C86 Show - Indie Pop

Wesley Doyle in conversation with David Eastaugh http://jawbonepress.com/conform-to-deform/ Along with Factory, Mute, and Creation, Some Bizzare was the vanguard of outsider music in the 1980s. The label’s debut release reads like a who’s who of electronic music, featuring early tracks from Soft Cell, Depeche Mode, Blancmange, and THE THE, while over the next decade its roster would include artist...

Rob Munk in conversation with David Eastaugh  https://robmunk.bandcamp.com/album/phased-out Rob Munk is a singer-songwriter, instrumentalist from the US, whose catchy, thought-provoking music is reminiscent of all the great guitar bands that emerged from the late 80s and early 90s. It’s music that goes back to the roots of neo-folk, alt-county, lo-fi, neo-blues, power-pop, Jangly-rock, and chamber...

Paul Linehan in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.frankandwalters.net Signing for the Setanta label in 1991, the group debuted with the release EP1, and the lead track "Fashion Crisis Hits New York" became an indie hit. The follow-up EP EP.2 was released soon after, which was followed by the band's signing to the Go! Discs label, where The Frank and Walters partnered with producer Edwyn...

Debora Iyall in conversation with David Eastaugh https://romeovoid.bandcamp.com/album/live-from-mabuhay-gardens-november-14-1980 https://romeovoid.com American new wave/post punk band from formed in 1979. The band primarily consisted of saxophonist Benjamin Bossi, vocalist Debora Iyall, guitarist Peter Woods, and bassist Frank Zincavage.  The band released three albums, It's a Condition , Benefact...

Adele Bertei in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.adelebertei.com Bertei began her career playing guitar and singing in the Wolves, her first band with Laughner. She left Cleveland for New York City in 1977 shortly after Laughner died prematurely of complications due to alcoholism. Bertei quickly became a prominent figure in the no wave art and music scene in NYC, playing Acetone organ...

Larry Stabbins in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.larrystabbins.com Played in the cult pop group Weekend and started writing with its guitarist Simon Booth. This later evolved into Working Week, a band that took a mix of Latin, soul, jazz and funk into the pop charts. From the Latin Jazz Dance scene in London clubs, the band mixed jazz with Latin dance rhythms and vocals by singers su...

Charlie Beddoes in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.amazon.co.uk/OVERDRIVEN-story-dirty-sound-ambition-ebook/dp/B0BRNT417C https://nastylittlelonely.bandcamp.com Charlie Beddoes is a bass player and vocalist with over 20 years experience in the Music Industry. She was a founder member, songwriter and bass player for 90's rock band Rub Ultra, signed to Virgin Records and Sony Music Publ...

Julia Gorton in conversation with David Eastaugh http://www.juliagorton.com/coming-new-products/nowhere-new-york With a synthesis of imagery, metaphor and feeling, in a space located between attraction and angst, Julia Gorton's photos of New York's No Wave scene, 1976-1980, capture a fleeting time with unique style. 192 pages and 170 photos. Her beautiful vision of downtown Manhattan, in the momen...

Geri Hornes in conversation with David Eastaugh https://nellcotechronicles.com The Curious Chronicles of Villa Nellcote is an exclusive 400-page book about the legendary Riviera-mansion Villa Nellcote. The Rolling Stones rented it. The wealthy and eccentric owned it. And the Nazis occupied it. But are all the rumours really true? Produced in collaboration with the families having owned Nellcote, t...

Scrote in conversation with David Eastaugh  https://scrotemusic.com CelebratingDavidBowie.com CELEBRATING DAVID BOWIE 2023 US TOUR Featuring Peter Murphy, Adrian Belew (Bowie, NIN), Scrote, Royston Langdon (Spacehog), Eric Schermerhorn (Bowie, Iggy Pop), Ron Dziubla (Joe Bonamassa), Matt McJunkins (A Perfect Circle, Puscifer), and Jeff Friedl (Devo, A Perfect Circle) A press release states [via Ro...

Doug Martsch in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.builttospill.com Martsch's first band was Farm Days, with Andy Capps and Brett Nelson in the early 1980s. His second band was Treepeople , with whom he released three albums and two EPs. He has been the lead singer and guitarist of Built to Spill since 1992 The band signed to Sub Pop in October 2021. On September 9, 2022, the band releas...

Thalia Zedek in conversation with David Eastaugh American singer and guitarist. Active since the early 1980s, she has been a member of several notable alternative rock groups, including Live Skull and Uzi both of which, according to Spin magazine, "made big noise in the underground", and Come. Critic Heather Phares writes that Zedek's music can be defined by "the permanent, aching rasp in her voic...

