Recent Dark Wave Playlists

New releases: Young Fresh Fellows' 'Tiempo de Lujo,' plus Dinosaur Jr live, VCMG EP

New releases: Young Fresh Fellows’ ‘Tiempo de Lujo,’ plus Dinosaur Jr live, VCMG EP

This week’s new releases include ‘Tiempo de Lujo,’ the 13th studio album from Scott McCaughey’s long-running Young Fresh Fellows, the limited-edition, purple-vinyl ‘Bug: Live at the 9:30 Club’ from Dinosaur Jr,’ and the third EP from VCMG, the collaboration between Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore and Vince Clarke.

Playlist: Sirius XM's 'Dark Wave,' 8/19/12

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 8/19/12

The playlist from tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” — the Sunday night “darker side of alternative” show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured The The, Cocteau Twins, My Bloody Valentine, Tones on Tail, New Order, Clan of Xymox, Theater of Hate, Killing Joke, The Smiths and much more.

The Week in Rock: Aug. 12-18, 2012

The Week in Rock: Aug. 12-18, 2012

Welcome to the Week in Rock, where we round up all of the headlines posted on this site over the past week. This edition includes items about Dead Can Dance, R.E.M.’s Peter Buck, The Fixx, The Mission, OMD, Laibach, The Wedding Present, Killing Joke, Morrissey, Devo, Madness and more.

R.E.M.'s Peter Buck to debut new band Richard M. Nixon next month in Seattle

R.E.M.’s Peter Buck to debut new band Richard M. Nixon next month in Seattle

Scott McCaughey tells the Seattle Weekly that former R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck’s self-titled album — with guest turns by Mike Mills and Sleater-Kinney’s Corin Tucker — could be out as early as next month, when Buck debuts his new band, dubbed Richard M. Nixon, at a pair of Seattle shows with Young Fresh Fellows.

Laibach covers The Normal, Bob Dylan for new 'Reproduction Prohibited' compilation

Laibach covers The Normal, Bob Dylan for new ‘Reproduction Prohibited’ compilation

Mute Records this fall continues its new compilation series An Introduction To… with a disc celebrating Slovenian avant-garde industrial group Laibach’s “unique take on the art of the cover version,” compiling 15 tracks, including newly recorded version of The Normal’s “Warm Leatherette” and Bob Dylan’s “Ballad of a Thin Man.”

Video: Delerium f/ Nadina, 'Monarch' — lead single off 'Music Box Opera,' 1st album in 6 years

Video: Delerium f/ Nadina, ‘Monarch’ — lead single off ‘Music Box Opera,’ 1st album in 6 years

Long-running electronic outfit Delerium — led by former Front Line Assembly member and Skinny Puppy collaborator Bill Leeb — this fall will release the 15-track ‘Music Box Opera,’ the group’s first new studio album in six years, which is preceded by the debut today of music video for lead-off single “Monarch.”

Video: The Fixx play new single 'Anyone Else,' 2 classic hits on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'

Video: The Fixx play new single ‘Anyone Else,’ 2 classic hits on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’

The Fixx returned to network television last night with an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” that saw the band performing new single “Anyone Else” plus the classic “Red Skies” during the closing credits. The group stuck around to perform a web-only version of “One Thing Leads To Another” as well.