Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” — the Sunday night “darker side of alternative” show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured Shriekback, Bigod 20, Joy Division, Altered Images, Revolting Cocks, D.A.F., Bauhaus, Gene Loves Jezebel, The Wake, Depeche Mode, The Cult, Japan and much more.
“Dark Wave,” hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs founder/editor Matt Sebastian, airs every Sunday from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Eastern on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave (Channel 33). The most recent two episodes also are available as part of Sirius XM’s new On Demand service for online subscribers.
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Playlist: “Dark Wave,” hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Matt Sebastian — 1/27/13
Killing Joke, “Love Like Blood”
The Cult, “Love”
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, “Hollow Eyes”
Peter Murphy, “The Scarlet Thing In You”
Echo & The Bunnymen, “New Direction” (Original Version)
Cocteau Twins, “Feathers Oar-Blades”
The Danse Society, “Hide”
The Sisters of Mercy, “Lucretia My Reflection”
Concrete Blonde, “Everybody Knows”
Skinny Puppy, “Smothered Hope”
Wire, “Doubles & Trebles”
Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Fireworks” (12-Inch Nigel Gray Mix)
Magazine, “A Song From Under the Floorboards” (Peel Session)
The Cure, “Kyoto Song”
The The, “Love is Stronger Than Death”
Shriekback, “The Bastard Sons of Enoch”
The Wake, “Talk About the Past” (12-Inch Mix)
Joy Division, “The Eternal”
Gene Loves Jezebel, “Always a Flame”
The Jesus and Mary Chain, “Half Way to Crazy”
Bigod 20, “America”
Love and Rockets, “**** (Jungle Law)”
The Chameleons, “Caution”
The Smiths, “Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others”
Death Cult, “Brothers Grimm”
Bauhaus, “Terror Couple Kill Colonel” (Live)
The Mission, “Love”
Revolting Cocks, “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy”
New Order, “Leave Me Alone”
The Names, “Shanghai Gesture”
Abecedarians, “Smiling Monarchs”
D.A.F., “Der Mussolini”
Public Image Ltd., “Bad Life”
The March Violets, “Essence”
Morrissey, “I Will See You In Far-Off Places”
Japan, “European Son”
Simple Minds, “Theme For Great Cities”
Altered Images, “Dead Pop Stars”
Depeche Mode, “Everything Counts” (Live)
I was taken back when Bad Life came on last night. It’s just a great song from early PiL. Any chance you can dig up Fly from the Church for next week’s show?