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Video: ‘Upside Down: The Creation Records Story’ — watch full 2010 documentary

Video: ‘Upside Down: The Creation Records Story’ — watch full 2010 documentary

It’s bordering on criminal that the 2010 documentary “Upside Down: The Creation Records Story” still has not been released on DVD and Blu-ray in the U.S., but, for fans not willing to jump through hoops to watch an import Region 2 DVD, the entire film is available on YouTube for your viewing and/or rocking pleasure.

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: ‘120 X-Ray’ on Kate Bush circa ‘Sensual World’  — Jan. 21, 1990

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: ‘120 X-Ray’ on Kate Bush circa ‘Sensual World’ — Jan. 21, 1990

For this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind, we’ve rustled up a “120 X Ray” segment on the incomparable Kate Bush that aired as part of the Jan. 21, 1990, show, about three months after the release of her sixth album The Sensual World. The interview is spliced up with some weird, conversational voice-over.

Peter Murphy debuts ‘Velocity Bird’ video, will post rare footage to new YouTube channel

Peter Murphy debuts ‘Velocity Bird’ video, will post rare footage to new YouTube channel

Turns out Peter Murphy is not quite done promoting his 2011 album Ninth: The former Bauhaus frontman this week debuted the third video culled from the record, a live performance clip filmed last June in Buenos Aires for the song “Velocity Bird.” The Gaby Smiths-filmed video can be seen here.

Morrissey lives! ‘Reports of my death have been greatly understated,’ singer says

Morrissey lives! ‘Reports of my death have been greatly understated,’ singer says

Nearly a week after news broke that Morrissey was hospitalized in Michigan with what would turn out to be a bleeding ulcer, the former Smiths frontman has made his first comments on the matter in his customary form: a wry, written statement issued to fansite and quasi-official mouthpiece True To You.

Video: Depeche Mode, ‘Heaven’ — first single off forthcoming ‘Delta Machine’

Video: Depeche Mode, ‘Heaven’ — first single off forthcoming ‘Delta Machine’

A day after Depeche Mode’s new single “Heaven” leaked all over the web, the band has now premiered the music video for the lead-off track from the upcoming ‘Delta Machine.’ The single, B-side “All That’s Mine” and a number of remixes go on sale digitally via retailers on Friday, with CD singles out Tuesday.

Alison Moyet of Yazoo to release new electronic-based ‘prog-pop’ album in May

Alison Moyet of Yazoo to release new electronic-based ‘prog-pop’ album in May

U.K. imprint Cooking Vinyl today announced it has signed Alison Moyet to a worldwide deal with plans to release the former Yazoo singer’s eighth studio album this May, an electronic-based collection that signer describes both as “prog-pop” and “born of reconstructed improvisation.”

Stream: The Godfathers, ‘I Can’t Sleep Tonight’ — first single off ‘Jukebox Fury’

Stream: The Godfathers, ‘I Can’t Sleep Tonight’ — first single off ‘Jukebox Fury’

The Godfathers have debuted “I Can’t Sleep Tonight,” the first official single from their long-in-the-works Jukebox Fury, the reunited rockers’ first new album in 18 years, and you can check out the track right here. The song is now the fourth track the band has debuted online since reunited in 2008.

The Replacements’ ‘Songs For Slim’ EP out digitally March 5, on 12-inch April 16

The Replacements’ ‘Songs For Slim’ EP out digitally March 5, on 12-inch April 16

After raising more than $100,000 through an auction of limited-edition, autographed 10-inches, The Replacements will release their Songs for Slim benefit/reunion EP to the masses beginning March 5, when the 5-song set will be sold digitally to be followed on April 16 by a commercial 12-inch pressing.

Stream: Depeche Mode’s new single ‘Heaven’ and B-side ‘All That’s Mine’

Stream: Depeche Mode’s new single ‘Heaven’ and B-side ‘All That’s Mine’

Depeche Mode’s new single “Heaven” is set to premiere this Friday, but the highly anticipated lead-off from the upcoming Delta Machine has leaked, along with its accompanying B-side “All That’s Mine.” Check them both out here while they last via Philly’s Radio 104.5; the tracks go on sale digitally.

Violent Femmes on Coachella reunion: ‘It will be a monstrous thing of beauty’

Violent Femmes on Coachella reunion: ‘It will be a monstrous thing of beauty’

It’s been nearly a week since the Coachella lineup was unveiled, and there’s little elaboration on one of this year’s surprises: the unlikely reunion of the Violent Femmes for the two-weekend California festival this April, something once thought impossible because of the bad blood engendered over a Wendy’s TV commercial.

Stream: Robyn Hitchcock, ‘Be Still’ — off forthcoming album ‘Love From London’

Stream: Robyn Hitchcock, ‘Be Still’ — off forthcoming album ‘Love From London’

Robyn Hitchcock today offered fans their first taste of his upcoming studio album ‘Love From London,’ releasing a stream of “Be Still,” which you can check out right here. The album itself, a 10-song collection that “celebrates life in a culture imperiled by economic and environmental collapse,” arrives March 5

Bob Mould debuts ‘Star Machine’ video, announces new U.S. shows in April

Bob Mould debuts ‘Star Machine’ video, announces new U.S. shows in April

Bob Mould this week debuted a new music video via “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” for “Star Machine,” off last year’s ‘Silver Age’ album. The clip, which you can see above, is a spoof on take-your-kid-to-work events, with things going decidedly wrong with drummer Jon Wurster shows up.

Steven Severin hints at something new from The Glove coming ‘for collectors’ in April

Steven Severin hints at something new from The Glove coming ‘for collectors’ in April

It’s been a few years since former Siouxsie and the Banshees bassist Steven Severin expressed hope that he could one day work with The Cure’s Robert Smith on new music together as The Glove, and while it’s unclear whether that ever happened, it appears there’s something on the horizon from the short-lived side project.