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New releases: Paul Weller, Gary Numan, UK Decay, Peter Hook, The Monochrome Set

New releases: Paul Weller, Gary Numan, UK Decay, Peter Hook, The Monochrome Set

This week’s new releases include a brand-new two-track single from Paul Weller (“Flame-Out! b/w “The Olde Original”), the first album since 1981 from UK Decay, a remix collection from Gary Numan and live albums both new and old from Peter Hook & The Light and The Monochrome Set.

The Week in Rock: April 14-20, 2013

The Week in Rock: April 14-20, 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 Johnny Marr, New Order, The Call, Game Theory’s Scott Miller, Dinosaur Jr, Dead Can Dance, Billy Bragg, Edwyn Collins, The Stone Roses, Paul Weller, Lloyd Cole and more.

Video: The Call plays first shows in 20 years — BRMC’s Robert Been fills in for late father

Video: The Call plays first shows in 20 years — BRMC’s Robert Been fills in for late father

The Call — best known for ’80s radio hits “The Walls Came Down,” “I Still Believe” and “Let the Day Begin” — reunited for the band’s first concerts in 20 years over the past two nights, performing in San Francisco and Los Angeles with Robert Levon Been of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club filling in for his late father.

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: 120 X-Ray on the 'bookworms and homebodies' in XTC — 1988

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: 120 X-Ray on the ‘bookworms and homebodies’ in XTC — 1988

For this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind, we take a trip back to 1988 for an “120 X Ray” segment on the legendary XTC, filmed during the band’s recording sessions for Oranges & Lemons, which would be released the following year. In this clip (via MrPhilrand), we get a bit of insight into the recording process.

Stream: Röyksopp covers Depeche Mode's 'Ice Machine' for Record Store Day single

Stream: Röyksopp covers Depeche Mode’s ‘Ice Machine’ for Record Store Day single

Röyksopp on Saturday will release a red-vinyl 10-inch for Record Store Day in the U.K. that features a live cover of Depeche Mode’s “Ice Machine,” the B-side to the band’s 1981 debut single “Dreaming of Me.” The Röyksopp cover is part of the band’s upcoming installment of the compilation series Late Night Tales.

Vintage Video: Hüsker Dü in Indianapolis, 1986 — watch full 52-minute set

Vintage Video: Hüsker Dü in Indianapolis, 1986 — watch full 52-minute set

For this week’s installment of Vintage Video, one of our readers points us to a full Hüsker Dü show recorded Feb. 19, 1986, at the Sherwood Country Club in Indianapolis that recently has surfaced on YouTube via uploader oppositecar. As you can see from the video posted above, it’s not great visually.

Video: Dinosaur Jr at Coachella — watch full 45-minute set

Video: Dinosaur Jr at Coachella — watch full 45-minute set

Dinosaur Jr used its slot on Sunday during the closing day of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival’s first weekend to tear through a 10-song, 45-minute set, hitting early fan faves, highlights of the band’s Barlow-less ’90s output and a nugget from pre-Dino Jr outfit Deep Wound.

Video: Dead Can Dance at Coachella — watch full wind-whipped 55-minute set

Video: Dead Can Dance at Coachella — watch full wind-whipped 55-minute set

The reunited Dead Can Dance was one of the last acts to perform on Sunday night to close the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, performing an 11 p.m. set in what seemed like a windstorm. If you missed the official webcast, you can now watch the full 55-minute performance.

Scott Miller, of Game Theory, 1960-2013

Scott Miller, of Game Theory, 1960-2013

Scott Miller, who fronted ’80s college-rock act Game Theory and later The Loud Family, has died at the age of 53, according to a message posted on the latter band’s website. “He was a wonderful, loyal friend as well as a brilliant musician, and I will miss him for the rest of my life,” his webmaster wrote.

Gary Biddles, of Cure spin-offs Fools Dance and Presence, dies

Gary Biddles, of Cure spin-offs Fools Dance and Presence, dies

Gary Biddles, a onetime roadie for The Cure who sang in Fools Dance and Presence in the ’80s and ’90s, each of which featured members of that band, has died, according to former Cure keyboardist Lol Tolhurst. The details surrounding Biddles’ death are not yet known.

Peter Hook to release New Order live set, jabs ex-bandmates over Kimmel appearance

Peter Hook to release New Order live set, jabs ex-bandmates over Kimmel appearance

Peter Hook announced this week that he’ll release a digital live album capturing his performance of New Order’s first two albums with his band The Light in Manchester earlier this year, then took the opportunity today to swipe at his ex-bandmates’ performance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” last night.

Video: Billy Bragg plays live on KEXP during SXSW — watch full 30-minute set

Video: Billy Bragg plays live on KEXP during SXSW — watch full 30-minute set

Seattle’s KEXP continues to post video footage of sets by bands that played live on the air for the radio station during South By Southwest last month, and the latest is a six-song, 33-minute set by Billy Bragg, who treated fans to four songs off his just released album Tooth & Nail, plus two old favorites.

Video: New Order plays 'Bizarre Love Triangle,' 'I'll Stay With You' on Kimmel

Video: New Order plays ‘Bizarre Love Triangle,’ ‘I’ll Stay With You’ on Kimmel

With a week to kill in Los Angeles between appearances at the Coachella festival, New Order popped up on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” last night to perform its classic single “Bizarre Love Triangle” on air plus treated fans to a bonus web-only version of “I’ll Stay With You,” the opening track off its just-released ‘Lost Sirens.’