Tag: Sirius XM

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.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 10/23/11

The playlist from tonight’s ‘Dark Wave’ — the weekly ‘darker side of alternative’ show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured Siouxsie and the Banshees, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, Peter Murphy, KMFDM, The Church, Modern English and much more.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 10/16/11

The playlist from Sunday night’s ‘Dark Wave’ — the weekly ‘darker side of alternative’ show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured Skinny Puppy, The Smiths, Joe Strummer, Kate Bush, The March Violets, Death Cult, Kraftwerk and much more.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ 10/9/11

The playlist from tonight’s ‘Dark Wave’ — the weekly ‘darker side of alternative’ show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured Camouflage, The Cult, Peter Murphy, Vicious Pink, The Chameleons and much more.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 10/2/11

The playlist from tonight’s ‘Dark Wave’ — the weekly ‘darker side of alternative’ show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured Tubeway Army, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Skinny Puppy, Public Image Ltd. and much more.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 9/25/11

The playlist from Sunday night’s ‘Dark Wave’ — the weekly ‘darker side of alternative’ show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured Killing Joke, Cocteau Twins, Nick Cave, Japan, Love and Rockets and much more. ‘Dark Wave’ airs Sundays from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Eastern/7 to 10 p.m. Pacific.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 9/11/11

The playlist from tonight’s ‘Dark Wave’ — the weekly Sunday night ‘darker side of alternative’ show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — featured Birthday Party, Sinead O’Connor, Love and Rockets, Yaz, The Chameleons and much more.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 9/4/11

The playlist from tonight’s ‘Dark Wave’ — the weekly Sunday night ‘darker side of alternative’ show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — features The Smiths, Lords of the New Church, The Sugarcubes, Tourists, The Cult and much more.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 8/28/11

The playlist from tonight’s ‘Dark Wave’ — the weekly Sunday night ‘darker side of alternative’ show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — features David J, The Sisters of Mercy, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Concrete Blonde and much more.