Recent Dark Wave Playlists

Jane's Addiction opens up its 'Cabinet of Curiosities' with new box set

Jane’s Addiction opens up its ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’ with new box set

With Eric Avery finally back in the fold and a summer trek with Nine Inch Nails in the offing, Jane’s Addiction is returning to record […]

The House of Love releasing 'Live at the BBC'

The House of Love releasing ‘Live at the BBC’

Seminal Creation Records act The House of Love issues a new archival release next week: Live at the BBC, due out Monday in the U.K. […]

Depeche Mode debuts creepy 'Wrong' video, unveils iTunes Pass details

Depeche Mode debuts creepy ‘Wrong’ video, unveils iTunes Pass details

With its 12th album, Sounds of the Universe, due April 21, Depeche Mode continued with its pre-release build-up this week, debuting a seriously creepy video […]

Sonic Youth's new book 'Sensational Fix' to include 4 unreleased tracks on vinyl

Sonic Youth’s new book ‘Sensational Fix’ to include 4 unreleased tracks on vinyl

Nearly overlooked amid the buzz surrounding Sonic Youth’s forthcoming, back-to-the-indies album is the band’s hefty new book, which is due to be published next week. […]

Pylon's Randy Bewley, 1955-2009

Pylon’s Randy Bewley, 1955-2009

This week saw the passing of Randy Bewley, guitarist for Pylon, early-’80s Athens, Ga., post-punk contemporaries of R.E.M. and the B-52’s. Bewley, 53, suffered a […]

Dinosaur Jr prepping new album, tour

Dinosaur Jr prepping new album, tour

Despite the frosty history between seemingly catatonic guitar god J Mascis and the decidedly more emo Lou Barlow, the reunion of Dinosaur Jr’s classic ’80s […]

The Cure warming up for Coachella with theater gig at Las Vegas' Palms Casino

The Cure warming up for Coachella with theater gig at Las Vegas’ Palms Casino

For those of you who’d rather see The Cure in a (relatively) intimate club rather than standing in a field with 50,000 other people, here’s […]