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 Divinyls’ Chrissy Amphlett, Depeche Mode, Siouxie, David Byrne, The Human League, Pet Shop Boys, Peter Murphy, The Ocean Blue, The Cure, Sinead O’Connor, Loop and more.
SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2013
Video: Depeche Mode plays ‘But Not Tonight’ for first time ever at L.A. club gig
FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2013
‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Sinead O’Connor hangs out with host Kevin Seal — 1988
Loop reunites to co-headline All Tomorrow’s Parties ‘End of an Era’ with Television
THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2013
Siouxsie to play 2nd concert at Yoko Ono’s Meltdown festival due to ‘incredible demand’
The Human League drops out of Regeneration Tour: ‘We just could not make it work’
Vintage Video: David Byrne’s ‘Between the Teeth’ — watch full 1993 concert film
Video: Depeche Mode performs ‘Soothe My Soul,’ ‘Heaven’ on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2013
‘Scared To Get Happy: A Story of Indie-Pop 1980-1989’ final tracklist: 5 CDs, 134 songs
Friends of Game Theory’s Scott Miller launch fund to support daughters’ education
Pet Shop Boys to announce North American tour, ‘Electric’ release details next week
TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2013
Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 116, aired 4/23/13
Video: Peter Murphy opens all-Bauhaus tour in San Antonio, Texas
Video: Carbon/Silicon, ‘Big Surprise’ — new single from The Clash’s Mick Jones
Video: The Ocean Blue, ‘Sad Night, Where is Morning?’ — off ‘Ultramarine’
MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2013
The Cure’s Robert Smith celebrates birthday with 4-hour, 50-song concert in Mexico City
Depeche Mode to play 400-capacity Troubadour in Los Angeles this Friday
Chrissy Amphlett, of the Divinyls, 1959-2013
New releases: Paul Weller, Gary Numan, UK Decay, Peter Hook, The Monochrome Set
SUNDAY, APRIL 21, 2013
Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (4/21/13)
