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Milestones: Mike Ness is 49 today; watch Social Distortion live in NYC in 1986

It’s SoCal punk icon Mike Ness’ birthday today — he’s 49 — so to mark the occasion, here’s some vintage Social Distortion footage that captures most of the band’s March 22, 1986, concert at The Ritz in New York City.

The Cars announce 10-date North American reunion tour; first trek in nearly 25 years

The Cars announce 10-date North American reunion tour; first trek in nearly 25 years

Ending ever-increasing fan speculation, the surviving members of The Cars today announced their first tour in nearly a quarter century, a short North American trek that will see the reunited band hitting theaters and large clubs in 10 cities this May.

Vintage Video: Depeche Mode and The Cure in the studio via 1987 French TV report

Vintage Video: Depeche Mode and The Cure in the studio via 1987 French TV report

This French TV report from sometime in 1987 features footage and interviews with both The Cure and Depeche Mode in the studio, as they work on their breakout albums ‘Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me’ and ‘Music For the Masses,’ respectively.

Video: Duran Duran plays ‘The Tonight Show,’ ‘Ellen,’ ‘Jimmy Kimmel’ and ‘Jimmy Fallon’

Over the past two weeks, Duran Duran has performed on ‘The Tonight Show With Jay Leno,’ ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show,’ ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ and ‘Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.’ Watch all of those performances right here.

Stream: Robyn Hitchcock's brand-new 'Light Blue Afternoon,' off 'Tromsø, Kaptein'

Stream: Robyn Hitchcock’s brand-new ‘Light Blue Afternoon,’ off ‘Tromsø, Kaptein’

Robyn Hitchcock is set to release a new album called ‘Tromsø, Kaptein’ — possibly as early as next week — on the Norwegian label Hype City Recordings, and the label has made one of the tracks, ‘Light Blue Afternoon,’ available for streaming.

Video: Richard Blade goes backstage for OMD soundcheck at final show of U.S. tour

Video: Richard Blade goes backstage for OMD soundcheck at final show of U.S. tour

Reunited synthpoppers Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark wrapped up their first U.S. tour in 20 years on Tuesday in Hollywood, and ex-KROQ/current 1st Wave DJ Richard Blade offers up this quick backstage tour at the Music Box.

Video: The Waterboys' Mike Scott talks about 'In a Special Place,' making 'This Is the Sea'

Video: The Waterboys’ Mike Scott talks about ‘In a Special Place,’ making ‘This Is the Sea’

A month before ‘In a Special Place: The Piano Demos for This Is The Sea’ is released in the U.K., Mike Scott sat down at EMI headquarters for this 12-minute interview about the making of The Waterboys’ classic 1985 album and the forthcoming demos collection.

Stream: Jane's Addiction, 'End to the Lies,' off Dave Sitek-produced 'Great Escape Artist'

Stream: Jane’s Addiction, ‘End to the Lies,’ off Dave Sitek-produced ‘Great Escape Artist’

With Jane’s Addiction in South America for this weekend’s inaugural Lollapalooza Chile, frontman Perry Farrell took to the airwaves to debut ‘End to the Lies,’ a track off the band’s forthcoming album ‘The Great Escape Artist.’

Video: Big Audio Dynamite reunites original lineup in Liverpool for first gig in 22 years

Last night in Liverpool, Mick Jones brought his post-Clash outfit Big Audio Dynamite out of retirement for the original lineup’s first concert in 22 years, the opening night of a nine-date U.K. tour that will be followed by a pair of U.S. gigs and a slot at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in California next month.

Q&A: Prefab Sprout's Paddy McAloon on new album, changing the world with music

Q&A: Prefab Sprout’s Paddy McAloon on new album, changing the world with music

Prefab Sprout’s Paddy McAloon recently agreed to answer some questions from Slicing Up Eyeballs via e-mail. He discussed finishing ‘Let’s Change the World With Music,’ offered his thoughts on songwriting and whether he cares about pleasing his audience, and speculated as to whether the world can, in fact, be changed with music.

Stream: The Feelies, 'Way Down,' off ‘Here Before’ — first new album in 20 years

Stream: The Feelies, ‘Way Down,’ off ‘Here Before’ — first new album in 20 years

With their first new album in 20 years — the 13-track ‘Here Before’ — due out in less than two weeks, reunited college-rock heroes The Feelies are previewing a second track from the much-anticipated disc: ‘Way Down.’ Hear it here.

Contest: Win copy of Prefab Sprout's new CD 'Let's Change the World With Music'

Contest: Win copy of Prefab Sprout’s new CD ‘Let’s Change the World With Music’

‘Let’s Change the World With Music ‘— the first new album in eight years from U.K. sophistipop act Prefab Sprout — recently received a belated U.S. release via Tompkins Square Records, and to mark the occasion, the label is providing us with 10 CDs to give away to lucky Slicing Up Eyeballs readers.

Milestones: Perry Farrell is 52 today; watch Jane's Addiction live at UCSB in 1989

Milestones: Perry Farrell is 52 today; watch Jane’s Addiction live at UCSB in 1989

Peretz Bernstein, aka Perry Farrell, turns 52 today, and to celebrate, how about some heavily bootlegged video from a Jane’s Addiction performance at the University of California at Santa Barbara in the spring of 1989?