C86 Show - Indie Pop

Styx with Lawrence Gowan in conversation with David Eastaugh - with a new album and tour planned this year American rock band from Chicago that formed in 1972 and is best known for melding hard rock guitar balanced with acoustic guitar, synthesizers mixed with acoustic piano, upbeat tracks with power ballads, and incorporating elements of international musical theatre. [6] The band established its...

The Glitter Band with John Springate in conversation with David Eastaugh The Glitter Band are a glam rock band from England, who initially worked as Gary Glitter 's backing band under that name from 1973, when they then began releasing records of their own. They were unofficially known as the Glittermen on the first four hit singles by Gary Glitter from 1972 to 1973. The Glitter Band had seven UK...

The Cannibals with Mike Spenser in conversation with David Eastaugh The Cannibals are a British rock band formed in 1976 by Mike Spenser, formerly of The Count Bishops , after his new band, the Flying Tigers, had split up. They have released seven full-length albums, numerous singles, EP's, split LP's, and appeared on several compilations. The band perform Trash rock and garage punk .

Whipping Boy special featuring Paul Page in conversation with David Eastaugh Whipping Boy formed in Dublin in 1988, the band comprising Fearghal McKee (vocals), Paul Page (guitar), Myles McDonnell (bass, vocals), and Colm Hassett (drums). They initially performed cover versions of songs by The Velvet Underground and The Fall , and went by the name Lolita and the Whipping Boy, shortening their name...

Candy Clark - talking David Bowie, American Graffiti etc with David Eastaugh American actress and model. She is well known for her roles as Debbie Dunham in the 1973 film American Graffiti , for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress , and Mary Lou in the 1976 film The Man Who Fell to Earth .

The Aardvarks with Ian O'Sullivan in conversation with David Eastaugh London-based The Aardvarks, purveyors of 60s influenced Brit-Pop extraordinaire, have played their socks off over the last ten years. Formed whilst at high school, they have played the clubs & pubs of London, Mod Rally's and European tours, with two German singles and an album on Delerium under their belt. "Bargain" has been lic...

Hurrah! with Paul Handyside in conversation with David Eastaugh Paul Handyside is a folk and roots singer songwriter, formerly of eighties indie darlings Hurrah! whose songs now fuse pop with folk-tinged americana. The fourth album "Loveless Town" will be released on the 21st of May 2021. Hurrah! were one of the first acts signed to Kitchenware Records , who issued the band's debut single, "The Su...

Green on Red special with Dan Stuart in conversation with David Eastaugh  Plus, just published the third book in the trilogy of Marlowe Billings - a 'false memoir'.    Dan Stuart founded punk band The Serfers in 1979. The next year the band moved to LA, changed the name to Green On Red, and became associated with the paisley underground (along with Rain Parade and The Dream Syndicate ). After rele...

The Seers with Steve Croom in conversation with David Eastaugh The Roots of the Seers lie in two places; Bristol (obviously) and Billericay (not so obviously). Leigh Wildman grew up in Billericay and it was there he met Jason Collins, a guitarist from nearby Brentwood. They had spent some time in bands around the Essex region and they, along with a few friends, had decided to up sticks and try som...

John Donaldson aka JD Meatyard in conversation with David Eastaugh  Calvin Party were a British indie-rock band from Darwen, Lancashire, based around the talents of John Donaldson (writer/guitar/vocals). Formerly known as Levellers 5 , they renamed themselves after the 16th century theologian following the success of The Levellers. As Calvin Party, the band released four albums between 1994 and 20...

Clan of Xymox with Ronny Moorings in conversation with David Eastaugh Clan of Xymox, also known as simply Xymox, are a Dutch rock band formed in 1981. Clan of Xymox featured a trio of songwriters – Ronny Moorings , Anka Wolbert , and Pieter Nooten and gained success in the 1980s, releasing their first two albums on 4AD , before releasing their third and fourth albums on Wing Records and scoring a...

Miles Copeland in conversation with David Eastaugh - talking about his new book, Two Steps Forward, One Step Back Two Steps Forward, One Step Back tells the extraordinary story of a maverick manager, promoter, label owner, and all-round legend of the music industry. It opens in the Middle East, where Miles grew up with his father, a CIA agent who was stationed in Syria, Egypt, and Lebanon. It then...

