Author: Slicing Up Eyeballs

Ex-Cure keyboardist Roger O’Donnell to post ‘Disintegration’ memories on Dec. 28

Tweet After a bit of waffling, former Cure keyboardist Roger O’Donnell has decided that he will, in fact, publish his thoughts and recollections on the […]

Video: Ministry’s Al Jourgensen sings ‘It’s Always Christmas Time’ for Paul Raven

Tweet As threatened, ex-Ministry mastermind Al Jourgensen has released a Christmas song with guitarist Mark Gemini Thwaite in memory of late Killing Joke/Ministry bassist Paul […]

Paul Westerberg inks publishing deal with Bug Music for solo work, Replacements catalog

Paul Westerberg inks publishing deal with Bug Music for solo work, Replacements catalog

Tweet Paul Westerberg this week signed a new deal with Bug Music Publishing — which bills itself as the “largest independent contemporary music publisher in […]

Video: Elvis Costello and U2's Bono, The Edge mash up 'Pump It Up' and 'Get On Your Boots'

Video: Elvis Costello and U2’s Bono, The Edge mash up ‘Pump It Up’ and ‘Get On Your Boots’

Tweet The second season of Elvis Costello’s excellent rock ‘n’ talk show “Spectacle” premiered this week on the Sundance Channel with a pair of very […]

Quick Spins: The Chills, Peter Gabriel, Pixies, The Primitives, The Cure

Quick Spins: The Chills, Peter Gabriel, Pixies, The Primitives, The Cure

Tweet This Thursday, Radio New Zealand will broadcast part of a concert staged last June by reformed indie heroes The Chills to celebrate the 25th […]

Elvis Costello's 'Live at Hollywood High,' 2nd 'Costello Show' release, due in January

Elvis Costello’s ‘Live at Hollywood High,’ 2nd ‘Costello Show’ release, due in January

Tweet As promised, the second release in Elvis Costello’s newly launched The Costello Show series of live archival releases will chronicle the singer’s historic June […]

Sonic Youth planning new studio album, 'Daydream Nation' live DVD in 2010

Sonic Youth planning new studio album, ‘Daydream Nation’ live DVD in 2010

Tweet The members of Sonic Youth will be looking forward and backward in 2010, guitarist Lee Ranaldo says, as the band plans to both record […]

Video: Morrissey performs 'Don't Make Fun of Daddy's Voice' on 'Lopez Tonight'

Video: Morrissey performs ‘Don’t Make Fun of Daddy’s Voice’ on ‘Lopez Tonight’

Tweet Apparently having regained his voice, the oft-ailing Morrissey dropped by the new “Lopez Tonight” late-night talk show last night to perform “Don’t Make Fun […]

Duran Duran reissuing self-titled debut, 'Seven and the Ragged Tiger' in 2CD/1DVD editions

Duran Duran reissuing self-titled debut, ‘Seven and the Ragged Tiger’ in 2CD/1DVD editions

Duran Duran will follow up this fall’s expanded edition of Rio with new multi-disc reissues of the band’s self-titled 1981 debut and 1983’s Seven and the Ragged Tiger, both due out in March.

Video: 'Weird Al' Yankovic sings 'I Bleed' with 3/4ths of Pixies at Winston Calling benefit

Video: ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic sings ‘I Bleed’ with 3/4ths of Pixies at Winston Calling benefit

Tweet Last night in Los Angeles,  Black Francis hosted a benefit concert called Winston Calling that featured appearances by most of the Pixies — Kim […]

Bruce Allen of The Suburbs, 1955-2009

Bruce Allen of The Suburbs, 1955-2009

Tweet Minneapolis this week lost a key figure in that city’s now-legendary ’80s underground rock scene: guitarist Bruce C. Allen of New Wave act The […]

Roger O'Donnell reconsiders posting memories of recording The Cure's 'Disintegration'

Roger O’Donnell reconsiders posting memories of recording The Cure’s ‘Disintegration’

Tweet Former Cure keyboardist Roger O’Donnell says he’s “run into a bit of a brick wall” over plans to share his memories of the recording […]

New releases: Lloyd Cole's 'Rattlesnakes' reissued, Depeche Mode double A-side single

New releases: Lloyd Cole’s ‘Rattlesnakes’ reissued, Depeche Mode double A-side single

Tweet Record Rack: A round-up of the week’s new albums, reissues and/or box sets. ARTIST: Lloyd Cole and the Commotions RELEASE: Rattlesnakes: Deluxe Edition BACKSTORY: […]