Had a slightly different podcast lined up - then we lost the lovely yet troubled Sinead O'Connor, so changes were made. It's a shame - such a powerful voice with messages some just weren't ready or willing to hear. In spite of that, we hope you enjoy our latest podcast, sprinkled with some of Sinead's work throughout in tribute. Track Listing:1) Mandinka (Live On Letterman, September 7, 1988) - Sinead O'Connor 2) Heart And Soul [12" Remix] - T'Pau 3) Razor Garden [12" Mix] - Hanover Fist 4) The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight [Dominant Mix] - Dominatrix 5) Beds Are Burning [Extended] - Midnight Oil 6) To Look At You [Extended Version] - INXS 7) Mother (Live in Berlin, July 21, 1990) - Sinead O'Connor with The Band 8) Nothing Compares 2 U (Live 1990, Date Unknown) - Sinead O'Connor 9) Love's Like A Needle - The River Detectives 10) Russian Radio - Red Flag 11) Runaway (Single Remix) - Thompson Twins 12) Being Boiled - Human League 13) Burning Flame - Vitamin Z 14) All She Wants To Do Is Dance [Extended Dance Remix] - Don Henley 15) Walking Away [Space Age Mix] - Information Society 16) Heart Of America - The Colourfield 17) Tell Me Now - The Rescue 18) Last Day Of Our Acquaintance (Live In London, April 24, 1990) - Sinead O'Connor

Had a slightly different podcast lined up - then we lost the lovely yet troubled Sinead O'Connor, so changes were made. It's a shame - such a powerful voice with messages some just weren't ready or willing to hear. In spite of that, we hope you enjoy our latest podcast, sprinkled with some of Sinead's work throughout in tribute. Track Listing:1) Mandinka (Live On Letterman, September 7, 1988) - Sinead O'Connor 2) Heart And Soul [12" Remix] - T'Pau 3) Razor Garden [12" Mix] - Hanover Fist 4) The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight [Dominant Mix] - Dominatrix 5) Beds Are Burning [Extended] - Midnight Oil 6) To Look At You [Extended Version] - INXS 7) Mother (Live in Berlin, July 21, 1990) - Sinead O'Connor with The Band 8) Nothing Compares 2 U (Live 1990, Date Unknown) - Sinead O'Connor 9) Love's Like A Needle - The River Detectives 10) Russian Radio - Red Flag 11) Runaway (Single Remix) - Thompson Twins 12) Being Boiled - Human League 13) Burning Flame - Vitamin Z 14) All She Wants To Do Is Dance [Extended Dance Remix] - Don Henley 15) Walking Away [Space Age Mix] - Information Society 16) Heart Of America - The Colourfield 17) Tell Me Now - The Rescue 18) Last Day Of Our Acquaintance (Live In London, April 24, 1990) - Sinead O'Connor

#260 - Last Day Of Our Acquaintance

Mid July and the summer is easy! We have all kinds of great bands in this lineup - from Devo to Death Cult. Enjoy our latest episode, and don't forget to share and subscribe! Track Listing:1) Like An Animal [Club? What Club? Mix] - The Glove 2) I Don't Want Your Love - Duran Duran 3) Going Under - Devo 4) Hounds Of Love [Alternative Version] - Kate Bush 5) Sugar Hiccup - Cocteau Twins 6) Rescue - Echo And The Bunnymen 7) With Love (Sea And Sky) - Death Cult 8) Wasteland - The Mission U.K. 9) Sanctified - Nine Inch Nails 10) Sensoria [7" Mix] - Cabaret Voltaire 11) 1969 - The Sisters Of Mercy 12) Deus - The Sugarcubes 13) Addiction - Skinny Puppy 14) Snake Dance [Live] - The March Violets 15) Love Will Tear Us Apart - The Swans 16) Situations - Cetu Javu 17) Hanging Garden - The Cure 18) After The Snow - Modern English 19) The Telephone Call - Kraftwerk 20) I Wanted To Tell Her [Tongue Tied Mix] - Ministry 21) Leaders Of Men - Joy Division 22) Rise [Bob Clearmountain Remix] - Public Image Limited

Mid July and the summer is easy! We have all kinds of great bands in this lineup - from Devo to Death Cult. Enjoy our latest episode, and don't forget to share and subscribe! Track Listing:1) Like An Animal [Club? What Club? Mix] - The Glove 2) I Don't Want Your Love - Duran Duran 3) Going Under - Devo 4) Hounds Of Love [Alternative Version] - Kate Bush 5) Sugar Hiccup - Cocteau Twins 6) Rescue - Echo And The Bunnymen 7) With Love (Sea And Sky) - Death Cult 8) Wasteland - The Mission U.K. 9) Sanctified - Nine Inch Nails 10) Sensoria [7" Mix] - Cabaret Voltaire 11) 1969 - The Sisters Of Mercy 12) Deus - The Sugarcubes 13) Addiction - Skinny Puppy 14) Snake Dance [Live] - The March Violets 15) Love Will Tear Us Apart - The Swans 16) Situations - Cetu Javu 17) Hanging Garden - The Cure 18) After The Snow - Modern English 19) The Telephone Call - Kraftwerk 20) I Wanted To Tell Her [Tongue Tied Mix] - Ministry 21) Leaders Of Men - Joy Division 22) Rise [Bob Clearmountain Remix] - Public Image Limited

#259 - That's Where She Lives

Mid -June and time for another podcast. I'm assuming y'all were out of school when June rolled around, but hey, let's grab ahold of those memories with the opening of this podcast. Track Listing:1) School's Out - Annabella 2) Look Sharp - Joe Jackson 3) Everywhere At Once - The Plimsouls 4) Poison! [12" mix] - The Weathermen 5) Beauty Of Poison - Specimen 6) I Can't Help It - Screaming Sneakers 7) I Don't Mind At All - Bourgeois Tagg 8) Thinking Of You - The Colour Field 9) Anitina [The First Time I See Her Dance]- M|A|R|R|S. 10) Boys Don't Cry - The Cure 11) Walk the Dinosaur - Was (Not Was) 12) Rockit [Long Album Version] - Herbie Hancock13) I Want Your Hands On Me [Dance Mix] - Sinead O'Connor w/MC Lyte 14) Rubber Glove Seduction - PTP 15) I'm Falling - Ministry 16) Freemason (You Broke The Promise) - Boxcar 17)  Music That You Can Dance To [Club Version] - Sparks 18) Finish What Ya Started [Rare Remix] - Van Halen 19) Missing You [Extended Version] - John Waite 20) Shark Attack - Surf Punks

Mid -June and time for another podcast. I'm assuming y'all were out of school when June rolled around, but hey, let's grab ahold of those memories with the opening of this podcast. Track Listing:1) School's Out - Annabella 2) Look Sharp - Joe Jackson 3) Everywhere At Once - The Plimsouls 4) Poison! [12" mix] - The Weathermen 5) Beauty Of Poison - Specimen 6) I Can't Help It - Screaming Sneakers 7) I Don't Mind At All - Bourgeois Tagg 8) Thinking Of You - The Colour Field 9) Anitina [The First Time I See Her Dance]- M|A|R|R|S. 10) Boys Don't Cry - The Cure 11) Walk the Dinosaur - Was (Not Was) 12) Rockit [Long Album Version] - Herbie Hancock13) I Want Your Hands On Me [Dance Mix] - Sinead O'Connor w/MC Lyte 14) Rubber Glove Seduction - PTP 15) I'm Falling - Ministry 16) Freemason (You Broke The Promise) - Boxcar 17) Music That You Can Dance To [Club Version] - Sparks 18) Finish What Ya Started [Rare Remix] - Van Halen 19) Missing You [Extended Version] - John Waite 20) Shark Attack - Surf Punks

#258 - If That Don't Suit Ya, That's A Drag

It's June here on the Emerald coat, and we're loving life! Hopefully it shows with our latest podcast. Slap on some SPF50 and enjoy!Track Listing:1) Cross the Border [Steel Love Dance Mix] - Icehouse 2) Last Call - Skinny Puppy 3) Lost Planes - The Fixx 4) I Still Believe (Great Design) - The Call 5) See Those Eyes - Altered Images 6) Kids In America [Rhythm Scholar Totally 80's Remix] -Kim Wilde 7) Dance Halls Days [1983 Remix] - Wang Chung 8) Breathe - Ministry 9) Performance - Tones On Tail 10) Wake Up - The Danse Society 11) West End Girls [Original 12" Mix] - Pet Shop Boys 12) Moments In Love [DMC Ben Liebrand June '87 Remix] - Art Of Noise 13) In Little Ways - Let's Active 14) When It Rains {Extended Version] - Ten Ten 15) A Wish Away - Wonder Stuff 16) Rock The Casbah [Rhythm Scholar Boogie Bombs Remix] - The Clash 17) Doctorin' The Tardis - The Timelords 18) How To Be A Millionaire [Bond Street Mix] - ABC

