“The Unity Tour” with Pet Shop Boys and New Order was just announced, with the two electronic bands going on a joint tour of North America.

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Our latest On Stage updates include: Duran Duran, Pouppée Fabrikk, Purity Ring, Of the Wand & the Moon, Schwefelgelb, Kalabalik på Tyrolen and Mfest with Carino Cat and Tobias Bernstrup. Updated up to three times per day.

Hungarian electropop duo Black Nail Cabaret have joined the Dependent Records roster. [more...]

Former Kent member and Mobile Homes collaborator Martin Sköld has teamed up with Dejan Belgrenius of Black Forest to create Kapitalet. [more...]

Andrew Weatherall passed away this morning at the age of 56. “The cause of death was a pulmonary embolism. He was being treated in hospital but unfortunately the blood clot reached his heart. His death was swift and peaceful”, the management writes. [more...]

Yesterday it was time for the annual independent Manifest Awards in Sweden. Let’s see who won the synth category this time. [more...]

All is set for the annual industrial, EBM and synthpop festival E-tropolis. The 2020 edition takes place in Turbinenhalle in Oberhausen, Ruhr, on March 14.  [more...]

We have updated our Spotify playlist with new tracks from Kite, Clan of Xymox, Schwefelgelb, Riki, Pouppée Fabrikk, Eyes Without a Face, Phase Fatale, Electro Spectre, Sally Dige, Viva Non, Beyond Obsession, Austra, Roya, Agonoize, Rotersand, Nootropic, New Risen Throne, Xotox and more.

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Synthpop duo Battery Operated Orchestra, or BOO, featuring husband and wife combo Christopher Blackburn and Brigitte Sutherland have a new album cooking. [more...]