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Video: Gang of Four featuring The Kills' Alison Mosshart, 'England's In My Bones'

Video: Gang of Four featuring The Kills’ Alison Mosshart, ‘England’s In My Bones’

Post-punk legends Gang of Four today debuted the music video for “England’s In My Bones,” one of two songs featuring Alison Mosshart of The Kills and The Dead Weather appearing on the band’s forthcoming album. You can watch the clip right here.

The Church debuts video for 'Vanishing Man' — opening track off 'Further/Deeper'

The Church debuts video for ‘Vanishing Man’ — opening track off ‘Further/Deeper’

The Church is marking today’s U.S. release of their new album Further/Deeper by debuting a new music video for opening track “Vanishing Man,” a clip that spotlights the artwork of frontman Steve Kilbey. The video, which you can watch below, premiered at Guitar World.

The Replacements reunion heads to Europe for shows in U.K., Spain, The Netherlands

The Replacements reunion heads to Europe for shows in U.K., Spain, The Netherlands

After a sporadic run of festival dates and one-offs across North America in 2013 and 2014, The Replacements are crossing the pond for at least three shows in late May or early June, with the band adding gigs in Amsterdam and London to follow a previously announced slot at the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona.

Stream Marsheaux's track-by-track remake of Depeche Mode's 'A Broken Frame'

Stream Marsheaux’s track-by-track remake of Depeche Mode’s ‘A Broken Frame’

For their forthcoming fifth album, contemporary Greek synthpop duo Marsheaux — Marianthi Melitsi and Sophie Sarigiannidou — have decided to remake a classic, recording a song-by-song cover of Depeche Mode’s 1982 sophomore record A Broken Frame.

New releases: The Church, OMD, Art of Noise. The Go-Betweens, Stiff Little Fingers

New releases: The Church, OMD, Art of Noise. The Go-Betweens, Stiff Little Fingers

This week’s new releases include the belated U.S. issue of the new studio album from The Church (“Further/Deeper”), plus a reissue of OMD’s “Junk Culture,” a new Art of Noise compilation, a CD/LP box set of The Go-Betweens’ early work, plus a Stiff Little Fingers live album.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (2/1/15)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (2/1/15)

Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave featured music from The Cure, Southern Death Cult, And Also the Trees, Severed Heads, Alien Sex Fiend, Coil, Pink Turns Blue, The Mission, Chrome, The Naked and the Dead, Specimen, Bauhaus and more.

'Best cover we've ever had': Watch The Waterboys play Prince's 'Purple Rain' live on BBC

‘Best cover we’ve ever had’: Watch The Waterboys play Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ live on BBC

The Waterboys have a long history of covering Prince’s epic “Purple Rain” in concert, and here’s another great take on that classic: Mike Scott and Co. on Friday performed a stripped-down cover of the song live on the air during the BBC’s “Chris Evans Breakfast Show” — which you can watch in full here.