80's Underground Podcasts

Two hours of 80s Alternative and underground cuts...all from 1982!

NEW ORDER - The Village (Power Corruption & Lies) 1983 ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN - Show of Strength (Heaven Up Here) 1981 THE DAMNED - Alone Again Or (Anything) 1986 COCTEAU TWINS - Garlands (Garlands) 1983 MODERN ENGLISH - Gathering Dust (Mesh & Lace) 1981 COMSAT ANGELS - Eye of the Lens (single) 1981 BAUHAUS - Lagarjita Nick (single) 1981 BELFEGORE - All That I Wanted (single) 1984 ULTRAVO...

LOVE & ROCKETS “All In My Mind” from Express (1986)  THE CHURCH “Dropping Names” from Seance (1983)  PSYCHEDELIC FURS “Forever Now” from Forever Now (1982)  JULIAN COPE “Trampolene” from Saint Julian (1987)  FLESH FOR LULU “Baby Hurricane” from Big Fun City / Blue Sisters Swing (1985)  LORDS OF THE NEW CHURCH “Live for Today” from Is Nothing Sacred? (1983)  ROSE OF AVALANCHE “Conceal Me” from...

THE FIXX - Cameras in Paris (Shuttered Room) 1982 MIDNIGHT OIL - Sometimes (Diesel & Dust) 1988 U2 - Rejoice (October) 1981 EASTERHOUSE - Whistling in the Dark (Contenders) 1986 JULIAN COPE - World Shut Your Mouth (St. Julian) 1987 KIRSTY MACCOLL - Terry (Single) 1985 GAME THEORY - 24 (Real Night Time) 1985 R.E.M. - Moral Kiosk (Murmur) 1983 O POSITIVE - Not Enough (Cloud Factory EP) 1987 FIRE...

KILLING JOKE "Kings and Queens" from Night Time 1985 VEX "Sanctuary" from 12" Single 1984 MARCH VIOLETS "Snake Dance" from Natural History 1985 THE GATHERING "Let It Shine" from 12" Single 1988 MOEV "Sea-Missile Motel" from Dusk and Desire 1986 DEPECHE MODE "In Your Memory" from People Are People (B-Side) 1984 VISAGE "Blocks On Blocks" from Visage 1980 PSEUDO ECHO "Destination Unknown" from Autumn...

SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES - Spellbound (Singles) 1981 MODERN EON - Euthenics (Fiction Tales) 1981 NEW ORDER - Procession (Movement) 1981 THE SOUND - Skeletons (From The Lion's Mouth) 1982 XMEAL DEUTSCHLAND - Matador (Viva) 1987 NEW MODEL ARMY - Brave New World (single) 1985 FRONT 242 - Operating Tracks (Geography) 1982 ADAM & THE ANTS - Picasso  (Prince Charming) 1981 BOW WOW WOW - Do You Wa...

Early Deep Cuts edition of the 80sU featuring the most obscure of the obscure 80s alternative.

THE LUCY SHOW - Land & The Life (Mania) 1986 NEW ORDER - Everything's Gone Green (single) 1981 SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES - Christine (single) 1980 FIGURES ON A BEACH - Decay (Swimming EP) 1983 THE FOUNTAINHEAD - Sometimes (Burning Touch) 1986 CHINA CRISIS - Wishful Thinking (Working With Fire & Steel) 1983 TALK TALK - Dum Dum Girl (It's My Life) 1984 BOOM CRASH OPERA - Best Thing (single...

SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES – Song From the Edge of the World (single) 1987 LOVE & ROCKETS – All in My Mind (Express) 1986 THE OPPOSITION – A Day In The Future (Intimacy) 1983 COCTEAU TWINS – Aloysius (Treasure) 1984 CLAN OF XYMOX – Agonised by Love (Medusa) 1986 LOWLIFE – Reflections of I (Rain) 1985 NEW ORDER – Sunrise (Low Life) 1985 THE CURE – The Hanging Garden (Pornography) 1982 AND ALSO...

