Tag: Sirius XM

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.

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

The playlist from tonight’s edition of ‘Dark Wave’ — the weekly ‘darker side of alternative’ show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured The March Violets, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Human League, Fad Gadget, Concrete Blonde, Love and Rockets and much more. “

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 12/4/11

The playlist from tonight’s edition of ‘Dark Wave’ — the weekly ‘darker side of alternative’ show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured Danzig, Stan Ridgway, Duran Duran, The Teardrop Explodes, Giorgio Moroder, Cabaret Voltaire, Ciccone Youth and much more.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 11/27/11

The playlist from Sunday night’s edition of ‘Dark Wave’ — the weekly ‘darker side of alternative’ show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured Killing Joke, Japan, TSOL, Cocteau Twins, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Public Image Ltd. and much more.

Video: The Drums cover The Sugarcubes' 'Birthday' live on Sirius XM Satellite Radio

Video: The Drums cover The Sugarcubes’ ‘Birthday’ live on Sirius XM Satellite Radio

While it’s not uncommon to hear musicians name-checking Bjork, you don’t see The Sugarcubes bandied about much — which is why it’s nice to see this clip of indie-pop outfit The Drums performing that band’s 1987 single ‘Birthday’ during a recent on-air performance taped for Sirius XM Satellite Radio.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 11/20/11

The playlist from Sunday night’s edition of ‘Dark Wave’ — the weekly ‘darker side of alternative’ show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured Concrete Blonde, Tubeway Army, The Teardrop Explodes, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Yazoo and much more.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 11/13/11

The playlist from Sunday night’s edition of ‘Dark Wave’ — the weekly ‘darker side of alternative’ show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured KMFDM, Camouflage, Wire, The Smiths, Killing Joke, Kate Bush, The Chameleons and much more.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 11/6/11

The playlist from Sunday night’s edition of ‘Dark Wave’ — the weekly ‘darker side of alternative’ show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured Roxy Music, Ministry, Cocteau Twins, The Normal, Concrete Blonde and much more.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 10/30/11

The playlist from tonight’s expanded Halloween edition of ‘Dark Wave’ — the weekly ‘darker side of alternative’ show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured Christian Death, Fields of the Nephilim, The Birthday Party, Dead Can Dance, Laiback, Front 242, Xymox and much more.