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Video: Bad Religion, ‘Wrong Way Kids’

Southern California punk icons Bad Religion recently unveiled a brand-new music video for ‘Wrong Way Kids,’ a track off their latest album, ‘The Dissent of Man.’

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 20, first aired 4/19/11

Tonight’s episode of Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio featured favorites by the Pixies, Talking Heads, The Blue Aeroplanes, Soft Cell, The Sisters of Mercy, Paul Weller and more — including a previously unreleased ‘Viva Hate’-era outtake form Morrissey.

INXS releases 'Rocking the Royals: Live 1985' digital album; watch the full concert

INXS releases ‘Rocking the Royals: Live 1985’ digital album; watch the full concert

With England’s royal wedding less than two weeks away, INXS today released its 1985 ‘Rocking the Royals’ performance — a concert staged for Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana — as a digital album in Australia, New Zealand and Mexico, with the rest of the world to follow ‘soon.’

Meat Puppets plot U.S., European tours

Meat Puppets plot U.S., European tours

With their new album ‘Lollipop’ now out, the Meat Puppets have unveiled European tour dates and two rounds of U.S. concerts — including an upcoming stint with Slightly Stoopid — that will keep the band on the road for the rest of the spring.

Milestones: Pixies’ ‘Doolittle’ was released 22 years ago today; watch full 1989 concert

The Pixies’ classic album ‘Doolittle’ was released exactly 22 years ago today, and to commemorate that college-rock milestone, check out this full concert filmed just a month later in Athens, Greece, and broadcast on Greek TV.

Stream: Sample of Kate Bush’s ‘Flower of the Mountain’ (new version of ‘Sensual World’)

Fans of Kate Bush this morning got another sneak peak at her forthcoming collection ‘Director’s Cut’ when the singer released a sample of a third track off the album, ‘Flower of the Mountain.’

Milestones: Martin Hannett died 20 years ago today; watch interview with Tony Wilson

Milestones: Martin Hannett died 20 years ago today; watch interview with Tony Wilson

Martin Hannett help craft the sound of a generation, most notably through his sparse, reverb-heavy production of Joy Division — plus work with other acts from Manchester and beyond, including landmark tracks by OMD, U2 and New Order, as well as the debut single by The Stone Roses.

New releases: Morrissey, Robyn Hitchcock, Echo & The Bunnymen, INXS, The B-52's

New releases: Morrissey, Robyn Hitchcock, Echo & The Bunnymen, INXS, The B-52’s

This week’s new releases include a new single from Morrissey featuring two vintage unreleased B-sides, a Norwegian-released album from Robyn Hitchcock, audiophile vinyl pressings from Echo & The Bunnymen, INXS and The B-52s, and a 3CD reissue from The Icicle Works.

The Chameleons' Mark Burgess hosts 'Guest List' on Strangeways Radio tonight

The Chameleons’ Mark Burgess hosts ‘Guest List’ on Strangeways Radio tonight

If you missed the announcement a couple weeks back, heads-up: The legendary Mark Burgess of The Chameleons will be the host of the new “Guest List” show on Strangeways Radio from 9 to 11 EST tonight.

Milestones: Nirvana plays 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' for 1st time 20 years ago today

Milestones: Nirvana plays ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ for 1st time 20 years ago today

Twenty years ago tonight, Nirvana took the stage at the OK Hotel in Seattle, Wash., and played ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ in concert for the first time — debuting a song that would, in just a few months time, alter the course of popular music and drag much of the ’80s indie underground into the mainstream.

Video: OMD plays ‘If You Leave’ in a bicycle shop at South By Southwest last month

Seattle radio station KEXP (90.3 FM) filmed Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark playing a set last month during SXSW at Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop in Austin. Here’s ‘If You Leave’ and ‘Sister Marie Says.’

Sonic Youth's '1991: The Year Punk Broke' finally to be released on DVD on Sept. 6

Sonic Youth’s ‘1991: The Year Punk Broke’ finally to be released on DVD on Sept. 6

The fabled rock documentary ‘1991: The Year Punk Broke’ — chronicling Sonic Youth’s tour of Europe with opening act Nirvana — finally will be released on DVD this fall in a special 20th anniversary edition featuring 42 minutes of bonus performances and other material.

Video: The Smithereens, ‘Sorry’

Last week saw the release of ‘Smithereens 2011,’ the first collection of new material from the New Jersey retro-rockers The Smithereens in 11 years. Here’s the video for first single ‘Sorry.’