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“Dark Wave,” hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Matt Sebastian, explores the darker side of classic ’80s alternative, including vintage goth, post-punk and industrial. The shows airs at 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Eastern every Sunday on Sirius XM satellite radio’s 1st Wave (Channel 33).
The most recent two episodes are also available to subscribers to stream via the Sirius XM app.
Got a request? Requests will be considered for future episodes as long as they fit the show’s format and fall generally within the 1st Wave era — and provided the host doesn’t harbor an intense dislike of the song. If there’s something you’d like to hear, drop it in the comments below.
HOUR 1
Bad Religion, “O Come All Ye Faithful” (Christmas Songs)
Al Jourgensen, “It’s Always Christmas Time” (Alien Christmas)
Cocteau Twins, “Winter Wonderland” (Snow EP)
The Popular Front, “A Puppy for Christmas” (A Heartbeat of Laughing)
Johnny Marr & The Healers, “Free Christmas” (Free Christmas)
My Bloody Valentine, “Soft As Snow (But Warm Inside)” (Isn’t Anything)
Wayne Hussey, “White Christmas” (Songs of Candlelight & Razorblades)
The Fall, “(We Wish You) A Protein Christmas” (We Wish You a Protein Christmas)
Sad Lovers and Giants, “Christmas on Easter Island” (Treehouse Poetry)
The Wedding Present, “Step Into Christmas” (The Hit Parade)
The Damned, “There Ain’t No Sanity Clause” (The Black Album)
Galaxie 500, “Listen, The Snow Is Falling” (This Is Our Music)
Ride, “Like a Snowflake” (Like a Snowflake)
Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant” (Downside Up)
Cranes, “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” (Ancienne Belgique)
Pixies, “Winterlong” (Complete “B” Sides)
HOUR 2
All About Eve, “Last Christmas” (Iceland)
Medicine, “Christmas Song” (Shot Forth Self Loathing)
The Dickies, “Silent Night” (The Incredible Shrinking Dickies)
Bad Manners, “Christmas Time Again” (Bollocks to Christmas)
XTC, “Always Winter, Never Christmas” (Peter Pumpkinhead)
R.E.M., “Christmas Griping” (Holly Jolly 1991 Single)
Husker Du, “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” (We Wish You a Merry Christmas)
X, “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” (Merry Xmas From X)
Iggy Pop, “White Christmas” (White Christmas)
The Flaming Lips, “Christmas at the Zoo” (Clouds Taste Metallic)
Marc Almond, “Christmas in Vegas” (Christmas in Vegas)
Xmal Deutchsland, “Xmas in Australia” (Tocsin)
Kate Bush, “50 Words for Snow” (50 Words for Snow)
Depeche Mode, “Christmas Island” (Singles Box)
Absolute Body Control, “Lonely This Christmas” (Lost/Found)
HOUR 3
Cocteau Twins, “Frosty the Snowman” (Snow EP)
Erasure, “Silver Bells” (Snow Globe)
Three Wise Men, “Thanks For Christmas” (Thanks for Christmas)
The Smiths, “Please, Please, Please Get Me What I Want” (Louder Than Bombs)
The Pogues, “Fairytale of New York” (If I Should Fall From Grace With God)
The Fall, “Jingle Bell Rock” (Cerebral Caustic)
Ramones, “Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight)” (Brain Drain)
Game Theory, “Linus and Lucy” (The Big Shot Chronicles)
Miracle Legion, “Little Drummer Boy” (Little Drummer Boy)
Throwing Muses, “Santa Claus” (Hunkpapa)
Low, “Just Like Christmas” (Christmas)
The Replacements, “Bundle Up” (Demo) (Pleased To Meet Me: Expanded Edition)
Captain Sensible, “One Christmas Catalogue” (The Power of Love)
The Smashing Pumpkins, “Christmastime” (Sadlands Demo) (Adore: Super Deluxe)
The Futureheads, “Christmas Was Better in the 80s” (Silent Night, Tiny Lights)
Kate Bush, “December Will Be Magic Again” (The Single File)
Bad Religion, “White Christmas” (Christmas Songs)
Sinead O’Connor, “Silent Night” (Silent Night)
PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (12/15/24)
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (12/8/24)
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (12/1/24)
- Playlist: Sirius XM’s “Dark Wave” — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (11/24/24)
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“The Blue Hour” by Christian Death for the 1st show of 2025! Merry Xmas!
