Recent Dark Wave Playlists

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (4/12/15)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (4/12/15)

Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave featured music by The Cult, Rose of Avalanche, Soft Cell, New Model Army, Front 242, Kissing the Pink, Comsat Angels, The Bolshoi, Chris Connelly, Section 25, Julian Cope, Ministry and more.

Earliest known footage of MTV's ‘120 Minutes' surfaces: Watch J.J. Jackson host in April '86

Earliest known footage of MTV’s ‘120 Minutes’ surfaces: Watch J.J. Jackson host in April ’86

We’ve posted a number of memorable clips over the years as part of our “120 Minutes” Rewind feature, but this is a true rarity: some 35 minutes of J.J. Jackson-hosted footage from the earliest-known recording of an episode of MTV’s seminal Sunday night music-video show that took viewers “two hours into the future” every week.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (4/5/15)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (4/5/15)

Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave featured music by Bauhaus, Skinny Puppy, The Naked and the Dead, Lard, Camouflage, The Lucy Show, Danielle Dax, Death in June, The Essence, Xmal Deutschland, Alien Sex Fiend, Skeletal Family and more.

Morrissey announces 18-date U.S. tour — including New York City show with Blondie

Morrissey announces 18-date U.S. tour — including New York City show with Blondie

Morrissey tonight announced that he will return to the U.S. this June and July to continue promoting his withdrawn album World Peace Is None of Your Business with a new 18-date tour of theaters, arenas and amphitheaters, a trek that includes a stop at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Stream: The Mission's Wayne Hussey covers George Michael smash 'Careless Whisper'

Stream: The Mission’s Wayne Hussey covers George Michael smash ‘Careless Whisper’

On May 5, Wayne Hussey, frontman of The Mission, will release a 2DVD/1CD set Songs of Candlelight & Razorblades Live that chronicles his tour last year in support of his latest solo effort, and he’s teasing the upcoming project with a live stream of one of its tracks: a live cover of George Michael’s “Careless Whisper.”

Echo & The Bunnymen announce 4 U.S. dates in August, promise more in September

Echo & The Bunnymen announce 4 U.S. dates in August, promise more in September

Echo & The Bunnymen will return to the U.S. this summer, with the band this week announcing what it termed a “tour of America” that consists of four shows in California this August. It is not clear, via the band’s announcement on Facebook or elsewhere, whether the Bunnymen plan to add more dates to the trek.