Author: Slicing Up Eyeballs

Video: Morrissey chats with Stephen Colbert, plays 2 songs on 'The Colbert Report'

Video: Morrissey chats with Stephen Colbert, plays 2 songs on ‘The Colbert Report’

Morrissey continued his American media tour Tuesday night, following up last week’s appearance on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” with a highly entertaining visit to “The Colbert Report,” during which Moz withstood ribbing from Stephen Colbert on topics such as the British monarchy, vegetarianism and, of course, The Smiths.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 91, first aired 10/9/12

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 91, first aired 10/9/12

Tonight’s Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio featured music by Gang of Four, The Ocean Blue, Guadalcanal Diary, The Pogues, Love Tractor, The Smithereens, INXS, The Cure, Morrissey, Close Lobsters and more. Full replay at 2 p.m. EDT on Friday.

Dinosaur Jr to release 1987 live set on 'Chocomel Daze' limited-edition vinyl LP

Dinosaur Jr to release 1987 live set on ‘Chocomel Daze’ limited-edition vinyl LP

Dinosaur Jr will follow up its just-released studio album I Bet On Sky with a limited-edition live album recorded in 1987 and released as a vinyl-and-download combo, according to listings at online retailers. The Chocomel Daze LP will be released Nov. 19 by Merge Records on 150-gram vinyl and limited to 2,000 copies.

The Ocean Blue to release first new album in more than a decade this January

The Ocean Blue to release first new album in more than a decade this January

The Ocean Blue — best remembered for its Echo & The Bunnymen-like debut single “Between Something and Nothing” — will release their first new album in 13 years this January on a new record label started by the band’s David Schelzel and some friends, the group announced today.

New Order's 'Lost Sirens' due this fall, North and South American dates possible in 2013

New Order’s ‘Lost Sirens’ due this fall, North and South American dates possible in 2013

With New Order’s first U.S. tour in seven years underway comes news the band finally will release the ‘Lost Sirens’ album — a collection of outtakes from 2005’s ‘Waiting for the Sirens’ Call’ delayed for nearly a year by apparent legal wrangling with Peter Hook — and that the band may tour both North and South America in 2013.

Killing Joke plan 2 albums in 2013, plus 'limited' number of U.S. concerts next spring

Killing Joke plan 2 albums in 2013, plus ‘limited’ number of U.S. concerts next spring

Killing Joke this weekend announced plans to release two albums in 2013 and perform “a very small run of headline shows” to coincide with the first release — expected some time in March or April — including “limited U.S. tour dates,” according to a short note posted on the band’s Facebook page.

New releases: ‘Athens, GA – Inside/Out,’ plus Clan of Xymox, Kirsty MacColl, R.E.M.

New releases: ‘Athens, GA – Inside/Out,’ plus Clan of Xymox, Kirsty MacColl, R.E.M.

This week’s new release include the CD debut of “Athens, GA – Inside/Out,” paired with a DVD, plus Clan of Xymox’s cover album “Kindred Spirits,” featuring their take on The Cure, Depeche Mode and more, as well as three Kirsty MacColl reissues and an audiophile vinyl pressing of R.E.M.’s ‘Document.’

Lloyd Dobler lives: John Cusack gives Peter Gabriel boombox during 'In Your Eyes'

Lloyd Dobler lives: John Cusack gives Peter Gabriel boombox during ‘In Your Eyes’

Peter Gabriel’s currently in the midst of his Back to Front Tour, which finds him performing 1986’s ‘So’ in its entirety each night during the North American trek. But on Saturday night, fans got an extra dose of nostalgia, as John Cusack — yes, Lloyd Dobler himself — came on stage to present Gabriel with a boombox.

Playlist: Sirius XM's 'Dark Wave' — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (10/7/12)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (10/7/12)

Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” — the Sunday night “darker side of alternative” show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured Alien Sex Fiend, Joy Division, Virgin Prunes, The The, Xmal Deutschland, 45 Grave, The Chameleons, John Foxx, The Mission, Coil, Rose of Avalanche, A Certain Ratio and much, much more.

The Week in Rock: Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 2012

The Week in Rock: Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 2012

This week’s headlines include items about The Replacements reuniting and The Smiths not reuniting, plus Dinosaur Jr, Morrissey, PiL, The Pogues, Mudhoney, Pet Shop Boys, The House of Love and R.E.M.’s Peter Buck — plus a new Auto Reverse Mixtape and news that Slicing Up Eyeballs is the new host of Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave.’

Depeche Mode launches countdown to 'exciting announcement' on Oct. 23 in Paris

Depeche Mode launches countdown to ‘exciting announcement’ on Oct. 23 in Paris

Depeche Mode today launched a digital countdown clock online that appears to be ticking off the time until Oct. 23, which fan sites in recent weeks have reported is the date reserved for a Paris press conference at which the band is expected to announce details of its new album and 2013 world tour dates.

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Dave Kendall bumps into future host Matt Pinfield — 9/22/91

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Dave Kendall bumps into future host Matt Pinfield — 9/22/91

This week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind is short and sweet, but it’s a great historical footnote for fans of the MTV Sunday night classic. As you can see in this segment, host Dave Kendall is broadcasting from a Robyn Hitchcock show in New York when he asks a fan in the crowd whether he’s looking forward to the gig.

Video: Dinosaur Jr live in Portland during MusicfestNW — watch full 30-minute set

Video: Dinosaur Jr live in Portland during MusicfestNW — watch full 30-minute set

Another great piece of video from Seattle’s KEXP this week: This time it’s a half-hour set from Dinosaur Jr recorded at the Doug Fir Lounge in Portland, Ore., on Sept. 8 during MusicfestNW. As you can see from the setlist, the trio blasts its way through five classic tracks, culminating in a run through Green Mind opener “The Wagon.”