Recent Dark Wave Playlists

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (3/8/15)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (3/8/15)

Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave featured music The Cure, 1919, Minimal Compact, The March Violets, Alien Sex Fiend, Pailhead, Christian Death, Naked Raygun, Death Cult, Throwing Muses, The Teardrop Explodes, The Wolfgang Press, Tones on Tail and more.

The Replacements announce 8-disc album collection, edit Rhino Records' press release

The Replacements announce 8-disc album collection, edit Rhino Records’ press release

To coincide with their first headlining tour in 24 years, The Replacements next month will release an 8-disc box set that collects the band’s seven studio albums and one EP released between 1981 and 1990, an announcement made today via a Rhino Records press release that had been copy edited by the band itself.

Contest: Win a pair of The Glove T-shirts featuring Robert Smith, Steven Severin

Contest: Win a pair of The Glove T-shirts featuring Robert Smith, Steven Severin

It’s no doubt one of the more standout one-offs of modern rock: The Glove’s Blue Sunshine, the 1983 album by The Cure’s Robert Smith and Seven Severin of Siouxsie and the Banshees. To celebrate that LP, we’ve got a pair of T-shirts to give away to four lucky Slicing Up Eyeballs readers.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 174, aired 3/3/15

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 174, aired 3/3/15

Exploring the legacy of ’80s college rock, the Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Pacific on Strangeways Radio. If you caught this week’s episode, pop over to the Strangeways message board to leave requests for future shows.

Stream/Download: Auto Reverse — Slicing Up Eyeballs Mixtape (February 2015)

Stream/Download: Auto Reverse — Slicing Up Eyeballs Mixtape (February 2015)

Hey, it wouldn’t be the Auto Reverse mixtape series if we weren’t a little late, right? So, yeah, March may already be here, but that doesn’t mean we can’t finally post the February installment of this ever-popular run. Which means we’ve go two fresh 45-minute sides of great music for you.

Free download: They Might Be Giants' 'Flood Live in Australia' — full album played in reverse

Free download: They Might Be Giants’ ‘Flood Live in Australia’ — full album played in reverse

They Might Be Giants are releasing tons of new music lately, thanks to the resurrection of Dial-a-Song, and now they’re giving fans another treat: a free download of a full live performance of their hit 1990 album Flood, performed in reverse order. Plug your email address into the box below, and follow the instructions.

Depeche Mode's Martin Gore announces instrumental solo album 'MG' — hear first track

Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore announces instrumental solo album ‘MG’ — hear first track

Depeche Mode songwriter and co-founder Martin Gore next month will release a 16-track electronic instrumental album titled MG, a collection Mute Records is billing as the “soundtrack to an emotional and mysterious film of your own design.” You can stream the track “Europa Hymn” now.