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The Cure, Devo, Kraftwerk, Roxy Music and more nominated to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The Cure, Devo, Kraftwerk, Roxy Music and more nominated to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Seven years after the band’s first nomination, The Cure has once again been put up for induction into the Rock and Hall of Fame, along with Devo, Kraftwerk, Roxy Music, Janet Jackson, Radiohead, LL Cool J, Rage Against the Machine, Stevie Nicks, MC5 and more. Full details right here.

Watch: New Order's 90-minute 'Decades' documentary and concert film surfaces online

Watch: New Order’s 90-minute ‘Decades’ documentary and concert film surfaces online

The concert film/documentary “New Order: Decades” — chronicling the group’s “So It Goes…” synth-orchestra collaboration with artist Liam Gillick — was broadcast last month on the U.K.’s Sky Arts television network, and finally has surfaced online for the rest of the world to see. Watch it right here.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (10/7/18)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (10/7/18)

“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.

John Wicks, lead singer/songwriter for power-pop favorites The Records, has died

John Wicks, lead singer/songwriter for power-pop favorites The Records, has died

John Wicks, the lead singer and songwriter for The Records, the late-’70s/early-’80s U.K. power-pop combo best known for their cult-favorite single “Starry Eyes,” has died following a years-long struggle with cancer, according to friends and a former bandmate. The band released three albums on Virgin Records.

Wax Trax! documentary 'Industrial Accident' due out on DVD in April — plus a soundtrack

Wax Trax! documentary ‘Industrial Accident’ due out on DVD in April — plus a soundtrack

Fans at long last will be able to get their hands on a copy of the “Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records” documentary, as the film — and a much-anticipated soundtrack — will be released in April, according to an email sent today to the project’s Kickstarter backers. Watch the trailer here.

Kate Bush's full catalog remastered in new multi-volume CD, vinyl box sets — with rarities

Kate Bush’s full catalog remastered in new multi-volume CD, vinyl box sets — with rarities

Kate Bush will release remastered versions of her 10 studio albums this November on CD and vinyl in a series of multi-disc box sets that also will include four discs’ worth of rarities — many never before available on vinyl — including a whole disc of covers performed by the singer. Full details right here.

Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Best of the ’80s Redux: Vote for your favorite songs of 1984

Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Best of the ’80s Redux: Vote for your favorite songs of 1984

We’re nearing the midpoint of our Best of the ’80s Redux series of year-by-year song polls as we now move on to the year 1984, giving Slicing Up Eyeballs readers the chance to vote for their 25 favorites as we rank the 100 best songs released that year. So start making that list, and get ready to cast your ballot.

New releases: Echo & The Bunnymen, Joe Strummer, Pixies, House of Love, Nick Cave, XTC

New releases: Echo & The Bunnymen, Joe Strummer, Pixies, House of Love, Nick Cave, XTC

Record Rack: A round-up of the week’s new albums, expanded reissues and/or box sets, appearing each Monday on Slicing Up Eyeballs. All releases due out this Friday unless noted. (Since we missed last week’s round-up, this includes titles that came out this past Friday, too.)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (9/30/18)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (9/30/18)

“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.

Soft Cell waves goodbye with 30-song farewell performance in London — setlist + video

Soft Cell waves goodbye with 30-song farewell performance in London — setlist + video

Marc Almond and Dave Ball reunited as Soft Cell tonight for the first time in 15 years to simultaneously commemorate the classic synthpop act’s 40th anniversary and bid fans farewell with one final concert — dubbed, naturally, “Say Hello, Wave Goodbye.” Check out the full setlist and see selected video right here.

Watch: Eddie Vedder joins Johnny Marr on The Smiths' 'There Is a Light That Never Goes Out'

Watch: Eddie Vedder joins Johnny Marr on The Smiths’ ‘There Is a Light That Never Goes Out’

Johnny Marr took the stage at Southern California’s Ohana Festival today for a short set that featured a drop-in from one of the event’s organizers: Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder, who sang The Smiths classic “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out” with Marr and his band.  Check it out right here.

The Mighty Lemon Drops unearth lost footage of 1988 show at Chicago's Cabaret Metro

The Mighty Lemon Drops unearth lost footage of 1988 show at Chicago’s Cabaret Metro

Thirty years after touring the U.S. in support of World Without End, guitarist/songwriter David Newton of The Mighty Lemon Drops received a VHS tape in the mail. On it: professionally recorded footage from the band’s gig at at Chicago’s Cabaret Metro in May 1988. Check it out right here.

The Cure unveils plans to play Dublin, headline 'around 20 festivals' next summer

The Cure unveils plans to play Dublin, headline ‘around 20 festivals’ next summer

The Cure today teased fans with a somewhat cryptic announcement of what appears to be a planned Dublin concert next June — details still TBA — following frontman Robert Smith’s announcement that the band will be “headlining around 20 festivals next summer — mostly in Europe.”