Category: TV

XTC documentary ‘This Is Pop’ to air on UK’s Sky Arts in October — watch 6-minute trailer

XTC documentary ‘This Is Pop’ to air on UK’s Sky Arts in October — watch 6-minute trailer

The highly anticipated XTC  documentary “This Is Pop” — the subject of a petition earlier this year to convince the BBC to air it after the network allegedly passed on the program — will, in fact, be seen on TV in the UK this fall: Sky Arts is set to broadcast the film in October. Watch the full trailer here.

Watch: Violent Femmes bring ‘American Music,’ ‘Kiss Off’ to ‘CBS This Morning’

Watch: Violent Femmes bring ‘American Music,’ ‘Kiss Off’ to ‘CBS This Morning’

The Violent Femmes’ co-headlining tour of the U.S. with Echo & The Bunnymen got underway last week, and while the band was in New York, the trio stopped by “CBS This Morning” for an interview and live session that aired on the morning show’s Saturday edition. Watch all of that right here.

Watch: ‘The Nine Inch Nails’ perform at the Roadhouse in the ‘Twin Peaks’ revival

Watch: ‘The Nine Inch Nails’ perform at the Roadhouse in the ‘Twin Peaks’ revival

More than a year ago, word emerged that Trent Reznor and some of his Nine Inch Nails bandmates were to be among the enormous cast of David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks” revival for Showtime — and fans watching tonight’s mind-bending installment finally found out what that entailed. Now we know what that entails.

Watch: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds perform haunting ‘Rings of Saturn’ on Colbert

Watch: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds perform haunting ‘Rings of Saturn’ on Colbert

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds are in New York City for a two-night stand at the Beacon Theatre, and between those two gigs, managed to slip in a rare late-night TV appearance, performing the haunting song “Rings of Saturn” off the band’s new Skeleton Tree album on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” last night.

Watch: The Jesus and Mary Chain perform ‘The Two of Us’ with Sky Ferreira on Colbert

Watch: The Jesus and Mary Chain perform ‘The Two of Us’ with Sky Ferreira on Colbert

The Jesus and Mary Chain are about halfway through their North American tour, and took the opportunity, while in New York, to appear on last night’s episode of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” to perform “The Two of Us,” a fuzzed-out duet between Jim Reid and Sky Ferreira.

Watch: Pixies swing by ‘Conan’ to perform ‘Head Carrier’ standout ‘Bel Esprit’

Watch: Pixies swing by ‘Conan’ to perform ‘Head Carrier’ standout ‘Bel Esprit’

As their just-launched U.S. tour brought them to Los Angeles, the Pixies stopped by “Conan” on Thursday night to perform “Bel Esprit,” a melodic rocker off their latest album Head Carrier that finds frontman Black Francis trading vocals with bassist Paz Lenchantin. Watch the full performance here.

Watch: Depeche Mode plays ‘Where’s the Revolution’ on ‘The Late Late Show’

Watch: Depeche Mode plays ‘Where’s the Revolution’ on ‘The Late Late Show’

Depeche Mode made its second foray onto late-night American television to promote its new album Spirit, appearing on “The Late Late Show with James Corden” on Monday night to perform “Where’s the Revolution.” The band played the same song last month on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”

Video: Depeche Mode performs ‘Where’s the Revolution’ on ‘The Tonight Show’

Video: Depeche Mode performs ‘Where’s the Revolution’ on ‘The Tonight Show’

Depeche Mode’s new single “Where’s the Revolution” received its live debut Wednesday night when the band performed it on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” The track is the first released off the band’s upcoming 14th studio album, Spirit, which is due out on March 17.

Vintage Video: Talking Heads talk, and perform, on UK’s ‘South Bank Show’ in 1979

Vintage Video: Talking Heads talk, and perform, on UK’s ‘South Bank Show’ in 1979

For this week’s installment of Vintage Video, we turn to the UK television program “The South Bank Show,” and its 1979 spotlight on Talking Heads. The half-hour episode features the band being interviewed, plus live performances of classics such as “Psycho Killer” and “Life During Wartime.”

Vintage Video: The Smiths preform hour-long set for German TV show ‘Rockpalast’ in 1984

Vintage Video: The Smiths preform hour-long set for German TV show ‘Rockpalast’ in 1984

For this week’s installment of Vintage Video, we dip into the vaults of “Rockpalast” for this performance by The Smiths in 1984. This 15-song set finds the band burning through its early material to the point that it encores with a couple of its best-known songs that already had been performed earlier.

Defunct music blog mentioned on basic-cable sitcom

Defunct music blog mentioned on basic-cable sitcom

Promotional clip teasing the third episode of Denis Leary’s new “Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll” sitcom, airing July 30, 2015, on the FX television network, in which one of the charactes makes a reference to a certain music blog that is no longer with us.

Watch the Afghan Whigs play ‘The Lottery,’ ‘I Am Fire’/‘Tusk’ on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’

Watch the Afghan Whigs play ‘The Lottery,’ ‘I Am Fire’/‘Tusk’ on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’

Having just wrapped up a European tour in support of their reunion album, The Afghan Whigs dropped by Jimmy Kimmel Live last night, where they performed a pair of tracks off Do To the Beast: the single “The Lottery,” which was shown on-air, and then, as a web-only performance, “I Am Fire,” coupled with just a taste of Fleetwood Mac’s “Tusk.”

‘Backwards Walk Into the Future: A Tribute to 120 Minutes’ in Philadelphia this weekend

‘Backwards Walk Into the Future: A Tribute to 120 Minutes’ in Philadelphia this weekend

Fans of that pinnacle of Sunday night television viewing would be advised to get to Philadelphia this weekend, where the Philly Music Video Fest will close with a salute to the program featuring highlights from “120 Minutes,” a special pre-recorded intro from creator/host Dave Kendall and a few surprises.