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Midnight Oil adds U.S. festival date, moves Vancouver show to larger venue

Midnight Oil adds U.S. festival date, moves Vancouver show to larger venue

A week after suggesting they’d move some sold-out North American shows to larger venues, Midnight Oil has done just that in Vancouver, British Columbia, shifting their gig there from the 900-capacity Commodore Ballroom to the 1,500-capacity Malkin Bowl outdoor amphitheater.

'Do what's right': Prefab Sprout debuts new pro-immigration song 'America'

‘Do what’s right’: Prefab Sprout debuts new pro-immigration song ‘America’

Prefab Sprout’s Paddy McAloon is back with a timely new song called “America” that implores the United States to “do what’s right” when it comes to immigrants: “Don’t reject that stranger knocking at your door,” McAloon sings, “The orphan child exiled by war. She may become a doctor and work among the poor.”

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds to release sprawling new best-of 'Lovely Creatures'

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds to release sprawling new best-of ‘Lovely Creatures’

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds today announced a sprawling new best-of collection that’s “designed to be a way into three decades of music making” and which will be released in multiple formats: a standard 2CD set, a triple LP collection, a deluxe 3CD/1DVD version and a super-deluxe edition that adds a 256-page hardback book.

Listen: Wire, 'Diamonds in Cups' — second track to debut off upcoming 'Silver/Lead'

Listen: Wire, ‘Diamonds in Cups’ — second track to debut off upcoming ‘Silver/Lead’

Post-punk legends act Wire have served up the second taste of their upcoming 15th studio album, Silver/Lead, in the form of mid-tempo rocker “Diamonds and Cups” — which premiered last week at Stereogum, and can be heard here. The band’s new album arrives March 31.

New releases: Kitchens of Distinction, Peter Murphy, Marc Almond, Paul Weller and more

New releases: Kitchens of Distinction, Peter Murphy, Marc Almond, Paul Weller and more

This week’s new releases include a 6-disc Kitchens of Distinction box set, a new live album from Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy, a Marc Amond/Soft Cell best-of, a remixed edition of Soundgarden’s debut album ‘Ultramega OK,’ and a new solo album from Bad Religion frontman Greg Graffin.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (3/5/17)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (3/5/17)

“Dark Wave,” hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Matt Sebastian, airs 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. EST 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.

Watch: Andy Partridge stars in trailer to upcoming XTC documentary 'This Is Pop'

Watch: Andy Partridge stars in trailer to upcoming XTC documentary ‘This Is Pop’

There’s a new documentary about XTC in the works that’s currently titled “This Is Pop,” and a 6-minute, 20-second trailer for the film — featuring archival footage of the band and much screen time by frontman Andy Partridge — has made its way online. You can watch the whole thing here.