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Morrissey's 'Bona Drag' 20th anniversary reissue to feature 6 unreleased tracks

Morrissey’s ‘Bona Drag’ 20th anniversary reissue to feature 6 unreleased tracks

Six previously unreleased Morrissey tracks finally will see the light of day this fall when EMI releases a 20th anniversary reissue of the ex-Smith’s iconic early-career singles compilation ‘Bona Drag.’

The Pop Group reunites after 30 years for September concerts in the U.K., Italy

Short-lived British postpunk act The Pop Group — which somehow melded punk, dub, noise and funk — will reunite this September after nearly 30 years apart, with four concerts scheduled in the U.K. and Italy and a new album reportedly in the works.

Wire announces 'Legal Bootleg Series,' preps 12th studio album for January release

Wire announces ‘Legal Bootleg Series,’ preps 12th studio album for January release

Reactivated U.K. post-punk greats Wire — who are eying a January release for their as-yet-unnamed 12th album — have announced the launch of their ‘Legal Bootleg Series,’ a download-only concert series that kicks off with choice gigs recorded in 1978, 1988 and 2000.

New CDs: R.E.M., Concrete Blonde, Teardrop Explodes reissues, plus new Crowded House

New CDs: R.E.M., Concrete Blonde, Teardrop Explodes reissues, plus new Crowded House

This week’s new releases include expanded reissues from R.E.M. (‘Fables of the Reconstruction’), Concrete Blonde (‘Bloodletting’), The Teardrop Explodes (‘Kilimanjaro’) and That Petrol Emotion (‘Babble’), plus a new compilation from My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult (‘Sinister Whisperz’) and the belated U.S. release of Crowded House’s new album ‘Intriguer.’

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 7/11/10

We’re still experiencing some technical difficulties in bringing you playlists from ‘Dark Wave’ on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave, as was the case last Sunday — but we’ve been able to pull together most of the night’s show.

The Replacements' 'Don't Tell a Soul' to be reissued on audiophile vinyl in August

The Replacements’ ‘Don’t Tell a Soul’ to be reissued on audiophile vinyl in August

The penultimate album by The Replacements — 1989’s ‘Don’t Tell a Soul’ — is set to be reissued on 180-gram audiophile vinyl by Original Recordings Group on Aug. 17 — the first time the long out-of-print album has appeared on vinyl since its original release.

Vintage Video: Simple Minds' 'Waterfront' from 1990's 'Verona' concert film

Vintage Video: Simple Minds’ ‘Waterfront’ from 1990’s ‘Verona’ concert film

Given that today is Jim Kerr’s 51st birthday, we dedicate this installment of Vintage Video to the Simple Minds frontman. Here’s a performance of one of the band’s most rousing anthems, ‘Waterfront,’ filmed Sept. 15, 1989, at L’Arena in Verona, Italy, during the band’s ‘Street Fighting Years’ tour.