Tag: INXS

New releases: Morrissey, The Waterboys, The Fall, INXS, Durutti Column, Psychedelic Furs

New releases: Morrissey, The Waterboys, The Fall, INXS, Durutti Column, Psychedelic Furs

This week’s new releases include a new Morrissey best-of, Mike Scott’s piano demos for The Waterboys’ ‘This Is the Sea,’ a vintage INXS live album, and reissues of The Fall’s 1999 album ‘The Marshall Suite,’ The Durutti Column’s 1989 record ‘Vini Reilly’ and a new audiophile vinyl pressing of The Psychedelic Furs’ ‘Talk Talk Talk.’

Video + MP3: INXS's 'Never Tear Us Apart' covered by The Great Book of John

Video + MP3: INXS’s ‘Never Tear Us Apart’ covered by The Great Book of John

Can’t say we know a lot about Birmingham, Ala.-based indie-folk outfit The Great Book of John, but we were knocked out by their raw, bluesy cover of the classic INXS ballad ‘Never Tear Us Apart.’ Watch the video and download a free MP3.

INXS releases 'Rocking the Royals: Live 1985' digital album; watch the full concert

INXS releases ‘Rocking the Royals: Live 1985’ digital album; watch the full concert

With England’s royal wedding less than two weeks away, INXS today released its 1985 ‘Rocking the Royals’ performance — a concert staged for Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana — as a digital album in Australia, New Zealand and Mexico, with the rest of the world to follow ‘soon.’

New releases: Morrissey, Robyn Hitchcock, Echo & The Bunnymen, INXS, The B-52's

New releases: Morrissey, Robyn Hitchcock, Echo & The Bunnymen, INXS, The B-52’s

This week’s new releases include a new single from Morrissey featuring two vintage unreleased B-sides, a Norwegian-released album from Robyn Hitchcock, audiophile vinyl pressings from Echo & The Bunnymen, INXS and The B-52s, and a 3CD reissue from The Icicle Works.

New releases: The Smithereens, INXS, Material Issue, Sebadoh, Art of Noise, Dead Can Dance

New releases: The Smithereens, INXS, Material Issue, Sebadoh, Art of Noise, Dead Can Dance

This week’s new releases include a brand-new album from The Smithereens (‘Smithereens 2011′), INXS’ collection of re-recorded hits (‘Original Sin’), reissues of Material Issue (‘International Pop Overthrow’), The Art of Noise (‘Into Battle With…’), Sebadoh (‘Bakesale’) and Dead Can Dance (‘Spiritchaser’).

Video: INXS, ‘Don’t Change’ — featuring vocals by Kirk Pengilly, Andrew Farriss

Although it still hasn’t been released in the U.S. yet, INXS has issued an official video for its re-recording of ‘Don’t Change’ to promote last year’s ‘Original Sin’ album, which found the band overhauling its old songs with new singers filling in for the late Michael Hutchence.

Best of 2010: The Cure dominates Slicing Up Eyeballs’ most-viewed posts of the year

The Cure dominates this year’s list of most-viewed stories, claiming five of the top 10 spots — including the No. 1 position, occupied for the second year in a row by our initial 2009 report on this year’s 3CD deluxe reissue of ‘Disintegration.’