Recent Dark Wave Playlists

Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Best of R.E.M.: Vote for your 25 favorite songs (from this list of 282)

Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Best of R.E.M.: Vote for your 25 favorite songs (from this list of 282)

We’ve been on something of an R.E.M. kick of late here at Slicing Up Eyeballs HQ, which made it easy to choose the third subject of our new readers poll series that seeks to rank the full recorded output of a given band. After putting The Cure and The Smiths up for votes, we now turn to R.E.M.

Premiere: The Dead Milkmen, 'Only the Dead Get Off at Kymlinge' — off upcoming EP

Premiere: The Dead Milkmen, ‘Only the Dead Get Off at Kymlinge’ — off upcoming EP

The Dead Milkmen are back with their first new song in two years, a propulsive rocker about a haunted Swedish train that serves as the first taste of the skewed punk outfit’s Welcome to the End of the World EP — and which we’re thrilled to premiere today at Slicing Up Eyeballs. Stream it here.

Publisher launches Kickstarter to get Butthole Surfers bio 'Scatological Alchemy' into print

Publisher launches Kickstarter to get Butthole Surfers bio ‘Scatological Alchemy’ into print

A small British publishing house is turning to fans via a new Kickstarter campaign to raise the remaining funds needed to publish “Scatological Alchemy: A Gnostic Biography of the Butthole Surfers,” a new book by Ben Graham about the legendary Texas psychedelic rockers. The book is due out later this summer.

Watch: 2-minute trailer for upcoming 'Manchester North Of England' 7-disc box set

Watch: 2-minute trailer for upcoming ‘Manchester North Of England’ 7-disc box set

With the release of its sprawling new Manchester-centric box set approaching later this month, Cherry Red Records has debuted a 2-minute trailer to the set, soundtracked by the Mancunian acts — Joy Division, Morrissey, Happy Mondays, New Order, The Stone Roses — featured. Watch it right here.

Stream: Slicing Up Eyeballs’ belated Auto Reverse Mixtape (June/July 2017)

Stream: Slicing Up Eyeballs’ belated Auto Reverse Mixtape (June/July 2017)

OK, so, yeah, it’s no longer June. In fact we’re 10 days deep into July. Still, better late than never, and all that. Meaning, here’s the overdue June installment of the ever-popular Auto Reverse mixtape series, two 45-minutes sides of classic-alternative goodness for your listening pleasure. Stream it here.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (7/9/17)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (7/9/17)

“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 right here.

Watch: U2 and Noel Gallagher perform Oasis' 'Don't Look Back in Anger' in London

Watch: U2 and Noel Gallagher perform Oasis’ ‘Don’t Look Back in Anger’ in London

U2 opened the European leg of its massive Joshua Tree 2017 tour at London’s Twickenham Stadium this evening, and closed the show by bringing the opening act — a certain Noel Gallagher — back out on stage to team up on the Oasis classic “Don’t Look Back in Anger.” See footage here.