Recent Dark Wave Playlists

New releases: The Cult's 'Love' reissued, Love and Rockets tribute album

New releases: The Cult’s ‘Love’ reissued, Love and Rockets tribute album

Record Rack: A weekly round-up of the pertinent new albums, reissues and/or box sets due out Tuesday. ARTIST: The Cult RELEASE: Love: Expanded Edition BACKSTORY: […]

The Raincoats reissuing 1979 debut on vinyl, playing rare U.S. concerts this fall

The Raincoats reissuing 1979 debut on vinyl, playing rare U.S. concerts this fall

  Seminal post-punk combo The Raincoats will commemorate the vinyl-only reissue of its 1979 self-titled debut this October by playing a string of rare U.S. […]

The Godfathers plan to release first new album in 15 years in 2010

The Godfathers plan to release first new album in 15 years in 2010

Brit guitar-rockers The Godfathers have begun work on what will be the recently reunited band’s first new album in 15 years when it arrives as […]

Nirvana's 'Bleach' receiving 20th anniversary reissue on Sub Pop, with bonus live concert

Nirvana’s ‘Bleach’ receiving 20th anniversary reissue on Sub Pop, with bonus live concert

Nirvana’s 1989 debut Bleach — also known as that record they made before Nevermind — will receive a 20th anniversary reissue this fall that will […]

Depeche Mode cancels San Diego concert as Dave Gahan continues to rest vocal cords

Dave Gahan’s vocal problems have derailed yet another Depeche Mode concert, as the band has just announced it won’t perform tonight at San Diego’s Cricket […]

Simple Minds to play 'Don't You (Forget About Me)' nightly in memory of John Hughes

Simple Minds to play ‘Don’t You (Forget About Me)’ nightly in memory of John Hughes

Simple Minds will perform “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” nightly in memory of “The Breakfast Club” director John Hughes during the band’s upcoming European tour, […]

Fun Boy Three's debut album to be reissued with six bonus B-sides, 12-inch remixes

Fun Boy Three’s debut album to be reissued with six bonus B-sides, 12-inch remixes

The 1982 self-titled debut from Fun Boy Three — which spun off from ska revivalists The Specials — will be reissued in expanded form next […]