Author: Slicing Up Eyeballs

Depeche Mode to play Hollywood and Vine for 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'

Depeche Mode to play Hollywood and Vine for ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’

Almost 20 years after sparking a near-riot when 20,000 fans showed up for an in-store appearance, Depeche Mode once again is venturing out onto the […]

The Cure’s Robert Smith rails against ‘free music.’ Again

  A little over a month after his last all-caps, double-spaced rant against “THIS ‘ART FOR FREE’ IDEA,” The Cure’s sourpuss of a frontman, Robert […]

Industrial pioneer Throbbing Gristle to embark on first U.S. tour in 28 years

Industrial pioneer Throbbing Gristle to embark on first U.S. tour in 28 years

Industrial-rock/performance-art pioneer Throbbing Gristle has added one more New York date to its short Coachella-centric American tour later this month — the band’s first U.S. […]

'Adventureland' anchored by pitch-perfect '80s college-rock soundtrack

‘Adventureland’ anchored by pitch-perfect ’80s college-rock soundtrack

This past weekend saw the release of “Adventureland,” a sweet and very funny coming-of-age tale set in 1987 that’s as notable for its ample cinematic […]

Sonic Youth, New Order, The Smiths issuing exclusive vinyl for Record Store Day

Sonic Youth, New Order, The Smiths issuing exclusive vinyl for Record Store Day

The second-annual Record Store Day is less than two weeks out, and the list of exclusive releases being prepped for the April 18 support-your-local-shop shindig […]

Morrissey covers The Smiths on 'Something is Squeezing My Skull' single

Morrissey covers The Smiths on ‘Something is Squeezing My Skull’ single

With his U.S. tour back on track following a shaky start, Morrissey recently unveiled details of his next single off Years of Refusal. “Something is […]

In stores Tuesday: New Bob Mould, Erasure box set, Depeche Mode single

In stores Tuesday: New Bob Mould, Erasure box set, Depeche Mode single

Record Rack: A weekly round-up of the pertinent new releases hitting stores this Tuesday: ARTIST: Bob Mould ALBUM: Life and Times BACKSTORY: Thirty years after […]