Duran Duran

The album was ”recorded at home using primitive electronic instruments in addition to heavily effected electric guitar, bass & voice” and it finds her doing drastically reworked covers of pop songs from her youth, intended as a ”mixtape” for her late brother Brian.

Tributes have also come in from Jean Michel Jarre, Midge Ure (Ultravox), the Safdie Brothers, Orbital, The Orb, Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet), Lloyd Cole, Geoff Rickly (Thursday), Kid Congo Powers, Junior Boys, JD Samson, and many more.

The Charlatans' Tim Burgess has announced more interactive album listening parties, featuring Duran Duran, The Specials, Joy Division, Dexy's Midnight Runners, The Cure, and more.

You can watch the first four hours of MTV, New Years Eve Balls, hang out with Martha Quinn, check out 120 Minutes and Headbangers Ball and tons more...all in its VHS glory, complete with promos and commercials.

From Pavement to Pulp, from Oasis to R.E.M., from Frank Sidebottom to The Brian Jonestown Massacre, here are a dozen docs to stream right now.

”After a week or so of what I would describe as a 'Turbo-charged Flu', I came out of it feeling okay- although I must admit I didn't mind the quarantine as it gave me the chance to really recover.”

MoMA has opened a pop-up record store as part of its Design Store in Soho. In partnership with Brooklyn's Earwax Records, The Record Shop features albums that are part of MoMA's permanent collection...

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony happens this month at Brooklyn's Barclays Center.

Pete Shelley, co-founder and lead singer of groundbreaking UK punk band Buzzcocks, sadly passed away at the age of 63, and the music world (and beyond) have taken to social media to pay tribute.

In the current, ongoing series of 'Archie Comics,' The Archies cross paths with real-life indie and punk bands like Tegan & Sara, Speedy Ortiz, CHVRCHES, and Blondie. Each issue has an awesome accompanying playlist, and the issues are littered with hat-tips to bands the creators love, …