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Stream/Download: Auto Reverse Mixtape (January 2015) — Cover Songs Edition

Stream/Download: Auto Reverse Mixtape (January 2015) — Cover Songs Edition

For this month’s installment of the ever-popular Auto Reverse mixtape series, we’ve decided to go with a theme: cover songs. So on the two 45-minute sides posted below for your streaming and/or downloading pleasure, you’ll find cover songs by classic alternative artists and covers of classic alternative artists.

New releases: Siouxsie and the Banshees, Alison Moyet, Sparks, Bryan Ferry

New releases: Siouxsie and the Banshees, Alison Moyet, Sparks, Bryan Ferry

This week’s new releases include a new 18-song compilation from Siouxsie and the Banshees, the U.S release of Alison Moyet’s new alive album, a 40th anniversary vinyl reissue of Sparks’ “Kimono in My House ” album, and the vinyl release of Bryan Ferry’s new record “Avonmore.”

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (1/11/15)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (1/11/15)

Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave featured music from Joy Division, Mick Karn, Moev, Lead Into Gold, KaS Product, The The, Peter Murphy, Psychic TV, The Smiths, Rowland S. Howard, Pigface, Mission of Burma, Specimen, The Mission, This Mortal Coil, The Cult, Wire more.

Morrissey announces arena tour hitting 6 cities in the U.K. this March

Morrissey announces arena tour hitting 6 cities in the U.K. this March

Morrissey may be planning to record a new album in February, but he’ll be getting back out on the road rather quickly after that, having announced Sunday a six-city arena tour of the U.K. this March. Moz will perform in Nottingham, Bournemouth, Cariff, Leeds, Glasgow and Birmingham.

Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Best of the ’80s Redux: Vote for your favorite songs of 1980

Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Best of the ’80s Redux: Vote for your favorite songs of 1980

New year, new poll: Yes, after taking 2014 off to recover from that epic and quite contentious best-albums-of-the-decade countdown, we’re resurrecting Best of the ’80s in 2015 for another year-long slog through the decade, this time selecting the best songs of each year of the 1980s,

'Love Bites': Watch a 38-minute documentary about Morrissey fans from 1995

‘Love Bites’: Watch a 38-minute documentary about Morrissey fans from 1995

It’s no secret that Morrissey fans are among the most devoted in modern music, which is why this is such a delightful find: “Love Bites,” a 38-minute documentary about the ex-Smiths frontman’s fans from 1995, filmed largely on Moz’s “Boxers” tour of the U.K. that February.

Paul Weller to release 'Saturn's Pattern' — 11th solo album — later this year

Paul Weller to release ‘Saturn’s Pattern’ — 11th solo album — later this year

Paul Weller will follow up 2012’s Sonik Kicks with a brand-new album this year, a record titled Saturn’s Pattern that is due to arrive sometime in 2015, according to the former Jam leader. While Weller has not revealed a release date for his 11th solo album, he did recently disclose the tracklist.