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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.

Friday's NYC-area show options include Phish, Charli XCX, The Darkness, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Joyce Manor, and more.

“I’ve got no more savings, no more loans, no pensions. I’ve got nothing. All right? I’m practically this close to zero.“

Meanwhile, the Bauhaus guitarist has formed a new band who are working on their debut album.

This week in Indie Basement: reviews of new albums from Kiwi Jr, Palberta and Still Corners, plus a new post-punk disco box set, and a reissue of EXEK's debut album.

“I looked down there this morning at my willy and there’s a fuckinng flea bite on it!”

The Public Image is Rotten, the 2018 documentary that celebrated the 40th anniversary of Public Image Ltd, is now available as a digital rental.

The '80s-centric Los Angeles festival Cruel World has announced it's moving from May 2 to September 12, due to "recent circumstances."

This week: reviews of albums by Kirin J Callinan, Jane Weaver, The Band of Holy Joy, Austrian shoegaze duo MOLLY, vintage No Wave act Band Apart, and Virginia Wing.

John Lydon brought the Public Image Ltd 40th Anniversary ”The Image is Rotten” celebration to NYC on Monday (10/15) for a show at Brooklyn Steel...