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The Afghan Whigs at Coachella 2014: Watch full 40-minute webcast from Weekend 1

The Afghan Whigs at Coachella 2014: Watch full 40-minute webcast from Weekend 1

With the reunited Afghan Whigs set to release their first new album in 16 years on Tuesday, it’s no surprise they dedicated half of their 10-song, 40-minute set at Coachella on Friday to material from Do To The Beast. Below, you can see a rip of the full webcast of the Whigs’ performance.

Nirvana enlists Joan Jett, Kim Gordon, Lorde, St. Vincent, J Mascis for Rock Hall, secret gig

Nirvana enlists Joan Jett, Kim Gordon, Lorde, St. Vincent, J Mascis for Rock Hall, secret gig

There’d been much speculation about who, if anyone, would fill in for the late Kurt Cobain should Nirvana choose to perform at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Last night, the surviving members of the band drafted a quartet of women to do that job.

‘This is not just pop music’: Michael Stipe inducts Nirvana into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

‘This is not just pop music’: Michael Stipe inducts Nirvana into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Former R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe inducted Nirvana into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last night at a massive ceremony at the Barclays Center arena in Brooklyn, declaring of the genre-shaping alt rock act that, “This is not just pop music. This is something much greater than that.”

Coachella 2014 webcast: Pixies, Bryan Ferry, Pet Shop Boys, The Cult — but no Replacements

Coachella 2014 webcast: Pixies, Bryan Ferry, Pet Shop Boys, The Cult — but no Replacements

The schedule for the webcast of the first weekend of the Coachella festival — running this Friday through Saturday — features a number of great acts, including Bryan Ferry, Pet Shop Boys, The Afghan Whigs, The Cult, Fishbone, the just-added Pixies and more.

New Order on ‘Blue Monday’ — exclusive excerpt from ‘Mad World’ New Wave oral history

New Order on ‘Blue Monday’ — exclusive excerpt from ‘Mad World’ New Wave oral history

Next week sees the publication of “Mad World: An Oral History of New Wave Artists and Songs that Defined the 1980s,” a tour through 35 classic songs via new interviews with the artists, a list that includes Depeche Mode, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Smiths, Simple Minds and many, many more.

The The’s 1983 debut ‘Soul Mining’ to be reissued in deluxe 2LP 180-gram vinyl set

The The’s 1983 debut ‘Soul Mining’ to be reissued in deluxe 2LP 180-gram vinyl set

The 1983 debut from The The — Soul Mining, featuring the singles “Uncertain Smile” and “This is the Day” — will receive a 30th anniversary reissue this summer in the former of a deluxe 2LP set that will include the remastered album on one 180-gram vinyl platter and six remixes and B-sides on the other.

Peter Murphy preps ‘Mr. Moonlight Tour: 35 Years of Bauhaus’ DVD, 10-inch EP

Peter Murphy preps ‘Mr. Moonlight Tour: 35 Years of Bauhaus’ DVD, 10-inch EP

In addition to releasing a brand-new studio album this June, Peter Murphy is now taking pre-orders via PledgeMusic for “Mr. Moonlight Tour: 35 Years of Bauhaus,” a DVD release and 10-inch vinyl EP that was filmed/recorded at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles last summer.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 152, aired 4/8/14

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 152, aired 4/8/14

This week’s Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour featured brand-new music from Peter Murphy, plus old favorites by the likes of Depeche Mode, The Chills, Revenge, Mission of Burma, The Replacements, Simple Minds, The Teardrop Explodes, The Cult, Kate Bush and more.

Here’s pro-shot video of that new New Order song — which is actually called ‘Singularity’

Here’s pro-shot video of that new New Order song — which is actually called ‘Singularity’

Last week we shared some fairly rough video of a new New Order song, and now you can get a better look/listen to the track via some pro-shot video taken at Lollapalooza Brazil. And as Bernard Sumner notes, fan reports that the track was called “Drop the Guitar” were not on point.

Together again: The Smiths’ Johnny Marr, Andy Rourke play ‘How Soon Is Now?’ in Brazil

Together again: The Smiths’ Johnny Marr, Andy Rourke play ‘How Soon Is Now?’ in Brazil

Third time’s the charm? One-half of The Smiths reunited on stage Sunday for the third time in less than a year, as bassist Andy Rourke joined Johnny Marr toward the end of his Lollapalooza Brazil set to perform their former band’s classic “How Soon Is Now?”

Butthole Surfers’ ‘Independent Worm Saloon’ to receive 180-gram vinyl reissue

Butthole Surfers’ ‘Independent Worm Saloon’ to receive 180-gram vinyl reissue

The 1993 major-label debut from psychedelic experimental rockers Butthole Surfers — Independent Worm Saloon, produced by Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones, and featuring the single “Who Was In My Room Last Night?” — will be reissued this fall on 180-gram vinyl by Plain Recordings.

Contest: Win tickets to see The Cult at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas

Contest: Win tickets to see The Cult at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas

The Cult are back on the road this spring, forgoing the Electric-based set they toured last year for a broader career overview — and we’ve got a pair of tickets to give away to one lucky Slicing Up Eyeballs reader to see Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy live on April 19 at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas.

Stream: Bok Bok (Buzzcocks, The Fall), ‘Come Back To Me’ — Record Store Day 7-inch

Stream: Bok Bok (Buzzcocks, The Fall), ‘Come Back To Me’ — Record Store Day 7-inch

One of the truly wonderful aspects of Record Store Day is the ability to dredge up long-forgotten releases and grant them new life, as the Captured Tracks label is doing this year with Bok Bok, the blink-and-you-missed it project from Buzzcocks bassist Steve Garvey and drummer Karl Burns of The Fall.