Category: Radio

Slicing Up Eyeballs tapped as new host of Sirius XM's weekly 'Dark Wave' show

Slicing Up Eyeballs tapped as new host of Sirius XM’s weekly ‘Dark Wave’ show

We’ve got some big news today on the radio front: Slicing Up Eyeballs — that is, yours truly, site founder/editor Matt Sebastian — has been asked to host “Dark Wave,” the Sunday night show that explores the “darker side of alternative” on satellite-radio network Sirius XM’s classic-alternative station 1st Wave.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 90, first aired 10/2/12

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 90, first aired 10/2/12

This week’s Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio featured new and unreleased music from Soundgarden, The House of Love and Public Image Ltd., plus old favorites from The Housemartins, Big Audio Dynamite, The Stone Roses, Ian McCulloch, The Godfathers, The Rain Parade, Erasure, The Replacements and more.

Playlist: Sirius XM's 'Dark Wave,' 9/30/12

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 9/30/12

The playlist from tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” — the Sunday night “darker side of alternative” show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured Red Xymox, Killing Joke, Lords of the New Church, The The, Kate Bush, Love and Rockets, Cocteau Twins, The Bolshoi and much more.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 89, first aired 9/25/12

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 89, first aired 9/25/12

Tonight’s Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour featured brand-new and unreleased music from The Cure’s Robert Smith, Midnight Oil, R.E.M., Terry Bickers of The House of Love, The Replacements’ Paul Westerberg and Vince Clarke of Erasure, plus old favorites from The Lemonheads, Aztec Camera and Sad Lovers and Giants.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 88, first aired 9/18/12

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 88, first aired 9/18/12

Tonight’s Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour featured Max Q, Oingo Boingo, Microdisney, The Birthday Party, Sonic Youth, The Chameleons, Sex Pistols, Tom Tom Club, Adam Ant, Ian McCulloch and more. And if you missed tonight’s episode, it’ll rebroadcast at 2 p.m. Eastern/11 a.m. Pacific on Friday at strangewaysradio.com.

Playlist: Sirius XM's 'Dark Wave,' 9/16/12

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 9/16/12

The playlist from tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” — the Sunday night “darker side of alternative” show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, The Teardrop Explodes, Death Cult, Camouflage, The Cure, PiL and much more. “Dark Wave,” hosted by Swedish Egil, airs Sundays from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Eastern.

Stream 458 episodes of John Peel's radio show — 846 hours spanning 1967 to 2004

Stream 458 episodes of John Peel’s radio show — 846 hours spanning 1967 to 2004

For fans disappointed that the online debut of the late John Peel’s record collection didn’t feature actual music off those platters or broadcasts by the legendary British DJ, here’s the real deal: a streaming collection of 458 episodes of Peel’s show that totals 846 hours and spans the years 1967 to 2004.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 87, first aired 9/11/12

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 87, first aired 9/11/12

This week’s Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio featured music by Hoodoo Gurus, Fields of the Nephilim, The Vaselines, Camper Van Beethoven, The Mighty Lemon Drops, The Dance Society, The Style Council, Dinosaur Jr, Paul Westerberg, Gene Loves Jezebel and more.

Playlist: Sirius XM's 'Dark Wave,' 9/9/12

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 9/9/12

The playlist from tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” — the Sunday night “darker side of alternative” show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured Love and Rockets, Southern Death Cult, The Human League, The Stranglers, Killing Joke, The March Violets, Bauhaus, The Psychedelic Furs and much more.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 86, first aired 9/4/12

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 86, first aired 9/4/12

This week’s Slicing Up Eyeballs show on Strangeways Radio featured brand-new music from Tom Tom Club, Bob Mould and Pet Shop Boys, plus favorites from The The, Daniel Ash, Pylon, Wir, Elextrafixion, Until December, Cause and Effect, The Fixx, Johnny Marr and more.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 85, first aired 8/28/12

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 85, first aired 8/28/12

This week’s Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour featured new and previously unreleased music from Ian McCulloch, World Party, Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, and Mark Eitzel, plus old favorites from Game Theory, Monaco, The Sisters of Mercy, John Foxx, Hilary, Tones on Tail, The B-52s and more.

Playlist: Sirius XM's 'Dark Wave,' 8/26/12

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 8/26/12

The playlist from tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” — the Sunday night “darker side of alternative” show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured The Chameleons, Joy Division, Yazoo, Japan, Joe Strummer, Chris Connelly, Iggy Pop, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Roxy Music, Kate Bush much more.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 84, first aired 8/21/12

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 84, first aired 8/21/12

This week’s episode of Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio featured new and previously unreleased music from Devo, Lloyd Cole and Will Sergeant of Echo & The Bunnymen, plus old favorites from The House of Love, Screaming Blue Messiahs, Laibach, Violent Femmes, Throbbing Gristle, OMD and more.