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Three years after their debut album “Shift To Evil”, the German EBM formation Akalotz strikes back with its new opus “Confront”. Released on Electro Aggression Records, the new songs reveal a solid... More...

Nearly a year after his last U.S. tour fizzled amid cancellations and illness, Morrissey will return to the road this fall for a 16-date American trek in support of the forthcoming Low in High School. Per Brooklyn Vegan, the trek opens Oct. 31 in Portland, Ore., and wraps up Dec. 7 in Boston. The former Smiths singer will release his 11th solo album Nov. 17, and this week premiered “Spent the Day in Bed,” the first track off of the record. Check out the full tour dates below. Morrissey tour dates: Oct. 31: Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR Nov. 2: Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA Nov. 4: Masonic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA Nov. 5: Vina Robles Amphitheatre, Paso Robles, CA Nov. 10: Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA (w/ Billy Idol) Nov. 11: Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA (w/ Billy Idol) Nov. 16: Marquee, Phoenix, AZ Nov. 18: Kingsbury Hall, Salt Lake City, UT Nov. 20: Paramount Theatre, Denver, CO Nov. 22: Peabody Opera House, St. Louis, MO Nov. 25: Riviera Theater, Chicago, IL Nov. 28: The Fillmore, Detroit, MI Nov. 30: The Anthem, Washington, D.C. Dec. 2: Theatre at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY Dec. 4: The Fillmore, Philadelphia, PA Dec. 7: The Orpheum, Boston, MA PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS Hollywood Bowl exit on Los Angeles’ 101 freeway hit with guerrilla Morrissey promotion Morrissey announces new album ‘Low in High-School,’ plus Hollywood Bowl concert The Smiths’ ‘The Queen is Dead’ 3CD/1DVD reissue to include unreleased 1986 live album Watch: Jack Lowden is Morrissey in first trailer for upcoming ‘England is Mine’ biopic The absolute best of The Smiths: All 70 songs ranked by Slicing Up Eyeballs’ readers More...

             Depeche Mode has been performing a cover of David Bowie’s “Heroes” on its Global Spirit Tour for the past several months, and today the group released a music video for a studio version of the cut in honor of the iconic song’s 40th anniversary. Of the song, frontman Dave Gahan tells the NME: “’Heroes’ is the most special song to me at the moment. Bowie is the one artist who I’ve stuck with since I was in my early teens. His albums are always my go-to on tour and covering ‘Heroes’ is paying homage to Bowie.” Check out the full video below. PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS Jailed Russian opposition leader laments he’ll miss Depeche Mode concert in Moscow Trent Reznor on seeing Depeche Mode in 1986: ‘It was spiritual and truly magic’ Watch: Depeche Mode covers David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’ at ‘Spirit’ tour opener — full setlist Listen: Dave Gahan talks ’70s punk, formation of Depeche Mode on Nerdist podcast More...

SPK founder David Virgin has a new album out: the duet focussed “The Beautiful Album”. “The Beautiful Album” is a selection of mainly duets by David Virgin with what he calls... More...

Iconic noise-rock act The Jesus Lizard will come together this December to play its first concert since its 2009 reunion tour, joining Nine Inch Nails, Radiohead’s Thom Yorke, Solange, St. Vincent, Laurie Anderson and more on the bill of the Day For Night Festival in Houston, Texas. The band — formed by Duane Denison, David Yow and David Wm. Sims in Austin, Texas, in 1987 — reunited to play All Tomorrow’s Parties and a subsequent tour in 2009, nearly a decade after the group’s initial break-up. The last concert by the group, which also features drummer Mac McNeilly, was a Dec. 31, 2009, show in Chicago, the city it relocated to shortly after forming in the late ’80s. In a 2012 interview with Rolling Stone, Denison offered his explanation as to why the reunion stopped in 2009. He said he’d implored his bandmates to record new music, but didn’t find enthusiasm for that, and had hoped to tour Australia and Japan, but those opportunities didn’t pan out. Denison told the magazine The Jesus Lizard nearly reunited again for a 2011 festival in Los Angeles, but he refused to do it unless his bandmates agreed to write and play new songs live. “In a way I thought, ‘Well, why spoil it?’ The reunion went so well, but personally I am tired of playing those songs and I don’t wanna play them anymore … I’d be perfectly fine with, ‘Let’s leave it at that, leave it on a good note, we’re all still friends.'” It’s not clear what, if any, plans The Jesus Lizard has beyond performing at the Houston festival, which takes place Dec. 15-17. See full lineup and get ticket information at dayfornight.io. More...

UK artist Jay ‘Rocky Dead’, also known for his project You Love Her Coz She’s Dead, launched a new project in 2016, Def Mod. It took him some time to complete the first material,... More...

