Recent Dark Wave Playlists

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.

Stream: Peter Murphy, 'I Spit Roses,' first single off upcoming 'Ninth' album

Stream: Peter Murphy, ‘I Spit Roses,’ first single off upcoming ‘Ninth’ album

Peter Murphy today released his first new single in more than six years: ‘I Spit Roses’ — which can be streamed here and is a track that will be featured on the former Bauhaus leader’s upcoming album ‘Ninth,’ which is due out in June.

Contest: Win Pet Shop Boys 7-album prize pack, including 'The Most Incredible Thing'

Contest: Win Pet Shop Boys 7-album prize pack, including ‘The Most Incredible Thing’

The Pet Shop Boys’ score to the new ballet adaptation of ‘The Most Incredible Thing’ is out in the U.S. this week, and to mark the occasion, Astralwerks is providing us with a 7-album PSB prize back to award one lucky Slicing Up Eyeballs reader in the United States.

Milestones: Guy Chadwick in 55 today; watch House of Love play 'Christine' on in 1988

Milestones: Guy Chadwick in 55 today; watch House of Love play ‘Christine’ on in 1988

It’s Guy Chadwick’s 55th birthday today, so to celebrate, here’s The House of Love performing its third single, the classic ‘Christine,’ on the U.K.’s ‘The South Bank Show’ in 1988.

Video: The Cars, ‘Sad Song’ — second clip from ‘Move Like This’ reunion album

The surviving members of The Cars today debuted the video for ‘Sad Song,’ the second clip off their much-anticipated reunion album ‘Move Like This,’ which is due out May 10 via Concord Music.