C86 Show - Indie Pop

The Prats with Paul McLaughlin & David Maguire in conversation with David Eastaugh The group was founded in 1977 at St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Comprehensive by Paul McLaughlin, David Maguire, Greg Maguire, and Tom Robinson, whose ages at the time ranged from 12 to 15. While their instruments were basic - including a cardboard drum kit - they were able to quickly produce a demo tape which they...

Mambo Taxi special with Lenie Mets in conversation with David Eastaugh Mambo Taxi were inspired by the UK garage rock scene and US punk. They formed after Lenie was invited to join Anjali, Ella, Andrea and Delia - who were all living together (bar Delia) in a squat in Islington - to form a band. They became part of a vibrant music scene in the early 1990s which centered around three indie labels i...

The Pooh Sticks with Hue Williams - Part 2 - in conversation with David Eastaugh

Pooh Sticks special with Hue Williams Part 1 - in conversation with David Eastaugh The Pooh Sticks were an indie pop band from Swansea , Wales recording between 1988 and 1995. They were notable for their jangly melodiousness and lyrics gently mocking the indie scene of the time such as on "On Tape", "Indiepop Ain't Noise Pollution" and "I Know Someone Who Knows Someone Who Knows Alan McGee Quite W...

Madder Rose special with Billy Cote in conversation with David Eastaugh Madder Rose was a New York City -based alternative rock band who recorded in the 1990s. After a 20-year hiatus, a new album was released in September 2019. The band was fronted by Mary Lorson , who shared songwriting duties with guitarist Billy Coté. The two singer/songwriters continued their collaboration after Madder Rose di...

The Perfect Disaster with Phil Parfitt in conversation with David Eastaugh The first incarnation of the band was named Orange Disaster, with Parfitt joined by Ken Renny (bass), and Alison Pate (guitar). This line-up released a seven-inch EP called "Something's Got To Give" on Neuter Records, Catalogue Number OD 01. Often mislabeled as 1982 - the release date that is given on the labels is 1.9.1980...

The Cockettes with Pam Tent in conversation with David Eastaugh The Cockettes were an avant garde psychedelic hippie theater group founded by Hibiscus (George Edgerly Harris III) [1] in the fall of 1969. The troupe was formed out of a group of hippie artists, men and women, who were living in Kaliflower , one of the many communes in Haight-Ashbury , a neighborhood of San Francisco, California. Hib...

Flying Nun Records special with Roger Shepherd in conversation with David Eastaugh The label was formed in the wake of a flurry of new post-punk -inspired labels forming in New Zealand in the early 1980s, in particular Propeller Records in Auckland . The intention was to record the original local music of Christchurch , but soon the label rose to national prominence by championing the emerging mus...

The Hepburns special with Matt Jones in conversation with David Eastaugh   The Hepburns are a Welsh indie band from Llanelli, South-West Wales. They have recorded twelve albums, two EPs, one single, and three BBC sessions and have been signed to Berkeley-based label Radio Khartoum since 1999. They toured the United States and Scandinavia in 2007. 'Electric Lliedi Land' is due for release in Septem...

The Fabulous Poodles special with Bobby Valentino in conversation with David Eastaugh Valentino's first success was as a founding member of The Fabulous Poodles , but he is most often recognised as the violinist and co-writer of the hit single " Young at Heart ", by The Bluebells . After leaving the Fabulous Poodles in the early 1980s, Valentino was a member of the Electric Bluebirds before joinin...

The Verlaines special with Graeme Downes in conversation with David Eastaugh The Verlaines were noted for their angular, "difficult" song structures, wordy and downbeat lyrics, unusual subject matter, which was all contained in often frantic up-tempo playing. The Verlaines were led by songwriter and vocalist/guitarist Graeme Downes, although many other New Zealand musicians played guitar, bass, dr...

New Fast Automatic Daffodils special with Andy Spearpoint in conversation with David Eastaugh The band was formed in 1988 by former members of the punk rock group Pariah. [1] Dolan Hewison, Justin Crawford, Perry Saunders and Icarus Wilson-Wright were former students at Manchester Polytechnic , while Andy Spearpoint attended drama school. The name comes from a poem by Adrian Henri that mixed an ad...

