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The Psychedelic Furs announce 18-date fall North American tour with the Lemonheads

The Psychedelic Furs announce 18-date fall North American tour with the Lemonheads

The hard-touring Psychedelic Furs will return to the road this fall, today announcing their second tour in two years with The Lemonheads as special guests. This fall’s trek runs 18 shows, plus one standalone Furs date, from late October through mid-November, hitting the West Coast of the U.S. and select western states.

Dave Wakeling launches campaign to fund first new English Beat album in 32 years

Dave Wakeling launches campaign to fund first new English Beat album in 32 years

After years of touring under the English Beat banner, frontman Dave Wakeling now is turning his attention to recording brand-new music, launching a PledgeMusic campaign to help crowdfund a new record that would be the Beat’s first since 1982’s Special Beat Service.

Watch The Charlatans' Tim Burgess, half of New Order jam acoustic in a church

Watch The Charlatans’ Tim Burgess, half of New Order jam acoustic in a church

The U.K.’s Barnaby Festival wrapped up Sunday night with The Charlatans’ Tim Burgess and friends playing in a church, concluding with Burgess bringing Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert onstage to perform nearly-unplugged versions of “Love Vigilantes,” “Love Will Tear Us Apart” and “World in Motion.”

New releases: Cabaret Voltaire, Peter Gabriel, Slint, The Gun Club

New releases: Cabaret Voltaire, Peter Gabriel, Slint, The Gun Club

This week’s new release include a brand-new Cabaret Voltaire compilation that spans both periods of the band (‘#7885: Electropunk to Technopop 1978-1985’), plus a new live concert film from Peter Gabriel, a reissue of Slint’s ‘Spiderland’ with bonus documentary, and two live sets from The Gun Club.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (6/22/14)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (6/22/14)

Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave featured brand-new music from Peter Murphy, Echo & The Bunnymen and Morrissey, plus old favorites from The March Violets, Front 242, The Teardrop Explodes, Tubeway Army, 13th Chime, The Essence and more.

Watch Al Jourgensen moonlight as a TV weatherman ahead of new Ministry tour, live album

Watch Al Jourgensen moonlight as a TV weatherman ahead of new Ministry tour, live album

Now that he’s out of rehab, Ministry mastermind Al Jourgensen’s getting back to the business of being Al Jourgensen, and that means putting out a live album. getting the band back for a new tour and, last but not least, trying his hand at being a TV weatherman.

Watch: Jimmy Somerville re-records Bronski Beat's 'Smalltown Boy' for 30th anniversary

Watch: Jimmy Somerville re-records Bronski Beat’s ‘Smalltown Boy’ for 30th anniversary

Thirty years ago this month, synthpop trio Bronski Beat released its career-making single “Smalltown Boy” — and to celebrate that milestone, the group’s lead singer, Jimmy Somerville, has recorded a haunting new stripped-down version of the song, which you can hear via a new video.

Danny Elfman brings Tim Burton-themed show back to Los Angeles this Halloween

Danny Elfman brings Tim Burton-themed show back to Los Angeles this Halloween

Former Oingo Boingo frontman Danny Elfman returned to the concert stage for the first time in 18 years last fall, conducting and singing at a handful of dates in the U.K. and U.S. — and he’ll now reprise that performance at a pair of Los Angeles-area concerts at Halloween.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 158, aired 6/17/14

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 158, aired 6/17/14

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 Vaselines prep new album 'V for Vaselines,' offer free download of 'One Lost Year'

The Vaselines prep new album ‘V for Vaselines,’ offer free download of ‘One Lost Year’

Like Mission of Burma, Scottish indie-pop faves The Vaselines are on their way to becoming more prolific post-reunion than in their original incarnation, this week announcing their second post-reunion album, and only their third overall, called V for Vaselines.

Linkage: Hear new covers of The Smiths, Echo & The Bunnymen, Duran Duran classics

Linkage: Hear new covers of The Smiths, Echo & The Bunnymen, Duran Duran classics

Check out recently shared covers of classic songs by Echo & The Bunnymen (“The Killing Moon”), The Smiths (“Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want”) and Duran Duran (“The Chauffeur”) by Lydia Loveless, Cloud Boat and Warpaint, respectively.

Negativland gives away 'U2’ multi-track master, invites fans to remix infamous single

Negativland gives away ‘U2’ multi-track master, invites fans to remix infamous single

With the death of legendary “American Top 40” DJ Casey Kasem resurrecting interest in their infamous “U2” single, Negativland tonight announced they’re paying tribute to the beloved radio host whose profane tirade anchors the track by inviting fans to remix it using the original multi-track master.

The Replacements finally do New York: ’Mats announce gig at old tennis stadium

The Replacements finally do New York: ’Mats announce gig at old tennis stadium

Fans in the Twin Cities won’t be the only ones to get a standalone, non-festival show out of The Replacements this fall: The reunited college-rock legends today announced they’ll headline Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, N.Y., a 17,000-seat venue that was home to the U.S. Open Tennis Championships for decades.