Recent Dark Wave Playlists

Video: Stephen Colbert sings 'Cheap Reward' with Elvis Costello on 'The Colbert Report'

Video: Stephen Colbert sings ‘Cheap Reward’ with Elvis Costello on ‘The Colbert Report’

Tweet Elvis Costello dropped by “The Colbert Report” on Thursday to pimp the new season of his own talk show, “Spectacle,” but since he was […]

Duran Duran spinoff Arcadia reissuing 'So Red the Rose' as 2CD/1DVD set in February

Duran Duran spinoff Arcadia reissuing ‘So Red the Rose’ as 2CD/1DVD set in February

  Tweet The lone album from Arcadia — the mid-’80s, studio-only Duran Duran spinoff that scored a Top 10 hit with “Election Day” — will […]

Dukes of Stratosphear's 'Complete and Utter Dukes' box set includes CDs, vinyl, puzzle

Dukes of Stratosphear’s ‘Complete and Utter Dukes’ box set includes CDs, vinyl, puzzle

Tweet The Dukes of Stratosphear — the classic psychedelic-pop side project from XTC’s Andy Partridge, Colin Moulding and Dave Gregory — is repackaging its slim, […]

Depeche Mode debuts ‘Fragile Tension’ video

Tweet Depeche Mode this week unveiled the fourth video from this year’s Sounds of the Universe, an effects-laden clip for “Fragile Tension,” part of the […]

The Clash's 'London Calling' 30th anniversary reissue skimpier than 25th anniversary set

The Clash’s ‘London Calling’ 30th anniversary reissue skimpier than 25th anniversary set

  Tweet There was a bit of a hubub a few weeks ago when the NME reported that  The Clash’s classic 1979 double album London […]

The Replacements' 'Let It Be' subject of 25th anniversary concert in Minneapolis

The Replacements’ ‘Let It Be’ subject of 25th anniversary concert in Minneapolis

Tweet The Replacements’ utterly peerless 1984 album Let It Be will be the subject of a 25th anniversary bash at Minneapolis’ famed First Avenue next […]

Video: Watch BBC’s ‘Synth Britannia’ in full

Last month, on the eve of its airing on BBC Four, we offered up a few previews of “Synth Britannia,” the much-buzzed documentary that tracks the rise of British synthpop in the late ’70s and early ’80s. Now, particularly for those fans outside of the U.K. who couldn’t see the broadcast, we’re thrilled to be able to post the entire 90-minute program, which features appearances by Vince Clarke, Bernard Sumner, Gary Numan, Neil Tennant and Martin Gore.