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Siouxsie and the Banshees to release new 'Spellbound' 18-track best-of in January

Siouxsie and the Banshees to release new ‘Spellbound’ 18-track best-of in January

Siouxsie and the Banshees will follow this fall’s final batch of remasters with a new introductory best-of set called Spellbound: The Collection next month, which comes as the Banshess’ take advantage of a renewed relationship with Universal Music.

New releases: R.E.M., mod revival box set, Cracker, The Jam, Belly, The Lemonheads

New releases: R.E.M., mod revival box set, Cracker, The Jam, Belly, The Lemonheads

This week’s new release include a box set of R.E.M.’s IRS-era singles on 7-inch, plus the “Millions Like Us” mod revival box set, vinyl reissues from Belly and The Lemonheads, a reissue of The Jam’s “Setting Son” and a new double-album from Camper Van Beethoven offshoot Cracker.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (12/7/14)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (12/7/14)

Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave featured music from The Cure, Meat Beat Manifesto, Play Dead, The Birthday Party, The Lords of the New Church, Alan Vega, Cabaret Voltaire, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, Die Krupps, Love and Rockets, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult and more.

Watch Johnny Marr cover Depeche Mode's 'I Feel You' in Edmonton, Canada

Watch Johnny Marr cover Depeche Mode’s ‘I Feel You’ in Edmonton, Canada

With Johnny Marr’s North American tour in support of the just-released Playland now entering its second half, the ex-Smiths guitarist has begun spicing up his encore set — already featuring some choice classics from his former band’s catalog — with a cover of Depeche Mode’s 1993 guitar rocker “I Feel You.”

The Jesus and Mary Chain to perform 'Psychocandy' at Levitation fest in Austin, Texas

The Jesus and Mary Chain to perform ‘Psychocandy’ at Levitation fest in Austin, Texas

The Jesus and Mary Chain have announced the first of hopefully many U.S. performances of Psychocandy in the form of an appearance next May at the Austin Psych Fest’s three-day Levitation festival. JAMC will play the album in full on a bill that also features The Flaming Lips, Spiritualized and Primal Scream.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 169, aired 12/2/14

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 169, aired 12/2/14

Exploring the legacy of ’80s college rock, the Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Pacific on Strangeways Radio. If you caught this week’s episode, pop over to the Strangeways message board to leave requests for future shows.

The B-52s' Kate Pierson goes solo on 'Guitars and Microphones' LP, debuts new single

The B-52s’ Kate Pierson goes solo on ‘Guitars and Microphones’ LP, debuts new single

B-52s co-founder Kate Pierson will make her solo debut next year with the release of Guitars and Microphones, a 10-track album described as “marrying party rock, psychedelia and socio-political punk” and featuring songs co-written by Sia and a guest appearance by guitarist Nick Valensi of The Strokes.

Johnny Marr debuts video for 'Dynamo' — off new album 'Playland'

Johnny Marr debuts video for ‘Dynamo’ — off new album ‘Playland’

With his North American tour now about halfway done, ex-Smiths guitar hero Johnny Marr this week released the second music video off his recently released solo LP Playland, a performance clip (directed by Ben Thornley & Mat Bancroft) that you can watch here.

New Order teases new studio album with photo taken during mixing session

New Order teases new studio album with photo taken during mixing session

The members of New Order have been talking up new music since reuniting a few years ago, and the prospect of a new album became that much more real this past September when the band signed to the legendary Mute label and it was announced the group soon would return to the studio to work on new music.

Andy Partridge working to restore XTC's 'Oranges and Lemons' for audiophile reissue

Andy Partridge working to restore XTC’s ‘Oranges and Lemons’ for audiophile reissue

By all appearances, XTC’s 1989 album Oranges and Lemons is next up in the band’s current series of audiophile reissues, as bandleader Andy Partridge has been tweeting in recent weeks about work on the 5.1 Surround mix, including an attempt to transfer the baked album tapes that were “in a very bad way.”

New releases: Pixies, Ministry, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, Yo La Tengo, Love and Rockets

New releases: Pixies, Ministry, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, Yo La Tengo, Love and Rockets

This week’s new releases include expanded reissues of the Pixies’ “Doolittle” and Yo La Tengo’s “Painful,” a box set of Red Lorry Yellow Lorry recordings from 1982 to 1987, a vinyl reissue of MInistry’s “Twelve Inch Singles,” a collection of Boris Blank’s output and a Blondie vinyl box set.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (11/30/14)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (11/30/14)

Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave featured music from The Glove, Big Black, The Normal, Lard, Josef K, Cranes, The Damned, The Sisters of Mercy, Fad Gadget, Rose of Avalanche, Single Gun Theory, Alien Sex Fiend, The Wolfgang Press, Nitzer Ebb and more.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 168, aired 11/25/14

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 168, aired 11/25/14

Exploring the legacy of ’80s college rock, the Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Pacific on Strangeways Radio. If you caught this week’s episode, pop over to the Strangeways message board to leave requests for future shows.