Andy Blade in conversation with David Eastaugh Andy Blade relaunched Eater in 2022, playing shows across The UK - an album is planned for release in 2023. In October 2001, the band's second single, "Thinking of the USA" (originally released in June 1977), was included in Mojo magazine's list of the best punk rock singles of all time. In 1999, the track also appeared on the five-CD box set 1-2-3-4...

Paul Clark in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.thebolshoibrothers.com The original lineup consisted of singer/guitarist Trevor Tanner, drummer Jan Kalicki, and bassist Graham Cox. Tanner and Kalicki had previously played together in the short-lived punk band Moskow. Early gigs supported the likes of the Cult , the March Violets and the Lords of the New Church . After eight gigs bass pl...

Martha Johnson & Mark Gane in conversation with David Eastaugh After another long layoff from being an active performing entity, Martha and the Muffins released a video and downloadable song in May 2020 called "Stay Home and Dance". A reworking of the 1984 M+M track "Come Out and Dance", the new song and video was released in response to the stay-at-home orders surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. I...

John Butler in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.dieselparkwest.com/ The tenth Diesel Park West album, ‘Not Quite The American Dream’ was released on July 29, 2022. The album was recorded during the COVID lockdowns of 2020. It was preceded by a couple of singles, 'One Shot of Happiness' and 'Secondary Modern Man'. Both of which have charted on the British Heritage Chart. Rob Morris and...

Pat Irwin in conversation with David Eastaugh https://patirwinmusic.com American composer and musician who was a founding member of two bands that grew out of New York City's No Wave scene in the late 1970s, the Raybeats and 8-Eyed Spy. He joined The B-52s from 1989 through 2008. He currently performs and records with SUSS who have released several records on the indie label Northern Spy.

Matthew Edwards in conversation with David Eastaugh  https://matthewedwardsandtheunfortunates.bandcamp.com  

Vernon Dewhurst in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.snapgalleries.com/product-category/photographers/vernon-dewhurst/ Vernon Dewhurst created the op art influenced cover photograph for David Bowie’s second album, released in 1969 was originally titled David Bowie, It subsequently became known as Space Oddity, in deference to its best-known track. Dewhurst graduated from Regent Street P...

Hugh Birdsall in conversation with David Eastaugh The Reducers’ history is a powerful testament to rock ‘n’ roll’s power to transcend and inspire, for those who create it as well as for those who consume it. These four working-class underdogs—Detmold and fellow singer-guitarist-songwriter Hugh Birdsall, drummer Tom Trombley and bassist/vocalist Kaika—spent most of their adult lives building a pote...

Rebecca Pidgeon in conversation with David Eastaugh http://rebeccapidgeonmusic.com From 1986 to 1990, Pidgeon was the lead singer of the British folk/pop band Ruby Blue. She left the group shortly after they signed to a major record label. On her tenth full-length album of sensuous Art Pop, Parts of Speech Pieces of Sound, storyteller, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and actress Rebecca Pidgeon tap...

Simon Charterton - The Higsons - in conversation with David Eastaugh  Founded in 1980 at the University of East Anglia in Norwich , Norfolk , England, The Higsons' first recording was on the Norwich - A Fine City compilation album . The Higsons' first single , "I Don't Want to Live with Monkeys", was released in 1981. [1] The band signed to the 2 Tone Records label , along with bands such as The S...

Hugh Vivian - Omega Tribe - in conversation with David Eastaugh https://omegatribe.bandcamp.com Omega Tribe are an anarcho-punk band,  in 1981. With the roles of Hugh Vivian on guitar and vocals, Daryl Hardcastle on bass, Pete Fender on guitar and Pete Shepherd on drums, their first EP, Angry Songs, was produced by Penny Rimbaud and Pete Fender for Crass Records in 1982. Their subsequent LP, No Lo...

Peppy Castro - Blues Magoos - in conversation with David Eastaugh  https://www.peppycastro.com/about.html The Blues Magoos are an American rock group from The Bronx, a borough of New York City, United States. They were at the forefront of the psychedelic music trend, beginning in 1966. They are best known for the hit song "(We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet". The band was formed in 1964 as The Trenchcoats...

Jeff Drake - The Joneses - in conversation with David Eastaugh https://hozacrecords.com/product/guilty/ The Joneses were a punk band from Anaheim, Southern California . In 1981 guitarist and singer Jeff Drake and professional skateboarder, Steve Olson, formed its nucleus but over the years the Joneses included numerous players with Drake being the only constant member.  The Joneses' first seven-in...