Recent Dark Wave Playlists

Stream: Sample of Kate Bush’s reworked ‘Lily,’ off ‘Director’s Cut’ compilation

A week after revealing the tracklist to her forthcoming collection ‘Director’s Cut’ — featuring 10 retooled songs form 1989’s ‘The Sensual World’ and 1993’s ‘The Red Shoes’ — Kate Bush today dropped a sample of a second track off the album, ‘Lilly.’

New releases: Feelies, Meat Puppets return, plus a-ha's final concert on CD, DVD, Blu-ray

New releases: Feelies, Meat Puppets return, plus a-ha’s final concert on CD, DVD, Blu-ray

This week’s new releases include brand-new albums from veterans The Feelies (‘Here Before’) and Meat Puppets (‘Lollipop’), plus CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases celebrating a-ha’s final concert last December in Oslo, Norway.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 4/10/11 — hosted by skateboard legend Tony Hawk

Tonight’s “Dark Wave” on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave featured a rare guest host, in the form of skateboard legend Tony Hawk, who, prior going on the air, tweeted he would be ‘playing music us weirdos were listening to while you were at the bitchin’ kegger.’

Video: U2 plays 'Zooropa' in Sao Paulo, Brazil — first performance of song in 18 years

Video: U2 plays ‘Zooropa’ in Sao Paulo, Brazil — first performance of song in 18 years

At tonight’s U2 concert in Sao Paulo, Brazil, fans were treated to the first performance of “Zooropa” since 1993; it’s only the fourth time the band has ever performed the song live. Watch it right here.

Free MP3: Jane's Addiction, 'End to the Lies'

Free MP3: Jane’s Addiction, ‘End to the Lies’

After Perry Farrell debuted a brand-new Jane’s Addiction track on South American radio during the run-up to the band’s headlining appearance at the inaugural Lollapalooza Chile, the track spread across the web — so the group decided to give away the finished version for free.

Contest: Win an R.E.M. 'IRS years' prize pack — featuring 5 '80s-era CDs and 2 LPs

Contest: Win an R.E.M. ‘IRS years’ prize pack — featuring 5 ’80s-era CDs and 2 LPs

To help celebrate the release of R.E.M.’s latest album ‘Collapse Into Now,’ the folks at EMI Music — who now control the band’s classic college-rock output on I.R.S. Records — have provided us with a 5CD/2LP prize pack to award to a lucky Slicing Up Eyeballs reader.

Stone Roses reunion? U.K. paper: Ian Brown, John Squire 'buried the hatchet,' will tour

Stone Roses reunion? U.K. paper: Ian Brown, John Squire ‘buried the hatchet,’ will tour

Two years after the last big swell of rumors, reports of an impending reunion of The Stone Roses once again are flying, thanks to a U.K. tabloid’s claim the band is ‘getting back together after Ian Brown and John Squire buried the hatchet on one of the most bitter feuds in rock ‘n’ roll history.’