Industrial Records reborn

While some artists do their damndest to identify themselves with the coolest possible influences and constantly update a carefully curated list of musical fore­bearers, Claire Boucher, aka Grimes, just doesn’t give a fuck. That’s something she learned from her style icon, Marilyn Manson—a master of popularizing the subversive. Here, Boucher explains how daring to be – more

Peter ‘Sleazy’ Christopherson was a vastly influential musician; he helped create what would become the industrial genre as part of Throbbing Gristle, and made some of the greatest music ever as a member of Coil. Tomorrow is the one year anniversary of his tragic death, and in honor of his work as well as the – more

Avant noise provocateurs Throbbing Gristle are finally getting around to completing their long-gestating interpretation of Nico’s classic album Desertshore. A pet project of founding member Peter ‘Sleazy’ Christopherson, who sadly died earlier this year, two six hour sessions of an early version of the work were released across six CDs in 2007 called Desertshore Installation. – more