Recent Dark Wave Playlists

New Model Army mix studio, live tracks on 'Between Wine and Blood' — stream 'Guessing'

New Model Army mix studio, live tracks on ‘Between Wine and Blood’ — stream ‘Guessing’

]Long-running U.K. post-punk act New Model Army follows up last year’s Between Dog and Wolf — the band’s 12th studio album, and first in four years — with a new collection in September entitled Between Wine and Blood that combines a mini album of six new studio tracks and an 11-song live album.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 161, aired 7/29/14

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 161, aired 7/29/14

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.

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Wall of Voodoo's Stan Ridgway goes under the ‘120 X-Ray’ — 1989

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Wall of Voodoo’s Stan Ridgway goes under the ‘120 X-Ray’ — 1989

For this week’s installment of our “120 Minutes” Rewind series, we present this “120 X-Ray” segment on former Wall of Voodoo frontman Stan Ridgway. As you can see below, the segment, which aired June 11, 1989, delves into Ridgway’s time with the New Wave act then proceeds to his solo work.

David J pens 'Who Killed Mister Moonlight?' memoir — read excerpt on Ian Curtis

David J pens ‘Who Killed Mister Moonlight?’ memoir — read excerpt on Ian Curtis

David J will tell the stories behind seminal goth-rock act Bauhaus and its successor Love and Rockets — as well as tales from his own solo career and his exploration of the occult — in a new memoir entitled “Who Killed Mister Moonlight?: Bauhaus, Black Magick and Benediction” that’s due to be published this fall.

Hear Daniel Ash's super-mellow remake of Love and Rockets' 'All In My Mind'

Hear Daniel Ash’s super-mellow remake of Love and Rockets’ ‘All In My Mind’

With his new album Stripped now set for release Sept. 30, Daniel Ash continues to tease fans with tracks from the record, which will include electronic-flavored remakes of tracks from across his back catalog. The latest cut to emerge is a new, slowed-down take on Express classic “All In My Mind.”

The Jesus and Mary Chain announce 'secret' Dublin gig, promise 'year of activity' in 2015

The Jesus and Mary Chain announce ‘secret’ Dublin gig, promise ‘year of activity’ in 2015

The Jesus and Mary Chain will play a special “low key” concert in Dublin on Thursday as the brothers Reid rehearse in the Irish capital for their upcoming tour dates — including their November U.K. concerts that will see full performances of the band’s 1985 debut Psychocandy.

New releases: Simple Minds, Dream Academy, Tears For Fears, ABC, Soft Cell, The Specials

New releases: Simple Minds, Dream Academy, Tears For Fears, ABC, Soft Cell, The Specials

This week’s new releases include a live CD/DVD combo from Simple Minds, a new best-of from The Dream Academy, vinyl reissues of classic debut albums from Tears For Fears, ABC and Soft Cell, a live album from The Specials reissued on vinyl, and a new best-of set of 2 Tone ska.