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‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: 120 X-Ray on Siouxsie & The Banshees with host Kevin Seal — 1988

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: 120 X-Ray on Siouxsie & The Banshees with host Kevin Seal — 1988

For this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind, we revisit the show’s “120 X-Ray” segment, a short spotlight on a given band — in this case, a Kevin Seal-hosted piece on Siouxsie and the Banshees that aired in 1988 following the release of the band’s Peepshow album.

Editor's Note: Slicing Up Eyeballs is on vacation — light posting week ahead

Editor’s Note: Slicing Up Eyeballs is on vacation — light posting week ahead

Slicing Up Eyeballs is going on vacation, taking Mrs. Eyeballs on a 10th anniversary trip to an exotic foreign land. While we won’t be abandoning our vigil entirely, the next week will see only sporadic posting, with regular features mixed with periodic news round-ups.

Midge Ure announces U.S. solo tour, hopes to 'pave the way' for Ultravox later in 2013

Midge Ure announces U.S. solo tour, hopes to ‘pave the way’ for Ultravox later in 2013

Midge Ure today announced a rare North American solo tour that’s set to take place this coming January — featuring, “so far,” 12 dates confirmed across the U.S. and a single Canadian concert —that he says “is to pave the way for the possibility of bringing Ultravox over later in the year.”

Video: Watch Blondie's 45-minute live NYC webcast — plus download 3 new songs

Video: Watch Blondie’s 45-minute live NYC webcast — plus download 3 new songs

Blondie performed a 45-minute concert in New York City today that was webcast as part of the YouTube Presents series — and the video is still up at YouTube, so feel free to relieve the experience right here. As an added bonus, the band released three brand-new studio tracks that are free for the downloading (or streaming).

The Stone Roses confirm first 2013 concerts with 5-date Australian festival trek

The Stone Roses confirm first 2013 concerts with 5-date Australian festival trek

The Stone Roses reunion will roll into 2013 as the band this week confirmed it will join the five-date, traveling Future Music Festival in Australia next March, performing concerts in Brisbane, Perth, Sydney and Melbourne along with The Prodigy, Dizzee Rascal, Bloc Party and, uh, that “Gangnam Style” guy.

Video: Morrissey chats with Stephen Colbert, plays 2 songs on 'The Colbert Report'

Video: Morrissey chats with Stephen Colbert, plays 2 songs on ‘The Colbert Report’

Morrissey continued his American media tour Tuesday night, following up last week’s appearance on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” with a highly entertaining visit to “The Colbert Report,” during which Moz withstood ribbing from Stephen Colbert on topics such as the British monarchy, vegetarianism and, of course, The Smiths.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 91, first aired 10/9/12

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 91, first aired 10/9/12

Tonight’s Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio featured music by Gang of Four, The Ocean Blue, Guadalcanal Diary, The Pogues, Love Tractor, The Smithereens, INXS, The Cure, Morrissey, Close Lobsters and more. Full replay at 2 p.m. EDT on Friday.