Recent Dark Wave Playlists

Listen: The Afghan Whigs, 'Arabian Heights' — second single off upcoming 'In Spades'

Listen: The Afghan Whigs, ‘Arabian Heights’ — second single off upcoming ‘In Spades’

The Afghan Whigs will release their second post-reunion album, In Spades, on May 5 on Sub Pop Records, and today gave fans their second taste of the record with the release of “Arabian Height,” which you can stream here. The single follows the video release of “Demon in Profile.”

Watch: Blondie debuts video for 'Long Time' — off upcoming album 'Pollinator'

Watch: Blondie debuts video for ‘Long Time’ — off upcoming album ‘Pollinator’

Blondie this morning premiered the music video for “Long Time,” a single off the band’s upcoming 11th studio album Pollinator that was co-written by Debbie Harry and Dev Hynes of Blood Orange. You can watch the video, directed by Dikayl Rimmasch and shot in New York City, here.

New Order, Nine Inch Nails, Jawbreaker, X, Ministry and more playing Chicago's Riot Fest

New Order, Nine Inch Nails, Jawbreaker, X, Ministry and more playing Chicago’s Riot Fest

Chicago’s Riot Fest this morning unveiled the lineup for its three-day September festival, which will be headlined by Nine Inch Nails, Queens of the Stone Age and a reunited Jawbreaker. Also on the bill: New Order, Ministry, Dinosaur Jr, X, Bad Brains, Buzzcocks, GBH, Fishbone and Alice Bag.

Listen: The The, 'We Can't Stop What's Coming' — first new single in 10 years

Listen: The The, ‘We Can’t Stop What’s Coming’ — first new single in 10 years

Matt Johnson debuted his first new The The single in a decade today on Steve Lamacq’s BBC 6 Music show, calling in to the program to introduce “We Can’t Stop What’s Coming,” a tribute to his late brother that will be released as a 7-inch single for Record Store Day in the U.K.

Listen: Rockin’ the Suburbs podcast digs into 'Dark Wave' with Slicing Up Eyeballs

Listen: Rockin’ the Suburbs podcast digs into ‘Dark Wave’ with Slicing Up Eyeballs

As mentioned yesterday, Slicing Up Eyeballs founder/editor Matt Sebastian is guesting on the Rockin’ the Suburbs podcast, and following Monday’s discussion of this website and ’80s college rock, come today’s episode about “Dark Wave,” the show he hosts every week on Sirius XM satellite radio’s 1st Wave channel.

Watch: The Church's Steve Kilbey covers The Cure classics 'Pictures of You,' 'Love Song'

Watch: The Church’s Steve Kilbey covers The Cure classics ‘Pictures of You,’ ‘Love Song’

The Factory Theatre in suburban Sydney, Australia, on Saturday hosted a 25th anniversary tribute to The Cure’s ninth album Wish that was headlined by Steve Kilbey of The Church, and featured a number of Sydney-area musicians performing songs off that record and Robert Smith and Co.’s back catalog.

The House of Love to headline UK's Indie Daze festival with Creation Records-era set

The House of Love to headline UK’s Indie Daze festival with Creation Records-era set

Billed as “the kind of event you wish had happened years ago,” the fourth installment of London’s Indie Daze festival will feature The House of Love, Voice of the Beehive and Apollo 440, as well as Crazyhead, The Wonder Stuff’s Miles Hunt and Erica Nockalls and Thousand Yard Stare.