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New releases: Pere Ubu's 'Drive, He Said 1994-2002' 4-disc vinyl box set

New releases: Pere Ubu’s ‘Drive, He Said 1994-2002’ 4-disc vinyl box set

Record Rack is a round-up of the week’s new albums, expanded reissues and/or box sets, appearing each Monday on Slicing Up Eyeballs. All releases due out this Friday unless noted. This week’s notable release is a 4LP box set from Pere Ubu collecting albums released between 1995 and 2002.

Midnight Oil plays surprise warm-up gig in Sydney ahead of reunion tour — setlist, video

Midnight Oil plays surprise warm-up gig in Sydney ahead of reunion tour — setlist, video

Midnight Oil recently announced it would kick off its global reunion tour with a “back-to-basics pub gig” in Sydney this week, but have now pre-empted that by playing a surprise warm-up set Sunday night that marks the band’s first public performance in eight years. We’ve got the full setlist and fan-shot video here.

New Order releases 'Music Complete: Remix EP' ahead of U.S. performances

New Order releases ‘Music Complete: Remix EP’ ahead of U.S. performances

New Order today released a new five-track EP featuring remixes of songs off its latest album Music Complete, a digital release that comes ahead of the band’s appearances at the massive Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival and a handful of U.S. concert dates this month.

'120 Minutes' Rewind: The The's Matt Johnson earns an MTV disclaimer while hosting in 1986

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: The The’s Matt Johnson earns an MTV disclaimer while hosting in 1986

For this week’s installment of “120 Minutes” Rewind, we look back at the time The The mastermind Matt Johnson hosted the show in 1986 while promoting that year’s Infected — and earned an on-screen disclaimer because of his stridently political remarks between music videos.

Buffalo Tom's 'Let Me Come Over' to receive 25th anniversary reissue with bonus live disc

Buffalo Tom’s ‘Let Me Come Over’ to receive 25th anniversary reissue with bonus live disc

Boston-bred alt-rockers Buffalo Tom will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their third album Let Me Come Over with a new reissue next month that pairs the original record with the band’s first-live live release: a 17-song set recorded in London in 1992. See full tracklisting, and some spring tour dates, here.

Tommy Stinson's Bash & Pop announce U.S. dates in support of 'Anything Could Happen'

Tommy Stinson’s Bash & Pop announce U.S. dates in support of ‘Anything Could Happen’

With the Replacements’ reunion having run its course, Tommy Stinson turned his attention to reviving his old band Bash & Pop, delivering a very belated sophomore record, Anything Could Happen, in January — nearly 25 years after its predecessor, Friday Night is Killing Me.

Vintage Video: Watch a 40-minute 'Juju'-era Siouxsie and the Banshees set from 1981

Vintage Video: Watch a 40-minute ‘Juju’-era Siouxsie and the Banshees set from 1981

For this week’s installment of Vintage Video, we present this 40-minute set by Siouxsie and the Banshees, filmed at the U.K.’s Warwick University in 1981, about three months prior to the release Juju, and broadcast as part of the BBC’s “Rock Goes to College” series. Watch the 10-song set here.

Ride expands North American tour in support of new album 'Weather Diaries'

Ride expands North American tour in support of new album ‘Weather Diaries’

Reunited shoegazers Ride have expanded their North American tour in support their first new album in 20 years, Weather Diaries, following up their short run of July concerts with seven more shows in the U.S. and Mexico in late September and early October.

Thurston Moore to release new album 'Rock N Roll Consciousness' — hear first single

Thurston Moore to release new album ‘Rock N Roll Consciousness’ — hear first single

Former Sonic Youth frontman Thurston Moore returns later this month with Rock N Roll Consciousness, first new album in two years, which was recorded with his current touring band that includes former SY compatriot Steve Shelley on drums and My Bloody Valentine’s Deb Googe on bass.

Free download: 'Under What Flag,' a 17-track tribute to Fad Gadget 'by fans, for fans'

Free download: ‘Under What Flag,’ a 17-track tribute to Fad Gadget ‘by fans, for fans’

More than a dozen musical acts contributed to a new tribute to post-punk electronic-music pioneer Fad Gadget “made by fans, for fans” that’s available as a free download in tribute to “an underappreciated yet profound trailblazing musical legacy.” Stream the album here or download it for free.

The Feelies debut videos for two 'In Between' tracks, announce handful of tour dates

The Feelies debut videos for two ‘In Between’ tracks, announce handful of tour dates

With their new album In Between now out, The Feelies have delivered a travelogue-esque music video for the record’s lead single, “Gone, Gone, Gone,” and announced a handful of tour dates this spring and summer that include an appearance at the Pitchfork Festival in Chicago and a headlining date in Detroit.

Violent Femmes and Echo & The Bunnymen plot North American co-headlining tour

Violent Femmes and Echo & The Bunnymen plot North American co-headlining tour

Violent Femmes and Echo & The Bunnymen will team up this summer for a North American co-headlining tour that will see the two bands play 16 shows in July and August, beginning in Philadelphia and wrapping up in Vancouver, B.C. The tour also plays Boston, Detroit, Chicago, Portland and more

Poptone — featuring Bauhaus' Daniel Ash and Kevin Haskins — expands U.S. tour

Poptone — featuring Bauhaus’ Daniel Ash and Kevin Haskins — expands U.S. tour

Daniel Ash and Kevin Haskins have expanded their maiden U.S. tour as Poptone — which will perform a Tones on Tail-heavy set, along with music by Bauhaus and Love and Rockets — by adding new summer concerts in Utah, Colorado, Missouri, Minnesota and Illinois.