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Video: The Mission previews upcoming 'Silver' 25th anniversary CD/DVD set

Video: The Mission previews upcoming ‘Silver’ 25th anniversary CD/DVD set

As we’ve reported, The Mission will document its ongoing 25th anniversary reunion this fall with a limited-edition 3-disc CD/DVD set called Silver that features two full concerts recorded last year and part of a third on either DVD or Blu-ray, plus a bonus CD featuring near-complete audio from one of the gigs as well.

Video: Mission of Burma, 'Semi-Pseudo-Sort-of Plan' — track off 'Unsound' album

Video: Mission of Burma, ‘Semi-Pseudo-Sort-of Plan’ — track off ‘Unsound’ album

Boston post-punk legends Mission of Burma released Unsound — their fifth studio album and fourth post-reunion effort — last July, but here’s the first video off the record, a clip for the song “Semi-Pseudo-Sort-of Plan” that premiered Wednesday over at Pitchfork. Check it out right here.

Video: Peter Hook schools interviewer on how to play 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' on bass

Video: Peter Hook schools interviewer on how to play ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ on bass

Journalist Hobey Echlin took advantage of his face time with New Order during a 2001 interview to grab Peter Hook’s four-string and play the bassline to Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart” in front of the man who wrote it — only to be told he was doing it wrong. So Hook took the bass back and showed Echlin how it’s done.

'Best of Cutting Edge' DVD to feature R.E.M., Hüsker Dü, Squeeze, X, The Smithereens

‘Best of Cutting Edge’ DVD to feature R.E.M., Hüsker Dü, Squeeze, X, The Smithereens

This fall, Miles Copeland will bring MTV’s beloved “120 Minutes” precursor “I.R.S. Records Presents The Cutting Edge” to DVD with a new compilation featuring “the absolute highlights and rare moments” from the show, featuring appearances by the likes of R.E.M., Hüsker Dü, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Robyn Hitchcock and more.

Swimming Pool Q's appeal to fans to fund reissue of out-of-print mid-'80s albums

Swimming Pool Q’s appeal to fans to fund reissue of out-of-print mid-’80s albums

Atlanta’s Swimming Pool Q’s — a Southern jangle-pop contemporary of R.E.M., The B-52s and Pylon — are appealing to fans via a new Kickstarter campaign to raise enough money to reissue their two major-label releases from the mid-’80s on CD for the very first time, along with myriad bonus items to tempt backers.

Stream 458 episodes of John Peel's radio show — 846 hours spanning 1967 to 2004

Stream 458 episodes of John Peel’s radio show — 846 hours spanning 1967 to 2004

For fans disappointed that the online debut of the late John Peel’s record collection didn’t feature actual music off those platters or broadcasts by the legendary British DJ, here’s the real deal: a streaming collection of 458 episodes of Peel’s show that totals 846 hours and spans the years 1967 to 2004.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 87, first aired 9/11/12

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 87, first aired 9/11/12

This week’s Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio featured music by Hoodoo Gurus, Fields of the Nephilim, The Vaselines, Camper Van Beethoven, The Mighty Lemon Drops, The Dance Society, The Style Council, Dinosaur Jr, Paul Westerberg, Gene Loves Jezebel and more.