OMD

Mark's playlist includes DC punks Iron Cross, Versus, Psychic TV, Slade, OMD and more.

There are also upcoming listening parties with Rufus Wainwright, Maximo Park, The Horrors, Culture Club, Electrelane, Camera Obscura, The Wedding Present, OMD, Badly Drawn Boy and more.

plus OMD, Katatonia, Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy, Duff McKagan, and more livestreams you can watch today since there are no live concerts to attend.

The Charlatans' Tim Burgess has announced more interactive album listening parties, featuring Pulp, Ash, Leftfield, Ariel Pink, The Coral, Roisin Murphy, Oasis, and more.

This week in Indie Basement: the amazing new album by Porridge Radio, plus Jeanines, The Wants, Wax Machine, and a terrific '80s UK synthpop collection compiled by Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley & Pete Wiggs.

OMD are currently on tour in North America with B-52's and Berlin.

This week: reviews of new albums from Sonny & The Sunsets, Unlikely Friends and Holiday Ghosts, plus new Slumberland band Jeanines, more Wannadies reissues, and a British synthpop comp.

The B-52’s are celebrating their 40th anniversary this year -- their classic debut LP came out in 1979 -- with a big tour that also includes synthpop icons OMD as well as fellow '80s-era band Berlin on most dates.

This week: the brilliantly bonkers debut album from audiobooks; OMD vinyl reissues; the new album from synthpop vets Blancmange; the haunting debut single from London's POZI; and Norwegian house producer Bjorn Torske.

This week in the basement: a box set of Liverpool post-punk; German shoegazers Jaguwar; two duos featuring members of classic UK indie groups; and more.