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Butthole Surfers' 'Independent Worm Saloon' to receive 180-gram vinyl reissue

Butthole Surfers’ ‘Independent Worm Saloon’ to receive 180-gram vinyl reissue

The 1993 major-label debut from psychedelic experimental rockers Butthole Surfers — Independent Worm Saloon, produced by Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones, and featuring the single “Who Was In My Room Last Night?” — will be reissued this fall on 180-gram vinyl by Plain Recordings.

Contest: Win tickets to see The Cult at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas

Contest: Win tickets to see The Cult at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas

The Cult are back on the road this spring, forgoing the Electric-based set they toured last year for a broader career overview — and we’ve got a pair of tickets to give away to one lucky Slicing Up Eyeballs reader to see Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy live on April 19 at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas.

Stream: Bok Bok (Buzzcocks, The Fall), 'Come Back To Me' — Record Store Day 7-inch

Stream: Bok Bok (Buzzcocks, The Fall), ‘Come Back To Me’ — Record Store Day 7-inch

One of the truly wonderful aspects of Record Store Day is the ability to dredge up long-forgotten releases and grant them new life, as the Captured Tracks label is doing this year with Bok Bok, the blink-and-you-missed it project from Buzzcocks bassist Steve Garvey and drummer Karl Burns of The Fall.

New releases: Blancmange, J Mascis’ Sweet Apple, Off!, John Frusciante, Kirsty MacColl

New releases: Blancmange, J Mascis’ Sweet Apple, Off!, John Frusciante, Kirsty MacColl

This week’s new releases include a “re-imagined and re-recorded” version of Blancmange’s 1982 debut Happy Families, plus the second album from J Mascis’ Sweet Apple, a new record from Off!, featuring Keith Morris of Black Flag, new Kirsty MacColl anthology, and a new studio album from John Frusciante.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (4/6/14)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (4/6/14)

Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave featured music from Love and Rockets, Belfegore, The Cramps, Fad Gadget, Bauhaus, Clan of Xymox, John Foxx, Scraping Foetus Off the Wheel, Daniel Ash, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, Front 242, Joy Division, The Tear Garden, Gary Numan and more.

The Replacements in the studio? Band shares video of 'Can't Hardly Wait' performance

The Replacements in the studio? Band shares video of ‘Can’t Hardly Wait’ performance

Since reuniting last summer for their first shows in 22 years, The Replacements have been nothing if not cagey about their intentions, and that continues with the band’s posting on Facebook this afternoon of an unexplained 12-second clip of “Can’t Hardly Wait” being performed live in an undisclosed recording studio.

Video: Mike Mills and Drivin' N Cryin' play R.E.M. classics at Buren Fowler tribute

Video: Mike Mills and Drivin’ N Cryin’ play R.E.M. classics at Buren Fowler tribute

Last night at the venerable 40 Watt Club in Athens, Ga., Drivin’ N Cryin’ paid tribute to late guitarist Buren Fowler, who played with that band from 1988 to 1993 after working as Peter Buck’s guitar tech and an occasional second guitarist on two R.E.M. tours.

The Week in Rock: March 30-April 5, 2014

The Week in Rock: March 30-April 5, 2014

Welcome to the Week in Rock, where we round up all of the headlines posted on this site over the past week. This week featured news about the The Cure, New Order, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Throwing Muses, John Lydon, Midnight Oil, Peter Murphy, The Replacements, Gary Numan, Bob Mould and more.

Video: Midnight Oil's Peter Garrett, Jim Moginie join Hunters & Collectors onstage

Video: Midnight Oil’s Peter Garrett, Jim Moginie join Hunters & Collectors onstage

Last night, Hunters & Collectors brought its 2014 tour to Sydney for the first of two club dates at the Enmore Theatre, and treated fans to an encore surprise, inviting Peter Garrett and Jim Moginie of Midnight Oil onstage to help blast through a cover of The Saints’ “Know Your Product.”

John Lydon joins North American arena tour of 'Jesus Christ Superstar'

John Lydon joins North American arena tour of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’

John Lydon will tour North American arenas this summer, but not with Public Image Ltd. or the Sex Pistols — no, the erstwhile Johnny Rotten will play King Herod in a new touring production of “Jesus Christ Superstar” that also will feature members of Incubus, *NSYNC and Destiny’s Child.

Peter Murphy debuts 'Hang Up' — pounding lead single off Youth-produced 'Lion'

Peter Murphy debuts ‘Hang Up’ — pounding lead single off Youth-produced ‘Lion’

Peter Murphy today debuted the first single off his upcoming 10th solo album Lion, a record produced by bassist Youth of Killing Joke that finds the former Bauhaus frontman delving, perhaps not surprisingly, into heavier sounds than he explored on 2011′s Ninth.

R.E.M.'s Peter Buck, Mike Mills help Joseph Arthur pay tribute to Lou Reed on Letterman

R.E.M.’s Peter Buck, Mike Mills help Joseph Arthur pay tribute to Lou Reed on Letterman

By now you’ve heard about R.E.M.’s Mike Mills breaking the news of David Letterman’s retirement yesterday, but here’s the reason he was even there: Mills and former bandmate Peter Buck reunited on “The Late Show” to back Joseph Arthur’s performance of “Walk on the Wild Side.”

Tommy Stinson on future of The Replacements: 'Anything at this point could happen'

Tommy Stinson on future of The Replacements: ‘Anything at this point could happen’

It’s perhaps not surprising that The Replacements’ reunion has been a ramshackle affair, with the band playing three festivals last year, and, at this point, slated to perform five more times this spring and summer. To hear bassist Tommy Stinson tell it, that may continue for a while.