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 items about The Cure, Echo & They Bunnymen, Bob Mould, Paul Westerberg, Front 242, Pixies and more — plus we updated our ‘Just Can’t Get Enough’ Spotify playlist.
SATURDAY, MAY 3, 2014
Watch Arcade Fire cover R.E.M.’s ‘Radio Free Europe’ in Atlanta last night
FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2014
The Cure’s ‘Disintegration’ turns 25 today — celebrate with 5 full Prayer Tour concerts
THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2014
Echo & The Bunnymen premiere video for ‘Lovers on the Run’ — first single off ‘Meteorites’
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2014
Paul Westerberg’s ‘Suicaine Gratifaction’ to be released on vinyl for first time
Bob Mould drops ‘I Don’t Know You Anymore’ — first single off upcoming ‘Beauty & Ruin’
TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2014
Rhino’s ‘Just Can’t Get Enough: The ’80s’ Spotify playlist — updated 4/28/14
Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 154, aired 4/20/14
MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2014
Watch the Pixies dissect new album ‘Indie Cindy’ track-by-track in this 19-minute video
Front 242 to perform in New York, Chicago, Tampa during rare U.S. visit this fall
New releases: Pixies, The Sound, X, Prefab Sprout, Inspiral Carpets, The Clash doc
SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2014
Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (4/27/14)
