Thursday Feb 2 | New York Press
It was drapey. It was moody. It led to a ton of unfortunate "synth-wave." Siouxsie and the Banshees' "Dazzle," headlining a number of fashion industry friendly shows, definitely had something to do with it.
Hang With Peter Murphy for $4000; Otherwise, a Santa Ana Date
The former Bauhaus lead singer is coming around on tour again in support of last year's excellent solo album Ninth ; Peter Murphy will be appearing at the Observatory on March 16 for a one-off. It'll be his third OC appearance in a little over a year's time and the latest in a string of local dates both with Bauhaus and on his own over the years so ... (more)
Gothic surprise from Silent War
Silent War from Costa Mesa is probably the best band no one in Long Beach has heard extensively.
Peter Murphy auctions himself off for a Sin City weekend
Everything has a price, they say, and fans can now ask themselves exactly how much they're willing to pony up for an up-close-and personal weekend with a goth-rock icon.
Though Walter Gropius revolutionized the world of art and design from 1919 to 1933, he failed in one major respect: to protect the name "Bauhaus." Now, reports Der Spiegel's Paul Glader, "up to 40 companies in Germany and myriad others abroad have taken the word 'Bauhaus' as a brand or title." Those "include a furniture label in the United States, ... (more)
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