Recent Dark Wave Playlists

Playlist: ‘Slicing Up Eyeballs’ on Strangeways Radio; Episode 6, first aired 1/4/11

Tonight’s episode of Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio featured music by The Smiths, Recoil, The Lucy Show, John Foxx, The Specials, Vision, Joe Strummer and more. Hear the replay at 2 p.m. EST Friday.

Mick Karn, of Japan and Dalis Car, 1958-2011

Mick Karn, of Japan and Dalis Car, 1958-2011

Mick Karn — who played bass in the acclaimed art-rock act Japan from the mid-’70s through the early ’80s and teamed up with Peter Murphy for the singer’s post-Bauhaus project Dalis Car — died today following a six-month battle with cancer. He was 52.

Milestones: Bernard Sumner is 55 today; see full New Order concert film from 1985

Milestones: Bernard Sumner is 55 today; see full New Order concert film from 1985

It’s Bernard Sumner’s birthday today — he’s turning 55 — and to celebrate, we present this somewhat rare New Order concert film called ‘Pumped Full of Drugs’ that was released on VHS in the U.K. in 1986.

Video: Full unaired MTV 'Grounded' pilot starring Dave Navarro of Jane's Addiction

Video: Full unaired MTV ‘Grounded’ pilot starring Dave Navarro of Jane’s Addiction

Check out Dave Navarro of Jane’s Addiction in the full, unaired pilot for a proposed MTV reality show called ‘Grounded’ that apparently was going to follow different celebrities each week as they moved back home with their parents.

New releases: Five '80s albums by Soft Cell's Marc Almond reissued by Some Bizarre

New releases: Five ’80s albums by Soft Cell’s Marc Almond reissued by Some Bizarre

Another slow new-release week, but we do have Some Bizarre reissuing five ’80s titles from ex-Soft Cell leader Marc Almond.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 1/2/11

Highlights of tonight’s ‘Dark Wave’ on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave include some lesser-aired tracks by Depeche Mode (‘Shame’) and The Smiths (‘I Don’t Owe You Anything’), plus a bunch of live Bauhaus.

Vintage Video: U2 performs 'New Year's Day' in the studio for French TV documentary

Vintage Video: U2 performs ‘New Year’s Day’ in the studio for French TV documentary

Haven’t run across this one before: It’s a promo clip of U2 performing along to what sounds like the album version of ‘New Year’s Day’ in a recording studio, circa 1983. Apparently it was included in a French TV documentary on the band.