U.S. distributors for 'Control',' the biopic about late Joy Division singer Ian Curtis, were hoping to raise the dead for the film's American premiere. "Someone from the film's U.S. distributor's office phoned up asking would Joy Division play [the New York premiere]," said former Joy Divison/New Order bassist Peter Hook. "I replied, 'Well, the ...

Wednesday morning, Radiohead fans awoke to find a digital treat in their inboxes. Around 2AM EST, 'In Rainbows,' the band's 7th studio album -- and their first to be distributed without label backing -- was made available to those that pre-ordered it through the Radiohead website. The album was delivered in the form of a 48.4MB zip file of 10 MP3s ...

Radiohead may have started a revolution. Fresh on the heels of Thom Yorke and Co.'s decision to release their new CD without record label backing, Trent Reznor has announced that Nine Inch Nails is now free of its contract with Interscope Records and will also act as a "free agent." "I have been under recording contracts for 18 years and have ...

Indie darlings the Arcade Fire ended their 2007 North American tour Saturday night with a blowout show at New York's Randall's Island , which also featured performances by LCD Soundsystem, Blonde Redhead, Les Savy Fav and Wild Light. The 25,000-person gig was far from the Fire's most intimate, but those who stuck by the stage after the flood ...

With the official release of the Ian Curtis 'Control' biopic on the horizon, Joy Division fans are once again tipping their hats to the music and legacy of the British post-punk icons. That list of admirers includes the Killers, whose cover of the band's 1979 classic 'Shadowplay' will appear on their forthcoming B-Sides album, 'Sawdust.' Brandon ...

Who needs a record label? Certainly not Radiohead. On October 10, the pioneering British band, which ended their relationship with the EMI label in 2005, will stick it to The Man when their new CD, 'In Rainbows,' is released as a digital download through their website. In an even more unprecedented move, fans will have the option to pay whatever ...

Fans still weeping over the postponement of the Cure's 2007 fall tour can wipe the mascara from their cheeks. The band has finally announced its rescheduled North American concert dates, which will take the doom-n-gloomers across the States and our great Northern Neighbor through May and June of 2008. The tour includes a headlining spot at the 2008 ...