C86 Show - Indie Pop

Dodgy with Mathew Priest in conversation with David Eastaugh Dodgy's debut album was produced by The Lightning Seeds ' Ian Broudie . The band concerned themselves with social issues by supporting The Serious Road Trip, War Child , the Liverpool Dockers' Strike , Charter 88 and youth democracy campaigns. The band became the second UK act, after China Drum , to play in Sarajevo after the lifting of...

Dorothy Max Prior - Rema Rema, Psychic TV &  The Ragroof - in conversation with David Eastaugh Member of Rema Rema. Under her first name, she is best known for a pop single released on Industrial Records which claimed she was 19 when in fact she was already 27. The other musicians on this record were Genesis P-Orridge and Alex Fergusson who were shortly to form Psychic TV with Peter Christopherson...

Kev Hopper - Stump, Ticklish and Prescott in conversation with David Eastaugh His debut for Dimple Discs ‘Sans Noodles’ is a musical delight, at turns playful and surreal, but always surprising and intriguing. Weaving together digital sound collages with live instrumentation, Kev creates a musical universe where guitar twang co-exists with processed voice rhythms and song narratives can take on a...

APB with Iain Slater in conversation with David Eastaugh APB formed in the small rural town of Ellon , Aberdeenshire , Scotland, and consisted of singer/bassist Iain Slater, guitarist Glenn Roberts, and drummer George Cheyne. Though living in a remote area, they took inspiration from the "DIY" spirit of the punk scene, sounding like bands as Liquid Liquid, adopting a hard-working approach to writi...

The Vibrators with John ‘Eddie’ Edwards in conversation with David Eastaugh The Vibrators were founded by Ian ' Knox ' Carnochan, bassist Pat Collier, guitarist John Ellis , and drummer John 'Eddie' Edwards. They first came to public notice at the 100 Club when they backed Chris Spedding in 1976. On Spedding's recommendation, Mickie Most signed them to his label RAK Records . Most produced their f...

Martin Bisi in conversation - B.C Studio - in conversation with David Eastaugh In 1981, he started B.C. Studio (initially named OAO, Operation All Out, Studio) with Bill Laswell and Brian Eno in the Gowanus section of Brooklyn , where he recorded much of the No Wave , avant garde, and hip-hop of the early 1980s including Lydia Lunch , Live Skull , Fred Frith and Afrika Bambaataa . In 1982 he recor...

The Standells with Tony Valentino in conversation with David Eastaugh In 1964, Liberty Records released three singles and an album, The Standells in Person at P.J.s. The album was later re-issued as The Standells Live and Out of Sight. The band also appeared on The Munsters TV show, as themselves in the episode "Far Out Munsters," performing "Come On and Ringo" and a version of The Beatles ' " I W...

Tony - Tibetan Ukranian Mountain Troupe and the Kidzfield - in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.kidzfield.com/classroom/

Delphi Newman - Baby June, Jim Jiminee, The Box Brothers and Vital Disorder - in conversation with David Eastaugh  Jim Jiminee hailed from Fleet in Hampshire, comprising Kevin Jamieson (lead singer/guitar), Peter Dyes (lead guitar), Delphi Newman (keyboards), Nick Hannan (bass), and Lindsay Jamieson (drums). Another notable ex-member was Harriet Wheeler from The Sundays who had sung in an early in...

Ian Donaldson in conversation with David Eastaugh Ian Donaldson is a Scottish singer, songwriter, composer, record producer and writer - with a new single, All I Have is Forever, coming out spring 2022. Donaldson's music career spans more than 40 years. He came to prominence in the early 1980s as co-founder and lead singer of new wave band H2O , which released two UK Top 40 hits in 1983 with the s...

Steve Conte - New York Dolls, Michael Monroe, Company of Wolves  - in conversation with David Eastaugh Conte first became known to the music industry in the early 1990s as the songwriter and guitarist of the band Company of Wolves ( Mercury Records ). After the Wolves' breakup in 1992, he went on to form the band Crown Jewels with John Conte, and in 2003, the pair made an album under the name The...

Ellen Foley  in conversation with David Eastaugh American singer and actress who has appeared on Broadway and television, she has released five solo albums but is best known for her collaborations with rock singer Meat Loaf. Fighting Words is her new album release in 2021, has seen the singer receive some of the best notices of her career. Classic Rock Magazine called the album “Vintage jukebox Am...

Christian Hayes or Bic Hayes special - Dark Star, Levitation & Ring - in conversation with David Eastaugh Bic Hayes, is an English rock guitarist, singer and songwriter. Best known as the frontman of Dark Star and guitarist with Levitation , he has also released solo material as Mikrokosmos, which was produced by Tim Smith . Hayes first appeared on the south London psychedelic rock scene in the mi...

