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Fad Gadget and Frank Tovey to be honored with month-long FG.Ft tribute in New York

Fad Gadget and Frank Tovey to be honored with month-long FG.Ft tribute in New York

Mute Records will mark the 10th anniversary of the death of Frank Tovey — aka electronic artist Fad Gadget, the first act the label signed — by helping stage FG.Ft, a month-long tribute in New York City that will include a group art exhibition, live music performances and a screening of the documentary ‘Fad Gadget by Frank Tovey.’

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 59, first aired 2/7/12

Tonight’s episode of Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio featured new and previously unreleased music from Wire, OMD, The Godfathers, Vince Clarke and Martin Gore, and The Cult, plus favorites by Galaxie 500, Duran Duran, The Jam, Paul Westerberg, The Other Two and The Jazz Butcher.

The Jesus and Mary Chain sets short U.S. tour, including SXSW, 35 Denton fests

The Jesus and Mary Chain sets short U.S. tour, including SXSW, 35 Denton fests

Long rumored to be making a return to the live arena following last year’s extensive reissue campaign, The Jesus and Mary Chain is set to play its first concerts in four years next month with a short run of U.S. dates that includes stops at the 35 Denton festival in Denton, Texas, and South By Southwest.

Killing Joke to release new album ‘2012' in April — stream first single 'Rapture'

Killing Joke to release new album ‘2012′ in April — stream first single ‘Rapture’

The original lineup of Killing Joke — Jaz Coleman, Kevin ‘Geordie’ Walker, Martin ‘Youth’ Glover and Paul Ferguson — this morning announced the release of the legendary postpunk band’s 15th studio album, the aptly titled ‘2012,’ which will be released April 2 — and is preceded by the track ‘Rapture,’ which you can stream here.

Video: Pet Shop Boys' Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe discuss new B-sides set 'Format'

Video: Pet Shop Boys’ Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe discuss new B-sides set ‘Format’

With the Pet Shop Boys’ brand-new double-disc B-sides compilation ‘Format’ out in the U.K. this week, EMI Music has put together this nine-minute interview reel with Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe discussing their method of writing B-sides, their format of choice and which song is most personal to them.

Free MP3: OMD, 'Green' (Demo) — early version of track off 2010's 'History of Modern'

Free MP3: OMD, ‘Green’ (Demo) — early version of track off 2010’s ‘History of Modern’

As the reunited Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark gets to work on its upcoming album, the group is treating fans to a glimpse at the making of their 2010 comeback ‘History of Modern’ in the form of a download of a demo version of ‘Green,’ which is available for free in exchange for an e-mail address.