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Concrete Blonde reuniting for 'Bloodletting' 20th anniversary tour this summer

Concrete Blonde reuniting for ‘Bloodletting’ 20th anniversary tour this summer

Details are scant, but it appears Concrete Blonde is reuniting this summer after a five-year split to mark the 20th anniversary of ‘Bloodletting’ by performing the 1990 album — with its crossover hit “Joey” and fan fave “Tomorrow, Wendy” — live in its entirety.

U2 to release 'U2360° at the Rose Bowl' concert on DVD, Blu-ray in June

U2 to release ‘U2360° at the Rose Bowl’ concert on DVD, Blu-ray in June

As promised, U2 is set to release a live DVD and Blu-ray of its massive October concert at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., which was seen by more than 10 million fans in one week during an unprecedented live stream and subsequent replays on YouTube.

Erasure's Andy Bell to release 'Non-Stop' solo album featuring Perry Farrell duet

Erasure’s Andy Bell to release ‘Non-Stop’ solo album featuring Perry Farrell duet

Erasure singer Andy Bell will show off his “his more clubby, nocturnal, disco-glam side” on ‘Non-Stop,’ his forthcoming second solo album — which features a duet with Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell.

Peter Hook's Freebass releases 'Two Worlds Collide' EP, sets June live debut in London

Peter Hook’s Freebass releases ‘Two Worlds Collide’ EP, sets June live debut in London

Ex-New Order bassist Peter Hook’s long-gestating Freebass — a triple-bass supergroup featuring The Smiths’ Andy Rourke and Gary “Mani” Mounfield of The Stone Roses and Primal Scream — today released its debut EP and will make its official live debut in London and Manchester in June.

The Cure's 'Disintegration' 3CD expanded reissue officially set for release May 24

The Cure’s ‘Disintegration’ 3CD expanded reissue officially set for release May 24

Seems we’re finally honing in on an official release date for the oft-delayed 3CD reissue of The Cure’s 1989 classic ‘Disintegration’: May 24 (which means a May 25 release in the U.S., as Amazon now lists).

Catching up with Depeche Mode... and Paul Westerberg, Duran Duran, Echo & Bunnymen

Catching up with Depeche Mode… and Paul Westerberg, Duran Duran, Echo & Bunnymen

Round-up of headlines from last week while we were on vacation, including news about Paul Westerberg, Echo & The Bunnymen, Depeche Mode, Front Line Assembly, Nine Inch Nails, Talking Heads’ Christ Frantz, Duran Duran and more.

New releases: Black Francis' 'NonStopErotik'; Nick Cave, Galaxie 500, Duran Duran reissues

New releases: Black Francis’ ‘NonStopErotik’; Nick Cave, Galaxie 500, Duran Duran reissues

This week’s new releases include a new solo album from the Pixies’ Black Francis called ‘NonStopErotik,’ plus expanded reissues from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Galaxie 500 and Duran Duran, as well as a vintage live album from The Wedding Present.