Tag: Gang of Four

Watch: Strangeways Radio + Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Week in Review: Feb. 1-7, 2020

Watch: Strangeways Radio + Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Week in Review: Feb. 1-7, 2020

Our good friends at Strangeways Radio are putting together a new week-in-review video that will recap the news posted at Slicing Up Eyeballs and on the Strangeways site throughout the preceding week, hosted by Velvet Rebel. This week: News about Gang of Four’s Andy Gill, The Psychedelic Furs, Throwing Muses and more.

Andy Gill, founding guitarist of post-punk legends Gang of Four, dead at 64

Andy Gill, founding guitarist of post-punk legends Gang of Four, dead at 64

Andy Gill, the guitarist who co-founded and remained the sole original member of Gang of Four, and whose sharp-edged playing help define the U.K. post-punk sound of the late 1970s and early ’80s, died Saturday at a London hospital following a short respiratory illness. He was 64.

New releases: Howard Jones, Gang of Four, Dream Syndicate, Bad Religion, Dead Kennedys

New releases: Howard Jones, Gang of Four, Dream Syndicate, Bad Religion, Dead Kennedys

This is 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. Since we missed last week’s round-up, this includes a few that just came out last Friday, too.

Gang of Four plots U.S. tour in February in support of new album 'Happy Now'

Gang of Four plots U.S. tour in February in support of new album ‘Happy Now’

The Andy Gill-led Gang of Four will mount an 18-date U.S. tour in February ahead of the release of the post-punk legends’ first new album in four years, a 10-song collection called Happy Now that was previewed this year via the band’s Complicit EP. Full details and tour dates here.

Listen: Gang of Four, 'Lucky' — off post-punk legends' upcoming 'Complicit' EP

Listen: Gang of Four, ‘Lucky’ — off post-punk legends’ upcoming ‘Complicit’ EP

The Andy Gill-led Gang of Four returns this month with its first new release in three years, an EP called Complicit that the legendary post-punk act is previewing with the buzzsaw track “Lucky,” which you can stream in full below right here via Soundcloud. The full EP will be released April 13.

New releases: Swervedriver's first new album in 17 years — plus Carter Tutti, Gang of Four

New releases: Swervedriver’s first new album in 17 years — plus Carter Tutti, Gang of Four

This week’s new releases include the first new album in 17 years from reunited shoegaze legends Swervedriver (“I Wasn’t Born To Lose You”), an album of studio reworkings of live Chris & Cosey tracks by the duo under their current name Carter Tutti, and the UK release of the new Gang of Four album.

Video: Gang of Four featuring The Kills' Alison Mosshart, 'England's In My Bones'

Video: Gang of Four featuring The Kills’ Alison Mosshart, ‘England’s In My Bones’

Post-punk legends Gang of Four today debuted the music video for “England’s In My Bones,” one of two songs featuring Alison Mosshart of The Kills and The Dead Weather appearing on the band’s forthcoming album. You can watch the clip right here.