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‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Hüsker Dü gets a ‘120 X-Ray’ post-mortem — 1987

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Hüsker Dü gets a ‘120 X-Ray’ post-mortem — 1987

For this week’s installment of our “120 Minutes” Rewind series, we turn to this Carolyne Heldman-hosted “120 X-Ray” that aired in 1987 following the break-up of Hüsker Dü. The four-minute segment looks back on the band’s career with live footage and pre-split interviews with Bob Mould, Grant Hart and Greg Norton.

Watch J Mascis cover Mazzy Star's 'Fade Into You' on 'Late Night with Seth Meyers'

Watch J Mascis cover Mazzy Star’s ‘Fade Into You’ on ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’

Dinosaur Jr frontman J Mascis returned to “Late Night With Seth Meyers” last night to promote his latest album, Tied to a Star, performing the single “Every Morning” on air, and then sticking around for a web-only cover of Mazzy Star’s 1993 hit “Fade Into You.”

Video: Gang of Four featuring The Kills' Alison Mosshart, 'England's In My Bones'

Video: Gang of Four featuring The Kills’ Alison Mosshart, ‘England’s In My Bones’

Post-punk legends Gang of Four today debuted the music video for “England’s In My Bones,” one of two songs featuring Alison Mosshart of The Kills and The Dead Weather appearing on the band’s forthcoming album. You can watch the clip right here.

The Church debuts video for 'Vanishing Man' — opening track off 'Further/Deeper'

The Church debuts video for ‘Vanishing Man’ — opening track off ‘Further/Deeper’

The Church is marking today’s U.S. release of their new album Further/Deeper by debuting a new music video for opening track “Vanishing Man,” a clip that spotlights the artwork of frontman Steve Kilbey. The video, which you can watch below, premiered at Guitar World.

The Replacements reunion heads to Europe for shows in U.K., Spain, The Netherlands

The Replacements reunion heads to Europe for shows in U.K., Spain, The Netherlands

After a sporadic run of festival dates and one-offs across North America in 2013 and 2014, The Replacements are crossing the pond for at least three shows in late May or early June, with the band adding gigs in Amsterdam and London to follow a previously announced slot at the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona.

Stream Marsheaux's track-by-track remake of Depeche Mode's 'A Broken Frame'

Stream Marsheaux’s track-by-track remake of Depeche Mode’s ‘A Broken Frame’

For their forthcoming fifth album, contemporary Greek synthpop duo Marsheaux — Marianthi Melitsi and Sophie Sarigiannidou — have decided to remake a classic, recording a song-by-song cover of Depeche Mode’s 1982 sophomore record A Broken Frame.

New releases: The Church, OMD, Art of Noise. The Go-Betweens, Stiff Little Fingers

New releases: The Church, OMD, Art of Noise. The Go-Betweens, Stiff Little Fingers

This week’s new releases include the belated U.S. issue of the new studio album from The Church (“Further/Deeper”), plus a reissue of OMD’s “Junk Culture,” a new Art of Noise compilation, a CD/LP box set of The Go-Betweens’ early work, plus a Stiff Little Fingers live album.

'Best cover we've ever had': Watch The Waterboys play Prince's 'Purple Rain' live on BBC

‘Best cover we’ve ever had’: Watch The Waterboys play Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ live on BBC

The Waterboys have a long history of covering Prince’s epic “Purple Rain” in concert, and here’s another great take on that classic: Mike Scott and Co. on Friday performed a stripped-down cover of the song live on the air during the BBC’s “Chris Evans Breakfast Show” — which you can watch in full here.

The Week in Rock: Jan. 25-31, 2015

The Week in Rock: Jan. 25-31, 2015

Welcome to the Week in Rock, where we round up all of the headlines posted on this site over the past week. This week featured items about The Jesus and Mary Chain, Primal Scream, New Order, Kraftwerk, Tom Tom Club, Game Theory and more — plus we’re giving away Daniel Ash’s new album Stripped.

'Kraftwerk: Pop Art': Watch hour-long documentary aired on BBC Four

‘Kraftwerk: Pop Art’: Watch hour-long documentary aired on BBC Four

Last night, BBC Four aired a 2013 documentary on German electronic-music legends Kraftwerk that includes footage of the group’s album-by-album residency at London’s Tate Modern that same year, as well as new interviews with the band along with rare and archival clips.

Vintage Video: Gene Loves Jezebel glam up The Ritz in New York City circa 1986

Vintage Video: Gene Loves Jezebel glam up The Ritz in New York City circa 1986

For this week’s installment of Vintage Video, we present a full 50-minute MTV broadcast from 1986 that finds Gene Loves Jezebel — back when there was only one incarnation of the band — performing at The Ritz in New York City circa the release of the band’s third album, Discover.

Contest: Win a copy of Daniel Ash's 'Stripped' — new album of re-recorded songs

Contest: Win a copy of Daniel Ash’s ‘Stripped’ — new album of re-recorded songs

Last year, Daniel Ash embarked on a crowdfunded recording project to remake songs from his back catalog in new, stripped-down arrangements. The resulting album, Stripped, features re-recordings of some of his favorite tracks — and we’ve now got CD copies to give away to four lucky Slicing Up Eyeballs readers.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 172, aired 1/27/15

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 172, aired 1/27/15

Exploring the legacy of ’80s college rock, the Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Pacific on Strangeways Radio. If you caught this week’s episode, pop over to the Strangeways message board to leave requests for future shows.