October 30, 2008
If you haven't had a chance to pick up the first Bauhaus studio album in 25 years, 'Go Away White' which was released earlier this year, now is the time to do so! Starting November 1st, the first 100 fans to place an order will also receive a 12"x12" stencil designed by Shepard Fairey. Place your order here.
December 14, 2007
BAUHAUS - ‘GO AWAY WHITE’
“I come with this darkness and go away white.”
Bauhaus slid fully formed from punk rock's womb in late 1978. Over the course of four hot years, they unintentionally birthed a genre (Goth), moved on, moved forward, and surged mercurial through the post-punk music scene, tearing into tense, stark, dub bass-driven new-wave, T-Rex-esque glam, and swirling, clattering, orchestral atmospherics, whilst churning it all into a grand velvet, Rimbaudian hallucination. It was a wild, inspired, enthralling sound. And it still is. Now there is a new record.
‘Go Away White’ was recorded in 18 days at Zircon Skye in Ojai, with singer Peter Murphy, bassist David J, guitarist Daniel Ash, and drummer Kevin Haskins playing together as a band in one room, taking first takes as final cuts. So, a new record but apparently a final one, the band having decided to release it as a posthumous swan song.
‘Go Away White’ is everything you would
hope Bauhaus would deliver as their final statement. Fronted by a cover photo of Bethesda, the angel of the healing waters in New York's Central Park, the music inside is pure cathartic renovation, a psychedelic glimpse into an enchanted moment. Aided in part by guitarist Daniel Ash's inspired use of Jimi Hendrix's own personal Vox wah wah pedal, gifted to him by Peter Murphy at the start of the sessions, it is pop as much as it is experimental.
The 10 songs on ‘Go Away White’ channel the kind of magic timelessness you could imagine on a mighty bill with Joy Division, Bowie, Devo, the Creatures, Antony, My Bloody Valentine, and Kraftwerk--with Oscar Wilde playing master of ceremonies.
As the NME once said, "Bauhaus are to Goth, what Radiohead are to Prog." It's all building blocks. Give ‘Go Away White’ an honest minute and you'll realize that The Klaxons, The Killers, The Rapture and Foals all got their beats from Bauhaus, and how--without them--there would be no Nine Inch Nails or Jane's Addiction or Bloc Party, Franz Ferdinand, AFI, TV on the Radio, Interpol, Hot Hot Heat or LCD Sound System.
The accomplishments of the band are too many to list here but to touch lightly, there are the four studio albums: ‘In the Flat Field’ (1980), ‘Mask’ (1981), ‘The Sky's Gone Out’ (1982), and ‘Burning from the Inside’ (1983). There is the riveting appearance with David Bowie in the movie,‘The Hunger’. There are the classic Peel sessions and the hits--seismic rumbles such as ‘She's in Parties’, ‘Kick in the Eye’,’Stigmata Martyr’, and the great, epic, pillar of ether and brooding, psychedelia, that is 'Bela Lugosi's Dead.'
So, an end but an end with one final sonorous statement. Behold ‘Go Away White’.
Watch as night comes, as day breaks and the light . . . pours . . . in.
--Adam Gnade
Released on March 4th, 2008 worldwide. Distributed by Red Eye in North America, Cooking Vinyl for the rest of the world. Will also be available as digital download on iTunes (only in North America).
September 21, 2007
If you happen to be in New York City between September 19 to December 12, 2007, visit Etherea Gallery on Avenue A between 4th and 5th St to see Eugene Merinov's photography show. You'll see the original photo from the Press the Eject and Give me the Tape cover as well as several other 1981 gig photos.
August 17, 2006
Click here for answers by Peter for an upcoming interview during the 2006 tour.
July 11, 2006
Click to see Peter and Trent Reznor at the last US show at Shoreline Amphitheatre, July 8, 2006.
July 7, 2006
We regret to announce that the KITS (Live105) radio performance on Saturday July 8 in San Francisco has been cancelled.
June 26, 2006
'Top Of The Pops', the long running British TV show has finally been dropped. Bauhaus played the show on three occasions. The songs featured were 'Ziggy Stardust', 'Lagartija Nick' & 'She's In Parties'.
David J writes:
As a band, we were brought up on and inspired by T.O.T.P. T Rex, Bowie, Roxy Music and some of the odd juxtapositions were great where you would have some total wimpy m.o.r. rubbish followed by a band like The Who. When we played on the show for the first time it was a real 'pinch your self' dream come true. We were also told off by the producer for breaking the rules, Peter propelling his fake microphone that ended up in the producers box then leaping into the audience at the end of our song. The second time we did it, we pulled a similar stunt again, only this time charging through the crowd, the same queeny producer was screaming the classic, "This band will never do this show again!" (we did though) but now it is really true. A great British institution, sad to see it go.
