More than a year after it was first announced, it appears the double-vinyl release of The Cure’s expanded ‘Entreat Plus’ live album finally will see a U.S. release on Record Store Day — although it’s not an exclusive RSD release, meaning it could be available at non-participating or non-indie stores and will be sold online.
With his excellent new solo album ‘Between the Times and the Tides’ now out, Sonic Youth guitarist Lee Ranaldo today released a second music video to promote the record, this time for the track ‘Angles.’ The clip, directed by Ranaldo’s wife Leah Singer, premiered today at Vulture and can be seen here.
The debut album from techno duo VCMG — aka former Depeche Mode bandmates Vince Clarke and Martin L. Gore, working together again for the first time in 30 years — has been out a couple weeks now, but Mute Records is just now debuting an odd 70-second trailer for the 10-track ‘Ssss.’
This week’s installment of Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio featured new music from Killing Joke, Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan, The Cult and Mission of Burma, plus old favorites from Love and Rockets, XTC, Wall of Voodoo, Rank and File, Oingo Boingo and Sugar. Oh, and Nancy Sinatra, too.
Dreams So Real — featured in the landmark rock doc ‘Athens, GA: Inside/Out’ and whose debut single and album were produced by R.E.M.’s Peter Buck — are reuniting for a pair of rare concerts next month, and are whetting fans’ appetites by streaming a previously unreleased early-’90s demo.
The release of The Cult’s first new album in five years is still two months away, but the band this week gave fans a second taste of the record in the guise of ‘For the Animals,’ the first official single from the 10-track ‘Choice of Weapon.’ You can stream the full track here.
The original lineup of Killing Joke — Jaz Coleman, Kevin “Geordie” Walker, Martin “Youth” Glover and Paul Ferguson — next week will release the band’s 15th studio album, ‘MMXII,’ and are preceding it with a new music video for the record’s first official single, ‘In Cythera.’
Q&A: Daniel Ash on Love and Rockets’ reunion, his new band — and figuring out how to play “So Alive” 
Q&A: Chris Frantz talks Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club and new book ‘Remain in Love’ 
Q&A: Steve Wynn on The Dream Syndicate’s first new album in nearly 30 years 
Q&A: Bauhaus’ David J on his ‘accidental’ concept album ‘Not Long For This World’ 
Q&A: Peter Murphy on ‘Ninth,’ Bauhaus’ break-up, reuniting Dalis Car 
Q&A: Joey Santiago on Pixies’ ‘Doolittle’ tour, possible ‘Surfer Rosa’ shows, new album talk 
Q&A: Prefab Sprout’s Paddy McAloon on new album, changing the world with music 
Q&A: Peter Hook talks ‘Unknown Pleasures’ tour, re-recording Joy Division 