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Alison Moyet to play San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York this November

Alison Moyet to play San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York this November

When former Yazoo frontwoman Alison Moyet this past February announced an extensive U.K. tour in support of her new album the minutes, she warned she had “no plans at this stage for tour dates beyond these,” a disappointment to fans in the U.S. and elsewhere. It seems, though, she’s had a change of plans.

New releases: Big Country 'At the BBC' box set, plus Birthday Party, Icehouse, The Cult

New releases: Big Country ‘At the BBC’ box set, plus Birthday Party, Icehouse, The Cult

This week’s new releases include the new ‘At the BBC’ 3CD/1DVD box set and 2CD highlights collection from Big Country, plus the vinyl reissue of The Birthday Party’s ‘Live 1981-82,’ a new collection of 12-inch mixes from Icehouse and the U.K. release of The Cult’s ‘Electric Peace’ 2CD set.

Bernard Sumner breaks leg, is 'unable to give it my all' — but New Order not scrubbing tour

Bernard Sumner breaks leg, is ‘unable to give it my all’ — but New Order not scrubbing tour

With New Order about halfway through a short North American tour, frontman Bernard Sumner today announced on the band’s website that he has suffered a fractured leg, and while he says he is in pain on stage and “physically unable to give it my all,” the group is not canceling the remainder of its tour.

Video: Nine Inch Nails at Fuji Rock Festival '13 — watch full 90-minute webcast

Video: Nine Inch Nails at Fuji Rock Festival ’13 — watch full 90-minute webcast

Nine Inch Nails’ full 90-minute set at Fuji Rock Festival ’13 — which saw the live debut of current single “Came Back Haunted” and the world premieres of two other songs off the forthcoming Hesitation Marks (“Copy of A,” “Find My Way”) — has hit the web, thanks to YouTube user mikezak4.

The Week in Rock: July 21-27, 2013

The Week in Rock: July 21-27, 2013

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 posts about Grant Hart of Husker Du, Pixies, New Order, Public Image Ltd., Tears For Fears, Depeche Mode, The House of Love, New Model Army, Prefab Sprout, Kitchens of Distinction and more.

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Depeche Mode meets MTV contest winner in London — 1991

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Depeche Mode meets MTV contest winner in London — 1991

For this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind, we travel back to June 23, 1991, for an episode built around MTV’s “120 Minutes Naked Power Grab” contest, which offered one lucky viewer the chance to be “president” of Mute Records for a week. Here’s 12 minutes of footage from the episode featuring the winner and DM.

Video: New Order plays 'Love Vigilantes,' 'Regret' on 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon'

Video: New Order plays ‘Love Vigilantes,’ ‘Regret’ on ‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon’

New Order is in the midst of its second short run of U.S. dates this year, and, just as Bernard Sumner did this past spring when they stopped by “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” the band using the opportunity this time to once again perform on network television. This time the group dropped in on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.”

Vintage Video: Public Image Ltd. live at 'Rockpalast' 1983 — watch full hour-long set

Vintage Video: Public Image Ltd. live at ‘Rockpalast’ 1983 — watch full hour-long set

For this week’s installment of Vintage Video, we bring you the full hour-long performance by Public Image Ltd. on the West German TV show “Rockpalast” in 1983, a 13-song set that recently was released on both CD and DVD — but the folks at the RockpalastOfficial YouTube channel put it online.

Pixies set Los Angeles, New York club runs, debut second video for 'Bagboy'

Pixies set Los Angeles, New York club runs, debut second video for ‘Bagboy’

The Pixies will debut their new Kim Deal-less lineup with four Los Angeles concerts prior to their appearance at Riot Fest Chicago this September, to be followed by four more small club shows in New York City before the band embarks on a previously announced European tour.

Tears For Fears' 'The Hurting' getting expanded reissue, 4-disc box set in October?

Tears For Fears’ ‘The Hurting’ getting expanded reissue, 4-disc box set in October?

On March 7 of this year — 30 years to the day after the release of The Hurting — Tears For Fears launched a new website bearing that album’s cover photo and an inscription that led some to speculate a long-overdue expanded reissue of that record finally would be released.

Bill Leeb proposes 'Monsters of Industrial' tour pairing Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly

Bill Leeb proposes ‘Monsters of Industrial’ tour pairing Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly

Electro-industrial cousins Skinny Puppy and Front Line Assembly both released brand-new studio albums this year, and Bill Leeb — who launched FLA after leaving Skinny Puppy in 1985 — has a pretty great idea: a North American “Monsters of Industrial” tour featuring both acts.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 128, aired 7/23/13

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 128, aired 7/23/13

This week’s Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio celebrated the Best of 1984, with music from The Alarm, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Smiths, Husker Du, OMD, Hoodoo Gurus, U2, The Replacements, Echo & The Bunnymen, Midnight Oil, Lloyd Cole and more.

Mick Karn 'Birthday Download Day' to honor late Japan and Dalis Car bassist, support family

Mick Karn ‘Birthday Download Day’ to honor late Japan and Dalis Car bassist, support family

Peter Murphy and the Burning Shed label are honoring late Japan and Dalis Car bassist Mick Karn on what would have been his 55th birthday Wednesday with a “Download Day,” urging fans to buy Karn’s music in tribute to musician and to show that there is demand for it as a way of keeping his CDs in print.