             Peter Murphy has enlisted former bandmate David J to play bass in his band during the final three, Bauhaus-focused nights of his expanded 16-night residency in San Francisco next year, a run of shows that had been postponed due to the singer’s vocal problems. The concerts, originally announced as a 15-night residency this past June and July, will find Murphy performing “a retrospective of his greatest solo albums in their entirety,” as well as several nights devoted to Bauhaus material. The shows, however, were postponed to early 2018 after nodules were discovered on Murphy’s vocal cords that were going to necessitate treatment and an extended period of recovery. This morning, Murphy announced “with great feeling of gladness” that former Bauhaus bassist David J will join him for those final Feb. 14 and 15 shows, including a newly added date on Feb. 16. He wrote: “It’s with great feeling of gladness to announce that David J has accepted my invitation to join me in performing and play his, what must be said, excellent original bass parts for three Mr Moonlight Bauhaus shows at The Chapel SF on February 14, 15, and just added show on February 16. During the 35 Years of Bauhaus Mr Moonlight tour of 2013, Emilio Dizefalo (my bass and violin player) noted how unique David’s bass part are and as such now we have David in person to play. It is obviously and additionally going to be a great pleasure personally to have David to my right in these shows. See you there.” On-sale information for the newly added Feb. 16 show has yet to be announced. The reunion of Murphy and David J comes as the other half of Bauhaus — Daniel Ash and David J’s brother, Kevin Haskins — have re-teamed as Poptone, and are touring the U.S. performing music by their collective former bands, largely Tones on Tail, but also Love and Rockets and Bauhaus. Murphy and David J, and their two former bandmates, last played together in Bauhaus in 2006. See the full details of Murphy’s S.F. shows below. Peter Murphy’s San Francisco residency: Jan. 23: The Chapel, San Francisco, CA (Performing ‘Should the World Fail to Fall Apart’) Jan. 24: The Chapel, San Francisco, CA (Performing ‘Should the World Fail to Fall Apart’) Jan. 26: The Chapel, San Francisco, CA (Performing ‘Love Hysteria’) Jan. 27: The Chapel, San Francisco, CA (Performing ‘Love Hysteria’) Jan. 28: The Chapel, San Francisco, CA (Performing ‘Love Hysteria’) Jan. 31: The Chapel, San Francisco, CA (Performing ‘Deep’) Feb. 2: The Chapel, San Francisco, CA (Performing ‘Deep’) Feb. 3: The Chapel, San Francisco, CA (Performing ‘Deep’) Feb. 4: The Chapel, San Francisco, CA (Performing ‘Holy Smoke’) Feb. 7: The Chapel, San Francisco, CA (Performing ‘Cascade’) Feb. 9: The Chapel, San Francisco, CA (Performing ‘Dust’) Feb. 10: The Chapel, San Francisco, CA (Performing ‘Ninth’) Feb. 11: The Chapel, San Francisco, CA (‘Stripped’ tour show) Feb. 14: The Chapel, San Francisco, CA (Bauhaus classics with David J) Feb. 15: The Chapel, San Francisco, CA (Bauhaus classics with David J) Feb. 16: The Chapel, San Francisco, CA (Bauhaus classics with David J) PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS Citing vocal problems, Peter Murphy pushes 15-night San Francisco residency to 2018 Peter Murphy to release ‘Bare-Boned and Sacred’ live album from stripped-down tour Peter Murphy debuts ‘Hang Up’ — pounding lead single off Youth-produced ‘Lion’ Peter Murphy’s new album ‘Lion’ arrives in June following Record Store Day preview More...

We’re still more than two weeks a way from the release of The Replacements‘ vintage concert document For Sale: Live at Maxwell’s 1986, but if you’re itching to wrap your ears around some of those classic-era live tracks, here are six that have been released to whet fans’ appetites. Below you can stream live versions of “Bastards of Young,” “I Will Dare,” “Takin’ a Ride,” “Gary’s Got a Boner,” “I’m in Trouble” and “Can’t Hardly Wait,” all part of the 29-song live set recorded in February 1986 at Maxwell’s in Hoboken, N.J. The album arrives Oct. 6 as a 2CD or 2LP set, or digitally, via Rhino Records. Check out those six cuts below. PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS The Replacements dig up classic-era gig for ‘For Sale: Live at Maxwell’s 1986’ album Listen: Paul Westerberg’s ‘Got it Made’ with bouncy new solo synth track ‘Coming soon’: The Replacements appear to be up to something… but what, exactly? Listen: Exclusive uncut interview with Tommy Stinson from Rockin’ the Suburbs podcast Twin/Tone opens its vaults on YouTube: The Replacements, Suicide Commandos and more More...

             New Order today announced that it has reached a “full and final settlement” to end the band’s long-running legal disputes with its former bassist Peter Hook over the royalties Hook has received since 2011 and his own use of “various New Order and Joy Division assets.” The band announced the settlement on its website, and did not disclose cash terms of any deal made with Hook. For his part, Hook has not commented publicly on the settlement. Hook, who last played with New Order in 2006, sued his former bandmates in 2015, alleging Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert had set up a new company in 2011 to control the New Order brand and had left him largely out of the profits generated by the group. New Order responded that Hook “receives his full share of all back catalog royalties,” and took issue with his use of New Order and Joy Division assets in promoting his own Peter Hook & The Light concerts, which feature Hook and his new band exclusively performing material from those two groups. “The Joy Division and New Order names mean a great deal to so many of the fans, and the band felt it important to protect the legacy,” New Order writes in its statement. “With these issues now dealt with, Bernard, Stephen and Gillian can continue to do what they do best, make music and perform live.” In 2013, after much wrangling, New Order released Lost Sirens, a collection of songs left over from the sessions for 2005’s Waiting For the Sirens’ Call. It would be the group’s final album to feature Hook’s bass playing. In 2015, New Order released Music Complete, its first post-Hook, and still most-recent, album. Here’s the full New Order statement on the settlement: New Order announce that today, a full and final settlement has been reached in the long running disputes with their former bassist Peter Hook. The disputes were based upon Hook’s use of various New Order and Joy Division assets on merchandising and in the promotion of shows by his new band, and the amount of money he receives from the use of the name New Order by his former colleagues since 2011. The Joy Division and New Order names mean a great deal to so many of the fans, and the band felt it important to protect the legacy. With these issues now dealt with, Bernard, Stephen and Gillian can continue to do what they do best, make music and perform live. PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS ‘Holy grail’ recording surfaces of New Order’s scorching ’83 gig at Chicago’s Cabaret Metro Peter Hook to bring Joy Division/New Order ‘Substance’ tour back to North America Watch: New Order digs deep at opening of 5-night Manchester run with synth orchestra New Order announces one-off headlining date at Hollywood Bowl with Goldfrapp Watch: New Order closes Coachella main set with a glorious 9-minute ‘Temptation’ More...

Black Line are opening for Depeche Mode for their forthcoming winter European Global Spirit Tour dates passing through Poland, Belarus, Russia, Finland, Latvia and Lithuania. Black Line is the... More...

