Tag: Sirius XM

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 4/8/12

The playlist from tonight’s edition of ‘Dark Wave’ — the weekly ‘darker side of alternative’ show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured New Order, Kate Bush, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, The Church, Tones on Tail, Swans, Lords of the New Church, The Human League, The Mission and much more.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 3/25/12

The playlist from tonight’s edition of ‘Dark Wave’ — the weekly ‘darker side of alternative’ show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured Kraftwerk, T.S.O.L., Tubeway Army, Stan Ridgway, The Teardrop Explodes, The Motels, Japan, The House of Love and much more.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 3/4/12

The playlist from tonight’s edition of ‘Dark Wave’ — the weekly ‘darker side of alternative’ show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured Cult Hero, Skinny Puppy, Roxy Music, Nine Inch Nails, Camouflage, The The, Southern Death Cult, Julian Cope, The Sugarcubes and much more.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 2/26/12

The playlist from tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” — the weekly “darker side of alternative” show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured Nick Cave, Xymox, Swans, The Cramps, Yazoo, The Sisters of Mercy, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Cocteau Twins, Tones on Tail and much more.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 2/19/12

The playlist from tonight’s edition of ‘Dark Wave’ — the weekly ‘darker side of alternative’ show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured The Smiths, Love and Rockets, The Teardrop Explodes, Peter Murphy, Modern English, Duran Duran, Echo & The Bunnymen and much more.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 2/13/12

The playlist from tonight’s edition of ‘Dark Wave’ — the weekly ‘darker side of alternative’ show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured Peter Murphy, Fad Gadget, The Human League, Martin L. Gore, Cocteau Twins, The Church and much more.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 2/5/12

The playlist from tonight’s edition of ‘Dark Wave’ — the weekly ‘darker side of alternative’ show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured Kate Bush, Ministry, Love and Rockets, The Cure, Concrete Blonde, The Teardrop Explodes, Lords of the New Church, The Mission and much more.

Video: Ingrid Michaelson covers R.E.M.'s 'Nightswimming' on Sirius XM

Video: Ingrid Michaelson covers R.E.M.’s ‘Nightswimming’ on Sirius XM

Here’s one for fans of unusual covers: Singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson loops her own vocals in place of the piano part in this cover of R.E.M.’s beloved “Nightswimming,” which she recorded during a recent visit to the studios of Sirius XM Satellite Radio.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 1/22/12

The playlist from tonight’s edition of ‘Dark Wave’ on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave featured Love and Rockets, The Human League, Death Cult, Joy Division, Nick Cave and Kate Bush, plus rarely played cuts by The Cure (“One More Time”) and Depeche Mode (“Any Second Now”).

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 1/8/12

The playlist from tonight’s edition of ‘Dark Wave’ — the weekly ‘darker side of alternative’ show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured Tones on Tail, Lords of the New Church, Iggy Pop, Depeche Mode, Southern Death Cult, Shriekback, Duran Duran, Camouflage and much more.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 12/25/11

The playlist from tonight’s edition of ‘Dark Wave’ — the weekly ‘darker side of alternative’ show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured Xymox, The Church, Japan, The The, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Killing Joke, The Cure, Cabaret Voltaire and much more.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 12/18/11

The playlist from tonight’s edition of ‘Dark Wave’ — the weekly ‘darker side of alternative’ show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured The Chameleons, Propaganda, Cocteau Twins, Clan of Xymox, The Teardrop Explodes and some of the interview with The Smiths’ Andy Rourke that has been running all weekend.

Linkage: Smiths' Andy Rourke on 1st Wave, plus New Order, Stone Roses, Peter Hook

Linkage: Smiths’ Andy Rourke on 1st Wave, plus New Order, Stone Roses, Peter Hook

Our latest link round-up is all Manchester: The Smiths’ Andy Rourke will appear on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave all weekend, plus New Order has announced a New Zealand concert next year, The Stone Roses have booked festival slots in Norway and Portugal, and Peter Hook will play Joy Division songs in the UK next May and June.