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Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 90, first aired 10/2/12

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 90, first aired 10/2/12

This week’s Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio featured new and unreleased music from Soundgarden, The House of Love and Public Image Ltd., plus old favorites from The Housemartins, Big Audio Dynamite, The Stone Roses, Ian McCulloch, The Godfathers, The Rain Parade, Erasure, The Replacements and more.

Reps for Morrissey, Johnny Marr shoot down rumors of The Smiths reunion — again

Reps for Morrissey, Johnny Marr shoot down rumors of The Smiths reunion — again

In a completely expected turn of events, representatives for both Morrissey and Johnny Marr reportedly have each denied the rumors of a reunion by The Smiths that once again circulated online this week following Moz’s claim that Coachella was willing to go entirely meat-free in exchange for a headlining performance.

Video: Pet Shop Boys, ‘Leaving’ — second single off new album ‘Elysium’

Video: Pet Shop Boys, ‘Leaving’ — second single off new album ‘Elysium’

The Pet Shop Boys have released a new music video for “Leaving,” the second single off their 11th studio album, ‘Elysium,’ which was released worldwide last month. The single itself is out Oct. 15 in a variety of formats featuring a variety of B-sides, including non-album tracks and remixes.

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: New round of The Smiths reunion rumors fly

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: New round of The Smiths reunion rumors fly

Couple times each year, the Internet goes a flutter with wild rumors that The Smiths finally will reunite, and it appears we’re in the midst of another round, thanks to a recent interview with Morrissey himself and a totally unverified report that the band will reunite next year for four concerts in England, possibly headlining Glastonbury.

Download: Auto Reverse Mixtape — Goth/Dark Wave Edition (October 2012)

Download: Auto Reverse Mixtape — Goth/Dark Wave Edition (October 2012)

Since we’re headed toward that darkest of holidays, this month’s Auto Reverse mixtape is all classic goth and dark wave, featuring selections from Alien Sex Fiend, Xmal Deutschland, Bauhaus, Clan of Xymox, The Danse Society, Christian Death, Play Dead, The Rose of Avalanche, The Cure and much, much more.

Stream: The House of Love, ‘I Don’t Know Why I Love You Like I Do’ (Demo)

Stream: The House of Love, ‘I Don’t Know Why I Love You Like I Do’ (Demo)

Cherry Red Records this morning offered fans of The House of Love their first taste of the label’s upcoming 3CD expanded reissue of the band’s self-titled 1988 debut, posting a stream of one of the previously unreleased demos that will appear in the set: “I Don’t Know Why I Love You Like I Do.”

R.E.M.’s Peter Buck to release solo debut this week in limited-edition, 2,000-copy vinyl run

R.E.M.’s Peter Buck to release solo debut this week in limited-edition, 2,000-copy vinyl run

Peter Buck finally announced his debut solo album today, posting a note on R.E.M.’s website that reveals the album — we’re still not sure what it’s called; he doesn’t mention its title — will be released this Friday in a super-limited, 2,000-copy vinyl-only run by Portland, Ore.-based Mississippi Records.

New releases: Mark Eitzel, The Jam’s Bruce Foxton, PiL, Aztec Camera, A.R. Kane

New releases: Mark Eitzel, The Jam’s Bruce Foxton, PiL, Aztec Camera, A.R. Kane

This week’s new releases include the U.S. edition of ‘Don’t Be a Stranger’ from Mark Eitzel, plus a new album from the Jam’s Bruce Foxton, a double-A sided single form Public Image Ltd., a reissue of Aztec Camera’s 1984 album ‘Knife,’ and a 2CD singles collection form A.R. Kane.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 9/30/12

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 9/30/12

The playlist from tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” — the Sunday night “darker side of alternative” show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured Red Xymox, Killing Joke, Lords of the New Church, The The, Kate Bush, Love and Rockets, Cocteau Twins, The Bolshoi and much more.

The Week in Rock: Sept. 23-29, 2012

The Week in Rock: Sept. 23-29, 2012

This week’s roundup of Slicing Up Eyeballs headlines includes items about Simple Minds, Pixies, Soundgarden, Blondie, Devo, Morrissey, R.E.M., Rain Parade, Peter Murphy, Brian Eno, PiL, Robert Smith, The Dream Syndicate, Big Country, Erasure and more.

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Pixies co-host with Dave Kendall, play live in studio — 1991

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Pixies co-host with Dave Kendall, play live in studio — 1991

Seeing as today marks the 25th anniversary of the release of the Pixies’ ‘Come On Pilgrim,’ we’ll use this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind to spotlight the band with this 10-part, 25-minute playlist that highlights the interview segments and performances from the 1991 episode the band co-hosted with Dave Kendall.

Stream: Soundgarden, ‘Been Away Too Long’ — off first new album in 16 years

Stream: Soundgarden, ‘Been Away Too Long’ — off first new album in 16 years

Reunited grunge-era titans Soundgarden this week debuted the appropriately titled “Been Away Too Long,” the first song off forthcoming record ‘King Animal,’ the group’s first new studio album in 16 years. The rocker is the second new song to emerge since the band reunited in 2010.

Photo: Blondie and Devo backstage in Chicago on final date of joint U.S. tour

Photo: Blondie and Devo backstage in Chicago on final date of joint U.S. tour

Blondie and Devo last night wrapped up their joint U.S. tour with a concert at the Chicago Theatre, and Debbie Harry marked the occasion today by tweeting this photo of the two bands backstage together. Blondie still has a few scattered U.S. dates planned in the coming weeks.