Nearly four decades’ worth of singles — both A-sides and their accompanying B-sides — by the assorted lineups of Mark E. Smith’s pioneering post-punk outfit The Fall will be collected on a new 7-disc, 117-track box set from Cherry Red Records this November. The collection, christened The Singles 1978-2016, is due to be released Nov. 24 in both a full 7-disc set and a slimmed-down 3-disc set that just presents the A-sides, without the four CDs worth of B-sides.  Both versions of the forthcoming box set can be pre-ordered via the label’s website. According to Cherry Red, this collection — remastered by Fall engineer Andy Pearce — is the first to bring together Fall output released across a swath of different labels, including Step Forward, Rough Trade, Kamera, Beggars Banquet, Cog Sinister, Permanent, Artful, Action and Cherry Red itself. The collection spans music released on The Fall’s 1978 debut EP Bingo-Master’s Break-Out! through 2016’s Wise Ol’ Man EP, and countless singles, and their B-sides, in between (though not anything from New Facts Emerge, the band’s 32nd studio album, which was released this past July). The box set includes a full illustrated discography from Fall expert Conway Paton. See the full tracklist below. Tracklist: The Fall, The Singles 1978-2016 Disc 1: Singles 1. “Bingo-Master Breakout” 2. “It’s The New Thing” 3. “Rowche Rumble” 4. “Fiery Jack” 5. “How I Wrote ‘Elastic Man'” 6. “Totally Wired” 7. “Lie Dream Of A Casino Soul” 8. “Look, Know” 9. “The Man Whose Head Expanded” 10. “Kicker Conspiracy” 11. “Marquis Cha-cha ” 12. “Oh! Brother” 13. “C.R.E.E.P.” 14. “Draygo’s Guilt” 15. “Couldn’t Get Ahead” 16. “Cruiser’s Creek” Disc 2: Singles 1. “Living Too Late” 2. “Mr. Pharmacist” 3. “Hey! Luciani” 4. “There’s A Ghost In My House” 5. “Hit The North Part 1” 6. “Victoria” 7. “Jerusalem” 8. “Cab It Up” 9. “Telephone Thing” 10. “Popcorn Double Feature” 11. “White Lightning” 12. “High Tension Line” 13. “Free Range” 14. “Ed’s Babe” 15. “Why Are People Grudgeful?” 16. “Behind The Counter” 17. “15 Ways” 18. “The Chiselers” Disc 3: Singles 1. “Masquerade” 2. “Touch Sensitive” 3. “F-‘oldin’ Money” 4. “Rude (All The Time)” 5. “Susan Vs Youthclub” 6. “(We Wish You) A Protein Christmas” 7. “Theme From Sparta F.C. #2” 8. “Distilled Mug Art” (Mix 15) 9. “I Can Hear The Grass Grow” 10. “Reformation!” (Uncut) 11. “Slippy Floor” (Mark Mix) 12. “Bury! #2+4” 13. “Laptop Dog” 14. “Victrola Time” 15. “Sir William Wray” (Single Mix) 16. “The Remainderer” 17. “Wise Ol Man” Disc 4: B-Sides 1. “Psycho Mafia” 2. “Repetition” 3. “Various Times” 4. “In My Area” 5. “2nd Dark Age” 6. “Psykick Dancehall #2” 7. “City Hobgoblins” 8. “Putta Block” 9. “Fantastic Life” 10. “I’m Into C.B.” 11. “Ludd Gang” 12. “Wings” 13. “Room To Live” 14. “God-box” 15. “O! Brother” Disc 5: B-Sides 1. “Pat-Trip Dispenser” 2. “C.R.E.E.P.” 3. “Clear Off: 4. “No Bulbs” 5. “Rollin’ Dany” 6. “Petty (Thief) Lout” 7. “L.A.” 8. “Vixen” 9. “Hot Aftershave Bop” 10. “Living Too Long” 11. “Lucifer Over Lancashire” 12. “Auto Tech Pilot” 13. “Entitled ” 14. “Shoulder Pads #1B” Disc 6: B-Sides 1. “Haf Found Bormann” 2. “Hit The North Part 2” 3. “Tuff Life Booogie” 4. “Acid Priest 2088” 5. “Dead Beat Descendant” 6. “British People In Hot Weather” 7. “Butterflies 4 Brains” 8. “Zandra” 9. “Blood Outta Stone” 10. “Xmas With Simon” 11. “Everything Hurtz” 12. “Pumpkin Head Xscapes” 13. “Glam Racket” 14. “War” 15. “Hey! Student” 16. “The $500 Bottle Of Wine” 17. “Chilinist” 18. “Masquerade” (Pwl Mix) 19. “Touch Sensitive” (Dance Mix) 20. “Antidote” Disc 7: B-Sides 1. “Perfect Day” (New Version) 2. “I Wake Up In The City” 3. “Janet Vs Johnny” 4. “(We Are) Mod Mock Goth” 5. “My Ex Classmate’s Kids” (Live) 6. “I Wake Up In The City” (Mix 5) 7. “Clasp Hands” 8. “Over Over” (Rough Mix) 9. “Hot Cake – Part 2” 10. “Cowboy Gregori” 11. “Cosmos 7” 12. “Monocard” (Lunatic Mix) 13. “Taking Off” (Live) 14. “Jetplane” 15. “Hittite Man” (Single Mix) 16. “Amorator!” 17. “All Leave Cancelled” PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS The Fall postpones rare U.S. concerts to 2018 due to concerns about Mark E. Smith’s health A week of The Fall: Mark E. Smith and Co. extend Brooklyn residency to 7 nights The Fall returns to America for 5-night Brooklyn residency, Kentucky festival The Fall to release ‘New Facts Emerge’ — band’s 32nd studio album — in July The Fall, Icicle Works, Buffalo Tom to receive next ‘5 Albums’ box sets from Beggars More...

Switzerland’s dark ambient act Sum Of R (led by Reto Mäder and accompanied by Fabio Costa) sees its new “Orga” album released on the fine label Cyclic Law. Sum Of R is known to create... More...