Joel Selvin in conversation with David Eastaugh From the Beach Boys and Jan & Dean to the Byrds and the Mamas & the Papas, acclaimed music journalist Joel Selvin tells the story of a group of young artists and musicians who came together at the dawn of the 1960s to create the lasting myth of the California dream. Compelling, evocative, and ultimately tragic, Hollywood Eden travels far beyond the m...

Thatcher on Acid with Andy Tuck in conversation with David Eastaugh Thatcher on Acid were an English anarcho-punk band. They formed in Somerset during 1983. Their name is a satirical reference to former UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher . [3] Ben Corrigan, Bob Butler and Andy Tuck also played in Schwartzeneggar with ex- Crass member, Steve Ignorant . The band opened the anarcho-punk band Conflic...

Kristin Hersh in conversation with David Eastaugh - discussing her new book 'Seeing Sideways'   American singer-songwriter, musician and author, known for her solo work and with her rock bands Throwing Muses and 50FootWave . [1] She has released eleven solo albums. Her guitar work and composition style ranges from jaggedly dissonant to traditional folk. Hersh's lyrics have a stream-of-consciousnes...

Clare Hirst in conversation with David Eastaugh UK saxophonist with a distinguished career in pop and jazz music.  Clare has performed with iconic British groups including Bronski Beat, Communards and David Bowie among others. However, Clare made her name with all female band the  Belle Stars  in the early 1980s; playing saxophone and keyboards on hits like “The Clapping Song”, “Sign of The Times”...

Medium Medium with Andy Ryder in conversation with David Eastaugh Emerging in 1978 out of the Nottingham punk / rhythm & blues band The Press, Medium Medium's first single was "Them or Me", which was released in late 1978 and was still selling well enough in 1980 to appear in the UK Independent Chart . [2] [3] The second single, "Hungry, So Angry", was released in February 1981 on Cherry Red Recor...

  Ava Cherry in conversation with David Eastaugh Ava Cherry is an American singer and model. She collaborated with David Bowie between 1972 and 1975; the two met in New York City when she was a nightclub waitress and Bowie was touring for The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars . Afterwards, they began a period of personal and artistic collaboration that heavily influenced th...

  Suicide with Martin Rev in conversation with David Eastaugh Suicide was an American musical duo composed of vocalist Alan Vega and instrumentalist Martin Rev , intermittently active between 1970 and 2016. The group's pioneering music utilized minimalist electronic instrumentation, including synthesizers and primitive drum machines , and their early performances were confrontational and often end...

Friends Again with Chris Thomson & Paul McGeechan in conversation with David Eastaugh -  Part 2 They were formed by members Chris Thomson and Paul McGeechan, together with Neil Cunningham, James Grant and Stuart Kerr. The group was famous for their singles "State of Art", "Sunkissed" and "Honey at the Core". They released a self-titled EP in 1984, which peaked at No. 59 on the UK Singles Chart . T...

Wall of Voodoo with Bruce "Ravens" Moreland in conversation with David Eastaugh Wall of Voodoo had its roots in Acme Soundtracks, a film score business started by Stan Ridgway , later the vocalist and harmonica player for Wall of Voodoo. Acme Soundtracks' office was across the street from the Hollywood punk club The Masque and Ridgway was soon drawn into the emerging punk/new wave scene. Marc More...

Thin White Rope with Roger Kunkel in conversation with David Eastaugh  In 1984, a four-track recording with about 14 songs was sent to a number of labels, and an additional demo was recorded in December with Scott Miller producing. At this time, Jozef Becker rejoined the group, replacing French. Lisa Fancher of Frontier Records , who heard of Thin White Rope through a magazine review of the 14-son...

Adele Bertei -  Contortions,  Peter Laughner & Why Labelle Matters - in conversation with David Eastaugh 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...

Marco Pirroni in conversation with David Eastaugh Pirroni was lead guitarist and co-songwriter in the second incarnation of Adam and the Ants, penning two UK number one singles and a further four Top Ten hits, with Ant. The two albums he co-wrote for Adam and the Ants, Kings of the Wild Frontier and Prince Charming , both made the Top 10 in the UK Albums Chart ("Kings" #1; "Prince Charming" #2). W...

Doctors of Madness with Richard Strange in conversation with David Eastaugh In September 2019 he toured the UK with an all-star band in a show entitled "Richard Strange performs the songs of Lou Reed ", featuring over 20 songs by the former Velvet Underground composer and front man. Throughout the Covid- 19 "Lockdown" months of March-August 2020, Strange worked from his studio, creating an audio v...