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Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (1/18/15)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (1/18/15)

Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave featured music from The Jesus and Mary Chain, Au Pairs, The Naked and the Dead, Bauhaus, The Sound, Rudimentary Peni, Meat Beat Manifesto, Chrome, Lard, Coil, The Wolfgang Press, Black Tape For a Blue Girl and more.

J. Spaceman taps Killing Joke's Youth to produce next Spiritualized album

J. Spaceman taps Killing Joke’s Youth to produce next Spiritualized album

After helming 2014 albums by Echo & The Bunnymen and Peter Murphy, Killing Joke bassist Martin “Youth” Glover next turns his attention to Spiritualized, having been tapped by that band’s Jason Pierce to produce the follow-up to 2012’s Sweet Heart Sweet Light.

Vintage Video: Newly surfaced Talking Heads concert from 1980’s 'Remain in Light' tour

Vintage Video: Newly surfaced Talking Heads concert from 1980’s ‘Remain in Light’ tour

For this week’s installment of Vintage Video, we turn to this killer Talking Heads concert that’s been making the rounds online, an 80-minute black-and-white performance filmed at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, N.J., about a month after the release of 1980′s Remain in Light.

Stream/Download: Auto Reverse Mixtape (January 2015) — Cover Songs Edition

Stream/Download: Auto Reverse Mixtape (January 2015) — Cover Songs Edition

For this month’s installment of the ever-popular Auto Reverse mixtape series, we’ve decided to go with a theme: cover songs. So on the two 45-minute sides posted below for your streaming and/or downloading pleasure, you’ll find cover songs by classic alternative artists and covers of classic alternative artists.

New releases: Siouxsie and the Banshees, Alison Moyet, Sparks, Bryan Ferry

New releases: Siouxsie and the Banshees, Alison Moyet, Sparks, Bryan Ferry

This week’s new releases include a new 18-song compilation from Siouxsie and the Banshees, the U.S release of Alison Moyet’s new alive album, a 40th anniversary vinyl reissue of Sparks’ “Kimono in My House ” album, and the vinyl release of Bryan Ferry’s new record “Avonmore.”

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (1/11/15)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (1/11/15)

Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave featured music from Joy Division, Mick Karn, Moev, Lead Into Gold, KaS Product, The The, Peter Murphy, Psychic TV, The Smiths, Rowland S. Howard, Pigface, Mission of Burma, Specimen, The Mission, This Mortal Coil, The Cult, Wire more.

Morrissey announces arena tour hitting 6 cities in the U.K. this March

Morrissey announces arena tour hitting 6 cities in the U.K. this March

Morrissey may be planning to record a new album in February, but he’ll be getting back out on the road rather quickly after that, having announced Sunday a six-city arena tour of the U.K. this March. Moz will perform in Nottingham, Bournemouth, Cariff, Leeds, Glasgow and Birmingham.