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 Shriekback, Ministry, Alien Sex Fiend, Meat Beat Manifesto, 23 Skidoo, Skeletal Family, The Cure, Kate Bush, Cranes, Sad Lovers and Giants, Love and Rockets 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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Playlist: “Dark Wave,” hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Matt Sebastian — 1/19/14
The Sisters of Mercy, “Emma”
Ministry, “Lay Lady Lay”
Love and Rockets, “Life in Laralay”
Alien Sex Fiend, “Dead and Buried”
Skeletal Family, “Promised Land” (7-Inch Version)
Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Israel”
The Psychedelic Furs, “Imitation of Christ”
The Jesus and Mary Chain, “Cherry Came Too”
Revolting Cocks, “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy”
Fad Gadget, “One Man’s Meat”
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, “Jubliee Street”
The Smiths, “Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others”
The Sound, “Longest Days”
Echo & The Bunnymen, “Show of Strength”
Psi Com, “Xiola”
Peter Murphy, “Blind Sublime”
The Cure, “The Big Hand”
Clan of Xymox, “Obsession”
Japan, “European Son”
The Cult, “Spiritwalker”
Joy Division, “Dead Souls”
The Mission, “Hands Across the Ocean”
Front 242, “Im Rhythmus Bleiben”
The The, “Infected” (12-Inch Remix)
Depeche Mode, “Precious”
Wall of Voodoo, “Do It Again”
23 Skidoo, “Coup (In the Palace”)
A Split-Second, “Mambo Witch” (12-Inch Version)
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, “2nd Thought”
Meat Beat Manifesto, “Everything Counts”
Morrissey, “I’m Throwing My Arms Around Paris”
New Order, “Sub-Culture”
Shriekback, “My Spine (Is The Baseline)”
Killing Joke, “Birds of a Feather”
Kate Bush, “The Sensual World”
Cranes, “Focus Breathe”
Bauhaus, “Stigmata Martyr”
Sad Lovers and Giants, “The Best Film He Ever Made”
Public Image Ltd., “Solitaire”
Presence, “Act of Faith”
This Mortal Coil, “I Am the Cosmos”
Excellent playlist! Keep up the great work!
Request: “Sneakyville” by Secession….very Sisters of Mercy vibe about it…”ah oh ah oh ah oh ah oh…one two three four five six seven…all good children go to heaven…”