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The Dream Syndicate to reissue 1982 live set 'The Day Before Wine and Roses'

The Dream Syndicate to reissue 1982 live set ‘The Day Before Wine and Roses’

Omnivore Recordings next year will reissue a long-out-of-print 1982 live set by The Dream Syndicate that was recorded during an on-air performance at Los Angeles radio station KPFK-FM a few weeks before Steve Wynn and Co. entered the studio to cut their classic debut album The Days of Wine and Roses.

Time's running out: Just one day left to vote for your favorite albums of 1987

Time’s running out: Just one day left to vote for your favorite albums of 1987

There is just over a day left to vote for your 10 favorite albums of 1987, part of our year-long Best of the ’80s poll in which we’re asking Slicing Up Eyeballs’ readers to name their favorite albums of each year of the decade, concluding, come December, with a poll to determine the best records of the entire 1980s.

The Replacements' 'All Shook Down' to get first U.S. vinyl release on Black Friday

The Replacements’ ‘All Shook Down’ to get first U.S. vinyl release on Black Friday

Record Store Day’s Black Friday spinoff is still a good three months away, but we’re getting our first hint of what’s to come: Namely the first-ever U.S. vinyl release of The Replacements’ final album, 1990’s All Shook Down. As Modern Vinyl points out, Org Music has announced a pair of Black Friday pressings.

The Week in Rock: May 13-19, 2012

The Week in Rock: May 13-19, 2012

This week’s round-up of Slicing Up Eyeballs headlines includes news about Robyn Hitchcock, The Housemartins, The Cult, Paul Weller, Public Image Ltd., My Bloody Valentine, The Psychedelic Furs, Dead Can Dance, Depeche Mode, The Primitives, Ultravox and more.

Wall of Voodoo's 'Lost Weekend: The Best of the I.R.S. Years' to be released in November

Wall of Voodoo’s ‘Lost Weekend: The Best of the I.R.S. Years’ to be released in November

Wall of Voodoo this fall will receive a new, nearly career-spanning anthology — the 17-track ‘Lost Weekend: The Best of the I.R.S. Years’ — that combines the highlights of the band’s 1980s output recorded with original lead singer Stan Ridgway and the vocalist who later replaced him, Andy Prieboy.

The Sisters of Mercy extend 30th anniversary tour with 15 more European dates this fall

The Sisters of Mercy extend 30th anniversary tour with 15 more European dates this fall

The Sisters of Mercy’s 30th anniversary tour will end the year where it began 2011 — in Europe — with 15 more dates planned for November and December, although the band’s first-ever trip to Australia and New Zealand was scuttled after this week’s Soundwave Revolution touring festival fell apart.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 9/18/11

]The playlist from Sunday night’s ‘Dark Wave’ — the weekly ‘darker side of alternative’ show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured The Smiths, Love and Rockets, Theater of Hate, Ministry and much more.