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 Pixies, The Cure, The Church’s Steve Kilbey and Greg Dulli of The Afghan Whigs, Daniel Ash, David J, The Pogues, Morrissey and more — plus we launched the 1988 installment of the Slicing Up Eyeballs readers poll.
FRIDAY, OCT. 11, 2013
Austin City Limits Music Festival webcast features The Cure, Depeche Mode
The Church’s Steve Kilbey, Greg Dulli of Afghan Whigs double up in L.A. (Setlist, Video)
THURSDAY, OCT. 10, 2013
Daniel Ash box set, expanded reissue of David J debut due from Cherry Red next month
Mark Burgess to release new ChameleonsVox 4-song EP, tour Europe this fall
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 9, 2013
The Cure digs deep for ‘The Top’-heavy set in epic return to Mexico (Setlist, Video)
TUESDAY, OCT. 8, 2013
Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 137, aired 10/8/13
Philip Chevron, of The Pogues, 1957-2013
Bangles, Three O’Clock, Dream Syndicate, Rain Parade team up for California shows
MONDAY, OCT. 7, 2013
Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Best of the ’80s, Part 9: Vote for your top albums of 1988
Pixies announce 33-date North American tour in early 2014, debut ‘Andro Queen’ video
New releases: Prefab Sprout, Lee Ranaldo, Steve Nieve, The Stranglers, Madness, PWEI
SUNDAY, OCT. 6, 2013
Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (10/6/13)
Morrissey ‘delighted’ by ‘This Charming Charlie,’ says he wasn’t behind takedown attempt