Recent Dark Wave Playlists

Public Image Ltd. sets short July tour of U.K.

Public Image Ltd. sets short July tour of U.K.

The reformatted Public Image Ltd. announced today that it will return to the U.K. this summer with a six-date run of shows in July that follows John Lydon and Co.’s initial comeback tour of the band’s homeland last December and a just-completed North American trek.

Video: Crowded House's 'Saturday Sun,' first single off forthcoming 'Intriguer' album

Video: Crowded House’s ‘Saturday Sun,’ first single off forthcoming ‘Intriguer’ album

With the release of its second post-reunion album, ‘Intriguer,’ approaching, Crowded House has released an official video for the record’s opening track and first single, ‘Saturday Sun.’

Download: Killing Joke's 'Endgame,' first new track from original lineup since 1982

Download: Killing Joke’s ‘Endgame,’ first new track from original lineup since 1982

With its new album delayed until fall, landmark postpunk act Killing Joke this week announced it will issue ‘In Excelsis,’ an EP culled from the same sessions, later this month — and released ‘Endgame,’ a free MP3 that marks the first new music from the band’s original lineup since 1982’s ‘Revelations.’

Video: The Mission UK teases new ‘Dum Dum Bullet’ compilation with highlight reel

To get fans excited for the June 21 release of The Mission UK’s ‘Dum Dum Bullet’ compilation, frontman Wayne Hussey has assembled this 7½-minute promo clip that samples a good number of the record’s tracks.

Video: The Wedding Present covers the Rolling Stones' '19th Nervous Breakdown'

Video: The Wedding Present covers the Rolling Stones’ ’19th Nervous Breakdown’

This week’s installment of the A.V. Club’s Undercover series finds The Wedding Present delivering a great, fuzzed-out take on The Rolling Stones classic ’19th Nervous Breakdown.’

New releases: U2's Rose Bowl DVD; Andy Bell single; new Television Personalities CD

New releases: U2’s Rose Bowl DVD; Andy Bell single; new Television Personalities CD

This week’s new releases include the ‘U2 360° at the Rose Bowl’ DVD/Blu-ray, the new single from Erasure frontman Andy Bell’s forthcoming solo album, a new Television Personalities album (‘A Memory is Better than Nothing’) and a reissue of King’s ‘Steps in Time.’

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 5/30/10

Highlights of tonight’s ‘Dark Wave’ on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave include a cut off The The’s generally neglected ‘Dusk’ album (‘Love is Stronger Than Death’); a favorite off Morrissey’s solo debut, ‘Viva Hate’ (‘Late Night, Madulin Street’); and a real rarity in ‘No Name, No Slogan,’ the one-off 1989 single from Acid Horse, a hybrid of Ministry and Cabaret Voltaire.