Recent Dark Wave Playlists

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 166, aired 10/21/14

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 166, aired 10/21/14

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.

New releases: Thurston Moore, Billy Idol, Half Man Half Biscuit, Inspiral Carpets, Annie Lennox

New releases: Thurston Moore, Billy Idol, Half Man Half Biscuit, Inspiral Carpets, Annie Lennox

This week’s new releases include new studio albums from Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore, Billy Idol, Half Man Half Biscuit, Inspiral Carpets and Eurythmics’ Annie Lennox, plus reissues from The Pop Group and a six-disc box set of recent material from the reunited Dexys.

David J of Bauhaus, Love and Rockets to guest-host Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ tonight

David J of Bauhaus, Love and Rockets to guest-host Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ tonight

We interrupt our regular programming for a special announcement: Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” — the Sunday night celebration of the “darker side of classic alternative” on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — will be guest-hosted by none other than David J of Bauhaus and Love and Rockets.

Pixies' 'Doolittle 25’ 3CD reissue to include 21 previously unreleased demos, Peel sessions

Pixies’ ‘Doolittle 25’ 3CD reissue to include 21 previously unreleased demos, Peel sessions

The Pixies will mark the 25th anniversary of their classic sophomore album Doolittle with an expanded 3CD, 50-track reissue this December that will feature, as bonus material, the record’s B-sides, two of the band’s Peel sessions in their entireties, and a full disc’s worth of demos.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (10/12/14)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (10/12/14)

Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave featured music from Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Cure, Fields of the Nephilim, Mussolini Headkick, Psychic TV, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Skinny Puppy, Ghost Dance, ClockDVA, Pailhead, Foetus, Joy Division and more.

The Smiths nominated for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — plus Lou Reed, Nine Inch Nails, Kraftwerk

The Smiths nominated for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — plus Lou Reed, Nine Inch Nails, Kraftwerk

After six years of eligibility, The Smiths were nominated today for induction as part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2015, joining a list of nominees that includes Green Day, Nine Inch Nails, the late Lou Reed, Kraftwerk, Sting and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (10/5/14)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (10/5/14)

Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave featured new music from Daniel Ash and New Model Army, plus old favorites from Ski Patrol, Morrissey, The Damned, Cabaret Voltaire, Meat Beat Manifesto, 13th Chime, The Sisters of Mercy and more.