It's June here on the Emerald coat, and we're loving life! Hopefully it shows with our latest podcast. Slap on some SPF50 and enjoy!Track Listing:1) Cross the Border [Steel Love Dance Mix] - Icehouse 2) Last Call - Skinny Puppy 3) Lost Planes - The Fixx 4) I Still Believe (Great Design) - The Call 5) See Those Eyes - Altered Images 6) Kids In America [Rhythm Scholar Totally 80's Remix] -Kim Wilde 7) Dance Halls Days [1983 Remix] - Wang Chung 8) Breathe - Ministry 9) Performance - Tones On Tail 10) Wake Up - The Danse Society 11) West End Girls [Original 12" Mix] - Pet Shop Boys 12) Moments In Love [DMC Ben Liebrand June '87 Remix] - Art Of Noise 13) In Little Ways - Let's Active 14) When It Rains {Extended Version] - Ten Ten 15) A Wish Away - Wonder Stuff 16) Rock The Casbah [Rhythm Scholar Boogie Bombs Remix] - The Clash 17) Doctorin' The Tardis - The Timelords 18) How To Be A Millionaire [Bond Street Mix] - ABC

#257 - Stealer, Steal Her, We Cross The Border

Part of our name is ALTERNATIVE, and we need to get a little more of that into the podcast. It's a great show to start May, so crank it up and enjoy it!Track list:1) Birth, School, Work, Death - The Godfathers 2) I'm An Adult Now - Pursuit Of Happiness 3) Third Uncle - Bauhaus 4) Down In It [Single] - Nine Inch Nails 5) Dreams Never End - New Order 6) Fire Woman - The Cult 7) Brand New Cadillac - The Clash 8) Public Image - Public Image Limited 9) Zerøx - Adam Ant 10) Typical Girls - The Slits 11) Lay Your Hands On Me (James Farber Remix) - Thompson Twins 12) Do You Wanna Hold Me? - Bow Wow Wow 13) Pop Muzik [1989 Remix] - M 14) Original Sin - INXS 15) I Don't Know Why I Love You - The House Of Love 16) That's When I Reach For My Revolver - Mission Of Burma 17) Shadowplay - Joy Division 18) I Found That Essence Rare - Gang Of Four 19) Eighties - Killing Joke 20) Murder By Numbers - The Police 21) Strange Brew Theme - Bob And Doug McKenzie with Ian Thomas

Part of our name is ALTERNATIVE, and we need to get a little more of that into the podcast. It's a great show to start May, so crank it up and enjoy it!Track list:1) Birth, School, Work, Death - The Godfathers 2) I'm An Adult Now - Pursuit Of Happiness 3) Third Uncle - Bauhaus 4) Down In It [Single] - Nine Inch Nails 5) Dreams Never End - New Order 6) Fire Woman - The Cult 7) Brand New Cadillac - The Clash 8) Public Image - Public Image Limited 9) Zerøx - Adam Ant 10) Typical Girls - The Slits 11) Lay Your Hands On Me (James Farber Remix) - Thompson Twins 12) Do You Wanna Hold Me? - Bow Wow Wow 13) Pop Muzik [1989 Remix] - M 14) Original Sin - INXS 15) I Don't Know Why I Love You - The House Of Love 16) That's When I Reach For My Revolver - Mission Of Burma 17) Shadowplay - Joy Division 18) I Found That Essence Rare - Gang Of Four 19) Eighties - Killing Joke 20) Murder By Numbers - The Police 21) Strange Brew Theme - Bob And Doug McKenzie with Ian Thomas

#256 - I'll Live And Die, Don't Ask Me Why

Frankie getting back together for a one off performance? How awesome is that?? It made the opening musical selection easy to choose. Enjoy!Track Listing:1) Welcome To The Pleasuredome (a new world) - FGTH2) Love Missle F-111 [Dance Mix] - Sigue Sigue Sputnik 3) White China [Razormaid Mix] - Ultravox 4) In A Big Country - Big Country 5) Click Click - English Beat 6) Social Fools - Devo 7) 17 Days - Prince 8) You Remind Me Of Gold - Human League 9) Do It Clean - Echo And The Bunnymen 10) The Safety Dance [Dance Mix] - Men Without Hats 11) Hot In The Summer [Terminator Mix] - Billy Idol 12) AEIOU Sometimes Y [Long Version] - Ebn-Ozn 13) Over The Rooftops - Gene Love's Jezebel 14) Down On Me - Jesus And Mary Chain 15) Mirror People - Love And Rockets 16) Pointing Bone - Siouxsie And The Banshees 17) A Night Like This - The Cure 18) But Not Tonight - Depeche Mode 19) We Can Get Together - Flowers aka Icehouse 20) Doot-Doot [12" mix] - Freur21) Bye Bye Love - The Cars

Frankie getting back together for a one off performance? How awesome is that?? It made the opening musical selection easy to choose. Enjoy!Track Listing:1) Welcome To The Pleasuredome (a new world) - FGTH2) Love Missle F-111 [Dance Mix] - Sigue Sigue Sputnik 3) White China [Razormaid Mix] - Ultravox 4) In A Big Country - Big Country 5) Click Click - English Beat 6) Social Fools - Devo 7) 17 Days - Prince 8) You Remind Me Of Gold - Human League 9) Do It Clean - Echo And The Bunnymen 10) The Safety Dance [Dance Mix] - Men Without Hats 11) Hot In The Summer [Terminator Mix] - Billy Idol 12) AEIOU Sometimes Y [Long Version] - Ebn-Ozn 13) Over The Rooftops - Gene Love's Jezebel 14) Down On Me - Jesus And Mary Chain 15) Mirror People - Love And Rockets 16) Pointing Bone - Siouxsie And The Banshees 17) A Night Like This - The Cure 18) But Not Tonight - Depeche Mode 19) We Can Get Together - Flowers aka Icehouse 20) Doot-Doot [12" mix] - Freur21) Bye Bye Love - The Cars

#255 - The World Is My Oyster

Hi then, hello again - your old buddy SurfingTrucker with another sun-soaked podcast. Last one that will come from Nashville! Headphones, sunscreen, Alternative 80s Podcast, and you're all set!Track List:1) Goody Two Shoes (Extended) - Adam Ant 2) Wouldn't It Be Good (Extended Version) -  Nik Kershaw 3) Young Guns [Go For It!] - Wham! 4) Rock Lobster - B52's 5) Echo Beach - Martha And The Muffins 6) Cherry Beach Express - Pukka Orchestra 7) Bird Bathroom - Surf Punks 8) Walking On Sunshine (Extended Mix) - Katrina And The Waves 9) The Tide Is High - Blondie 10) Beach Song - Dead Milkmen 11) Belly Of The Whale - Burning Sensations 12) Sea, Swallow Me - Cocteau Twins + Harold Budd 13) This Is The Sea - The Waterboys 14) Blister In The Sun - Violent Femmes 15) Bikini Girls With Machine Guns - The Cramps 16) On The Beach - Comsat Angels 17) Sea Of Sin [Sensoria] - Depeche Mode 18) Play In The Sunshine - Prince 19) Seven Seas - Echo And The Bunnymen 20) Walking In My Shoes [Ambient Whale Mix] - Depeche Mode

Hi then, hello again - your old buddy SurfingTrucker with another sun-soaked podcast. Last one that will come from Nashville! Headphones, sunscreen, Alternative 80s Podcast, and you're all set!Track List:1) Goody Two Shoes (Extended) - Adam Ant 2) Wouldn't It Be Good (Extended Version) - Nik Kershaw 3) Young Guns [Go For It!] - Wham! 4) Rock Lobster - B52's 5) Echo Beach - Martha And The Muffins 6) Cherry Beach Express - Pukka Orchestra 7) Bird Bathroom - Surf Punks 8) Walking On Sunshine (Extended Mix) - Katrina And The Waves 9) The Tide Is High - Blondie 10) Beach Song - Dead Milkmen 11) Belly Of The Whale - Burning Sensations 12) Sea, Swallow Me - Cocteau Twins + Harold Budd 13) This Is The Sea - The Waterboys 14) Blister In The Sun - Violent Femmes 15) Bikini Girls With Machine Guns - The Cramps 16) On The Beach - Comsat Angels 17) Sea Of Sin [Sensoria] - Depeche Mode 18) Play In The Sunshine - Prince 19) Seven Seas - Echo And The Bunnymen 20) Walking In My Shoes [Ambient Whale Mix] - Depeche Mode

#254 - Subtle Innuendos

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!As we prepare to relocate to Florida's Emerald Coast, we can't miss out on this Irish holiday. So enjoy this podcast from 2020 which focused on Irish alternative bands from the 80s, and stay safe. Track Listing:1) Lookin' After Number One - Boomtown Rats 2) Sunday Bloody Sunday (Live Aid 1985) - U2 3) Red Light - Into Paradise 4) Tell The Boys - Tuesday Blue 5) Looking Up - The Slowest Clock 6) Big Decision (Extended Version) - That Petrol Emotion 7) What Now - InTua Nua 8) Mr Twilight - Light A Big Fire 9) I Just Wanna - Blue In Heaven 10) Flags - Crimes Of Conscious 11) Orange And Red (Picasso Remix) - Guernica 12) Streams Of Whiskey - The Pogues 13) What Now - Something Happens 14) Never Saw You - The Stars Of Heaven 15) Years Later - Cactus World News 16) Alternative Ulster - Stiff Little Fingers 17) Mandinka - Sinead O'Connor 18) This Is The Seas (Live) - The Waterboys 19) Only Losers Take The Bus (12" Version) - The Fatima Mansions 20) Someone Like You - The Fountainhead 21) Baby Turns Blue - The Virgin Prunes 22) Call Me Blue (Blue Green Version) - A House