David J
June 15, 2006
Sarah Fimm will be the special opening guest at the Buffalo, NY show on June 21st.
June 11, 2006
A rose at the end of its life loses its petals. Sometimes the petals fall off and other times, they fly off. In Atlanta, they flew off when Peter, holding a rose, reached out to a fan in the pit. He brushed her on the hands with the rose. The flower created a petal explosion, an apparent act of violence yet resulted in beauty...
In Denver, the same thing occurred, only the accident happened with Daniel. The rose petal trail continues...
June 7, 2006
We are pleased to announce the first of five US radio performances tomorrow in Atlanta with Peter and Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails. They will be doing a set just before the show at the Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre at 5 pm and you can tune in via streaming audio on 99x (WNNX).
Other performances will be at 5-5:20 pm local time.
June 13: Washington DC - DC101
June 23: Boston, MA - WBCN, WFNX, WAAF
July 1: Chicago, IL - Q101
July 8: San Francisco, CA - KITS (Live105)
Also, check out some photos taken at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver by Soren McCarty.
May 28, 2006 (update)
There is minimalism and then there is 'minimalism'!
Prior to the band taking the stage in Ridgefield tonight, the lighting desk (which we share with NIN) had a complete catastrophic meltdown, hence the very basic lighting (when there was any lighting at all.) NIN were putting out calls and scrambling to sort out a new desk minutes before they were scheduled to play. Peter and I wanted to encourage Trent and his soldiers to go on and do it old school punk rock style minus the big production and burst into the band's dressing room to urge them on but the problem was fixed just in time and apparently the show went ahead as usual. Good thing but it could have been great if it had stayed broken and they had to just get on, plug in and blast away.
Onward and upward!
David J
May 27 '06
May 28, 2006
At the very first show on the new tour with Nine Inch Nails, Bauhaus premiered two new songs at the Sasquatch Festival: 'Adrenaline' & 'Endless Summer Of The Damned'. These are the first new songs to be written and performed by Bauhaus since 2000's 'The Dog's a Vapour'.
May 18, 2006
The ticket sale date for Irvine, CA on July 7th has been changed from May 20th to May 19th on Ticketmaster.com.
May 8, 2006
An additional show has been added to the US portion of this summer's tour: June 21st in Buffalo, New York at Town Ballroom.
Tickets are currently on sale through tickets.com. Please note that this show will be Bauhaus only.
April 24, 2006
We are pleased to announce a second show at the London Forum on August 8th! Presale tickets go on sale today at getlive.co.uk and to the general public on Wednesday via seetickets.
April 3, 2006
A new show has been announced: August 7th in London at the The Forum! Presales begin today and Tuesday at getlive.co.uk and to the general public on Wednesday via seetickets.
March 28, 2006
More Bauhaus festival festivities:
*08/09 - Lokerse Feesten in Lokeren, Belgium
*08/10 - Music Centrum Vredenberg in Utrecht, Holland
*08/14 - Lignano Rock Festival in Lignano, Italy
*08/17 - Paredes De Coura in Paredes De Coura, Portugal
Ticket information will be announced shortly. For a full list of tour dates, please visit the tour page.
March 23, 2006
A little something to tide you over until the new tour starts... photos taken by Peter and Kevin while on the Near the Atmosphere tour in Europe.
March 15, 2006
Bauhaus sincerely apologizes to everyone who has been inconvenienced by the changes in their summer touring schedule due to the cancellation of the O2 Festival appearance. However, Bauhaus will be back in London sometime very soon, so all is not lost!
March 14, 2006
We are pleased to announce that Bauhaus will be on tour this summer in the US with Nine Inch Nails. Please check the tour page for a show in your city!
March 1, 2006
Bauhaus will be playing at the M'era Luna Festival in Hildesheim, Germany. The festival takes place August 12 - 13, 2006 . For tickets and more information, please visit the M'era Luna Festival site.
January 31, 2006
The Near the Atmosphere European tour started off in full swing on January 28th in Dublin, Ireland and will finish off February 17th in Porto, Portugal. Check the tourdates page to see if Bauhaus will be playing in a city near you!
