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The Cure books Texas arena gig between Austin City Limits Festival headlining dates

The Cure books Texas arena gig between Austin City Limits Festival headlining dates

The Cure continues to sporadically drop new fall tour dates, with the latest being an arena concert booked for the University of Texas at El Paso on Oct. 10 during the week between Robert Smith and Co.’s two headlining appearances at the Austin City Limits Music Festival.

New releases: The Suburbs, Ministry, Tears For Fears, The Godfathers, Bad Manners

New releases: The Suburbs, Ministry, Tears For Fears, The Godfathers, Bad Manners

This week’s new releases include the first Suburbs album in 27 years, the U.S. release of Ministry’s new live album, a new best-of from Tears For Fears, a super-limited pressing of The Godfathers’ reunion album ‘Jukebox Fury’ on red vinyl, and a collection of rarities from ska act Bad Manners.

The Replacements at Riot Fest: Photos, video, setlist from first ’Mats show in 22 years

The Replacements at Riot Fest: Photos, video, setlist from first ’Mats show in 22 years

A little after 8:45 p.m. EDT tonight, the long-sought, little-believed reunion of The Replacements — in this case, Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson, plus Josh Freese and David Minehan — took the stage at Riot Fest in Toronto, delivering career-spanning in the band’s first performance in 22 years.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (8/25/13)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (8/25/13)

Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave featured new music from The Mission, Front Line Assembly and New Model Army, plus old favorites by Specimen, Au Pairs, Clan of Xymox, 1,000 Homo DJs, Camouflage, Alien Sex Fiend and much, much more.

The Week in Rock: Aug. 18-24, 2013

The Week in Rock: Aug. 18-24, 2013

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 posts about Tears For Fears, The Replacements, The Style Council, A Split-Second, The Smithereens, Depeche Mode, Ministry, Pixies, Lords of the New Church and more.

Watch 11 seconds of The Replacements rehearsing ‘Takin' a Ride’ at unnamed club

Watch 11 seconds of The Replacements rehearsing ‘Takin’ a Ride’ at unnamed club

We’re now just days away from The Replacements’ first live performance in 22 years, and the band — Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson plus, drummer Josh Freese and guitarist David Minehan — have teased fans with a third very brief live clip. This time we get 11 seconds of ‘Mats tearing through “Takin’ a Ride.”

The Smithereens mark 25th anniversary of 'Green Thoughts' with digital live/rarities set

The Smithereens mark 25th anniversary of ‘Green Thoughts’ with digital live/rarities set

The Smithereens will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Green Thoughts next month with a new digital compilation that collects live versions of songs from that album, song demos and radio recordings, much of which was recorded around 1988 — although some of the material comes from the ’90s.