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Echo & The Bunnymen drop off this weekend's Cruel World fest (set times)

While the Bunnymen have had to drop off this weekend’s very ’80s Cruel World festival, the lineup still boast Bauhaus, Blondie, The Psychedelic Furs, Devo, Violent Femmes, and lots more.

Cruel World adds second day to 2022 edition

The CA festival was originally scheduled for 2020, then rescheduled to 2022 with much of the same lineup, including Morrissey, Bauhaus, Blondie, Devo, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Psychedelic Furs, Violent Femmes, The Church, The English Beat, and more

Cruel World fest rescheduled for 2022 (Morrissey, Bauhaus, Devo, Blondie, more)

Originally set for 2020, the L.A. fest with an ’80s alternative / goth vibe will now happen in 2022 with Echo & the Bunnymen, The Psychedelic Furs, The Damned, Violent Femmes, The English Beat, PiL, Cold Cave, Black Marble and more also playing.

Bauhaus, Morrissey, Blondie, Devo, Bunnymen, P-Furs & lots more playing LA's Cruel World fest

It’s like a John Hughes soundtrack performed live, with Violent Femmes, The Church, English Beat, Public Image Ltd, Gary Numan, Marc Almond and lots more also playing this one-day LA fest.

tours announced: Hot Chip, Orville Peck, Reigning Sound, Future Teens, more

Plus: The House of Love, The Bush Tetras, Big Country, Pronoun, DMX, Cam’ron, Quasi, Garcia Peoples, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, and more tour-related news.

tours announced: Local Natives / Middle Kids, Twin Peaks, Life In Vacuum, more

Plus: Kid Congo Powers, Dead Rider, the Lost ’80s Tour, Dead Leaf Echo, Oozing Wound, and more tour-related news.

Dr. Demento presents star-studded punk tribute LP (Misfits, Weird Al, William Shatner & more)

A whole bunch of punk, new wave, indie/alt rock artists have come together to pay tribute to beloved radio personality and novelty music guru Dr. Demento on a new two-disc tribute titled Covered in Punk. Artists such as Nobunny, Joan Jett, The Dead Milkmen, Colleen Green, The Meatmen, Shonen Knife, The Vandals, Fred Schneider, Quintron & Miss Pussycat, Los Straitjackets, Misfits, and more have covered classic songs that were staples of Dr Demento’s radio show…