Year: 2013

Devo to release 'New Traditionalists: Live 1981 Seattle' on CD with 2 bonus tracks

Devo to release ‘New Traditionalists: Live 1981 Seattle’ on CD with 2 bonus tracks

On Record Store Day last year, Devo released a 2LP vinyl live set culled from a cassette recording made of the band’s Seattle stop on its 1981 tour in support of New Traditionlalists. Come next month, fans not into that whole vinyl thing will be able hear it, too, as the band releases the concert on CD — with two bonus tracks.

Stream: Auto Reverse — Slicing Up Eyeballs Mixtape (April 2013)

Stream: Auto Reverse — Slicing Up Eyeballs Mixtape (April 2013)

Another month, another Auto Reverse mixtape — two 45-minute sides of music new and vintage. But change is in the air: We’ve altered format slightly, moving from Soundcloud to Mixcloud for the streaming mixes, which, unfortunately, are no longer available for download.

New releases: Mudhoney, Suicidal Tendencies, Jello Biafra, Violent Femmes' Victor DeLorenzo

New releases: Mudhoney, Suicidal Tendencies, Jello Biafra, Violent Femmes’ Victor DeLorenzo

This week’s new releases include brand-new studio albums from Seattle proto-grunge legends Mudhoney (‘Vanishing Point’), thrash masters Suicidal Tendencies (’13’), the Dead Kennedys’ Jello Biafra (‘White People and the Damage Done’) and Victor DeLorenzo of the Violent Femmes (‘Victor DeLorenzo’).

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (3/31/13)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (3/31/13)

Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” — the Sunday night “darker side of alternative” show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured Alien Sex Fiend, The Sisters of Mercy, Front 242, Clan of Xymox, The Lucy Show, The Cult, Pylon, Cocteau Twins, 1,000 Homo DJs and much more.

Video: Depeche Mode performs 'Heaven' on 'The Jonathan Ross Show' — plus interview

Video: Depeche Mode performs ‘Heaven’ on ‘The Jonathan Ross Show’ — plus interview

The Delta Machine promotional blitz hit U.K. television Saturday night as Depeche Mode appeared on “The Jonathan Ross Show” for a 10-minute interview segment with the seemingly pants-less host and a black-and-white performance of the album’s first single, “Heaven.”

The Week in Rock: March 24-30, 2013

The Week in Rock: March 24-30, 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 Wire, Depeche Mode, Morrissey, The Call, Living Colour, Ministry, The Cure, Nine Inch Nails, Dave Wakeling, Pet Shop Boys, Big Country, Record Store Day and much more.

Morrissey to resume touring this summer with concerts set for Mexico, South America

Morrissey to resume touring this summer with concerts set for Mexico, South America

Just two weeks after canceling the remainder of his troubled U.S. tour over his ongoing “medical mishaps,” Morrissey tonight announced plans to resume touring in June and July, with seven concerts planned in Mexico — including a show in Mexico City — followed by performances in Brazil, Argentina, Peru and Chile.

The Call launches Pledge Music campaign to fund live reunion CD/DVD, possible box set

The Call launches Pledge Music campaign to fund live reunion CD/DVD, possible box set

The upcoming reunion of The Call — featuring the band’s original members plus Robert Levon Been of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club filling in for his late father Michael Been — will be filmed and recorded for a live DVD, CD and vinyl release, and the band has just launched a Pledge Music campaign to help fund the project.

Contest: Win tickets to see Living Colour play 'Vivid' at New York City's Iriving Plaza

Contest: Win tickets to see Living Colour play ‘Vivid’ at New York City’s Iriving Plaza

Living Colour is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its groundbreaking debut album Vivid with new tour in which the band is performing the 1988 album in full. And we’ve got a pair of tickets to aware one lucky Slicing Up Eyeballs reader to see the New York City stop at Irving Plaza on April 6.

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Martha Quinn shines the ‘120 X-Ray’ on Hoodoo Gurus — 1986

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Martha Quinn shines the ‘120 X-Ray’ on Hoodoo Gurus — 1986

For this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind, we flash back to the very first year of the show, 1986, for this “120 X-Ray” segment that finds Martha Quinn digging into Australia’s Hoodoo Gurus around the time of the release of “Death Defying,” the third single off 1985’s ‘Mars Needs Guitars!’

The Cure, Nine Inch Nails, New Order among Lollapalooza 2013’s expected headliners

The Cure, Nine Inch Nails, New Order among Lollapalooza 2013’s expected headliners

We’ve already speculated as to why there’s a good chance we’ll see The Cure and New Order on the bill of August’s Lollapalooza, and now comes a photo of what’s purported to be a poster featuring the Chicago festival’s yet-to-be-announced lineup, headlined by Robert Smith and Co.

Al Jourgensen ends Ministry (again) with final album 'From Beer to Eternity,' autobiography

Al Jourgensen ends Ministry (again) with final album ‘From Beer to Eternity,’ autobiography

It’s been less than two years since Al Jourgensen reunited his iconic industrial/metal act Ministry, but after a mid-tour health scare and the loss of sideman and best friend Mike Scaccia late last year, Uncle Al his putting an end to the band once and for all with a final album, ‘From Beer to Eternity,’ and an autobiography.

Depeche Mode premieres 'Soothe My Soul' video, adds Las Vegas concert in October

Depeche Mode premieres ‘Soothe My Soul’ video, adds Las Vegas concert in October

With their new album ‘Delta Machine’ out this week, Depeche Mode today announced a new stop on its North American tour — Oct. 6 in Las Vegas — suggesting that the band will be filling in that conspicuous nine-date gap between its Los Angeles shows and the tour-closing gig in Phoenix.