If you live in Los Angeles, Shepard Fairey is distributing FREE posters for this Saturday's #NoKings March. OR, you can download the poster here: obeygiant.com/engineering/...

We're a month away from #RSD2026 and the release of ROMEO VOID's 'Live '81-'85'. Spanning two slabs of wax, this hefty document will be available from @liberationhall.bsky.social. I'm arranging interviews for the group's @deboraiyall.bsky.social so get in touch if you're interested.

How much do we love this callback to ROMEO VOID's classic 'Never Say Never' EP?!? Designed by Skott Reader & the band's own Frank Zincavage, this is the sleeve to 'Live '81-'85', a just-announced #RecordStoreDay title. Available April 18 on double LP, CD & DL. #rsd2026 #newwavemusic #romeovoid

Hey all you Bluesky groovers! @deboraiyall.bsky.social of ROMEO VOID just launched an account. Feel free to give her a follow.

The FREE unlimited streaming link to my 7th ANNUAL 🎃HALLOWEEN🎃 RADIO SHOW is available now: tinyurl.com/Hween7 A great way to celebrate #Halloween2025, El Día de los Muertos & All Souls Day. #GothRock #PunkRock #Darkwave #Synthpop #GarageRock #HalloweenMusic #SpookMusic #witchcraft

Fantastic #NoKings poster created by my fellow Slash Records staffer, and label Art Director, Liz Hale. [with credits to cartoonists for the appropriated face images... RFK Jr by Ed Wexler, Hegseth: Dave Granlund, Miller: Dave Whamond.] #nokingsslo #indivisibleslocounty #protestposters

The war zone in Portland is out of control.

43 YEARS AGO, Madonna released her debut single, "Everybody." It's bittersweet to reflect on this image in 2025: The panorama of kids of color playing on the streets of NYC. Balloons reflecting a rainbow of diversity. A cop walking in harmony, upholding his duty "To Protect and to Serve."

The story behind THE BEAT's logo was explained by author Lu Hersey: "Comics artist Hunt Emerson found her pictured alongside Prince Buster. She turned out to be Brigitte Bond, a ska singer, actress & trans woman. No one in the band knew she was trans, but somehow that makes her even more perfect.'

Gorgeous new Paisley Underground-inspired track from @translator-band.bsky.social, who release an archival 1986 live album, 'Beyond Today,' this Friday. "With Your Dreams" features on it. youtu.be/WYmdFNnP_HM?...

Delighted to receive my new issue (#120) of Films of the Golden Age. In addition to a 20-page retrospective on #DianaRigg, it also features articles on child actor #FreddieBartholomew and actresses #ColeenGray, #MarleneDietrich & #DianaDors. Order it at filmsofthegoldenage.com. #EmmaPeel

"Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, founding members of the new wave hitmakers, pay tribute to their late bandmate."

Saddened to learn of the passing of a great guy and a true rock 'n' roll original, #ClemBurke. I was fortunate to see Clem perform with #Blondie and #Eurythmics, among others. Here's a photo of us at SXSW in 2008.

I was feasting on Dave Allen's (R.I.P.) basslines in 1983. I discovered #GangOfFour and #Shriekback at the same time and was drawn to their wit, passion & rhythms. I loved the whole musical package but it was "My Spine (Is the Bassline)" that made my backbone slip. youtu.be/qgn21ySTws4?...

KURT COBAIN died 31 years ago today. Here are my memories of that week with #KimDeal, #TheBreeders, #JonSpencer and #KurtLoder. #KurtCobain #Nirvana #AltRock #120Minutes #MTV #90sMusic

"Those were the days my friends, we thought they'd never end... " www.theguardian.com/culture/2025... #TheFaceMagazine #1980s #NewWaveMusic #ClubCulture

Let's break down... whatever that was. youtu.be/s74Sr0JLUE4?...

Strong first episode of 'Daredevil: Born Again' on Disney+ tonight. Charlie Cox and Vincent D'Onofrio are leaving it all on the floor. The storyline captures current events in a queasily prescient fashion. Music by Nick Cave and TV on the Radio. #DaredevilBornAgain @filmandseries.bsky.social

As if we needed any more reasons to love Jane Fonda.

NEW PROJECT! Excited to be working with #Translator, one of my favorite U.S. bands from the 1980s. The group's first-ever live album, 'Beyond Today: Live at the Farm,' is out May 9. Features TWO NEW SONGS mixed by Ed Stasium. portable-infinite.blogspot.com/2025/02/tran... #newwavemusic #80smusic

As a Virgo, I love to be organized. Part of that is making lists. Today I present a selection of music concert highlights (and low lights).

A decade ago, a French writer asked for an interview about my memories of #TheStrokes. I witnessed early shows by the band at Mercury Lounge, Bowery Ballroom, and at Randall's Island w/ #NYDolls. Apparently, the book was published in December. ifwebuildthestagecanweplay.com/part-four/

Hey America! Our extraterrestrial brothers and sisters with whom we share the planet have a replacement ready to step in. He's just waiting for someone to phone his home. #48th

A memory of my first Marianne Faithfull concert. The Sunset Strip, Hollywood, 1990. R.I.P. - #MarianneFaithfull (1946-2025).

Never more relevant than today, #MarianneFaithfull and #DerekJarman warn us about fascism. From 1979. R.I.P. - Marianne Faithfull (1946-2025). youtu.be/DzjWktKA0S4?...

I had such a great time working with #PearlGates that we're doing it again. #LiberationHall will be reissuing the 1980 debut album from PEARL HARBOR & THE EXPLOSIONS. If you would like review materials, or to interview Pearl, message me. portable-infinite.blogspot.com/2025/01/new-... #newwavemusic

Christmas 1984. Taken during my second year as a journalism major at SWTSU. I was making new friends, going out dancing or to concerts pretty much every night, and totally immersing myself in music and film. Check out the #HumanLeague poster and #AztecCamera LP. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

For the second installment in my #BestBluraysof2024 list, here is my review of @criterion.bsky.social's #4KUHD presentation of #AkiraKurosawa's 1990 anthology "Dreams." #Kurosawa #BlurayReview #Bluray #hometheater #Bestof2024 #CriterionCollection

I'll be posting a few #Bluray reviews as 2024 comes to a close. Today I present my review of 'Elvira: Mistress of the Dark' (1988), recently released on 4K UHD from @arrowvideo.bsky.social. @therealelvira.bsky.social #Elvira #CassandraPeterson #blurayreview #ArrowFilms #MVDEntertainmentGroup

As we near the end of 2024, I thought it would be fun to post a list of the musical acts I witnessed in concert in 1984.

Pete Shelley's "Homosapien" was released 43 years ago. Here is a brief tribute I wrote to its #NewWave greatness.

Jarvis Cocker emerged today from The Criterion Closet. youtu.be/B-F7GT82izA?... #JarvisCocker #Pulp #CriterionCollection

Pete is thinking, "Oh gawd, Les. Just what the world needs, another Morrissey impersonator."

Remember the days when this kind of thing looked "futuristic"?

A.I., if this is how you see me, I could learn to like you.