The Swedish act Machinista are working hard on the final tracks for their upcoming album “Anthropocene”. But you won’t have to wait that long to hear new material from the band as... More...

The time has come once again, it appears, to dust off our old MBV Watch feature, as rumors now are swirling about reclusive guitar-noise genius Kevin Shields being at work on a new My Bloody Valentine album — the follow-up to 2013’s mbv — for release sometime next year. As Pitchfork notes, Shields has been booked to play Norður og Niður, Sigur Ros’ upcoming festival in Iceland, and his official bio on the festival’s website says he’s “working on material for a new My Bloody Valentine album to be released in 2018.” The bio also says he’s working on new “all analog vinyl versions” of the band’s first two albums, Isn’t Anything and Loveless. There’s no official word, outside of that, of plans for a new MBV record. Our MBV Watch feature was born in 2009 to track the oft-delayed release of Shields’ CD remasters of those two albums (they finally came out in 2012 after upteen schedule changes), and it went on to chronicle the relatively short ramp-up to the release of mbv, the 22-years-in-the-making follow-up to Loveless. Now, we’ll track this alleged new MBV album. Patience, friends. PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS My Bloody Valentine to headline FYF Fest in L.A. — first U.S. show since 2009 My Bloody Valentine releases ‘mbv’ — stream long-awaited ‘Loveless’ follow-up in full Kevin Shields: My Bloody Valentine to release ‘Loveless’ follow-up by end of year Sony: My Bloody Valentine ‘Isn’t Anything,’ ‘Loveless’ reissues, ‘EPs 1988-1991’ out in May More...

             Morrissey  this morning debuted the first single off his upcoming 11th album Low in High School, a typically maudlin song called “Spent the Day in Bed” that finds the singer exhausted by the events and happily bedridden (“Stop watching the news!”). Stream the full track below. The album, with its full tracklist detailed below, is due out Nov. 17, and is now available for pre-order digitally in the U.S. and digitally and on CD and vinyl in the U.K. There also are a variety of colored-vinyl bundles available for pre-order through Moz’s Mporium shop. The record’s anti-monarchy cover art is posted above, and Morrissey, following up on last night’s tweet, also announced the cities — but not full details — of his upcoming U.S. tour. See those below. And, finally, for our fellow punctuation purists, the cover art confirms the album’s title will not have the absurd hyphen (Low in High-School) that accompanied the record’s initial announcement. Tracklist: Morrissey, Low in High School 1. “My Love I’d Do Anything For You 2. “I Wish You Lonely 3. “Jacky’s Only Happy When She’s Up On The Stage 4. “Home Is A Question Mark 5. “Spent The Day In Bed” 6. “I Bury The Living” 7. “In Your Lap” 8. “The Girl From Tel-Aviv Who Wouldn’t Kneel” 9. “All The Young People Must Fall In Love” 10. “When You Open Your Legs” 11. “Who Will Protect Us From The Police?” 12. “Israel” Morrissey U.S. tour cities: New York, NY Washington, D.C. Philadelphia, PA Chicago, IL Denver, CO Salt Lake City, UT Phoenix, AZ Detroit, MI San Francisco, CA Seattle, WA Boston, MA St. Louis, MO Los Angeles, CA Paso Robles, CA Portland, OR PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS Hollywood Bowl exit on Los Angeles’ 101 freeway hit with guerrilla Morrissey promotion Morrissey announces new album ‘Low in High-School,’ plus Hollywood Bowl concert The Smiths’ ‘The Queen is Dead’ 3CD/1DVD reissue to include unreleased 1986 live album Watch: Jack Lowden is Morrissey in first trailer for upcoming ‘England is Mine’ biopic The absolute best of The Smiths: All 70 songs ranked by Slicing Up Eyeballs’ readers More...

When Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark announced their new album The Punishment of Luxury last spring, the group had a handful of U.S. summer dates on the books — but it wasn’t much of a tour. That all changes next spring, when OMD returns for a full 27-date North American trek. OMD, which announced the tour today, will open the trek March 6 in Washington, D.C., and continue up the East Coast, and then out west, before circling back, wrapping up April 14 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. In between, the band will hit the Canadian cities of Toronto and Vancouver as well. See full dates below, and head to OMD’s website for ticket info. OMD North American tour dates: March 6: 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C. March 7: Theatre of Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA March 9: House of Blues, Boston MA March 10: Terminal 5, New York, NY March 12: Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, ON March 14: Majestic Theatre, Detroit, MI March 16: Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL March 17: Northern Lights Theater @ Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, Milwaukee, WI March 18: First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN March 20: Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO March 21: The Depot, Salt Lake City, UT March 23: Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC March 24: The Showbox at The Market, Seattle, WA March 25: Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR March 27: Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, CA March 29: The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA March 30: House of Blues, Anaheim, CA March 31: House of Blues, San Diego, CA April 2: The Van Buren, Phoenix, AZ April 5: House of Blues, Dallas, TX April 6: Emo’s, Austin, TX April 7: House of Blues, Houston, TX April 9: House of Blues, New Orleans, LA April 10: Center Stage, Atlanta, GA April 12: Beacham Theater, Orlando, FL April 13: The State Theatre, Saint Petersburg, FL April 14: Revolution Live, Fort Lauderdale, FL PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS Watch: OMD covers David Bowie’s classic anthem ‘Heroes’ live on BBC Radio 2 Watch: OMD debuts video for title track off upcoming ‘The Punishment of Luxury’ Listen: OMD, ‘Isotype’ — classic-sounding new single off ‘The Punishment of Luxury’ OMD announces ‘The Punishment of Luxury’ album, tour — hear first new song off record More...