ULTRAVOX - Dancing With Tears In My Eyes (Lament) 1984 VISAGE - Blocks on Blocks (s/t) 1980 MOEV - In Your Head (Zimmerkampf) 1982 NEW ORDER - Round & Round (Technique) 1989 XYMOX - Evelyn - (Twist Of Shadows) 1989 ALMOST ALONE - Dancing To Kill (single) 1984 KILLING JOKE - Sanity (Brighter Than a Thousand Suns) 1986 GENE LOVES JEZEBEL - Desire (12" single) 1986 FREUR - Riders In The Night (si...

NEW ORDER - Leave Me Alone (Power Corruption & Lies) 1983 COMSAT ANGELS - Be Brave (Sleep No More) 1981 SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES - The Passenger (Through the Looking Glass) 1987 THE DAMNED - Shadow Of Love (Phantasmagoria) 1985 DANIELLE DAX - Big Hollow Man (Dark Adapted Eye) 1988 KILLING JOKE - Fire Dances (Fire Dances) 1983 EASTERHOUSE - To Live Like This (Contenders) 1986 WALL OF VOODOO...

PETE SHELLEY - Telephone Operator (XL-1) 1983 THE SCARS - All About You (Author! Author!) 1981 THE LUCY SHOW - View From The Outside (Mania) 1986 MODERN ENGLISH - Blue Waves (Ricochet Days) 1984 BIG COUNTRY - Wonderland (12" single) 1984 THE ALARM - Absolute Reality (Strength) 1985 LOVE & ROCKETS - No New Tale To Tell (Earth. Sun. Moon) 1987 THE STRANGLERS - Two Sunspots (Meninblack) 1981 SPAR...

THE FIXX - Less Cities More Moving People (Phantoms) 1984 GENERAL PUBLIC - Burning Bright (All The Rage) 1984 THE JAM - Beat Surrender (Beat Surrender EP) 1982 THE CLASH - Hitsville UK (Sandanista!) 1980 PUBLIC IMAGE LTD - Rise (Album) 1985 THE FALL - The Carry Bag Man (The Frenz Experiment) 1988 PETER MURPHY - Indigo Eyes (Love Hysteria) 1988 MAGAZINE - Because You're Frightened (The Correct Use...

BIG COUNTRY - 1000 Stars (The Crossing) 1983 U2 - Gloria (October) 1981 THE ALARM - Lie of the Land (Marching On EP) 1983 THE CULT - Horse Nation (Dreamtime) 1984 TRUE WEST - Bitter Dream (Hand of Fate) 1986 DREAM SYNDICATE - I Have Faith (Ghost Stories) 1986 ELEVENTH DREAM DAY - Rose of Jericho (single) 1989 THE FEELIES - Let's Go (The Good Earth) 1986 THE DANCING HOODS - Wild and The Lonely (12...

SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES - Partys Fall (Tinderbox) 1986 MARCH VIOLETS - Walk Into The Sun (single) 1986 BAUHAUS - Kick in the Eye (Mask) 1981 SAD LOVERS & GIANTS - Echo Play (Epic Garden Music) 1982 MODERN EON - Waiting For The Cavalry (Fiction Tales) 1981 THE CURE - Primary (Singles) 1981 CLAN OF XYMOX - 7th Time (s/t) 1985 SOFT CELL - Torch (single) 1984 ADAM & THE ANTS - Dog Eat Dog...

This week's Podcast replay features an interview with Program Director DENIS McNAMARA (Executive Producer of the film "New Wave: Dare To Be Different"... a fantastic documentary on how WLIR-FM transformed American airwaves in the early 80s!) --------------------------------------------- Plus, music from.... THE CHURCH - As You Will (Heyday) 1985 ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN - New Direction (s/t) 1987 T...

NEW ORDER - Perfect Kiss (Low Life) 1985 PETE SHELLEY - You Can't Take That Away (Heaven and The Sea) 1986 KILLING JOKE - Love of the Masses (Brighter Than 1000 Suns) 1986 PETER MURPHY - All Night Long (Love Hysteria) 1988 THE LUCY SHOW - Lap of the Gods (Remembrances) 1986 BERLIN - Pleasure Victim (Pleasure Victim) 1982 NAKED EYES - Burning Bridges (s/t) 1983 MARC ALMOND - Love Letter (single) 19...

