New Music: The Afghan Whigs- "Algiers"

The Afghan Whigs will be releasing their first studio album in over 16 years titled Do to the Beast this April 15th on Sub Pop Records. Watch the video for the first single "Algiers" below.

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SXSW Photos: Afghan Whigs @ FADER FORT Presented by Converse

The Afghan Whigs are an all-time favorite of mine, and it had been 15 years since I saw the band live. The last time was back on their '1965' tour in '98 at the Bowery Ballroom in NYC. Brought back a lot of great memories. At their Fader Fort show this past Fri. night they were even joined onstage by special guest Usher, who performed their song "Something Hot" with the band as well as his own rock version of "Oh My God."

 Very special thanks to Sonia Aneja at Fader.

the Afghan Whigs: tribute disc on the way

One of my favorite bands from the 90's, the The Afghan Whigs will be getting a tribute album this June 23rd. The album will see tracks tackled by Whigs collaborators and friends like, Joseph Arthur, Jeff Klein (My Jerusalem), Gutter Twins mate, Mark Lanegan and Matthew Ryan among others. You can get the full tracklisting and previews over at summerskissrecords.com.
The underlooked group's catalogue included the brilliant 1996 disc, Black Love, Gentlemen in '93, and their last album that came out in '98 titled, 1965. Frontman Greg Dulli later went on to form, The Twilight Singers and his latest project, The Gutter Twins with Mark Lanegan.

Debonair (LP Version) - The Afghan Whigs