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 news about the Pixies, The Cure, Morrissey, Devo, Peter Murphy, Kate Bush, Robin Guthrie and Mark Gardener, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Mighty Lemon Drops, Chrissie Hynde, New Order and more.
SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 2014
Video: The Cure digs out ‘2 Late,’ ‘Harold and Joe’ for massive 45-song London set
FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2014
Morrissey’s ‘Vauxhall and I’ reissue to feature bonus live concert recorded in 1995
Devo to perform its experimental music from 1974-1977 on North American tour
THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2014
Peter Murphy unveils 33-date North American tour, 6-minute ‘Lion’ album teaser
Kate Bush expands London residency to 22 concerts following ‘massive’ ticket demand
Echo & The Bunnymen offer first taste of ‘Meteorites’ with 7-minute ‘Market Town’
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2014
Cocteau Twins’ Robin Guthrie and Ride’s Mark Gardener to release album in September
New at the merch table: Slicing Up Eyeballs’ cassette-themed buttons — plus stickers
TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2014
Peter Murphy plotting U.S. summer tour in support of ‘Lion’ — see initial dates
Pixies premiere video for ‘Snakes’ — new song off ‘EP2,’ ‘Indie Cindy’ album
The Mighty Lemon Drops debut unreleased ‘My Biggest Thrill’ demo off ‘Uptight’ comp
Chrissie Hynde goes solo with ‘Stockholm’ — stream 1st single ‘Dark Sunglasses’
MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2014
New Order announces Seattle concert in wake of Sasquatch! festival cancellation
Pixies announce ‘Indie Cindy’ album — first new full-length since 1991′s ‘Trompe le Monde’
Peter Murphy’s new album ‘Lion’ arrives in June following Record Store Day preview
New releases: Depeche Mode, The Stranglers, Aztec Camera, The Jam, Coil/Nine Inch Nails
SUNDAY, MARCH 23, 2014
Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (3/23/14)
