This past year has been a big one for Synthpop legends, Talk Talk. Toward the end of 2011, the band reissued their classic albums Laughing Stock and Sprit of Eden on Vinyl for the first time in a generation.
The coming months will bring a tribute book and album, Spirit of Talk Talk due May 28. Other names associated include Alan Wilder (Depeche Mode, Recoil), White Lies, Zero 7, Bon Iver, Joan As Policewoman and members of Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene, Weezer and Death Cab for Cutie covering 30 Talk Talk tunes from 'Today' to ‘Life’s What You Make It’ to ‘After The Flood’
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Robert Smith is has one of the most recognizable and icon voices of our generation. With over 13 studio albums, Robert and his band (The Cure) are still going strong. Over the past decade, Robert has contributed his voice talents to several other artists to build up an amazing library of collaborations. From old-timers Paul Hartnoll to newcomers Japanese Popstars, Robert has added his personal touch to their sounds and produced results that Cure fans should embrace.
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Screen Vinyl Image are Jake and Kim Reid, a husband and wife team who, along with their growing roster of ace releases under the SVI moniker, were also formerly of the very talented and now-defunct Washington DC shoegaze outfit Alcian Blue. Alcian Blue, since its demise, has gathered unto itself quite a cult following, and deservedly so. Other ex-members of Alcian Blue have gone on to be in bands such as Skywave (also now defunct, with a residual cult following much the same as Alcian Blue's) and Ceremony, both superior bands in their own rights.
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The English Dance-Pop group Saint Etienne have not released a new record in 7 years, but that is going to change this Spring. The trio of Sarah Cracknell, Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs are preparing their 8th record, reportedly titled Words and Music.
Today, they have annouced the first single, Tonight, and have made it available as a free MP3 download thru their Official Website.
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One of the seminal bands of the Britpop Era will be hitting playing US dates for the first time since 1998's This Is Hardcore tour. Pulp recently reunited for a series of European festivals, playing live for the first time in 9 years. A few weeks ago, the band announced 2 dates at the US Coachella Festival in Indio, CA April 13 and April 20.
Boomarking the first Coachella date, they have just announced 2 more shows, in NYC and San Francisco. The shows will span Pulp's Discography and feature all original bandmembers; Jarvis Cocker (vocals, guitar), Nick Banks (drums), Candida Doyle (keyboards), Steve Mackey (bass), Russell Senior (violin, guitar) and Mark Webber (guitar).
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