Alternative 80s

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...

Welcome to Episode #279! Nothing too deep this particular time around, but we do start it off with a request! Be sure to look for us on Tik Tok, we've made that jump (finally,) and you can even request something through there. Enjoy! Track List: 1) Puttin' On The Ritz [Extended Mix] - Taco 2) Another Brick - Fake 3) Hit That Perfect Beat - Bronski Beat 4) Devil Inside [Remix Version] - INXS 5) Hea...

Is it autumn yet? Seems like it, somewhat. Let's get to it, shall we? Track Listing: 1) Twilight Café - Susan Fassbender 2) Welcome To The Boomtown - David and David 3) Drive, She Said - Stan Ridgeway 4) Risky - Ryuichi Sakamoto Featuring Iggy Pop 5) Never Know - Short Romans 6) Eyes Of A Stranger - Payola$ 7) All You Ever Thin About Is Sex [New Mix] - Sparks 8) Virginia - Man Klan 9) Dieu est Mor...

Summer is just about over, but that's not stopping us from putting out quality content! Let's get this episode going! Track Listing: 1) Obsession [12" Remix Version] - Animotion 2) I Like Boys - Missing Persons 3) Boy [Original 12" Mix] - Book Of Love 4) Girls On Film - Duran Duran 5) West End Girls [Original Version] - Pet Shop Boys 6) Julia - Asylum Party 7) Sowing The Seeds Of Love - Tears For...

End of August and it's time so another audio delicacy for you to help wind down the summer here in the states. Enjoy! Track Listing: 1) Radio Gaga [Escay Extended Mix] - Queen 2) I Can't Think About Dancing - Missing Persons 3) Black Cars [Special Dance Mix] - Gino Vanelli 4) Night Of The Mare - Poésie Noire 5) Goodbye Horses [Immortality Mix] - Psyche 6) Spring In Fialta - Slow Children 7) Murder...

Hey faithful listeners - it's August and time for some more music, so let's do this! Track Listing: 1) New Gold Dream [Extended Version] - Simple Minds 2) Flexible - Depeche Mode 3) I Got You - Split Endz 4) Hanging On A Heart Attack [Dance Mix] - Device 5) Living In A Box - Living In a Box 6) The Voice - Ultravox 7) Sports - Sparks 8) Riders In the Night [Extended Version] - Freur 9) Numbers / Co...

Here we go - another podcast, this time in a resonable amount of time! Quite a few remixes this time around, but they're all great, so lets get to it! Track Listing: 1) You Spin Me Round [Like A Record] [Murder Mix] Japan 12" - Dead Or Alive 2) Blue Emotion [Extended Version]- Fiat Lux 3) Love Explosion - Lightning Seeds 4) Desire [Extended Mix] - Gene Loves Jezebel 5) She Cries Alone - Skeletal F...

So, so sorry for the lengthy delay between podcasts! Life (and work) got in the way, so let's not waste any time and get to the music! Track Listing: 1) Can't Get A Tan - Surf Punks 2) Kennedy - The Wedding Present 3) Happy Hour - The Housemartins 4) I Want To Be A Cowboy - The Vandals 5) Irgendwie, Irgendwo, Irgendwann - Nena 6) How Soon Is Now? [Extended Version] - The Smiths 7) Away - The Bolsh...

Episode #272 is hear for ya! Thanks go out to Douglas for offering quite a few suggestions for this podcast, as well as all the other listeners with so many great suggestions. Enjoy - I'm headed to the beach for the day! Track Listing: 1) In Camera Obscura [Dance Mix] - Figures On A Beach 2) Children Say [Slap Bass Mix] - Level 42 3) The Promise [Coliseum Mix] - When In Rome 4) Brides Of Frankenst...