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Watch The Replacements rip through 'Alex Chilton' on 'Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon'

Watch The Replacements rip through ‘Alex Chilton’ on ‘Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon’

Nearly 30 after allegedly being banned from “Saturday Night Live” over a drunken and profane performance, The Replacements returned to NBC’s famed 30 Rockefeller Center on Tuesday night to blast through their 1987 single “Alex Chilton” on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.”

The House of Love to release CD/DVD set chronicling 2013 live gig in London

The House of Love to release CD/DVD set chronicling 2013 live gig in London

The House of Love will follow up last year’s new studio album She Paints Words In Red with a live CD/DVD package that was recorded at the second of two concerts last November at a 200-seat club in London. Live at the Lexington 13.11.13 is due out Nov. 24 on Cherry Red Records.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 164, aired 9/9/14

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 164, aired 9/9/14

Exploring the legacy of ’80s college rock, the Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Pacific on Strangeways Radio. If you caught this week’s episode, pop over to the Strangeways message board to leave requests for future shows.

Watch: The Cure covers The Beatles' 'Hello Goodbye' for Paul McCartney tribute

Watch: The Cure covers The Beatles’ ‘Hello Goodbye’ for Paul McCartney tribute

A long-in-the-works Paul McCartney tribute album finally arrives this November, and the first track to debut from The Art of McCartney is a rather faithful cover of The Beatles’ “Hello Goodbye” performed by The Cure with Sir Paul’s son James McCartney assisting on keyboards.

Johnny Marr unveils 30-date North American tour in support of new album 'Playland'

Johnny Marr unveils 30-date North American tour in support of new album ‘Playland’

Turns out those Johnny Marr tour dates that were posted to the ex-Smiths guitarist’s Facebook page prematurely last month weren’t wrong, they were just incomplete. Now, though, Marr has confirmed the full 30-date North American tour late this fall in support of Playland.

Tracklists revealed for Siouxsie and the Banshees' final 4 expanded reissues

Tracklists revealed for Siouxsie and the Banshees’ final 4 expanded reissues

Late last month, Siouxsie and the Banshees confirmed the long-overdue reissue of the final four albums in the band’s catalog, and while tracklists were not announced at the time, they’ve now been revealed as the re-releases have appeared on Amazon UK for pre-order ahead of the Oct. 13 street date.

Simple Minds complete first new album in 5 years, debut new track 'Blindfolded'

Simple Minds complete first new album in 5 years, debut new track ‘Blindfolded’

Simple Minds have finished recording their first new studio album in five years — and 17th overall — and while details of the record’s release aren’t yet known, the band had debuted a new song that presumably will appear on the forthcoming LP. You can stream that track, “Blindfolded,” right here.