Category: Radio

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 34, first aired 8/3/11

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 34, first aired 8/3/11

Tonight’s installment of Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio featured new music from Dalis Car, The Wild Swans and Tommy Stinson, and favorites from Electronic, The Smiths, David Byrne and The Stone Roses — plus Suede covering The Pretenders and The Wedding Present covering The Cure.

Slicing Up Eyeballs to guest-host 'Dark Wave' on Sirius XM's 1st Wave this Sunday

Slicing Up Eyeballs to guest-host ‘Dark Wave’ on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave this Sunday

Some exciting news on the radio front: Slicing Up Eyeballs will guest-host Sunday night’s installment of ‘Dark Wave,’ the weekly show that explores the ‘darker side of alternative’ on satellite-radio network Sirius XM’s classic-alternative station 1st Wave.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 7/31/11

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 7/31/11

The playlist from tonight’s ‘Dark Wave’ — the weekly Sunday night ‘darker side of alternative’ show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — features tracks by Joy Division, Lords of the New Church, Death Cult, Shriekback, Visage and many more.

Audio/Video: Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore performs on KCRW, 89.3 The Current

Audio/Video: Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore performs on KCRW, 89.3 The Current

Thurston Moore did double duty promoting his new solo album ‘Demolished Thoughts’ on the radio yesterday, managing to appear on the air for live sessions on both KCRW in Los Angeles and 89.3 The Current in Minneapolis/St. Paul (the latter appearance was pre-taped, as Moore also played a gig in L.A. last night).

Video: Dead Can Dance’s Brendan Perry, Cocteau Twins’ Robin Guthrie play KEXP

Video: Dead Can Dance’s Brendan Perry, Cocteau Twins’ Robin Guthrie play KEXP

When former Dead Can Dance member Brendan Perry’s joint North American tour with Cocteau Twins co-founder Robin Guthrie rolled through Seattle last month, the acclaimed musicians dropped by the studios of indie-leaning public-radio outlet KEXP, where the 4AD veterans each performed a selection of their own songs live on the air.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 33, first aired 7/26/11

Tonight’s installment of Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio was comprised entirely of requests, including cuts by Tones on Tail, New Model Army, Waxing Poetics, Lloyd Cole, The Clean, Dramarama and more.

Playlist: Sirius XM's 'Dark Wave,' 7/24/11

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 7/24/11

The playlist from tonight’s ‘Dark Wave’ — the weekly Sunday night ‘darker side of alternative’ show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — features tracks by Japan, T.S.O.L., The Jesus and Mary Chain, Cocteau Twins, Depeche Mode and many more.