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!As we prepare to relocate to Florida's Emerald Coast, we can't miss out on this Irish holiday. So enjoy this podcast from 2020 which focused on Irish alternative bands from the 80s, and stay safe. Track Listing:1) Lookin' After Number One - Boomtown Rats 2) Sunday Bloody Sunday (Live Aid 1985) - U2 3) Red Light - Into Paradise 4) Tell The Boys - Tuesday Blue 5) Looking Up - The Slowest Clock 6) Big Decision (Extended Version) - That Petrol Emotion 7) What Now - InTua Nua 8) Mr Twilight - Light A Big Fire 9) I Just Wanna - Blue In Heaven 10) Flags - Crimes Of Conscious 11) Orange And Red (Picasso Remix) - Guernica 12) Streams Of Whiskey - The Pogues 13) What Now - Something Happens 14) Never Saw You - The Stars Of Heaven 15) Years Later - Cactus World News 16) Alternative Ulster - Stiff Little Fingers 17) Mandinka - Sinead O'Connor 18) This Is The Seas (Live) - The Waterboys 19) Only Losers Take The Bus (12" Version) - The Fatima Mansions 20) Someone Like You - The Fountainhead 21) Baby Turns Blue - The Virgin Prunes 22) Call Me Blue (Blue Green Version) - A House

#253 - Happy St. Patrick's Day

Valentine's Day - Need we say more? Track List:1) I Love You [Extended Version] - Yello 2) Love Me Simple - Tuesday Blue 3) Kiss Me On The Bus - The Replacements 4) Louise - Human League 5) I Want Your (Hands On Me) - Sinead O'Connor 6) Nothing Compares 2 U - The Family 7) Love My Way - Psychedelic Furs 8) Space Age Love Song - A Flock Of Seagulls 9) My Heart Goes Bang - Dead Or Alive 10) Only You - Yazoo 11) Waterfall - Wendy And Lisa 12) Surrender Your Heart - Missing Persons 13) Don't Ever Change - The Jesus And Mary Chain 14) If You Were Here - Thompson Twins 15) This Could Be Love - The Cars 16) That's Why People Fall In Love - Thomas Dolby 17) Shy Boy [Extended Version] - Bananarama 18) Jursidiction Of Love - Devo 19) There Is A Light That Never Goes Out - The Smiths 20) Tainted Love / Where Did Our Love Go? - Soft Cell 21) I Love You Goodbye - Thomas Dolby 22) (This Is Not A) Love Song - Public Image Limited 

Valentine's Day - Need we say more? Track List:1) I Love You [Extended Version] - Yello 2) Love Me Simple - Tuesday Blue 3) Kiss Me On The Bus - The Replacements 4) Louise - Human League 5) I Want Your (Hands On Me) - Sinead O'Connor 6) Nothing Compares 2 U - The Family 7) Love My Way - Psychedelic Furs 8) Space Age Love Song - A Flock Of Seagulls 9) My Heart Goes Bang - Dead Or Alive 10) Only You - Yazoo 11) Waterfall - Wendy And Lisa 12) Surrender Your Heart - Missing Persons 13) Don't Ever Change - The Jesus And Mary Chain 14) If You Were Here - Thompson Twins 15) This Could Be Love - The Cars 16) That's Why People Fall In Love - Thomas Dolby 17) Shy Boy [Extended Version] - Bananarama 18) Jursidiction Of Love - Devo 19) There Is A Light That Never Goes Out - The Smiths 20) Tainted Love / Where Did Our Love Go? - Soft Cell 21) I Love You Goodbye - Thomas Dolby 22) (This Is Not A) Love Song - Public Image Limited

#252 - I Need It To Ride In Your Car

Hey y'all - back in the portable studio, near Chicago this time around. Great lineup, concert announcements and all around great content. Enjoy! Track Listing:1) Synchronicity II - The Police 2) Crazy [Manic Mix] - Icehouse 3) Keep On Laughin' - Ric Okasek  4) Why Can't I Be You? - The Cure 5) Obsession - Animotion 6) Goodbye Is Forever - Arcadia 7) Dear Prudence [Original 12" Version] - Siouxsie And The Banshees 8) Regret - New Order 9) Here Comes The Rain Again - Eurythmics 10) Not So Wonderful - The Keep 11) Midnight - Yazoo 12) Coming Up Close - 'til Tuesday 13) Got The Time - Joe Jackson 14) Bad Streets - Missing Persons 15) Pleasure Of Love - Tom Tom Club 16) Two Of Hearts - Stacey Q 17) The Last Film - Kissing The Pink 18) Get The Balance Right! [Combination Mix] - Depeche Mode 19) White Punks On Dope - The Tubes

Hey y'all - back in the portable studio, near Chicago this time around. Great lineup, concert announcements and all around great content. Enjoy! Track Listing:1) Synchronicity II - The Police 2) Crazy [Manic Mix] - Icehouse 3) Keep On Laughin' - Ric Okasek 4) Why Can't I Be You? - The Cure 5) Obsession - Animotion 6) Goodbye Is Forever - Arcadia 7) Dear Prudence [Original 12" Version] - Siouxsie And The Banshees 8) Regret - New Order 9) Here Comes The Rain Again - Eurythmics 10) Not So Wonderful - The Keep 11) Midnight - Yazoo 12) Coming Up Close - 'til Tuesday 13) Got The Time - Joe Jackson 14) Bad Streets - Missing Persons 15) Pleasure Of Love - Tom Tom Club 16) Two Of Hearts - Stacey Q 17) The Last Film - Kissing The Pink 18) Get The Balance Right! [Combination Mix] - Depeche Mode 19) White Punks On Dope - The Tubes

#251 - Another Industrial Ugly Morning

Offering up the best in New Wave, Goth, Post-Punk and Ska from the 80's, including rare and hard to find music you forgot you've missed!

It's our annual countdown show, and we never disappoint! Sit back, crank it up, and reminisce.Track Listing:25) Love Plus One (Edge Remix) - Haircut 100 24) Friend Or Foe (Alternate Version) - Adam Ant 23) White Wedding [Live] - Billy Idol 22) Senses Working Overtime - XTC 21) Nip It In The Bud - B-52's 20) Shock The Monkey (Extended Remix) - Peter Gabriel 19) Peek-A-Boo! [Dance Velocity] - Devo 18) Elephant Talk - King Crimson 17) Stand And Deliver - Adam Ant 16) Never Say Never - Romeo Void 15) Mickey - Toni Basil 14) Since You're Gone - The Cars 13) A Town Called Malice - The Jam 12) Hungry for You (j'aurais toujours faim de toi) - The Police 11) Walking In L.A. [Live] - Missing Persons 10) Talk Talk - Talk Talk (Extended Mix) 9) Blue Spark (Live On MDA Telethon) - X 8) Vacation - The Go-Go's7) I Predict - Sparks 6) Rock This Town - Stray Cats 5) Don't You Want Me - Human League 4) Words [Extended Version] - Missing Persons 3) Sex Dwarf [Extended Version] - Soft Cell 2) I Ran (So Far Away) [Extended Mix] - A Flock Of Seagulls2.5) Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha - Trio 1) Do I Ever Expose Number One? No - You'll Just Have To Listen And Find Out!

It's our annual countdown show, and we never disappoint! Sit back, crank it up, and reminisce.Track Listing:25) Love Plus One (Edge Remix) - Haircut 100 24) Friend Or Foe (Alternate Version) - Adam Ant 23) White Wedding [Live] - Billy Idol 22) Senses Working Overtime - XTC 21) Nip It In The Bud - B-52's 20) Shock The Monkey (Extended Remix) - Peter Gabriel 19) Peek-A-Boo! [Dance Velocity] - Devo 18) Elephant Talk - King Crimson 17) Stand And Deliver - Adam Ant 16) Never Say Never - Romeo Void 15) Mickey - Toni Basil 14) Since You're Gone - The Cars 13) A Town Called Malice - The Jam 12) Hungry for You (j'aurais toujours faim de toi) - The Police 11) Walking In L.A. [Live] - Missing Persons 10) Talk Talk - Talk Talk (Extended Mix) 9) Blue Spark (Live On MDA Telethon) - X 8) Vacation - The Go-Go's7) I Predict - Sparks 6) Rock This Town - Stray Cats 5) Don't You Want Me - Human League 4) Words [Extended Version] - Missing Persons 3) Sex Dwarf [Extended Version] - Soft Cell 2) I Ran (So Far Away) [Extended Mix] - A Flock Of Seagulls2.5) Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha - Trio 1) Do I Ever Expose Number One? No - You'll Just Have To Listen And Find Out!

