Welcome to the Week in Rock, where we round up all of the headlines posted on this site over the past week. This week featured posts about David Bowie, Thurston Moore, The Replacements, The Specials, Living Colour, Morrissey, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Primitives and more — plus a new contest to win classic New Order vinyl.
FRIDAY, JAN. 11, 2013
Stream: New Order’s ‘Lost Sirens’ — 8 tracks from band’s 2005 recording sessions
Contest: Win all 5 of New Order’s classic ’80s albums on vinyl from Rhino Records
THURSDAY, JAN. 10, 2013
The Specials announce U.S. tour, SXSW dates as Neville Staple leaves band
Living Colour rolls out North American dates for ‘Vivid’ 25th anniversary tour
Thurston Moore’s Chelsea Light Moving sets debut LP, U.S. tour — premieres new track
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9, 2013
‘Year of the Pigbag’: Post-punk/funk act returns with first new album in 30 years
Echo & The Bunnymen spinoff Poltergeist announces debut album ‘Your Mind is a Box’
TUESDAY, JAN. 8, 2013
Video: Morrissey sings ‘Action Is My Middle Name’ on ‘Late Show with David Lettterman’
The Replacements’ ‘Songs for Slim’ EP tracklist finalized, auction expected next week
Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 104, aired 1/8/13
MONDAY, JAN. 7, 2013
David Bowie announces new album ‘The Next Day,’ releases single ‘Where Are We Now?’
Morrissey adds San Diego date, tour-ending San Francisco show to U.S. trek
The Primitives’ ‘Everything’s Shining Bright’ to feature early singles, ‘lost’ album, live set
Video: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, ‘We No Who U R’ — first single off new album
New releases: The Lords of the New Church’s 5-disc ‘The Gospel Truth’ box set
SUNDAY, JAN. 6, 2013
Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (1/6/13)