Bush Tetras special with Cynthia Sley in conversation with David Eastaugh Bush Tetras are an American post-punk band from New York City , formed in 1979. They are best known for the 1980 song "Too Many Creeps", which exemplified the band's sound of "jagged rhythms, slicing guitars, and sniping vocals". Although they did not achieve mainstream success, the Bush Tetras were influential and popular i...

Tenpole Tudor special with Edward Tudor-Pole in conversation with David Eastaugh Tenpole Tudor formed in 1977 when Tudor-Pole ( vocals / saxophone ) met guitarist Bob Kingston, bassist Dick Crippen, and drummer Gary Long. They played regularly for several years until Tudor-Pole himself (under the moniker of Eddie Tenpole) came to prominence by appearing in the 1980 film , The Great Rock 'n' Roll S...

Spike Williams in conversation with David Eastaugh Welsh guitarist and co-founder of South Wales' record label , Z Block Records. In May 1979, Z Block set up a base in Splott , Cardiff , where they set about organising the city's first DIY compilation LP. Titled Is The War Over?, this seminal compilation was released in October 1979 and its release brought The Young Marble Giants to Rough Trade 's...

Tim Scott McConnell in conversation with David Eastaugh Tim Scott McConnell aka Tim Scott or Ledfoot is an American singer-songwriter and 12-string guitarist who performs since 2007 under the artist name Ledfoot and created the music genre Gothic blues . He calls himself the "Master of Gothic Blues". The artist's repertoire consists solely of self-written songs. Two of his songs gained internation...

Department S special with Edward Barnes in conversation with David Eastaugh Department S are a British post-punk / new wave band formed in 1980, who took their name from the 1960s TV series Department S . [1] They are best known for their debut single, " Is Vic There? ", which was originally released in December 1980 and reached No. 22 on the UK Singles Chart the following year. Their latest album...

Robin Lee Crutchfield talking about his life with DNA, Dark Day and much more with David Eastaugh. Robin Lee Crutchfield is an American artist. He is best known as one of the founding musicians of the former New York No Wave scene. He has performed at such hallowed musical grounds as CBGB's , Max's Kansas City and Artists Space; as well as had his work on display at prestigious venues like MoMA an...

Rockats special Smutty Smiff or Stephen Dennis Smith in conversation with David Eastaugh In 1977, Childers had just finished the Anarchy tour with Sex Pistols , The Clash , Siouxsie and the Banshees , Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers . After the tour was over, Levi Dexter met Childers at a rockabilly concert in London. Childers decided to start a fresh project. Dexter and Smutty Smiff decided...

The Wendys with Jonathan Renton & Ian White Part 2 - in conversation with David Eastaugh Formed in 1987, the Wendys were the second Scottish band to be signed to Factory Records, after The Wake . Their name came about after a nights drinking the evening before they were due to sign for Factory. They decided upon The Marys, but when the time came to sign for Factory, none of them could remember wha...

The Wendys with Jonathan Renton and Ian White (part 1) in conversation with David Eastaugh Formed in 1987, the Wendys were the second Scottish band to be signed to Factory Records, after The Wake . Their name came about after a nights drinking the evening before they were due to sign for Factory. They decided upon The Marys, but when the time came to sign for Factory, none of them could remember w...

Culture Shock, Citizen Fish & Subhumans special with Dick Lucas in conversation with David Eastaugh Culture Shock is an English punk rock band formed in Warminster , Wiltshire in 1986 by Dick Lucas , previously of the Subhumans . Over their four-year history the band played hundreds of gigs , including frequent appearances at free festivals, and released three studio albums on the Bluurg record la...

The Wake with Gerard "Caesar" McInulty in conversation with David Eastaugh The Wake released their first single on their own Scan 45 label, coupling together "On Our Honeymoon" and "Give Up". This single eventually caught the attention of New Order manager Rob Gretton , who helped the band sign to Factory Records in 1982 and record an LP ( Harmony ) at Strawberry Studios in Stockport . This was fo...

The Mudd Club with Richard Boch in conversation with David Eastaugh The club featured a bar, gender-neutral bathrooms and a rotating gallery curated by Keith Haring on the fourth floor. [2] Live performances included new wave , experimental music , literary icons Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs , and catwalk exhibitions for emerging fashion designers Anna Sui and Jasper Conran . From the star...

Terry Banks - Dot Dash, St Christopher, Glo-Worm, Julie Ocean - in conversation with David Eastaugh