Recent Dark Wave Playlists

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 143, aired 1/14/14

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 143, aired 1/14/14

This week’s Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour featured brand-new music from Dean Wareham and the Pixies, plus old faves from The Gun Club, Max Q, Husker Du, The Wlid Sweans, The Cure, Hoodoo Gurus, The Mission, Ramones, Miracle Legion and more.

Buzzcocks launch PledgeMusic campaign to fund first new album in 8 years

Buzzcocks launch PledgeMusic campaign to fund first new album in 8 years

The Buzzcocks late last week launched a PledgeMusic crowdsourcing campaign to help fund the recording and release of their first new studio album in eight years, saying the fundraising effort — which is already halfway to its goal — will allow the legendary punk act to release its new music much faster than before.

Clan of Xymox returns with 'quite romantic' new album, rare Los Angeles concert

Clan of Xymox returns with ‘quite romantic’ new album, rare Los Angeles concert

Clan of Xymox — the onetime 4AD act is still centered around founding member Ronny Moorings — return next month with a brand-new studio album entitled Matters of Mind, Body and Soul and are set to precede the record’s release with what’s being billed as the group’s first concert in Los Angeles in more than a decade.

New Order, Iggy Pop, Patti Smith to play annual Tibet House benefit in New York

New Order, Iggy Pop, Patti Smith to play annual Tibet House benefit in New York

New Order returns to American soil this March to perform at the 24th annual Tibet House U.S. Benefit Concert, joining Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, Joe Walsh and more at New York City’s Carnegie Hall to raise money for the nonprofit educational institution that’s dedicated to preserving Tibetan culture.

New releases: Midnight Oil, Iggy Pop, Hüsker Dü's Grant Hart, Lone Justice

New releases: Midnight Oil, Iggy Pop, Hüsker Dü’s Grant Hart, Lone Justice

This week’s new releases include CD “vinyl replica” reissues from Midnight Oil and Iggy Pop, plus a first-time vinyl release of Grant Hart’s 1999 solo album ‘Good News for Modern Man’ and a live-in-the-studio set from Lone Justice recorded in 1983.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (1/12/14)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (1/12/14)

Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave featured music from David J, Southern Death Cult, Death in June, The Sisters of Mercy, Pigface, 1919, The Neon Judgement, The Chameleons, Cabaret Voltaire, Joy Division, Ministry, Dead Can Dance, The Church and more.

The Week in Rock: Jan. 5-11, 2014

The Week in Rock: Jan. 5-11, 2014

Welcome to the Week in Rock, where we round up all of the headlines posted on this site over the past week. This week featured news about The Replacements, Pixies, The Psychedelic Furs, The Dream Syndicate, Morrissey, The Mission, Eurythmics, Paul Weller and more.