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Mike Scaccia, 1965-2012: Ministry, RevCo guitarist dies after on-stage collapse

Mike Scaccia, 1965-2012: Ministry, RevCo guitarist dies after on-stage collapse

Mike Scaccia — who joined Ministry during the Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste tour and went on to play with various Al Jourgensen-led projects including Revolting Cocks, 1000 Homo DJs and Lard — died early this morning after collapsing on-stage in Fort Worth, Texas, during a performance with metal band Rigor Mortis.

Vintage Video: The Clash rocks Tokyo on Jan. 28, 1982 — watch full hour-long set

Vintage Video: The Clash rocks Tokyo on Jan. 28, 1982 — watch full hour-long set

Today marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Joe Strummer, the legendary frontman of The Clash — an occasion we mark in this installment of Vintage Video by presenting an hour-long concert filmed in Tokyo on Jan. 28, 1982, during the final tour to feature the band’s classic lineup.

Stream: ‘Color Me Obsessed: A Film About The Replacements’ — full 2-hour documentary

Stream: ‘Color Me Obsessed: A Film About The Replacements’ — full 2-hour documentary

Director Gorman Bechard’s documentary about The Replacements and their rabid fans — a film dubbed, appropriately, “Color Me Obsessed” — finally landed on DVD last month, but if you haven’t had a chance to see the film yet, the full two-hour doc is streaming on YouTube for a limited time courtesy of Noisey.

Stream: The Dead Milkmen, 'Big Words Make The Baby Jesus Cry' 7-inch — 3 new songs

Stream: The Dead Milkmen, ‘Big Words Make The Baby Jesus Cry’ 7-inch — 3 new songs

The Dead Milkmen have released the second in their new series of limited-edition 7-inch singles — “Big Words Make the Baby Jesus Cry” — and you can now stream both songs off the vinyl single plus the digital-only bonus track. The 7-inch is limited to just 500 copies.

Spin, 1985-2012: Magazine unceremoniously halts publication, goes web-only

Spin, 1985-2012: Magazine unceremoniously halts publication, goes web-only

There’s been no announcement about the fate of the 27-year-old magazine, but now it’s official: As The Daily Swarm points out, Spin subscribers are receiving the current issue of Car and Driver with letters advising them that Spin “ceased publication” after that September/October issue.

Peter Murphy to perform 'Deep,' all-Bauhaus set at California concerts next weekend

Peter Murphy to perform ‘Deep,’ all-Bauhaus set at California concerts next weekend

Fans in the Los Angeles area will get yet another chance to see Peter Murphy in concert this year as the singer caps off 2012 with a pair of special, just-announced concerts at The Observatory in Santa Ana at which he will perform his 1989 album ‘Deep’ one night and a full set of Bauhaus material the next night.

The Psychedelic Furs cancel U.S. concerts as Richard Butler recovers from spinal surgery

The Psychedelic Furs cancel U.S. concerts as Richard Butler recovers from spinal surgery

The Psychedelic Furs this evening announced the cancellation of the band’s short run of New Year’s dates in Las Vegas and California as frontman Richard Butler recovers from spinal surgery, but added, in a note posted on the band’s official Facebook page, that the group hopes to reschedule the five concerts in the future.