Category: Radio

Reminder: Slicing Up Eyeballs guest-hosts 'Dark Wave' on Sirius XM's 1st Wave tonight

Reminder: Slicing Up Eyeballs guest-hosts ‘Dark Wave’ on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave tonight

If you’re a satellite radio subscriber, be sure to tune in to tonight’s of “Dark Wave” on Sirius XM’s classic-alternative station 1st Wave — Slicing Up Eyeballs is filling in for regular host Swedish Egil, and has hand-picked three hours of dark-wave, industrial, post-punk and other moody music.

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.

Bob Mould on 'Sound Opinions' radio show this week to talk 'See a Little Light' biography

Bob Mould on ‘Sound Opinions’ radio show this week to talk ‘See a Little Light’ biography

Bob Mould stops by the Chicago-based ‘Sound Opinions’ radio show this week to talk about his just-published autobiography ‘See A Little Light: The Trail of Rage and Melody,’ which covers his tenure in Hüsker Dü, Sugar and beyond. The show begins airing Friday on public radio stations across the U.S.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 32, first aired 7/19/11

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 32, first aired 7/19/11

This week’s episode of Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio featured brand-new music from Paul Weller, Billy Bragg and Meat Puppets, plus old favorites by Love Tractor, Camper Van Beethoven, The Sisters of Mercy, Galaxie 500, Midnight Oil and The Chameleons.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 31, first aired 7/12/11

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 31, first aired 7/12/11

This week’s episode of Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio featured new and rare music from The Cure’s Robert Smith, The The and R.E.M., plus, by request, Secession, Front 242, The Three O’Clock, The Wolfgang Press and more.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 7/10/11

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 Shriekback, Clan of Xymox, Nine Inch Nails, Tubeway Army, Ciccone Youth, Theater of Hate and many more.

‘Sound Opinions’ to salute Wax Trax! Records with RevCo’s Chris Connelly, Paul Barker

This week’s episode of the ‘Sound Opinions’ radio show — billed as ‘the world’s only rock ‘n’ roll talk show’ — will look back at the legacy of Wax Trax! Records and will feature an interview with former Revolting Cocks and Ministry members Chris Connelly and Paul Barker.