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New Order announces July concerts in Chicago, Vancouver, San Francisco, Los Angeles

New Order announces July concerts in Chicago, Vancouver, San Francisco, Los Angeles

As expected, New Order has added a handful of North American tour dates around its slot at the Sasquatch! Music Festival in Washington state this July, with concerts in Chicago, Vancover, B.C., and San Francisco joining a previously revealed show in Los Angeles, according to an announcement this morning.

R.E.M. to release 4LP set of 1991, 2001 MTV 'Unplugged' sets on Record Store Day

R.E.M. to release 4LP set of 1991, 2001 MTV ‘Unplugged’ sets on Record Store Day

R.E.M. will release a limited-edition 4LP set on Record Store Day that collects the audio from the band’s two appearances, in 1991 and 2001, on MTV’s “Unplugged” series, featuring all 33 songs the band performed at the two tapings, including 11 that never aired on either broadcast.

New releases: Coil and Nine Inch Nails, plus David Bowie, The Stranglers reissues

New releases: Coil and Nine Inch Nails, plus David Bowie, The Stranglers reissues

This week’s new releases include an EP of Nine Inch Nails remixes done by Coil, plus reissues of three Stranglers albums from the ’80s and a live record, as well as the first-ever vinyl pressing of David Bowie’s 2003 album, ‘Reality,’ from the Music on Vinyl label.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (3/16/14)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (3/16/14)

Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave featured music from The Glove, Front 242, The Sound, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Sister Machine Gun, The Cult, 1919, The Sisters of Mercy, Gary Numan, The Lucy Show, Tones on Tail, Pailhead, Specimen, The Smiths, Virgin Prunes and more.

Scott Asheton, of The Stooges, 1949-2014

Scott Asheton, of The Stooges, 1949-2014

Scott “Rock Action” Asheton, the co-founder and longtime drummer of proto-punk legends The Stooges who in recent years was sidelined by unspecified medical issues, died Saturday night at age 64, bandleader Iggy Pop announced today via the group’s Facebook page.

The Week in Rock: March 9-15, 2014

The Week in Rock: March 9-15, 2014

Welcome to the Week in Rock, where we round up all of the headlines posted on this site over the past week. This week featured news about Iggy Pop and New Order, plus The Cure, Ski Patrol, C86, The Replacements, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Morrissey, Roddy Frame, Pulp and more.

Nine Inch Nails and Soundgarden team up for 23-date North American co-headlining tour

Nine Inch Nails and Soundgarden team up for 23-date North American co-headlining tour

Exactly one week ago, a pair of multiplatinum smash albums from Nine Inch Nails and Soundgarden — ’90s alternative standard bearers The Downward Spiral and Superunknown, respectively — celebrated their 20th anniversary. Tonight, those two acts announced a co-headlining tour of North America.