Author: Slicing Up Eyeballs

Morrissey, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Pixies top first six months of Slicing Up Eyeballs

Morrissey, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Pixies top first six months of Slicing Up Eyeballs

Yesterday, Slicing Up Eyeballs hit a somewhat negligible milestone, the six-month mark in its still-nascent existence chronicling the past, present and future of ’80s college […]

Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch diagnosed with cancer; trio cancels concerts, delays album

The Beastie Boys this morning announced that Adam Yauch, aka MCA, has been diagnosed with cancer, forcing the band to cancel its planned summer concerts […]

In stores this week: New music from The Beat Farmers, Captain Sensible reissues

In stores this week: New music from The Beat Farmers, Captain Sensible reissues

Record Rack: A weekly round-up of the pertinent new releases hitting stores this Tuesday. ARTIST: The Farmers RELEASE: Fulmination BACKSTORY: The survivors of ’80s cowpunk […]

Update: Dave Kendall of '120 Minutes' wants to hear that 'Really Stupid' song, too

Update: Dave Kendall of ‘120 Minutes’ wants to hear that ‘Really Stupid’ song, too

Two nights ago, Slicing Up Eyeballs embarked on a (so far) futile quest to find a copy of “Really Stupid,” a long-forgotten early-’90s parody song […]

Prefab Sprout's new album, 'Let's Change the World With Music,' due in September

Prefab Sprout’s new album, ‘Let’s Change the World With Music,’ due in September

Beloved British sophisti-pop act Prefab Sprout returns this fall with Let’s Change the World With Music, the reclusive act’s first new album in eight years […]

Erasure reissuing 'The Innocents,' rare club mixes, 'Abba-esque' remix EP

Erasure reissuing ‘The Innocents,’ rare club mixes, ‘Abba-esque’ remix EP

Erasure is hopping aboard the reissue train this summer and fall, delivering a “21st anniversary” remaster of The Innocents, a CD of rare 1990 club […]

Searching for that '120 Minutes' song: 'I'm Dave Kendall ... and I am really stupid'

Searching for that ‘120 Minutes’ song: ‘I’m Dave Kendall … and I am really stupid’

There wasn’t much to the song: a sampled riff from AC/DC’s “Back in Black” with the distinctly British voice of “120 Minutes” creator/host Dave Kendall […]