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20 Best Songs of the Week: The WAEVE, Anika, Deep Sea Diver, Destroyer, Andy Bell, Doves, and More

Plus Bartees Strange, Japanese Breakfast, Wings of Desire, and a Wrap-up of the Last Two Weeks’ Other Notable New Tracks

Feb 14, 2025

Welcome to the fourth Songs of the Week of 2025. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week, as I was out of town covering MegaCon, a comic-con in Orlando, FL. So this week’s supersized list covers the last two weeks. And what a couple of weeks they were for new tracks! More

Peter Murphy (of Bauhaus) Has Had a Heart Attack

He is Currently in a New York City Hospital

Aug 14, 2019

Peter Murphy (formerly of goth/post-punk legends Bauhaus) had a heart attack Tuesday night in New York City, his publicist has revealed in a press release. The 62-year-old is currently in the hospital recovering. More

Mar 25, 2014

The godfather of darkwave, Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy, will release his tenth studio album Lion on June 2. More



Interviews

Oct 01, 2006

Gothic rock, death rock, darkwave…there are countless labels that attempt to pin down a phenomenon in rock music that leans toward the darker side of human nature-thematically, stylistically, lyrically, and melodically. It peeked out at the world at certain moments in music throughout the ‘60s and ‘70s with songs like The Velvet Underground’s “Venus in Furs,” David Bowie’s “The Bewlay Brothers,” and Brian Eno’s “Driving Me Backwards.” But it didn’t really break through the surface in a big way until shortly after the punk movement, and Bauhaus were one of-if not the first-acts to introduce it to a wide audience. More


Reviews

May 09, 2025

Peter Murphy, the erstwhile frontman of Bauhaus, returns with Silver Shade, an album that feels both familiar and strangely adrift. While his distinctive croon remains a captivating element, the sonic landscape he inhabits here often feels like a diluted version of past glories, occasionally hinting at intriguing avenues without fully committing. More

Sep 04, 2014

Peter Murphy first made his name as the frontman for Bauhaus, the prototypical goth rock band. All these years later, Murphy still sings like David Bowie’s evil twin and can erect a cemetery of darkened synths, guitars, and drums like nobody’s business. More