Year: 2014

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (11/16/14)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (11/16/14)

Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave featured music from Joy Division, John Foxx, Cabaret Voltaire, Nitzer Ebb, Chris & Cosey, Specimen, Human Sexual Response, Front Line Assembly, Skeletal Family, PTP, Killing Joke, Peter Murphy and more.

'Monsters of Industrial': Skinny Puppy enlists Front Line Assembly for North American tour

‘Monsters of Industrial’: Skinny Puppy enlists Front Line Assembly for North American tour

Turns out Front Line Assembly mastermind Bill Leeb’s “Monsters of Industrial” tour is happening after all — although with a less monstrous name — after Skinny Puppy tapped FLA to replace the departed VNV Nation on the bands’ 17-date North American tour that’s slated to kick off in Toronto in late November.

New releases: Tears For Fears' 'Songs From the Big Chair' box set, Alison Moyet live

New releases: Tears For Fears’ ‘Songs From the Big Chair’ box set, Alison Moyet live

This week’s new release include a multi-format reissue of Tears For Fears’ smash second album, ‘Songs From the Big Chair,’ including a six-disc Super Deluxe Edition, plus a live album from former Yazoo frontwoman Alison Moyet in which she spotlights her recent solo album ‘The Minutes’ as well as earlier material.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (11/9/14)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (11/9/14)

Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave featured music from Bauhaus, A Split-Second, Revolting Cocks, Bigod 20, Rose of Avalanche, Throwing Muses, The Mission, The Names, Dalis Car, Camouflage, Japan, Comsat Angels and more.

The Cure promise 'surprises galore' at pair of Christmas concerts in London

The Cure promise ‘surprises galore’ at pair of Christmas concerts in London

The Cure today announced a pair of Christmas concerts at London’s Hammersmith Eventim Apollo next month, promising two-and-a-half-hour shows that will find the band “playing songs drawn from their entire 37 year old catalogue including deep cuts, pop songs, fan favourites and surprises galore.”

New releases: Simple Minds, The Chills, A Certain Ratio, Ian Dury, Alphaville

New releases: Simple Minds, The Chills, A Certain Ratio, Ian Dury, Alphaville

This week’s new releases include a brand-new studio album from Simple Minds, plus a collection of BBC recordings by The Chills, a reissue of A Certain Ratio’s second album, a box set collecting studio albums from Ian Dury with and without the Blockheads, and a new Alphaville best-of.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (11/2/14)

Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave was a post-Halloween extravaganza featuring music from The Cure, Skinny Puppy, 999, Bauhaus, The Cramps, Christian Death, Xmal Deutschland, The March Violets, Samhain, The Birthday Party and more.

Siouxsie and the Banshees re-pressing 'Peepshow' reissue over 'minor mastering error'

Siouxsie and the Banshees re-pressing ‘Peepshow’ reissue over ‘minor mastering error’

The just-released reissue of Siouxsie and the Banshees’ 1988 album Peepshow is being repressed following the discovery of a “minor mastering error” at the end of “Rawhead and Bloody Bones,” the band’s bassist, Steven Severin, announced today via the Banshees’ Facebook page.

Stream/Download: Auto Reverse — Slicing Up Eyeballs Mixtape (October 2014)

Stream/Download: Auto Reverse — Slicing Up Eyeballs Mixtape (October 2014)

Keeping with our unfortunate tradition of mixtape lateness, this was supposed to have been finished and posted earlier this past week to serve as a nice pre-Halloween collection of goth, post-punk and darker tunes. Oops. Still, here’s October’s entry in the Auto Reverse mixtape series, featuring two 45-minutes of dark fare.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 167, aired 10/28/14

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 167, aired 10/28/14

Exploring the legacy of ’80s college rock, the Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Pacific on Strangeways Radio. If you caught this week’s episode, pop over to the Strangeways message board to leave requests for future shows.

New releases: Siouxsie and the Banshees, XTC, Afghan Whigs, Wedding Present, Nick Cave

New releases: Siouxsie and the Banshees, XTC, Afghan Whigs, Wedding Present, Nick Cave

This week’s new releases include a huge number of reissues, with re-released titles coming from Siouxsie and the Banshees, XTC, The Afghan Whigs, The Wedding Present and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, plus a brand-new live album from The Fall compiled by Mark E. Smith.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (10/26/14)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (10/26/14)

Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave featured music from The Sisters of Mercy, Test Dept., Japan, ClockDVA, Public Image Ltd., Gary Numan, Danielle Dax, Southern Death Cult, Clan of Xymox, The Wolfgang Press, Severed Heads, Assemblage 23 and more.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 166, aired 10/21/14

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 166, aired 10/21/14

Exploring the legacy of ’80s college rock, the Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Pacific on Strangeways Radio. If you caught this week’s episode, pop over to the Strangeways message board to leave requests for future shows.