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It's official: The Cure, New Order, Nine Inch Nails set for Lollapalooza 2013

It’s official: The Cure, New Order, Nine Inch Nails set for Lollapalooza 2013

As fully expected after last week’s big leak, the lineup for this summer’s Lollapalooza festival in Chicago was announced today, with headliners that include The Cure and Nine Inch Nails, as well as an appearance by New Order. Check out the full lineup; single day tickets on sale Wednesday.

Top 100 Albums of 1981: Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Best of the ’80s — Part 2

Top 100 Albums of 1981: Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Best of the ’80s — Part 2

Today we unveil the results of Part 2 of our year-long Best of the ’80s feature, an ambitious, year-by-year poll of Slicing Up Eyeballs’ readers to determine just what were the best albums of each year of the 1980s — and then, when that’s all said and done at the end of 2013, we’ll run a best-of-the-decade poll.

Devo to release 'New Traditionalists: Live 1981 Seattle' on CD with 2 bonus tracks

Devo to release ‘New Traditionalists: Live 1981 Seattle’ on CD with 2 bonus tracks

On Record Store Day last year, Devo released a 2LP vinyl live set culled from a cassette recording made of the band’s Seattle stop on its 1981 tour in support of New Traditionlalists. Come next month, fans not into that whole vinyl thing will be able hear it, too, as the band releases the concert on CD — with two bonus tracks.

Stream: Auto Reverse — Slicing Up Eyeballs Mixtape (April 2013)

Stream: Auto Reverse — Slicing Up Eyeballs Mixtape (April 2013)

Another month, another Auto Reverse mixtape — two 45-minute sides of music new and vintage. But change is in the air: We’ve altered format slightly, moving from Soundcloud to Mixcloud for the streaming mixes, which, unfortunately, are no longer available for download.

New releases: Mudhoney, Suicidal Tendencies, Jello Biafra, Violent Femmes' Victor DeLorenzo

New releases: Mudhoney, Suicidal Tendencies, Jello Biafra, Violent Femmes’ Victor DeLorenzo

This week’s new releases include brand-new studio albums from Seattle proto-grunge legends Mudhoney (‘Vanishing Point’), thrash masters Suicidal Tendencies (’13’), the Dead Kennedys’ Jello Biafra (‘White People and the Damage Done’) and Victor DeLorenzo of the Violent Femmes (‘Victor DeLorenzo’).

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (3/31/13)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (3/31/13)

Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” — the Sunday night “darker side of alternative” show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured Alien Sex Fiend, The Sisters of Mercy, Front 242, Clan of Xymox, The Lucy Show, The Cult, Pylon, Cocteau Twins, 1,000 Homo DJs and much more.

Video: Depeche Mode performs 'Heaven' on 'The Jonathan Ross Show' — plus interview

Video: Depeche Mode performs ‘Heaven’ on ‘The Jonathan Ross Show’ — plus interview

The Delta Machine promotional blitz hit U.K. television Saturday night as Depeche Mode appeared on “The Jonathan Ross Show” for a 10-minute interview segment with the seemingly pants-less host and a black-and-white performance of the album’s first single, “Heaven.”