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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.

Kate Bush to release ‘50 Words for Snow' — first new album in 6 years — in November

Kate Bush to release ‘50 Words for Snow’ — first new album in 6 years — in November

Kate Bush this morning announced she will release a brand-new album called ’50 Words for Snow’ — a 65-minute collection featuring ‘seven brand new tracks set against a background of falling snow’ — in late November on her newly launched record label, Fish People.

New releases: Gary Numan, ‘1991: Year Punk Broke,' Art of Noise, Blondie, Human League

New releases: Gary Numan, ‘1991: Year Punk Broke,’ Art of Noise, Blondie, Human League

This week’s new releases include new albums from Gary Numan (‘Dead Son Rising’) and Blondie (‘Panic of Girls’), plus reissue from the Art of Noise (‘Who’s Afraid of the Art of Noise’) and The Raincoats (‘Odyshape’), plus the first-ever DVD release of Sonic Youth’s ‘1991: The Year Punk Broke.’

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 9/11/11

The playlist from tonight’s ‘Dark Wave’ — the weekly Sunday night ‘darker side of alternative’ show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured Birthday Party, Sinead O’Connor, Love and Rockets, Yaz, The Chameleons and much more.