Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” — the Sunday night celebration of the “darker side of classic alternative” on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured Christmas music from Siouxsie and the Banshees, Cocteau Twins, Kate Bush, The Wedding Present, Captain Sensible, The Popular Front and more, plus tracks from 1,000 Homo DJs, Pink Turns Blue, The Durutti Column, Japan, Clock DVA, He Said 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 — 12/21/14
1,000 Homo DJs, “Apathy”
Alien Sex Fiend, “I Walk the Line”
Cabaret Voltaire, “Digital Rasta”
Husker Du, “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”
The Sisters of Mercy, “Lucretia My Reflection”
The Smiths, “Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now”
Gary Numan, “Call Out the Dogs”
Joy Division, “Transmission”
Attrition, “To the Devil”
Cocteau Twins, “Frosty the Snowman”
Specimen, “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang”
Ministry, “Anything For You” (Previously unreleased)
Depeche Mode, “To Have and To Hold”
Christian Death, “The Blue Hour”
The Wedding Present, “Step Into Christmas”
Pailhead, “Man Should Surrender”
Public Image Ltd., “Rules and Regulations”
Pink Turns Blue, “Your Master is Calling”
Front 242, “U-Men”
The Popular Front, “A Puppy for Christmas”
Anne Clark, “Sleeper in Metropolis”
The Cure, “Apart”
Love and Rockets, “No New Tale to Tell” (Live)
Peter Murphy, “Hit Song”
A Certain Ratio, “All Night Party”
Echo & The Bunnymen, “Crocodiles”
Captain Sensible, “One Christmas Catalog”
The Mission, “Tower of Strength”
The Durutti Column, “Never Known” (Version)
New Order, “Murder” (12-Inch Version)
The Jesus and Mary Chain, “Happy When It Rains”
Kraftwerk, “Trans Europe Express”
Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Il Est Ne Le Divin Efant”
Dead Can Dance, “East of Eden”
Clock DVA, “You’re Without Sound”
Martin L. Gore, “In a Manner of Speaking”
Kate Bush, “December Will Be Magic Again”
Bauhaus, “Dark Entries”
Killing Joke, “Wardance”
He Said, “Kidnap Yourself”
Modern English, “After the Snow”
Japan, “Ain’t That Peculiar”
Sinead O’Connor, “Silent Night”
