Year: 2013

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (9/8/13)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (9/8/13)

Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave featured music from John Foxx, Clan of Xymox, A Split-Second, Wire, The Sisters of Mercy, The The, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, PTP, The Cult, Joy Division, Skinny Puppy, Xmal Deutschland and much, much more.

The Week in Rock: Sept. 1-7, 2013

The Week in Rock: Sept. 1-7, 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 the Pixies, The Wedding Present, Tears For Fears, Camper Van Beethoven and more — plus The Smiths topped the Slicing Up Eyeballs Top 100 Albums of 1986 poll.

Video: Pixies debut new songs, new bassist Kim Shattuck at surprise L.A. warm-up gig

Video: Pixies debut new songs, new bassist Kim Shattuck at surprise L.A. warm-up gig

The Pixies have been rehearsing for their upcoming tour with new bassist Kim Shattuck of The Muffs in Los Angeles this past week, so perhaps it’s no surprise the band headed out last night for a last-minute, surprise warm-up show at the Echo — where the band debuted six of their new songs.

The Wedding Present to reissue '80s and '90s output in expanded multi-disc sets

The Wedding Present to reissue ’80s and ’90s output in expanded multi-disc sets

The Wedding Present will embark on an extensive reissue campaign later this years as Edsel Records re-releases much of David Gedge and Co.’s ’80s and ’90s output — five albums, two compilations and an EP — in expanded multi-disc sets crammed with as-yet-unspecified bonus material in both audio and video form.

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Camper Van Beethoven goes under the ‘120 X-Ray' — 1988

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Camper Van Beethoven goes under the ‘120 X-Ray’ — 1988

For this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind, we head back to 1988 for this “120 X-Ray” spotlighting what Kurt Loder refers to as “the biggest cult band in the land”: Camper Van Beethoven. This segment was filmed in Miami Beach, Fla., while the band was on tour in support of Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart.

Stream: Tears For Fears, 'Pale Shelter' (Original 12-Inch Mix) — off 'The Hurting' box set

Stream: Tears For Fears, ‘Pale Shelter’ (Original 12-Inch Mix) — off ‘The Hurting’ box set

Tears For Fears this week teased their upcoming 30th anniversary box set dedicated to landmark debut album The Hurting by sharing one of the tracks that will appear on the four-disc set: the original 12-inch mix of “Pale Shelter,” which the band notes “was a hit in NY clubs and the UK dance charts.”

Vintage Video: Talking Heads live in 1978 — watch 80-minute 'More Songs'-era set

Vintage Video: Talking Heads live in 1978 — watch 80-minute ‘More Songs’-era set

For this week’s this installment of Vintage Video, we travel all the way back to 1978, when things apparently still were filmed in black and white, and the Talking Heads were still a herky-jerky four-piece yet to discover world music and on-stage guest musicians.