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 Spear of Destiny, The Wolfgang Press, Kraftwerk, Throwing Muses, Clan of Xymox, Coil, The Comsat Angels, Revolting Cocks, Morrissey & Siouxsie, The Stranglers, Soft Cell, Nitzer Ebb and 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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Finally, if you’ve got requests for future shows, drop ’em in the comments below.
Playlist: “Dark Wave,” hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Matt Sebastian — 3/23/14
Bauhaus, “The Sanity Assassin”
The Stranglers, “Tank”
Spear of Destiny, “Never Take Me Alive”
Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Painted Bird”
Revolting Cocks, “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?”
Echo & The Bunnymen, “Nothing Lasts Forever”
Gang of Four, “I Found That Essence Rare”
Chris Connelly, “Stowaway”
Cabaret Voltaire, “I Want You” (Original Extended 12-Inch Mix)
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, “Hollow Eyes”
The Cure, “Fire in Cairo”
The Damned, “Curtain Call” (Live)
Gene Loves Jezebel, “Bruises” (Extended Single Version)
Public Image Ltd., “Low Life”
KMFDM, “More & Faster” (12-Inch Mix)
Jane’s Addiciton, “Whores”
The Smiths, “Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before”
Joy Division, “Isolation”
Throwing Muses, “Hate My Way”
The Comsat Angels, “Be Brave”
Kraftwerk, “Trans-Europe Express”
The Jesus and Mary Chain, “Upside Down”
Soft Cell, “Sex Dwarf”
Killing Joke, “Europe”
Nine Inch Nails, “Suck”
Coil, “The Snow (Answers Come in Dreams II)”
Love and Rockets, “The Dog-End of a Day Gone By”
The Mission, “Over the Hills and Far Away”
Clan of Xymox, “Medusa”
The Wolfgang Press, “Kansas”
Xmal Deutschland, “Augen-blick”
New Order, “Lonesome Tonight” (12-Inch Version)
Morrissey & Siouxsie, “Interlude”
The Cult, “Spiritwalker”
The Sisters of Mercy, “Under the Gun”
Depeche Mode, “Get the Balance Right”
Medicine with Elizabeth Fraser, “Time Baby III”
Nitzer Ebb, “Lightning Man”
Ministry, “The Angel”
Peter Murphy, “The Scarlet Thing In You”
The The, “Dogs of Lust”
Wow. Thanks for the Ministry request. “The Angel” a moody little creeper with a beat. Love it. Really enjoyed this show. The three hours flew by. (OMG, The Stranglers’ “Tank.” I haven’t heard that in years. Ditto: Gang of Four and Cabaret Voltaire. Good stuff.) No special request for next week…aside from the continuing sweet mix of traditional classics and rare or unknown dark gems. Long live Dark Wave!
Even without my main mofo Gary Numan getting a song in, that’s still one kick ass set! *clap*clap*clap! I seriously wish SiriusXM would make DARKWAVE like a DAILY show or at least give you 8 hours on Sundays like the Sat. night safety dance gets!!!
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