Associated artist: Stiff Little Fingers
Source: Aversion
"The Irish punk act's Handheld and Rigidly Digital brings a 1998 concert to DVD. The show, filmed during the band's tour to support Hope Street (read Aversion's review), which was released in 1999 in the United States, captures 16 classic and not-so-classic Stiff Little Fingers songs." FULL STORY
posted March 15, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: Buzzcocks
Source: Aversion
""Flat-Pack Philosophy" has all the straight-ahead buzz saw-guitar melodies and vocal harmonies you’d expect from the band, though it doesn’t layer on the sugary goo of its super-polished "All Set."" FULL STORY
posted March 14, 2006 at 12:00:00 AM Rockers Irate at Hall of Fame InductionAssociated artist:
Source: People
"Backbiting by Blondie members and a bitter letter from the absent Sex Pistols helped color Monday night's 21st annual induction ceremony of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in New York's Waldorf-Astoria ballroom." FULL STORY
posted March 14, 2006 at 12:00:00 AM Black Sabbath, Blondie Enter Rock HallAssociated artist:
Source: Launch
"Between an ugly feud among Blondie members spilling over onstage and a rancorous letter from the absent Sex Pistols, the latest Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class did not enter quietly on Monday." FULL STORY
posted March 14, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist:
Source: Yahoo! News
"Former Sex Pistols lead singer Johnny Rotten has nothing but disdain for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which is why he won't be attending Monday's induction ceremony." FULL STORY
posted March 13, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist:
Source: Rolling Stone.com
"Invited in after five snubs, the original Brit-punks snub back..." FULL STORY
posted February 23, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: Buzzcocks
Source: chartattack
"The Buzzcocks will be back with a new album called Flat-Pack Philosophy on March 7." FULL STORY
posted February 15, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: Buzzcocks
Source: CMJ
"The BBC has announced that they are filming a musical "contemporary retelling" of the last hours of Jesus Christ set in Manchester and featuring songs by that city's most beloved musicians." FULL STORY
posted January 30, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: Buzzcocks
Source: Pitchfork
"Pitchfork recently caught up with founding Buzzcock Steve Diggle, who spoke at length about what longtime fans can expect with the band's upcoming release." FULL STORY
posted January 24, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: Ennio Morricone
Source: MTV
"Mere weeks after Ipecac breathed new life into film composer Ennio Morricone's canon with a two-disc archival compilation "Crime and Dissonance," Sony Classical hath bequeathed another related catalog release: "Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone," now made available in the hyper-quadraphonic Super Audio Compact Disc format..." FULL STORY
posted January 3, 2006 at 12:00:00 AM