Suicide

...his most politically charged and cacophonous work yet. Alan Vega still continues to perform solo and with Suicide to this day. "Suicide was always about life. But we couldn't call it Life. So we called it Suicide because we wanted to...

In this article: Alan Vega, Martin Rev, Brooklyn College, Suicide, The Wire, Silver, Blast First Records, and The Monks

...set, it could be pulled off. Who wouldn't want to see Springsteen sing about a killing spree on the title track and then indulge his Suicide influences on "State Trooper?" You're bound to hear at least half of the songs off "Born to...

In this article: Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen, Verizon Center, Nebraska, E Street Band, Nils Lofgren, and Johnny 99

...drum machines. Like Silver Apples, they are an early synthesizer/vocal musical duo. Never widely popular amongst the general public, Suicide were nonetheless influential: critic Wilson Neate writes that Suicide "would prove as influential...

In this article: Alan Vega, Ghost Rider, Ric Ocasek, Suicide, Brussels, Martin Rev, The Sisters of Mercy, and The Fleshtones

...during "Sea Above, Sky Below.") Instead, we found out, in Ellis's words, "Jim Morrison took my mojo." As a part of nostalgia night, Suicide howled and screamed through their 1977 debut. Later in the night Jesus Lizard's David Yow joked about...

In this article: ATP, Sufjan Stevens, Wayne Coyne, David Yow, Animal Collective, Flaming Lips, Daniel Day-Lewis, Jesus Lizard, and Shellac

...are set to release their own cover versions. In a statement, Vega said he was shocked by the sheer number of bands clamouring to cover Suicide. "I'm knocked out by these new versions, they just keep on coming and coming and they're like...

In this article: Klaxons, Suicide, Alan Vega, Mogwai, Grinderman, Julian Cope, Jamie Reynolds, Spiritualized, and The Horrors

Part of Blast First Petite's series of Suicide tribute 10-inches that has so far featured covers by the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Primal Scream and The Horrors, this luscious cover will most likely be the only Klaxons release this year. So...

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...retailers). Ze 30 is a decent substitution, and is accompanied by great notes rife with first-person accounts of the label's history. When Suicide went into the studio with the Cars' Ric Ocasek, Ze co-founder Michael Zilkha hoped they'd...

In this article: ZE Records, Complaint, James Chance, James Chance and the Contortions, Alan Vega, and Kid Creole and the Coconuts

...Rev - "was always about life," Vega told me in 1985. "But we couldn't call it Life. We never would have gotten a gig. So we called it Suicide, because we wanted to recognize life. " Performing and recording at a quixotic pace since 1972,...

In this article: Alan Vega, Birthday Party, New York, Julian Cope, Spiritualized, Martin Rev, Elvis Costello, Lydia Lunch, and Ric Ocasek

...though each of the monthly EPs will also be released digitally. Each EP is also backed by an unreleased Suicide/Vega live track along with a cover of a Suicide song by a smaller, up-and-coming act. Peaches, Primal Scream and Grinderman will...

In this article: Bruce Springsteen, EP, Primal Scream, Grinderman, Alan Vega, Liars, and Rolling Stone

To celebrate Suicide co-founder Alan Vega's 70th birthday, UK-based label Blast First (Petite) will release a year long, monthly, series of Limited Edition 10" Vinyl E.P's. and downloads as well as a Limited run (3000 copies only) Suicide...

In this article: Bruce Springsteen, Alan Vega, Spiritualized, Primal Scream, Elvis Costello, Blast First, The Clash, and New York