Year: 2013

Trent Reznor resurrects Nine Inch Nails for U.S. arena tour, concerts worldwide

Trent Reznor resurrects Nine Inch Nails for U.S. arena tour, concerts worldwide

Four years since retiring the live incarnation of Nine Inch Nails, frontman Trent Reznor this morning announced he is resurrecting the band with a new lineup that includes King Crimson guitar whiz Adrian Belew and former Jane’s Addiction bassist Eric Avery, and will mount a U.S. arena tour this fall and dates worldwide in 2014.

Alison Moyet announces extensive U.K. tour for 'the minutes,' but U.S. shows unlikely

Alison Moyet announces extensive U.K. tour for ‘the minutes,’ but U.S. shows unlikely

Alison Moyet today announced an extensive, 24-date tour of the U.K. and Ireland this fall in support of her upcoming album ‘the minutes’ — that’s the just-revealed cover art posted above — and said the concerts will place the new album “center stage” and focus on “significant electronic material in her back catalog.”

Contest: Win a copy of 'Songs That Saved Your Life: The Art of The Smiths 1982-87’

Contest: Win a copy of ‘Songs That Saved Your Life: The Art of The Smiths 1982-87’

This week sees the publication of a revised edition of Simon Goddard’s “Songs That Saved Your Life: The Art of The Smiths 1982-87” — which tells the stories behind every song from The Smiths’ catalog — and to mark the occasion Titan Books has hooked us up with copies to award three lucky Slicing Up Eyeballs readers.

Wild Swans reissues: Occultation Recordings seeks fan input for upcoming vinyl editions

Wild Swans reissues: Occultation Recordings seeks fan input for upcoming vinyl editions

Occultation Recordings is planning deluxe vinyl reissues of The Wild Swans’ third album, 2011’s The Coldest Winter For A Hundred Years, and a 2003 compilation of ’80s radio sessions, demos and rarities called Incandescent — but first the label is taking the unusual step of asking fans what they’d like to see included.

New releases: Johnny Marr, KMFDM, Kirsty MacColl, Fine Young Cannibals, The Sound

New releases: Johnny Marr, KMFDM, Kirsty MacColl, Fine Young Cannibals, The Sound

This week’s new releases include brand-new albums from Johnny Marr (‘The Messenger’), KMFDM (‘Kunst’) and John Foxx (‘Evidence’), plus reissues from Fine Young Cannibals, The Blue Aeroplanes and The Sound, as well as best-ofs from Kirsty MacColl and The Human League.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (2/24/13)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (2/24/13)

Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” — the Sunday night “darker side of alternative” show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured Skinny Puppy, Fad Gadget, Bauhaus, Japan, Ministry, The Sound, Cabaret Voltaire, Echo & The Bunnymen, Clan of Xymox, Killing Joke and much more.

The Week in Rock: Feb. 17-23, 2013

The Week in Rock: Feb. 17-23, 2013

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 Allison Moyet, Depeche Mode, Nick Cave, Morrissey, Bernard Sumner, The Method Actors, The Waterboys, The Primitives, Primal Scream, Johnny Marr and more.