Year: 2017

Coachella reportedly passed on Kate Bush because 'no one is going to understand it'

Coachella reportedly passed on Kate Bush because ‘no one is going to understand it’

The New Yorker today published a fascinating profile of Coachella mastermind Paul Tollett that gets into the nuts and bolts of how the massive festival is operated. No detail, though, seems to have caught as much attention as the allegation the festival turned down a chance to host the first-ever U.S. performance by Kate Bush.

Dream Syndicate puts vinyl release of 1988 live set up to a vote via Run Out Groove

Dream Syndicate puts vinyl release of 1988 live set up to a vote via Run Out Groove

A 1988 live set by The Dream Syndicate could make its first appearance on vinyl in unedited form if enough fans vote for its release through new imprint Run Out Groove, which pits three titles against each other every month and lets fans decide which will be produced and put up for sale.

Watch: Bauhaus' Daniel Ash makes new video for 2009 solo rocker 'Flame On'

Watch: Bauhaus’ Daniel Ash makes new video for 2009 solo rocker ‘Flame On’

When Daniel Ash goes out on tour with Kevin Haskins as Poptone, their set will largely be comprised of songs by their old bands: Bauhaus, Love and Rockets, and Tones on Tail. But there is one Ash solo track that appears on the leaked Poptone setlist: “Flame On.” Now the song’s got a new video.

New releases: Pere Ubu's 'Drive, He Said 1994-2002' 4-disc vinyl box set

New releases: Pere Ubu’s ‘Drive, He Said 1994-2002’ 4-disc vinyl box set

Record Rack is a round-up of the week’s new albums, expanded reissues and/or box sets, appearing each Monday on Slicing Up Eyeballs. All releases due out this Friday unless noted. This week’s notable release is a 4LP box set from Pere Ubu collecting albums released between 1995 and 2002.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (4/9/17)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (4/9/17)

“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.

Midnight Oil plays surprise warm-up gig in Sydney ahead of reunion tour — setlist, video

Midnight Oil plays surprise warm-up gig in Sydney ahead of reunion tour — setlist, video

Midnight Oil recently announced it would kick off its global reunion tour with a “back-to-basics pub gig” in Sydney this week, but have now pre-empted that by playing a surprise warm-up set Sunday night that marks the band’s first public performance in eight years. We’ve got the full setlist and fan-shot video here.

New Order releases 'Music Complete: Remix EP' ahead of U.S. performances

New Order releases ‘Music Complete: Remix EP’ ahead of U.S. performances

New Order today released a new five-track EP featuring remixes of songs off its latest album Music Complete, a digital release that comes ahead of the band’s appearances at the massive Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival and a handful of U.S. concert dates this month.

'120 Minutes' Rewind: The The's Matt Johnson earns an MTV disclaimer while hosting in 1986

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: The The’s Matt Johnson earns an MTV disclaimer while hosting in 1986

For this week’s installment of “120 Minutes” Rewind, we look back at the time The The mastermind Matt Johnson hosted the show in 1986 while promoting that year’s Infected — and earned an on-screen disclaimer because of his stridently political remarks between music videos.

Buffalo Tom's 'Let Me Come Over' to receive 25th anniversary reissue with bonus live disc

Buffalo Tom’s ‘Let Me Come Over’ to receive 25th anniversary reissue with bonus live disc

Boston-bred alt-rockers Buffalo Tom will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their third album Let Me Come Over with a new reissue next month that pairs the original record with the band’s first-live live release: a 17-song set recorded in London in 1992. See full tracklisting, and some spring tour dates, here.

Tommy Stinson's Bash & Pop announce U.S. dates in support of 'Anything Could Happen'

Tommy Stinson’s Bash & Pop announce U.S. dates in support of ‘Anything Could Happen’

With the Replacements’ reunion having run its course, Tommy Stinson turned his attention to reviving his old band Bash & Pop, delivering a very belated sophomore record, Anything Could Happen, in January — nearly 25 years after its predecessor, Friday Night is Killing Me.

'Breakfast with The Smiths' radio show finds new home on The Independent FM

‘Breakfast with The Smiths’ radio show finds new home on The Independent FM

Turns out the world will listen: Online radio show “Breakfast with The Smiths — The World of Morrissey,” after just one week off the web following the shutdown of Indie1031.com, has found a new home and will return this Sunday, the program’s host, Jose Maldonado, has revealed.

Vintage Video: Watch a 40-minute 'Juju'-era Siouxsie and the Banshees set from 1981

Vintage Video: Watch a 40-minute ‘Juju’-era Siouxsie and the Banshees set from 1981

For this week’s installment of Vintage Video, we present this 40-minute set by Siouxsie and the Banshees, filmed at the U.K.’s Warwick University in 1981, about three months prior to the release Juju, and broadcast as part of the BBC’s “Rock Goes to College” series. Watch the 10-song set here.

Ride expands North American tour in support of new album 'Weather Diaries'

Ride expands North American tour in support of new album ‘Weather Diaries’

Reunited shoegazers Ride have expanded their North American tour in support their first new album in 20 years, Weather Diaries, following up their short run of July concerts with seven more shows in the U.S. and Mexico in late September and early October.