Johnny Marr to author the score to James Bond “No Time To Die” movie; releases solo Box Set
NME magazine has reported that Johnny Marr will join Hans Zimmer on the upcoming James Bond film No Time To Die
The Week In Review – 2020 Week 3 featuring Depeche Mode, Humanist, Ministry, House Of Love, Boomtown Rats
Velvet Rebel recaps This Week In Music as covered by Strangeways Radio and Slicing Up Eyeballs. He recaps what’s this years Hall Of Fame inductees including Depeche Mode and Nine Inch Nails, along with his views on the Kraftwerk omission. Plus, reviews of the latest singles from Humanist w/ Dave Gahan and The Boomtown Rats. Concert news from Ministry and The House Of Love is covered. And finally, he looks back at the anniversaries of classic albums from The Sundays and David Bowie and leaves us with a track from an up and coming band – Moaning
Astari Nite release post punk tale of heartbreak and woe – Capulet Loves Montague
The Florida Dark Wave / Post Punk band, Astari Nite, have released a new dark broody single that pays homage to one of the most well known and tragic love stories. The tale of Romeo & Juliet is recounted in the bands new single Capulet Loves Montague
Depeche Mode to be inducted in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
The 3rd time is a charm. Depeche Mode was nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 2017 and 2018, but did not get enough votes. 2020 is different. The band was voted in to the Hall Of Fame along with Nine Inch Nails.
The House Of Love announce first North American tour in over 25 years
The House Of Love have announced their first North American tour since 1992 in celebration of the 30th anniversary of their debut album
Interview with Rob Marshall from Humanist about collaborating with Dave Gahan
On the exciting day that Humanist released their Shock Collar collaboration with Dave Gahan, Rob Marshall, the mastermind behind the project, conducted an interview with Strangeways to tell us how this project came to be.
Dave Gahan releases collaboration with Humanist called Shock Collar
Rob Marshall (Exit Calm) will release a new project called Humanist on February 2020. This will feature collaborations with Mark Lanegan, Mark Gardener (Ride) and….Dave Gahan! The Dave Gahan single is called Shock Collar and this is the track we have all been waiting for. Today, the wait is over.
The Week In Review – 2020 Week 2
Velvet Rebel recaps This Week In Music as covered by Strangeways Radio and Slicing Up Eyeballs. He recaps what’s new with Pet Shop Boys, Morrissey, Bauhaus, Artoffact Records, Humanist ft Dave Gahan and David Bowie
Artoffact Records offers free compilation of bands featured in this years SXSW
Attendees of this years South By Southwest festival are in for a treat. The amazing Artoffact record label will be showcasing their artists including Kaelan Mikla, Actors, Cloud Rat, The Foreign Resort, Otzi, Bootblacks and Devours. In anticipation of this event, the label has released a free compilation on bandcamp featuring all of these artists.…
Humanist single Shock Collar, featuring Dave Gahan, due out next week
Last June, we reported a new project called Humanist that features the music of Rob Marshall. The album will feature the music of Mark Gardener from Ride, Mark Lanegan from Queens Of The Stone Age and Screaming Trees and more. But, the song that most of you have been anticipating is the collaboration with Dave Gahan from Depeche Mode.
Morrissey releases “Bobby, Don’t You Think They Know?” featuring Thelma Houston
As previously reported here on Strangeways, Morrissey is set to release his next studio album I Am Not A Dog On A Chain on March 20. This first single is out today, and it is called “Bobby, Don’t You Think They Know” featuring Motown legend Thelma Houston on background vocals.
Michael Stipe releases solo single – Drive To The Ocean
Michael Stipe has released his second solo single titled Drive To The Ocean. For all of 2020, all proceeds for the record will go to the Pathway To Paris charity – a non-profit organization dedicated to transitioning the world to 100% renewable energy