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OMD to bring 'History of Modern' back to North America this fall for 21-date tour

OMD to bring ‘History of Modern’ back to North America this fall for 21-date tour

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark will follow up this past spring’s North American tour — the classic lineup’s first U.S. concerts since opening for Depeche Mode’s breakthrough ‘Music for the Masses’ shows — with a return visit to the United States, Canada and Mexico this fall.

Full album stream: R.E.M., 'Lifes Rich Pageant' 25th anniversary reissue

Full album stream: R.E.M., ‘Lifes Rich Pageant’ 25th anniversary reissue

Next week sees the release of the latest installment in R.E.M.’s ongoing reissue series: an expanded 2CD, 25th anniversary re-release of ‘Lifes Rich Pageant.’ Thanks to an exclusive pre-release stream at Spin.com, you can go ahead and check out the fully remastered 1986 album and the 19-track bonus disc.

Download: Auto Reverse — Slicing Up Eyeballs Mixtape (July 2011)

Download: Auto Reverse — Slicing Up Eyeballs Mixtape (July 2011)

Welcome to the debut of Auto Reverse, the new monthly mixtape series from Slicing Up Eyeballs. In true throwback fashion, each mix will feature two 45-minute ‘sides’ that can be streamed or downloaded. This month features Wire, The The, Bernard Sumner, The Wedding Present and more.

Contest: Win Japanese Popstars prize pack, featuring Depeche Mode, Robert Smith

Contest: Win Japanese Popstars prize pack, featuring Depeche Mode, Robert Smith

The Japanese Popstars not only enlisted Robert Smith to sing on their new album, they’ve also just released a limited-edition 12-single single with an exclusive Depeche Mode remix — and now, thanks to the folks at Astralwerks, one Slicing Up Eyeballs reader can win both.

Blondie sets 23-date North American tour, U.S. release date for 'Panic of Girls'

Blondie sets 23-date North American tour, U.S. release date for ‘Panic of Girls’

Blondie — still anchored by original members Debbie Harry, Chris Stein and Clem Burke — will embark on a 23-date North American tour this September and October to coincide with the belated U.S. release of their ninth studio album, ‘Panic of Girls.’

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 30, first aired 7/5/11

This week’s episode of Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio featured music by The Waterboys, Ride, Lou Reed, Edwyn Collins, Ramones, Ian Brown, The Jesus and Mary Chain and more.

Download: The Cure's Robert Smith covers 'Small Hours' by John Martyn for tribute CD

Download: The Cure’s Robert Smith covers ‘Small Hours’ by John Martyn for tribute CD

Robert Smith’s new recording of the ‘Small Hours’ appears on ‘Johnny Boy Would Love This… A Tribute to John Martyn,’ which is due out Aug. 16. Lauren Laverne debuted the song on BBC 6 Music today, and you can stream and/or download the radio rip thanks to ever-vigilant fan site Chain of Flowers.

Jesus and Mary Chain reissuing all 6 albums this fall in deluxe 2CD/1DVD editions

Jesus and Mary Chain reissuing all 6 albums this fall in deluxe 2CD/1DVD editions

The Jesus and Mary Chain’s six studio albums will be reissued this fall in expanded 2CD/1DVD packages that include B-sides, live sessions, TV appearances and rare material such as rejected early B-side ‘Jesus Fuck’ and a newly discovered recording of ‘Darklands’ with an added string section.

Erasure sets fall U.K. tour, announces release date, single for 'Tomorrow's World'

Erasure sets fall U.K. tour, announces release date, single for ‘Tomorrow’s World’

Erasure has unveiled a fall tour of the U.K. in support of new album ‘Tomorrow’s World’ — which the band reveals will arrive Oct. 3 in the U.K. and Oct. 4 in the U.K., preceded by first single ‘When I Start to (Break It All Down).’

Video: They Might Be Giants cover Chumbawumba's 'Tubthumping'

Video: They Might Be Giants cover Chumbawumba’s ‘Tubthumping’

As we near the end of the The AV Club’s second Undercover series we find nerd-pop duo They Might Be Giants enlisting the website’s staff to help perform a delightfully unhinged version of one-hit-wonder Chumbawumba’s sing-along anthem ‘Tubthumping.’

Pixies bringing ‘Doolittle’ back to U.S. for 19-date ‘Lost Cities’ tour this fall

The Pixies will bring their seemingly never-ending tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of ‘Doolittle’ — a record that’s now actually 22 years old — back to the U.S. for another round of 19 dates in October and November, this time ‘playing cities we’ve never visited across the U.S. of A.’

Stream: The Replacements played their final concert 20 years ago today in Chicago

Stream: The Replacements played their final concert 20 years ago today in Chicago

The Fourth of July isn’t just the anniversary of this nation’s birth, it’s also the day now recognized as marking the break-up of perhaps the greatest of all the ’80s college-rock acts: The Replacements, who performed their final concert exactly 20 years ago today in Chicago’s Grant Park.

New releases: Erasure reissues, plus new Brian Eno and Blondie, and The Damned live

New releases: Erasure reissues, plus new Brian Eno and Blondie, and The Damned live

This week’s new releases include expanded 2CD/1DVD reissues of Erasure’s ‘Wonderland’ and ‘The Circus,’ plus new albums from Brian Eno (‘Drums Between the Bells’) and Blondie (‘Panic of Girls’), and a 2DVD/1CD live set from The Damned (‘Machine Gun Etiquette Anniversary Live Set’).