Category: Radio

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: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 59, first aired 2/7/12

Tonight’s episode of Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio featured new and previously unreleased music from Wire, OMD, The Godfathers, Vince Clarke and Martin Gore, and The Cult, plus favorites by Galaxie 500, Duran Duran, The Jam, Paul Westerberg, The Other Two and The Jazz Butcher.

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.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 58, first aired 1/24/12

Tuesday night’s episode of Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio featured brand-new music from the Pixies’ Black Francis, Concrete Blonde and Hoodoo Gurus, plus old favorites by Close Lobsters, Pulp, The Psychedelic Furs and Lloyd Cole, plus new remixes of tracks by The Cure and Depeche Mode.

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: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 57, first aired 1/17/12

This week’s installment of Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio featured brand-new music from Bauhaus’ David J and Lee Ranaldo of Love and Rockets, plus old favorites from Ian McCulloch, Talking Heads, Violent Femmes, The Lucy Show and Clan of Xymox, plus Fujiya & Miyagi covering New Order.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 56, first aired 1/10/12

This week’s episode of Slicing Up Eyeballs featured tracks by The Mighty Lemon Drops, David Bowie, The March Violets, Depeche Mode, Sparks, Steve Kilbey, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, Lime Spiders, Fad Gadget, The Housemartins and more. Replay at 2 p.m. EST Friday.

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: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 55, first aired 1/3/12

This week’s episode of Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio featured brand-new music from Ministry, Martin Gore and The Ocean Blue, plus older favorites from The Chills, Tones on Tail, The The, The Cult, Robyn Hitchcock and The Cure, plus Destroyer’s new cover of New Order’s ‘Leave Me Alone.’

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 53, first aired 12/27/11

This week’s installment of Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio featured some of the best new music of 2011, with selections from Paul Weller, Wire, The Godfathers, R.E.M., The Feelies, Peter Murphy, The Cure’s Robert Smith, Duran Duran, The Primitives and 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: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 52, first aired 12/20/11

Tonight’s episode of Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio featured wall-to-wall Christmas songs from the likes of Iggy Pop, Sonic Youth, Throwing Muses, Pet Shop Boys, R.E.M., Al Jourgensen, Ramones, Miracle Legion, Book of Love, Cocteau Twins and more. Hear a replay at 2 p.m. EST Friday.