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Depeche Mode cancels San Francisco concert so Dave Gahan can rest his voice

Depeche Mode cancels San Francisco concert so Dave Gahan can rest his voice

Dave Gahan’s health once again has disrupted Depeche Mode’s Tour of the Universe, as the legendary synthpop act hastily canceled its concert tomorrow night at […]

No Age drafts Bob Mould to cover Hüsker Dü album at All Tomorrow’s Parties

No Age drafts Bob Mould to cover Hüsker Dü album at All Tomorrow’s Parties

Noise-rock duo No Age has enlisted Bob Mould to help perform an entire Hüsker Dü album at the second-annual All Tomorrow’s Parties New York, set […]

New releases: Stone Roses 20th anniversary reissue, Erasure ‘Club’ EP, ZE Records comp

New releases: Stone Roses 20th anniversary reissue, Erasure ‘Club’ EP, ZE Records comp

Record Rack: A weekly round-up of the pertinent new albums due out Tuesday. ARTIST: The Stone Roses RELEASE: The Stone Roses BACKSTORY: The U.S. editions […]

‘Urgh! A Music War’ finally released on DVD

‘Urgh! A Music War’ finally released on DVD

The classic 1981 concert film “Urgh! A Music War” — which captured dozens of punk, New Wave and post-punk bands live on stage — quietly […]

Morrissey: Don’t buy my new box sets, Smiths reissues — I’m not making money off them

Morrissey: Don’t buy my new box sets, Smiths reissues — I’m not making money off them

Morrissey is asking fans not to buy a pair of just-announced box sets of his solo 7-inch singles — in addition to recent singles boxes […]

Morrissey to release vinyl box sets of solo singles spanning 1988 to 1995

Morrissey to release vinyl box sets of solo singles spanning 1988 to 1995

Morrissey will release a pair of new limited-edition box sets this fall collecting reissued 7-inch singles spanning his initial solo foray in 1988 through his […]

John Hughes, 1950-2009

Pitchfork: John Hughes R.I.P. Jim DeRogatis: John Hughes, writer, director and music fan Spin: Our 7 favorite John Hughes musical moments Kurt Loder: John Hughes, […]

Q&A: Daniel Ash closes door on Love and Rockets: ‘It’s boring for me to do those songs’

Q&A: Daniel Ash closes door on Love and Rockets: ‘It’s boring for me to do those songs’

To mark last week’s release of New Tales to Tell: A Tribute to Love and Rockets, Slicing Up Eyeballs caught up with that band’s frontman, […]

Sonic Youth plots mini-tour of U.S. southwest

Sonic Youth plots mini-tour of U.S. southwest

Nearing the end of its summer tour of the U.S., Sonic Youth this week announced a seven-date “southwest mini-tour” this fall as it extends its […]

The Feelies to reissue ‘Crazy Rhythms,’ ‘The Good Earth’ with digital bonus tracks

The Feelies to reissue ‘Crazy Rhythms,’ ‘The Good Earth’ with digital bonus tracks

The first two albums from hugely influential college-rock act The Feelies — Crazy Rhythms and The Good Earth — will be reissued in September as […]

Pixies tour dates: ‘Doolittle’ anniversary trek coming to U.S. in November

Pixies tour dates: ‘Doolittle’ anniversary trek coming to U.S. in November

The Pixies’ Doolittle 20th anniversary tour comes to America in November for 14 concerts in nine different cities, including multiple-night stands in New York, Chicago, […]

Meat Puppets announce co-headlining tour with Dead Confederate in September

Meat Puppets announce co-headlining tour with Dead Confederate in September

The Meat Puppets have announced a second round of tour dates in support of their just-released 12th studio album, Sewn Together — this time co-headlining […]

Bauhaus, Pixies, The Fall up for ‘Omnibus’ reissues from new Beggars Archive imprint

Bauhaus, Pixies, The Fall up for ‘Omnibus’ reissues from new Beggars Archive imprint

Expanded box-set reissues of Bauhaus’ first two albums — In the Flat Field and Mask — will help inaugurate the new Beggars Archive series of […]