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Reunited Violent Femmes to play New York City's Central Park in September

Reunited Violent Femmes to play New York City’s Central Park in September

The Violent Femmes are taking a somewhat low-key approach to their recent reunion, having followed up their appearance at Coachella this past April with only a few more scheduled, mostly festival-type shows. But the band has just announced a concert in New York’s Central Park.

Now playing on a jukebox near you: Slicing Up Eyeballs' 'Best of '80s College Rock'

Now playing on a jukebox near you: Slicing Up Eyeballs’ ‘Best of ’80s College Rock’

Next time you find yourself at a fine establishment featuring one of AMI Entertainment’s digital jukeboxes, be sure to check out the “Best of ’80s College Rock” playlist the company asked Slicing Up Eyeballs to help compile, featuring dozens of great tracks from Kate Bush, Hüsker Dü, The Cure and more

New releases: 'Scared to Get Happy,' Lloyd Cole, Poltergeist, Jane's Addiction, Midge Ure

New releases: ‘Scared to Get Happy,’ Lloyd Cole, Poltergeist, Jane’s Addiction, Midge Ure

This week’s new releases include the ‘Scared To Get Happy: A Story of Indie-Pop 1980-1989’ box set, new albums from Lloyd Cole and Echo & The Bunnymen’s Will Sergeant, live albums from Jane’s Addiction and Midge Ure, a new Three O’Clock compilation and Teardrop Explodes, Devo and Primitives reissues.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (6/23/13)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (6/23/13)

Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave featured music from Joy Division, Fields of the Nephilim, Southern Death Cult, 1000 Homo DJs, Gary Numan, Japan, Theatre of Hate, Sad Lovers and Giants, Comsat Angels, The Smiths, Galaxie 500, The The and much, much more.

The Week in Rock: June 16-22, 2013

The Week in Rock: June 16-22, 2013

Welcome to the Week in Rock, where we round up all of the headlines posted on this site over the past week. This week featured posts about Depeche Mode, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Bob Mould, Morrissey, 4AD, Blondie, Siouxsie and more — plus our interview with Echo & The Bunnymen’s Will Sergeant.

'Barbed Wire Kisses': New Jesus and Mary Chain biography due next year

‘Barbed Wire Kisses’: New Jesus and Mary Chain biography due next year

The story of The Jesus and Mary Chain — famous for 15-minute concerts and marrying squalling guitar noise with sweet ’60s pop on their iconic 1985 debut Psychocandy — will be told in “Barbed Wire Kisses: The Jesus and Mary Chain Story,” an biography due in October.

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Guest host Bob Mould performs with Lou Barlow — 1994

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Guest host Bob Mould performs with Lou Barlow — 1994

For this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind, we take a rare trip into the mid-’90s to present footage from the Sept. 4, 1994, episode, which was guest-hosted by Bob Mould the same week he released Sugar’s second and final album, File Under: Easy Listening. The two perform together for the first time.