Recent Dark Wave Playlists

The Pretenders prep new album “Relentless” — hear first single “Let the Sun Come In”

The Pretenders prep new album “Relentless” — hear first single “Let the Sun Come In”

The Pretenders will release their 14th studio album later this summer, and Chrissie Hynde and Co. are previewing the set with first single “Let the Sun Come In.”

Photos: The Cure bring their "Songs of a Lost World" to the iconic Hollywood Bowl

Photos: The Cure bring their “Songs of a Lost World” to the iconic Hollywood Bowl

Concert photographer Kevin Estrada, fresh off chronicling Love and Rockets’ live return at the Cruel World festival, documented The Cure’s second Hollywood Bowl concert.

The Chills' out-of-print debut "Brave Words" to receive remastered, expanded reissue

The Chills’ out-of-print debut “Brave Words” to receive remastered, expanded reissue

Fire Records this October will release a remastered, remixed and expanded 2LP vinyl reissue of New Zealand indie-pop legends The Chills’ long-out-of-print 1987 debut Brave Words.

The Dead Milkmen debut “Philadelphia Femdom” — off upcoming “Quaker City Quiet Pills”

The Dead Milkmen debut “Philadelphia Femdom” — off upcoming “Quaker City Quiet Pills”

The Dead Milkmen this week released the second single off their first new album in nearly a decade, “Philadelphia Femdom,” a song the band calls a “BDSM nightmare.”

Watch: Berlin's Terri Nunn joins The Sisters of Mercy for "Temple of Love" in Hollywood

Watch: Berlin’s Terri Nunn joins The Sisters of Mercy for “Temple of Love” in Hollywood

Terri Nunn popped up Tuesday night for the first song of the encore at The Sisters of Mercy’s second concert in eight days at the Hollywood Palladium.

New book "Neon Side of Town" tells story of The B-52s as more than just "silly party band"

New book “Neon Side of Town” tells story of The B-52s as more than just “silly party band”

A pair of authors are promising the first critical biography of The B-52s with their just-published new book on the iconic New Wave rockers.

Butthole Surfers' first 5 albums and more getting digital, physical reissues by Matador Records

Butthole Surfers’ first 5 albums and more getting digital, physical reissues by Matador Records

Matador Records today announced that the tastemaking independent label will now oversee the early catalog of the Butthole Surfers.