#250 - Top 25 Countdown Of 1982

Two Christmas podcasts this month! This time we dipped back into 2017 to keep things different since we have two podcasts so close together. So enjoy and Merry Christmas! Track List:1. Joy To The World [Mocean Workers Remix]2. Baby It's Christmastime - Bananarama 3. Father Christmas - The Kinks 4. Holiday Girl - The And5. O Tannenbaum - They Might Be Giants 6. Birthday Boy - Pet Shop Boys 7. Careless Santa - Mono Puff8. She Won't Be Home - Erasure9. After The Snow Melts - Clever Lines10. Merry Christmas - INXS11. Stop The Cavalry - Jona Lewie12. Christmas Is Coming -  Payola$13. Fat Badger Christmas - Christopher Twinning14. Last Christmas - Richard Cheese 15. Another Lonely Christmas [Extended Version] - Prince16. Merry Christmas Baby - Billy Idol17. Christmas Time (Sure Don't Feel Like) - The Dogmatics18. Things Fall Apart - Cristina19. Whatever Happened To Christmas - Aimee Mann20. Bells Of Christmas - League Of Gentlemen21. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - The Pretenders22. Do They Know It's Christmas [Extended] - Band Aid23. My Silent Night - Lisi24. Il est né le divin enfant - Siouxsie And The Banshees  25. A Merry Jingle - The Greedys26. Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses27. No More Christmas Blues - Alan Vega 28. The Power Of Love '93 [Alternative Mix] - FGTH

Two Christmas podcasts this month! This time we dipped back into 2017 to keep things different since we have two podcasts so close together. So enjoy and Merry Christmas! Track List:1. Joy To The World [Mocean Workers Remix]2. Baby It's Christmastime - Bananarama 3. Father Christmas - The Kinks 4. Holiday Girl - The And5. O Tannenbaum - They Might Be Giants 6. Birthday Boy - Pet Shop Boys 7. Careless Santa - Mono Puff8. She Won't Be Home - Erasure9. After The Snow Melts - Clever Lines10. Merry Christmas - INXS11. Stop The Cavalry - Jona Lewie12. Christmas Is Coming - Payola$13. Fat Badger Christmas - Christopher Twinning14. Last Christmas - Richard Cheese 15. Another Lonely Christmas [Extended Version] - Prince16. Merry Christmas Baby - Billy Idol17. Christmas Time (Sure Don't Feel Like) - The Dogmatics18. Things Fall Apart - Cristina19. Whatever Happened To Christmas - Aimee Mann20. Bells Of Christmas - League Of Gentlemen21. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - The Pretenders22. Do They Know It's Christmas [Extended] - Band Aid23. My Silent Night - Lisi24. Il est né le divin enfant - Siouxsie And The Banshees  25. A Merry Jingle - The Greedys26. Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses27. No More Christmas Blues - Alan Vega 28. The Power Of Love '93 [Alternative Mix] - FGTH

Classic Alt80s - December 2017

1) We Three Kings - Book Of Love 2) Fruitcake - The Superions 3) X'mas Time [It Sure Doesn't Feel Like It] - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones 4) Last Christmas - Wham! 5) Santa's Beard - They Might Be Giants 6) Another Lonely Christmas - Prince 7) Merry Something To You - Devo 8) Things Fall Apart - Cristina 9) Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses 10) Silent Night - Sinead O'Connor 11) Winter Wonderland - Eurythmics 12) Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues And Kirsty MacCall 13) One Christmas Calalogue- Captain Sensible 14) Merry Christmas, Santa Claus - Max Headroom 15) Frosty The Snowman - Cocteau Twins 16) Do They Know It's Christmas? (12" Mix) - Band Aid 17) Gabriel's Message - Sting 18) Christmas [Baby Please Come Home] - U2 19) Jingle Bells (Single Version) - Yello 20) Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer - The Smithereens 21) It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas (New Version) - Pet Shop Boys 22) Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - The Pretenders 23) Always Winter, Never Christmas - XTC 24) Holier Than Thou [Pts. 1 and 2] / The Power Of Love [Instrumental] - Frankie Goes To Hollywood25) Blue Christmas - Dead Or Alive

1) We Three Kings - Book Of Love 2) Fruitcake - The Superions 3) X'mas Time [It Sure Doesn't Feel Like It] - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones 4) Last Christmas - Wham! 5) Santa's Beard - They Might Be Giants 6) Another Lonely Christmas - Prince 7) Merry Something To You - Devo 8) Things Fall Apart - Cristina 9) Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses 10) Silent Night - Sinead O'Connor 11) Winter Wonderland - Eurythmics 12) Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues And Kirsty MacCall 13) One Christmas Calalogue- Captain Sensible 14) Merry Christmas, Santa Claus - Max Headroom 15) Frosty The Snowman - Cocteau Twins 16) Do They Know It's Christmas? (12" Mix) - Band Aid 17) Gabriel's Message - Sting 18) Christmas [Baby Please Come Home] - U2 19) Jingle Bells (Single Version) - Yello 20) Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer - The Smithereens 21) It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas (New Version) - Pet Shop Boys 22) Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - The Pretenders 23) Always Winter, Never Christmas - XTC 24) Holier Than Thou [Pts. 1 and 2] / The Power Of Love [Instrumental] - Frankie Goes To Hollywood25) Blue Christmas - Dead Or Alive

Classic Alt80s - Christmas 2011

Classic podcast from 2012, came after a life changing upheaval and move to Tennessee and includes the initial appearance of Roxy. Not a Christmas podcast - I don't believe we did one that year, but enjoy just the same! 1) Where The Streets Have No Name - U2 2) Push - The Cure 3) I Could Be Happy - Altered Images 4) Coast To Coast - Jesus And Mary Chain 5) It's A Mug's Game - Soft Cell 6) Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four) [Extended Mix] - Eurythmics 7) Paisley Park [Extended Version] - Prince 8) Heartbreak Beat - Psychedelic Furs 9) The Screams Of Passion - The Family 10) China - Red Rockers 11) I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down - Elvis Costello 12) The Fanatic - Felony 13) She Talks In Stereo - Gary Myrick and the Figures 14) Uh Oh (Here I Go Again) - The Rings 15) Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division 16) Still On Fire - Aztec Camera 17) Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of These) - Eurythmics 18) Digging Your Scene - The Blow Monkeys19) Tenderness - General Public 20) Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran  

Classic podcast from 2012, came after a life changing upheaval and move to Tennessee and includes the initial appearance of Roxy. Not a Christmas podcast - I don't believe we did one that year, but enjoy just the same! 1) Where The Streets Have No Name - U2 2) Push - The Cure 3) I Could Be Happy - Altered Images 4) Coast To Coast - Jesus And Mary Chain 5) It's A Mug's Game - Soft Cell 6) Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four) [Extended Mix] - Eurythmics 7) Paisley Park [Extended Version] - Prince 8) Heartbreak Beat - Psychedelic Furs 9) The Screams Of Passion - The Family 10) China - Red Rockers 11) I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down - Elvis Costello 12) The Fanatic - Felony 13) She Talks In Stereo - Gary Myrick and the Figures 14) Uh Oh (Here I Go Again) - The Rings 15) Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division 16) Still On Fire - Aztec Camera 17) Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of These) - Eurythmics 18) Digging Your Scene - The Blow Monkeys19) Tenderness - General Public 20) Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran

Classic Alt80s - December 20 2012

Turned back the way back machine to 2009! Enjoy this little bit of Alt80s nostalgia.1) Swear [Extended Mix] - Tim Scott 2) Success - Sigue Sigue Sputnik 3) Things Fall Apart - Cristina 4) Can't Stop Running [Powerblast Mix] - Space Monkey 5) War [Hidden] - Frankie Goes to Hollywood 6) Call It Heaven - Step On Board7)  Day After Day - Thompson Twins 8) Chamber Of Hellos [Ivan Ivan Remix] - Wire Train 9) Bringing Home The Ashes - The Wild Swans 10) Love Action (I Believe In Love) - The Human League 11) Prison Bound - Social Distortion 12) Jingle Bells [Single Version] - Yello 

Turned back the way back machine to 2009! Enjoy this little bit of Alt80s nostalgia.1) Swear [Extended Mix] - Tim Scott 2) Success - Sigue Sigue Sputnik 3) Things Fall Apart - Cristina 4) Can't Stop Running [Powerblast Mix] - Space Monkey 5) War [Hidden] - Frankie Goes to Hollywood 6) Call It Heaven - Step On Board7) Day After Day - Thompson Twins 8) Chamber Of Hellos [Ivan Ivan Remix] - Wire Train 9) Bringing Home The Ashes - The Wild Swans 10) Love Action (I Believe In Love) - The Human League 11) Prison Bound - Social Distortion 12) Jingle Bells [Single Version] - Yello

