Category: Radio

Video: Mark Burgess’ ChameleonsVox performs 4 songs for KEXP in Seattle

Video: Mark Burgess’ ChameleonsVox performs 4 songs for KEXP in Seattle

Not sure how this one escaped our notice, but it’s better late than never: On Sept. 21, 2010, ChameleonsVox — the band featuring frontman Mark Burgess and drummer John Lever of post-punk favorites The Chameleons — stopped by the studios of Seattle’s KEXP radio to perform a four-song, on-air set.

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: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 61, first aired 2/21/12

This week’s installment of Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio featured brand-new music from The Church’s Steve Kilbey, Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth and Pixies’ Black Francis, plus old favorites from Renegade Soundwave, The Smiths, XTC, The Soup Dragons, The Stone Roses and The Sisters of Mercy.

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: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 60, first aired 2/14/12

This week’s episode of Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio featured new music from Public Image Ltd., Paul Weller, Killing Joke and The Godfathers, plus a new live track from Erasure and old favorites from Depeche Mode, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Colourbox, Midnight Oil, World Party and 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: 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.