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Simple Minds cover the Call’s “Let the Day Begin”

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In our interview, Jim Kerr of Simple Minds talks about touring with The Call and becoming friends with the late Michael Been. Simple Minds started covering The Call’s “Let the Day Begin” live and ultimately put it on their latest album, “Big Music.” Below is their music video for it, as well as the original from The Call.

New POP WILL EAT ITSELF “Dos Dedos Mis Amigos” re-issue adds material that would have been on follow-up.

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The fifth PWEI album, “Dos Dedos Mis Amigos,” has  just been re-issued in a re-mastered and greatly expanded format. Referred to as “Dos Dedos Mis Amigos / A Lick of the Old Cassette Box,” it now contains 12 previously unreleased songs from 1994/1995 which would have become the sixth PWEI album had the group not … Read more

Work begins on album from industrial supergroup PRIMITIVE RACE

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The mysterious PRIMITIVE RACE has announced that work has begun on their as-yet-untitled debut album. Created by Chris Kniker (producer of Lords of Acid, tweaker, and more) and Chris Vrenna (Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, tweaker), the group includes Burton C. Bell (Fear Factory, Ascension of The Watchers), Luc Van Acker (Revolting Cocks), Raymond Watts … Read more

Nine Inch Nails performing on “Dance Party USA”

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Back in the days before internet video, watching syndicated and cable tv music shows was a good way to check out up-and-coming bands. Below is a clip of NIN lip-synching “Down In It” and doing a surprisingly good job of getting into it.