Midge Ure A Man of Two Worlds (Chrysalis) It’s been a dozen years since synthpop legend Midge Ure presented an all-new studio album. Now, the Scotsman (Ultravox, Band Aid, Visage) is finally back with...

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Liberation HallProducers: The Blasters, Antone DeSantis, Chris Morris Roots-rockers/rockabilly exponents The Blasters managed to get themselves caught up in the diverse L.A. punk scene alongside old p...

Liberation HallProducers: Louie Beeson, Patrick Haight This special edition live album, released for Record Store Day, begins with the line “The band you’ve all been waiting for, from San Francisco, C...

In an age when popular music was characterised by sombre young men in dark trench coats, American duo Barnes & Barnes provided some much needed relief. Formed in 1970, they came to prominence eight ye...

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Although the early to mid 1980’s have been retrogressively airbrushed with neon blues and pinks, for many of us that decade was coloured with shades of monochrome. It was an age of industrial decline,...

The Blasters came from Downey, California, with a repertoire grounded in early rock’n’roll, postwar Chicago blues, rockabilly and country. By the early 1980s, they had become part of a notably varied ...

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Social Distortion Born to Kill (Epitaph) Led by singer/guitarist Mike Ness, Social Distortion was a vital part of the OC punk scene duri...

Podcast Episode · The New Wave Music Podcast · May 26 · 42m

RED ROCKERS, the 80s punk and new wave band that had a powerful underground following and a radio with with the single "China", are back with a new live album. Steve Garland talks with guitarist/singe...

Red Rockers are perhaps still best known for the song "China." That song was released in 1983, and was a mainstream hit. But before that, th...

It’s often the lesser known (though no less important) bands who can define a scene and capture a moment in time, and a prime example would be Red Rockers. Originally active from 1979 to 1985, their m...

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Romeo Void came out of San Francisco at the end of the 1970s, shaped by punk, art school, queer culture, and the small-club circuit around places like Mabuhay Gardens. Debora Iyall and Frank Zincavage...

(Liberation Hall Records) By Eleni P. Austin Back in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, three female vocalists crashed through the glass ceiling of Punk/New Wave: Chrissie Hynde from The Pretenders, Exene ...

Ever wondered what happens when two continents collide? In geographical terms it can be devastating, as tectonic plates grind and trigger a chain of cataclysmic events. In music too, the evens can be ...

Purveyors of rare and collectible reissues, Liberation Hall Records rediscovers, remasters and revives the legendary live from Ghana, West Africa 1971 'Soul to Soul' concert with a restored film and a...

Romeo Void released three studio albums and an EP in the early 1980s, and had hits with "Never Say Never" and "A Girl In Trouble (Is A Tempo...

THE BLASTERS RARE BLASTS: STUDIO OUTTAKES AND MOVIE MUSIC 1979-1985   LIBERATION HALL An American Music Story: The Complete Studio Recordings 1979-1985 was a superb release in last year’s Record Store...

Here's a cult classic getting the reissue treatment it deserves: Zabagabee: The Best of Barnes & Barnes, the 16-track compilation originally released by

They Mean It: Vintage Romeo Void, in black and white. Debora Iyall is at the center of it all. Both B&W band photos in the story are by Stefano Paolillo.

VIA PRESS RELEASE | The early years of the enigmatic musical duo Barnes & Barnes will be celebrated with the June 19 release of Zabagabee: The Best of Barnes & Barnes. Originally released in 1987 by R...

Ahead of the band releasing 'Live 81-85' for RSD, the Romeo Void frontwoman stops by to talk about art, Bands Reunited, and why they balked at being called 'rock stars.'

It's time to finalize that Record Store Day wish list. Is The Blasters' Rare Blasts on your list? Of course it is. According to the officia...

LIBERATION HALL ANNOUNCES FIRST-TIME REISSUE OF ZABAGABEE: THE BEST OF BARNES & BARNES   BARNES & BARNES WAS THE AVANT-WEIRD MUSICAL DUO O...