Tonight’s Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio featured music by Paul Westerberg, Tommy Stinson, X, Golden Palominos, Alison Moyet, Violent Femmes, The Smiths, The Waterboys, Cocteau Twins, David Bowie, Duran Duran, 10,000 Maniacs and more. Replay at 2 p.m. EST Friday.
Tears For Fears continue their streak of releasing covers of contemporary indie-rock cuts, today surprising fans with a new cover of Animal Collective’s 2009 single “My Girls” — the latest in their series of recordings, following Arcade Fire and Hot Chip covers, that the band made earlier this year.
After two short runs of U.S. dates this past fall, synth pioneer Gary Numan will return to North America next spring for a broader, 21-date tour in support of his just-released album Splinter (Songs From a Broken Mind) — a trek that will include his first-ever performance at the South By Southwest Music Conference.
The Replacements may be back, but they’re still getting no respect: The Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2014 was revealed by Rolling Stone tonight, and the ‘Mats, while nominated back in October, didn’t make the cut. Instead, Nirvana, Peter Gabriel, KISS, Hall and Oates, Cat Stevens and Linda Ronstadt will be inducted come April.
While voting remains ongoing in our Best of the 1980s poll, we do need to quickly interject a key annual tradition, and open up balloting for the best of this current year. We’re going to divvy things up into two polls: Best albums of the year, and a second ballot that includes reissues, box sets, compilations and live albums.
While voting remains ongoing in our Best of the 1980s poll, we do need to quickly interject a key annual tradition, and open up balloting for the best of this current year. We’re going to divvy things up into two polls: Best albums of the year, and a second ballot that includes reissues, box sets, compilations and live albums.
Sure it’s still December, not even Christmas yet, but if you’re in the Southern California area and have April 25 free on your calendar, we’re giving three lucky Slicing Up Eyeballs readers each a pair of tickets to see classic New Wave rockers The Fixx play the House of Blues in Anaheim, Calif., next spring.
Q&A: Daniel Ash on Love and Rockets’ reunion, his new band — and figuring out how to play “So Alive” 
Q&A: Chris Frantz talks Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club and new book ‘Remain in Love’ 
Q&A: Steve Wynn on The Dream Syndicate’s first new album in nearly 30 years 
Q&A: Bauhaus’ David J on his ‘accidental’ concept album ‘Not Long For This World’ 
Q&A: Peter Murphy on ‘Ninth,’ Bauhaus’ break-up, reuniting Dalis Car 
Q&A: Joey Santiago on Pixies’ ‘Doolittle’ tour, possible ‘Surfer Rosa’ shows, new album talk 
Q&A: Prefab Sprout’s Paddy McAloon on new album, changing the world with music 
Q&A: Peter Hook talks ‘Unknown Pleasures’ tour, re-recording Joy Division 