Tag: Peter Murphy

Stream: Peter Murphy’s 40-minute interview, live set on Pittsburgh’s 91.3 FM WYEP

Stream: Peter Murphy’s 40-minute interview, live set on Pittsburgh’s 91.3 FM WYEP

Last week, as Peter Murphy’s just-completed U.S. tour made its way through Pittsburgh, the former Bauhaus frontman dropped by the studios of 91.3 FM WYEP for a nearly 40-minute on-air interview and live acoustic performance — which can be streamed in its entirety.

‘Dalis Car 2’ EP, featuring Peter Murphy and late Mick Karn, to be released later this year

Reuniting as Dalis Car for the first time in 26 years last fall, Peter Murphy and an ailing Mick Karn were able to record four new songs before the former Japan bassist succumbed to cancer in January — music that will be released as the ‘Dalis Car 2’ EP later this year.

Stream: Peter Murphy, ‘I Spit Roses,’ first single off upcoming ‘Ninth’ album

Stream: Peter Murphy, ‘I Spit Roses,’ first single off upcoming ‘Ninth’ album

Peter Murphy today released his first new single in more than six years: ‘I Spit Roses’ — which can be streamed here and is a track that will be featured on the former Bauhaus leader’s upcoming album ‘Ninth,’ which is due out in June.

Dead Can Dance’s Brendan Perry taps Cocteau Twins’ Robin Guthrie for North American tour

His planned tour with Peter Murphy ended in nasty name-calling, but former Dead Can Dance member Brendan Perry has tapped another storied contemporary to join him on a just-announced 13-date North American tour: ex-Cocteau Twins member Robin Guthrie.

Peter Murphy to release ‘Ninth’ album in June, finalizes 29-date U.S. tour this spring

Peter Murphy to release ‘Ninth’ album in June, finalizes 29-date U.S. tour this spring

Former Bauhaus leader Peter Murphy has set a June 7 release date for his ninth solo album — the aptly titled ‘Ninth,’ originally due out last fall — while also finalizing and formally announcing a 29-date U.S. tour this spring.

Bauhaus’ Peter Murphy to tour U.S. this spring

Peter Murphy will tour the U.S. in March and April, hitting, at a minimum, cities on the East and West coasts, with at least one Texas stop in between, judging from preliminary dates we’ve been able to assemble from venue and ticketing websites.

Mick Karn, of Japan and Dalis Car, 1958-2011

Mick Karn, of Japan and Dalis Car, 1958-2011

Mick Karn — who played bass in the acclaimed art-rock act Japan from the mid-’70s through the early ’80s and teamed up with Peter Murphy for the singer’s post-Bauhaus project Dalis Car — died today following a six-month battle with cancer. He was 52.

Best of 2010: The Cure dominates Slicing Up Eyeballs’ most-viewed posts of the year

The Cure dominates this year’s list of most-viewed stories, claiming five of the top 10 spots — including the No. 1 position, occupied for the second year in a row by our initial 2009 report on this year’s 3CD deluxe reissue of ‘Disintegration.’

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 12/26/10

Highlights of tonight’s ‘Dark Wave’ on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave included a double shot of lesser-played Love and Rockets (‘An American Dream,’ ‘Sweet FA’) and Peter Murphy doing Iggy Pop ‘Fun Time’).

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 12/19/10

Tonight’s ‘Dark Wave’ on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave featured a number of nice surprises, including a rare airing of a Morrissey album cut (‘Late Night, Maudlin Street’) and some lesser-played Peter Murphy (‘Marlene Dietrich’s Favorite Poem,’ ‘You’re So Close’).

Peter Murphy: Dalis Car sessions begin next week, ‘Ninth’ solo album out ‘soon’

Peter Murphy: Dalis Car sessions begin next week, ‘Ninth’ solo album out ‘soon’

Ex-Bauhaus leader Peter Murphy took to his Facebook page today to update fans on a number of projects, including his Dalis Car reunion with Mick Karn (sessions being ‘next week’) and the pending release of his new solo album Ninth (‘shouldn’t be too long now’).

Bauhaus’ Peter Murphy, Japan’s Mick Karn reuniting for second Dalis Car album

Bauhaus’ Peter Murphy, Japan’s Mick Karn reuniting for second Dalis Car album

Former Bauhaus vocalist Peter Murphy today announced that he’s reuniting later this year with ailing ex-Japan bassist Mick Karn to record a second Dali’s Car album — the short-lived group’s first new record since 1984’s ‘The Waking Hour.’

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 8/1/10

Highlights of tonight’s ‘Dark Wave’ on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave include Peter Murphy’s cover of the Magazine track ‘The Light Pours Out of Me,’ the all-too-infrequently played ‘Love is Stronger Than Death’ by The The, and a dash of Ciccone