Recent Dark Wave Playlists

Vintage Video: The B-52s dance this mess around in 1983 West German TV performance

Vintage Video: The B-52s dance this mess around in 1983 West German TV performance

For this week’s installment in the Vintage Video series, we revisit the classic, original lineup of The B-52s — including the late Ricky Wilson — as the band plays a 30-minute set in Dortmund, part of what was then West Germany, in 1983 for the TV show “Rockpalast.” The set comes a month after the release of “Whammy!”

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 160, aired 7/15/14

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 160, aired 7/15/14

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.

Game Theory's 1982 debut 'Blaze of Glory' to be reissued with 11 unreleased bonus tracks

Game Theory’s 1982 debut ‘Blaze of Glory’ to be reissued with 11 unreleased bonus tracks

Omnivore Recordings will launch a new Game Theory reissue campaign this September with the first release of the band’s debut Blaze of Glory in its original form since the album’s original issue in 1982, supplementing the 12-track record with 15 bonus tracks,

Pixies release new album 'Indie Cindy' on cassette in cassingle-style sleeve

Pixies release new album ‘Indie Cindy’ on cassette in cassingle-style sleeve

The Pixies already have released their first new album in 23 years on CD and vinyl (both on 12-inch and across three separate 10-inch EPs), and as a digital download, but now comes the most retro format of all: an ultra limited-edition cassette release of Indie Cindy.

The Damned drafts T.S.O.L. for short 'Hallow-East Tour' of U.S over Halloween

The Damned drafts T.S.O.L. for short ‘Hallow-East Tour’ of U.S over Halloween

The Damned — still anchored after all these years by founding members Dave Vanian and Captain Sensible — return to the U.S. this fall for a very short “Hallow-East Tour” that sees the band hitting four cities on the East Coast of the U.S. around Halloween. Joining the festivities: TSOL.

New releases: Morrissey, Cocteau Twins, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Spiritualized, Talking Heads

New releases: Morrissey, Cocteau Twins, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Spiritualized, Talking Heads

This week’s new releases include the brand-new studio album from Morrissey (‘World Peace is None of Your Business’) as well as vinyl reissues from Cocteau Twins, The Jesus and Mary Chain and Spiritualized, plus the digital release of the classic Talking Heads concert film ‘Stop Making Sense.’

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (7/13/14)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (7/13/14)

Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave featured music from The Teardrop Explodes, Gang of Four, This Mortal Coil, Sister Machine Gun, The Damned, Tones on Tail, Revolting Cocks, The Durutti Column, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Cult and more.