I second that!
Merry Christmas everyone!
That was really good. Next year, if you can find it, try to get “Xmas Time (It Sure Doesn’t Feel Like It)” from a Boston Band called the Dogmatics. They recorded it in the mid 80’s I heard it on the radio back in the day I also saw them live a few times too but I know they did record it. It will fit right in
I don’t think this episode is in the on-demand section, yet.
I couldn’t find it either
This was a great one! Thanks, Matt!
Here some requests going into the new year –
Screams for Tina – Eleven Eleven
Samhain – To Walk the Night
Thanks!
Super fun holiday spectacular last night. Dare I say a bit more festive than the last couple of years? A double dose of The Fall was certainly a welcome early present. Not to mention some Weddoes, thanks for playing my Ride request (they were awesome live last Friday) and I am a massive R.E.M. fan and somehow had never heard their slice of bah humbug. Sirius needs to get the show on demand already. We need to listen to the replay while making cookies.
I’m thinking a great song to kick off the new year would be 63 seconds of blissful shredding from Dead Kennedys – “Nazi Punks Fuck Off”
Merry Xmas to you and your family Matt and to the dark wave family, cheers!
Yes to the DK’s request!
Awesome set Matt! Great to see Husker Du on your show. Would love to hear anything from Sugar- especially off of Copper Blue. “A Good Idea,” is my favorite.
Great X-mas show Matt !!!
The Cure is a tough one for a Xmas show, but maybe next year Snow in Summer ?
In next few weeks, can I request Pepperment Pig (12”)
By Cocteau Twins
Constantine
A really excellent Christmas dark wave extravaganza!!! I loved all the selections!!! Wishing you nothing but festive tidings and a happy new year…..I can’t speak for you, but I’m certainly hoping 2025 is better. Some possible suggestions for next time:
Ultravox – Reap the Wild Wind
Depeche Mode – Stjarna
Bush – In A Lonely Place
Thanks again as always! Merry Christmas DW ers!!!
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Hell Yes! to Bush – In A Lonely Place
I loved this Christmas show. For the next show I would love to hear a very underrated band without a lot of recognition. The band is Majesty Crush and the song is “Uma”. If you could play that song it would be awesome. Thanks.
For this New Year’s show it is a must to hear
Happy New Year- Luna.
A fantastic cover of Shockabilly.
Great stuff on the Christmas spectacular. Really dug that Medicine track. Really can’t get anything better when it comes to winter than a bunch of shoegaze bands.
That was a great show like rest.
next year don’t forget Father Christmas by the Kinks.. Keep doing what your doing.
Depeche Mode – Halo (Goldfrapp Remix) 2004 Apple Music + qobuz
Colourfield – Pushing Up The Daisies 1985 Apple Music + qobuz
Happy Festivus
“Fall” by The JAMC would be wonderful to hear.
I’ll second this request!
I would like to request “Touch the Skies” by Pink Turns Blue.
Happy Yule, Matt.
Wow! Excellent Christmas Spectacular thanks! Including Kate Bush’s “50 Words for Snow” was bittersweet but my favorite track. I have been a huge Kate Bush fan since seeing her sitting on Paul Schaffer’s piano on SNL in 1978 (Yes, I’m that old).
Bittersweet because this song became a quick favorite of my late husband, though he loved the brilliant exchange between Stephen Fry and Kate Bush: it was the genius of Steve Gadd that blew him away.
A gifted drummer on his own, he often quipped that many may have missed that Steve Gadd’s perfectly timed drum track was played by hand and not a well programmed drum machine.
Every time I hear this under-valued song, I think of him.
Thanx Matt, it made my Christmas, great stuff! Wonder what the last Dark Wave episode of 2024 is gonna be…..can’t wait!In the meanwhile, here are some requests for a new year 2025:
Albert Speer by MACHINES OF LOVING GRACE
Side f/x by SHOTGUN MESSIAH
Triangle Tangle Tango by SEVERED HEADS
Thanx & Happy New Year
Thank you for the wonderful and festive Christmas mix. So many gems – Low, Galaxie 500, Cocteau Twins, Sinead, and the punk stuff all highlights for me…
Happy Holidays!
The Christmas Spectacular was really spectacular !
Can you please play the new single from Throwing Muses, “Summer Of Love,” and the new single from Andy Bell from Ride, “I’m in Love With A German Film Star,” which is a cover from the band The Moderns.