Recent Dark Wave Playlists

Vintage Video: Depeche Mode and The Cure in the studio via 1987 French TV report

Vintage Video: Depeche Mode and The Cure in the studio via 1987 French TV report

This French TV report from sometime in 1987 features footage and interviews with both The Cure and Depeche Mode in the studio, as they work on their breakout albums ‘Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me’ and ‘Music For the Masses,’ respectively.

Video: Duran Duran plays ‘The Tonight Show,’ ‘Ellen,’ ‘Jimmy Kimmel’ and ‘Jimmy Fallon’

Over the past two weeks, Duran Duran has performed on ‘The Tonight Show With Jay Leno,’ ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show,’ ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ and ‘Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.’ Watch all of those performances right here.

Stream: Robyn Hitchcock's brand-new 'Light Blue Afternoon,' off 'Tromsø, Kaptein'

Stream: Robyn Hitchcock’s brand-new ‘Light Blue Afternoon,’ off ‘Tromsø, Kaptein’

Robyn Hitchcock is set to release a new album called ‘Tromsø, Kaptein’ — possibly as early as next week — on the Norwegian label Hype City Recordings, and the label has made one of the tracks, ‘Light Blue Afternoon,’ available for streaming.

Video: Richard Blade goes backstage for OMD soundcheck at final show of U.S. tour

Video: Richard Blade goes backstage for OMD soundcheck at final show of U.S. tour

Reunited synthpoppers Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark wrapped up their first U.S. tour in 20 years on Tuesday in Hollywood, and ex-KROQ/current 1st Wave DJ Richard Blade offers up this quick backstage tour at the Music Box.

Video: The Waterboys’ Mike Scott talks about ‘In a Special Place,’ making ‘This Is the Sea’

A month before ‘In a Special Place: The Piano Demos for This Is The Sea’ is released in the U.K., Mike Scott sat down at EMI headquarters for this 12-minute interview about the making of The Waterboys’ classic 1985 album and the forthcoming demos collection.

Stream: Jane's Addiction, 'End to the Lies,' off Dave Sitek-produced 'Great Escape Artist'

Stream: Jane’s Addiction, ‘End to the Lies,’ off Dave Sitek-produced ‘Great Escape Artist’

With Jane’s Addiction in South America for this weekend’s inaugural Lollapalooza Chile, frontman Perry Farrell took to the airwaves to debut ‘End to the Lies,’ a track off the band’s forthcoming album ‘The Great Escape Artist.’

Video: Big Audio Dynamite reunites original lineup in Liverpool for first gig in 22 years

Last night in Liverpool, Mick Jones brought his post-Clash outfit Big Audio Dynamite out of retirement for the original lineup’s first concert in 22 years, the opening night of a nine-date U.K. tour that will be followed by a pair of U.S. gigs and a slot at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in California next month.