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Slicing Up Eyeballs tapped as new host of Sirius XM’s weekly ‘Dark Wave’ show

Slicing Up Eyeballs tapped as new host of Sirius XM’s weekly ‘Dark Wave’ show

We’ve got some big news today on the radio front: Slicing Up Eyeballs — that is, yours truly, site founder/editor Matt Sebastian — has been asked to host “Dark Wave,” the Sunday night show that explores the “darker side of alternative” on satellite-radio network Sirius XM’s classic-alternative station 1st Wave.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 90, first aired 10/2/12

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 90, first aired 10/2/12

This week’s Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio featured new and unreleased music from Soundgarden, The House of Love and Public Image Ltd., plus old favorites from The Housemartins, Big Audio Dynamite, The Stone Roses, Ian McCulloch, The Godfathers, The Rain Parade, Erasure, The Replacements and more.

Download: Auto Reverse Mixtape — Goth/Dark Wave Edition (October 2012)

Download: Auto Reverse Mixtape — Goth/Dark Wave Edition (October 2012)

Since we’re headed toward that darkest of holidays, this month’s Auto Reverse mixtape is all classic goth and dark wave, featuring selections from Alien Sex Fiend, Xmal Deutschland, Bauhaus, Clan of Xymox, The Danse Society, Christian Death, Play Dead, The Rose of Avalanche, The Cure and much, much more.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 89, first aired 9/25/12

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 89, first aired 9/25/12

Tonight’s Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour featured brand-new and unreleased music from The Cure’s Robert Smith, Midnight Oil, R.E.M., Terry Bickers of The House of Love, The Replacements’ Paul Westerberg and Vince Clarke of Erasure, plus old favorites from The Lemonheads, Aztec Camera and Sad Lovers and Giants.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 88, first aired 9/18/12

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 88, first aired 9/18/12

Tonight’s Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour featured Max Q, Oingo Boingo, Microdisney, The Birthday Party, Sonic Youth, The Chameleons, Sex Pistols, Tom Tom Club, Adam Ant, Ian McCulloch and more. And if you missed tonight’s episode, it’ll rebroadcast at 2 p.m. Eastern/11 a.m. Pacific on Friday at strangewaysradio.com.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 87, first aired 9/11/12

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 87, first aired 9/11/12

This week’s Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio featured music by Hoodoo Gurus, Fields of the Nephilim, The Vaselines, Camper Van Beethoven, The Mighty Lemon Drops, The Dance Society, The Style Council, Dinosaur Jr, Paul Westerberg, Gene Loves Jezebel and more.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 86, first aired 9/4/12

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 86, first aired 9/4/12

This week’s Slicing Up Eyeballs show on Strangeways Radio featured brand-new music from Tom Tom Club, Bob Mould and Pet Shop Boys, plus favorites from The The, Daniel Ash, Pylon, Wir, Elextrafixion, Until December, Cause and Effect, The Fixx, Johnny Marr and more.

Download: Auto Reverse — Slicing Up Eyeballs Mixtape (September 2012)

Download: Auto Reverse — Slicing Up Eyeballs Mixtape (September 2012)

This month’s Auto Reverse mixtape includes brand-new music from Bob Mould, Pet Shop Boys and Kate Bush, plus some beloved older tunes by the likes of Wire, The House of Love, The Stranglers, Game Theory, That Petrol Emotion, Ramones, Electrafixtion, Sonic Youth and The The.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 85, first aired 8/28/12

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 85, first aired 8/28/12

This week’s Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour featured new and previously unreleased music from Ian McCulloch, World Party, Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, and Mark Eitzel, plus old favorites from Game Theory, Monaco, The Sisters of Mercy, John Foxx, Hilary, Tones on Tail, The B-52s and more.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 84, first aired 8/21/12

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 84, first aired 8/21/12

This week’s episode of Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio featured new and previously unreleased music from Devo, Lloyd Cole and Will Sergeant of Echo & The Bunnymen, plus old favorites from The House of Love, Screaming Blue Messiahs, Laibach, Violent Femmes, Throbbing Gristle, OMD and more.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 83, first aired 8/14/12

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 83, first aired 8/14/12

This week’s Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio featured new and previously unreleased music from Kate Bush, Morrissey, Paul Weller and Madness, plus old favorites from INXS, Pixies, Love and Rockets, Peter Gabriel, The Lucy Show, Cocteau Twins and R.E.M.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 82, first aired 8/7/12

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs on Strangeways Radio; Episode 82, first aired 8/7/12

This week’s Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour featured new music by Bob Mould, Pet Shop Boys, Redd Kross and Thurston Moore, plus old favorites from Midnight Oil, Tears For Fears, Throwing Muses, Golden Palominos, New Order, Elvis Costello, The Beat and Time Zone.

Download: Auto Reverse — Slicing Up Eyeballs Mixtape (August 2012)

Download: Auto Reverse — Slicing Up Eyeballs Mixtape (August 2012)

OK, so yeah, we’re a bit late on this one… but it is August, and a new month means a new installment our monthly series of Auto Reverse mixtapes — two 45-minute chunks of music to help get you where you gotta go. Stream or download the two sides, brimming with vintage ’80s college rock goodness and some fresh new tracks.