Recent Dark Wave Playlists

Playlist: ‘Slicing Up Eyeballs’ on Strangeways Radio; Episode 11, first aired 2/8/11

Tonight’s episode of Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio featured brand-new music from The Godfathers, Scritti Politti and The Primitives, plus favorites by Nick Cave, Joseph K, The Selecter, The Waterboys and Meat Puppets.

Duran Duran to play pre-Coachella warm-up concert at San Francisco’s Fillmore

While they still haven’t a full U.S. tour, Duran Duran will play a Coachella warm-up show at San Francisco’s famed Fillmore on April 16, bassist John Taylor announced during an interview with a Bay Area radio station Monday.

The Godfathers release new single 'Back Into the Future,' reissuing 2nd and 3rd albums

The Godfathers release new single ‘Back Into the Future,’ reissuing 2nd and 3rd albums

The Godfathers today released their first new single since 1995 — a 4½-minute rocker called ‘Back Into the Future’ — and next week will release expanded reissues of 1988’s ‘Birth School Work Death’ and 1989’s ‘More Songs About Love and Hate.’

The Cars reveal cover art for 'Move Like This,' first new album in 24 years, due May 10

The Cars reveal cover art for ‘Move Like This,’ first new album in 24 years, due May 10

The surviving members of The Cars today revealed what appears to be the cover of ‘Move Like This,’ the reunited band’s first new album since 1987’s ‘Door to Door.’

New releases: Ride, Bob Geldof, Bauhaus, Claudia Brücken, Howard Jones, ZTT Records

New releases: Ride, Bob Geldof, Bauhaus, Claudia Brücken, Howard Jones, ZTT Records

This week’s new releases include an expanded reissue of Ride’s debut ‘Nowhere’; a new Bob Geldof album called ‘How to Compose Popular Songs That Will Sell’; a new best-of from Propaganda’s Claudia Brücken (‘Combined’); a reissue of Howard Jones’ ‘The 12″ Album’; vinyl reissues of Bauhaus and Dead Can Dance; and a collection of ZTT 12-inch mixes.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 2/6/11

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 2/6/11

The playlist from tonight’s “Dark Wave” — the Sunday night “darker side of alternative” show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — features tracks by The The, Kate Bush, Shriekback, KMFDM, The Cult and more.

Video: Duran Duran performs at NFL Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam concert in Texas

On Thursday night, Duran Duran played the first of only three U.S. concerts scheduled so far this year, joining an unlikely combo of Kid Rock and Jason Derulo at the NFL Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam in Grand Prairie, Texas. See video here.