Recent Dark Wave Playlists

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 1/9/11

Highlights of tonight’s “Dark Wave” on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave include not one but two tracks by the pre-Eurythmics group The Tourists (“Blind Among the Flowers,” “Circular Fever”), as well as another double shot of lesser-played Love and Rockets (”Holiday on the Moon,” “Haunted When the Minutes Drag”).

Throwing Muses record first new album in 8 years, document session with studio video

Throwing Muses record first new album in 8 years, document session with studio video

Throwing Muses today wrapped up initial recording sessions for the 4AD band’s first new album in eight years, a process that frontwoman Kristin Hersh and her bandmates have documented through a series of short, in-studio video clips.

Vintage Video: Echo & The Bunnymen and Billy Bragg cover ‘Run Run Run’ on U.K. TV in 1985

For the past day or so, Echo & The Bunnymen’s web folk have been uploading a stream of videos to the band’s YouTube channel, including this 1985 TV appearance that finds the band joined by Billy Bragg to play The Velvet Underground’s ‘Run Run Run.’

Eleventh Dream Day to release 'Riot Now!,' first new album in 5 years, in March

Eleventh Dream Day to release ‘Riot Now!,’ first new album in 5 years, in March

Chicago indie-guitar heroes Eleventh Dream Day return this spring with their 10th studio album, ‘Riot Now!,’ which the band’s label, Thrill Jockey Records, is hailing as “a call back to the urgency of 1988’s ‘Prairie School Freakout.'”

Haircut One Hundred reunites to play 1982 debut 'Pelican West' at London concert

Haircut One Hundred reunites to play 1982 debut ‘Pelican West’ at London concert

Haircut One Hundred will reunite once again later this month to perform its 1982 debut ‘Pelican West’ — home to hit singles ‘Love Plus One’ and ‘Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)’ — in its entirety for the first time ever at a one-off London concert.

Wire streams new album 'Red Barked Tree,' sets short North American tour in April

Wire streams new album ‘Red Barked Tree,’ sets short North American tour in April

Wire will embark on a short nine-date North American tour this April in support of their 12th studio album — the 11-track ‘Red Barked Tree’ — which is due out on Tuesday, although you can now stream the record in its entirety on NPR’s website.

Stream: Social Distortion, ‘California (Hustle & Flow)’ off ‘Hard Times & Nursery Rhymes’

Fans of Social Distortion today got another taste of the L.A. punk warriors’ forthcoming ‘Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes’ this week with the premiere of the track ‘California (Hustle and Flow)’ on the L.A. Times’ Pop & Hiss blog.