Tag: Brian Eno

New releases: The Blow Monkeys, Cocteau Twins' Robin Guthrie, plus Heaven 17 DVD

New releases: The Blow Monkeys, Cocteau Twins’ Robin Guthrie, plus Heaven 17 DVD

This week’s new releases include ‘Staring at the Sea,’ the second post-reunion album from The Blow Monkeys; ‘Bordeaux,’ a new collaboration between Cocteau Twins’ Robin Guthrie and Harold Budd; and the belated U.S. release of Heaven 17’s ‘Live at Scala’ DVD.

Pixies' 'Minotaur' box set earns Grammy nomination for best packaging design

Pixies’ ‘Minotaur’ box set earns Grammy nomination for best packaging design

The Pixies’ hefty box set ‘Minotaur’ scored a Grammy nomination tonight for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package.

New releases: Pet Shop Boys, The Jam, INXS, Brian Eno, UB40, The Motels, The Fall

New releases: Pet Shop Boys, The Jam, INXS, Brian Eno, UB40, The Motels, The Fall

This week’s new releases include a brand-new best-of from the Pet Shop Boys, a 2CD reissue of The Jam’s ‘Sound Affects,’ a live DVD from INXS, new studio albums from Brian Eno and Elvis Costello, and reissues from The Fall, UB40 and The Motels.

Bryan Ferry enlists Kate Moss to appear on cover of upcoming 'Olympia' solo album

Bryan Ferry enlists Kate Moss to appear on cover of upcoming ‘Olympia’ solo album

Occasional Roxy Music frontman Bryan Ferry this week unveiled the cover art for his forthcoming solo album ‘Olympia’: an upside-down shot of waif-like supermodel Kate Moss lying in bed with some serious jewelry around her neck.

Audio: Listen to U2's 'Soon,' outtake left over from the 'No Line on the Horizon' sessions

Audio: Listen to U2’s ‘Soon,’ outtake left over from the ‘No Line on the Horizon’ sessions

Fans who shelled out big cash for the just-issued mega-deluxe edition of U2’s new ‘U2 360° at the Rose Bowl’ concert DVD received a nice bonus: a red-vinyl 7-inch single featuring the previously unreleased song ‘Soon,’ a 2-minute track left over from the ‘No Line on the Horizon’ sessions.

David Byrne concert film 'Ride, Rise, Roar' to premiere at South By Southwest in March

David Byrne concert film ‘Ride, Rise, Roar’ to premiere at South By Southwest in March

‘Ride, Rise, Roar’ — a new concert film documenting the creation and staging of David Byrne’s ambitious ‘The Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno’ tour in 2008 and 2009 — will receive its world premiere next month at the South By Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.