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Download: Auto Reverse — Slicing Up Eyeballs Mixtape (September 2011)

Download: Auto Reverse — Slicing Up Eyeballs Mixtape (September 2011)

Thought we’d get the long Labor Day weekend out of the way before dropping the third installment in our series of Auto Reverse mixtapes — two 45-minute sides to help ease back into the work week, and September in general.

MBV Watch: My Bloody Valentine ‘Loveless,’ ‘Isn’t Anything’ reissues bumped to 2012

MBV Watch: My Bloody Valentine ‘Loveless,’ ‘Isn’t Anything’ reissues bumped to 2012

A fall 2011 release for My Bloody Valentine’s reissue of ‘Loveless’ certainly seemed to make sense, given the 20th anniversary of its original release looms on Nov. 4. Yet it’s not to be: the reissues of ‘Loveless’ and its precursor ‘Isn’t Anything’ have been pushed into 2012.

New Order to reunite — without Peter Hook — for October concerts in Paris, Brussels

New Order to reunite — without Peter Hook — for October concerts in Paris, Brussels

Five years after splitting up, New Order will reunite — with a lineup featuring keyboardist Gillian Gilbert, but not bassist Peter Hook — for a pair of live shows this October in Paris and Brussels to benefit ailing artist and film producer Michael Shamberg.

New releases: Icehouse best-of, Ministry’s ‘Psalm 69’ on vinyl, Freeez reissue

New releases: Icehouse best-of, Ministry’s ‘Psalm 69’ on vinyl, Freeez reissue

This week’s new releases include the ‘White Heat’ best-of from Australia’s Icehouse, plus a vinyl reissue of Ministry’s ‘Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs’ and the first-ever CD release of ‘Gonna Get You,’ the second album from Freeez.

Depeche Mode, Jack White, Patti Smith, Glasvegas help cover U2’s ‘Achtung Baby’

Depeche Mode, Jack White, Patti Smith, Glasvegas help cover U2’s ‘Achtung Baby’

Members of Depeche Mode and Glasvegas each have revealed that their bands have recorded new U2 covers that appear to be connected to the Irish megaband’s 20th anniversary reissue of ‘Achtung Baby,’ which arrives in November in a variety of formats including a $660 ‘uber deluxe’ edition stuffed with CDs, DVDs, vinyl and more.

Ministry announces Relapse Tour 2012 shows in Denver, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York

Ministry announces Relapse Tour 2012 shows in Denver, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York

Al Jourgensen today announced the brief U.S. leg of the reactivated Ministry’s upcoming Relapse Tour 2012, five concerts in just four cities — Denver, Los Angeles, New York and Chicago — with no plans to add additional American destinations to the trek.

Video: Rare Lollapalooza footage featuring Rollins Band, Nine Inch Nails, Ministry

Video: Rare Lollapalooza footage featuring Rollins Band, Nine Inch Nails, Ministry

As part of this year’s 20th anniversary celebration, Lollapalooza has rolled out a series of videos, one of the latest of which assembles some rare, raw footage of the once-traveling festival’s first two years.

Morrissey announces 17-date fall tour of southwestern U.S., Mexico

Morrissey announces 17-date fall tour of southwestern U.S., Mexico

Morrissey today announced his fall tour of the U.S. and Mexico, a trek that — outside of a Chicago date that opens the run — primarily hits the American southwest with 11 shows in November and early December that will be followed by six more concerts in four Mexican cities.

Video: Watch ‘Alan Wilder: Collected’ — documentary about Depeche Mode auction

Video: Watch ‘Alan Wilder: Collected’ — documentary about Depeche Mode auction

Ex-Depeche Mode member Alan Wilder’s auction of studio equipment, records and other memorabilia from his tenure with the synthpop legends is set for this Saturday, and in the run-up to the event, the keyboardist has posted a four-part, 37-minute documentary about his collection and the process of preparing it for sale.

The Alarm’s Mike Peters sets acoustic 30th anniversary concerts in U.S., U.K.

The Alarm’s Mike Peters sets acoustic 30th anniversary concerts in U.S., U.K.

Mike Peters continues this year’s 30th anniversary celebration of The Alarm with a special solo-acoustic tour that hits the U.S. for just three dates beginning this weekend, followed by a run of 20 concerts in the U.K. later this fall.

Video: Trailer for Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ reissue, ‘Live at the Paramount’ DVD/Blu-ray

Video: Trailer for Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ reissue, ‘Live at the Paramount’ DVD/Blu-ray

With the 20th anniversary re-release of Nirvana’s genre-shifting ‘Nevermind’ now due in less than a month, Universal Music has released a 1:18-long trailer advertising the 4CD/1DVD ‘super deluxe edition’ of the 1991 album as well as the ‘Live at the Paramount’ concert film.

Video: Thurston Moore plays ‘Benediction’ on ‘The Late Show with David Letterman’

Video: Thurston Moore plays ‘Benediction’ on ‘The Late Show with David Letterman’

Thurston Moore is bookending the summer with network TV appearances, following his June slot on ‘Late Night With Jimmy Fallon’ with an appearance last night on the ‘Late Show With David Letterman,’ where he performed ‘Benediction,’

Inspiral Carpets reunite with original singer Stephen Holt for new ‘garage’ album, tour

Inspiral Carpets reunite with original singer Stephen Holt for new ‘garage’ album, tour

Madchester veterans Inspiral Carpets today announced they are reuniting with their original, ’80s-era lead singer Stephen Holt and plan to record their first new material in 15 years and embark on a world tour that’s likely to open in South America this November.