Morrissey next month will reissue his 1988 debut ‘Viva Hate’ in a new edition remastered by original producer Stephen Street and featuring a tweaked tracklist and modified artwork — and he’ll follow that a month later with a 10-inch single released for Record Store Day featuring a previously announced remix of ‘Suedehead’ by Sparks.

James have booked eight concerts across the western U.S. and Canada this April around the band’s dates at the two-weekend Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival and announced the long-delayed ‘The Gathering Sound box’ set finally will arrive this spring.

After performing with his Small Ensemble bluegrass trio on recent tours, former Commotions leader Lloyd Cole strips it all back down next month for a 13-date solo-acoustic tour of the U.K. and Europe. He’ll perform seven U.K. shows beginning March 5 followed by concerts in Germany, The Netherlands and Italy.

Public Image Ltd. will release its first new album in 20 years — the 12-track ‘This is PiL’ — in either May or June, and will tease the release with a four-song, vinyl-only EP spotlighting the single ‘One Drop’ that will be released on Record Store Day, frontman John Lydon announced on British radio this morning.

Morrissey’s 2012 touring plans already include trips to South America and Japan, but won’t extend to New Zealand after all, as the former Smiths frontman this week announced that ‘projected dates in New Zealand have once again been scrapped due to poor offers from local promoters.’

Reclusive Liverpudlian one-album wonders The La’s will headline the the inaugural New York Sound City music, media and technology conference next month, marking Lee Mavers and Co.’s first concert in New York City in two decades.

Gary Numan today announced the release of a retrospective DVD entitled ‘Machine Music: The Best of Gary Numan’ that will collect his music videos and some TV appearances from throughout his career — and which will be accompanied by a 12-date tour of the U.K. and Ireland late this spring.