Alternative 80s

Welcome to Standard Daylight Time (ugh) - at least we're starting this month off with my L.A. Dodgers winning the World Series! Enjoy the podcast! Track Listing: 1) Let's Go (Shep's Mix) - Wang Chung 2) Behind The Wheel (Josh Molet Vitaminwater Mix) - Depeche Mode 3) Voices Carry - 'Til Tuesday 4) Rock Me Amadeus (Ihn Liebten Alle Frauen\ We Will Rock You \ Salieri Version) - Falco 5) Swamp - Talk...

Hope y'all enjoyed the Halloween episode, but now we're back into the "regular" podcast, starting with Soft Cell in honor of David Ball's passing. Track Listing: 1) Memorabilia - Soft Cell 2) Girls Like Me - Bonnie Hayes 3) Secret Separation (Extended Version) - The Fixx 4) So In Love (Special American Dance Mix) - OMD 5) God Save The Queen - Sex Pistols 6) Kooler Than Jesus - My Life With The Thr...

Halloween 2025, and the podcast is up in plenty of time to enjoy before the ghouls and goblins invaded your street. Enjoy! Track Listing: 1) A Forest - The Cure 2) The Night Boat - Duran Duran 3) Nemesis - Shriekback 4) Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) - David Bowie 5) Dr Heckyll And Mr Jive - Men At Work 6) Goo Goo Muck - The Cramps 7) Release The Bats - The Birthday Party 8) This Corrosion [Sin...

Beginning of October, almost time for the annual Halloween podcast. However, we've got this juicy bit of a podcast to tide you over until then. Enjoy! Track Listing: 1) She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals 2) Orange Crush - R.E.M. 3) We Care A Lot - Faith No More 4) Telecommunication - Flock Of Seagulls 5) That's When I Reach For My Revolver - Mission Of Burma 6) Gut Feeling\Slap Your Mammy...

Another podcast so soon? Yup! A podcast that I think a lot of people can relate to, I hope you enjoy it! Track Listing: 1) Blue Monday - New Order 2) Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go? - Soft Cell 3) The Breakup Song - The Greg Kihn Band 4) Damaged Goods - Gang Of Four 5) That's How I Escaped My Certain Fate - Mission Of Burma 6) Pavement Saw - Big Black 7) It's My Life (Extended Mix) - Talk Talk...

Finally had some extra time to get another podcast up before heading on the road for a couple of weeks. Hope y'all enjoy it and we look forward to getting our next one out to you! Track Listing: 1) Waterfront (12" Unofficial Extended Version) - Simple Minds 2) Love Is A Stranger (Remix) - Eurythmics 3) What We Do - DEVO 4) Good Thing - Fine Young Cannibals 5) Ça Plane Pour Moi - Plastic Bertrand 6...

Been as whole month since the last podcast, so I'll shut up and post the track list, lol. Track listing: 1) A Little Respect - Erasure 2) Here Comes Alice - Jesus And Mary Chain 3) Is This Love (L.A. Mix) - Alison Moyet 4) Together In Electric Dreams (12" Extended Version) - Philip Oakley and Georgio Moroder 5) There She Goes (Magnums Extended Mix) - The La's 6) New Religion - Duran Duran 7) More...

August? AUGUST?? Where did July go? Damn, it's gone by too fast. How about some music to get through this crazy heat? Track Listing: 1) 99 Luftbaloons - Nena 2) Take My Breath Away - Berlin 3) Who's That Girl (She's Got It) - A Flock Of Seagulls 4) U2 - Negativeland 5) Alone Again Or - The Damned 6) One More Shot - C-Bank 7) Seattle (12" Mix) - Public Image Limited 8) White Punks On Dope - The Tub...

July? July?? JULY??? Already? Well we better get to it - some sizzling hot tunes to burn to. Track List: 1) Girl U Want - Devo 2) Dancing In Berlin (Remix) - Berlin 3) Telephone Operator (Unofficial Remix) - Pete Shelly 4) Pretty Boys And Girls Tubular Bells (12" Extended Mix) - Book Of Love 5) Sailing On the Seven Seas (Larabee Mix) - OMD 6) I Want That Man (12" Mix) - Deborah Harry 7) Hyperactiv...

End of June and summer is in full swing, so time for more sizzling hot tunes. Track listing: 1) Homicide - 999 2) (Get A) Grip (On Yourself) - The Stranglers 3) Rawhide - Dead Kennedys 4) Apache - Romeo Void 5) New Song - Howard Jones 6) Gentlemen Take Polaroids - Japan 7) Paris Is One Day Away - The Mood 8) Game Above My Head [12" Mix] - Blancmange 9) The Fanatic - Felony 10) I See Red - The Sile...

Missed mentioning my 60th Birthday last month, known as the Diamond Jubilee for some reason. Anyhow - here's a podcast with cool music and stuff. Enjoy! Track Listing: 1) Happy Birthday (12" Version) - Altered Images 2) Charlotte Anne - Julian Cope 3) I Predict (Club Mix) - Sparks 4) It's Alright (10" Version) - Pet Shop Boys 5) Sledgehammer (Extended Dance Mix) - Peter Gabriel 6) I La La La Love...

Dying to hit the beach, but had to get a new podcast out to y'all, so here it is! Winter is over, so enjoy! Track List: 1) This Is Radio Clash - The Clash 2) The Politics Of Dancing [Original Punter Version] - Re-Flex 3) Crazy [Mad Mix] - Icehouse 4) Modern Love - David Bowie 5) Elevator Man - Oingo Boingo 6) All You Ever think About Is Sex [New Mix] - Sparks 7) The Pain Keeper - Lone Assembly 8)...