             Morrissey, whose social media presence long has been limited to an official Facebook page, is now on Twitter, too — well, his management and/or record label is — and that account tonight tweeted a list of U.S. states that presumably mark stops on a soon-to-be-announced tour. The tweet — only the second from @officialmoz — lists Oregon, Washington, California, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Missouri, Illinois, Michigan, Washington, D.C., New York, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. It comes just a few hours before Morrissey’s brand-new single, “Spent the Day in Bed” (also tweeted), is due to premiere, around 8:40 a.m. London time Tuesday, on BBC 6 Music. The track is the first single to be released from Morrissey’s upcoming 11th studio album, Low in High School, which is due out Nov. 17 via the singer’s new Etienne Records imprint on the BMG label. The album was recorded in southern France and Rome, and, like its 2014 predecessor World Peace is None of Your Business, it’s produced by Joe Chiccarelli. The only tour dates announced so far are a pair of concerts, Nov. 10 and 11, at the Hollywood Bowl. OR WA CA AZ UT CO MO IL MI DC NY PA MA — Morrissey (@officialmoz) September 19, 2017 PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS Hollywood Bowl exit on Los Angeles’ 101 freeway hit with guerrilla Morrissey promotion Morrissey announces new album ‘Low in High-School,’ plus Hollywood Bowl concert The Smiths’ ‘The Queen is Dead’ 3CD/1DVD reissue to include unreleased 1986 live album Watch: Jack Lowden is Morrissey in first trailer for upcoming ‘England is Mine’ biopic The absolute best of The Smiths: All 70 songs ranked by Slicing Up Eyeballs’ readers More...

In late 2015, the UK synthpop outfit Mesh played a live set together with an orchestra of 65 musicians at the concert venue Neues Gewandhaus in Leipzig, Germany. The release of this album has been... More...

Funker Vogt strike back, barely five months after the release of the album “Code of Conduct”. Their new EP “Musik ist Krieg” (German for ‘Music is War’) is an... More...

             Cherry Red Records is preparing a 5-disc box set that will chronicle the U.K. post-punk scene from 1977 to 1981, collecting more than 100 songs from artists including Wire, The Slits, Joy Division, The Fall, Gang of Four, The Pop Group and many, many more. To the Outside of Everything: A Story of U.K. Post-Punk 1977-1981 is due in early December, and is being assembled by the same team that put together the label’s Manchester North of England, Silhouettes and Statues and Scared to Get Happy box sets, as well as the C86, C87 and C88 collections. The post-punk set features big names from the scene, like those mentioned above, as well as Echo & The Bunnymen, New Order, Public Image Ltd. and Killing Joke, plus many lesser-known acts, including Glaxo Babies, The Deep Freeze Mice, Family Fodder and Spöön Fazer. Check out the 111-song tracklist below, though the set’s curators note “one or two tracks may change.” Tracklist: Various Artists, To the Outside of Everything: A Story of U.K. Post-Punk 1977-1981 Disc 1 1. Ultravox!, “Young Savage” 2. Magazine, “Shot By Both Sides” 3. Wire, “I Am The Fly” 4. ‘O’ Level, “East Sheen” 5. Throbbing Gristle, “United” 6. The Normal, “T.V.O.D.” 7. Punishment Of Luxury, “Puppet Life” 8. Tubeway Army, “Bombers” 9. The Fall, “Repetition” 10. Thomas Leer, “Private Plane” 11. The Tights, “China’s Eternal” 12. Fischer-z, “Wax Dolls” 13. Scritti Politti, “Skank Bloc Bologna” 14. Gang Of Four, “Damaged Goods” (LP Version) 15. The Flying Lizards, “Summertime Blues” 16. Big In Japan, “Suicide A Go Go” 17. Fàshiön, “Steady Eddie Steady” 18. The Homosexuals, “Hearts In Exile” 19. Glaxo Babies, “This Is Your Life” 20. The Teardrop Explodes, “Sleeping Gas” (Zoo 7-Inch Version) 21. The Passions, “Needles And Pills” 22. The Raincoats, “Fairytale In The Supermarket” Disc 2 1. Human League, “The Dignity Of Labour Pt. 1” 2. Alternative T.V., “Lost In Room” 3. Echo & The Bunnymen, “The Pictures On My Wall” 4. Public Image Ltd., “Death Disco” 5. The Monochrome Set, “Eine Symphonie Des Grauens” 6. Second Layer, “Courts Or Wars” 7. Poison Girls, “Ideologically Unsound” 8. The Slits, “Typical Girls” 9. Spizzenergi, “Soldier Soldier” 10. Au Pairs, “You” 11. Joy Division, “Transmission” 12. Fad Gadget, “Back To Nature” 13. The Passage, “16 Hours” (EP Version) 14. The Pop Group, “We Are All Prostitutes” 15. The Last Gang, “Spirit Of Youth” 16. The Adicts, “This Week” 17. Killing Joke, “Turn To Red” 18. Modern Eon, “Second Still” 19. The Psychedelic Furs, “We Love You” 20. Mo-dettes, “White Mice” 21. The Deep Freeze Mice, “Emile Zola” 22. Crispy Ambulance, “From The Cradle To The Grave” 23. The Durutti Column, “Sketch For Summer” Disc 3 1. Swell Maps, “Let’s Build A Car” 2. Family Fodder, “Warm” 3. Adam and the Ants, “Cartrouble” 4. Clock DVA, “Brigade” 5. Girls At Our Best!, “Warm Girls” 6. The Membranes, “Ice Age” 7. Boots For Dancing, “Boots For Dancing” 8. Ludus, “Lullaby Cheat” 9. Modern English, “Swans On Glass” 10. Thompson Twins, “Squares And Triangles” 11. The Disco Zombies, “Mary Millington” 12. Occult Chemistry, “Fire” 13. In Camera, “Final Achievement” 14. Section 25, “Girls Don’t Count” 15. Art Objects, “Hard Objects” 16. Josef K, “Radio Drill Time” 17. The The, “Controversial Subject” 18. Blurt, “My Mother Was A Friend Of An Enemy Of The People” 19. The Associates, “The Affectionate Punch” 20. …and The Native Hipsters, “There Goes Concorde Again” Disc 4 1. The Birthday Party, “The Friend Catcher” 2. The Cravats, “Precinct 3. Dislocation Dance, “It’s So Difficult” 4. Spöön Fazer, “Do Different Dances” 5. Colin Newman, “B.” 6. Blue Orchids, “Disney Boys” 7. Mass, “Cabbage” 8. Fire Engines, “Get Up And Use Me” 9. Dance Chapter, “Anonymity” 10. Blancmange, “Overspreading Art Genius” 11. The Diagram Bros., “We Are All Animals” 12. Repetition, “A Still Reflex” 13. New Order, “Ceremony” 14. Medium Medium, “Hungry, So Angry” 15. Steve Diggle, “50 Years Of Comparative Wealth” 16. Five Or Six, “Another Reason” 17. The Danse Society, “Clock” 18. The Laughing Apple, “Sometimes I Wish” 19. The Past Seven Days, “Raindance” 20. Eyeless In Gaza, “Invisibility” 21. The Nightingales, “Idiot Strength” 22. My Captains, “Nothing” Disc 5 1. Theatre Of Hate, “Rebel Without A Brain” 2. Notsensibles, “I Am The Bishop” 3. New Asia, “Central Proposition” 4. Marine, “Life In Reverse” 5. Tunnel Vision, “Watching The Hydroplanes” 6. Jah Wobble, “Fading” 7. Tv21, “Snakes And Ladders” 8. The Sinatras, “Happy Feeling” 9. Sou, “Tribes” 10. The Drowning Craze, “Storage Case” 11. Sad Lovers And Giants, “Imagination” 12. Dif Juz, “Hu” 13. Spider King, “Animals” 14. Nico, “Vegas” 15. The Higsons, “I Don’t Want To Live With Monkeys” 16. Apb, “I’d Like To Shoot You Down” 17. René Halkett David Jay, “Nothing” 18. Maximum Joy, “Stretch” (7-Inch Version) 19. Artery, “Afterwards” 20. 23 Skidoo, “Last Words” (7-Inch Version) 21. The Skodas, “Everybody Thinks Everybody Else Is Dead Bad” 22. Biting, “Tongues Heart Disease” 23. The Reflections, “4 Countries” 24. This Heat, “Radio Prague” More...

