Canadian synthpop outfit Rational Youth is digging into its vaults with the release of a new 3CD archival set called Magic Box, which features a 27-song live album that was recorded in 1983 on two discs and a third CD collecting demos, 7-inch remixes and solo tracks from members Bill Vorn, Kevin Komoda, and Tracy Howe.

Morrissey will celebrate the life and legacy of Lou Reed by releasing a single featuring a live cover of the late rocker’s 1972 classic “Satellite of Love” recorded two years ago first as a digital download in early December and then on vinyl early next year, according to an announcement made via semi-official fansite True To You.

Longtime music journalist Ben Vendetta has just published his debut work of fiction, a novel called “Wivenhoe Park” that’s set in the mid-’80s and follows an American Anglophile who relocates to the U.K. as the indie/post-punk scene blows up with bands like The Smiths, The Jesus and Mary Chain and more.

This week’s new releases include the brand-new Christmas album from Erasure (‘Snow Globe’), plus reissues of The Lords of the New Church’s three albums from the ’80s, a Songs For Slim compilation 2CD set featuring The Replacements, and a set of ’80s covers from Matthew Sweet and Susannah Hoffs.

Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave featured music by Killing Joke, Nitzer Ebb, The Psychedelic Furs, Cocteau Twins, Clock DVA, The Specimen Joy Division, Bigod 20, Ultravox, The Only Ones, The Sisters of Mercy, Gene Loves Jezebel, Bauhaus, The The, Gary Numan and more.

In the fall of 2010, the surviving members of Big Country regrouped, tapped Mike Peters of The Alarm to fill in for late frontman Stuart Adamson and proceeded to tour the world, and record and release a new album called The Journey. Three years later, though, Peters is out of the band.

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 of the death of Scruffy the Cat’s Charlie Chesterman, plus items on For Against, They Might Be Giants, Jimmy Somerville, Jane’s Addiction, Johnny Marr and more.