Welcome to the Week in Rock, where we round up all of the headlines posted on this site over the past week. This edition includes news about My Bloody Valentine, Morrissey, Bob Mould’s Sugar, Dave Gahan, Dead Can Dance, The Wedding Present, Paul Weller, Ministry and a joint tour with The Cult, The Mission and Killing Joke.
SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 2012
Morrissey announces San Diego concert, calls South American trip ‘best tour of my life’
FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2012
Sugar’s ‘Copper Blue,’ ‘Beaster,’ ‘File Under: Easy Listening’ set for multi-disc reissues
THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2012
Stream: Soulsavers f/ Dave Gahan, ‘Longest Day’ — first single off ‘Light the Dead See’
Sony: My Bloody Valentine ‘Isn’t Anything,’ ‘Loveless’ reissues, ‘EPs’ out in May
Dead Can Dance announce 16-date North American tour in August, September
Video: Dead Milkmen cover Fugazi’s ‘Waiting Room’ — plus, West Coast gigs in May
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2012
Video: The Wedding Present, ‘You’re Dead’
Video: Paul Weller, ‘Green’ — off ‘Sonik Kicks’
Free MP3s: Dead Can Dance, ‘Live Happenings — Part IV’ 4-track EP
Stream: Nick Cave’s ‘Grinderman 2 RMX’
TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2012
Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 64, first aired 3/20/12
Video: Ministry, ‘99 Percenters’ — pro-Occupy single off upcoming ‘Relapse’
MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2012
Vintage Video: Depeche Mode’s 1990 ‘riot’ outside the Wherehouse in Los Angeles
The Cult, The Mission, Killing Joke team up for 5-date U.K. arena tour this September
Video: Public Image Ltd.’s full set at 6 Music anniversary concert
New releases: Paul Weller, Wedding Present, Lee Ranaldo, Frank Black, Toy Dolls, B-52s
