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.
This October, Prince’s book titled The Beautiful Ones will be released featuring never before seen photos, original scrapbooks and lyric sheets, and the memoir he began writing prior to his death.
This is the final game in the Best of the B-sides tournament. There were a few surprises on the way here. Depeche Mode’s Sea Of Sin was a favorite to make the Final Four. Additionally, The Cure had the most songs represented in the tournament yet none of them made the final. The tournament is also not without controversy. How Soon Is Now is generally considered to be an album track. However, before it appeared on Hatful Of Hollow and Meat Is Murder, it was a B-side to the single William It Was Really Nothing.
Howard Jones has released the second single off of his upcoming album Transform, due out on May 10th. This follows the first track Beating Mr Neg, released last month. This song has a classic Howard Jones 80s sound to it with a bit of a funk edge to it.
This weeks playlist features our favorite songs from the entire catalog of The Cure; over100 songs spanning from Three Imaginary Boys to 4:13 Dream. The playlist also includes some of Robert Smith’s collaborations with Junior Jack, Crystal Castles, Junkie XL, The Glove and more
Duran Duran has posted a few treats for us this weekend. First off, the band posted an official live video for Is There Something I Should Know, taken from the famous As The Lights Go Down concert series that were filmed during the Arena tour in 1984. The vinyl version of As The Lights Go Down was a much sought after commodity this record store day.
This article highlights some of the new music that was released the week ending April 19, 2019. This weeks selections are mostly synth and electronic focused.
The duo of Imogen Heap and Guy Sigsworth, otherwise known as Frou Frou, have released their first new song since the 2002 album Details. The track is called Guitar Song (Live). As you might infer from the name, Guitar Song (Live) has a more acoustic feel to it compared to their prior art. Time will…
There have been reports of a movie about Depeche Mode coming to Netflix this summer. The movie is a documentary telling the story of six dedicated, long-time Depeche Mode fans from six countries. The film ends with each of the fans meeting up for the bands Berlin concert, which was the final concert of the 2018 Spirit tour.
The final 4 teams are left in the Best of the B-sides tournament. While both matchups are difficult, the game between The Cure and New Order is insane. How do you choose between those two? We are close to the end here so make sure to get your votes in so that you can influence…
A few weeks ago, dark wave/post punk band Cold Shower release their first single off of their third album Motionless. Today, they released the second track off of that album called Shine.
There are some bands that you should just never try to cover. Cocteau Twins is one such band and tackling Cherry Coloured Funk seems like a dangerous move for an up and coming band. That said, Arctic Lake hit a home run with this beautiful rendition
Tears For Fears joined Weezer on the Jimmy Kimmel show for a performance of their iconic hit song Everybody Wants To Rule The World. Weezer has recently recorded a cover of the song on their Teal Album of all covers where they also covered a-Ha, Toto, The Eurythmics, Michael Jackson and TLC.