Author: Slicing Up Eyeballs

The Week in Rock: Sept. 16-22, 2012

The Week in Rock: Sept. 16-22, 2012

This week’s round-up of Slicing Up Eyeballs headlines includes items about New Order, Peter Hook playing New Order, Peter Buck, Paul Westerberg, Midnight Oil, The Lemonheads, The House of Love, Kitchens of Distinction, Peter Murphy, Erasure, Inspiral Carpets, Adam Ant and more.

Video: R.E.M.'s Peter Buck debuts solo band Richard M. Nixon in Seattle — watch full set

Video: R.E.M.’s Peter Buck debuts solo band Richard M. Nixon in Seattle — watch full set

Last night in Seattle, former R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck played his first-ever solo show — after conducting, as he noted from the stage, his first-ever solo soundcheck — he debuted his new backing band Richard M. Nixon as the opening act for the first of two Young Fresh Fellows album-release shows at The Sunset.

Free MP3: Paul Westerberg, 'My Road Now' — ex-Replacement's first new song in 2 years

Free MP3: Paul Westerberg, ‘My Road Now’ — ex-Replacement’s first new song in 2 years

Out of the blue today, Paul Westerberg slipped a new song into the world, a solo piano ballad called “My Road Now” that marks the former Replacements leader’s first new music in nearly two years —and you can stream and/or download it here right now.

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Lou Reed hosts early episode, interviews Suzanne Vega — 1986

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Lou Reed hosts early episode, interviews Suzanne Vega — 1986

For this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind, we turn to some newly uploaded clips — via dpallen — of the legendary Lou Reed hosting an episode some time in 1986. Check out a 7-minute clip of a very prickly Reed grilling Mark Josephson, co-director of the New Music Seminar and shorter clips of the rocker chatting with Suzanne Vega.

Free MP3: Midnight Oil, ‘Read About It’ (Live from Canberra) — recorded at 2009 reunion

On the heels of last week’s announcement of a new 2CD best-of, Aussie rockers Midnight Oil today began offering a free download of “Read About It” recorded live in 2009 at one of two warm-up shows the band played in Canberra prior to taking part in the Sound Relief benefit concert.

The Lemonheads reissuing first 3 albums — 'Hate Your Friends,' 'Creator,' 'Lick' — in 2013

The Lemonheads reissuing first 3 albums — ‘Hate Your Friends,’ ‘Creator,’ ‘Lick’ — in 2013

Following news this week that The Lemonheads are working on a Ryan Adam-produced reunion album, Fire Records today announced that it will reissue the band’s first three albums — 1987’s ‘Hate Your Friends,’ 1988’s ‘Creator’ and 1989’s ‘Lick,’ all of which featured Evan Dando and original co-songwriter Ben Deily — in 2013.

'Color Me Obsessed: A Film About The Replacements' coming to DVD this fall

‘Color Me Obsessed: A Film About The Replacements’ coming to DVD this fall

After making the rounds at film festivals and receiving art-house screenings over the past year, director Gorman Bechard’s documentary about The Replacements and their rabid fans — a film dubbed, appropriately, “Color Me Obsessed” — comes to DVD this fall in a two-disc set packed with six hours of extras.