Feb 14, 2025 By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)

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

Oct 01, 2006 By Joseph Ragusa (Intro) & Mark Redfern (Interview Moderation)

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

May 09, 2025 By Matt the Raven

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