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Peter Hook to bring Joy Division/New Order 'Substance' tour back to North America

Peter Hook to bring Joy Division/New Order ‘Substance’ tour back to North America

Peter Hook & The Light this week announced a 28-date North American tour for the spring of 2018, a trek that once again will see the band performing Joy Division’s and New Order’s classic Substance compilation albums in their entireties each night. See full dates here.

Watch: Teaser for new doc 'Something Quite Peculiar: The Life & Times of Steve Kilbey'

Watch: Teaser for new doc ‘Something Quite Peculiar: The Life & Times of Steve Kilbey’

Director Mike Brook’s “warts and all” documentary on Steve Kilbey of The Church — based on the frontman’s memoir, and titled “Something Quite Peculiar: The Life & Times of Steve Kilbey” — will premiere next month at the Melbourne International Film Festival in Australia. Watch it here.

Watch: OMD debuts video for title track off upcoming 'The Punishment of Luxury'

Watch: OMD debuts video for title track off upcoming ‘The Punishment of Luxury’

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark today released the second official single off the group’s upcoming album The Punishment of Luxury — the title track, which is accompanied by a brand-new animated video that you can watch below. The track follows the release of first single “Isotype” in late May.

Listen: The Smiths debut unreleased 'There Is A Light That Never Goes Out' (Take 1)

Listen: The Smiths debut unreleased ‘There Is A Light That Never Goes Out’ (Take 1)

There’s not yet been an official announcement of the upcoming expanded reissue of The Smiths’ 1986 album The Queen is Dead, yet the band’s Facebook page today debuted one of the bonus cuts on that set: the so-called “Take 1” of “There is a Light That Never Goes Out.” Hear it right here.

The Replacements dig up classic-era gig for 'For Sale: Live at Maxwell's 1986' album

The Replacements dig up classic-era gig for ‘For Sale: Live at Maxwell’s 1986’ album

Rhino Records today announced it will release a live double album recorded by the beloved original lineup of The Replacements, a fabled February 1986 show at Maxwell’s in Hoboken, N.J., that found the band blasting through a 29-song set of album tracks, B-sides and covers. See full tracklist.

Listen: The Waterboys, 'If The Answer Is Yeah!' — first single off new double LP

Listen: The Waterboys, ‘If The Answer Is Yeah!’ — first single off new double LP

The Waterboys have debuted the first single off the band’s upcoming double album, an upbeat, 3 1/2-minute track called “If the Answer is Yeah!” that delivers on bandleader Mike Scott’s promise to employ more modern production values and styles in his new music. Hear it right here.