Author: Slicing Up Eyeballs

The Cure hints at release of 'Disintegration' performance in Sydney, shares 3 songs

The Cure hints at release of ‘Disintegration’ performance in Sydney, shares 3 songs

The Cure is teasing the release of its final performance of 1989’s Disintegration during a five-night run in Sydney, Australia, this past May and sharing three full songs — “Plainsong,” “Pictures of You” and “Disintegration” — taken from that concert. Watch those three clips right here.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (12/8/19)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (12/8/19)

“Dark Wave,” hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Matt Sebastian, airs 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. EDT every Sunday on Sirius XM satellite radio’s 1st Wave (Channel 33). The most recent two episodes also are available via Sirius XM’s On Demand service for online subscribers. Check out tonight’s full playlist right here.

The Jesus and Mary Chain recording new album that will 'hopefully' be released in 2020

The Jesus and Mary Chain recording new album that will ‘hopefully’ be released in 2020

The Jesus and Mary Chain are back in the studio working on the group’s second post-reunion album — the follow-up to 2017’s Damage and Joy — with plans to “hopefully” release it in 2020, and, if not, in 2021, Jim Reid told the publication Cryptic Rock in a recent interview. Full details right here.

Dinosaur Jr in the studio recording follow-up to 2016's 'Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not'

Dinosaur Jr in the studio recording follow-up to 2016’s ‘Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not’

The original lineup of indie-rock icons Dinosaur Jr is back in the studio working on the band’s fifth post-reunion album, the follow-up to 2016’s Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not, according to an Instagram post this week by bassist Lou Barlow. More details right here.

The Mission's Wayne Hussey lends voice to Beauty in Chaos' 'The Delicate Balance of All Things'

The Mission’s Wayne Hussey lends voice to Beauty in Chaos’ ‘The Delicate Balance of All Things’

Wayne Hussey has re-teamed with Los Angeles alt-rock outfit Beauty in Chaos, lending his voice to the rumbling single “The Delicate Balance of All Things” off the band’s forthcoming second studio album The Storm Before the Calm — and we’re thrilled to be able to premiere the music video for the new track.

Watch: Bauhaus performs Brian Eno's 'Third Uncle' for first time in 2 decades

Watch: Bauhaus performs Brian Eno’s ‘Third Uncle’ for first time in 2 decades

Bauhaus closed out its three-night reunion at the Hollywood Palladium on Sunday night by saving a surprise for the end of the night: the band’s first performance of its cover of Brian Eno’s “Third Uncle” since its first reunion tour in 1998 — and only its second airing since 1983. Check out video right here.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (12/1/19)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (12/1/19)

“Dark Wave,” hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Matt Sebastian, airs 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. EDT every Sunday on Sirius XM satellite radio’s 1st Wave (Channel 33). The most recent two episodes also are available via Sirius XM’s On Demand service for online subscribers. Here’s tonight’s full playlist.

Pale Saints' 'The Comforts of Madness' to get expanded 30th anniversary reissue

Pale Saints’ ‘The Comforts of Madness’ to get expanded 30th anniversary reissue

4AD next month will celebrate the 30th anniversary of Pale Saints’ early shoegaze classic The Comforts of Madness with a multi-format reissue that will include 2CD and 2LP editions featuring previously unreleased demos and the band’s one and only John Peel session. Details and full tracklist right here.

The Sisters of Mercy announce 2020 tour dates in the U.K., across Europe

The Sisters of Mercy announce 2020 tour dates in the U.K., across Europe

After spending much of the second half of 2019 on the road — a tour that spanned Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and South America — The Sisters of Mercy’ already are rolling out 2020 dates, with concerts slated for March and April in the U.K. and Europe. Full dates right here.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (11/24/19)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (11/24/19)

“Dark Wave,” hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Matt Sebastian, airs 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. EDT every Sunday on Sirius XM satellite radio’s 1st Wave (Channel 33). The most recent two episodes also are available via Sirius XM’s On Demand service for online subscribers. Here’s tonight’s full playlist.

Robert Smith is auctioning off a shirt he wore on The Cure's Prayer Tour for charity

Robert Smith is auctioning off a shirt he wore on The Cure’s Prayer Tour for charity

Robert Smith is auctioning off an autographed, hand-made shirt he wore on The Cure’s Prayer Tour in 1989 in support of Disintegration and again earlier this year when the band performed that album in full on each of five nights at the Vivid Festival in Sydney, Australia. Full details right here.

Pet Shop Boys to release new album 'Hotspot' in January, debut single with Bernard Butler

Pet Shop Boys to release new album ‘Hotspot’ in January, debut single with Bernard Butler

The Pet Shop Boys will release their 14th studio album in January, a 10-song collection called Hotspot that will include the recently released dance track “Dreamland” — featuring Olly Alexander of the UK synthpop outfit Years & Years — as well as the new single “Burning the Heather,” which includes an assist from Bernard Butler.

Erasure's 'Chorus' to receive 3CD expanded reissue with B-sides, remixes and live material

Erasure’s ‘Chorus’ to receive 3CD expanded reissue with B-sides, remixes and live material

Erasure will reissue their fifth studio album, 1991’s Chorus, in an expanded three-disc edition on Valentine’s Day, supplementing a remastered version of the original with two discs of new and classic remixes, B-sides, bonus tracks and a full live version of the album. Check out the full tracklist right here.