Skinny Puppy co-founder Nivek Ogre hospitalized with broken jaw after being attacked hours before going on stage
Bad luck for Nivek Ogre who was attacked and beaten unconscious hours before his show as ohGr in Philadelphia on...
Bernard - Side-Line Staff
Chief editor of Side-Line - I take care of the avalanche of news and press releases that reaches us each day via labels, artists, DJs, correspondents, etc. I also make sure that it gets 'filtered' which means: removing promo blabla, double checking facts, deciding which news gets published and which news not.
Goo Munday signs with Negative Gain Productions and announces label debut EP
Australian electropunk artist Goo Munday has signed to Negative Gain Productions and will release her self titled label debut on...
VNV Nation releases new album ‘Noire’ – Out now
The new VNV Nation album "Noire" will get 2 versions. A limited edition double black vinyl (available here) and a...
Rare Nitzer Ebb video for 1985 single ‘So Bright So Strong’ surfaces – watch it here
Nitzer Ebb has premiered the never-before-seen video for their 1985 single "So Bright So Strong." The video was originally filmed...
Gareth Jones produces new Irmin Schmidt (Can) album of piano pieces: ‘5 Klavierstücke’
Irmin Schmidt (Can) has announced "5 Klavierstücke", an album of five piano pieces recorded last year. "5 Klavierstücke" is out...
Bazart returns with a brand new album: ‘2’
(Photo by Thor Salden) The Belgian electro pop act Bazart returns with a brand new album, simply titled "2". The...
A quick history of smoking in music
Smoking and music go way back. From smoke seductively coiling around the singer in a jazz club to rebellious teenage...
Mortiis announces a new string of ‘Era 1’ live dates
These are the upcoming live dates for Mortiis. Notice that all are part of the ongoing Mortiis Era 1 live...
Online mobile gaming in social networks
Recently, online mobile gaming is experiencing a surge in popularity. This is due to the fact that mobile devices -...
Dead Can Dance launch all new album ‘Dionysus’… (Correction: Lisa Gerrard is featured on 4 tracks)
Update: it was erronously reported here that Lisa Gerrard will not sing on this album, in fact she will and...
Funker Vogt release official video for ‘Feel the Pain’ – watch it here
A few weeks ago we announced the upcoming release of the new Funker Vogt EP "Feel the Pain" (which you...
OMD to release new live album ‘Live with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’
OMD have announced that they will be recording and releasing their shows with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra next month...
Diversant:13 (aka Divrsnt13) hits back with brand new EP: ‘Villain Royale’ – check the single previews!
Out now via SkyQode is "Villain Royale", a new EP by Diversant:13 (now branded as Divrsnt13). The band led by...
Arsenal songwriter dies in major accident
50-year-old Mario Dos Santos died yesterday morning after a major accident on the Brussels outer ring. Besides being a truck...
King Dude launches new album ‘Music To Make War To’ on vinyl as well – check first 2 new songs
Dark folk / neo-folk artist King Dude (real name Thomas Jefferson Cowgill) returns with a brand new album, "Music To...
Empirion returns with double sided EP on vinyl (and CD): ‘I Am Electronic/ Red Noise’ – check out the first track
Empirion, the techno industrial hybrid project from Essex, UK is coming back with a double A-side E.P., "I Am Electronic/...
In Strict Confidence to release double vinyl version of ‘Hate2love & Mercy’ in a very limited edition
Germany’s EBM pioneers In Strict Confidence recently released their “Mercy” EP taken from the all new album "Hate2love". The band...
Lana Del Rey defends decision to play Israel show
Lana Del Rey has faced a lot of (mostly left wing) criticism after announcing she’ll play the Meteor Festival in...
Innovations: New Crypto Casinos
The blockchain technology changes everything, including the online gambling industry. And this is a good change: Gambling will become more...
Industrial/Electro artist I Ya Toyah premieres video new single ‘Farewell-Mirrors Don’t Lie’ on Side-Line
As some will have noticed we recently added the excellent track "Code Blue" by I Ya Toyah in our Spotify...
Cyber Monday revives ‘To have and have not’ by the cult New Romantics artist Ronny – download it for free!
Electropop act Cyber Monday has its first cover version out namely a cover of the track "To have and have...
Primal Scream to release much wanted ‘Give Out But Don’t Give Up: The Original Memphis Recordings’ in October
Out October 12th On Sony Music is Primal Scream's "Give Out But Don’t Give Up: The Original Memphis Recordings". The...
Camouflage to release 30th anniversary 2CD ‘Voices & Images’
Camouflage's debut album "Voices & Images" was released in March 1987, selling well over half a million copies worldwide and...
Icelandic electronic pioneer Reptilicus to release a collaboration album with Raster-Noton
Icelandic electronic pioneer Reptilicus are to release a collaboration with Raster-Noton favourite Senking this Fall on Artoffact Records. The record...
Skinny Puppy founder cEvin Key to release early demos – here are the links for the vinyl, download, …
In the early days of Skinny Puppy, when the band was mostly just an idea, cEvin Key spent much of...
Rexx Arkana launches YouTube channel Statik Industrial TV – check out the first episode
Artist/DJ Rexx Arkana (FGFC820, Coldkill, Bruderschaft) and Luke Haughwot have launched a YouTube channel - called Statik Industrial TV -...
Soft Cell release first new song in 15 years: ‘Northern Lights’
Soft Cell have just released their first new song in 15 years, the (rather delicious) electropop track "Northern Lights". The...
Josh T. Pearson covers Depeche Mode’s ‘Cover Me’ – listen here
Josh T. Pearson has released his cover version of Depeche Mode’s "Cover Me" (pun intended), a track he’d previously remixed...
10 tips and composing advice from Jean-Marc Lederman (Lederman / De Meyer, The Weathermen, Fad Gadget, …)
The recently released “Eleven Grinding Songs”, the debut album by Lederman / De Meyer (a new project between 2 electronic...
Dirk Da Davo back with ‘MOODS’ album – limited to 200 copies!
Released in digipak - strictly limited to 200 copies only and available here - is the newest album by Dirk...
Cocksure returns with a brand new album: ‘Be Rich’
Cocksure, the Revolting Cocks spin-off with long time Revolting Cocks/Ministry collaborator/composer/singer Christopher J. Connelly and Acumen Nation front man Jason...
The Truth Behind Organic Vape Juice
Making the right choice when it comes to e-liquids offers you an overall improved vaping experience. Therefore, it’s not only...
Front 242 concert at M’era Luna 2018 now available for stream – here’s the link
Front 242's August 12 concert at M'era Luna is being streamed on the website of the German broadcast Norddeutscher Rundfunk...