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Blondie sets 23-date North American tour, U.S. release date for 'Panic of Girls'

Blondie sets 23-date North American tour, U.S. release date for ‘Panic of Girls’

Blondie — still anchored by original members Debbie Harry, Chris Stein and Clem Burke — will embark on a 23-date North American tour this September and October to coincide with the belated U.S. release of their ninth studio album, ‘Panic of Girls.’

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 30, first aired 7/5/11

This week’s episode of Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio featured music by The Waterboys, Ride, Lou Reed, Edwyn Collins, Ramones, Ian Brown, The Jesus and Mary Chain and more.

Download: The Cure's Robert Smith covers 'Small Hours' by John Martyn for tribute CD

Download: The Cure’s Robert Smith covers ‘Small Hours’ by John Martyn for tribute CD

Robert Smith’s new recording of the ‘Small Hours’ appears on ‘Johnny Boy Would Love This… A Tribute to John Martyn,’ which is due out Aug. 16. Lauren Laverne debuted the song on BBC 6 Music today, and you can stream and/or download the radio rip thanks to ever-vigilant fan site Chain of Flowers.

Jesus and Mary Chain reissuing all 6 albums this fall in deluxe 2CD/1DVD editions

Jesus and Mary Chain reissuing all 6 albums this fall in deluxe 2CD/1DVD editions

The Jesus and Mary Chain’s six studio albums will be reissued this fall in expanded 2CD/1DVD packages that include B-sides, live sessions, TV appearances and rare material such as rejected early B-side ‘Jesus Fuck’ and a newly discovered recording of ‘Darklands’ with an added string section.

Erasure sets fall U.K. tour, announces release date, single for 'Tomorrow's World'

Erasure sets fall U.K. tour, announces release date, single for ‘Tomorrow’s World’

Erasure has unveiled a fall tour of the U.K. in support of new album ‘Tomorrow’s World’ — which the band reveals will arrive Oct. 3 in the U.K. and Oct. 4 in the U.K., preceded by first single ‘When I Start to (Break It All Down).’

Video: They Might Be Giants cover Chumbawumba's 'Tubthumping'

Video: They Might Be Giants cover Chumbawumba’s ‘Tubthumping’

As we near the end of the The AV Club’s second Undercover series we find nerd-pop duo They Might Be Giants enlisting the website’s staff to help perform a delightfully unhinged version of one-hit-wonder Chumbawumba’s sing-along anthem ‘Tubthumping.’

Pixies bringing ‘Doolittle’ back to U.S. for 19-date ‘Lost Cities’ tour this fall

The Pixies will bring their seemingly never-ending tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of ‘Doolittle’ — a record that’s now actually 22 years old — back to the U.S. for another round of 19 dates in October and November, this time ‘playing cities we’ve never visited across the U.S. of A.’