Recent Dark Wave Playlists

Black Francis, Kristin Hersh, Juliana Hatfield on board for Wes Anderson tribute 'I Saved Latin!'

Black Francis, Kristin Hersh, Juliana Hatfield on board for Wes Anderson tribute ‘I Saved Latin!’

American Laundromat Records next spring will release a double-CD tribute to quirky director Wes Anderson titled I Saved Latin!, a collection that will feature indie artists such as Black Francis, Kristin Hersh, Juliana Hatfield, Mike Watt and more covering songs featured in films.

Watch: Skinnny Puppy crushes skulls, spills blood in new 'illisiT' music video

Watch: Skinnny Puppy crushes skulls, spills blood in new ‘illisiT’ music video

Skinny Puppy have debuted a graphic, Jason Alacrity-directed music video for one of the record’s tracks, “illisiT,” which features a riot cop stomping on skulls and some kind of hooded fugitive plunging surgical instruments into his arm to remove a bug-like robotic probe. That part’s not for the squeamish.

Watch: Pixies blow up Joey Santiago in new music video for 'What Goes Boom'

Watch: Pixies blow up Joey Santiago in new music video for ‘What Goes Boom’

The Pixies today debuted the third music video off the band’s recently released four-song EP-1 collection, a sparse, desert-set clip that culminates with guitarist Joey Santiago exploding into a spray of blood, seemingly answering the question posted by the song’s title: “What Goes Boom.” Check out the full clip,

Mike Peters addresses Big Country departure, will tour The Alarm's 'Declaration' in 2014

Mike Peters addresses Big Country departure, will tour The Alarm’s ‘Declaration’ in 2014

Mike Peters last week addressed his departure from Big Country, thanking both the band and its fans “for a wonderful four years” without offering any reason for his split with the reunited group — which itself only has revealed to fans that “Big Country and Mike will now be parting ways” as it continues on as a four-piece.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds announce 19-date North American tour next summer

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds announce 19-date North American tour next summer

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds will return to North America next summer for a second round of dates in support of the band’s current album Push the Sky Away, a just-announced trek that runs from June 16 through July 31 and will bring the group to 15 cities across the United States plus four more in Canada.

New releases: The Waterboys' 'Fisherman's Box,' plus Soulsavers, Tears For Fears' Curt Smith

New releases: The Waterboys’ ‘Fisherman’s Box,’ plus Soulsavers, Tears For Fears’ Curt Smith

This week’s new releases include the slightly slimmed-down 6CD version of the new Waterboys’ ‘Fisherman’s Blues’ box set of demos and unfinished tracks, plus a reissue of Soulsavers’ album with Dave Gahan and the belated CD release of Tears For Fears co-founder Curt Smith’s new solo album.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (11/17/13)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (11/17/13)

Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave featured new music from The Mission and Throwing Muses, plus old favorites by The Glove, Peter Murphy, The Teardrop Explodes, Sad Lovers and Giants, New Order, Tones on Tail, For Against, KMDFM, Concrete Blonde, The Danse Society and more.