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Watch: Chris Connelly joins Ministry on stage for first time in 15 years to sing 'So What'

Watch: Chris Connelly joins Ministry on stage for first time in 15 years to sing ‘So What’

Chris Connelly re-joined Ministry on stage in Chicago tonight for the first time in 15 years, reprising his memorable vocal to “So What” alongside Al Jourgensen in a performance that the band streamed live on Facebook — and which you can watch in its entirety right here.

Johnny Marr's 3rd album 'Call the Comet' due in June — hear 1st single 'The Tracers'

Johnny Marr’s 3rd album ‘Call the Comet’ due in June — hear 1st single ‘The Tracers’

Johnny Marr’s third proper solo album — a 12-song collection titled Call the Comet — will be released June 15, and fans can now get their first earful of the ex-Smiths guitar-slinger’s new sounds via first single “The Tracers,” which just hit streaming platforms. Stream the first single right here.

The The announces first North American concerts in 18 years as reunion expands

The The announces first North American concerts in 18 years as reunion expands

After slowly rolling out The The reunion dates in the U.K. and Europe, bandleader Matt Johnson today announced an 8-date North American run that marks the band’s first shows on the continent in 18 years, since the tour in support of 2000’s Nakedself. Full details right here.

Watch: Thomas Dolby and Rick Springfield cover The Cure's 'Just Like Heaven' on a boat

Watch: Thomas Dolby and Rick Springfield cover The Cure’s ‘Just Like Heaven’ on a boat

Thomas Dolby will be heading out on tour in the U.S. this summer with a show in which he’ll “deconstruct half a dozen of my favorite songs.” In announcing the tour’s concept on Twitter, he also offered a clip of what fans won’t see: him and Rick Springfield covering The Cure’s “Just Like Heaven.”

The Church's Steve Kilbey playing 'weird' places across western U.S. with Amanda Kramer

The Church’s Steve Kilbey playing ‘weird’ places across western U.S. with Amanda Kramer

The Church’s Steve Kilbey is embarking on a month-long tour of the western U.S. this week with pianist Amanda Kramer, performing at offbeat venues (“I’m coming to some strange, weird, small place near you,” he says) and promising a wide swath of material from across his career. See full dates here.

The Beat starring Dave Wakeling to release new album 'Here We Go Love' this spring

The Beat starring Dave Wakeling to release new album ‘Here We Go Love’ this spring

Nearly four years after launching a campaign to fund the project, Dave Wakeling’s oft-touring incarnation of The English Beat is preparing to release a brand-new studio album — the first from Wakeling under the Beat imprint since 1982’s Special Beat Service. The album is now available for pre-order.

Listen: Gang of Four, 'Lucky' — off post-punk legends' upcoming 'Complicit' EP

Listen: Gang of Four, ‘Lucky’ — off post-punk legends’ upcoming ‘Complicit’ EP

The Andy Gill-led Gang of Four returns this month with its first new release in three years, an EP called Complicit that the legendary post-punk act is previewing with the buzzsaw track “Lucky,” which you can stream in full below right here via Soundcloud. The full EP will be released April 13.