Danielle Dax
“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
Lead Into Gold, “A Giant On Earth” (Age of Reason)
Gene Loves Jezebel, “Twenty Killer Hurts” (The House of Dolls)
Flesh For Lulu, “Seven Hail Marys” (Blue Sisters Swing)
Danielle Dax, “Bed Caves” (Dark Adapted Eye)
Peter Murphy, “I’ll Fall With Your Knife” (Cascade)
Cabaret Voltaire, “Sex, Money, Freaks” (C.O.D.E.)
HULA, “Poison” (Club Mix) (Best of HULA)
Clan of Xymox, “Stumble and Fall” (Clan of Xymox)
Depeche Mode, “A Question of Time” (Live) (101)
Kommunity FK,“Something Inside Me Has Died” (Close One Sad Eye)
Virgin Prunes, “Pagan Lovesong” (Heresie)
Love and Rockets, “Saudade” (Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven)
Play Dead, “T.V. Eye” (The First Flower)
HOUR 2
The Cure, “Push” (The Head on the Door)
Wire, “Eardrum Buzz” (12-Inch Version) (It’s Beginning To and Back Again)
The Smiths, “Still Ill” (The Smiths)
Modern English, “Life in the Gladhouse” (Life in the Gladhouse)
Front 242, “Terminal State” (Front By Front)
A Split-Second, “Crimewave” (Kiss of Fury)
MCL (Micro Chip League), “New York” (New York)
Nitzer Ebb, “Join in the Chant” (Burn! 12-Inch Mix) (That Total Age)
Echo & The Bunnymen, “Just a Touch Away” (Evergreen)
Shriekback, “The Big Hush” (Oil & Gold)
Joy Division, “Leaders of Men” (Substance)
Wall of Voodoo, “They Don’t Want Me” (Call of the West)
Killing Joke, “Let’s All Go (To the Fire Dances)” (Fire Dances)
HOUR 3
Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Metal Postcard (Mittageisen)” (The Scream)
The Sisters of Mercy, “Alice” (Some Girls Wander By Mistake)
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, “West Wakes Up” (Blow)
The Bolshoi, “A Way II” (Away)
Throwing Muses, “Albatross” (Moonlight Concessions)
The Gun Club, “Preaching the Blues” (Fire of Love)
All About Eve, “Flowers In Our Hair” (All About Eve)
The Sound, “New Dark Age” (From the Lion’s Mouth)
Bauhaus, “Telegram Sam” (Bauhaus 1979–1983)
Leonard Cohen, “Everybody Knows” (I’m Your Man)
John Foxx, “Underpass” (Metamatic)
Fad Gadget, “Lady Shave” (Fad Gadget By Frank Tovey)
The Comsat Angels, “What Else?” (Fiction)
The The, “Heartland” (Infected)
PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (2/22/26)
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (2/15/26)
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (2/8/26)
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For future shows:
1. City of Refuge – Nick Cave + the Bad Seeds
2. Love + Kisses – Altered Images
3. A Matter of Time – Berlin
4. Blue-Eyed Pop – the Sugarcubes
5. I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts – X
6. The Ordinary Boys – Morrissey
7. Wonderful Woman – the Smiths
8. Sister Europe – Psychedelic Furs
9. Growing In Green – March Violets
10. Tora! Tora! Tora! – Depeche Mode
11. Rules + Regulations – Public Image Ltd.
12. Poison Door – Sisters of Mercy
13. Medusa – Clan of Xymox
14. Whistling For His Love – Danielle Dax
Always enjoy hearing Shriekback on Dark Wave, it plays well with just about everything…
Hey Matt! Excellent show tonight! I loved the tracks by Lead into Gold, and The Sound tonight.
Did not expect the voice of Leonard Cohen to boom thru my car speakers during DW, but man, was it a welcome surprise! Perhaps “Waiting for a Miracle” or the live album cut of “Dance Me to the End of Love” for a future ep?
