Slash Magazine & Records

02/01/2025

Wishing a happy birthday to singer, writer and poet EXENE CERVENKA (Christene Lee Cervenka). Her albums with X the Band are among Slash Records' most legendary releases.

02/01/2025

New podcast interview with Dez Cadena.

Dez Cadena (ex Black Flag, Misfits) traces his path from being the son of a jazz record producer to becoming a pivotal figure in the LA punk scene, discussing the records, rare recordings and eyewitness accounts along the way.

01/30/2025

Slash Records had Bonnie Hayes & Wild Combo while Warner Bros. Records had Pearl Harbor & the Explosions.

LIBERATION HALL ANNOUNCES EXPANDED EDITION REISSUE OF PEARL HARBOR & THE EXPLOSIONS , A 1979 BAY AREA NEW WAVE NUGGET FROM THE BAND OF THE ...

01/30/2025

Remembering Budapest-born original RAMONES drummer, and producer, TOMMY RAMONE (Tamás Erdélyi, 1949-2014) on his birthday.

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01/24/2025

Remembering German-born new wave music performer KLAUS NOMI (Klaus Sperber, 1944-1983) on his birthday. Nomi was known for his bizarrely theatrical live performances, heavy make-up, unusual costumes, and a highly stylized signature hairdo which flaunted a receding hairline. His songs were equally unusual, ranging from synthesizer-laden interpretations of classical music opera to covers of 1960s pop standards like Chubby Checker's "The Twist" and Lou Christie's "Lightnin' Strikes." Tragically, Klaus was one of the first pop stars to die of A.I.D.S. For more on Klaus check out the excellent documentary "The Nomi Song."

01/23/2025

Rough Trade Below will feature artist merch, audio hardware, used records, used and new CDs, BluRay movies, collectibles, a photobooth, and more, and allow them to expand the capacity of in-store performances.

01/22/2025

John Doe and Billy Zoom keep things spare and powerful, with two basses and a single guitar–and 47 years of shared musical history–between them, as founding members of this historic American band.

01/21/2025

The fellow icons of the '70s/'80s will be on the road together in North American from April through September.

01/17/2025

GANG OF FOUR "THE LONG GOODBYE” 2025 TOUR LINEUP

Hugo Burnham - drums
Jon King - vocals
Gail Greenwood - bass
Ted Leo - guitar

Gail’s a fantastic bass player who first played with us in 2024, the rhythm anchor of L7 and Belly. Once described as “The Providence Punk Rocker” and an awesome presence on stage.

We’re thrilled to announce Ted joining us. He’s had a stellar career spanning '80s hardcore bands like Citizens Arrest and Chisel, fronting his own band Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, and collaborations with Aimee Mann. He’ll bring his own guitar magic to the shows, built on a deep love of the classic Gang of Four material. It’s going to be amazing.

David Pajo’s now pursuing his own projects, and says his time in the band was, “a dream come true”. We wish him the best.

“The Long Goodbye” tour will feature two sets: we’ll play all of Entertainment! track by track, and a second set of “Best of the Rest”, favorites to ranging from To Hell With Poverty! to I Love a Man in a Uniform. These will be unforgettable nights.

Many of the dates have sold out, and others are close to it. We can’t wait to get on the road for the very last time and hope to see you there.

Find tour dates and remaining tickets at: bnds.us/3ji4gc

01/17/2025

P***Y REGGAE HIGH PRIESTESS: Remembering German vocalist and lyricist ARI UP (Ariane Daniele Forster, 1962-2010) on her birthday. In 1976, at the age of 14, Ari formed punk band THE SLITS with drummer Palmolive. Within a short time, guitarist Viv Albertine joined the group and found herself deeply impressed by the young singer. "English was her second language," Albertine noted in an interview. "It was not easy for her and she had to fight to be taken seriously." She succeeded. "Ari was the most dynamic woman I have ever known," said Albertine. "The way she carried herself was a revolution." Ari died at the age of 48 from cancer. She was the step-daughter of John Lydon.

Photo by Angel Ceballos.

01/16/2025

Happy birthday to punk poet, singer, writer, producer, actor, and filmmaker CHRIS D (Chris Desjardins). He was a feature writer at Slash magazine in 1977 when he formed the Flesh Eaters with several friends from the Los Angeles punk scene.

01/15/2025

New podcast interview with Tony Reflex.

Tony Reflex of Adolescents discusses the band's 45-year journey, from the early days, the Blue Album, the legacy of "Amoeba", working with Frontier Records to current day releases, rarities and more.

01/15/2025

Rozz Rezabek is best known as the singer for the first wave San Francisco punk band Negative Trend, but he also cut a blistering batch of tunes after leaving that group that only surfaced as a boot…

01/15/2025

Before Elvis Costello became the dullest Renaissance Man of the Western World, gadflying about with the likes of Burt Bacharach, the Brodsky Quartet, some Swedish mezzo-soprano whose name escapes m…

01/15/2025

Neverland Ranch Davidians today release “Shout It on the Mountain,” the second digital single from the album of the same name. The album will be released on LP, CD and download via Heavy Medication Records on February 7. To coincide, the band will play an album release concert at The Redwood....

01/15/2025

S*x Pistols are set to release three live albums of their legendary 1978 US tour for the first time. Find out the details here.

01/15/2025

How The Dream Syndicate built a career on self-sabotage