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5 articles Sep 7

Pet Shop Boys BBC Concert Orchestra BBC Singers Noel Gallagher Sleaford Mods Paul Weller Primal Scream

NME, Side-Line, The Quietus +2

American Songwriter Sep 6

4 Songs by Madonna That Still Make Me Want To Get up and Dance

Madonna Beyoncé Rihanna Ariana Grande Justin Timberlake Timbaland Britney Spears

Rolling Stone France Sep 6

The Pretenders de retour : on en parle avec Chrissie Hynde

Pretenders Chrissie Hynde James Walbourne Martin Chambers Nick Wilkinson Dan Auerbach Jim Keltner George Michael

The Line of Best Fit Sep 6

Super Furry Animals return to End of the Road after 19 years to keep Sunday night weird

Super Furry Animals CMAT Kurt Vile Yo La Tengo Lambchop Sea Power Gruff Rhys

American Songwriter Sep 6

How a Yoo-Hoo Factory Played Into a Talking Heads Classic From 1985

Talking Heads Brian Eno David Byrne Tina Weymouth

6 articles Sep 5

Squeeze National Symphony Orchestra Adam Ant Haircut One Hundred Billy Bragg Glenn Tilbrook Chris Difford

American Songwriter, Billboard, Exclaim! +3

Paste Magazine Sep 5

The Cure’s The Head on the Door found comfort in camp

The Cure Simon Gallup Lol Tolhurst Siouxsie and the Banshees

Another Whisky for Mister Bukowski Sep 5

Les 5 claques indé #88 avec Fat dog, Amyl and The Sniffers et Mascara Rocks

Fat Dog Amyl and the Sniffers Chat Pile

3 articles Sep 5

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Faithless Girls in Hawaii Skip the Use Dresscode Josy & the Pony Sister Bliss Maxi Jazz Dido Rollo

RTBF – Musique

Rolling Stone France Sep 5

Nouvelle Vague – Only When I Lose Myself

Nouvelle Vague Depeche Mode Mélanie Pain Beth Hirsch Phoebe Killdeer Flavia Coelho Lisa Crawley

3 articles Sep 4

Hayley Williams Nina Simone Paramore Portishead Magdalena Bay Rico Nasty

Consequence of Sound, NME, Stereogum

Famille Rock Sep 4

Peter Gabriel i/o Ottawa

Peter Gabriel Genesis Robert Lepage

Post-Punk.com Sep 4

Vancouver Post-Punk Quartet Actors Release New Album “Our Love Will Live Forever” — Now on Tour in Europe!

ACTORS Depeche Mode The Human League Bootblacks Simple Minds

Stereogum Sep 4

Elvis Costello Shares Previously Unreleased Original Version Of “I Turn Around” From My Aim Is True 49th Anniversary Edition

Elvis Costello

POPnews Sep 4

Dinosaur Jr., Skinny Dennis Bar, New York, 28 août 2026

Dinosaur Jr. Steve Gunn Lou Barlow J Mascis

American Songwriter Sep 4

Patty Smyth Was Devastated About One Part of This Hit Single

Patty Smyth

Nostalgie Sep 4

Indochine surprend ses fans et dévoile cinq nouvelles versions de "Victoria"

Indochine Mosimann

3 articles Sep 4

M83

Consequence of Sound, Stereogum, The Line of Best Fit

4 articles Sep 4

Fat Dog

Clash Music, NME, OUI FM +1

2 articles Sep 4

Josh Homme Andrew Watt David Bowie INXS Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Chad Smith Red Hot Chili Peppers Joel Madden Alice in Chains The Doors The Beatles Nile Rodgers

NME, RTBF – Musique

5 articles Sep 7

Pet Shop Boys BBC Concert Orchestra BBC Singers Noel Gallagher Sleaford Mods Paul Weller Primal Scream

NME, Side-Line, The Quietus +2

Rolling Stone France Sep 6

The Pretenders de retour : on en parle avec Chrissie Hynde

Pretenders Chrissie Hynde James Walbourne Martin Chambers Nick Wilkinson Dan Auerbach Jim Keltner George Michael

American Songwriter Sep 6

How a Yoo-Hoo Factory Played Into a Talking Heads Classic From 1985

Talking Heads Brian Eno David Byrne Tina Weymouth

Paste Magazine Sep 5

The Cure’s The Head on the Door found comfort in camp

The Cure Simon Gallup Lol Tolhurst Siouxsie and the Banshees

3 articles Sep 5

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Faithless Girls in Hawaii Skip the Use Dresscode Josy & the Pony Sister Bliss Maxi Jazz Dido Rollo

RTBF – Musique

3 articles Sep 4

Hayley Williams Nina Simone Paramore Portishead Magdalena Bay Rico Nasty

Consequence of Sound, NME, Stereogum

Post-Punk.com Sep 4

Vancouver Post-Punk Quartet Actors Release New Album “Our Love Will Live Forever” — Now on Tour in Europe!

