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Video: Trailers for Jesus and Mary Chain’s ‘Automatic,’ ‘Honey's Dead’ reissues

Video: Trailers for Jesus and Mary Chain’s ‘Automatic,’ ‘Honey’s Dead’ reissues

Demon Music Group today released video trailers for the second two titles in The Jesus and Mary Chain’s upcoming 2CD/1DVD reissue series: 1989’s ‘Automatic’ and 1992’s ‘Honey’s Dead.’

The Waterboys make 'An Appointment with Mr. Yeats' — stream full new album

The Waterboys make ‘An Appointment with Mr. Yeats’ — stream full new album

The Waterboys return next week with their first new album in four years, the 14-track ‘An Appointment with Mr. Yeats,’ which features songs bandleader Mike Scott created from the lyrics of Irish poet W.B. Yeats for the stage show of the same name.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 39, first aired 9/13/11

Tonight’s episode of Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio featured an hour of all live recordings, with in-concert cuts from The Smiths, Love and Rockets, New Order, The The, David Bowie, The Cure and more.

Dinosaur Jr takes 'Bug' tour, Henry Rollins to West Coast for 6 shows this December

Dinosaur Jr takes ‘Bug’ tour, Henry Rollins to West Coast for 6 shows this December

Dinosaur Jr will continue their celebration of all things ‘Bug’ by taking their ongoing tour commemorating the 1988 album — and on-stage interviewer Henry Rollins — to the West Coast for six December concerts in California, Oregon and Washington.

Free MP3: Simple Minds, 'Stagefright'

Free MP3: Simple Minds, ‘Stagefright’

Earlier this summer, Simple Minds treated fans to a brand-new single called ‘Stagefright’ — the band’s first new material since 2009’s ‘Graffiti Soul’ — that is now available here as a free download.

X extends 'Los Angeles' 30th anniversary tour with West Coast dates in December

X extends ‘Los Angeles’ 30th anniversary tour with West Coast dates in December

X are extending the 30th anniversary celebration of their debut ‘Los Angeles’ — which began with a run of West Coast dates last Christmas — with a new 10-date December leg that follows the band’s previously announced fall tour, which will feature a performance of the 1980 album front-to-back each night.

Contest: Win The Smiths 'Complete' box set — 8 CDs, 8 LPs, 25 7-inches, 1 DVD and more

Contest: Win The Smiths ‘Complete’ box set — 8 CDs, 8 LPs, 25 7-inches, 1 DVD and more

While initially announced as U.K.-only, Rhino Records has decided to release a limited number of The Smiths’ ‘Complete’ box sets in the U.S. exclusively through Rhino.com. Even better: They’ve given us a copy of the deluxe CD-and-vinyl edition to give away to one very lucky Slicing Up Eyeballs reader.