The weekly arrival of previously unreleased live versions of tracks off The Smiths’ classic The Queen is Dead continues with “Vicar in a Tutu,” which you can stream below in the form of a never-before-released recording from July 30, 1986, at Centennial Hall in London, Ontario, Canada — the opening night of the band’s North American tour. That track, like its weekly predecessors (see links below), won’t be included in the upcoming 3CD/1DVD reissue of The Queen is Dead. But the band’s label did recently release one of the tracks that will appear on the Live in Boston bonus disc: a 4-minute medley “Rubber Ring/What She Said/Rubber Ring.” Below, check out the new (old) version of “Vicar in a Tutu.” PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS Listen: The Smiths, ‘The Boy With the Thorn in His Side’ — unreleased live take from 1986 Listen: The Smiths, ‘Rubber Ring/What She Said/Rubber Ring’ — off ‘Live in Boston’ Listen: The Smiths, ‘Bigmouth Strikes Again’ — unreleased live take from Berkeley 1986 Listen: The Smiths, ‘Cemetry Gates’ — unreleased live take from Manchester 1986 Listen: The Smiths, ‘Never Had No One Ever’ — unreleased live take from Nottingham 1986 Listen: The Smiths, ‘I Know It’s Over’ — unreleased live take from Los Angeles 1986 Listen: The Smiths, ‘Frankly Mr. Shankly’ — unreleased live take from Milwaukee 1986 Listen: The Smiths, ‘The Queen is Dead’ — previously unreleased live recording The Smiths’ ‘The Queen is Dead’ 3CD/1DVD reissue to include unreleased 1986 live album More...

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             Record Rack: A round-up of the week’s new albums, expanded reissues and/or box sets, appearing each Monday on Slicing Up Eyeballs. All releases due out this Friday unless noted. Marc Almond RELEASE: Shadows and Reflections BACKSTORY: The former Soft Cell frontman’s latest solo album features “sumptuous orchestral arrangements of iconic torch songs and ’60s orchestral pop,” as well as two new original compositions. BUY: Amazon.co.uk, iTunes Luna RELEASE: A Sentimental Education, A Place of Greater Safety BACKSTORY: Dean Wareham’s band this week releases a 10-song covers album called A Sentimental Education (The Cure, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Mercury Reve) and a 6-song instrumental EP titled A Place of Greater Safety. BUY: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, iTunes Neil Finn RELEASE: Out of Silence BACKSTORY: The Crowded House frontman this week releases, in the U.K., the CD edition of his new solo album, which was recorded live on the internet earlier late last month. The U.S. CD release will follow on Sept. 29. BUY: Amazon.co.uk PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS This week’s new releases: Gary Numan, Lee Ranaldo, ‘Gary Crowley’s Punk and New Wave’ This week’s new releases: Sparks, Waterboys, The Dream Syndicate, Living Colour New releases: OMD, Crowded House’s Neil Finn, The Sisters of Mercy, Alien Sex Fiend New releases: Peter Buck, Alex Chilton, The Fall, Nick Lowe, Devo, Mock Turtles, Sex Pistols More...

