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Contest: Win a David Bowie 'The Next Day' 6-disc CD/DVD/10-inch vinyl prize pack

Contest: Win a David Bowie ‘The Next Day’ 6-disc CD/DVD/10-inch vinyl prize pack

To help celebrate the huge comeback this year from the legendary David Bowie — not to mention the recent reissue of his widely acclaimed current album The Next Day with five new songs and a pair of remixes added on — we’ve got a killer prize back to award to one very lucky Slicing Up Eyeballs reader in the U.S.

Killing Joke collects 'four hours of dub annihilation' on new 'Killing Joke in Dub' set

Killing Joke collects ‘four hours of dub annihilation’ on new ‘Killing Joke in Dub’ set

Killing Joke have launched a Pledge Music crowdsourcing campaign to fund its long-in-the-works compilation Killing Joke In Dub, a triple album of remixes that, in its deluxe incarnation, will come with a bonus 40-minute DJ mix, collecting, in the words of bassist and compiler Martin “Youth” Glover, “over four hours of dub annihilation.”

Stream: Throwing Muses, 'Slippershell' off 'Purgatory/Paradise' — first new album in 10 years

Stream: Throwing Muses, ‘Slippershell’ off ‘Purgatory/Paradise’ — first new album in 10 years

To mark the digital release this week of their first new album in a decade, the Throwing Muses are streaming another track off Purgatory/Paradise ahead of its publication as a 64-page book that will include the album on CD on Dec. 3. It’s one of 32 songs to appear on the Muses’ first album since the band’s 2003 self-titled record.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 137, aired 11/12/13

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 137, aired 11/12/13

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 comments or requests for future shows.

Stream/Download: Auto Reverse — Slicing Up Eyeballs Mixtape (November 2013)

Stream/Download: Auto Reverse — Slicing Up Eyeballs Mixtape (November 2013)

After righting the mixtape ship last month, we’ve made great efforts to re-stablize delivery of the Auto Reverse series, and so now comes the November installment. Below you can stream via Mixcloud, or download, two 45-minute sides brimming with great music from your favorite artists.

Rational Youth releases 'Magic Box' 3CD archival set — stream 15-track rarities disc

Rational Youth releases ‘Magic Box’ 3CD archival set — stream 15-track rarities disc

Canadian synthpop outfit Rational Youth is digging into its vaults with the release of a new 3CD archival set called Magic Box, which features a 27-song live album that was recorded in 1983 on two discs and a third CD collecting demos, 7-inch remixes and solo tracks from members Bill Vorn, Kevin Komoda, and Tracy Howe.

Morrissey to release live cover of Lou Reed's 'Satellite of Love' as digital, vinyl single

Morrissey to release live cover of Lou Reed’s ‘Satellite of Love’ as digital, vinyl single

Morrissey will celebrate the life and legacy of Lou Reed by releasing a single featuring a live cover of the late rocker’s 1972 classic “Satellite of Love” recorded two years ago first as a digital download in early December and then on vinyl early next year, according to an announcement made via semi-official fansite True To You.