Classic Alt80s - December 2009

Halloween is done - time to relax with another fine podcast. Kick back and enjoy as you finish off the last the "extra" candy you "accidentally" purchased the day after Halloween.Track Listing:1) Pictures Of You - Berlin 2) Angel Park - Big Country 3) Open Your Eyes - Tuesday Blue 4) The 4th Dimension - Devo 5) You Can Run - A Flock Of Seagulls 6) What I Want - Dead Or Alive 7) Rock Me Amadeus [Salieri Version] - Falco 8) Route 66 [Shep Pettibone Single Mix] - Depeche Mode 9) Disappointed - P.I.L. 10) Lunar Bay - Frankie Goes To Hollywood 11) A Feeling - Throwing Muses 12) Upstairs - Gene Loves Jezebel 13) Bullet The Blue Sky - U2 14) Nothing Compares 2 U - The Family 15) Money [Original Extended Mix] - The Flying Lizards 16) A Private Future - Love And Rockets 17) Life In A Northern Town [Extended mix] - The Dream Academy 18) Over the Sea - Information Society 19) He's Angry [Unreleased 1984] - Ministry20) Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right (But They Make Me Feel A Whole Lot Better) - Suicidal Tendencies21) 16 Tons - Nina Hagen

Halloween is done - time to relax with another fine podcast. Kick back and enjoy as you finish off the last the "extra" candy you "accidentally" purchased the day after Halloween.Track Listing:1) Pictures Of You - Berlin 2) Angel Park - Big Country 3) Open Your Eyes - Tuesday Blue 4) The 4th Dimension - Devo 5) You Can Run - A Flock Of Seagulls 6) What I Want - Dead Or Alive 7) Rock Me Amadeus [Salieri Version] - Falco 8) Route 66 [Shep Pettibone Single Mix] - Depeche Mode 9) Disappointed - P.I.L. 10) Lunar Bay - Frankie Goes To Hollywood 11) A Feeling - Throwing Muses 12) Upstairs - Gene Loves Jezebel 13) Bullet The Blue Sky - U2 14) Nothing Compares 2 U - The Family 15) Money [Original Extended Mix] - The Flying Lizards 16) A Private Future - Love And Rockets 17) Life In A Northern Town [Extended mix] - The Dream Academy 18) Over the Sea - Information Society 19) He's Angry [Unreleased 1984] - Ministry20) Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right (But They Make Me Feel A Whole Lot Better) - Suicidal Tendencies21) 16 Tons - Nina Hagen

#245 - Walking Hand In Hand

It's time for this year's Halloween podcast, digging up some songs that fit the theme but aren't the same songs played year after year. Hope you enjoy this episode - just don't fall asleep.Special thanks to listener Steve Turner for allowing us to use his original artwork on the week's podcast, great stuff! Check out his IG: @bezerkartwerk Track Listing:1) Dreaming - Blondie 2) Nightmares [12" Extended Mix] - A Flock Of Seagulls 3) Do You Fear (For Your Child) - My Life With The thrill Kill Kult 4) Armies Of The Night - Sparks 5) Dead Souls - Joy Division6) Down In It [Shred] - Nine Inch Nails 7) Over The Hills And Far Away - The Mission 8) Psycho Killer - Talking Heads 9) Norman Bates - Landscape 10) Perfect Murder [Alternative RS Vocal Demo] - The Glove 11) The Killing Jar - Siouxsie And The Banshees 12) Pagan Love Song - Virgin Prunes 13) Lucifer Over Lancashire - The Fall 13) (Waiting For) The Ghost Train - Madness 14) Our Darkness - Anne Clark 15) Darkness - Human League 16) Walking In The Rain - Flash And The Pan 17) Alone - Colon Newman 18) Down In the Park - Gary Numan 19) Persephone - Cocteau Twins 20) Absolutely Immune - Act 21) The Creeps - Social Distortion 22) Something's In The Bag - Barnes And Barnes 23) Baby Snakes - Frank Zappa 24) Psycho Chicken - The Fools 25) Sinking - The Cure

It's time for this year's Halloween podcast, digging up some songs that fit the theme but aren't the same songs played year after year. Hope you enjoy this episode - just don't fall asleep.Special thanks to listener Steve Turner for allowing us to use his original artwork on the week's podcast, great stuff! Check out his IG: @bezerkartwerk Track Listing:1) Dreaming - Blondie 2) Nightmares [12" Extended Mix] - A Flock Of Seagulls 3) Do You Fear (For Your Child) - My Life With The thrill Kill Kult 4) Armies Of The Night - Sparks 5) Dead Souls - Joy Division6) Down In It [Shred] - Nine Inch Nails 7) Over The Hills And Far Away - The Mission 8) Psycho Killer - Talking Heads 9) Norman Bates - Landscape 10) Perfect Murder [Alternative RS Vocal Demo] - The Glove 11) The Killing Jar - Siouxsie And The Banshees 12) Pagan Love Song - Virgin Prunes 13) Lucifer Over Lancashire - The Fall 13) (Waiting For) The Ghost Train - Madness 14) Our Darkness - Anne Clark 15) Darkness - Human League 16) Walking In The Rain - Flash And The Pan 17) Alone - Colon Newman 18) Down In the Park - Gary Numan 19) Persephone - Cocteau Twins 20) Absolutely Immune - Act 21) The Creeps - Social Distortion 22) Something's In The Bag - Barnes And Barnes 23) Baby Snakes - Frank Zappa 24) Psycho Chicken - The Fools 25) Sinking - The Cure

Halloween 2022 - Dreaming Is Free

Too much to limit to one podcast, so let's open the crypt and dust off this episode from 2009. Stay tuned for a new 2022 Halloween podcast in another week.Track listing: 1) Every Day Is Halloween - Ministry 2) A Time For Fear [Who's Afraid] - Art Of Noise 3) Halloween - The Dream Syndicate 4) Nightmares - Flock Of Seagulls 5) People Who Died - The Jim Carrol Band 6) Halloween - The Misfits 7) Devil In My Car - The B-52's 8) Pet Sematary - The Ramones 9) Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) - David Bowie 10) Witchcraft - Book Of Love 11) Ghost Town [Extended Version] - The Specials 12) Nightmare On My Street [Extended Mix] - DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince 13) No One Lives Forever - Oingo Boingo 14) Dead Pop Stars - Altered Images 15) Spellbound - Siouxsie And The Banshees 16) Fear Of Ghosts - The Cure 

Too much to limit to one podcast, so let's open the crypt and dust off this episode from 2009. Stay tuned for a new 2022 Halloween podcast in another week.Track listing: 1) Every Day Is Halloween - Ministry 2) A Time For Fear [Who's Afraid] - Art Of Noise 3) Halloween - The Dream Syndicate 4) Nightmares - Flock Of Seagulls 5) People Who Died - The Jim Carrol Band 6) Halloween - The Misfits 7) Devil In My Car - The B-52's 8) Pet Sematary - The Ramones 9) Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) - David Bowie 10) Witchcraft - Book Of Love 11) Ghost Town [Extended Version] - The Specials 12) Nightmare On My Street [Extended Mix] - DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince 13) No One Lives Forever - Oingo Boingo 14) Dead Pop Stars - Altered Images 15) Spellbound - Siouxsie And The Banshees 16) Fear Of Ghosts - The Cure

Classic Alt80s - Halloween 2009

Hey - it's October! Yup, autumn here in the states and we have a podcast with absolutely nothing related to the season, lol. Enjoy this podcast with your friends and family for no particular reason other than great music! Track Listing:1) Up On The Catwalk [Alternate Extended Version] - Simple Minds 2) Secret Separation [Extended Mix]- The Fixx 3) Chamber Of Hellos [Ivan Ivan Mix] - Wire Train 4) The Hurting [Demo Version] - Tears For Fears 5) In A Big Country [Original 12" Mix] - Big Country 6) Heaven - Zerra One 7) Heart Of America - The Colourfield 8) Atomic City [The Bona Biodegradable Mix] - Holly Johnson 9) I Want That Man [Extended Version] - Deborah Harry 10) Leave It [Hello, Goodbye Mix] - Yes 11) Backbeat - Art Of Noise 12) Falling And Laughing [Postcard Records Version] - Orange Juice 13) The Cat [Extended Version] - The Essence 14) Love Like A Needle - The River Detectives 15) Positively Lost Me - The Rave-Ups 16) Sign O' The Times [Live] - Prince

Hey - it's October! Yup, autumn here in the states and we have a podcast with absolutely nothing related to the season, lol. Enjoy this podcast with your friends and family for no particular reason other than great music! Track Listing:1) Up On The Catwalk [Alternate Extended Version] - Simple Minds 2) Secret Separation [Extended Mix]- The Fixx 3) Chamber Of Hellos [Ivan Ivan Mix] - Wire Train 4) The Hurting [Demo Version] - Tears For Fears 5) In A Big Country [Original 12" Mix] - Big Country 6) Heaven - Zerra One 7) Heart Of America - The Colourfield 8) Atomic City [The Bona Biodegradable Mix] - Holly Johnson 9) I Want That Man [Extended Version] - Deborah Harry 10) Leave It [Hello, Goodbye Mix] - Yes 11) Backbeat - Art Of Noise 12) Falling And Laughing [Postcard Records Version] - Orange Juice 13) The Cat [Extended Version] - The Essence 14) Love Like A Needle - The River Detectives 15) Positively Lost Me - The Rave-Ups 16) Sign O' The Times [Live] - Prince