Great show tonight. I think you managed to cover every nook and cranny of the subgenre.
Wishing everyone reading this an awesome week ahead!
Shane, I’ll second your Leonard Cohen requests. Excellent choices.
Hey Matt, thanks for playing my Cure request! I love that I am still discovering new songs and bands VIA this show, New Dark Age is an amazing song
Thanks Matt. Playing my Wall of Voodoo request made me feel part of the show this week. Appreciate every show. Appreciate you.
UK Decay – Shattered
Great stuff – the Lead into Gold kickoff was fantastic and it flowed really well from there.
I was reminded recently of Ethyl Meatplow’s “Close to You” cover… it’s truly unhinged… so I thought I’d request it for a future episode!
Thanks Matt!
Another great show, Matt. I loved the opener. I’d love to hear Severed Heads – Twenty Deadly Diseases (UK 12”) Extended Mix on a future episode. Thanks!
Atmosphere- Joy Division , would be awesome to hear, thanx
Hi Matt!!! Exceptional show this week really loved every hour! Thank you for my DM request – I honestly love every song on that album…and it was even better live! Was nice to hear Throwing Muses, The Cure, L&R, Modern English and Wire. It’s finally March and I’m ecstatic lol! Getting spring fever and have some possible suggestions for next time:
The Stone Roses – I Wanna Be Adored
Sonic Youth – 100%
PJ Harvey – Rid Of Me
Thanks again as always!!!! ｡◕‿◕｡
Loved last week’s Siouxsie and Wolfgang Press tracks – I always dig your post-punk forays into acid house/ rave! In that vein, how about:
WIR – So and Slow it Grows, or Single Gun Theory – From a Million Miles
Great dark balance in each hour!
With 3/14 being the anniversary of Viva Hate, I’d like to request the opening track, Alsatian Cousin, off of Morrissey’s first solo album.
Thanks!
Ringing in March most decidedly dark, great show. Really nice to hear “Heartland” close the show, thank you for that Matt. Was also lovely to hear “Saudade” in the first hour, I’ve always thought that to be a perfect album closer on Seventh Dream. Play Dead, Wire, Lorry, Sound, Gun Club and Comsat Angels were also great to hear. Bummed I will have to miss the Cabaret Votaire show in SF in May, already have tix for the Bunnymen that night. Way to go promoter!
Request for the next time you get a little shoegaze itch that needs scratching: “Jack” by Moose.
Have a great week, cheers!
Second the Moose request.
Matt,the Ides of March!You went full on this one,way to Dark up the start of this month,here here!Thanx for the play,and others as well.Keep that momentum my friend & here are some tid bits to mull over..All the Best,as ever.
STAN RIDGEWAY-Drive,She Said
SEVERED HEADS-First Steps
DINO LEE-Stud Pony
M.
Would love to hear Ministry “Crumbs”. Not afraid to say that I didn’t like Filth Pig at the time, but damn, that album hits like a ton of bricks now.
Went to NIN on Sunday, unbelievable show! Top five concerts of mine, didn’t play this but would love to hear ruiner . Thanks
J.P.
I haven’t commented in a few weeks…just taking a moment to say the 2026 shows have been stellar. As always, thank you for serving up the best dark tunes week after week. And thank you for playing my Ian McCulloch request a few weeks ago – much appreciated.
A request for a future episode:
Kraftwerk “Trans-Europe Express”
Thank you.
Seconded!
How about “Cochita is Lame” by Peter Murphy?
Hoping he is doing better and will tour soon!!
Good eve, Matt!
Thank you for keeping the Dark Arts alive musically! I’ve got a deep track for a request, hope you can find it!
“All That I Wanted” by Belfegore
Best!
DG
Weimar Gesang – Held Inside
The B-52’s – Deep Sleep (1982) Apple Music + Qobuz
Happy Straps – Midnight Dream (1985) Apple Music + Qobuz + Bandcamp