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The Mission’s Wayne Hussey covers Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, David Bowie on new CD

The Mission’s Wayne Hussey covers Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, David Bowie on new CD

Mission frontman Wayne Hussey this fall will release an album with All About Eve lead singer Julianne Regan featuring ‘strange and interesting interpretations of already loved songs alongside new songs’ — including covers of Depeche Mode, Duran Duran and David Bowie.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 37, first aired 8/30/11

This week’s episode of Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio featured tracks new and old from the likes of Modern English, Big Country, The Call, Happy Mondays, Hoodoo Gurus, The Pogues, The Stone Roses and more.

Peter Hook: New Order to release 7 songs from ‘Waiting for the Sirens’ Call’ sessions

Peter Hook: New Order to release 7 songs from ‘Waiting for the Sirens’ Call’ sessions

The members of New Order have agreed to release the seven songs left over from the sessions for the band’s 2005 swan song ‘Waiting for the Sirens’ Call,’ bassist Peter Hook tells Slicing Up Eyeballs, saying the move should help make the group’s acrimonious split ‘a little cleaner’ and finally ‘draw the line’ under the break-up.

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.

Video: The Damned rehearses 1980’s ‘Black Album’ for this fall’s 35th anniversary tour

Video: The Damned rehearses 1980’s ‘Black Album’ for this fall’s 35th anniversary tour

With the band’s 35th anniversary tour still two months away, The Damned isn’t wasting time boning up on their 1980 release ‘The Black Album,’ which the goth-punk legends will perform each night of the tour. In this video, Captain Sensible talks about making the album and the upcoming tour.

Talk Talk’s ‘Laughing Stock,’ Mark Hollis’ solo album to be reissued on vinyl

Talk Talk’s ‘Laughing Stock,’ Mark Hollis’ solo album to be reissued on vinyl

The revered final album from Talk Talk — 1991′s ‘Laughing Stock,’ which saw the English group fully abandon its synthpop roots for a more a more experimental sound — will receive its first-ever vinyl release in the U.S. this fall alongside a reissue of frontman Mark Hollis’ lone solo album, originally released in 1998.

The Cure’s Robert Smith vows to complete second half of ‘4.13 Dream’ album

The Cure’s Robert Smith vows to complete second half of ‘4.13 Dream’ album

Although he’s become an in-demand guest vocalist, Robert Smith says in a new interview that he’s refocusing on The Cure and vows he won’t do another collaboration until he completes the long-promised second half of 2008′s ‘4.13 Dream’ — the so-called ‘Dark Album’ that he once suggested could land in spring 2009.

Skinny Puppy’s ‘Handover’ due in October

Skinny Puppy’s ‘Handover’ due in October

Electro-industrial icons Skinny Puppy this weekend announced the release this fall of the long-delayed ‘Handover,’ the group’s 11th studio album and first in more than four years.

New releases: Tommy Stinson, John Doe, Big Country with Mike Peters, Paul Weller

New releases: Tommy Stinson, John Doe, Big Country with Mike Peters, Paul Weller

This week’s new releases include new solo albums from The Replacements’ Tommy Stinson (‘One Man Mutiny’) and X’s John Doe (‘Keeper’), plus a new single from Big Country with The Alarm’s Mike Peters on vocals (‘Another Country’) and the vinyl release of Paul Weller’s ‘Starlite’ single.

Update: Morrissey to announce U.S., Mexico tour dates Thursday — plus 2 TV appearances

Update: Morrissey to announce U.S., Mexico tour dates Thursday — plus 2 TV appearances

Morrissey continues to tease North American fans with dribbles of information about his upcoming touring plans, the latest of which is a promise to announce full details of the fall trek — now believed to comprise 10 U.S. shows and four Mexican dates, plus two American television appearances — on Thursday.

Linkage: Human League’s Philip Oakey, plus Billy Bragg, Kate Bush, Sonic Youth

Linkage: Human League’s Philip Oakey, plus Billy Bragg, Kate Bush, Sonic Youth

This week’s round-up of links includes an interview with The Human League’s Philip Oakey, an essay by Billy Bragg, a look at Kate Bush’s lack of success in the U.S. and recollections of the Sonic Youth’s and Nirvana’s infamous 1991 tour of Europe.

Vintage Video: Morrissey soundchecks, hangs out during ‘Kill Uncle’ tour in 1991

Vintage Video: Morrissey soundchecks, hangs out during ‘Kill Uncle’ tour in 1991

As we wait for the delayed announcement of Morrissey’s U.S. tour this fall, here’s a little something to bide the time: eight minutes of rare footage from 1991′s ‘Kill Uncle’ tour, showing Moz milling about the Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa, Calif., and joining his band onstage to soundcheck ‘Sing Your Life.’

Robyn Hitchcock to perform 1990’s ‘Eye’ in New York, San Francisco, London this fall

Robyn Hitchcock to perform 1990’s ‘Eye’ in New York, San Francisco, London this fall

Robyn Hitchcock will commemorate the 21st anniversary of his 1990 solo album ‘Eye’ by performing a ‘director’s cut’ of the record while backed by a small neo-classical ensemble in London this fall, as well as a pair of solo-acoustic performances in New York City and San Francisco.