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Watch: Peter Murphy and David J reunite to perform Bauhaus set in Mexico

Watch: Peter Murphy and David J reunite to perform Bauhaus set in Mexico

With their former bandmates off performing together as Poptone, the other half of Bauhaus — Peter Murphy and David J — reunited on stage today at a festival in Mexico to perform a set of Bauhaus classics ahead of their rescheduled run of shows in San Francisco this summer. See video footage here.

New Dead Can Dance album — first in 6 years — near completion, Brendan Perry says

New Dead Can Dance album — first in 6 years — near completion, Brendan Perry says

The enigmatic Dead Can Dance — led by co-founders and mainstays Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard — have recorded a new studio album, the group’s second since reuniting in 2011 and the first to be released in six years, Perry revealed in a tweet on Saturday. It’s not yet known when the album will be released.

New Order to headline Cleveland's inaugural InCuya Music Festival this summer

New Order to headline Cleveland’s inaugural InCuya Music Festival this summer

New Order will join The Avett Brothers, SZA and Awolnation as headliners of the inaugural InCuya Music Festival in downtown Cleveland this August, a brand-new, two-day event that’s being put on by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and promoter AEG Presents. Full details right here.

Listen: Poptone premieres new recording of Tones on Tail's 'Go!' — off upcoming debut LP

Listen: Poptone premieres new recording of Tones on Tail’s ‘Go!’ — off upcoming debut LP

After last year’s tour of the U.S., Poptone — featuring longtime bandmates Daniel Ash and Kevin Haskins, plus Haskins’ daughter Diva Dompe on bass — are preparing their debut EP, a 13-song live radio session featuring performances of originally recorded by Tones on Tail, Love and Rockets and Bauhaus.

The Fixx to celebrate 35th anniversary of 'Reach the Beach' with U.S. tour this summer

The Fixx to celebrate 35th anniversary of ‘Reach the Beach’ with U.S. tour this summer

The Fixx will mark the 35th anniversary of the band’s multi-platinum 1983 album Reach the Beach — home to the singles “One Thing Leads To Another”, “Saved By Zero” and “The Sign Of Fire” — by performing the record in full each night on its U.S. tour this summer. See full tour dates here.

Watch: Simple Minds' Jim Kerr joins Arcade Fire in Glasgow to perform 'Don’t You (Forget About Me)'

Watch: Simple Minds’ Jim Kerr joins Arcade Fire in Glasgow to perform ‘Don’t You (Forget About Me)’

Fans who attended Arcade Fire’s arena show in Glasgow, Scotland, on Monday were treated to a cameo from a hometown hero, as the band brought Simple Minds frontman Jim Kerr on-stage early in the set to perform his band’s monster hit “Don’t You (Forget About Me).” Check out video footage of the performance.

Echo & The Bunnymen delay release — but reveal tracklist — of new orchestral album

Echo & The Bunnymen delay release — but reveal tracklist — of new orchestral album

Echo & The Bunnymen today announced that the release of the band’s new album — a collection of “some of their greatest songs” re-recorded “with strings and things attached” — will be pushed back from May to October as the group puts the final touches on the record. See full tracklist here.

This week's new releases: Alison Moyet live album, collection of early Flaming Lips

This week’s new releases: Alison Moyet live album, collection of early Flaming Lips

Record Rack: A round-up of the week’s new albums, expanded reissues and/or box sets, appearing each Monday on Slicing Up Eyeballs. All releases due out this Friday unless noted. This week’s new relesaes include a live album from Yazoo’s Alison Moyet and a disc of early The Flaming Lips tracks.

Robert Smith to play Meltdown with 'curious friends,' says he's working on new music

Robert Smith to play Meltdown with ‘curious friends,’ says he’s working on new music

London’s Meltdown festival today announced the remainder of the acts slated for this year’s Robert Smith-curated series of concerts, including festival closer CURÆTION-25: a two-hour performance by Smith at which he’ll be “joined onstage by four of his curious friends.” Full details here.

Poptone performs Tones on Tail, Love and Rockets and Bauhaus on debut album

Poptone performs Tones on Tail, Love and Rockets and Bauhaus on debut album

Poptone — featuring Daniel Ash and Kevin Haskins, plus Haskins’ daughter Diva Dompe — will release its debut album this June, a 13-song live radio session featuring performances of songs originally recorded by Tones on Tail, Love and Rockets and Bauhaus. Check out the tracklist of Poptone’s ‘Poptone.’

Killing Joke announces 40th anniversary box sets, 'Laugh At Your Peril' world tour

Killing Joke announces 40th anniversary box sets, ‘Laugh At Your Peril’ world tour

Post-punk legends Killing Joke today announced plans to celebrate their 40th anniversary this year with a pair of limited-edition career-spanning box sets and a world tour that will open in the U.S. this September before hitting South America, Europe and the U.K. See the full tour dates right here.

Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Best of the ’80s Redux: Vote for your favorite songs of 1983

Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Best of the ’80s Redux: Vote for your favorite songs of 1983

Time marches on as we continue our Best of the ’80s Redux series of year-by-year song polls, this time moving on to the year 1983, and giving Slicing Up Eyeballs readers the chance to vote for their 25 favorites as we rank the 100 best songs released that year. We’ll unveil the results of the vote next month.

This week's new releases: The Damned, Juliana Hatfield, Bush Tetras, U2, David Bowie

This week’s new releases: The Damned, Juliana Hatfield, Bush Tetras, U2, David Bowie

Record Rack: A round-up of the week’s new albums, expanded reissues and/or box sets, appearing each Monday on Slicing Up Eyeballs. All releases due out this Friday unless noted. This week’s releases include titles from The Damned, Juliana Hatfield, Bush Tetras, U2 and David Bowie.