Rhino Records gutted by layoffs; future of The Cure’s reissue series in doubt?
Tweet Revered catalog label Rhino Records — which put out the Left of the Dial box set and countless classic college-rock reissues by the likes […]
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Butthole Surfers’ reunited ’80s lineup heads out on North American tour this fall
The core ’80s lineup of the Butthole Surfers — Gibby Haynes, Paul Leary, Jeff Pinkus, King Coffey and Teresa Taylor — embarks on its first extensive North American tour in 20 years tonight with an opening-night concert in Houston.
Pixies add additional ‘Doolittle’ anniversary tour dates in Europe, U.S., Australia
The Pixies are set to open their Doolittle 20th anniversary tour next week in Dublin, and, thanks to crushing demand for tickets, the band over […]
U2 extends 360° Tour into 2010, announces remix CD for U2.com subscribers
With U2’s massive 360° Tour now crossing America, the Irish megaband this morning announced plans to continue the stadium trek into 2010 with a second […]
Midnight Oil’s ‘Beds are Burning’ re-recorded as all-star climate-change anthem
Midnight Oil’s classic 1987 hit “Beds are Burning” — originally about Aboriginal land rights in Australia — is being turned into an all-star, new-millennium anthem […]
Al Jourgensen goes pop? Ex-Ministry frontman threatens to make ’80s synthpop album
With Ministry now over and a bunch of ringers currently out on the road as the Revolting Cocks, industrial godfather Al Jourgensen is threatening to […]
Red Hot Chili Peppers join KISS, Stooges as Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees
The 2010 nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame were announced this morning, with the Red Hot Chili Peppers joining the likes of LL […]
Robyn Hitchcock releasing ‘I Often Dream of Trains in New York’ live CD/DVD this fall
Oddball troubadour Robyn Hitchcock will commemorate last year’s I Often Dream of Trains tour this fall by releasing a new live CD/DVD package devoted to […]
Searching for: MTV’s ‘120 Minutes: Left of the Dial’ radio show promo CDs
Loyal Slicing Up Eyeballs reader Chris Cummins — the guest blogger who wrote last month’s excellent “Remembering MTV’s ‘120 Minutes’” post for USA Today’s Pop […]
John Peel box set to feature unreleased session tracks by The Cure, Elvis Costello
The late John Peel — the legendary BBC DJ who turned generations of music fans on to new and obscure bands during his nearly 40-year career — will be celebrated this fall with a 4CD, 73-track box set called Kats Karavan: The History of the John Peel Show that features 21 never-before-released recordings.
Paul Westerberg releasing ‘PW & The Ghost Gloves Cat Wing Joy Boys’ EP tomorrow
With little advance fanfare, Paul Westerberg on Tuesday will release a brand-new six-song EP with the stream-of-consciousness title of PW & The Ghost Gloves Cat […]
New releases: Reissues from Duran Duran, Gary Numan, Fun Boy Three and more
Record Rack: A weekly round-up of the pertinent new albums, reissues and/or box sets due out Tuesday. ARTIST: Duran Duran RELEASES: Rio: Collector’s Edition, Live […]
Devo reissuing 2 classic albums, performing them live on 7-city North American tour
Legendary new-wave nerds Devo will release expanded editions of their classic albums Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo and Freedom of Choice […]
