The Waterboys’ most famous song was the response to a challenge. In New York City in early 1985, Mike Scott was walking back towards the Gramercy Park Hotel with then-girlfriend Krista King, when she ...
The Waterboys were one of the biggest bands of the 80s but almost four decades on from their commercial heyday, leader Mike Scott remains a thrilling creative livewire. Over the past few years, the ...
A first advance track from Life, Death and Dennis Hopper, “Hopper’s on Top (Genius),” will debut this Friday, January 10. A companion music video will be released in conjunction with the song. The ...
The Waterboys have announced their brand new, sixteenth studio album Life, Death And Dennis Hopper - out April 4th on Sun Records. The most audacious Waterboys album yet, Life, Death And Dennis Hopper ...
It has been some time since a properly 'essential' Waterboys disc. 1990's Room To Roam rounded off a remarkable run of 7 years and 5 albums form. 1993's Dream Harder had its moments, but the 'comeback ...
The good: Ex-Husker Du and Sugar frontman, indie singer/songwriter, and all-around cool dude Bob Mould releases his 15th solo effort. The bad: Nothing. The nitty gritty: Mould has been extremely ...
Karl Wallinger, the frontman of World Party who earlier played with The Waterboys, died March 10 at 66. No cause or location was given by his publicist in the confirmation. The Welsh-born songwriter ...
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With four decades of music behind them, Mike Scott and his band showed no signs of slowing down. They set the tone for a night, playing new and old classics. The Winter Gardens was filled with ...