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 The Teardrop Explodes, Gang of Four, This Mortal Coil, Sister Machine Gun, The Damned, Tones on Tail, Revolting Cocks, The Durutti Column, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Cult 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 — 7/13/14
Gang of Four, “Damaged Goods”
The Cure, “M”
Revolting Cocks, “Razor’s Edge”
Echo & The Bunnymen, “Paint It Black” (Live)
Cabaret Voltaire, “I Want You” (Original Extended 12-Inch Version)
Lowlife, “Again and Again”
The Smiths, “Girl Afraid”
A Certain Ratio, “Shack Up”
Minny Pops, “Time”
The Names, “I Wish I Could Speak Your Language”
Section 25, “Haunted”
Ministry, “Thieves” (12-Inch Version)
The Sisters of Mercy, “Emma”
Pink Turns Blue, “Walking on Both Sides”
The Church, “You’re Still Beautiful”
Bauhaus, “Spirit in the Sky”
Asylum Party, “Pictures”
Depeche Mode, “Get the Balance Right”
My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, “Do You Fear (For Your Child)”
Secession, “Sneakyville” (Extended Mix)
Killing Joke, “Wardance”
Skinny Puppy, “Dig It”
X, “Nausea”
Joy Division, “The Only Mistake”
The The, “Slow Emotion Replay”
Public Image Ltd., “Swan Lake”
The Teardrop Explodes, “When I Dream” (Original Version)
Dead Can Dance, “In the Kingdom of the Blind the One-Eyed Are Kings”
The Cult, “Resurrection Joe”
The Damned, “Street of Dreams”
Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Killing Jar”
Love and Rockets, “The Light”
Sister Machine Gun, “Not My God”
New Order, “Lonesome Tonight” (12-Inch Version)
The Durutti Column, “Never Known Version”
Tones on Tail, “O.K., This is the Pops”
The Jesus and Mary Chain, “Almost Gold”
Morrissey, “The Bullfighter Dies”
This Mortal Coil, “Kangaroo”
Tubeway Army, “Replicas”
The Mission, “Hands Across the Ocean”
Martin L. Gore, “In a Manner of Speaking”
BEST SHOW EVER!
AMAZING!
AWESOME SAUCE!
Do you think Naked Rain by This Picture would work?
I would love to hear “Swallow It (Regurgitated)” from Fad Gadget’s ‘The Best of Fad Gadget’ (2001) on next week’s show. Thanks Matt!
I would love to hear Fad Gadget’s “Swallow It (Regurgitated)” from ‘The Best of Fad Gadget’ (2001) on next week’s show. Thanks Matt!
Here are a few bands the audience may be interested in.
Cancer Barrack
Farblos
E Nomine
Wolfsheim
And One
Diary Of Dreams
Heimataerde
Lacrimosa
Kontrast
Shock Therapy
The Invincible Spirit
All The Ashes
Electronic Suicide
Propaganda
Nichts
DAF
Das Ich
Kiss The Blade
Incredible show!!
I do have a request: the original “Bela Lugosi’s Dead”
Best music I’ve heard in a dog’s age.
Love to hear The Cure–“Pictures of You”