smith, the lead singer and main creative force of prolific post-punk icons The Fall has passed away. He was 60. The band’s manager Pamela Vander announced the news via The Fall News Twitter account and website: “It is with deep regret that we announce the passing of Mark E. Smith. More

Watch The Last Shadow Puppets Cover The Smiths with Johnny Marr

Plus They Covered The Fall and Recently Improvised a Song About Tame Impala

Jul 11, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

The Last Shadow Puppets (the duo of Miles Kane and Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner) released their long-awaited sophomore album, Everything You’ve Come to Expect, back in April via Domino. Last night at their show in Manchester they covered The Smiths’ “Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me” with The Smiths’ own Johnny Marr on guitar. More