Recent Dark Wave Playlists

Playlist: ‘Slicing Up Eyeballs’ on Strangeways Radio; Episode 12, first aired 2/15/11

Tonight’s Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio featured new music by Eleventh Dream Day and J Mascis, plus favorites old and new by Robyn Hitchcock, Red Flag, Tin Machine, The The, Prefab Sprout and more.

Video: OMD, 'History of Modern (Part I)'

Video: OMD, ‘History of Modern (Part I)’

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark today released the video for the third single off their 2010 album ‘History of Modern,’ a cool stop-motion/animated clip for ‘History of Modern (Part I)’ created by Sweden’s Lapantafilm, winner of a make-our-next-video contest hosted by the group.

Peter Murphy to release 'Ninth' album in June, finalizes 29-date U.S. tour this spring

Peter Murphy to release ‘Ninth’ album in June, finalizes 29-date U.S. tour this spring

Former Bauhaus leader Peter Murphy has set a June 7 release date for his ninth solo album — the aptly titled ‘Ninth,’ originally due out last fall — while also finalizing and formally announcing a 29-date U.S. tour this spring.

Material Issue's 'International Pop Overthrow' to receive 20th anniversary reissue in April

Material Issue’s ‘International Pop Overthrow’ to receive 20th anniversary reissue in April

The cult-classic debut album by Chicago-bred power-pop trio Material Issue — 1991’s ‘International Pop Overthrow,’ home to modern-rock radio hits ‘Valerie Loves Me’ and ‘Diane’ — will receive an expanded 20th anniversary reissue this spring.

New releases: Sonic Youth’s French film soundtrack, plus The Godfathers reissues

This week’s new releases include Sonic Youth’s experimental French film soundtrack ‘Simon Werner a Disparu,’ plus a pair of reissues from The Godfathers (‘Birth School Work Death,’ ‘More Songs Above Love and Hate’).

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 2/13/11

The playlist from tonight’s ‘Dark Wave’ — the Sunday night ‘darker side of alternative’ show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — features tracks by Gary Numan, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Daniel Ash, The House of Love and more.

Linkage: The Smiths visual discography; plus The Fall, Peter Buck, Chrissie Hynde

Today’s assortment of online odds and ends includes a great new Smiths/Morrissey visual discography, a podcast of The Fall’s best Peel sessions, the first taste of Peter Buck’s and Steve Wynn’s second Baseball Project album, and an interview with Chrissie Hynde.