C86 Show - Indie Pop

Sterling Roswell -Spacemen 3 & The Darkside special - in conversation with David Eastaugh Roswell joined Spacemen 3 in 1987 as drummer, and performed on the albums The Perfect Prescription and Performance . After leaving Spacemen 3, he joined The Darkside in 1989 - alongside Spacemen 3 bandmate Pete Bain - and recorded three albums with the band. He then moved to Rome, Italy, where he worked with...

Gary Clail in conversation with David Eastaugh  Became a warm up act for On-U gigs . Clail first released a record in 1985. Several 12" singles were issued between 1985 and 1987, before Clail's first LP for Nettwerk, Tackhead Tape Time, a split effort between Clail and Tackhead . "Television: The Drug of the Nation" by The Beatnigs was remixed by Clail, Adrian Sherwood and Mark Stewart , on the Al...

Mark Saunders  in conversation with David Eastaugh Saunders's professional music career started as a drummer playing with Carlene Carter , Johnny Cash 's stepdaughter, in 1982. The first time he went into a recording studio with her to record some demos, he was excited by the whole recording process and after the stint with Carlene finished in 1984, he landed a job as an assistant at West Side Stu...

It's Immaterial with John Campbell in conversation with David Eastaugh It's Immaterial were formed by three former members of Yachts - Mancunian John Campbell vocals , Martin Dempsey guitar , and Henry Priestman keyboards - in addition to Paul Barlow, drums . By 1984, the band had been reduced to a duo - Campbell and Jarvis Whitehead, guitar and keyboards, who joined in 1982. On 11 November 1981,...

Cecil with Ste Williams in conversation with David Eastaugh  Cecil formed in Liverpool in 1993. The members were Ste Williams ( vocals ), Patrick Harrison ( guitar ), Ally Lambert ( drums ), Anthony Hughes (guitar and keyboards ), and Jay Bennett ( bass ). The band spent the end of 1995 and most of 1996 playing concerts in much of the United Kingdom . They played with such bands as The Levellers ,...

The Last special with Joe Nolte in conversation with David Eastaugh The band was initially inspired by the nascent CBGB’s scene as well as the first Modern Lovers album. Its sound was a mix of garage rock , surf rock , folk rock and psychedelic rock . The first settled line-up included Vitus Mataré (keyboards, flute), the Nolte brothers, and Jack Reynolds (drums). After three self-financed singles...

Darts special with Den Hagarty  in conversation with David Eastaugh Founded in 1976, they built up a large following playing clubs and universities , although their break came after they appeared on Charlie Gillett 's show on BBC Radio London in October 1976. This secured the band a recording contract with Magnet Records , where they were teamed up with record producer Tommy Boyce who had previous...

Craig Gannon in conversation with David Eastaugh Gannon had played in bands with friends since he was 12 years old, and in 1983 joined Aztec Camera after replying to an ad in Melody Maker . In 1984 he briefly joined The Colourfield , and went on to join The Bluebells . After another brief stint in The Colourfield, when bass player Andy Rourke was fired from The Smiths in early 1986, Gannon was hir...

Mark Saunders in conversation with David Eastaugh Mark Saunders  is a British record producer and audio engineer who has worked on a number of albums since the 1980s, with artists including the Cure , David Byrne , Erasure , and Tricky .

The Mighty Lemon Drops with David Newton in conversation with David Eastaugh Originally called the Sherbet Monsters, the quartet first formed in the spring of 1985 in Wolverhampton , in The Black Country . Paul Marsh, Dave Newton and Tony Linehan had played together in a band called Active Restraint in 1982, with Newton later leaving to become a founding member of the Wild Flowers . Dave Newton an...

Max's Kansas City special with Peter Crowley in conversation with David Eastaugh Max's Kansas City was a nightclub and restaurant at 213 Park Avenue South in New York City , which became a gathering spot for musicians, poets, artists and politicians in the 1960s and 1970s. It was opened by Mickey Ruskin (1933–1983) in December 1965 and closed in 1981.

Bill Carey special talking about life in music with David Eastaugh Songwriter, guitarist, engineer and producer. Spent his early years in Florida where he formed The Stick Figures, he was also an original member of King Of Culture and NEMB. Relocated to New York City in 1981, where he joined Crash. Moved to London in 1986, where he formed Something Pretty Beautiful and later Gone Walkers. Currentl...

