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As we reported a few weeks back, The Afghan Whigs are inching closer to kicking off their first tour in 13 years. Already having sold out nearly half of the dates, each respective night of the tour is one of the hottest tickets around. Now, Dulli, McCollum, and Curley are tacking one more date onto [...]
The month of September is upon us, which means American fans will have the opportunity to personally witness the mighty resurgence of The Afghan Whigs. Starting on Sept. 22 with a performance at All Tomorrow Parties’ “I’ll Be Your Mirror” (where frontman Greg Dulli had the honor of officially co-curating the lineup) in Asbury Park, [...]
Since the Afghan Whigs announced their reformation earlier this year, the fact they’re sounding as fresh and relevant as ever should be enough of a gift, but today we’re being spoilt, and boy, should we be grateful for it. In a short statement earlier today, the band announced that their cover of Frank Ocean’s Lovecrimes, [...]
This is the year, fellow Dulli-lovers. This is the year when The Afghan Whigs, charmers and bastards of the nineties, finally return to the stage. They play their first show at ATP’s I’ll Be Your Mirror in London in less than a week. While the band have been excited about the idea, they haven’t really [...]
To celebrate the legend of Leonard Cohen, and his forty years of service to music, a number of artists have taken to covering their favorite Cohen song for a special Rolling Stone tribute entitled ‘Old Ideas With New Friends’. The first track debuted yesterday with an accompanying video of Dulli’s studio performance. Afghan Whigs, Gutter [...]
Ani Difranco is, debatably, the singer-songwriter of this generation. She’s been an icon for women, girls, bisexuals, the poor, immigrants (Though I don’t believe Ani ever immigrated to the States. Her parents did, and she often speaks about it), minorities, feminists and so many other groups it’s hard to really fathom. She’s been one of [...]
Mark Lanegan has announced the release of his new album ‘Blues Funeral’. Recorded under the moniker, the Mark Lanegan Band, this will be the first solo release since 2004′s ‘Bubblegum. Released on 6th February via 4AD records, ‘Blues Funeral’ was recorded at Queens of the Stone Age and Them Crooked Vultures collaborator, Alain Johnannes’ Hollywood [...]
Earlier today the Twilight Singers announced the release of their first live album, recorded at their New York show at Webster Hall on May 13th. Described as one of the band’s highlights from their world tour, The Twilight Singers – Live in New York includes tracks from all four albums, ‘Twilight, as Played by the [...]
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