#242 - Dollars to Deutchmarks

We all knew this had to be done since The Queen Mother has passed, but let's also recognize there is a new king. God save the King! Track Listing:1) King For A Day (U.S. Remix) - Thompson Twins 2) Emperor's New Clothes - Sinead O'Connor 3) King Is White And In The Crowd - Simple Minds 4) King For A Day - Planet P Project 5) King Of Wishful Thinking (Club Mix) - Go West 6) King For A Day - XTC 7) King Of Pain (live) - The Police 8) W.Y.H.I.W.Y.G. - Front 242 9) Kings And Queen - Killing Joke 10) The Power And the Passion - Midnight Oil 11) Old England - The Waterboys 12) The Queen Is Dead (Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty Medley) - The Smiths 13) The Queen And the Soldier - Suzanne Vega 14) Queen Of Las Vegas (Original Mesopotamia Version) - B-52's 15) Dreaming Of the Queen - Pet Shop Boys  16) God Save the Queen - Sex Pistols 17) In Loving Memory Of A Name - XTC

We all knew this had to be done since The Queen Mother has passed, but let's also recognize there is a new king. God save the King! Track Listing:1) King For A Day (U.S. Remix) - Thompson Twins 2) Emperor's New Clothes - Sinead O'Connor 3) King Is White And In The Crowd - Simple Minds 4) King For A Day - Planet P Project 5) King Of Wishful Thinking (Club Mix) - Go West 6) King For A Day - XTC 7) King Of Pain (live) - The Police 8) W.Y.H.I.W.Y.G. - Front 242 9) Kings And Queen - Killing Joke 10) The Power And the Passion - Midnight Oil 11) Old England - The Waterboys 12) The Queen Is Dead (Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty Medley) - The Smiths 13) The Queen And the Soldier - Suzanne Vega 14) Queen Of Las Vegas (Original Mesopotamia Version) - B-52's 15) Dreaming Of the Queen - Pet Shop Boys 16) God Save the Queen - Sex Pistols 17) In Loving Memory Of A Name - XTC

#241 - King For A Day (Or Two)

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Another month, more lock down, and more music. Continuing in our series of art disguised as noise, we bring you another podcast of music and frivolity. Enjoy! Track Listing:1) House Phone - Kraftwerk 2) Love, In Itself - Depeche mode 3) Mechanical Man - Devo 4) In Babylon - The Vapors 5) Uh Oh (Here I Go Again) - The Rings 6) Betty David Eyes (Extended Mix) - Kim Carnes 7) To Be a Lover (Mother Of mercy Mix) - Billy Idol 8) On Any Other Day - The Police 9) Too Bad On Your Birthday - Joan Jett 10) Unhappy Birthday - The Smiths 11) Happy Birthday (Dance Mix) - Altered Images 12) Love Train (Ride The A Train Mix) - Holly Johnson 13) We're desperate Los Angeles Punk Legends - X 14) Possessed To Skate - Suicidal Tendencies 15) Punch Out At Malibu - Surf Punks 16) The World is My Oyster (Trapped) - Frankie Goes To Hollywood 17) More To Lose - Seona Dancing 18) Castles In Spain - The Armoury Show 19) Tubular Bells Pretty Boys And Pretty Girls (Regan's House Medley) - The Book Of Love '20) Dizzy - Throwing Muses 21) Da'ale Da'ale (You Are My Angel [New Boat Dance] - Ofra Haza

Another month, more lock down, and more music. Continuing in our series of art disguised as noise, we bring you another podcast of music and frivolity. Enjoy! Track Listing:1) House Phone - Kraftwerk 2) Love, In Itself - Depeche mode 3) Mechanical Man - Devo 4) In Babylon - The Vapors 5) Uh Oh (Here I Go Again) - The Rings 6) Betty David Eyes (Extended Mix) - Kim Carnes 7) To Be a Lover (Mother Of mercy Mix) - Billy Idol 8) On Any Other Day - The Police 9) Too Bad On Your Birthday - Joan Jett 10) Unhappy Birthday - The Smiths 11) Happy Birthday (Dance Mix) - Altered Images 12) Love Train (Ride The A Train Mix) - Holly Johnson 13) We're desperate Los Angeles Punk Legends - X 14) Possessed To Skate - Suicidal Tendencies 15) Punch Out At Malibu - Surf Punks 16) The World is My Oyster (Trapped) - Frankie Goes To Hollywood 17) More To Lose - Seona Dancing 18) Castles In Spain - The Armoury Show 19) Tubular Bells Pretty Boys And Pretty Girls (Regan's House Medley) - The Book Of Love '20) Dizzy - Throwing Muses 21) Da'ale Da'ale (You Are My Angel [New Boat Dance] - Ofra Haza

Episode #203 - Confusing Incidental Series Number 203

Snowfall, Christmas trees, and the annual Alt80s Christmas podcast - it's all here! Track Listing:1.) Hey Santa - UK Subs 2.) There Ain't No Sanity Clause - The Damned 3.) Christmas Was A Friend Of Mine - Fay Lovsky 4.) We Three Kings - Blondie 5.) Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - X 6.) Listen, The Snow Is Falling - Galaxy 500 7.) Candy Carol (Sugar Lips Caroling) - Book Of Love 8.) X'Mas Time (Sure Doesn't Feel Like) - Mighty Might Bosstones 9.) I Believe In Father Christmas - U2 10.) Insanity Over Christmas - Madness 11.) Home For Christmas - Kate Bush 12.) Peace In Our Time - Elvis Costello 13.) Blue Christmas - Dead Or Alive 14.) Ghost Reindeer In The Sky - R.E.M. 15.) Il Est Ne (Mistletunes Christmas Song) - Tom Tom Club 16.) Stille Nacht - Nina Hagen 17.) Jingle Bells (Santa Club Mix) - Yello 18.) One Christmas Catalogue - Captain Sensible 19.) Mary Xmess - Sun 60 20.) Holier Than Thou (The First) - FGTH 21.) Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - The Pretenders 22.) Holier Than Thou (The Second) - FGTH 23.) Feast Of Lights - They Might Be Giants 24.) Snow - Cocteau Twins 25.) Do they Know It's Christmas? - Band Aid  

Snowfall, Christmas trees, and the annual Alt80s Christmas podcast - it's all here! Track Listing:1.) Hey Santa - UK Subs 2.) There Ain't No Sanity Clause - The Damned 3.) Christmas Was A Friend Of Mine - Fay Lovsky 4.) We Three Kings - Blondie 5.) Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - X 6.) Listen, The Snow Is Falling - Galaxy 500 7.) Candy Carol (Sugar Lips Caroling) - Book Of Love 8.) X'Mas Time (Sure Doesn't Feel Like) - Mighty Might Bosstones 9.) I Believe In Father Christmas - U2 10.) Insanity Over Christmas - Madness 11.) Home For Christmas - Kate Bush 12.) Peace In Our Time - Elvis Costello 13.) Blue Christmas - Dead Or Alive 14.) Ghost Reindeer In The Sky - R.E.M. 15.) Il Est Ne (Mistletunes Christmas Song) - Tom Tom Club 16.) Stille Nacht - Nina Hagen 17.) Jingle Bells (Santa Club Mix) - Yello 18.) One Christmas Catalogue - Captain Sensible 19.) Mary Xmess - Sun 60 20.) Holier Than Thou (The First) - FGTH 21.) Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - The Pretenders 22.) Holier Than Thou (The Second) - FGTH 23.) Feast Of Lights - They Might Be Giants 24.) Snow - Cocteau Twins 25.) Do they Know It's Christmas? - Band Aid

Episode #211 - Christmas 2020

Welcome to the Alt80s Funhouse! Slip inside and feast your ears on this years selection. Step this way, everyone is welcome.Track listing: 1) Ghost Highway - Mazzy Star 2) The Cardinal Sin Dead Can Dance 3) Stigmata - Ministry 4) Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - Specimen 5) Crucify Me [12" Version] - Moev 6) Witchcraft [Extended] - Book Of Love 7) All Cats Are Grey - The Cure 8) Disorder - Joy Division 9) Lights - The Sisters Of Mercy 10) Roll Call - Peter Murphy 11) The Devil Lives In My Husband's Body - Pulsallama 12) Nightmare On My Street [12" Version] - DJ Jazzy Jeff And the Fresh Prince 13) Are You Ready For Freddy - Fat Boys 14) Horror Movies - Bollock Brothers 15) Tender Surrender - Freur 16) A Daisy Chain 4 Satan - My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult 17) Halloween [Peel Sessions] - Siouxsie And the Banshees 18) Halloween [Extended] - Ministry

