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Moz confusion: Promoter insists Morrissey’s concerts in Argentina, Brazil not postponed

Moz confusion: Promoter insists Morrissey’s concerts in Argentina, Brazil not postponed

A day after organizers of Morrissey’s planned concerts in Peru and Chile announced the ex-Smiths frontman had postponed his entire South American tour after he suffered “severe food poisoning,” the promoter of dates in Argentina and Brazil insisted that those shows will go on as scheduled.

Kurt Cobain gives birth in vintage promo resurrected for Nirvana’s ‘In Utero’ reissue

Kurt Cobain gives birth in vintage promo resurrected for Nirvana’s ‘In Utero’ reissue

Following in the footsteps of the 2011 monster reissue of Nirvana’s breakthrough Nevermind, the band’s follow-up record, the Steve Albini-produced In Utero, will receive a similar 20th anniversary reissue this fall — and the surviving bandmembers are teasing the release with a resurrected promo clip.

Simple Minds to play New York City this October — first U.S. concert in a decade

Simple Minds to play New York City this October — first U.S. concert in a decade

For the past few months, Simple Minds have been dropping hints that the band will return to the U.S. and Canada this year for the first time in more than a decade — and we’ve finally got our first confirmation of what presumably will be a lengthier tour. According to Live Nation, Simple Minds will play New York City on Oct. 24.

Video: Mudhoney rocks ‘Late Night With Jimmy Fallon’ in first TV appearance in 18 years

Video: Mudhoney rocks ‘Late Night With Jimmy Fallon’ in first TV appearance in 18 years

Seattle proto-grunge survivors Mudhoney last night returned to network television for the first time in 18 years, performing “I Like It Small,” off the band’s new album Vanishing Point, on air, plus a second song off the record, “The Only Song of the Widow From Nain,” as a web-only exclusive.

Morrissey postpones South American concerts over ‘severe food poisoning’

Morrissey postpones South American concerts over ‘severe food poisoning’

Press and promoters in Peru and Chile this evening reveal Morrissey has postponed his entire South American tour after he and members of his team suffered “severe food poisoning” just hours before the ex-Smiths singer was due to return to the stage for the first time since canceling his North American tour.

Full-album stream: Pet Shop Boys’ ‘Electric’ premieres on Pandora a week early

Full-album stream: Pet Shop Boys’ ‘Electric’ premieres on Pandora a week early

The Pet Shop Boys next week will release their second new studio album in less than a year, and, as has become customary these days, the group is streaming Electric in full in advance of its official arrival. Beginning today, you can stream the full nine-track album over at Pandora.

Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Best of the ’80s, Part 6: Vote for your top albums of 1985

Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Best of the ’80s, Part 6: Vote for your top albums of 1985

Our year-long Best of the ’80s poll continues into July as we serve up 1985, and once again ask Slicing Up Eyeballs’ readers to vote for their favorite albums of that year in our ongoing mission to rank the releases of each year of the decade, concluding with a poll to determine the best records of the entire 1980s.

Video: Depeche Mode at Rock Werchter 2013 — watch full 84-minute headlining set

Video: Depeche Mode at Rock Werchter 2013 — watch full 84-minute headlining set

Depeche Mode on Sunday performed to tens of thousands of fans at Rock Werchter 2013, playing an abbreviated version of its ‘Delta Machine Tour’ set during a nearly 90-minute headlining slot at the festival in Belgium. Watch the full show right here.

New releases: New Order, Front Line Assembly, Devo, Nirvana, The Beat

New releases: New Order, Front Line Assembly, Devo, Nirvana, The Beat

This week’s new releases include a brand-new live album from New Order, recorded last year at the UK’s Bestival, a new studio album from Front Line Assembly (‘Echogenetic’), plus a rarities collection from Devo (‘Hardcore’) and vinyl reissues from Nirvana and The Beat.

Electronic reunion: Bernard Sumner joins Johnny Marr to play ‘Getting Away With It’

Electronic reunion: Bernard Sumner joins Johnny Marr to play ‘Getting Away With It’

After missed opportunities at a pair of U.S. shows booked around Coachella this past April, it finally happened: Bernard Sumner joined Johnny Marr on stage in England tonight for a one-song Electronic reunion as the duo performed their 1989 single “Getting Away With It” during the ex-Smiths guitarist’s slot opening for New Order.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (7/7/13)

Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave featured music from Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, Siouxsie and the Bahsees, Magazine, Sad Lovers and Giants, David J, The Sisters of Mercy, Front 242, The Cure, Public Image Ltd., The Glove, A Split-Second and much, much more.

The Week in Rock: June 30-July 6, 2013

The Week in Rock: June 30-July 6, 2013

Welcome to the Week in Rock, where we round up all of the headlines posted on this site over the past week. This week featured posts about Curt Smith and Tears For Fears, Bauhaus, The Chills, The Replacements, New Order, The Suburbs, Pixies and more — plus, The Smiths topping the Slicing Up Eyeballs 1984 readers polls.

Curt Smith preps new album ‘Deceptively Heavy’ as Tears For Fears return to the studio

Curt Smith preps new album ‘Deceptively Heavy’ as Tears For Fears return to the studio

Tears For Fears co-founder Curt Smith this week announced the impending release of Deceptively Heavy, his fourth solo album, and first in five years, as he prepares to return to the studio next week with Roland Orzabal to work on what could become the follow-up to their band’s 2004 reunion album Everybody Loves a Happy Ending.