DrownedInSound — Eighteen years is a long time, period, never mind when set against the fickle contexts of musical fads and trends. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

ContactMusic — Cult punk pop act THE PRIMITIVES plotted a low-key comeback in 2009 after guitarist PAUL COURT and singer TRACY CATTELL met at bassist STEVE DULLAGHAN's funeral.The... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Last July, a long-team reader who has always called himself Jeff In Chicago made a request for, and I quote, "pre-baggy/Madchester 'Blonde' stuff" and in return I shoved up some mp3s from The Primitives, The Darling Buds, Transmission Vamp and Daisy ... more info

DrownedInSound — What is most apparent about I Will Be and the Dum Dum Girls ethos in general is their obvious debt to UK bands of the mid-1980s, namely the likes of The Primitives, The Vaselines, The Shop Assistants and Talulah Gosh... Read the full story on D... more info

I Like Music — Morrissey's favourite 90s band play a series of dates across the UK in April 2010 more info

All About Jazz — Chad Taylor is a very busy man, playing drums with his own band and with Digital Primitives, the Chicago Underground ensembles, Nicole Mitchell and many others. Taylor's trio recording, Circle Down (482 Music, 2009) features bassist Chris Lightcap an... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis The Primitives The '80s-era indie power-pop band The Primitives have reformed and will be playing The Bell House on May 8. Tickets are on sale now. The band, fronted by platinum blonde Tracy Tracy, was best known... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Continuing the series of tracks and words as found on the CD The Indie Scene 1986, a compilation released in 1992.mp3 : Erasure - Sometimes(Mute MUTE 51)Blending pop into an electronic setting but still retaining the melody...it's easy to over-analys... more info