THE CHURCH - Myrrh (Heyday) 1986 SISTERS OF MERCY - Marian (First Last & Always) 1985 WIRE - In Vivo (Single) 1987 THE STRANGLERS - Always The Sun (Dreamtime) 1986 *request* DEPECHE MODE - In Your Memory (People Are People b-side) 1984 MIDGE URE - If I Was (single) 1985 UNTIL DECEMBER - Call Me (s/t) 1986 THE CURE - The Baby Screams (Head on the Door) 1985 TONES ON TAIL - War (The Album Pop) 1...

THE CHURCH "Volumes" from Remote Luxury 1984 CLEANERS FROM VENUS "Julie Profumo" from Going to England 1987 SPOONS "Arias & Symphonies" from Arias & Symphonies 1982 THE BUGGLES "Clean, Clean" from The Age of Plastic 1999 PETER SCHILLING "Lone Survivor" from Things To Come 1985 A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS "The Traveller" from Listen 1983 MODERN ENGLISH "Breaking Away" from Stop Start 1986 WIRE TRAI...

SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES - Bring Me The Head of the Preacher Man (Hyaena) 1984 P.I.L. - FFF (Album) 1985 COMSAT ANGELS - Waiting For a Miracle (Waiting For a Miracle) 1980 LIQUID LIQUID - Cavern (single) 1983 TOM TOM CLUB - Man With the 4-Way Hips (12" single) 1983 PREFAB SPROUT - Cue Fanfare (Swoon) 1984 FIGURES ON A BEACH - Breathless (single) 1984 PRIVATE SECTOR - Tame The Young & The Wi...

SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES - Belladonna (Hyaena) 1984 LORDS OF THE NEW CHURCH - New Church (s/t) 1982 INSULIN REACTION - Lonely Lady (What's The Point) 1988 LOVE & ROCKETS - If There's a Heaven Above (12" single) 1985 CLAN OF XYMOX - A Day (s/t) 1985 DANSE SOCIETY - Runaway (Institution) 1986 THE PUPPETS - Way Of Life (single) 1983 MARC ALMOND - Love Letter (single) 1985 GARY NUMAN - Me, I Di...

LOVE & ROCKETS - If There's  Heaven Above (Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven) 1985 JESUS & MARY CHAIN - Taste of Cindy (Psycho Candy)1985 THE CHURCH - When You Were Mine (Blurred Crusade) 1982 *request* KILLING JOKE - Birds of a Feather (12" single) 1986 LIVE SKULL - Safe From Me (Positraction) 1987 RED LORRY YELLOW LORRY - Do You Understand (Nothing Wrong single) 1987 THE SMITHS - Some Girl...

COMSAT ANGELS "Do The Empty House" from Sleep No More 1981 THE BOLSHOI "Someone's Daughter" from Friends 1986 LOVE & ROCKETS "Lucifer Sam" from single 1986 P.I.L. "This Is Not a Love Song" from This is What You Want... 1984 GANG OF FOUR "I Found That Essence Rare" from Entertainment 1979 WIRE "It's a Boy" from A Bell Is a Cup Until It Is Struck 1988 ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN "Monkeys" from Croco...

THE DAMNED - Shadow of Love (Phantasmagoria) 1985 SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES - She's a Carnival (A Kiss in the Dreamhouse) 1982 THE OPPOSITION - Innocent (Promises) 1984 ULTRAVOX - The Voice (single) 1981 *request* NEW MODEL ARMY - Brave New World (single) 1987 ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN - Monkey (Crocodiles) 1980 THE ESSENCE - Only For You (single) 1988 THE CURE - Primary (single) 1981 FRONT 242 -...

SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES - Dazzle (Hayaena) 1984 DANSE SOCIETY - Somewhere (Heaven Is Waiting) 1984 PLAY DEAD - Sacrosanct (Company of Justice) 1985 THE DAMNED - Eloise (12" single) 1986 THE CURE - Other Voices (Singles) 1980 BAUHAUS - Kick In The Eye (Mask) 1981 GANG OF FOUR - A Hole in the Wallet (Solid Gold) 1981 ARMS OF SOMEONE NEW - Hollywood (Promise) 1988 PUBLIC IMAGE LTD. - The Order of...