Year: 2017

Trevor Horn’s L.A. studio — used by Pet Shop Boys, The Art of Noise — destroyed by wildfire

Trevor Horn’s L.A. studio — used by Pet Shop Boys, The Art of Noise — destroyed by wildfire

Famed producer Trevor Horn’s residential studio in the Los Angeles hills — a six-bedroom home and state-of-the-art recording facility above Bel Air — is among the hundreds of structures lost in the devastating wildfires currently tearing across Southern California. Horn has vowed to rebuild the facility.

Watch R.E.M.’s 24-minute documentary about the making of ‘Automatic For the People’

Watch R.E.M.’s 24-minute documentary about the making of ‘Automatic For the People’

R.E.M. has followed up the recent release of its deluxe multi-disc expanded reissue of 1992’s Automatic For the People with a new 24-minute mini-documentary about the making of that record, a film called “Automatic Unearthed” that is streaming on YouTube. Watch the full program right here.

Kendra Smith to reunite with The Dream Syndicate onstage in California next week

Kendra Smith to reunite with The Dream Syndicate onstage in California next week

Reunited Paisley Underground-era rockers The Dream Syndicate today announced they’ll be joined onstage “for a few songs” at two California shows next week by former bandmate Kendra Smith, who played bass and sang on the band’s 1982 debut The Days of Wine and Roses. She’ll play with the band in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Morrissey cancels Boston concert as another U.S. tour comes to an ignominious end

Morrissey cancels Boston concert as another U.S. tour comes to an ignominious end

For the second time in a year, a U.S. tour by Morrissey has stumbled to a halt amid medical-related cancellations. This afternoon, Boston’s Orpheum Theatre announced Moz’s tour-ending concert on Thursday is being canceled “due to illness in the touring party” — the same excuse as when the singer scrubbed his Philadelphia show.

Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Christmas Megamix 2017: Stream 4 hours of alternative holiday cheer

Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Christmas Megamix 2017: Stream 4 hours of alternative holiday cheer

Now, we here at Slicing Up Eyeballs HQ have assembled Christmas-themed mixtapes in years past, but never to this scale. Below you’ll find a brand-new, 75-song mix of classic alternative acts performing old standards and holiday-themed originals. That’s a whopping four hours of Christmas cheer, all streaming here.

Morrissey cancels tonight’s Philadelphia concert ‘due to illness in the touring party’

Morrissey cancels tonight’s Philadelphia concert ‘due to illness in the touring party’

Stop me if you think… never mind. Morrissey, who had gone nearly a month since canceling a concert, has postponed tonight’s performance at The Fillmore in Philadelphia “due to illness in the touring party,” the venue announced via Twitter just hours before showtime.

This week’s new releases: 5-disc U.K. post-punk box set, plus Beastie Boys vinyl

This week’s new releases: 5-disc U.K. post-punk box set, plus Beastie Boys vinyl

Record Rack: 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. This week’s releases include vinyl reissues from the Beastie Boys and a five-disc box set of U.K. post-punk.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (12/3/17)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (12/3/17)

“Dark Wave,” hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Matt Sebastian, airs 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. EDT every Sunday on Sirius XM satellite radio’s 1st Wave (Channel 33). The most recent two episodes also are available via Sirius XM’s On Demand service for online subscribers. Check out tonight’s full playlist right here.

Tim Pope confirms work on ‘The Cure project,’ promises ‘bumper year for the 40th anniversary’

Tim Pope confirms work on ‘The Cure project,’ promises ‘bumper year for the 40th anniversary’

Now we’ve got our first confirmation that something is indeed in the works to mark next year’s 40th anniversary, courtesy of film director Tim Pope, the man behind some of The Cure’s most iconic music videos (“Close To Me,” “The Love Cats”) and the full-length concert film “The Cure in Orange.”

The The continues to extend 2018 comeback with newly announced Dublin concert

The The continues to extend 2018 comeback with newly announced Dublin concert

The The’s highly anticipated 2018 return continues to grow, with the announcement this week that Matt Johnson and Co. will perform at the Iveagh Gardens in Dublin, Ireland, on July 7 — following a previously announced festival date in Denmark and three London dates in June. Tickets go on sale next week.

The Fall cancel more concerts over Mark E. Smith’s health: ‘None of us wanted this to happen’

The Fall cancel more concerts over Mark E. Smith’s health: ‘None of us wanted this to happen’

A month after returning to the stage in a wheelchair, Mark E. Smith’s health problems have forced the cancellation of three more concerts by The Fall this month, including, at the last minute, a gig in Bristol, England, last night and tonight’s planned performance in London. The band’s next scheduled shows are in New York in February.

Listen: Tommy Keene gives what might be final interview to Rockin’ the Suburbs podcast

Listen: Tommy Keene gives what might be final interview to Rockin’ the Suburbs podcast

Our friends at the Rockin’ the Suburbs podcast had the good fortune of recently sitting down with power-pop icon Tommy Keene for a long look back at his career, an interview that now, following his unexpected death last week, serves as a memorial to the good-hearted singer-songwriter. Listen to the first two parts right now.

Microdisney to reunite after 30 years to perform ‘The Clock Comes Down the Stairs’

Microdisney to reunite after 30 years to perform ‘The Clock Comes Down the Stairs’

The original lineup of Microdisney will reunite next June after 30 years apart for a one-off performance of their 1985 album The Clock Comes Down the Stairs, considered to be among the greatest Irish albums ever made, at Dublin’s National Concert Hall. The band will play on June 2.