Alternative 80s

Welcome to the latest podcast! Roxy is due any day now, so we're getting in as many shows before Hunter is born. Hope y'all enjoy this latest mix! Track Listing: 1) I Feel Love - Donna Summer 2) The Nelson Highrise (Sector One - The Elevator) - Alphaville 3) Matter Of Time (live) - Berlin 4) Million Miles Away - Positive Noise 5) Bye Bye Love (Live Aid) - The Cars 6) Visions Of The Night - The Pol...

Another podcast so quickly? Yes! Gotta make up for lost time. Let's head to the beach and enjoy some sunshine! Track Listing: 1) English Summer - Eurythmics 2) Someone, Somewhere In Summertime - Simple Minds 3) Taking In The Summer - The Higher Primates 4) On The Beach - Comsat Angels 5) Bikini Wax - Killer Pussy 6) Can't Get A Tan - Surf Punks 7) Summer Spies - Fatal Charm 8) Play In The Sunshine...

Here we go - another podcast. Upbeat and awesome - finally, after two months! Sorry folks - but here we go... Track Listing: 1) A Million Miles Away - The Plimsouls 2) Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry - Heaven 17 3) Summertime - Fun Boy Three 4) 1963 - New Order 5) Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag - Pigbag 6) Girls On Film - Duran Duran 7) The Model - Kraftwerk 8) Fashion - David Bowie 9) Cindy C. -...

Slap on a new piece of grip tape and tighten your trucks, we've got a podcast full of some of the best skate punk of the 80s. Put on these OP shorts and slip on your Vans, we're off to shred. Track List: 1.) Skate Or Die - Teenage Bottlerocket 2.) Adrenaline Addiction - The Zeros 3.) Possessed To Skate - Suicidal Tendencies 4.) Bloodstains - Agent Orange 5.) Sailin' On - Bad Brains 6.) Don't Draft...

Spring is officially here in the states, and you know what that means? No, seriously - because I haven't a clue. But, we do know what good music is all about, and here's another podcast full of 80's goodness! Track listing: 1.) The Medicine Show - Big Audio Dynamite 2.) Nowhere Girl - B-Movie 3.) Ball Of Confusion [U.S. Mix] - Love and Rockets 4.) Out Of Hand - Lemon Drops 5.) Russian Roulette - L...

Wow - it's been a month? Time Marches on ,and we're sorry for the delay. Don't waste any time - download and enjoy this latest episode of Alt80s! Track listing: 1.) Butterbean - B52s 2.) Sewing The Seeds Of Love [Wen's Overnight Mix] - Tears For Fears 3.) Son Of A Gun - Dead Or Alive 4.) Fishing - PiL 5.) Fist Banging Mania - S.O.D. 6.) Institutionalized - Suicidal Tendencies 7.) Stigmata [Remix]...

Love is in the air, as it always is this time of the year - but some of have a love for motorsports as well. Hope y'all enjoy a high octane boost from our latest podcast! Track List: 1) No One Driving - John Foxx 2) Don't Crash The Car Tonight - Mary's Danish 3) Devil In My Car - B-52s 4) Behind the Wheel/Route 66 Mega Mix - Depeche Mode 5) Racer X - Big Black 6) Speed Racer [Extended Version] - D...

Listener Adam Agosto asked about doing a podcast of Alt80s covers. Low and behold - here it is! No rhyme or reason for most of the selections, I just enjoyed them and hope you will as well. Thanks for the suggestion, Adam! Original artist names are included in the off chance you don't recognize one. Enjoy! Track Listing - 1.) Dope - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) [Dead or Alive] 2.) Sigue Sigue...

Welcome to February! As is customary after the holidays, we take it easy and do up a lighthearted podcast. Enjoy some of these simpler Alternative tracks from the 80's! Track Listing: 1.) I La La La Love You - Pat Travers 2.) Belly Of The Whale - Burning Sensations 3.) Will You Stay The Night - Comsat Angels 4.) More To Lose - Seona Dancing 5.) Let Me Go - Heaven 17 6.) Don't Wanna Fall In Love -...

Hello lovely listeners and welcome to 2021! Normally we'll give you a full list of songs in the podcast, but this is a countdown, so where's the fun in that? Pretty sure you'll know everything in this countdown, so relax and enjoy the countdown!

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 (Su...

Since we switched servers at the beginning of this year, a lot people missed last year's Christmas podcast. Here it is again in all it's glory - hopefully it'll tide you over until this year's Christmas Special gets posted. Enjoy! Track Listing: 1) You Trashed My Christmas - The Primitives 2) Christmas Time Again - Bad Manners 3) Santa Claus - They Might Be Giants 4) We Wish You A Protein Christma...

Tis the season for special podcasts, we figured this was the perfect chance to just relax with some easy Alt80s tunes. Enjoy! Track Listing: 1.) Funky Town [12 inch Extended Version] - Pseudo Echo 2.) Girlfriend Is Better - Talking Heads 3.) Skin - Icehouse 4.) I'm The Man - Joe Jackson 5.) Give Me Back My Man [Party Mix] - B-52s 6.) She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult 7.) The Motion Of Love - Gene Lov...

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) L...

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 Listing 1) Something In My House (Mortevicar Mix) - Dead Or Alive 2) Bloodletting [The Vampire Song] - Concrete Blonde 3) Full Moon Dirty Hearts - INX...

Miss us? We missed you! So so sorry it's taken two whole months to get a podcast out! Can you believe it? Well we're finally back with an illustrious choice of music, and this episode has actually completed while on the road. So here it comes, uploaded in Girard, OH: 1) Loving The Alien - David Bowie 2) Up On The Catwalk (Ultimate Remix) - Simple Minds 3) The Sanity Assassin - Bauhaus 4) Collapsin...

Hi then, hello again - Surfingtrucker here with another fine podcast for y'all. Can't believe it's been a full month since the last podcast, we're doing the we can! Hope you enjoy the podcast this month, we try to make each and every one unique and enjoyable for you. Without further ado, here's the track listing: 1) Berlin (Is Dufte!) - Nina Hagen 2) Less cities, More Moving People - The Fixx 3) P...

It's June here in the States, time for cool tunes from the hottest podcast around. Too cheesy? Yah, maybe a bit. Enjoy this month's selections, especially the treat at the end. Track Listing: 1) Escalator Of Life - Robert Hazard 2) Just Too Easy - Romeo Void 3) Bond Medley with View To A Kill (Live 2011) - Duran Duran 4) Warm Leatherette - The Normal 5) Behind The Mask - Yellow Magic Orchestra 6)...

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 O...

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) Sensor...

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...

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 Pa...

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 char...

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 Jett 2) Now It's My Turn - Berlin 3) Just Go Away - Blondie 4) If You Leave - O.M.D. 5) Is She really Going Out With Him? - Joe Jackson 6) Don't You (Forget About Me)[Original 12" Version] - Simple Minds 7) Every Breath You Take (Lost 12' Version) - The Police 8) Hea...

It's February, and this happens to be published on Palindrome Day, a rather unique day in and of itself. More "easy" Alt tunes this podcast - it seems to have been very popular last time around. Enjoy! Track Listing: 1) Damaged Goods (EP Version) - Gang Of Four 2) Belly Of The Whale - Burning Sensations 3) A Girl In Trouble (Is A Temporary Thing) [Dance Mix] - Romeo Void 4) Pump Up The Volume (UK...