Recent Dark Wave Playlists

Video: Duran Duran, 'Notorious' and 3 more from David Lynch-directed 'Unstaged' concert

Video: Duran Duran, ‘Notorious’ and 3 more from David Lynch-directed ‘Unstaged’ concert

If you didn’t catch the David Lynch-directed ‘Unstaged’ concert that Duran Duran, er, staged last night in Los Angeles and streamed live over YouTube, the band has posted four videos from the show.

Contest: Win copy of Bob Geldof's 'How to Compose Popular Songs That Will Sell'

Contest: Win copy of Bob Geldof’s ‘How to Compose Popular Songs That Will Sell’

The first solo album in a decade from Boomtown Rats leader Bob Geldof — the cheekily titled How to ‘Compose Popular Songs That Will Sell’ — is now out in the U.S., and to help mark the occasion, Mercury/Vagrant Records slipped us three copies of the CD to award to lucky Slicing Up Eyeballs readers.

Free MP3: Thurston Moore, ‘Benediction’

The folks at Matador Records are offering up the first official taste of ‘Demolished Thoughts’ — the forthcoming Beck-produced solo record from Sonic Youth leader Thurston Moore — in the form of a free MP3 of the album’s ‘Benediction.’

Depeche Mode's 'Remixes 2: 81-11,' featuring Vince Clarke and Alan Wilder, due in June

Depeche Mode’s ‘Remixes 2: 81-11,’ featuring Vince Clarke and Alan Wilder, due in June

The long-rumored new remix album from Depeche Mode — titled ‘Remixes 2: 81-11,’ and featuring contributions from former members Vince Clarke and Alan Wilder — will be released in single CD, triple-disc, digital and six-LP configurations on June 6, the synthpop vets announced this morning.

The Psychedelic Furs add additional concerts to ‘Talk Talk Talk’ tour of U.S.

Despite initially billing their tour as ‘a very limited run of live shows,’ The Psychedelic Furs this week added an eight-date southern leg to their 30th anniversary ‘Talk Talk Talk’ tour of the U.S. this summer — effectively tripling the original size of the trek.

Echo & The Bunnymen to perform 1984's 'Ocean Rain' on U.K. tour in September

Echo & The Bunnymen to perform 1984’s ‘Ocean Rain’ on U.K. tour in September

After performing 1980’s ‘Crocodiles’ and 1981’s ‘Heaven Up Here’ on tour in the U.S. this coming May, Echo & The Bunnymen will skip ahead two albums this fall, spending the end of September on the road in the U.K playing the band’s classic fourth album ‘Ocean Rain’ at six new concerts.

Playlist: ‘Slicing Up Eyeballs’ on Strangeways Radio; Episode 17, first aired 3/22/11

This week’s episode of Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio featured brand-new music from Peter Murphy, Pet Shop Boys, The Dead Milkmen, Duran Duran and Bob Geldof, plus favorites by the Buzzcocks, Rain Parade, The Fall and Morrissey.