Recent Dark Wave Playlists

Steven Severin hints Siouxsie and the Banshees' final 4 reissues coming Sept. 15

Steven Severin hints Siouxsie and the Banshees’ final 4 reissues coming Sept. 15

Bassist Steven Severin hinted this weekend that the final four titles in Siouxsie and the Banshees’ catalog finally will receive expanded reissues Sept. 15, more than four years after Universal Music pulled the plug on the band’s reissue campaign midstream.

New releases: Midge Ure, Marc Almond, Ministry, Durutti Column, The Gun Club

New releases: Midge Ure, Marc Almond, Ministry, Durutti Column, The Gun Club

This week’s new releases include a brand-new studio album from Ultravox’s Midge Ure, a recording of a new stage production from Marc Almond, a new Ministry live album and film, a two-disc version of the new Durutti Column album and a CD reissue of The Gun Club’s ‘Fire of Love.’

Stream Morrissey's 'World Peace Is None Of Your Business' a week ahead of release

Stream Morrissey’s ‘World Peace Is None Of Your Business’ a week ahead of release

Morrissey’s been teasing the hell out of his brand-new album World Peace Is None Of Your Business in the weeks ahead of its July 15 release, with full-track previews, spoken-word promotional videos and, perhaps not as effectively, an aborted U.S. tour. Now, though, comes the moment of truth.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (7/6/14)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (7/6/14)

Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” — the Sunday night celebration of the “darker side of classic alternative” on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured music from Big Black, Skinny Puppy, Clan of Xymox, The Tear Garden, Fad Gadget, Sad Lovers and Giants, Theatre of Pain, Scratch Aid, Cocteau Twins and more.

Annik Honoré, girlfriend of Ian Curtis and Les Disques du Crépuscule co-founder, 1957-2014

Annik Honoré — girlfriend of Joy Division’s Ian Curtis at the time of his death, the alleged inspiration for “Love Will Tear Us Apart” and the co-founder of the Les Disques du Crépuscule and Factory Benelux labels — died this week at the age of 56, according to press reports and associates.

Video: New Order debuts new song 'Plastic' at North American tour opener in Chicago

Video: New Order debuts new song ‘Plastic’ at North American tour opener in Chicago

When New Order toured South America earlier this year, the band debuted “Singularity,” its first new track since the Waiting for the Sirens’ Call sessions. Earlier tonight, Bernard Sumner and Co. opened a U.S. tour with another premiere, performing the new song “Plastic” for the first time ever.

Rhino’s ‘Just Can’t Get Enough: The ’80s’ Spotify playlist — updated 7/1/14

Rhino’s ‘Just Can’t Get Enough: The ’80s’ Spotify playlist — updated 7/1/14

Back in 2011, the good folks at Rhino Records requested we take a stab at curating their ‘Just Can’t Get Enough: The ’80s’ playlist on Spotify — and now that the label’s launched its own app within Spotify, we’ve been asked to freshen it up occasionally with 25 new tracks representing the classic ’80s alternative era.