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'Holy grail' recording surfaces of New Order's scorching 1983 gig in Chicago

‘Holy grail’ recording surfaces of New Order’s scorching 1983 gig in Chicago

The 1983 concert, New Order’s first in Chicago, is the stuff of legend, with a packed crowd driving the on-stage temperature to nearly unbearable heights, knocking out power on-stage mid-set.

Listen: Paul Westerberg gets weird again with 'Oompa' — latest in weekly new song series

Listen: Paul Westerberg gets weird again with ‘Oompa’ — latest in weekly new song series

It’s Saturday, which means time for another Paul Westerberg jam via his anonymous Soundcloud account. And, after a few weeks of increasingly conventional songs, the former Replacements leader veers back into left field for the oddball, seemingly nonsensical “Oompa.” Hear the new song right here.

Listen: The Darling Buds cover The Go-Go's 'Our Lips Are Sealed' for Cassette Store Day

Listen: The Darling Buds cover The Go-Go’s ‘Our Lips Are Sealed’ for Cassette Store Day

Reunited U.K. indiepop outfit The Darling Buds have recorded a cover of The Go-Go’s 1981 hit “Our Lips Are Sealed” — written by Jane Wiedlin and The Specials’ Terry Hall — that will be released on the Neon Maniacs compilation on Cassette Store Day this October. Stream the full song right here.

The Dream Syndicate debuts new song 'Glide,' announces December tour of U.S.

The Dream Syndicate debuts new song ‘Glide,’ announces December tour of U.S.

The reunited Dream Syndicate have debuted the second new track off their upcoming album How Did I Find Myself Here? — the band’s first new record in nearly 30 years — and announced a 12-date U.S. tour in support of that release this December. Stream the new song here, and check out tour dates.

Listen: The Smiths, 'The Queen is Dead' —  previously unreleased live recording

Listen: The Smiths, ‘The Queen is Dead’ — previously unreleased live recording

As part of the promotion for this fall’s expanded reissue of The Smiths’ landmark third album The Queen is Dead, previously unreleased live versions of each track on the record will be released each Monday for the next 10 weeks — starting today with the title track. Stream it right here.

Listen: Paul Westerberg debuts new rocker 'Dead Sick Of' — and a Hank Williams cover

Listen: Paul Westerberg debuts new rocker ‘Dead Sick Of’ — and a Hank Williams cover

After dropping three new songs over the last three Saturdays, Paul Westerberg today doubled up, releasing the electric rocker “Dead Sick Of” via his anonymous Soundcloud account, plus a cover of Hank Williams’ “Someday You’ll Call My Name.” Listen to both right here.

Cindy Wilson of The B-52s to release solo debut, tour this fall — hear 1st single 'Mystic'

Cindy Wilson of The B-52s to release solo debut, tour this fall — hear 1st single ‘Mystic’

Cindy Wilson, one of the founding vocalists of Athens, Ga., favorites The B-52s, will release her debut solo album — the electro-flavored Change — on Kill Rock Stars this fall and head out on what she’s calling an “unprecedented multimedia concert tour” of North America. Stream the first single here.