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Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey, Howard Jones book Labor Day club show in San Francisco

Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey, Howard Jones book Labor Day club show in San Francisco

Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey and Howard Jones will take advantage of a night off for the synthpop-flavored Retro Futura package tour on Monday and perform a last-minute club show together in San Francisco. The two are slated to play Monday night at SF’s Mezzanine,

Tears For Fears confirm handful of U.S. live performances in September

Tears For Fears confirm handful of U.S. live performances in September

It’s not clear yet whether a full tour is brewing, but Tears For Fears — who have been at work on a follow-up to 2004’s Everybody Loves a Happy Ending — have confirmed five live dates in the U.S. next month, with shows booked in Texas, Oklahoma, California and Oregon.

Video: Bob Mould tears through two ‘Beauty & Ruin’ songs on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’

Video: Bob Mould tears through two ‘Beauty & Ruin’ songs on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’

Bob Mould swung by “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on Wednesday to promote his new album Beauty & Ruin, tearing through a pair of the record’s tracks — “The War” on air, and “Hey Mr. Grey” as a web exclusive — with Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins filling in for Mould’s regular stickman, Jon Wurster.

Kate Bush performs first concert in 35 years: Setlist, photos, video of ‘Cloudbusting’

Kate Bush performs first concert in 35 years: Setlist, photos, video of ‘Cloudbusting’

It took 35 years for Kate Bush to follow up her lone tour, but she returned to the stage in London last night for her first full performance since May 14, 1979, performing a highly theatrical, 22-song set that featured nearly all of her classic LP Hounds of Love, the second side of Aerial and a few other selections.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 163, aired 8/26/14

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 163, aired 8/26/14

Exploring the legacy of ’80s college rock, the Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Pacific on Strangeways Radio. If you caught this week’s episode, pop over to the Strangeways message board to leave requests for future shows.

The Wedding Present to reissue first decade’s output in hugely expanded 3CD/1DVD sets

The Wedding Present to reissue first decade’s output in hugely expanded 3CD/1DVD sets

An impressive set of The Wedding Present reissues will arrive this fall, a campaign that sees the first decade of David Gedge and Co.’s catalog expanded into 3CD/1DVD sets brimming with extras that include non-album singles, B-sides, BBC sessions, live concerts, music videos and much more.

Mission of Burma preview new song ‘Panic is No Option’ head of West Coast dates

Mission of Burma preview new song ‘Panic is No Option’ head of West Coast dates

Reformed post-punk legends Mission of Burma hit the West Coast of the U.S. later this week for a four-date tour that includes an appearance at Seattle’s Bumbershoot festival, and, ahead of that, they’ve treated fans to a bit of new music in the form of this rehearsal video.

Morrissey announces fall European tour in support of his now label-less new album

Morrissey announces fall European tour in support of his now label-less new album

As promised earlier this month, cancellation-prone Morrissey is returning to the road this fall — he’s just announced 18 new tour dates in Europe this October and November — although that trek now comes in support of an album that no longer has a record label or is even available digitally.

New releases: Robyn Hitchcock, J Mascis, Wire, Eyeless in Gaza, Lydia Lunch & Rowland S. Howard

New releases: Robyn Hitchcock, J Mascis, Wire, Eyeless in Gaza, Lydia Lunch & Rowland S. Howard

This week’s new releases include new studio albums from Robyn Hitchcock (“The Man Upstairs”) and Dinosaur Jr’s J Mascis (“Tied to a Star”), plus the U.S. release of Wire’s “Document and Eyewitness” reissue, a 4CD Eyeless in Gaza box set and a vinyl reissue from Lydia Lunch and Rowland S. Howard.

‘The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill’: Watch full, hour-long BBC documentary

‘The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill’: Watch full, hour-long BBC documentary

With Kate Bush set to take the stage this week in London for her first full concerts in 35 years, the BBC on Friday night aired an hour-long documentary “The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill,” featuring archival footage, plus new interviews with fans including John Lydon, Elton John and more.

Siouxsie and the Banshees’ final 4 expanded reissues confirmed for Oct. 13 release

Siouxsie and the Banshees’ final 4 expanded reissues confirmed for Oct. 13 release

As we first reported last month, the final four titles in Siouxsie and the Banshees’ catalog (1987′s Through the Looking Glass 1988′s Peepshow, 1991′s Superstition and 1995′s The Rapture) finally will receive expanded-and-remastered CD reissues — and today the band itself announced a new, confirmed release date of Oct. 13.

Video: Echo & The Bunnymen bring ‘Holy Moses’ to ‘Late Night with David Letterman’

Video: Echo & The Bunnymen bring ‘Holy Moses’ to ‘Late Night with David Letterman’

Echo & The Bunnymen this week wrapped up their U.S. tour in support of brand-new album Meteorites, and capped the trek with a return appearance on “Late Night with David Letterman” last night that saw the band performing that album’s “Holy Moses” for a national TV audience.

Morrissey’s ‘World Peace Is None Of Your Business’ pulled from U.S. digital music services

Morrissey’s ‘World Peace Is None Of Your Business’ pulled from U.S. digital music services

Morrissey’s campaign against Harvest Records escalated Wednesday night with the release of a 750-word diatribe explaining how he believed the imprint “sorrily botched” the release of his album World Peace Is None Of Your Business, which he predicted would no longer be sold in stores or online.