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‘Year of the Pigbag’: Post-punk/funk act returns with first new album in 30 years

‘Year of the Pigbag’: Post-punk/funk act returns with first new album in 30 years

Pigbag, the short-lived U.K. funk-infused post-punk act best known for its jam “Papa’s Got a Brand New Pigbag,” returns this March with ‘Year of the Pigbag,’ the first new record in three decades from the newly reformulated act. Check out the horn-fueled track “Disco Mama” from the comeback album.

Echo & The Bunnymen spinoff Poltergeist announces debut album ‘Your Mind is a Box’

Echo & The Bunnymen spinoff Poltergeist announces debut album ‘Your Mind is a Box’

Echo & The Bunnymen spinoff Poltergeist — an instrumental trio that reunites guitarist Will Sergeant with former bassist and founding member Les Pattinson — today announced it will release a debut album titled ‘Your Mind Is A Box (Let Us Fill It With Wonder)’ in March then perform a series of U.K. dates later that month.

Video: Morrissey sings ‘Action Is My Middle Name’ on ‘Late Show with David Lettterman’

Video: Morrissey sings ‘Action Is My Middle Name’ on ‘Late Show with David Lettterman’

With his rescheduled two-month U.S. tour set to kick off Wednesday night in Long Island, N.Y., Morrissey dropped by “The Late Show with David Letterman” tonight to perform “Action Is My Middle Name,” one of a handful of new and as-yet-unreleased songs the singer debuted last year and continues to perform on tour.

The Replacements’ ‘Songs for Slim’ EP tracklist finalized, auction expected next week

The Replacements’ ‘Songs for Slim’ EP tracklist finalized, auction expected next week

The final tracklist for the The Replacements’ upcoming ‘Songs for Slim’ EP — featuring four songs recorded by Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson, plus a fifth by Chris Mars — was unveiled tonight on the project’s Facebook page amid reports that an auction for the 250 limited-edition singles could start next week.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 104, aired 1/8/13

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 104, aired 1/8/13

This week’s Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio featured music from The Only Ones, MIssion of Burma, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Monks of Doom, The Housemartins, Midge Ure, The Cure, Kate Bush, Steve Wynn and the Miracle Three and many more.

David Bowie announces new album ‘The Next Day,’ releases single ‘Where Are We Now?’

David Bowie announces new album ‘The Next Day,’ releases single ‘Where Are We Now?’

Thought to be retired from music and the public eye, David Bowie tonight announced he will release The Next Day — his first new album in a decade —next March, a collection preceded by the single “Where Are We Now?” that’s available immediately via iTunes and can be heard via its accompanying video.

Morrissey adds San Diego date, tour-ending San Francisco show to U.S. trek

Morrissey adds San Diego date, tour-ending San Francisco show to U.S. trek

With Morrissey’s rescheduled U.S. tour set to open Wednesday, the singer today announced the addition of two more shows to the two-month trek: a Feb. 27 concert at the Balboa Theatre in San Diego, and a tour-ending show on March 9 at San Francisco’s Regency Ballroom.

The Primitives’ ‘Everything’s Shining Bright’ to feature early singles, ‘lost’ album, live set

The Primitives’ ‘Everything’s Shining Bright’ to feature early singles, ‘lost’ album, live set

The Primitives this March will release ‘Everything’s Shining Bright: The Lazy Recordings 1985-1987,’ a two-disc, 40-track set collecting the band’s early singles, a handful of demos, a 1987 live set and a “lost” album comprised of an aborted early session for the band’s 1988 debut ‘Lovely.’

Video: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, ‘We No Who U R’ — first single off new album

Video: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, ‘We No Who U R’ — first single off new album

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds late last week premiered the official video for “We No Who U R,” the first single off the band’s upcoming 15th studio album. As you can see from the clip posted above, the Gaspar Noé-directed video is fairly minimalist, tracking a shadow through a forest. ‘Push the Sky Away’ arrives Feb. 18.

New releases: The Lords of the New Church’s 5-disc ‘The Gospel Truth’ live/rarities box set

New releases: The Lords of the New Church’s 5-disc ‘The Gospel Truth’ live/rarities box set

This week’s new releases include just one notable title: a new 4CD/1DVD box set from The Lords of the New Church that includes a disc of 16 studio rarities recorded in 1987 and 1988 plus, on three subsequent CDs, live concerts recorded in 1982, 1983 and 1986. The fifth disc is live DVD from 1988.

The Week in Rock: Dec. 30, 2012-Jan. 5, 2013

The Week in Rock: Dec. 30, 2012-Jan. 5, 2013

This week featured posts about The Replacements, Johny Lydon, Morrissey, Living Colour, Lowlife, The Glove, Social Distortion and The Breeders — plus a new Auto Reverse mixtape and the results of our Readers Poll 2012, which saw Bob Mould top the best-album list.

The Replacements tease ‘Songs for Slim’ reunion EP to benefit Slim Dunlap

The Replacements tease ‘Songs for Slim’ reunion EP to benefit Slim Dunlap

The Replacements — namely Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson — this evening teased Songs For Slim, their much-anticipated reunion project, announced last year as four-song, ultra-limited, vinyl-only covers EP that was to be auctioned off to raise money to help pay for the medical expenses of former bandmate Slim Dunlap.

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: PiL’s John Lydon in Tijuana with Dave Kendall — 1992

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: PiL’s John Lydon in Tijuana with Dave Kendall — 1992

For this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind, we flash back to 1992 for a walk through Tijuana, Mexico, with John Lydon and host Dave Kendall. This appears to actually be an MTV news piece, likely repackaged from segments produced for a July 1992 episode of “120 Minutes” that featured the Public Image Ltd. frontman as co-host.