Ian McCulloch

Indie Basement (12/9): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more

This week: reviews of new albums by Taken By Trees (Victoria Bergsman), Nina Hagen and Marker Starling, plus anniversary reissues from Echo & The Bunnymen and Haircut 100.

12 songs featuring Elizabeth Fraser that aren't by Cocteau Twins

From Massive Attack and This Mortal Coil, to songs in Elvish and Aretha Franklin covers, here are a dozen songs not by the Cocteau Twins that make use of Elizabeth Fraser’s unforgettable voice.

Ian McCulloch releasing new solo album ++ orchestral renditions of Bunnymen songs (streams)

While we’re posting about bands that appeared on the Pretty in Pink soundtrack, Echo & the Bunnymen singer Ian McCulloch will release a new solo album, Holy Ghosts, next week (3/19)…

A-Trak going on "House Party Tour" w/ Flosstradamus & Donnis after first-ever Fool's Gold Day Off LA (dates)

A-Trak at DCTV in 2011 (more by Bryan Bruchman) A-Trak is set to play the first ever LA installment of Fool’s Gold Day Off, which traditionally happens in NYC on Labor Day (this year’s featured Danny Brown, Just Blaze, Flosstradamus, and more)…

Ian McCulloch of Echo & the Bunnymen releasing solo album, schedules dates

Echo & the Bunnymen frontman Ian McCulloch is planning to release his new solo album, Pro Patria Mori, this March. It’s his first new album of original material since 2003’s Slideling…

The Black Keys presale, Ian Mcculloch, Tennis, & more tix

Cate Le Bon and Talkdemonic are playing Schubas on February 14th. Tickets go on sale tomorrow (12/16), at noon CST. Tennis are playing Lincoln Hall on February 26th…

Echo & the Bunnymen & Kelly Stoltz played 2 nights @ Irving Plaza (night 1 pics, both setlists)

In the last few months they’ve been extensively touring, playing their first two albums in their entirety each night: 1980’s and 1981’s …

Echo & the Bunnymen's Ian McCulloch is here for some shows (win tickets to one of them)

Echo @ All Points West 2009 (more by Tim Griffin)NY Magazine: A popular opinion about the Bunnymen is that, big as you are, you could have been as big as U2…