Luke Haines

Former Microdisney and Fatima Mansions frontman Cathal Coughlan will release 'Solo Co-Aklan,' his first album in 10 years, in March.

The annual comedy and music benefit is going virtual this year with Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Bill Callahan, Vanessa Bayer, Fred Armisen, Sleaford Mods, John Darnielle, David Pajo, AC Newman, Mary Timony, Steve Albini, and more scheduled to appear.

Dave Kusworth led Jacobites with Nikki Sudden, and also played in The Hawks, TV Eye, The Bounty Hunters, and more. Read tributes from members of Teenage Fanclub, The Auteurs, and more.

Members of Kiss, Genesis, The Pop Group, The Smiths, Blur, Testament, Franz Ferdinand, E Street Band, Sleaford Mods, and more have also paid tribute to the legendary Fleetwood Mac co-founder...

Here's weekly column Indie Basement's favorite records from the first three months of 2020.

This week in the Basement: reviews of new albums from Stephen Malkmus, Cornershop, Honey Harper, Luke Haines & Peter Buck, and P.E. (Pill + Eaters).

This week in Indie Basement: C90 takes C86 into a new decade, a collaboration between The Auteurs' Luke Haines & R.E.M.'s Peter Buck, and Peter Strickland's delightfully weird film In Fabric.

This week: reviews of new releases from Vivian Girls, Chastity Belt, and Operator Music Band, plus career retrospective comps from Black Box Recorder and The Springfields.

This week in the Indie Basement: Simian Mobile Disco's glorious ’Murmerations,’ cult dreampop artist Happy Rhodes, former Auteurs frontman Luke Haines, shoegazers Film School, pop ironists TV Girl, and Montreal synthpop band Paupière.

Few bands of the last 40 years have been as influential to indie rock, punk and alternative as The Fall, so it is not surprise to see the outpouring of tributes following the very sad death of main man Mark E. Smith...