Amebix & Zygote with Stig Miller in conversation with David Eastaugh Amebix were an English crust punk band. Formed as the Band with No Name, the band's original run was from 1978 to 1987, during which time they released three EPs and two full-length albums. The group reunited in 2008, released another full-length album in 2011, and disbanded again in November 2012. By being one of the first bands...

Here & Now with Keith da Missile Bass  or Keith Bailey in conversation with David Eastaugh  The first version of the group was co-founded in London by drummer/vocalist Keith Dobson later known as "Kif Kif Le Batteur", guitarist/keyboardist José Gross, bassist Franco and others in March 1974. In 1977, Daevid Allen and Gilli Smyth recruited the band to tour with them under the name Planet Gong, and...

The Scientists with Kim Salmon in conversation with David Eastaugh Australian rock musician and songwriter from Perth . He has worked in various groups including The Scientists , Beasts of Bourbon , Kim Salmon and the Surrealists , Kim Salmon and the Business, and Darling Downs. Australian rock musicologist , Ian McFarlane , described Salmon as one of the first Australians to "embrace wholehearted...

Robin Guthrie  in conversation with David Eastaugh 40 years on from founding Cocteau Twins, Robin Guthrie has certainly been its most prolific member, offering a steady and stellar stream of material over the years. His film scores include Gregg Araki's ‘Mysterious Skin’ and ‘White Bird in a Blizzard’, co-written with longtime collaborator Harold Budd. His many other collaborators include John Fox...

The Belle Stars with Sarah-Jane Owen in conversation with David Eastaugh After The Bodysnatchers broke up, guitarists Stella Barker and Sarah-Jane Owen, saxophonist Miranda Joyce, keyboardist Penny Leyton, and drummer Judy Parsons decided to form a new band, recruiting bass player Lesley Shone and lead vocalist Jennie Matthias (also known as Jennie Bellestar). Their first performance was on Christ...

Slinky Vagabond with Keanan Duffty in conversation with David Eastaugh Slinky Vagabond is a concept band that originally formed in 2007 and became an integral part of the New York club scene and performed at celebrations for Joey Ramone’s Birthday Bash alongside the New York Dolls, Fashion Week’s Gen Art and Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp and Marc Bolan’s 30th Anniversary Show alongside Patti Smith, T...

Chris Tofu MBE - Tofu Love Frogs & Vibe Engineer - in conversation with David Eastaugh  stablished in 1995 DJ Chris Tofu has become a pioneer of Vintage Remix and the UK Festival scene, sharing his obsession with all things remixed and raucous with jumping crowds across the globe! From Glastonbury to Istanbul this musical maverick is constantly exploring, discovering and creating new sounds and ne...

Gaye Bykers On Acid & Crazyhead - Rich Deakin talking about his new book Grebo! with David Eastaugh  ‘Grebo’ was a media constructed music genre that even today sends a shudder down the spines of discerning music fans and critics. A homegrown proto-grunge — counterpart to the likes of Butthole Surfers, Mudhoney, early Nirvana, Alice In Chains, and Soundgarden in the US  — grebo was a British pheno...

Johnny Hates Jazz with Clark Datchler in conversation with David Eastaugh  In April 1986, Datchler, Nocito and Hayes released the first Johnny Hates Jazz single, "Me and My Foolish Heart", on RAK Records. [9] It was not a commercial success, but gained substantial airplay and was Sounds magazine's record of the week.[ citation needed ] Datchler began writing new songs which included " Shattered Dr...

Shel Talmy in co American record producer , songwriter and arranger , best known for his work in the UK in the 1960s with the Who , the Kinks and many others. Talmy arranged and produced hits such as " You Really Got Me " by the Kinks , " My Generation " by the Who , and " Friday on My Mind " by the Easybeats . He also played guitar or percussion on some of his productions.

Ian White - Gallon Drunk & Lydia Lunch - in conversation with David Eastaugh Revered drummer Ian White releases his first solo project, named Blyth, the compelling instrumental album entitled, Confessions of a Justified Sinner. Since 1993, Ian White has been a key member of the influential and passionate UK band Gallon Drunk, playing drums on six critically acclaimed albums – In The Long Still Nig...

Curved Air with Sonja Kristina in conversation with David Eastaugh Curved Air are an English progressive rock group formed in 1970 by musicians from mixed artistic backgrounds, including classical , folk , and electronic sound. The resulting sound of the band is a mixture of progressive rock , folk rock , and fusion with classical elements. Curved Air released eight studio albums, the first three...