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 The Dream Syndicate, Morrissey, Danny Elfman, MIracle Legion, Lloyd Cole & The Commotions, The Ocean Blue, Johnny Marr, Michael Stipe, Big Country, OMD, Simple Minds and more.
SATURDAY, FEB. 16, 2013
Morrissey cancels 3 more shows, promises to be ‘fit as a ferret for San Diego’
FRIDAY, FEB. 15, 2013
‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: ‘120 X-Ray’ segment on Miracle Legion — March 1989
Danny Elfman to sing publicly for first time since Oingo Boingo’s 1995 farewell
THURSDAY, FEB. 14, 2013
Video: Depeche Mode, ‘Heaven’ — second clip for ‘Delta Machine’ lead single
Vintage Video: Lloyd Cole & The Commotions in Munich, 1985 — watch full 40-minute set
Stream: The Ocean Blue, ‘Sad Night, Where Is Morning?’ — off upcoming ‘Ultramarine’
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 13, 2013
The Dream Syndicate to play ‘first U.S. show since 1988’ at Wilco’s Solid Sound festival
Slim Dunlap Day: Minneapolis to celebrate ex-Replacements guitarist on Valentine’s Day
Video: Johnny Marr on writing The Smiths’ ‘Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now’
Duran Duran preps ‘Is There Something I Should Know?’ 7-inch for Record Store Day
World Party announces 11-date tour of the U.K. this spring in support of ‘Arkeology’
TUESDAY, FEB. 12, 2013
Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 108, aired 2/12/13
Big Country to release new album ‘The Journey,’ tour U.K., Europe and North America
Dead Can Dance to play 2 California shows between Coachella appearances
Stream: Michael Stipe and Courtney Love, ‘Rio Grande’ — off new pirate album
MONDAY, FEB. 11, 2013
Stream: OMD, ‘Metroland’ — 7½-minute lead single off upcoming ‘English Electric’
Stream: Simple Minds, ‘Broken Glass Park’ — new single off ‘Greatest Hits+’
New releases: The Bryan Ferry Orchestra, plus reissues from The Names, R.E.M., INXS
SUNDAY, FEB. 10, 2013
Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (2/10/13)
Video: Beck performs David Bowie’s ‘Sound and Vision’ with 160-piece orchestra
