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‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Peter Murphy co-hosts, swears off Bauhaus reunion in 1992

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Peter Murphy co-hosts, swears off Bauhaus reunion in 1992

For this week’s installment of “120 Minutes” Rewind, we present 20 minutes of footage from the May 3, 1992, episode that was co-hosted by Peter Murphy to mark the release of his then-new solo album Holy Smoke. Murphy chats with Dave Kendall about the recording of the album.

Vintage Video: INXS hits early career heights with 90-minute 'Rockpalast' set in 1984

Vintage Video: INXS hits early career heights with 90-minute ‘Rockpalast’ set in 1984

For this week’s installment of Vintage Video, we again turn to the era-defining West German TV show “Rockpalast” and this 1984 performance by INXS, who, in the course of 90 minutes, run through 20 songs from the band’s early catalog — including future classics “Don’t Change,” “Black and White” and “The Original Sin.”

The Church returns to the U.S. this summer for 'limited run' of concerts

The Church returns to the U.S. this summer for ‘limited run’ of concerts

The Church, which recently began working on a follow-up to 2014’s Further/Deeper, will return to the U.S. for what’s being billed as a “limited run” of concerts — a nine-date tour that has the band playing shows in the eastern half of the country, including a slot at Milwaukee’s Summerfest.

Citing vocal problems, Peter Murphy pushes 15-night San Francisco residency to 2018

Citing vocal problems, Peter Murphy pushes 15-night San Francisco residency to 2018

Former Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy today announced he’s being forced to postpone his 15-night residency at The Chapel in San Francisco until 2018 after nodules were discovered on his vocal cords that will necessitate treatment and an extended period of recovery.

Stream/Download: Slicing Up Eyeballs' Auto Reverse Mixtape (April 2017)

Stream/Download: Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Auto Reverse Mixtape (April 2017)

In true Slicing Up Eyeballs fashion, we’re quickly running out of room on the calendar to be able to legitimately call this the April installment of the Auto Reverse mixtape — but we have, in fact, delivered, if just a few days under the wire. Thank you for your patience.

KMFDM and Skinny Puppy side project ohGr announce 25-date U.S. tour this fall

KMFDM and Skinny Puppy side project ohGr announce 25-date U.S. tour this fall

German industrialists KMFDM and Skinny Puppy offshoot ohGr will follow up their appearance at the Cold Waves festival in Chicago with a U.S. tour that’ll keep them on the road through October playing two dozen shows from coast to coast.

The Psychedelic Furs touring U.K. for first time in 5 years with 'Singles' show

The Psychedelic Furs touring U.K. for first time in 5 years with ‘Singles’ show

The Psychedelic Furs will return to the U.K. to play shows in their native country for the first time in five years this September, as the band follows its U.S. dates with Robyn Hitchcock with a tour aimed at “celebrating the many singles they’ve released throughout their career.” See full dates here.

'C88' box set to feature The Stone Roses, The House of Love, The Vaselines and more

‘C88’ box set to feature The Stone Roses, The House of Love, The Vaselines and more

Cherry Red Records continues its series of imagined sequels to the NME’s famed C86 cassette with the release this summer of C88, a three-disc box set featuring music released in 1988 by then-indie acts such as The Stone Roses, The House of Love, Kitchens of Distinction, The Vaselines and more.

Watch: Depeche Mode plays 'Where's the Revolution' on 'The Late Late Show'

Watch: Depeche Mode plays ‘Where’s the Revolution’ on ‘The Late Late Show’

Depeche Mode made its second foray onto late-night American television to promote its new album Spirit, appearing on “The Late Late Show with James Corden” on Monday night to perform “Where’s the Revolution.” The band played the same song last month on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”

R.E.M.'s 'Automatic For the People' to receive 25th anniversary reissue this fall

R.E.M.’s ‘Automatic For the People’ to receive 25th anniversary reissue this fall

R.E.M.’s multiplatinum eighth album Automatic For the People will receive a 25th anniversary reissue this fall on the newly christened Craft Recordings reissue arm of Concord Bicycle Music, which in late 2015 signed a worldwide licensing deal for the band’s Warner Bros. albums.

Slicing Up Eyeballs' Best of The Cure: Vote for your favorite songs by Robert Smith & Co.

Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Best of The Cure: Vote for your favorite songs by Robert Smith & Co.

Back by semi-popular demand: The Slicing Up Eyeballs readers poll, this time with a new twist. Whereas the first time around, we conducted a yearlong Best of the ’80s album survey, we’re going to dip our toes back into the polling waters by focusing on a single act: The Cure. Voting runs through May 12.

New releases: Thurston Moore, Miracle Legion's Mark Mulcahy, Pet Shop Boys, U2

New releases: Thurston Moore, Miracle Legion’s Mark Mulcahy, Pet Shop Boys, U2

Record Rack: 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 releases include music from Thurston Moore, Mark Mulcahy, Pet Shop Boys and U2.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (4/23/17)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (4/23/17)

“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.