DJ Mikey is the creator of Strangeways Radio and the host of the Halcyon Waves podcast. He specializes in the synthpop genre with a focus on the latest music. Mikey also likes to DJ in live venues as well as produce occasional Mixcloud DJ Mixes to share with his friends and followers.
On this day in history (December 14, 1979), The Clash released their 3rd studio album London Calling featuring the singles London Calling, Clampdown and Train In Vain. With this album, the band expanded their post punk sound to include other styles such as reggae, rockabilly, R&B, pop and jazz. The songs are also quite woke,…
You guys are probably familiar with Krissy Vanderwoude these days as her vocals can be heard on countless shoegaze projects these days, including her own band Whimsical and various collaborations. Together, Krissy and Andy Jossi make up The Churchhill Garden. Their single Surrender is a dreamy work of art with music that would make Robin Guthrie proud
BOWIE: Stardust, Rayguns & Moonage Daydreams chronicles the rise of Bowie’s career from obscurity to fame; and paralleled by the rise and fall of his alter ego as well as the rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust. As the Spiders from Mars slowly implode, Bowie wrestles with his Ziggy persona. The outcome of this internal conflict will change not only David Bowie, but also, the world.
As we all know, The Cure performed at the Sydney Opera House earlier this year to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the epic album Disintegration. Today, the band has release 3 videos for Plainsong, Pictures Of You and Disintegration from the concert.
Showtime will be debuting two documentary films on December 27 for the bands New Order and Duran Duran. The New Order film is called Decades and it is both a concert and a documentary that follows the band as it toured with Liam Gillick and a 12-piece synth orchestra during a Manchester festival in 2017.…
Depeche Mode announced that their SPIRITS In The Forest documentary will be available for digital downloads and rentals on December 17
Noah clothing has created a new line of clothing featuring iconic Depeche Mode graphics. The collection includes outerwear, tees, hoodies and scarves. The collection is mostly inspired from the Violater era and features the Depeche Mode rose and imagery from World In My Eyes, Personal Jesus and Enjoy The Silence
This weeks playlist features our favorite songs from the rich catalog of INXS. This playlist contains almost 50 songs and 3 hours of listening from the band that is dearly missed by us all.
SRSQ (pronounced seer-skew) is a solo project of Kennedy Ashlyn from Them Are Us Too. SRSQ was formed after Kennedy’s closest from and Them Are Us Too collaborator, Cash Askew, passed away as a result of the Oakland Ghost Ship Fire in 2016.
In an interview with CrypticRock.com, Jim Reid from The Jesus & Mary Chain talked about a new record they are recording.
A photography exhibit titled “To Morrissey, With Love” opens today at the Elham Art Gallery in the city of Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates.
On this day in history (December 6, 1983), The Cure released a singles album Japenese Whispers that featured Let’s Go To Bed, The Walk and The Lovecats plus the B-sides of those singles.