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Public Image Ltd. adds 3 dates to U.S. tour, will appear on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’

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The reconstituted Public Image Ltd. this morning announced three more U.S. concerts — April 28 in Pontiac, Mich.; April 30 Milwaukee, Wis.; and May 16 in Northampton, Mass. — on the band’s post-Coachella tour this spring.

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R.E.M.’s ‘This Is Not a Show’ concert film to re-air on Sundance Channel next week

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The Sundance Channel next week will re-air the R.E.M. concert documentary ‘This Is Not a Show: Live at the Olympia in Dublin,’ which is included in the 2CD/1DVD editions of the band’s new live album, ‘Live at the Olympia,’ and premiered on the cable network in December.

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Vintage Video: Watch The Cure’s Robert Smith guest host MTV’s ‘120 Minutes’ in 1990

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This latest installment of Vintage Video again comes from our old stash of VHS tapes: It’s the entire Dec. 23, 1990, episode of MTV’s ‘120 Minutes,’ hosted by Robert Smith, who offers a retrospective of The Cure’s videos to promote the release of the band’s post-’Disintegration’ remix disc ‘Mixed Up.’

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Vintage Video: Jane’s Addiction rehearses ‘Chip Away’ for ‘Saturday Night Live’ in 1997

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Here’s video of Jane’s Addiction — with Flea subbing for Eric Avery — rehearsing “Chip Away” for the band’s Nov. 8, 1997, appearance on “Saturday Night Live.” In the end, Jane’s only played one song that night, “Jane Says.”

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Video: Preview of Sonic Youth on Bravo! Canada’s ‘Innovators in Music’ next month

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Music fans up north have been treated this month to a new documentary series on Bravo! Canada called “Innovators in Music” that profiles artists from different disciplines, including, next month, legendary noise-rockers Sonic Youth.

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The Specials to play ‘Jimmy Fallon,’ New York City in April; full U.S. tour later in 2010

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Reformed ska legends The Specials will make their first U.S. appearance in nearly 30 years with a performance on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” on April 12 before playing the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival and three other stateside dates — all in advance of a full North American tour later in 2010, according to Billboard.com. So far, only an April 21 date at New York’s Terminal 5 has been announced, but two more shows are expected in April around the band’s previously announced California festival date, Billboard reports.

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Video: Elvis Costello and Ron Sexsmith play ‘Everyday I Write the Book’ on ‘Spectacle’

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[tweetmeme]We caught up on a few TiVo’d episodes of “Spectacle: Elvis Costello With…” this weekend at Slicing Up Eyeballs World HQ, and while it’s true that pretty much every episode of this Sundance Channel rock ‘n’ talk show is a gem, one performance from a few weeks back really stood out: Elvis Costello and Ron [...]

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R.E.M. ‘This Is Not a Show’ concert film to screen on Sundance Channel next week

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[tweetmeme]The R.E.M. concert documentary “This Is Not a Show: Live at the Olympia in Dublin” — which is included in the 2CD/1DVD editions of the band’s new live album, Live at the Olympia — will make its television debut at 9 p.m. EST Dec. 28 on the Sundance Channel, according to a recent post on [...]

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Video: Elvis Costello and U2’s Bono, The Edge mash up ‘Pump It Up’ and ‘Get On Your Boots’

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[tweetmeme]The second season of Elvis Costello’s excellent rock ‘n’ talk show “Spectacle” premiered this week on the Sundance Channel with a pair of very special guests: U2’s Bono and The Edge. True to form, the host and guests took the stage together and separately, most raucously on a show-closing mash-up of the former’s “Pump It [...]

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Video: Morrissey performs ‘Don’t Make Fun of Daddy’s Voice’ on ‘Lopez Tonight’

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[tweetmeme]Apparently having regained his voice, the oft-ailing Morrissey dropped by the new “Lopez Tonight” late-night talk show last night to perform “Don’t Make Fun Of Daddy’s Voice,” the “Let Me Kiss You” B-side that appears on the singer’s new compilation, Swords. Moz’s short U.S. tour in support of the B-sides disc wraps up with performances [...]

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