“Dark Wave,” hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Matt Sebastian, airs 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. EDT every Sunday on Sirius XM satellite radio’s 1st Wave (Channel 33). The most recent two episodes also are available via Sirius XM’s On Demand service for online subscribers. Pictured: Xmal Deutschland HOUR 1 Bauhaus, “Stigmata Martyr” (In the Flat Field) Revolting Cocks, “We Shall Cleanse the World” (Big Sexy Land) The Chameleons, “Inside Out” (Strange Times) Cocteau Twins, “Blue Bell Knoll” (Blue Bell Knoll) Public Image Ltd., “Solitaire” (Plastic Box) The The, “Love is Stronger Than Death” (Dusk) Theatre of Hate, “Do You Believe in the Westworld?” (Westworld) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, “Higgs Boson Blues” (Push the Sky Away) The Cult, “Love Removal Machine” (Manor Session) (Electric Peace) The Cure, “Six Different Ways” (The Head on the Door) The Naked and the Dead, “The Gate” (The Naked and the Dead) Tubeway Army, “Are ‘Friends’ Electric?” (Replicas) Skinny Puppy, “Assimilate” (Bites) HOUR 2 Ministry, “Stigmata” (The Land of Rape and Honey) MC 900 Ft. Jesus, “The City Sleeps” (Welcome to My Dream) Strawberry Switchblade, “Deep Water” (Strawberry Switchblade) The Mission, “Stay With Me” (God’s Own Medicine) Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Night Shift” (Ju Ju) Ultra Vivid Scene, “Guilty Pleasure” (Joy 1967-1990) Borgeisha, “On” (Ljubav Je Hladnijia Od Smrti) The Normal, “T.V.O.D.” (Warm Leatherette) Moev, “Crucify Me” (12-Inch Version) (Yeah, Whatever) The Smiths, “Rubber Ring” (Louder Than Bombs) New Order, “Cries and Whispers” (Movement) The Damned, “Alone Again Or (Mixed Again)” (Anything) Section 25, “Be Brave” (Always Now) HOUR 3 Love and Rockets, “No Big Deal” (Love and Rockets) The Sisters of Mercy, “1969” (Some Girls Wander By Mistake) Xmal Deutschland, “Qual” (Fetisch) The Gun Club, “A Devil in the Woods” (Miami) Depeche Mode, “Waiting for the Night” (Violator) Throwing Muses, “Counting Backwards” (The Real Ramona) The Glove, “Punish Me With Kisses” (Blue Sunshine) Nitzer Ebb, “Family Man” (Ebbhead) Joy Division, “Twenty Four Hours” (Closer) Kate Bush, “All We Ever Look For” (Never For Ever) Christian Death, “Luxury of Tears” (The Iron Mask) Noise Unit, “Deceit” (Grinding Into Emptiness) Morrissey, “Maladjusted” (Maladjusted) The Jesus and Mary Chain, “Drop” (Automatic) Echo & The Bunnymen, “Way Out and Up We Go” (Crystal Days 1979-1999) Killing Joke, “A New Day” (7-Inch Version) (Night Time) My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, “X-Communication” (I See Good Spirits and I See Bad Spirits) Got a request for next week? Leave it in the comments below. PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (9/10/17) Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (9/3/17) Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (8/27/17) Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (8/20/17) More...

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We brought you news of R.E.M.’s expanded reissue of Automatic For the People yesterday, but now the band officially has announced the project, and given fans the first taste of one of its 20 unreleased demos in the form of “Mike’s Pop Song,” a sweet, “fully realized” track sung by Mike Mills. Listen to that below, and check out the trailer for the reissue, which is due out Nov. 10. Here’s the full tracklist. PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS R.E.M.’s 4-disc ‘Automatic For the People’ reissue to include demos, Greenpeace live set Watch: Mike Mills, Peter Buck resurrect R.E.M.’s ‘Texarkana,’ enlist Corin Tucker for ‘One I Love’ The absolute best of R.E.M.: All 282 songs ranked by Slicing Up Eyeballs’ readers R.E.M., Camper Van Beethoven members offer reward after PA stolen from 40 Watt Club Vintage Video: R.E.M. tears up pre-‘Murmur’ set in earliest known pro-shoot footage MTV promo from 1988: ‘When I’m an old person, I think I’ll still be listening to R.E.M.’ More...

             Grant Hart, the founding drummer who served as co-songwriter/singer for pioneering hardcore-punk trio Hüsker Dü, a band that laced tuneful melody with blistering power to help define the ’80s indie scene, died overnight at the age of 56, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Hart had been diagnosed with terminal kidney cancer in recent months, according to Chris Riemenschneider, the newspaper’s longtime music critic. Bob Mould, Hart’s songwriting partner and co-leader of Hüsker Dü, acknowledged his former musical partner’s death in a Facebook post early this morning. The two met in 1978, formed Hüsker Dü with bassist Greg Norton, and worked together for a decade before a bitter falling out. Mould writes: “The tragic news of Grant’s passing was not unexpected to me. My deepest condolences and thoughts to Grant’s family, friends, and fans around the world. Grant Hart was a gifted visual artist, a wonderful story teller, and a frighteningly talented musician. Everyone touched by his spirit will always remember. Godspeed, Grant. I miss you. Be with the angels.” Hüsker Dü, fueled by Hart’s and Mould’s contrasting songwriting and vocal styles, evolved from pure hardcore to more melodic hard rock, releasing six studio albums — including classics such as 1984’s Zen Arcade and 1985’s New Day Rising — and becoming one of the first bands from that underground scene to sign to a major label, paving the way for so many acts, from R.E.M. to Sonic Youth to the Pixies to Nirvana. After the group’s famously bitter split, Hart released a solo EP and album, then formed the band Nova Mob, and worked with that group during the early to mid ’90s. Most recently, Hart released The Argument, an album based on John Milton’s epic “Paradise Lost,” in 2013. Hart’s post-Dü career was not as prolific or high-profile as Mould’s, but the two stayed in touch, according to Mould, and recently had come together to approve a large reissue project with the Numero Group, the first fruits of which will see light this fall. “We (almost) always agreed on how to present our collective work to the world,” Mould writes of Hart. “When we fought about the details, it was because we both cared. The band was our life.” Below, read Mould’s full statement, and listen to some of Hart’s music. PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS Hüsker Dü’s ‘Savage Young Dü’ 3CD/4LP box set revealed — and you can stream it now ‘Fresh remaster’ of Hüsker Dü’s ‘Everything Falls Apart’ released digitally — hear it now Reissue specialists Numero Group can’t stop teasing ‘massive’ Hüsker Dü mystery project ‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Hüsker Dü gets a ‘120 X-Ray’ post-mortem — 1987 Hüsker Dü’s ‘The Living End’ live album to receive first-ever vinyl release Hüsker Dü’s Grant Hart announces ‘Paradise Lost’-inspired ‘The Argument’ — hear 2 tracks now More...

