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Kraftwerk to bring 8-night 3-D ‘Retrospective’ to London's Tate Modern in February

Kraftwerk to bring 8-night 3-D ‘Retrospective’ to London’s Tate Modern in February

Reprising a show staged earlier this year in New York City, German electronic collective Kraftwerk will bring its ground-breaking 3-D multimedia presentation “Kraftwerk – Retrospective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8” to London’s Tate Modern museum, performing each of its eight albums in its entirety across nine nights in February.

Video: Tom Tom Club, ‘Kissin' Antonio’ — second clip from new 'Downtown Rockers' EP

Video: Tom Tom Club, ‘Kissin’ Antonio’ — second clip from new ‘Downtown Rockers’ EP

Talking Heads spinoff Tom Tom Club — husband-and-wife rhythm section Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz —has delivered a new video for “Kissin’ Antonio,” the second single from the band’s recently released ‘Downtown Rockers’ EP, the duo’s first new release in a dozen years.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 99, first aired 12/4/12

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 99, first aired 12/4/12

This week’s Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour featured brand-new music from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and The Ocean Blue, plus older faves from the likes of Hoodoo Gurus, Joy Division, X, The Cramps, Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians, Magazine, Wire Train and more.

The House of Love announces completion of new studio album — first in 7 years

The House of Love announces completion of new studio album — first in 7 years

Reunited Creation Records standout The House of Love will follow up the just-released 3CD reissue of its classic 1988 debut album with a true surprise: a brand-new studio album that is being delivered this week “fully mastered and mixed,” according to the band’s official Facebook page.

New Order's 'Lost Sirens' set of 8 unreleased tracks finally due for release in January

New Order’s ‘Lost Sirens’ set of 8 unreleased tracks finally due for release in January

New Order’s repeatedly delayed ‘Lost Sirens’ mini-album — a collection of eight previously unreleased tracks and mixes from the sessions for 2005’s ‘Waiting For the Sirens’ Call’ — finally will see the light of day next month following a legal battle over the material between the band and erstwhile bassist Peter Hook.

The Specials announce U.K. concerts, hint at 'two-part tour of the U.S.A.' in 2013

The Specials announce U.K. concerts, hint at ‘two-part tour of the U.S.A.’ in 2013

The reunion of 2 Tone-era ska giants The Specials rolls into 2013 as the band this week announced a 10-date spring tour of the U.K. and even hinted it would fulfill its promise to return to America, tweeting this morning that “The Specials are discussing a possible two part TOUR OF THE USA in March and late August 2013.”