Category: Radio

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 12/18/11

The playlist from tonight’s edition of ‘Dark Wave’ — the weekly ‘darker side of alternative’ show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured The Chameleons, Propaganda, Cocteau Twins, Clan of Xymox, The Teardrop Explodes and some of the interview with The Smiths’ Andy Rourke that has been running all weekend.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 51, first aired 12/13/11

This week’s installment of Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio featured new music from Sinead O’Connor, new Smiths covers by The Wedding Present and Built to Spill’s Doug Martsch, and selections from The Ocean Blue, Julian Cope, Green on Red, Pixies, The Replacements, Peter Gabriel and Coil.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 12/11/11

The playlist from tonight’s edition of ‘Dark Wave’ — the weekly ‘darker side of alternative’ show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured The March Violets, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Human League, Fad Gadget, Concrete Blonde, Love and Rockets and much more. “

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 50, first aired 12/6/11

Tonight’s Slicing Up Eyeballs show on Strangeways Radio featured new music from Depeche Mode co-founders Vince Clarke and Martin L. Gore, The Dead Milkmen and Gary Numan, plus old faves by Adam Ant, Mojo Nixon, Prefab Sprout and The Sisters of Mercy — and a couple tracks off the new Cure live album.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 12/4/11

The playlist from tonight’s edition of ‘Dark Wave’ — the weekly ‘darker side of alternative’ show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured Danzig, Stan Ridgway, Duran Duran, The Teardrop Explodes, Giorgio Moroder, Cabaret Voltaire, Ciccone Youth and much more.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 49, first aired 11/29/11

This week’s episode of Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio featured new and previously unreleased music from Paul Weller, the Mighty Lemon Drops’ David Newton and Dead Can Dance, plus favorites new and old from Simple Minds, King Missile, The Dukes of Stratopshear, Love and Rockets, Robyn Hitchcock and more.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 11/27/11

The playlist from Sunday night’s edition of ‘Dark Wave’ — the weekly ‘darker side of alternative’ show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured Killing Joke, Japan, TSOL, Cocteau Twins, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Public Image Ltd. and much more.

Video: The Drums cover The Sugarcubes' 'Birthday' live on Sirius XM Satellite Radio

Video: The Drums cover The Sugarcubes’ ‘Birthday’ live on Sirius XM Satellite Radio

While it’s not uncommon to hear musicians name-checking Bjork, you don’t see The Sugarcubes bandied about much — which is why it’s nice to see this clip of indie-pop outfit The Drums performing that band’s 1987 single ‘Birthday’ during a recent on-air performance taped for Sirius XM Satellite Radio.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 48, first aired 11/22/11

Tonight’s episode of Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio featured new and previously unreleased music from The Fall, Heaven 17, The Lucy Show, Erasure and Magazine, plus old favorites from The Cure, Virgin Prunes, The Beloved and Half Man Half Biscuit. The show ill be replayed at 2 p.m. EST Friday.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 11/20/11

The playlist from Sunday night’s edition of ‘Dark Wave’ — the weekly ‘darker side of alternative’ show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured Concrete Blonde, Tubeway Army, The Teardrop Explodes, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Yazoo and much more.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 47, first aired 11/15/11

Tonight’s episode of Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio featured brand-new music from Kate Bush, R.E.M. and Dinosaur Jr’s J Mascis, plus rare and remixed Cabaret Voltaire and Jesus and Mary Chain, and old favorites from The Chameleons, Depeche Mode, Sonic Youth, The Clash and more. Replay at 2 p.m. EST Friday.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 11/13/11

The playlist from Sunday night’s edition of ‘Dark Wave’ — the weekly ‘darker side of alternative’ show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured KMFDM, Camouflage, Wire, The Smiths, Killing Joke, Kate Bush, The Chameleons and much more.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 46, first aired 11/8/11

Tonight’s episode of Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio featured brand-new tracks from The Fall, R.E.M. and The Mission’s Wayne Hussey, plus reader requests for The Ocean Blue, Clan of Xymox, The Church and Ultra Vivid Scene, and a little Ramones and Adam Ant thrown in, too.