Author: Slicing Up Eyeballs

New releases: Stone Roses 20th anniversary reissue, Erasure ‘Club’ EP, ZE Records comp

Record Rack: A weekly round-up of the pertinent new albums due out Tuesday. ARTIST: The Stone Roses RELEASE: The Stone Roses BACKSTORY: The U.S. editions […]

'Urgh! A Music War' finally released on DVD

‘Urgh! A Music War’ finally released on DVD

The classic 1981 concert film “Urgh! A Music War” — which captured dozens of punk, New Wave and post-punk bands live on stage — quietly […]

Morrissey: Don’t buy my new box sets, Smiths reissues — I’m not making money off them

  Morrissey is asking fans not to buy a pair of just-announced box sets of his solo 7-inch singles — in addition to recent singles […]

Morrissey to release vinyl box sets of solo singles spanning 1988 to 1995

Morrissey to release vinyl box sets of solo singles spanning 1988 to 1995

Morrissey will release a pair of new limited-edition box sets this fall collecting reissued 7-inch singles spanning his initial solo foray in 1988 through his […]

John Hughes, 1950-2009

Pitchfork: John Hughes R.I.P. Jim DeRogatis: John Hughes, writer, director and music fan Spin: Our 7 favorite John Hughes musical moments Kurt Loder: John Hughes, […]

Q&A: Daniel Ash closes door on Love and Rockets: 'It's boring for me to do those songs'

Q&A: Daniel Ash closes door on Love and Rockets: ‘It’s boring for me to do those songs’

To mark last week’s release of New Tales to Tell: A Tribute to Love and Rockets, Slicing Up Eyeballs caught up with that band’s frontman, […]

Sonic Youth plots mini-tour of U.S. southwest

Sonic Youth plots mini-tour of U.S. southwest

Nearing the end of its summer tour of the U.S., Sonic Youth this week announced a seven-date “southwest mini-tour” this fall as it extends its […]