Category: Video

Watch Peter Hook and The Roots jam out Joy Division, New Order classics on 'Fallon'

Watch Peter Hook and The Roots jam out Joy Division, New Order classics on ‘Fallon’

As advertised, Peter Hook was featured on Thursday night’s episode of “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” where he sat in with The Roots, playing Joy Division and New Order classics — with Captain Kirk Douglas handling vocals — as the show went to and from commercial.

Video: Pixies debut new songs, new bassist Kim Shattuck at surprise L.A. warm-up gig

Video: Pixies debut new songs, new bassist Kim Shattuck at surprise L.A. warm-up gig

The Pixies have been rehearsing for their upcoming tour with new bassist Kim Shattuck of The Muffs in Los Angeles this past week, so perhaps it’s no surprise the band headed out last night for a last-minute, surprise warm-up show at the Echo — where the band debuted six of their new songs.

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Camper Van Beethoven goes under the ‘120 X-Ray' — 1988

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Camper Van Beethoven goes under the ‘120 X-Ray’ — 1988

For this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind, we head back to 1988 for this “120 X-Ray” spotlighting what Kurt Loder refers to as “the biggest cult band in the land”: Camper Van Beethoven. This segment was filmed in Miami Beach, Fla., while the band was on tour in support of Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart.

Vintage Video: Talking Heads live in 1978 — watch 80-minute 'More Songs'-era set

Vintage Video: Talking Heads live in 1978 — watch 80-minute ‘More Songs’-era set

For this week’s this installment of Vintage Video, we travel all the way back to 1978, when things apparently still were filmed in black and white, and the Talking Heads were still a herky-jerky four-piece yet to discover world music and on-stage guest musicians.

Mick Jones re-teams with Big Audio Dynamite bandmates on Dreadzone's 'Too Late'

Mick Jones re-teams with Big Audio Dynamite bandmates on Dreadzone’s ‘Too Late’

While the Big Audio Dynamite reunion didn’t result in any new recordings, frontman Mick Jones has re-teamed with that band’s rhythm section — drummer Greg Roberts and bassist Leo “E-Z Kill” Williams — to lend guitar and backing vocals to new single “Too Late,” from the duo’s band Dreadzone.

Pixies release new 4-song 'EP-1’ — watch video for new song 'Indie Cindy'

Pixies release new 4-song ‘EP-1’ — watch video for new song ‘Indie Cindy’

With their fall tour set to open next week with a club run in Los Angeles, the Pixies today released the first in a series of new EPs — a four-song set cleverly titled EP-1 that’s available as a digital download or on limited-edition 10-inch vinyl — and premiered the music video for one of those songs, “Indie Cindy.”