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'Hit Parade' podcast charts 1989 U.S. breakthrough by British alternative titans

‘Hit Parade’ podcast charts 1989 U.S. breakthrough by British alternative titans

Here at Slicing Up Eyeballs HQ, we’ve been fans of Chris Molanphy’s deeply nerdy chart-history podcast “Hit Parade” since its debut in 2017. But the latest episode — the “Lost and Lonely Edition,” which charts the slow rise to U.S. hit-making status by The Cure, Depeche Mode and New Order — was practically made for us.

Bauhaus roars back to life with first concert in 13 years: Hollywood Palladium setlist + video

Bauhaus roars back to life with first concert in 13 years: Hollywood Palladium setlist + video

The original lineup of Bauhaus roared back to life Sunday night at the Hollywood Palladium, as Peter Murphy, Daniel Ash, David J and Kevin Haskins came together for the first time in 13 years for the first of three planned reunion shows at the Los Angeles venue. Check out the setlist and video right here.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — A very special Bauhaus & Family edition (11/3/19)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — A very special Bauhaus & Family edition (11/3/19)

“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 the full Bauhaus & Family playlist right here.

You’ll hear nothing but Bauhaus & Family on tonight's edition of Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’

You’ll hear nothing but Bauhaus & Family on tonight’s edition of Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’

or those not lucky enough to be at tonight’s first Bauhaus concert in 13 years, be sure to tune in to the Slicing Up Eyeballs-hosted “Dark Wave” at 10 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Pacific on Sirius XM satellite radio’s 1st Wave for a special Bauhaus & Family edition. Full details right here.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — The Annual Halloween Episode (10/27/19)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — The Annual Halloween Episode (10/27/19)

“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.

Watch: Johnny Marr joins The Cult onstage in Manchester to perform 'Rain'

Watch: Johnny Marr joins The Cult onstage in Manchester to perform ‘Rain’

Johnny Marr has been known to invite his lifelong friend Billy Duffy onstage during his solo shows, and a few nights ago in Manchester, The Cult guitarist returned the favor, bringing the ex-Smiths guitarist out in Manchester to play “Rain,” off his band’s 1985 album Love. See footage of it right here.

Robyn Hitchcock, Andy Partridge working on new LP that'll be 'a cheese fondue for the slag heaps'

Robyn Hitchcock, Andy Partridge working on new LP that’ll be ‘a cheese fondue for the slag heaps’

On the heels of their just-released Planet England EP, master songwriters Andy Partridge of XTC and Robyn Hitchcock are back at work on new music, according to a post by Hitchcock on Instagram, and are hoping this project won’t take a dozen years like the last one. Details right here.

Listen: R.E.M., 'Uptempo Mo Distortion' (Demo) — off deluxe 'Monster' reissue

Listen: R.E.M., ‘Uptempo Mo Distortion’ (Demo) — off deluxe ‘Monster’ reissue

The, er, monstrous reissue of R.E.M.’s 1994 album Monster arrives on Friday, and the band has continued to tease some of the unheard material that’ll appear on the box set. Next up: the instrumental demo “Uptempo Mo Distortion,” which sounds enough like “old” R.E.M. to explain why it wasn’t further developed.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (10/20/19)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (10/20/19)

“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.

Contest: Win The Cure's ‘40 Live' deluxe box set plus an autographed 'Anniversary' poster

Contest: Win The Cure’s ‘40 Live’ deluxe box set plus an autographed ‘Anniversary’ poster

This Friday marks the release of The Cure’s new audio/video box set 40 Live: Curaetion-25 + Anniversary, and we’re thrilled to be able to give away a deluxe 2DVD/4CD edition of the box set plus an autographed poster to one lucky Slicing Up Eyeballs reader. Full details and how to enter right here.

Depeche Mode to release 18-disc 'MODE' box set collecting band's output from 1981 to 2017

Depeche Mode to release 18-disc ‘MODE’ box set collecting band’s output from 1981 to 2017

epeche Mode next month will release a massive, 18-disc CD box set simply called MODE that will collect all 14 of the band’s studio albums and include four more discs of B-sides, remixes and rarities, a set billed as “a comprehensive collection of the band’s work to date.” Full details and tracklist here.

Depeche Mode, Kraftwerk, MC5, NIN among Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees

Depeche Mode, Kraftwerk, MC5, NIN among Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this morning unveiled 16 nominees for its Class of 2020, a field that includes Depeche Mode, Kraftwerk, Nine Inch Nails, Soundgarden, Pat Benetar, Whitney Houston, The Notorious B.I.G., Judas Priest, Motörhead, the MC5 and more. See the full list right here.

The Sisterhood's long-out-of-print 'Gift' to be reissued on CD, vinyl and digital formats

The Sisterhood’s long-out-of-print ‘Gift’ to be reissued on CD, vinyl and digital formats

he long-out-of-print album by The Sisterhood — the project born out of Andrew Eldritch’s feud with ex-Sisters of Mercy bandmates Wayne Hussey and Craig Adams — will be reissued on CD, cassette and vinyl for the first time in decades, and released digitally for the first time ever. Details right here.