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 by Joy Division, Lowlife, Tubeway Army, The Birthday Party, This Mortal Coil, Rosetta Stone, Christian Death, Revolting Cocks, Clan of Xymox, Mission of Burma, The Sound 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 — 3/29/15
Revolting Cocks, “Razor’s Edge”
Public Image Ltd., “Solitaire”
Christian Death, “Figurative Theater”
Echo & The Bunnymen, “Do It Clean” (Live)
The Cure, “Birdmad Girl”
Tubeway Army, “Down in the Park”
Pylon, “Crazy”
Ministry, “Burning Inside”
Love and Rockets, “So Alive” (Live)
A Split-Second, “Mambo Witch” (12-Inch Version)
The Sisters of Mercy, “More”
Dead Boys, “Sonic Reducer”
New Order, “Everything’s Gone Green”
Skinny Puppy, “Smothered Hope”
Controlled Bleeding, “Fodder Song”
Pop Will Eat Itself, “Wise Up Sucker”
The Smiths, “Death of a Disco Dancer”
Time Zone f/ John Lydon, “World Destruction”
The Birthday Party, “Release the Bats”
Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Candyman”
The Mission, “Kingdom Come (Forever and Again)”
Clan of Xymox, “Stranger”
My Bloody Valentine, “Soon”
Nitzer Ebb, “Smear Body”
Assemblage 23, “Sometimes I Wish I Was Dead”
Peter Murphy, “I’ve Got a Miniature Secret Camera”
Joy Division, “Colony”
The Jesus and Mary Chain, “Some Candy Talking”
Mission of Burma, “(This Is Not A) Photograph”
Lowlife, “Eternity Road” (7-Inch)
Front 242, “Terminal State”
Pig, “Shit for Brains”
Killing Joke, “Sanity” (Chris Kimsey Mix)
Bauhaus, “The Spy in the Cab”
Rosetta Stone, “If Only and Sometimes”
The Woodentops, “Plenty”
The Sugarcubes, “Delicious Demon”
The Cure, “Burn”
The Sound, “Hour of Need”
T.S.O.L., “Colors (Take Me Away)”
Pailhead, “Man Should Surrender”
This Mortal Coil, “I Am the Cosmos”
Request for next week: Siouxsie and the Banshees – Paradise Place.
Awesome show Matt! Love me some Controlled Bleeding and Skinny Puppy.
Gene loves Jezebel’s Heartache and The Cult’s Hollow Man for next week would be much appreciated. Maybe something from Severed Heads at a later date. Thanks again…doing a killer job with the show! 💀
I’ll take any…love your show.
Dark Wave
Peter Murphy – Final Solution
Single Gun Theory – Exercise This Wasteland
Wiseblood – Stumbo
Nitzer Ebb – Lightening Man
Finitribe – Detestimony
Skinny Puppy – Stairs & Flowers
Christian Death – Dogs
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry – Spinning Round