             R.E.M.’s multiplatinum Automatic For the People will mark its 25th anniversary with a 4-disc reissue this November, with the original 1992 album joined by a live disc featuring the band’s famed Greenpeace benefit concert at the 40 Watt Club, another disc of 20 unreleased demos and a Blu-ray featuring a surround mix of the album and its accompanying videos. Though not yet officially rolled out by the band, the details of the reissue appeared on Amazon Germany today — and were revealed by The R.E.M. Timeline as well. The reissue, which had been announced earlier this year, is due out Nov. 10 via the Craft Recordings reissue arm of Concord Bicycle Music, which in late 2015 signed a worldwide licensing deal for the band’s Warner Bros. albums. The reissue will include: A disc featuring the original 12-track album. A second disc featuring most of the band’s set at the Greenpeace benefit concert at the 40 Watt Club in Athens, Ga., on Nov. 19, 1992. Many of the tracks were released as B-sides in the ’90s, but this set includes the band’s covers of The Troggs’ “Love is All Around” and Iggy Pop’s “Funtime.” The only thing missing is the second performance of “Drive” that opened the encore. A third disc of 20 unreleased demos, including early versions of many of the songs that ended up on Automatic, and some that didn’t. A fourth disc, a Blu-ray, that includes a surround mix of the full album, along with its accompanying music videos, and press kit. R.E.M. released the dark, introspective Automatic For the People on Oct. 5, 1992. It was the band’s second largely acoustic record in a row, and, despite once again not touring behind its new album, the period surrounding Out of Time and Automatic marked R.E.M.’s greatest commercial success. Automatic spawned the singles “Drive,” “Man on the Moon,” “The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite,” “Everybody Hurts,” “Nightswimming” and “Find the River.” Check out the full tracklist below. Tracklist: R.E.M., Automatic For the People: 25th Anniversary Edition Disc 1: The Album 1. “Drive” 2. “Try Not To Breathe” 3. “The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite” 4. “Everybody Hurts” 5. “New Orleans Instrumental No. 1” 6. “Sweetness Follows” 7. “Monty Got A Raw Deal” 8. “Ignoreland” 9. “Star Me Kitten” 10. “Man On The Moon” 11. “Nightswimming” 12. “Find The River” Disc 2: 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA, 19 November 1992 1. “Drive” 2. “Monty Got A Raw Deal” 3. “Everybody Hurts” 4. “Man On The Moon” 5. “Losing My Religion” 6. “Country Feedback” 7. “Begin The Begin” 8. “Fall On Me” 9. “Me In Honey” 10. “Finest Worksong” 11. “Love Is All Around” 12. “Funtime” 13. “Radio Free Europe” Disc 3: Automatic Demos 1. “Drive” (Demo) 2. “Wake Her Up” (Demo) (The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite) 3. “Mike’s Pop Song” (Demo) 4. “C To D Slide 13” (Demo) (Man On The Moon) 5. “Cello Scud” (Demo) (Sweetness Follows) 6. “10K Minimal” (Demo) (Find The River) 7. “Peter’s New Song” (Demo) 8. “Eastern 93111” (Demo) 9. “Bill’s Acoustic” (Demo) 10. “Arabic Feedback” (Demo) (Fruity Organ) 11. “Howler Monkey’ (Demo) (Ignoreland) 12. “Pakiderm” (Demo) 13. “Afterthought” (Demo) 14. “Bazouki Song” (Demo) (Try Not To Breathe) 15. “Photograph” (Demo) 16. “Michael’s Organ” (Demo) (Everybody Hurts) 17. “Pete’s Acoustic Idea” (Demo) 18. “6-8 Passion & Voc” (Demo) (Monty Got A Raw Deal) 19. “Hey Love” (Mike Voc / Demo) (Star Me Kitten) 20. “Devil Rides Backwards” (Demo) (Big Talk) Disc 4: Blu-Ray (Surround Mix & Videos) 1. “Drive” (Dolby Atmos Mix) 2. “Try Not To Breathe” (Dolby Atmos Mix) 3. “The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite” (Dolby Atmos Mix) 4. “Everybody Hurts” (Dolby Atmos Mix) 5. “New Orleans Instrumental No. 1” (Dolby Atmos Mix) 6. “Sweetness Follows” (Dolby Atmos Mix) 7. “Monty Got A Raw Deal” (Dolby Atmos Mix) 8. “Ignoreland” (Dolby Atmos Mix) 9. “Star Me Kitten” (Dolby Atmos Mix) 10. “Man On The Moon” (Dolby Atmos Mix) 11. “Nightswimming” (Dolby Atmos Mix) 12. “Find The River” (Dolby Atmos Mix) 13. “Photograph” (Dolby Atmos Mix) Videos: “Drive” “The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite” “Everybody Hurts” “Man On The Moon “Nightswimming” (British Version) “Find The River” “Nightswimming” (R Version) Automatic For The People Press Kit PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS Watch: Mike Mills, Peter Buck resurrect R.E.M.’s ‘Texarkana,’ enlist Corin Tucker for ‘One I Love’ The absolute best of R.E.M.: All 282 songs ranked by Slicing Up Eyeballs’ readers R.E.M., Camper Van Beethoven members offer reward after PA stolen from 40 Watt Club Vintage Video: R.E.M. tears up pre-‘Murmur’ set in earliest known pro-shoot footage MTV promo from 1988: ‘When I’m an old person, I think I’ll still be listening to R.E.M.’ R.E.M.’s ‘Automatic For the People’ to receive 25th anniversary reissue this fall R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe to debut rare solo music as part of Moogfest audiovisual project More...