Recent Dark Wave Playlists

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 7/8/12

The playlist from tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” — the Sunday night “darker side of alternative” show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured New Order, Concrete Blonde, Killing Joke, Peter Murphy, Shriekback, Joy Division, Cabaret Voltaire, Stan Ridgway, The Human League and much more.

The Week in Rock: July 1-7, 2012

The Week in Rock: July 1-7, 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 Midnight Oil, The Stone Roses, John Lydon, This Mortal Coil, The Specials, Pet Shop Boys, World Party, Mission of Burma, The Smiths and more — plus the latest Auto Reverse mixtape.

The Stone Roses at Manchester's Heaton Park — watch complete video of first night

The Stone Roses at Manchester’s Heaton Park — watch complete video of first night

Last weekend, The Stone Roses brought their improbable reunion tour to Manchester for three nights at the city’s Heaton Park, playing to a total of 220,000 fans in what have been billed as the fastest-selling concerts in U.K. history — and now you can watch the complete, 19-song, 100-minute set from the band’s first night.

Video: PiL's John Lydon discusses the war on drugs on BBC's 'Question Time'

Video: PiL’s John Lydon discusses the war on drugs on BBC’s ‘Question Time’

Public Image Ltd. frontman John Lydon appeared on a panel with several members of the British Parliament last night on the BBC’s ‘Question Time’ program, where a good portion of the discussion focused on the so-called war on drugs (‘Let us as human beings determine our own journey through life,’ Lydon implored).

‘25 Years Without The Smiths': Exhibit of Rough Trade posters on display in Barcelona

‘25 Years Without The Smiths’: Exhibit of Rough Trade posters on display in Barcelona

Fans of The Smiths who’ll be in Barcelona this month take note: The FNAC Triangle Photo Gallery is hosting an exhibit called ’25 Years Without The Smiths,’ featuring a fan’s private collection of vintage Rough Trade promotional posters advertising the release of the band’s classic albums and singles.

Stream: Mission of Burma, 'Unsound' — full album on Spotify ahead of July 10 release

Stream: Mission of Burma, ‘Unsound’ — full album on Spotify ahead of July 10 release

Boston post-punk legends Mission of Burma will release Unsound — their fifth studio album and fourth post-reunion effort — next Tuesday, but the folks at Fire Records are launching the record early on Spotify. If you’re registered with the streaming service, you should be able to listen to the full 11-track album via the player here.

Peter Hook to publish 'Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division' memoir this fall

Peter Hook to publish ‘Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division’ memoir this fall

Peter Hook will follow up his 2009 memoir ‘The Hacienda: How Not to Run a Club’ this fall with a new book that purports to tell ‘the definitive story of Joy Division’ by offering a behind-the-scenes look into the band’s ‘friendships and fall-outs, their rehearsals and recording sessions,’ as well as the suicide of Ian Curtis and its aftermath.