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Contest: Win Peter Gabriel's 'Live Blood' — new 2CD orchestral live album

Contest: Win Peter Gabriel’s ‘Live Blood’ — new 2CD orchestral live album

Today marks the release of Peter Gabriel’s new ‘Live Blood’ — featuring performances of classics such as “Solsbury Hill,” “Don’t Give Up” and “Red Rain” with a full orchestra recorded in London last year — and we’ve got three copies of the album to award to lucky Slicing Up Eyeballs readers.

The Charlatans to reissue 'Tellin' Stories' as expanded 2CD set, play album live in U.K.

The Charlatans to reissue ‘Tellin’ Stories’ as expanded 2CD set, play album live in U.K.

The Charlatans this spring continue their somewhat haphazard reissue campaign by following up expanded editions of 1990 debut ‘Some Friendly’ and 1999’s ‘Us and Us Only’ with a double-disc re-release of 1997’s ‘Tellin’ Stories’ — which will be followed by four performances of the album in the U.K. this June.

Duran Duran reveals tracklist, cover art for 'A Diamond in the Mind' live CD/DVD/Blu-ray

Duran Duran reveals tracklist, cover art for ‘A Diamond in the Mind’ live CD/DVD/Blu-ray

Duran Duran has released the full tracklist and cover art for its upcoming live package “A Diamond in the Mind,” set for release in the U.K. on July 2 on all-region DVD and Blu-ray, in addition to a deluxe edition that features the 19-song concert film on both formats in addition to a bonus CD with 14 of those songs.

Stream: Men Without Hats, 'Head Above Water' — off new LP 'Love in the Age of War'

Stream: Men Without Hats, ‘Head Above Water’ — off new LP ‘Love in the Age of War’

Men Without Hats are set to release ‘Love in the Age of War,’ their first album in nine years, this spring, and last week frontman Ivan Doroschuk premiered the album’s first single, “Head Above Water,” on Montreal’s CHOM 97.7. You can hear the track, produced by ex-Skinny Puppy member Dave Ogilvie, here.

New releases: Public Image Ltd. EP, plus Peter Gabriel, Joe Jackson, World Party

New releases: Public Image Ltd. EP, plus Peter Gabriel, Joe Jackson, World Party

This week’s new releases include a brand-new, four-track digital EP from Public Image Ltd., plus a new 2CD live album from Peter Gabriel, a double-DVD vintage live set from Joe Jackson and the U.K. release of World Party’s new 5CD ‘Arkeology’ box set.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave, 4/22/12

The playlist from tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” — the weekly “darker side of alternative” show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured Modern English, Shriekback, Death Cult, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Concrete Blonde, The Cramps, Gary Numan and much more.

The Week in Rock: April 15-21, 2012

The Week in Rock: April 15-21, 2012

This week’s round-up of Slicing Up Eyeballs headlines includes news about The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Cure, Ride, Public Image Ltd., Men at Work’s Greg Ham, Devo, Squeeze, Paul Weller, The English Beat, Ultravox, The Primitives, Translator and much more.