Recent Dark Wave Playlists

Video: OMD plays ‘If You Leave’ in a bicycle shop at South By Southwest last month

Seattle radio station KEXP (90.3 FM) filmed Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark playing a set last month during SXSW at Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop in Austin. Here’s ‘If You Leave’ and ‘Sister Marie Says.’

Sonic Youth's '1991: The Year Punk Broke' finally to be released on DVD on Sept. 6

Sonic Youth’s ‘1991: The Year Punk Broke’ finally to be released on DVD on Sept. 6

The fabled rock documentary ‘1991: The Year Punk Broke’ — chronicling Sonic Youth’s tour of Europe with opening act Nirvana — finally will be released on DVD this fall in a special 20th anniversary edition featuring 42 minutes of bonus performances and other material.

Video: The Smithereens, ‘Sorry’

Last week saw the release of ‘Smithereens 2011,’ the first collection of new material from the New Jersey retro-rockers The Smithereens in 11 years. Here’s the video for first single ‘Sorry.’

Depeche Mode to release 'Personal Jesus 2011' remix single as CD, 12-inch and download

Depeche Mode to release ‘Personal Jesus 2011’ remix single as CD, 12-inch and download

Next month, Depeche Mode will preview its Remixes 2: 81-11 collection with a multi-format single release of ‘Personal Jesus 2011,’ featuring six different, brand-new mixes of the smash hit off 1990’s ‘Violator’ — most of which won’t be featured on the new set.

Glastonbury 2011: U2, Morrissey, Big Audio Dynamite, Primal Scream and more

Glastonbury 2011: U2, Morrissey, Big Audio Dynamite, Primal Scream and more

The lineup for the 2011 installment of the venerable Glastonbury Festival was unveiled today, and, in addition to expected headliner U2, the massive fest also will feature sets by Morrissey, Big Audio Dynamite, Primal Scream, Hothouse Flowers, Robyn Hitchcock, Suzanne Vega, Billy Bragg and Nick Lowe.

'Fix: The Ministry Movie' premieres tonight at Chicago International Movies & Music Festival

‘Fix: The Ministry Movie’ premieres tonight at Chicago International Movies & Music Festival

The long-in-the-works documentary ‘Fix: The Ministry Movie’ — featuring Trent Reznor, Jello Biafra and Lemmy Kilmister, among others — receives its world premiere tonight at the Chicago International Movies & Music Festival.

Stream: Dinosaur Jr’s J Mascis plays 3 songs live at Minneapolis’ 89.3 The Current

Out on tour in support of his new mostly acoustic solo album ‘Several Shades of Why’, Dinosaur Jr frontman J Mascis hauled his acoustic up to the studios of Minneapolis’ 89.3 The Current to perform a trio of songs live on the air earlier this month.