Category: Video

Video: Peter Murphy, ‘Seesaw Sway’

Video: Peter Murphy, ‘Seesaw Sway’

Peter Murphy this week released the second music video from his current album ‘Ninth,’ a fairly straightforward performance clip for the single ‘Seesaw Sway,’ which you can see here. The video follows one made for ‘I Spit Roses’ earlier this year, and precedes the former Bauhaus’ leader’s tour of Europe and return to the U.S. this fall.

Moby, Perry Farrell join Peter Hook to play Joy Division in L.A. (photos, video)

Moby, Perry Farrell join Peter Hook to play Joy Division in L.A. (photos, video)

When Peter Hook & The Light played their first of this week’s two shows in Los Angeles on Wednesday night, the band was joined by a pair of special guests: Moby and Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell, who helped the legendary bassist perform a total of four Joy Division classics at The Music Box.

‘They’ve all gone to look for America’

‘They’ve all gone to look for America’

We commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks today with this footage of David Bowie performing two classic songs — Simon & Garfunkel’s ‘America’ and his own ‘Heroes’ — to open the Concert For New York City at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 20 2001.

The Cure at Bestival: Roger O’Donnell rejoins band for 32-song set (photo, video, setlist)

The Cure at Bestival: Roger O’Donnell rejoins band for 32-song set (photo, video, setlist)

The Cure headlined the U.K.’s Bestival tonight, delivering a 32-song set filled with hits and a few lesser-aired tracks — including the first performance of ‘The Caterpillar’ in 20 years — with a lineup that included the return of keyboardist Roger O’Donnell, who says he’s back in the band for the third time.

Video: U2 ‘From the Sky Down’ trailer — documentary about ‘Achtung Baby’

Video: U2 ‘From the Sky Down’ trailer — documentary about ‘Achtung Baby’

Directed by Oscar winner Davis Guggenheim, the U2 documentary ‘From the Sky Down’ — about the making of ‘Achtung Baby’ — will premiere Oct. 29 on Showtime in advance of its appearance on the expanded reissue of the Irish band’s 1991 album.

Video: Trailers for Jesus and Mary Chain’s ‘Psychocandy,’ ‘Darklands’ reissues

Video: Trailers for Jesus and Mary Chain’s ‘Psychocandy,’ ‘Darklands’ reissues

A couple weeks ago, the Demon Music Group rolled out fancy 3-D previews of The Jesus and Mary Chain’s much-anticipated 2CD/1DVD reissues, and now the label has posted short trailers of the first two: 1985′s ‘Psychocandy’ and 1987′s ‘Darklands,’ which will be released Sept. 19.

Video: ‘1991: The Year Punk Broke’ DVD trailer, featuring Sonic Youth, Nirvana

Video: ‘1991: The Year Punk Broke’ DVD trailer, featuring Sonic Youth, Nirvana

With its release now less than a week away, Sonic Youth has issued a short, two-minute trailer for the long-overdue DVD release of ‘1991: The Year Punk Broke,’ the concert film that chronicled the band’s tour of Europe that year with opening act Nirvana.

Video: Erasure, ‘When I Start To (Break It All Down),’ off ‘Tomorrow’s World’

Video: Erasure, ‘When I Start To (Break It All Down),’ off ‘Tomorrow’s World’

With their U.S. tour now underway, Erasure last week released a video for new single ‘When I Start To (Break It All Down)’ that features a montage of footage filmed over its summer tour dates around the world.

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.

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.

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,’

Video: Jane’s Addiction, ‘Irresistible Force’

Video: Jane’s Addiction, ‘Irresistible Force’

Jane’s Addiction this morning premiered the second video for a track off their upcoming album ‘The Great Escape Artist’: ‘Irresistible Force,’ which, while featuring some scantily clad ladies, isn’t quite as NSFW as the ‘End to the Lies’ clip.