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‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: PiL's John Lydon tries to get a rise out of Kevin Seal — 1987

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: PiL’s John Lydon tries to get a rise out of Kevin Seal — 1987

On this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind, we bring you one of John Lydon’s many infamous appearances on the program. Here’s 9 minutes of footage from a 1987 spot on “120 Minutes,” as the Public Image Ltd. frontman’s ‘s wry personality comes into sharp contrast with Kevin Seal’s absurdist take on hosting.

Time's running out: Just one day left to vote for your favorite albums of 1987

Time’s running out: Just one day left to vote for your favorite albums of 1987

There is just over a day left to vote for your 10 favorite albums of 1987, part of our year-long Best of the ’80s poll in which we’re asking Slicing Up Eyeballs’ readers to name their favorite albums of each year of the decade, concluding, come December, with a poll to determine the best records of the entire 1980s.

Video: Pixies tear into new song 'What Goes Boom' on 'Later... with Jools Holland'

Video: Pixies tear into new song ‘What Goes Boom’ on ‘Later… with Jools Holland’

The resurgent Pixies made their second TV appearance in a week last night, this time plugging in on the BBC’s “Later… with Jools Holland” to tear through new song “What Goes Boom” off the band’s just-released EP-1 in advance of tonight’s appearance at the iTunes Festival in London.

Video: Elvis Costello and The Roots turn 'I Want You' into a 13-minute slow burn

Video: Elvis Costello and The Roots turn ‘I Want You’ into a 13-minute slow burn

We posted some audience video out of the one-off Elvis Costello and The Roots show in Brooklyn last week, but now comes something far better: Pro-shot footage from the Roots-affiliated okayplayer of Costello, ?uestlove and Co. playing a sizzling, 13-minute version of Costello’s Blood & Chocolate classic “I Want You.”

The Ocean Blue debuts 'Ground Gives Way' video, rolls out new U.S. tour dates

The Ocean Blue debuts ‘Ground Gives Way’ video, rolls out new U.S. tour dates

The Ocean Blue this week debuted another video for a track off this year’s comeback album Ultramarine, this time a Ginny Pitchford-directed clip for the song “Ground Gives Away,” which you can watch below via Paste. The band also has announced a new round of U.S. tour dates later this year.

Stream: Gary Numan, 'Love Hurt Bleed' — off 'Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind)'

Stream: Gary Numan, ‘Love Hurt Bleed’ — off ‘Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind)’

In three weeks, Gary Numan both will release his first album of new material in seven years — Splinter (Songs From a Broken Mind) — and return to the road in the U.S. for his second round of dates in as many months. To get fans prepped, he released a new single off Splinter this week.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 135, aired 9/24/13

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 135, aired 9/24/13

Tonight’s Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio featured brand-new music from Mazzy Star and the Pixies, covers of Peter Gabriel by Arcade Fire and Hunters & Collectors by Eddie Vedder and Neil Finn, plus old favorites from The Replacements, The Jesus and Mary Chain and Miracle Legion.