Recent Dark Wave Playlists

The Sisters of Mercy to play Sonisphere festival in UK's Knebworth Park

The Sisters of Mercy to play Sonisphere festival in UK’s Knebworth Park

Andrew Eldritch is rolling out The Sisters of Mercy for at least one performance so far in 2014, with the band confirmed to play the Sonisphere festival at Knebworth Park, England, on July 5 in what appears to be the goth-rock legends’ first performance since the summer of 2012.

Kraftwerk plots 3D performances, full-album runs in North America, Europe this spring

Kraftwerk plots 3D performances, full-album runs in North America, Europe this spring

Kraftwerk continue to expand its crowded early 2014 touring plans, which already consisted of 3D performances and a pair of runs of full-album dates in Los Angeles and Vienna; the latest additions to the group’s schedule include performances this April in New York City and Washington, D.C.

Watch Gary Numan dig into 'Splinter,' rev up 'Cars' for Amoeba Music in-store

Watch Gary Numan dig into ‘Splinter,’ rev up ‘Cars’ for Amoeba Music in-store

Back on Oct. 16, Gary Numan dropped by Amoeba Music in Hollywood during his U.S. tour to plan an in-store set, video from which the independent record giant has just posted. ere, you can see Numan and his band perform two tracks off last year’s Splinter as well as his smash “Cars.”

Bryan Ferry announces 8-date West Coast swing around Coachella appearances

Bryan Ferry announces 8-date West Coast swing around Coachella appearances

Roxy Music frontman Bryan Ferry will treat fans to “an incredible set list of hits, favorites rarities and covering 40 years of career highlights” during a short run of eight dates along the West Coast of the U.S. and Canada this April that have been scheduled around his twin appearances at Coachella.

Throwing Muses announce handful of U.S. dates — including 2 with Tanya Donelly

Throwing Muses announce handful of U.S. dates — including 2 with Tanya Donelly

The Throwing Muses have announced a select number of U.S. dates on both the East and West coasts in late February and early March in support of the band’s new book/album combo Purgatory/Paradise — including a pair of shows that will feature opening sets by Tanya Donelly.

New releases: Sex Pistols, Tears for Fears on Blu-ray, plus The Verlaines, Stiff Little Fingers

New releases: Sex Pistols, Tears for Fears on Blu-ray, plus The Verlaines, Stiff Little Fingers

This week’s new releases include Blu-ray reissues of ‘Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols’ and Tears For Fears’ ‘The Hurting’ on Blu-ray, plus a reissue of The Verlaines’ 1987 compilation ‘Juvenilia’ and a five-record box set from Stiff Little Fingers.

Ministry's Al Jourgensen to enter rehab for alcohol abuse: 'I need help on this one'

Ministry’s Al Jourgensen to enter rehab for alcohol abuse: ‘I need help on this one’

Ministry’s Al Jourgensen has decided to check himself into rehabilitation for alcohol issues, his label 13th Planet confirmed tonight, after the legendary industrial-metal frontman let the cat out of the bag himself on Facebook, writing, “Kicked dope and crack by myself… but I need help on this one.”