Recent Dark Wave Playlists

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Siouxsie and the Banshees' hour-long 'Scream Superstition' special

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Siouxsie and the Banshees’ hour-long ‘Scream Superstition’ special

We paused the weekly “120 Minutes” Rewind feature a few months back because we’d exhausted most of the best clips available on YouTube, but, as time as passed, new finds have surfaced, including an hour-long Siouxsie and the Banshees special called “Scream Superstition.”

Stream Erasure's new single 'Elevation' — off forthcoming 'The Violet Flame'

Stream Erasure’s new single ‘Elevation’ — off forthcoming ‘The Violet Flame’

We’re still two months away from the arrival of Erasure’s 16th studio album, The Violet Flame, but the duo has just offered up the first taste of the record in the form of first single “Elevation,” which you can stream here. Vince Clarke and Andy Bell also revealed the full tracklist for the album,

New releases: Duran Duran's 'Rio' 2LP reissue, plus Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds CD reissues

New releases: Duran Duran’s ‘Rio’ 2LP reissue, plus Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds CD reissues

This week’s new releases include a new 2LP reissue of Duran Duran’s classic sophomore album Rio, plus new single-CD reissues from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (From Her To Eternity, The Firstborn Is Dead, Kicking Against The Pricks, Your Funeral… My Trial).

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (7/20/14)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (7/20/14)

Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave featured music from Rose of Avalanche, The Normal, Skeletal Family, Poesie Noire, The Chameleons, Snake Corps, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, The Lucy Show, PTP, Fad Gadget, David J and more.

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,