Year: 2017

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (6/18/17)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (6/18/17)

“Dark Wave,” hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Matt Sebastian, airs 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. EDT every Sunday on Sirius XM satellite radio’s 1st Wave (Channel 33). The most recent two episodes also are available via Sirius XM’s On Demand service for online subscribers. Here’s this week’s full playlist. Leave requests in the comments.

'Fresh remaster' of Hüsker Dü's 'Everything Falls Apart' released digitally — hear it now

‘Fresh remaster’ of Hüsker Dü’s ‘Everything Falls Apart’ released digitally — hear it now

Chicago reissue label Numero Group — which has been teasing a major Hüsker Dü project since last fall — this afternoon offered up the first taste of its work, releasing via digital channels a newly remastered edition of the band’s 1983 debut studio album Everything Falls Apart. Stream the whole album right now.

Morrissey accuses HMV of trying to 'freeze sales' of new 'Queen is Dead' vinyl singles

Morrissey accuses HMV of trying to ‘freeze sales’ of new ‘Queen is Dead’ vinyl singles

One day after new 12-inch and 7-inch singles of The Smiths’ “The Queen is Dead” went on sale at U.K. retailers, Morrissey is accusing the HMV chain of “an attempt to freeze sales” by limiting sales of new vinyl to one copy per person — and he’s urging fans to don silly costumes and buy as many copies “as​ you ​desire.”

'120 Minutes' Rewind: 'The Ideal Copy'-era Wire goes under the '120 X-Ray'

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: ‘The Ideal Copy’-era Wire goes under the ‘120 X-Ray’

For this week’s installment of “120 Minutes” Rewind, we turn to this Downtown Julie Brown-hosted “120 X-Ray” segment on Wire following the band’s reformation and the recording of 1987’s The Ideal Copy” — the debut of the post-punk legends’ second incarnation.

The Smiths mark today's 'The Queen is Dead' anniversary with new vinyl single release

The Smiths mark today’s ‘The Queen is Dead’ anniversary with new vinyl single release

As had been hinted at last week, a pair of new vinyl releases from The Smiths — 7-inch and 12-inch singles of “The Queen is Dead” — slipped into U.K. shops unannounced today to mark the 31st anniversary of the original release of the band’s classic third album, The Queen is Dead.

Echo & The Bunnymen sign to BMG, tease future releases coming 'very soon'

Echo & The Bunnymen sign to BMG, tease future releases coming ‘very soon’

Echo & The Bunnymen announced this week that the band has signed to BMG, marking the group’s return to a major label for the first time since the 1990s. On top of that, the band said, in a Facebook post, that it’s “looking forward to sharing future releases very soon.”

Vintage Video: The Sisters of Mercy's out-of-print Royal Albert Hall concert film 'Wake'

Vintage Video: The Sisters of Mercy’s out-of-print Royal Albert Hall concert film ‘Wake’

For this week’s installment of Vintage Video, we present The Sisters of Mercy’s long-out-of-print concert film “Wake,” recorded  at London’s Royal Albert Hall on June 18, 1985 — the final concert by the lineup that included Wayne Hussey and Craig Adams, who went on to form The Mission.

Watch: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds perform haunting 'Rings of Saturn' on Colbert

Watch: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds perform haunting ‘Rings of Saturn’ on Colbert

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds are in New York City for a two-night stand at the Beacon Theatre, and between those two gigs, managed to slip in a rare late-night TV appearance, performing the haunting song “Rings of Saturn” off the band’s new Skeleton Tree album on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” last night.

Jailed Russian opposition leader laments he'll miss Depeche Mode concert in Moscow

Jailed Russian opposition leader laments he’ll miss Depeche Mode concert in Moscow

Alexey Navalny, a prominent Russian opposition leader planning to challenge President Vladimir Putin in next year’s election, was found guilty this week of repeatedly calling for unlawful protests and was sentenced to 30 days in jail, according to news reports. His response? He’s not happy he’ll miss Depeche Mode.

Pet Shop Boys anounce expanded reissues of 'Nightlife,' 'Release' and 'Fundamental'

Pet Shop Boys anounce expanded reissues of ‘Nightlife,’ ‘Release’ and ‘Fundamental’

Pet Shop Boys today announced a new reissue series titled “Catalogue: 1985-2012” that will see the duo’s Parlophone studio albums remastesred and reissued in two- and three-disc editions featuring “Further listening” bonus discs with previously unreleased bonus tracks and demos.

The Rain Parade's 'Emergency Third Rail Power Trip' to be reissued with follow-up EP

The Rain Parade’s ‘Emergency Third Rail Power Trip’ to be reissued with follow-up EP

The Rain Parade’s 1983 debut album Emergency Third Rail Power Trip — one of the seminal records of Los Angeles’ early-’80s Paisley Underground movement — will be reissued by Real Gone Music this summer in remastered, single-disc edition that features an extra song and the 1984 EP Explosions in the Glass Palace.

The Psychedelic Furs' 'Pretty in Pink' to be reissued as a double 7-inch on pink vinyl

The Psychedelic Furs’ ‘Pretty in Pink’ to be reissued as a double 7-inch on pink vinyl

Boutique record label Futurismo next month will reissue The Psychedelic Furs’ classic single — both the original off 1981’s Talk Talk Talk and the re-recording used in John Hughes’ 1986 film — as a gatefold double 7-inch single pressed on pink vinyl.

Reissue specialists Numero Group can't stop teasing 'massive' Hüsker Dü mystery project

Reissue specialists Numero Group can’t stop teasing ‘massive’ Hüsker Dü mystery project

The Hüsker Dü catalog famously has been in dire need of a sonic upgrade and expansion, and it seems, at long last, that it’s happening, courtesy of the Chicago-based reissue pros at the Numero Group, who are assembling something “massive” around the band’s archives.