Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” — the Sunday night celebration of the “darker side of classic alternative” on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured music from Peter Murphy, The Chameleons, The Lucy Show, Cabaret Voltaire, The Glove, The Sisters of Mercy, Kate Bush, The Essence, Killing Joke and For Against, plus a tribute to Ray Manzarek, with covers of The Doors by Alien Sex Fiend, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Cult, The Mission and The Cure.
“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 — 5/26/13
Daniel Ash, “Get Out of Control”
The Jesus and Mary Chain, “Reverence”
Lowlife, “Ramafied” (Underground Version)
Joy Division, “Disorder”
Echo & The Bunnymen, “Bedbugs and Ballyhoo” (Featuring Ray Manzarek)
Clan of Xymox, “A Forest” (The Cure)
Japan, “Visions of China”
Morrissey, “Dissapointed”
Siouxsie and the Banshees, “You’re Lost Little Girl” (The Doors)
Peter Murphy, “Strange Kind of Love”
Nitzer Ebb, “Family Man”
Flesh For Lulu, “Seven Hail Marys”
The Sugarcubes, “Regina”
Jane’s Addiction, “L.A. Woman” (The Doors)
Skinny Puppy, “Assimilate”
Kate Bush, “Burning Bridge”
The Sisters of Mercy, “Marian”
Felt, “Primitive Painters”
Killing Joke, “Adorations”
The Cure, “Hello, I Love You” (The Doors)
The Lucy Show, “Melody”
New Order, “Age of Consent”
Public Image Ltd., “Careering” (BBC Session)
The Essence, “Burned in Heaven”
The Cult, “Wild Child” (The Doors)
The Chameleons, “Less Than Human”
Depeche Mode, “Stripped”
Bauhaus, “She’s in Parties” (Extended Version)
The Mission, “Love Me Two Times” (The Doors)
For Against, “Daylight”
The Teardrop Explodes, “When I Dream” (Original Version)
David Bowie, “Outside”
Christian Death, “Figurative Theater”
Ministry, “All Day Remix”
The Smiths, “Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others”
Alien Sex Fiend, “Five to One” (The Doors)
Cabaret Voltaire, “I Want You” (Original Extended 12-Inch Version)
Sad Lovers & Giants, “On Another Day”
The Glove, “Mr. Alphabet Says”
Love and Rockets, “Life in Laralay”
Wow! What a fanstastic playlist! It’s the deep playlist college rock stations should have played but didn’t…well done!
i request anything by the band called 86 out of Atlanta . http://youtu.be/3OUpP7BTxt0
Great playlist, thanks!
My husband is a DJ at 91.7 MSE on the campus of the Milwaukee School of Engineering. His show is called Alternative Bliss every other Sunday morning from midnight to 3am and this playlist mirrors what he loves to play, along with new music.
Thank you for keeping this web site awesome!
This is one of the best playlists in a while!