Year: 2013

Kurt Cobain gives birth in vintage promo resurrected for Nirvana's 'In Utero' reissue

Kurt Cobain gives birth in vintage promo resurrected for Nirvana’s ‘In Utero’ reissue

Following in the footsteps of the 2011 monster reissue of Nirvana’s breakthrough Nevermind, the band’s follow-up record, the Steve Albini-produced In Utero, will receive a similar 20th anniversary reissue this fall — and the surviving bandmembers are teasing the release with a resurrected promo clip.

Simple Minds to play New York City this October — first U.S. concert in a decade

Simple Minds to play New York City this October — first U.S. concert in a decade

For the past few months, Simple Minds have been dropping hints that the band will return to the U.S. and Canada this year for the first time in more than a decade — and we’ve finally got our first confirmation of what presumably will be a lengthier tour. According to Live Nation, Simple Minds will play New York City on Oct. 24.

Video: Mudhoney rocks 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon' in first TV appearance in 18 years

Video: Mudhoney rocks ‘Late Night With Jimmy Fallon’ in first TV appearance in 18 years

Seattle proto-grunge survivors Mudhoney last night returned to network television for the first time in 18 years, performing “I Like It Small,” off the band’s new album Vanishing Point, on air, plus a second song off the record, “The Only Song of the Widow From Nain,” as a web-only exclusive.

Morrissey postpones South American concerts over 'severe food poisoning'

Morrissey postpones South American concerts over ‘severe food poisoning’

Press and promoters in Peru and Chile this evening reveal Morrissey has postponed his entire South American tour after he and members of his team suffered “severe food poisoning” just hours before the ex-Smiths singer was due to return to the stage for the first time since canceling his North American tour.

Full-album stream: Pet Shop Boys' 'Electric' premieres on Pandora a week early

Full-album stream: Pet Shop Boys’ ‘Electric’ premieres on Pandora a week early

The Pet Shop Boys next week will release their second new studio album in less than a year, and, as has become customary these days, the group is streaming Electric in full in advance of its official arrival. Beginning today, you can stream the full nine-track album over at Pandora.

Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Best of the ’80s, Part 6: Vote for your top albums of 1985

Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Best of the ’80s, Part 6: Vote for your top albums of 1985

Our year-long Best of the ’80s poll continues into July as we serve up 1985, and once again ask Slicing Up Eyeballs’ readers to vote for their favorite albums of that year in our ongoing mission to rank the releases of each year of the decade, concluding with a poll to determine the best records of the entire 1980s.

Video: Depeche Mode at Rock Werchter 2013 — watch full 84-minute headlining set

Video: Depeche Mode at Rock Werchter 2013 — watch full 84-minute headlining set

Depeche Mode on Sunday performed to tens of thousands of fans at Rock Werchter 2013, playing an abbreviated version of its ‘Delta Machine Tour’ set during a nearly 90-minute headlining slot at the festival in Belgium. Watch the full show right here.