Nitzer Ebb | Photo by Steve Double
“Dark Wave,” hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Matt Sebastian, explores the darker side of classic ’80s alternative, including vintage goth, post-punk and industrial. The shows airs at 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Eastern every Sunday on Sirius XM satellite radio’s 1st Wave (Channel 33).
The most recent two episodes are also available to subscribers to stream via the Sirius XM app.
Got a request? Requests will be considered for future episodes as long as they fit the show’s format and fall generally within the 1st Wave era — and provided the host doesn’t harbor an intense dislike of the song. If there’s something you’d like to hear, drop it in the comments below.
HOUR 1
Nitzer Ebb, “Warsaw Ghetto” (That Total Age)
Love and Rockets, “Holiday on the Moon” (Express)
Jane’s Addiction, “Mountain Song” (Nothing’s Shocking)
Gang of Four, “What We All Want” (Solid Gold)
Echo & The Bunnymen, “Villiers Terrace” (Crocodiles)
Peter Murphy, “Swoon” (Silver Shade)
New Order, “Ruined in a Day” (Republic)
A Split-Second, “Into the Burning Hole” (Kiss of Fury)
ClockDVA, “The Hacker” (The Hacker)
The Cure, “Last Dance” (Disintegration)
Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Circle” (A Kiss in the Dreamhouse)
Trisomie 21, “Coming From Darkness” (Le Repos Des Enfants Heureux)
Anne Clark, “Poem For a Nuclear Romance” (Changing Places)
HOUR 2
Cocteau Twins, “Iceblink Luck” (Heaven Or Las Vegas)
Felt, “Vasco de Gama” (Ignite the Seven Canons)
Boys Next Door, “Shivers” (Door, Door)
The Church, “Myrrh” (Heyday)
Nine Inch Nails, “Terrible Lie” (Sympathetic Mix) (Head Like a Hole)
Revolting Cocks, “Attack Ships on Fire” (Big Sexy Land)
Front Line Assembly, “Mindphaser” (Tactical Neural Implant)
Die Krupps, “Germanic” (Too Much History)
1,000 Homo DJs, “Apathy” (Side Trax)
Bauhaus, “The Passion of Lovers” (Mask)
The Sisters of Mercy, “Body Electric” (First and Last and Always)
Throwing Muses, “Mania” (Hunkpapa)
Concrete Blonde, “Caroline” (Bloodletting)
HOUR 3
The Smiths, “A Rush and a Push and This Land Is Ours” (Strangeways, Here We Come)
Gavin Friday, “Caruso” (Shag Tobacco)
The Stranglers, “Strange Little Girl” (Greatest Hits 1977-1990)
The Danse Society, “Somewhere” (Seduction)
Depeche Mode, “Barrel of a Gun” (Ultra)
The Neon Judgement, “Don’t Wish Me Luck” (Blood & Thunder)
Bill Nelson, “Flaming Desire” (The Love that Whirls)
Andi Sex Gang with Marc Almond, “The Hungry Years” (The Whip)
Joy Division, “Decades” (Closer)
Adam & The Ants, “Tabletalk” (Dirk Wears White Sox)
Coil, “Love’s Secret Domain” (Love’s Secret Domain)
Front 242, “Crushed” (05:22:09:12 Off)
The Gun Club, “Promise Me” (Fire of Love)
PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (11/30/25)
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (11/23/25)
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (11/16/25)
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For future shows:
1. Coffee Homeground – Kate Bush
2. Airwaves – Kraftwerk
3. Kyoto Song – the Cure
4. City of Refuge – Nick Cave + the Bad Seeds
5. Love + Kisses – Altered Images
6. Sweetness + Light – Lush
7. Driving Your Girlfriend Home – Morrissey
8. Funtime – Iggy Pop
9. A Matter of Time – Berlin
Fantastic selection tonight Matt, I had a good time!
Good night all.
Tonight’s mix was incredible! Seriously, one of the best shows of the year.
Thanks for playing “Shivers”. It’s been taking up space in my head since a bar high above downtown Las Vegas played it as a dense fog rolled in to the city, blanketing the Strip skyline.
Have a great week ahead, everyone!
How about some late-night introspection with FAITH by the Cure
Constantine
Excellent set last night. I really enjoyed some of the deeper cuts, including Trisomie 21 and Bill Nelson, two artists I’m not very familiar with. Always a pleasure hearing Felt, Lawrence is a genius. And you are spot on about “Last Dance,” such an underrated Cure track.
I’ve got another b-side request for ya: “Rollercoaster” by Luna.
Have a great week Matt, cheers!
For next week, could you play “kiss me like you mean it” by Silk Daisys. They’re a new band that’s brought back the 4AD sound (thank goodness).
I’ve become obsessed with “Caroline” ever since hearing it on your show, thank you for introducing me to that Concrete Blonde song. Also, the next time you’re in the mood for Clan Of Xymox may I request “Back Door”. Thanks Matt!
Throwing Muses – Fall Down
Fantastic song
Great show! The only reason to turn on the radio on a Sunday night. Could you play Ono Soul by Thurston Moore or Sister Pain by Electrafixion.
Thanks
A super big hello to you Matt! Starting off with my Nitzer Ebb request?! — Hot diggity dog!!!! Way cool of you kind sir! And you also played The Stranglers? — a big salute Mr. Sebastian! You played so much awesome stuff this week every hour was a pleasure… Some possible suggestions for next time:
MC 900 Ft Jesus – The City Sleeps
Skinny Puppy – The Killing Game (instrumental from Doomsday Brap compilation)
Moev – Open Mind
Thanks again as always!!!! ｡◕‿◕｡
Enjoyed the variety in each hour!
Here is a request as we go into 2026 –
The Psychedelic Furs – Sister Europe
Thanks!
For the covers show: Love and Rockets- Ball of Confusion, The Cure- World in my Eyes, Nine Inch Nails- Dead Souls, Bauhaus- Severance.
Ok Matt. This is a long, long shot. But I truly think it incapsulated the early ‘New Wave’ Sound.
Clones (We’re All) by Alice Cooper.
Don’t hate me…
Excellent show last night! I loved echo and the bunnymen and nine inch nails.
Great show tonight!! Best part of Sundays, imo. Thank you for playing my request – Mania by Throwing Muses.
Thank you for another solid set of dark tunes. Many personal favorites in hour one…And cool to hear The Smiths, Gavin Friday, The Stranglers in hour three.
A request for an upcoming show…Not a holiday classic but it does mention a Christmas tree.
The Jesus and Mary Chain “Fall”
“everybody’s falling on me / and I’m as dead as a Christmas tree”
Love it! Seconded!
Stellar set Matt,terrific Dark Matter as expected and as usual,wonderful & much thanx for the request play,loved it.Here are some chilly bits to consider,All the Best pal.
MINISTRY-Dream Song
KLUTE-Desert Storm
SPAHN RANCH-Succumber
M.
Great show this week! RIP Douglas
Excellent show once again!
My next request:
Love & Rockets – Shelf Life