Recent Dark Wave Playlists

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.

New releases: Duran Duran, Human League, Pet Shop Boys, John Foxx, Aztec Camera

New releases: Duran Duran, Human League, Pet Shop Boys, John Foxx, Aztec Camera

This week’s new releases include the belated physical release of Duran Duran’s ‘All You Need Is Now,’ new albums from The Human League and John Foxx, The Pet Shop Boys’ ‘The Most Incredible Thing’ ballet score, a Soundgarden live album and a new Aztec Camera best-of.

Video: Bob Geldof performs ‘How I Roll’ on ‘Late Show with David Letterman’

A couple days before making headlines at South By Southwest by declaring America and its music “exhausted,” former Boomtown Rats leader Bob Geldof dropped by ‘The Late Show with David Letterman’ to promote his new album ‘How to Compose Popular Songs That Will Sell.’

Teaser: The Cure's Robert Smith and The Japanese Popstars, 'Take Forever'

Teaser: The Cure’s Robert Smith and The Japanese Popstars, ‘Take Forever’

Following his smash turn guesting with Crystal Castles last year, Robert Smith of The Cure tries his hand at electronic music again, this time lending his distinctive vocals to Northern Ireland dance act The Japanese Popstars for their track ‘Take Forever.’ Hear a teaser here.

The Dead Milkmen today release 'The King in Yellow,' band's first new album in 15 years

The Dead Milkmen today release ‘The King in Yellow,’ band’s first new album in 15 years

The Dead Milkmen released their first new album in more than 15 years this morning, announcing on their website that not only is the recently announced ‘The King in Yellow’ now finished, the 17-track album is immediately available for purchase as a digital download.

Video: The Human League, 'Never Let Me Go' — off 'Credo,' first album in decade

Video: The Human League, ‘Never Let Me Go’ — off ‘Credo,’ first album in decade

Synthpop vets The Human League — leader Philip Oakey and singers Joanne Catherall and Susan Ann Sulley — deliver their first album in a decade next week, and to promote it, they’ve just released the second single off the disc, album opener “Never Let Me Go.”