November 26, 2005
We are pleased to announce there will be an opening act for the Ventura, CA show December 10th: BlackBlack. They are the newest musical offspring of the Bauhaus family: Kevin Haskins' daughters - Diva on bass, Lola on drums and Clark Schadelkopf (not related) on guitar. For more information on BlackBlack, you can visit their MySpace page.
November 21, 2005
We are disappointed to announce that the Sayreville, NJ show on November 21st (today) has been cancelled. Tickets can be refunded at point of purchase.
November 16, 2005
Two more shows have been added - Anaheim, CA and San Diego, CA: San Diego at Copley Hall December 12th, Anaheim at The Grove December 9th. The presale for San Diego starts tomorrow morning and the password is "nightm" at Ticketmaster. Otherwise, you can get tickets at the public sale Friday at 10 am.
Anaheim tickets will go on sale Friday with the presale password of "goth" and the public sale is Saturday 11/18 at 10 am at Ticketmaster.
November 15, 2005
A new late addition to the US tour: December 10th at Ventura Theater. Tickets go on sale 11/17 at 11 am PST. Tickets can be purchased at Ticketmaster.
Also, the postponed San Diego show at 4&B will be rescheduled to December 13th. The November 2nd tickets will be accepted at the venue. No tickets will be sold as this show was sold out.
November 2, 2005
The band has received very late notice today that the venue (4th & B) for tonight's San Diego show is still under construction, the show has now been postponed to a later date. We will announce when the newly rescheduled show is happening. We know this inconveniences a number of people but there is no way another venue can be scheduled at this late date for today.
October 27, 2005
We now have a number of new pages awaiting your presence: a brand, spanking new message board , an even newer biography, and Near the Atmosphere merchandise you can purchase now. Please check them out!
October 25, 2005
Starting with the San Francisco 10/26 show, you will be able to pre-order select recordings of shows in advance and then pick them up after the show! Please visit Instant Live for more information.
October 21, 2005
We are pleased to announce the European tour schedule for 2006!
Please check the tour page for the complete tour itinerary. More dates will be added, so keep checking back.
Also, the New Brunswick, NJ show on 11/21 has changed to Sayreville, NJ at Starland Ballroom. If you bought tickets for the State Theater, you will need to return your tickets and purchase new tickets for Starland Ballroom. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster.com.
October 15, 2005
A 10/31 Halloween show has been added: San Francisco at the Fillmore. Tickets are on sale 10/16 at 10 am.
October 6, 2005
Mexico City dates and venues have changed. Tickets will be honored for the new venues/dates. Banamex card holders will be able to get tickets for Mexico City starting 10/10 to 10/11. The public sale is 10/12.
The new dates are:
11/29
Guadalajara,
MX @ Teatro Diana
11/30 Mexico City, MX @ Palacio de los Deportes
The venues for Chicago shows have also changed:
they are now at the Vic Theatre. Tickets will be honored for the
new venue.
Tickets for Cleveland will go on sale at Ticketmaster on Friday instead of Saturday as previously posted.
Tickets for Montreal are now on sale at Ticketpro.
September 30, 2005
Three more dates now added!
11/19 Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre - presale 10/5, public sale 10/8
11/21 New Brunswick, NJ @ State Theatre - public sale 10/8 at Tickets.com
11/22 Bethesda, MD @ Strathmore - presale 10/12, public sale 10/14
11/19 and 11/22 will be on sale through Ticketmaster.com
September 22, 2005
Toronto presale went on sale a day late - -you'll be able to get tickets during the presale today only.
September 20, 2005
Detroit tickets will go on sale Sat 9/24
at Tickets.com. Please note there is no presale for this show.
September 15, 2005 We have newly updated tour info:
* Toronto is 11/16 (presale is 9/21 & public sale is 9/23)
* Detroit is 11/18 (sale dates are TBA)
* Mesa presale is 9/21, public sale 9/24
September 12, 2005
Portland's tickets will be on sale
to the public 9/17 through Ticketwest.com
Orlando: on sale 9/14 (public sale 9/17)
Toronto: on sale 9/21 (public sale 9/23)
Pompano Beach: on sale 9/21 (public sale 9/24)
Please check the tour dates
page for more information on shows in your
area (North America only).
Remember, presale passwords for all shows is "Bela".
DENVER AFTER PARTY
CHARITY EVENT
September 12, 2005
After their Denver concert on 11/5, Bauhaus will be visiting Rock
Island for a charitable event. The proceeds from this event - all
100% - will go to two charities. Please check out Rock Island's
website for
more
information.
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