ACTORS Depeche Mode The Human League Bootblacks Simple Minds

POPnews Sep 4

Dinosaur Jr., Skinny Dennis Bar, New York, 28 août 2026

Dinosaur Jr. Steve Gunn Lou Barlow J Mascis

Nostalgie Sep 4

Indochine surprend ses fans et dévoile cinq nouvelles versions de "Victoria"

Indochine Mosimann

4 articles Sep 4

Fat Dog

Clash Music, NME, OUI FM +1

American Songwriter Sep 6

4 Songs by Madonna That Still Make Me Want To Get up and Dance

Madonna Beyoncé Rihanna Ariana Grande Justin Timberlake Timbaland Britney Spears

The Line of Best Fit Sep 6

Super Furry Animals return to End of the Road after 19 years to keep Sunday night weird

Super Furry Animals CMAT Kurt Vile Yo La Tengo Lambchop Sea Power Gruff Rhys

6 articles Sep 5

Squeeze National Symphony Orchestra Adam Ant Haircut One Hundred Billy Bragg Glenn Tilbrook Chris Difford

American Songwriter, Billboard, Exclaim! +3

Another Whisky for Mister Bukowski Sep 5

Les 5 claques indé #88 avec Fat dog, Amyl and The Sniffers et Mascara Rocks

Fat Dog Amyl and the Sniffers Chat Pile

Rolling Stone France Sep 5

Nouvelle Vague – Only When I Lose Myself

Nouvelle Vague Depeche Mode Mélanie Pain Beth Hirsch Phoebe Killdeer Flavia Coelho Lisa Crawley

Famille Rock Sep 4

Peter Gabriel i/o Ottawa

Peter Gabriel Genesis Robert Lepage

Stereogum Sep 4

Elvis Costello Shares Previously Unreleased Original Version Of “I Turn Around” From My Aim Is True 49th Anniversary Edition

Elvis Costello

American Songwriter Sep 4

Patty Smyth Was Devastated About One Part of This Hit Single

Patty Smyth

3 articles Sep 4

M83

Consequence of Sound, Stereogum, The Line of Best Fit

2 articles Sep 4

Josh Homme Andrew Watt David Bowie INXS Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Chad Smith Red Hot Chili Peppers Joel Madden Alice in Chains The Doors The Beatles Nile Rodgers

NME, RTBF – Musique

Overview

The new wave music scene sees renewed attention with Macklemore facing a petition over a pro-Palestine statement during a tour with Ed Sheeran, while legacy acts like The Police and Talk Talk are celebrated through anniversaries and tribute events. New releases and covers, including Pet Shop Boys' upcoming album inspired by Alan Turing and Violet Grohl's rendition of The Cure's 'High', highlight ongoing cultural resonance within the genre.

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Pet Shop Boys announce new album 'A Man From The Future' inspired by Alan Turing

Squeeze cancels Virginia concert after worker fatally crushed by tour bus

Faithless, OMD, Girls In Hawaii et Skip The Use se produisent aux Solidarités à Namur

Hayley Williams kicks off 2026 US tour in West Palm Beach with live debut of old songs

M83 announces tenth album I Wrote You A Letter and shares new song Blister Sunrise

Fat Dog unveil new single 'Call It What You Want' and announce debut Australian tour

Watch Josh Homme, Chad Smith and Andrew Watt cover David Bowie, INXS, Tom Petty and more at Golf Jam charity event

Pet Shop Boys announce new album 'A Man From The Future' inspired by Alan Turing

Faithless, OMD, Girls In Hawaii et Skip The Use se produisent aux Solidarités à Namur

Hayley Williams kicks off 2026 US tour in West Palm Beach with live debut of old songs

Fat Dog unveil new single 'Call It What You Want' and announce debut Australian tour

Squeeze cancels Virginia concert after worker fatally crushed by tour bus

M83 announces tenth album I Wrote You A Letter and shares new song Blister Sunrise

Watch Josh Homme, Chad Smith and Andrew Watt cover David Bowie, INXS, Tom Petty and more at Golf Jam charity event

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