Recent Dark Wave Playlists

Video: Watch Bauhaus’ Peter Murphy play a vampire in ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’

For those of you who aren’t, uh, Twihards and haven’t seen Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy grace the big screen in a very, very short cameo as a vampire named ‘The Cold One’ in ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,’ here’s your chance.

Propaganda's 'A Secret Wish' to be reissued in 2CD set with 20-minute mix of 'Duel'

Propaganda’s ‘A Secret Wish’ to be reissued in 2CD set with 20-minute mix of ‘Duel’

The highly influential debut album from German synthpop outfit Propaganda — 1985’s ‘A Secret Wish’ — will be reissued yet again later this month, this time appearing in a 25th anniversary 2CD edition featuring six previously unreleased tracks plus the rare 20-minute cassette mix of ‘Duel.’

Pet Shop Boys scoring 'Most Incredible Thing' ballet based on Hans Christian Andersen

Pet Shop Boys scoring ‘Most Incredible Thing’ ballet based on Hans Christian Andersen

Synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys this weekend announced they’ve teamed up with choreographer Javier de Frutos to develop a full-length ballet based on the Hans Christian Andersen story ‘The Most Incredible Thing’ that’s set to premiere at London’s Sadler’s Wells dance house next March.

New releases: a-ha, Wire expanded reissues, plus Trent Reznor's How to Destroy Angels

New releases: a-ha, Wire expanded reissues, plus Trent Reznor’s How to Destroy Angels

This week’s new releases include expanded reissues of a-ha’s ‘Hunting High and Low’ and ‘Scoundrel Days,’ plus Wire’s reunion album ‘Send,’ plus the CD edition of Nine Inch Nails mastermind Trent Reznor’s debut as How to Destroy Angels.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 7/4/10

We’ve run into a bit of technical difficulty with our tonight’s ‘Dark Wave’ playlist. When we’re unable to catch the show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — as was the case this Fourth of July night — we’re usually able to recreate it using DogstarRadio.com’s excellent search function.

'Hey baby, it's the Fourth of July'

‘Hey baby, it’s the Fourth of July’

OK, so it’s not the most cheerful song if you actually listen to the lyrics, but there’s no denying this sounds great today: X’s classic country rocker ‘Fourth of July,’ written by short-lived member Dave Alvin and recorded for the ‘See How We Are’ album.

Pixies 'Acoustic & Electric Live' Blu-ray to combine 'Newport,' 'Paradise' DVDs

Pixies ‘Acoustic & Electric Live’ Blu-ray to combine ‘Newport,’ ‘Paradise’ DVDs

The Pixies will reissue two post-reunion concert DVDs — ‘Acoustic: Live in Newport’ and ‘Live at the Paradise in Boston’ — on a single Blu-ray disc this summer, bringing together 63 songs over three separate concerts spanning more than 20 years.