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The Replacements tease 'Songs for Slim' reunion EP to benefit Slim Dunlap

The Replacements tease ‘Songs for Slim’ reunion EP to benefit Slim Dunlap

The Replacements — namely Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson — this evening teased Songs For Slim, their much-anticipated reunion project, announced last year as four-song, ultra-limited, vinyl-only covers EP that was to be auctioned off to raise money to help pay for the medical expenses of former bandmate Slim Dunlap.

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: PiL's John Lydon in Tijuana with Dave Kendall in 1992

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: PiL’s John Lydon in Tijuana with Dave Kendall in 1992

For this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind, we flash back to 1992 for a walk through Tijuana, Mexico, with John Lydon and host Dave Kendall. This appears to actually be an MTV news piece, likely repackaged from segments produced for a July 1992 episode of “120 Minutes” that featured the Public Image Ltd. frontman as co-host.

Morrissey to play 'Late Show with David Letterman' next week on eve of U.S. tour

Morrissey to play ‘Late Show with David Letterman’ next week on eve of U.S. tour

Morrissey will kick off his rescheduled U.S. tour next week with a live performance on “The Late Show with David Letterman,” stopping by the talk show on Tuesday, according to CBS, before opening the two-month, coast-to-coast trek the following night in Long Island, New York.

Living Colour celebrating 25th anniversary of 'Vivid' with new reissue, tour

Living Colour celebrating 25th anniversary of ‘Vivid’ with new reissue, tour

Genre-straddling hard rockers Living Colour will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their hit debut album Vivid with a new reissue and a tour centered around the 1988 album, with initial European dates in the Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Austria and Germany already announced for mid-March.

'Eternity Road: The Story of Lowlife' to expose 'greatest post-punk band you never heard'

‘Eternity Road: The Story of Lowlife’ to expose ‘greatest post-punk band you never heard’

The makers of the upcoming documentary “Eternity Road: The Story of Lowlife” — chronicling the cult Scottish band that formed in 1984 and released its final album a decade later — promise to expose “the greatest post-punk band you never heard” through rare footage and interviews with band members.

Download: Auto Reverse — Slicing Up Eyeballs Mixtape (January 2013)

Download: Auto Reverse — Slicing Up Eyeballs Mixtape (January 2013)

Happy New Year! It’s also a new month, which means it’s time to roll out a new installment in our ongoing series of Auto Reverse mixtapes — two 45-minute slabs of music to help ease you into 2013. Below, you can stream or download the two sides, brimming with new music and some great vintage tracks.

Video: Jeanette Landray looks back on The Glove 30 years after 'Blue Sunshine'

Video: Jeanette Landray looks back on The Glove 30 years after ‘Blue Sunshine’

The Glove is best remembered for bringing together Robert Smith of The Cure and Siouxsie and the Banshees bassist Steven Severin. But the group, which released a single album, ‘Blue Sunshine,’ in 1983, also featured vocalist Jeanette Landray — who looks back on the experience after 30 years in this video.