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The Wedding Present to reissue first decade's output in hugely expanded 3CD/1DVD sets

The Wedding Present to reissue first decade’s output in hugely expanded 3CD/1DVD sets

An impressive set of The Wedding Present reissues will arrive this fall, a campaign that sees the first decade of David Gedge and Co.’s catalog expanded into 3CD/1DVD sets brimming with extras that include non-album singles, B-sides, BBC sessions, live concerts, music videos and much more.

Mission of Burma preview new song 'Panic is No Option' head of West Coast dates

Mission of Burma preview new song ‘Panic is No Option’ head of West Coast dates

Reformed post-punk legends Mission of Burma hit the West Coast of the U.S. later this week for a four-date tour that includes an appearance at Seattle’s Bumbershoot festival, and, ahead of that, they’ve treated fans to a bit of new music in the form of this rehearsal video.

Morrissey announces fall European tour in support of his now label-less new album

Morrissey announces fall European tour in support of his now label-less new album

As promised earlier this month, cancellation-prone Morrissey is returning to the road this fall — he’s just announced 18 new tour dates in Europe this October and November — although that trek now comes in support of an album that no longer has a record label or is even available digitally.

New releases: Robyn Hitchcock, J Mascis, Wire, Eyeless in Gaza, Lydia Lunch & Rowland S. Howard

New releases: Robyn Hitchcock, J Mascis, Wire, Eyeless in Gaza, Lydia Lunch & Rowland S. Howard

This week’s new releases include new studio albums from Robyn Hitchcock (“The Man Upstairs”) and Dinosaur Jr’s J Mascis (“Tied to a Star”), plus the U.S. release of Wire’s “Document and Eyewitness” reissue, a 4CD Eyeless in Gaza box set and a vinyl reissue from Lydia Lunch and Rowland S. Howard.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (8/24/14)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (8/24/14)

Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave featured music from Shriekback, The Teardrop Explodes, Samhain, Coil, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, Wire, David J, Lydia Lunch, Skinny Puppy, Colourbox, Joy Division, Front Line Assembly and more.

'The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill': Watch full, hour-long BBC documentary

‘The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill’: Watch full, hour-long BBC documentary

With Kate Bush set to take the stage this week in London for her first full concerts in 35 years, the BBC on Friday night aired an hour-long documentary “The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill,” featuring archival footage, plus new interviews with fans including John Lydon, Elton John and more.

Siouxsie and the Banshees’ final 4 expanded reissues confirmed for Oct. 13 release

Siouxsie and the Banshees’ final 4 expanded reissues confirmed for Oct. 13 release

As we first reported last month, the final four titles in Siouxsie and the Banshees’ catalog (1987′s Through the Looking Glass 1988′s Peepshow, 1991′s Superstition and 1995′s The Rapture) finally will receive expanded-and-remastered CD reissues — and today the band itself announced a new, confirmed release date of Oct. 13.

Video: Echo & The Bunnymen bring 'Holy Moses' to 'Late Night with David Letterman'

Video: Echo & The Bunnymen bring ‘Holy Moses’ to ‘Late Night with David Letterman’

Echo & The Bunnymen this week wrapped up their U.S. tour in support of brand-new album Meteorites, and capped the trek with a return appearance on “Late Night with David Letterman” last night that saw the band performing that album’s “Holy Moses” for a national TV audience.

Morrissey's 'World Peace Is None Of Your Business' pulled from U.S. digital music services

Morrissey’s ‘World Peace Is None Of Your Business’ pulled from U.S. digital music services

Morrissey’s campaign against Harvest Records escalated Wednesday night with the release of a 750-word diatribe explaining how he believed the imprint “sorrily botched” the release of his album World Peace Is None Of Your Business, which he predicted would no longer be sold in stores or online.

Grant Lee Buffalo's 'Mighty Joe Moon' to receive 180-gram vinyl reissue next year

Grant Lee Buffalo’s ‘Mighty Joe Moon’ to receive 180-gram vinyl reissue next year

Plain Recordings early next year will release a 180-gram vinyl reissue of Mighty Joe Moon, the second, and most successful, album from alt-rock/Americana favorites Grant Lee Buffalo, which emerged from the ashes late-’80s Los Angeles underground act Shiva Burlesque.

Bob Geldof bringing reunited Boomtown Rats to U.S. for shows in New York, Boston

Bob Geldof bringing reunited Boomtown Rats to U.S. for shows in New York, Boston

The reunion of The Boomtown Rats finally crosses the pond with news that Bob Geldof and Co. will play a pair of U.S. shows late next month in New York City and Boston as part of “The Big Session,” a three-act package that also will feature Irish groups The Stunning and Mundy.

Rhino’s ‘Just Can’t Get Enough: The ’80s’ Spotify playlist — updated 8/19/14

Rhino’s ‘Just Can’t Get Enough: The ’80s’ Spotify playlist — updated 8/19/14

Back in 2011, the good folks at Rhino Records requested we take a stab at curating their ‘Just Can’t Get Enough: The ’80s’ playlist on Spotify — and now that the label’s launched its own app within Spotify, we’ve been asked to freshen it up occasionally with 25 new tracks representing the classic ’80s alternative era.

Johnny Marr to tour U.S. later this year in support of sophomore album 'Playland'

Johnny Marr to tour U.S. later this year in support of sophomore album ‘Playland’

Johnny Marr, legendary guitarist and co-founder of The Smiths, will follow up his U.K. tour this fall with a return to the U.S. just before Thanksgiving for a 17-date trek that will keep him on the road up through Christmas in support of his forthcoming solo album Playland.