[tweetmeme]Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” — the Sunday night celebration of the “darker side of classic alternative” on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave — celebrated the 25th anniversary of The Cure’s Disintegration, plus included music by Asylum Party, Concrete Blonde, 1,000 Homo DJs, Peter Murphy, Cocteau Twins, Shriekback, Gaye Bikers on Acid, Marc and the Mambas, The March Violets and more.
“Dark Wave,” hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs founder/editor Matt Sebastian, airs every Sunday from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Eastern on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave (Channel 33). The most recent two episodes also are available as part of Sirius XM’s new On Demand service for online subscribers.
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Playlist: “Dark Wave,” hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Matt Sebastian — 5/4/14
The Cure, “Plainsong”
The Jesus and Mary Chain, “The Living End”
Sex Gang Children, “Guy Wonder”
1,000 Homo DJs, “Better Ways”
Cocteau Twins, “Persephone”
Asylum Party, “Pictures”
Daniel Ash, “Coming Down Fast”
Joy Division, “Day of the Lords”
KMFDM, “Don’t Blow Your Top”
The Mission, “Tower of Strength”
The Cure, “Disintegration” (Live)
Love and Rockets, “Motorcycle”
My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, “After the Flesh”
The Sisters of Mercy, “Vision Thing”
Gaye Bikers on Acid, “T.V. Cabbage”
Public Image Ltd., “Seattle”
Bauhaus, “Third Uncle”
Marc and the Mambas, “Torment”
Lowlife, “From Side to Side”
Wire, “Ambitious”
Shriekback, “Fish Below the Ice”
The March Violets, “Grooving in Green”
The Cure, “The Same Deep Water As You”
Echo & The Bunnymen, “Do It Clean” (Live)
Alien Sex Fiend, “Coma”
Clan of Xymox, “Agonized by Love”
Skinny Puppy, “First Aid”
Killing Joke, “North of the Border”
The Smiths, “Miserable Lie”
Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Swimming Horses”
Peter Murphy, “Keep Me From Harm”
Ministry, “Cold Life Dub”
New Order, “This Time of Night”
Depeche Mode, “Heaven”
Concrete Blonde, “Bloodletting (The Vampire Song)”
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, “Henry Lee” (Featuring PJ Harvey)
Japan, “Gentlemen Take Polaroids”
The Cure, “Untitled”
