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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.

The Fall to release 'Ersatz G.B.' — 29th studio album — in November, embark on U.K. tour

The Fall to release ‘Ersatz G.B.’ — 29th studio album — in November, embark on U.K. tour

The Fall will release their 29th studio album in 35 years — a 10-track collection called ‘Ersatz G.B.’ — in November, when they’ll also embark on an nine-date tour of their native U.K. to mark the record’s arrival.

Video: ‘1991: The Year Punk Broke' DVD trailer, featuring Sonic Youth, Nirvana

Video: ‘1991: The Year Punk Broke’ DVD trailer, featuring Sonic Youth, Nirvana

With its release now less than a week away, Sonic Youth has issued a short, two-minute trailer for the long-overdue DVD release of ‘1991: The Year Punk Broke,’ the concert film that chronicled the band’s tour of Europe that year with opening act Nirvana.

Vintage Video: ‘20/20’ probes 'New Wave rock' phenomenon in 1979 segment

Vintage Video: ‘20/20’ probes ‘New Wave rock’ phenomenon in 1979 segment

For this week’s installment of Vintage Video we dip back to the late 1970s for this delightful report by ABC newsmagazine ’20/20′ on ‘the current transformation of rock ‘n’ roll — it’s called New Wave rock.’

Video: Erasure, 'When I Start To (Break It All Down),' off 'Tomorrow's World'

Video: Erasure, ‘When I Start To (Break It All Down),’ off ‘Tomorrow’s World’

With their U.S. tour now underway, Erasure last week released a video for new single ‘When I Start To (Break It All Down)’ that features a montage of footage filmed over its summer tour dates around the world.