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David Byrne and 164 other musical acts to play the Coachella festival this year

David Byrne and 164 other musical acts to play the Coachella festival this year

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival unveiled the mammoth lineup for its two-weekend extravaganza this April, a bill that features legendary Talking Heads frontman David Byrne and 164 other musical acts, some whose names are written in really, really small type. Check out the full lineup, people.

Programming note: Sirius XM's 'Dark Wave' is off this week, but will return on Jan. 7

Programming note: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ is off this week, but will return on Jan. 7

Just a quick note for you “Dark Wave” listeners out there: This weekend’s usual Sunday night show is being pre-empted by New Year’s Eve programming on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave, but we’ll be back on the air with the darker side of classic alternative at the usual time in the New Year, starting on Jan. 7.

Slicing Up Eyeballs' most-clicked of 2017: R.E.M., Morrissey, The Cure, Depeche Mode

Slicing Up Eyeballs’ most-clicked of 2017: R.E.M., Morrissey, The Cure, Depeche Mode

We end the year at Slicing Up Eyeballs HQ by looking back at the past 12 months — or in this case, the 10½ since our relaunch — to see what’s been of most interest to you, our readers. In 2017, that included news about R.E.M., Morrissey, The Cure, Depeche Mode and more. Check out our full Top 20 list right here.

Now showing: The Go-Betweens documentary 'Right Here' available to stream on Vimeo

Now showing: The Go-Betweens documentary ‘Right Here’ available to stream on Vimeo

“The Go-Betweens: Right Here,” director Kriv Stenders’ new documentary about the beloved Australian indie-rock act that premiered last summer at the Sydney Film Festival, can now be seen by fans in the U.S. thanks to a Vimeo streaming deal. The film, previewed below, can be rented for $4.99 or bought for $9.99.

Holly Anderson, poet and artist who wrote Mission of Burma's 'Mica,' 1955-2017

Holly Anderson, poet and artist who wrote Mission of Burma’s ‘Mica,’ 1955-2017

Holly Anderson, the poet and artist whose “White Story” — which she once described as “an anthem to being disconnected” — was turned into the Mission of Burma song “Mica” on the band’s 1982 debut album Vs., died last week, according to the St. Paul, Minn., Pioneer Press.

Fan raising money to bring The Vapors to New York City for first U.S. gigs since early '80s

Fan raising money to bring The Vapors to New York City for first U.S. gigs since early ’80s

A fan of the ’80s New Wave act The Vapors — known in the annals of one-hit-wonderdom for their purported masturbation ode “Turning Japanese” — has launched a crowdfuding effort to raise money to bring the reunited band to New York City to perform rare stateside concerts.

Four more Jazz Butcher albums compiled in upcoming 'The Violent Years' box set

Four more Jazz Butcher albums compiled in upcoming ‘The Violent Years’ box set

Fire Records next spring will follow up its collection of the first four albums by The Jazz Butcher, Pat Fish’s long-running U.K. indie-pop outfit, with a new box set called The Violent Years that compiles the next four LPs, all originally released on Creation Records between 1988 and 1991.