Welcome to the Alt80s Funhouse! Slip inside and feast your ears on this years selection. Step this way, everyone is welcome.Track listing: 1) Ghost Highway - Mazzy Star 2) The Cardinal Sin Dead Can Dance 3) Stigmata - Ministry 4) Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - Specimen 5) Crucify Me [12" Version] - Moev 6) Witchcraft [Extended] - Book Of Love 7) All Cats Are Grey - The Cure 8) Disorder - Joy Division 9) Lights - The Sisters Of Mercy 10) Roll Call - Peter Murphy 11) The Devil Lives In My Husband's Body - Pulsallama 12) Nightmare On My Street [12" Version] - DJ Jazzy Jeff And the Fresh Prince 13) Are You Ready For Freddy - Fat Boys 14) Horror Movies - Bollock Brothers 15) Tender Surrender - Freur 16) A Daisy Chain 4 Satan - My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult 17) Halloween [Peel Sessions] - Siouxsie And the Banshees 18) Halloween [Extended] - Ministry

Episode #208 - Halloween 2020

With a lot of previous episodes not around on some platforms, this is a perfect time to repost last year's Halloween episode. It's October, which of course brings us the annual Halloween podcast. Do you have what it takes to listen to the end?Track Listing1) Something In My House (Mortevicar Mix) - Dead Or Alive2) Bloodletting [The Vampire Song] - Concrete Blonde3) Full Moon Dirty Hearts - INXS with Chrissie Hynde4) Swamp Thing - The Chameleons5) I'm A Werewolf, Baby - The Tragically Hip6) Magic - Mick Smiley7) Weird Science [Extended Dance Mix] - Oingo Boingo8) Ghost Dancing - Simple Minds9) Spirits In The Material World - The Police10) Devil In My Car - B-52s11) Lucretia My Reflection - The Sisters Of Mercy12) Dead Souls - Joy Division13) Haunted When The Minutes Drag - Love And Rockets14) Everyday Is Halloween - Ministry15) Black Celebration [Black Tulip Mix] - Depeche Mode16) Killing Game - Skinny Puppy17) Nightmares [12" Extended Mix] - A Flock Of Seagulls18) Christine [Rare 12" Version] - John Carpenter

With a lot of previous episodes not around on some platforms, this is a perfect time to repost last year's Halloween episode. It's October, which of course brings us the annual Halloween podcast. Do you have what it takes to listen to the end?Track Listing1) Something In My House (Mortevicar Mix) - Dead Or Alive2) Bloodletting [The Vampire Song] - Concrete Blonde3) Full Moon Dirty Hearts - INXS with Chrissie Hynde4) Swamp Thing - The Chameleons5) I'm A Werewolf, Baby - The Tragically Hip6) Magic - Mick Smiley7) Weird Science [Extended Dance Mix] - Oingo Boingo8) Ghost Dancing - Simple Minds9) Spirits In The Material World - The Police10) Devil In My Car - B-52s11) Lucretia My Reflection - The Sisters Of Mercy12) Dead Souls - Joy Division13) Haunted When The Minutes Drag - Love And Rockets14) Everyday Is Halloween - Ministry15) Black Celebration [Black Tulip Mix] - Depeche Mode16) Killing Game - Skinny Puppy17) Nightmares [12" Extended Mix] - A Flock Of Seagulls18) Christine [Rare 12" Version] - John Carpenter

Episode #207 - Halloween 2019 revisited

It's the end of the year, and the end of yet another decade. Welcome to our annual top 25 countdown! This year we jump back 30 years to 1989 and enjoy the best of the best that year had to offer. Enjoy the countdown - we'll include everything except for the top 5 in the track listing...gotta leave some sort of surprise, right?Track List:25) Kingdom Of Rain - The The 24) Channel Z - B52s 23) Way Of The World - Max Q 22) The Last Of The Famous Int'l Playboys - Morrissey 21) Don't Crash The Car Tonight - Mary's Danish 20) Compulsion - Martin Gore 19) Fascination Street - The Cure 18) I'll Be You - The Replacements 17) Veronica - Elvis Costello 16) Higher Ground - Red Hot Chili Peppers 15) Between Something And Nothing - The Ocean Blue 14) Mayor Of Simpleton - XTC 13) Round And Round - New Order 12) Proud To Fall - Ian McCulloch 11) Last Cigarette - Dramarama 10) Here Comes Your Man - The Pixies 9) Stand - R.E.M. 8) Fire Woman - The Cult 7) So Alive - Love And Rockets 6) Good Thing - Fine Young Cannibals 5) SSL - TFF 4) PJ - DM 3) EL - UT 2) LS - BFT 1) LS - C

It's the end of the year, and the end of yet another decade. Welcome to our annual top 25 countdown! This year we jump back 30 years to 1989 and enjoy the best of the best that year had to offer. Enjoy the countdown - we'll include everything except for the top 5 in the track listing...gotta leave some sort of surprise, right?Track List:25) Kingdom Of Rain - The The 24) Channel Z - B52s 23) Way Of The World - Max Q 22) The Last Of The Famous Int'l Playboys - Morrissey 21) Don't Crash The Car Tonight - Mary's Danish 20) Compulsion - Martin Gore 19) Fascination Street - The Cure 18) I'll Be You - The Replacements 17) Veronica - Elvis Costello 16) Higher Ground - Red Hot Chili Peppers 15) Between Something And Nothing - The Ocean Blue 14) Mayor Of Simpleton - XTC 13) Round And Round - New Order 12) Proud To Fall - Ian McCulloch 11) Last Cigarette - Dramarama 10) Here Comes Your Man - The Pixies 9) Stand - R.E.M. 8) Fire Woman - The Cult 7) So Alive - Love And Rockets 6) Good Thing - Fine Young Cannibals 5) SSL - TFF 4) PJ - DM 3) EL - UT 2) LS - BFT 1) LS - C

Episode #195 - Top 25 of 1989

Hello faithful, as well as new, listeners! What a turn we've takken since the last podcast. In light of that, we've gone upbeat and easy - no panicking here! We're leaving the Quarantunes and Epidemix behind and just escaped to some great tunes. Adjust your masks, relax, and let these tunes infect your soul.Track Listing:1) Something About You (U.S. Remix) - Level 42 2) I Could Be Happy (Martin Rushent Remix) - Altered Images 3) The Big Sky (Meteorological Mix) - Kate Bush 4) Sex Crime (1984) [Live] - The Eurythmics 5) Be Near Me (Munich Disco Mix) - ABC 6) Don't Forget My Number (Single Mix) - Milli Vanilli 7) My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me To The Doctor) - Dead Or Alive 8) Key To Her Ferrari - Thomas Dolby 9) Shake Your Rump - Beastie Boys 10) DS 21 - Jane Child 11) Doctor Detroit (Extended Mix) - Devo 12) Melody - Boys Brigade 13) Jack U Off - Prince 14) Talk Talk - It's My Life (Live at Montreux, 1986) 15) Doot Doot - Freur (Live at The Marque, 1984) 16) A Kissed Out Red Flatboat - Cocteau Twins 17) Welcome to The Pleasuredome - Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Hello faithful, as well as new, listeners! What a turn we've takken since the last podcast. In light of that, we've gone upbeat and easy - no panicking here! We're leaving the Quarantunes and Epidemix behind and just escaped to some great tunes. Adjust your masks, relax, and let these tunes infect your soul.Track Listing:1) Something About You (U.S. Remix) - Level 42 2) I Could Be Happy (Martin Rushent Remix) - Altered Images 3) The Big Sky (Meteorological Mix) - Kate Bush 4) Sex Crime (1984) [Live] - The Eurythmics 5) Be Near Me (Munich Disco Mix) - ABC 6) Don't Forget My Number (Single Mix) - Milli Vanilli 7) My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me To The Doctor) - Dead Or Alive 8) Key To Her Ferrari - Thomas Dolby 9) Shake Your Rump - Beastie Boys 10) DS 21 - Jane Child 11) Doctor Detroit (Extended Mix) - Devo 12) Melody - Boys Brigade 13) Jack U Off - Prince 14) Talk Talk - It's My Life (Live at Montreux, 1986) 15) Doot Doot - Freur (Live at The Marque, 1984) 16) A Kissed Out Red Flatboat - Cocteau Twins 17) Welcome to The Pleasuredome - Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Episode #201 - No Covid, Just Great Music

It's the end of April, and many of us are still in lock down. While we here at Alt80s take this seriously, look at it this way - it's a great time to listen to all of our podcasts! We,re dipping into the dark wave side of things this episode. enjoy!1) Into The Light - Siouxsie and The Banshees 2) Sense Of Sin - Limbo 3) Restrained In A Moment (I Love You) - The Royal Family And The Poor 4) Sensoria (12" Mix) - Cabaret Voltaire 5) In Camera Obscura (Dance Mix) - Figures On A Beach 6) First, Last, And Always - Sisters Of Mercy 7) Revenge - Ministry 8) Charlotte Sometimes - The Cure 9) Black Celebration (Live) - Depeche Mode 10) Love Like Blood (Gestalt Mix) - Killing Joke 11) Warlock (ed) - Skinny Puppy 12) Wasteland - The Mission 13) Red Light (Shine) - Dance Society 14) Spiritwalker - The Cult 15) Nervious Xions (Live) - My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult 16) Worth Waiting For - Gene Loves Jezebel 17) Asleep - The Smiths 18) Spirit In The Sky - Nina Hagen 

It's the end of April, and many of us are still in lock down. While we here at Alt80s take this seriously, look at it this way - it's a great time to listen to all of our podcasts! We,re dipping into the dark wave side of things this episode. enjoy!1) Into The Light - Siouxsie and The Banshees 2) Sense Of Sin - Limbo 3) Restrained In A Moment (I Love You) - The Royal Family And The Poor 4) Sensoria (12" Mix) - Cabaret Voltaire 5) In Camera Obscura (Dance Mix) - Figures On A Beach 6) First, Last, And Always - Sisters Of Mercy 7) Revenge - Ministry 8) Charlotte Sometimes - The Cure 9) Black Celebration (Live) - Depeche Mode 10) Love Like Blood (Gestalt Mix) - Killing Joke 11) Warlock (ed) - Skinny Puppy 12) Wasteland - The Mission 13) Red Light (Shine) - Dance Society 14) Spiritwalker - The Cult 15) Nervious Xions (Live) - My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult 16) Worth Waiting For - Gene Loves Jezebel 17) Asleep - The Smiths 18) Spirit In The Sky - Nina Hagen

Episode #202 - Is Gothic-y Even A Word?

