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The Week in Rock: Sept. 4-10, 2011

The Week in Rock: Sept. 4-10, 2011

Welcome to Slicing Up Eyeballs’ new weekly feature: the Week in Rock, which, as its name implies, rounds up all of the headlines posted on this site over the past, uh, week. Basically, it’s one-stop shopping for any readers who might have been too busy during the week to keep tabs on all the headlines.

'They've all gone to look for America'

‘They’ve all gone to look for America’

We commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks today with this footage of David Bowie performing two classic songs — Simon & Garfunkel’s ‘America’ and his own ‘Heroes’ — to open the Concert For New York City at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 20 2001.

The Cure at Bestival: Roger O'Donnell rejoins band for 32-song set (photo, video, setlist)

The Cure at Bestival: Roger O’Donnell rejoins band for 32-song set (photo, video, setlist)

The Cure headlined the U.K.’s Bestival tonight, delivering a 32-song set filled with hits and a few lesser-aired tracks — including the first performance of ‘The Caterpillar’ in 20 years — with a lineup that included the return of keyboardist Roger O’Donnell, who says he’s back in the band for the third time.

Peter Hook: 'New Order without Peter Hook is like Queen without Freddie Mercury'

Peter Hook: ‘New Order without Peter Hook is like Queen without Freddie Mercury’

Peter Hook this morning called New Order’s surprise decision to reunite without him ‘very sad,’ saying ‘the other three’ didn’t tell him they’d decided to play two October concerts — and that, ultimately, ‘everyone knows New Order without Peter Hook is like Queen without Freddie Mercury, U2 without The Edge, Sooty without Sweep!’

Bob Mould sets fall 'See a Little Light' book tour with 'reading and music' performances

Bob Mould sets fall ‘See a Little Light’ book tour with ‘reading and music’ performances

Bob Mould will continue his ‘evening of reading and music’ performances in support of just-published autobiography ‘See A Little Light: The Trail of Rage and Melody’ this fall with a new slate of nine new dates, including stops in New York City, Chicago and San Diego.

Video: U2 'From the Sky Down' trailer — documentary about 'Achtung Baby'

Video: U2 ‘From the Sky Down’ trailer — documentary about ‘Achtung Baby’

Directed by Oscar winner Davis Guggenheim, the U2 documentary ‘From the Sky Down’ — about the making of ‘Achtung Baby’ — will premiere Oct. 29 on Showtime in advance of its appearance on the expanded reissue of the Irish band’s 1991 album.

Video: Trailers for Jesus and Mary Chain's 'Psychocandy,' 'Darklands' reissues

Video: Trailers for Jesus and Mary Chain’s ‘Psychocandy,’ ‘Darklands’ reissues

A couple weeks ago, the Demon Music Group rolled out fancy 3-D previews of The Jesus and Mary Chain’s much-anticipated 2CD/1DVD reissues, and now the label has posted short trailers of the first two: 1985′s ‘Psychocandy’ and 1987′s ‘Darklands,’ which will be released Sept. 19.