Jarboe special - Swans & World of Skin - in conversation with David Eastaugh Between 1985 and 1996, she worked as a vocalist and keyboardist in the band, appearing on albums including Children of God (1987), The Burning World (1989), and Soundtracks for the Blind (1996). Jarboe's inclusion in the band marked a departure from their previous noise rock sound to a more melodic industrial and even fol...

Victor Bockris special - in conversation with David Eastaugh Written about Lou Reed (and The Velvet Underground ), Andy Warhol , Keith Richards , William S. Burroughs , Terry Southern , Blondie , Patti Smith , and Muhammad Ali .  He attended the British boarding school Rugby and Philadelphia's Central High School. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in Literature in 1971. Wh...

Annie Anxiety special - in conversation with David Eastaugh Little Annie began singing at the age of 16 with her band 'Annie and the Asexuals', formed in 1977. Upon moving to the UK in 1981 at the invitation of Steve Ignorant , she began working with Penny Rimbaud and Crass . She then went on to become the house chanteuse for Adrian Sherwood 's On-U Sound Records , including the recording of three...

Mark Saunders - record producer in conversation with David Eastaugh In 1984, Mark landed a job as an assistant at West Side Studios, London working with renowned production pair Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley who had great success producing Madness, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Lloyd Cole & the Commotions, Elvis Costello and later Bush.

Vic Godard & Subway Sect special - in conversation with David Eastaugh In 1976, Godard formed Subway Sect with three other fans of the Sex Pistols at the suggestion of Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren , who wanted another band for the line-up of the 100 Club Punk Festival . Despite their inexperience, Subway Sect made a successful debut at the festival and were taken on by Clash manager Bernie...

Tim Palmer special - discussing The Mission, David Bowie, Pearl Jam & much more - with David Eastaugh  Palmer started his career in London. In the early 1980s, Palmer was an assistant engineer at Utopia Studios in London where he worked with musicians such as Mark Knopfler and Dead or Alive . By age 21, he had his first number one single, mixing " (I Just) Died in Your Arms " (1986) for Cutting Cr...

The Vibrators special with John Ellis in conversation with David Eastaugh Ellis was a co-founder of the pub rock band Bazooka Joe in 1970 and a founding member of the punk rock band The Vibrators . He formed The Vibrators in 1976 while still at art school studying illustration. The Vibrators released two albums with Ellis and toured extensively. Ellis left the Vibrators in 1978 to form the short-l...

Glass Records special with David Barker in conversation with David Eastaugh Glass was one of the key London -based indie labels of the 1980s. Early releases focused on artists from Northampton (Religious Overdose, Where's Lisse & The Jazz Butcher), and the Midlands (Bron Area & In Embrace ). The label released several records by artists having later associations with other London -based indies : C...

Frazier Chorus & Client special with Kate Lucy Holmes in conversation with David Eastaugh Frazier Chorus were a pop group from Brighton, England. A pop group without the usual guitarist, bassist or drummer; they instead utilised flute, clarinet, bongos and hushed vocals.

Hagar The Womb special with Karen Amsden in conversation with David Eastaugh Hagar the Womb are an English punk rock band, active between 1981-1987. They re-formed in 2011 and the band is ongoing. Part of the Anarcho-Punk movement. Members went on to form We are Going to Eat You and Melt. The band play regular gigs and punk festivals and are on All The Madmen record label.

This Heat special with Charles Hayward in conversation with David Eastaugh This Heat were an English experimental rock band, formed in early 1976 in Camberwell , London by multi-instrumentalists Charles Bullen (guitar, clarinet, viola, vocals, tapes), Charles Hayward (drums, keyboards, vocals, tapes) and Gareth Williams (keyboard, guitar, bass, vocals, tapes). This Heat were active in the ascendan...

Rob Duprey discussing life with Iggy Pop, The Mumps & much more  with David Eastaugh Rob Duprey is an American rock guitarist, keyboardist and songwriter best known for his collaborations with Iggy Pop . Duprey was also a guitarist for the mid-1970s New York City underground pop band Mumps , led by Lance Loud and Kristian Hoffman

Patrick Hannan in conversation with David Eastaugh - talking about life in The Sundays, Arnold, the audience & much much more   Wheeler had played gigs with Cruel Shoes, an early incarnation of the band Jim Jiminee . The duo soon augmented the band with bassist Paul Brindley and drummer Patrick Hannan. The Sundays secured a recording contract with Rough Trade Records . Their debut single was " Can...