Valentine's day is here once again, but we've taken a slightly different take on the holiday.1) I Hate Myself For Loving You - Joan Jett2) Now It's My Turn - Berlin3) Just Go Away - Blondie4) If You Leave - O.M.D.5) Is She really Going Out With Him? - Joe Jackson6) Don't You (Forget About Me)[Original 12" Version] - Simple Minds7) Every Breath You Take (Lost 12' Version) - The Police8) Heartache - Gene Loves Jezebel9) Missing You (Extended Version) - John Waite10) The One I Love - R.E.M.11) I Love You, Goodbye - Thomas Dolby12) Girl U Want - Devo13) Best Friend's Girl - The Cars14) Walk Away From Love - Yazoo15) See You - Depeche Mode16) Pack It Up - The Pretenders17) Always Something There To Remind Me (Extended Version) - Naked Eyes18) Tears - Missing Persons19) Louise - Human League20) In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel21) Out Of Touch (12" Version) - Hall and Oates

Valentine's day is here once again, but we've taken a slightly different take on the holiday.1) I Hate Myself For Loving You - Joan Jett2) Now It's My Turn - Berlin3) Just Go Away - Blondie4) If You Leave - O.M.D.5) Is She really Going Out With Him? - Joe Jackson6) Don't You (Forget About Me)[Original 12" Version] - Simple Minds7) Every Breath You Take (Lost 12' Version) - The Police8) Heartache - Gene Loves Jezebel9) Missing You (Extended Version) - John Waite10) The One I Love - R.E.M.11) I Love You, Goodbye - Thomas Dolby12) Girl U Want - Devo13) Best Friend's Girl - The Cars14) Walk Away From Love - Yazoo15) See You - Depeche Mode16) Pack It Up - The Pretenders17) Always Something There To Remind Me (Extended Version) - Naked Eyes18) Tears - Missing Persons19) Louise - Human League20) In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel21) Out Of Touch (12" Version) - Hall and Oates

Episode #198 - Better To Have Love And Lost...Or Is It?

Welcome to March, avid listeners! Springtime here in the states, a time of awakening and renewal as winter attempts to hold areas in her icy grip to no avail. With that in mind, we're going to visit those true one hit wonders from the 80's. While some of these bands may have had a bit of a chart showing in their home countries after a smash hit, overall they never got past the winter of their chart success. It's a shame, because these bands still had a lot to offer, which we'll share in this podcast. Enjoy!Track Listing:1) Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven) - Dexy's Midnight Runners2) TV - Flying Lizards3) Mind Of A Toy4) News At Ten - The Vapors5) Anitina (The First Time I See Her Dance) - M.A.R.R.S.6) Runaway - Freur7) Babydoll - Laurie Anderson8) Hurt - Re-Flex9) Moonlight And Muzak - M10) Wonderland - Big Country11) Johnny Friendly - JoBoxers12) John Wayne Is Big Leggy - Haysi Fantayzee13) Six Months In A Leaky Boat - Split Enz14) High Time - Icicle Works15) Paint By Number Heart - Martha And The Muffins16) Pop Goes the World - Men Without Hats17) The Plastic Age - The Buggles18) You're The Only Love - Payola$19) Let It All Hang Out - The Nails20) Far Side Of Crazy - Wall Of Voodoo21) The Man With The Four-Way Hips - Tom Tom Club22) Milk From The Coconut - Toto Coelo

Welcome to March, avid listeners! Springtime here in the states, a time of awakening and renewal as winter attempts to hold areas in her icy grip to no avail. With that in mind, we're going to visit those true one hit wonders from the 80's. While some of these bands may have had a bit of a chart showing in their home countries after a smash hit, overall they never got past the winter of their chart success. It's a shame, because these bands still had a lot to offer, which we'll share in this podcast. Enjoy!Track Listing:1) Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven) - Dexy's Midnight Runners2) TV - Flying Lizards3) Mind Of A Toy4) News At Ten - The Vapors5) Anitina (The First Time I See Her Dance) - M.A.R.R.S.6) Runaway - Freur7) Babydoll - Laurie Anderson8) Hurt - Re-Flex9) Moonlight And Muzak - M10) Wonderland - Big Country11) Johnny Friendly - JoBoxers12) John Wayne Is Big Leggy - Haysi Fantayzee13) Six Months In A Leaky Boat - Split Enz14) High Time - Icicle Works15) Paint By Number Heart - Martha And The Muffins16) Pop Goes the World - Men Without Hats17) The Plastic Age - The Buggles18) You're The Only Love - Payola$19) Let It All Hang Out - The Nails20) Far Side Of Crazy - Wall Of Voodoo21) The Man With The Four-Way Hips - Tom Tom Club22) Milk From The Coconut - Toto Coelo

Episode #199 - True One Hit Wonders and The Greatness You Missed

Everyone is on lock down, so it's a great time to bring some cheer with a new podcast, poured into your lives with the care and love befitting a great pint. Raise a glass to all these fantastic Irish artists, be safe, and celebrate Saint Patrick's Day with us. Cheers! "May the Irish Hills caress you, may her lakes and rivers bless you, may the luck of the Irish enfold you, may the luck of Saint Patrick behold you."Track Listing:1) Lookin' After Number One - Boomtown Rats 2) Sunday Bloody Sunday (Live Aid 1985) - U2 3) Red Light - Into Paradise 4) Tell The Boys - Tuesday Blue 5) Looking Up - The Slowest Clock 6) Big Decision (Extended Version) - That Petrol Emotion 7) What Now - InTua Nua 8) Mr Twilight - Light A Big Fire 9) I Just Wanna - Blue In Heaven 10) Flags - Crimes Of Conscious 11) Orange And Red (Picasso Remix) - Guernica 12) Streams Of Whiskey - The Pogues 13) What Now - Something Happens 14) Never Saw You - The Stars Of Heaven 15) Years Later - Cactus World News 16) Alternative Ulster - Stiff Little Fingers 17) Mandinka - Sinead O'Connor 18) This Is The Seas (Live) - The Waterboys 19) Only Losers Take The Bus (12" Version) - The Fatima Mansions 20) Someone Like You - The Fountainhead 21) Baby Turns Blue - The Virgin Prunes 22) Call Me Blue (Blue Green Version) - A House

Everyone is on lock down, so it's a great time to bring some cheer with a new podcast, poured into your lives with the care and love befitting a great pint. Raise a glass to all these fantastic Irish artists, be safe, and celebrate Saint Patrick's Day with us. Cheers! "May the Irish Hills caress you, may her lakes and rivers bless you, may the luck of the Irish enfold you, may the luck of Saint Patrick behold you."Track Listing:1) Lookin' After Number One - Boomtown Rats 2) Sunday Bloody Sunday (Live Aid 1985) - U2 3) Red Light - Into Paradise 4) Tell The Boys - Tuesday Blue 5) Looking Up - The Slowest Clock 6) Big Decision (Extended Version) - That Petrol Emotion 7) What Now - InTua Nua 8) Mr Twilight - Light A Big Fire 9) I Just Wanna - Blue In Heaven 10) Flags - Crimes Of Conscious 11) Orange And Red (Picasso Remix) - Guernica 12) Streams Of Whiskey - The Pogues 13) What Now - Something Happens 14) Never Saw You - The Stars Of Heaven 15) Years Later - Cactus World News 16) Alternative Ulster - Stiff Little Fingers 17) Mandinka - Sinead O'Connor 18) This Is The Seas (Live) - The Waterboys 19) Only Losers Take The Bus (12" Version) - The Fatima Mansions 20) Someone Like You - The Fountainhead 21) Baby Turns Blue - The Virgin Prunes 22) Call Me Blue (Blue Green Version) - A House

Episode #200 - Luck Of The Irish Be With You!

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