Recent Dark Wave Playlists

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (11/12/17)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (11/12/17)

“Dark Wave,” hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Matt Sebastian, airs 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. EDT every Sunday on Sirius XM satellite radio’s 1st Wave (Channel 33). The most recent two episodes also are available via Sirius XM’s On Demand service for online subscribers. See the full playlist here.

Hoop dreams: Guy Picciotto of Fugazi and Rites of Spring makes NBA jumbotron cameo

Hoop dreams: Guy Picciotto of Fugazi and Rites of Spring makes NBA jumbotron cameo

We here at Slicing Up Eyeballs HQ are, admittedly, not fans of sport, but were nevertheless duly impressed to see the jumbotron operator at a Washington Wizards basketball game this past week throw the camera onto local fan Guy Picciotto, an icon of D.C.’s post-hardcore scene after his pivotal role in both Rites of Spring and Fugazi.

Chuck Mosley, early Faith No More frontman and Bad Brains singer, 1959-2017

Chuck Mosley, early Faith No More frontman and Bad Brains singer, 1959-2017

Chuck Mosley, the early frontman who appeared on the first two albums by hard-to-pin-down Bay Area outfit Faith No More and later replaced H.R. in seminal hardcore group Bad Brains, died this week “due to the disease of addiction,” his family announced today. He was 57.

Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Best of New Order: Vote for your 25 favorite songs (out of 157)

Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Best of New Order: Vote for your 25 favorite songs (out of 157)

We’re back with the fifth installment of our ongoing readers poll series, bowing to popular demand that we ask you, the readers of Slicing Up Eyeballs, to help us rank every song released by New Order over the pioneering electronic-rock group’s 37-year lifespan. You may vote for up to 25 of your favorite songs.

Listen: Morrissey, 'Jacky's Only Happy When She's Up on the Stage' — off 'Low in High School'

Listen: Morrissey, ‘Jacky’s Only Happy When She’s Up on the Stage’ — off ‘Low in High School’

Morrissey today released the third song off his upcoming 10th solo album Low in High School, the apparently Brexit-themed single “Jack’s Only Happy When She’s Up On Stage,” which you hear in full via the official lyric video below. The 7-inch release will include a cover of the Elvis Presley classic “You’ll Be Gone.”

Michael Stipe covers Nat King Cole, Ringo Starr, Velvet Underground at climate concert

Michael Stipe covers Nat King Cole, Ringo Starr, Velvet Underground at climate concert

Michael Stipe returned to the concert stage Sunday night, performing a short set — he covered songs by Nat King Cole, Ringo Starr and the Velvet Underground — during the Pathway to Paris climate event at New York City’s Carnegie Hall on Sunday. Watch the full performance right here.

This week's new releases: Hüsker Dü box set, plus R.E.M., Tears For Fears, Neil Finn

This week’s new releases: Hüsker Dü box set, plus R.E.M., Tears For Fears, Neil Finn

Record Rack: A round-up of the week’s new albums, expanded reissues and/or box sets, appearing each Monday on Slicing Up Eyeballs. All releases due out this Friday unless noted. This week’s releases include a new box set of early Husker Du material, an expanded R.E.M. reissue and a Tears For Fears best-of.