Here we are in April with another lovely podcast - all kinds of goodies for you to enjoy! Track Listing: 1) Love Is A Stranger - Eurythmics 2) Final Solution [Club Mix] - Peter Murphy 3) The Walk [Razormaid Mix] - The Cure 4) Like A Virgin - Lords Of The New Church 5) Strangelove [Blind Mix] - Depeche Mode 6) (What) In The Name Of Love [Arthur Baker 12" Mix] - Naked Eyes 7) Sea Shanty - Burning Se...

Welcome To Mid-March! Despite the title, we don't walk you walking away, stick around! This podcast's just getting started. Track Listing: 1) Walking Away - Information Society 2) Rain [Extended Version] - Dragon 3) Heart Of America - The Colourfield 4) Im Nin' Alu [Played In Full Mix] - Ofra Haza 5) Doot-Doot [12" Mix] - Freur 6) Bitter Heart [Extended Mix] - Seona Dancing 7) Katarsis - She Past...

We're back in the home studio with another fresh, upbeat podcast. Thank you for all the well wishes regarding the passing of my sister, it meant a lot. Now lets get this joint popping! Track Listing: 1) My Heart Goes Bang (American Wipe-Out Mix) - Dead Or Alive 2) Tower Of London (Extended Mix) - ABC 3) Wot (12" Single) - Captain Sensible 4) Secret Agent Man - Devo 5) Ti-Na-Na - Huang Chung 6) Ani...

(Originally uploaded as Episode #132 - Happy Single's Awareness Day!) Welcome to another podcast! Valentine's Day is right around the corner - and that sucks if you're single. With that in mind, this isn't a mushy, lovey-dovey podcast. Enjoy your singleness!  1. Human Sexual Response - Andy fell 2. Tears For fears - Change [Extended Version] 3. Wire - Ahead 4. Yaz - Sweet Thing 5. The Rings -...

A few weeks ago I asked one of my sisters to give me a list of some of her favorite songs from the 80s - she'd been battling cancer and I wanted to do a podcast for her to uplift her spirits. Sadly she passed away yesterday before completing her list. This podcast is dedicated to her memory using music she picked out. Its not just Alt80s - but it's from my heart in her memory. Its eclectic, but I...

(This episode was originally published on February 3, 2019) A podcast for you fans who asked for a Dr Demento style podcast! Parodies and original comedy of the kind you would find on the Dr Demento show. Never heard of Dr D? Well, you're in for a treat. 1) Barnes and Barnes with Sulu - High School Gym 2) Jeff Jaisun - Friendly Neighborhood Narco Agent 3) The Holy Modal Rounders - Boobs A Lot 4) T...

Welcome to 2025! New year, new location - all kinds of newness. Forgot to bring my gear with me on the road, hence the big gap between podcasts. Let's get to it, shall we? Track Listing: 1) Stop! Your Crying - Chin-Chin 2) On The Run (Who's Gonna Get Me First) - TV1 3) These Boots Are Made For Walking - Barb And The Stroke 4) Notorious [Extended Mix] - Duran Duran 5) Obsession [Extended] - Animoti...

Taking a look back with our yearly countdown - this time we revisit 1984. Happy New Year! 25) Flesh For Fantasy [Below the Belt Mix] - Billy Idol 24) Blue Jean - David Bowie 23) Big In Japan [Extended 12" Version] - Alphaville 22) How Soon Is Now - The Smiths 21) Wild Boys - Duran Duran 20) Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham! 19) Original Sin [Extended Version] - INXS 18) What's Gone Wrong - Untou...

Merry Christmas! We're here and ready for the holidays with the annual Alt80s Christmas Podcast. Best part is you don't have to wait to unwrap it - so enjoy! Also, don't worry, our podcast is a Whamageddon safe zone. 1) Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses 2) Last Chance [Christmas Mix] - Soft Cell 3) I Believe In Father Christmas - U2 4) Candy Carol (Sugar Lips Caroling) [Extended Mix] - Book Of L...

It's December and our last "normal" podcast for the year, so I hope, as always, you enjoy! Track List: 1) Rise - P.I.L. 2) Strip [Extended Version] - Adam Ant 3) Hands Up In The Air [Extended Mix] - Boom Crash Opera 4) Welcome To The Pleasuredome [Into Battle Mix] - Frankie Goes To Hollywood 5) We Close Our Eyes [Overhang Mix] - Go West 6) I Wish U Heaven [Radio Edit] - Prince 7) Little Girls - Oi...

Finally back home! Another fresh, light podcast for that trip over the river and through the woods to podcast nirvana you go! Track Listing: 1) The Baby Screams - The Cure 2) Belly Of The Whale [12" single version] - Burning Sensations 3) Love Action (I Believe In Love) [Extended 12" Plus remix] - Human League 4) Cocaine Decisions - Frank Zappa 5) White Lines (Don't Do It) - Grandmaster Flash and...

Special guest host this podcast, in honor of Halloween. Hope you enjoy it! Track Listing: 1) Lullaby [Extended Mix] - The Cure 2) The Killing Moon - Echo And The Bunnymen 3) The Man With The X-Ray Eyes - Bauhaus 4) Halloween - The Misfits 5) Bates Motel - The Hitmen 6) Norman Bates - Landscape 7) His Eyes - Psuedo Echo 8) Weird Science [Extended Dance Mix] - Oingo Boingo 9) Something In My House [...

October already? This year has flown by. Nice deep podcast for you, plus some favorites, of course, as well as The Cure's first new single in sisteen years! Can't wait until the full album drops in November. Enjoy! Track Listing: 1) Mad Eyed Screamer - The Creatures 2) Spellbound - Siouxsie And the Banshees 3) Alone - The Cure 4) She Walks Down - Other Voices 5) Living On the Borderline - Smash Pa...