Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” — the Sunday night celebration of the “darker side of classic alternative” on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured music from The Cult, Morrissey, 1,000 Homo DJs, Gang of Four, The Cure, Throwing Muses, Clan of Xymox, The Creatures, Lowlife, Joy Division, Soft Cell, Coil, The Cramps, Bauhaus and more.
“Dark Wave,” hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs founder/editor Matt Sebastian, airs every Sunday from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Eastern on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave (Channel 33). The most recent two episodes also are available as part of Sirius XM’s new On Demand service for online subscribers.
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Playlist: “Dark Wave,” hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Matt Sebastian — 1/5/14
Revolting Cocks, “Razor’s Edge”
Siouxsie and the Banshees, “The Killing Jar” (Live)
Bauhaus, “Silent Hedges”
Gang of Four, “I Love a Man in Uniform”
The Cure, “The Figurehead”
Pink Turns Blue, “I Coldly Stare Out”
Ian McCulloch, “Faith and Healing”
The Sisters of Mercy, “Gimme Shelter”
Lowlife, “A Sullen Sky”
Concrete Blonde, “God is a Bullet”
Ministry, “Just One Fix”
John Foxx, “Europe After the Rain” (1981 Single Mix)
The Names, “Shanghai Gesture”
Killing Joke, “Love Like Blood”
The Smiths, “Miserable Lie”
Soft Cell, “Memorabilia”
Joy Division, “New Dawn Fades”
Love and Rockets, “No New Tale To Tell” (Live)
Public Image Ltd., “The Body” (U.S. 12-Inch Mix)
Christian Death, “Romeo’s Distress”
Depeche Mode, “Here is the House”
The Stranglers, “The Man They Love to Hate”
1,000 Homo DJs, “Apathy”
Clan of Xymox, “No Human Can Drown”
The Wake, “Host”
The Cult, “Resurrection Joe”
New Order, “Weirdo”
Peter Murphy, “Keep Me From Harm”
Throwing Muses, “Sleepwalking 1”
Morrissey, “You Have Killed Me”
Sheep on Drugs, “Motorbike” (Alt. Mix)
The Wolfgang Press, “Mama Told Me Not to Come”
Dead Kennedys, “Holiday in Cambodia”
The Jesus and Mary Chain, “Almost Gold”
XTC, “Fly on the Wall”
Echo & The Bunnymen, “Blue Blue Ocean”
Coil, “Windowpaine”
The Mission, “Beyond the Pale”
The Creatures, “Standing There”
The Cramps, “Human Fly”
Pailhead, “Man Should Surrender”
Lords of the New Church, “Open Your Eyes”
Would love to hear Gene Loves Jezebel “Cow” (album version) from ‘Immigrant’. Thanks! It’s one that alt radio has forgotten.
Why do these playlist always feature the same Christian Death songs over and over ? There are plenty of CD songs to choose from other than OTOP.