The Pop Group

Steve Albini's "20 Songs" list includes Killdozer, Stevie Wonder, The Birthday Party, The Proclaimers, more

Albini’s “20 Songs” list also includes Effigies, Dolly Parton, Bill Withers, Kraftwerk, Johnny Cash, John Cale and more.

John Waddington (The Pop Group, Maximum Joy), dead at 63

“His energy and friendship will be sorely missed, and his unforgettable musicianship will always be remembered“ – The Pop Group

Nick Cave pays tribute to The Pop Group's Mark Stewart

Nick Cave says that “everything changed“ seeing The Pop Group perform in 1979. “[The Birthday Party], as a fledgling band, knew then what we needed to do.“

Mark Stewart of The Pop Group, dead at 62

Read tributes to Mark from Sleaford Mods, Adrian Sherwood, Mute Records’ Daniel Miller, Irvine Welsh, and more.

Indie Basement (4/8): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more

This week in Indie Basement: reviews of new album by Wet Leg, Orville Peck, Pavement, Mick Trouble, The Pop Group’s Mark Stewart, Kae Tempest, bdrmm, and more.

Stream Mark Stewart (The Pop Group)'s new LP 'VS' ft Mike Watt, Lee 'Scratch' Perry & more

Mark Stewart (The Pop Group)’s new project ‘VS‘ also features collabs with Front 242’s Patrick Codenys, Pan Sonic’s Mika Vainio, Consolidated, Cabaret Voltaire’s Stephen Mallinder, and more.

Mark Stewart (The Pop Group) collabs w/ Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Mike Watt & more on 'VS' (stream 2 tracks)

‘VS‘ also features Cabaret Voltaire’s Stephen Mallinder, Eric Random, Front 242’s Patrick Codenys, Mike Watt, Pan Sonic’s Mika Vainio, Consolidated, and more.

Watch a trailer for post-punk doc 'Rip it Up & Start Again' ft Raincoats, PiL, Throbbing Gristle, more

Based on Simon Reynolds‘ 2005 post-punk chronicle, the documentary features interviews with Jah Wobble (PiL), Ana da Silva (Raincoats), Genesis Breyer-P-Orridge (Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV), Mark Stewart (The Pop Group), Stephen Mallinder (Cabaret Voltaire) and more.

Indie Basement (10/29): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more

This week in Indie Basement: reviews of new albums by Billy Bragg, The Pop Group, Geese, Sam Evian, Xeno & Oaklander, Dummy and more.

Our favorite songs of the week (playlist)

This week’s playlist includes new music by Every Time I Die, HEALTH & Poppy, Bonobo ft. Jamila Woods, Animal Collective, Parquet Courts, and more
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