Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” — the Sunday night “darker side of alternative” show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — celebrated the birthday today of Robert Smith, with selections from The Cure, plus Smith solo tracks and associated music by The Glove, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Tim Pope, Crystal Castles and more. Plus the usual Sunday night stuff.
“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” (Robert Smith’s Birthday Edition) — 4/21/13
The Cure, “Cold”
Bauhaus, “In the Flat Field”
Japan, “Quiet Life”
Skinny Puppy, “Smothered Hope”
Iggy Pop, “China Girl”
Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Dazzle”
Modern English, “Life in the Gladhouse”
The Cure, “Push”
Vivabeat, “The House Is Burning (But There’s No One Home)”
Mission of Burma, “(That’s When I Reach For My) Revolver”
Presence, “Act of Faith”
The Wedding Present, “Corduroy”
The Smiths, “Half a Person”
Cult Hero, “I’m a Cult Hero”
Acid Horse, “No Name No Slogan”
Concrete Blonde, “Tomorrow, Wendy” (Live)
Balaam and The Angel, “I Love the Things You Do To Me”
Love and Rockets, “Motorcycle”
Robert Smith, “Small Hours” (John Martyn cover)
45 Grave, “Black Cross”
Joy Division, “Day of the Lords”
The Glove, “Perfect Murder”
Garvey f/ Q Lazzarus, “Goodbye Horses”
The Cure, “Another Day”
The Sisters of Mercy, “1959”
Chris Connelly, “Stowaway”
Public Image Ltd., “Memories”
Depeche Mode, “Only When I Lose Myself”
Crystal Castles f/ Robert Smith, “Not In Love”
Electronic, “Idiot Country”
Echo & The Bunnymen, “Nothing Lasts Forever”
Tackhead, “Mind at the End of Its Tether”
Robert Smith, “Pirate Ships” (Wendy Waldman cover)
The Mission, “Over the Hills and Far Away”
Tim Pope f/ Robert Smith, “I Want To Be a Tree”
Peter Murphy, “The Sweetest Drop”
Killing Joke, “Multitudes”
Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Swimming Horses”
T.S.O.L., “Dance With Me”
The Jesus and Mary Chain, “Half Way to Crazy”
New Order, “State of the Nation”
The Cure, “Untitled”
Matt,
I have not had a chance to thank you for playing The Smiths – How soon is now for my 49th birthday. I realize that it is a mainstream tune played all day, but something about hearing that song mixed in with Dark Wave was absolutely awesome!! My Wife Erin and I are huge fans! The new Marr album (The Messenger) is great…there are a few songs that I plug Morrissey’s voice into and I go back 30 years…crazy how time flies…and how fresh Marr still sounds…so if the mood strikes, any of the new tunes would be great… Thanks Again for making my birthday… Mark