The third round of 5 Albums box sets from reissue label Beggars Archive — pitched to fans as “the last chance to present (these) albums as physical releases in the foreseeable future” — will collect full albums, singles and assorted bonus tracks from Bauhaus, Fields of the Nephilim and Gene Loves Jezebel.

Synthpop duo Erasure will get festive this fall with a brand-new holiday album called Snow Globe that will include both original compositions and “seasonal classics” — a collection that singer Andy Bell says led him to rediscover his “inner choirboy.” The album is set to be released Nov. 11.

My Bloody Valentine will follow up last month’s short run of concerts in the western U.S. with eight more dates this November in support of their long-delayed comeback record mbv, this time hitting select cities in the eastern half of the United States — namely Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia and New York — and Canada

This week’s new releases include two different box sets and a new best-of from The Clash, plus Ministry’s farewell album, new music from Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon and Juliana Hatfield of Blake Babies, a new Boomtown Rats best-of and a compilation of Rank & File’s first two albums.

Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave featured music from John Foxx, Clan of Xymox, A Split-Second, Wire, The Sisters of Mercy, The The, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, PTP, The Cult, Joy Division, Skinny Puppy, Xmal Deutschland and much, much more.

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 the Pixies, The Wedding Present, Tears For Fears, Camper Van Beethoven and more — plus The Smiths topped the Slicing Up Eyeballs Top 100 Albums of 1986 poll.