C86 Show - Indie Pop

Alan McGee in conversation with David Eastaugh record label owner, musician, manager, and music blogger for The Guardian . He co-founded the independent Creation Records label, running it from 1983 until its closure in 1999. He subsequently founded the Poptones label, running it from 1999 to 2007. He has managed or championed acts such as The Jesus and Mary Chain , Primal Scream , My Bloody Valent...

Peter Bonas special - in conversation with David Eastaugh   Played with the likes of Peter Murphy, Jim Capaldi, The Hundred Men, Zen Attack and now Fran Pegg & The Blu Band   

Global Village Trucking Co special with Jon Owen in conversation with David Eastaugh James Lascelles was a co-founder of the Global Village Trucking Company, known to its fans as "The Glob's", in the early 1970s. The band, the road crew and their families all lived together in a Norfolk (UK) commune, and undertook numerous benefit concerts and free festivals, playing extended free-form jams, makin...

The Jazz Butcher special with Pat Fish in conversation with David Eastaugh The band was formed in Oxford in 1982 by Pat Fish and Max Eider. The début album in Bath of Bacon was released by Glass Records in 1983. A second album A Scandal in Bohemia, also on Glass, featured guest appearances from David J and Kevin Haskins of Bauhaus . After four albums, and two singles collections for Glass, Fish si...

Undertones & That Petrol Emotion special with Damian O'Neill in conversation with David Eastaugh Lead guitarist in the pop - punk band , The Undertones . He joined the band following the departure of his older brother, Vincent, in 1976, and remained with the band until their break up in 1983. O'Neill wrote several album tracks and singles during the career of The Undertones, usually writing with b...

Aswad special with Tony Gad  Initially, the band produced music in the roots reggae vein, with members contributing songs individually and with Forde acting as the band's principal songwriter. The band's dynamic soon began to change however. Shortly after the release of their self-titled debut album in 1976, Hemmings left and was replaced by Tony "Gad" Robinson (the only time in the band's history...

David Bowie special with Woody Woodmansey in conversation with David Eastaugh Woodmansey joined Bowie's backing group The Hype , which later became The Spiders from Mars . He played on Bowie's albums The Man Who Sold the World (1970), Hunky Dory (1971), The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972) and Aladdin Sane (1973). Woodmansey was replaced in The Spiders from Mars by...

King of The Slums special with Charles Keigher in conversation with David Eastaugh King of the Slums formed in Manchester , England, by writer Charley Keigher aka Charlie Keighera (vocals, guitar) and Sarah Curtis (electric violin), initially as Slum Cathedral User. Joined by bassist John Eccles in early 1985, they recorded a demo tape at Crimson Studios in Urmston, Manchester with the help of a d...

Happy Mondays special with Rowetta in conversation with David Eastaugh In 1990 Rowetta joined the Happy Mondays . She featured on their single " Step On " which charted at number 5. This was followed by two albums, Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches and Yes Please! , and three world tours. The group split and reformed a few times, but decided to split for good in 2000.

The Embarrassment & Big Dipper special with Bill Goffrier in conversation with David Eastaugh Although some people considered the band punk rock , the band itself liked to describe themselves as "Blister Pop." The Village Voice 's long-time chief music critic, Robert Christgau , called them a "great lost American band." [1] Along with bands like Get Smart! , and the Mortal Micronotz , the Embarras...

U.K. Subs special with Charlie Harper in conversation with David Eastaugh The U.K. Subs were part of the original punk movement in England. The band formed in 1976, initially using the name the Subversives. The band's founder, Charlie Harper , selected guitarist Nicky Garratt , bassist Paul Slack, and various drummers (eventually with Pete Davies became fairly stable) under the initial name "U.K....

Holly Palmer talking about her life in music with David Eastaugh Palmer started playing live gigs during the period she lived in Boston. She particularly enjoyed stripped-down shows at small clubs, and she still loves intimate engagements offering the opportunity for spontaneous chemistry with the audience. Also during her time in Boston, Palmer began to seriously delve into songwriting, and lande...

The V.I.P's special with Jed Dmochowski in conversation with David Eastaugh UK power pop group. They were closely associated with the mod revival scene at the time.

Yachets, It's Immaterial &The Christians with Henry Priestman in conversation with David Eastaugh In the late 1970s he played with the British power pop band, Yachts . Yachts supported The Who on their 1979 European tour. In 1980, Priestman was one of the co-founders of It's Immaterial . Although he had officially left the band by 1986, he played as a session musician on the hit single , "Driving...

Television special with Richard Lloyd in conversation with David Eastaugh   Television is an American rock band from New York City, most notably active in the 1970s. The group was founded by Tom Verlaine , Richard Lloyd , Billy Ficca , and Richard Hell . An early fixture of CBGB and the 1970s New York rock scene , the band is considered influential in the development of punk and alternative music...

The Joyce Mckinney Experience special with Yvonne McAvoy & Paul McGivern in conversation with David Eastaugh    Dual female fronted melodic hardcore/pop punk band of the late 1900s from Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Black Flag special with Kira Roessler in conversation with David Eastaugh   Black Flag is an American punk rock band formed in 1976 in Hermosa Beach, California . Initially called Panic, the band was established by Greg Ginn , the guitarist, primary songwriter, and sole continuous member through multiple personnel changes in the band. They are widely considered to be one of the first hardcore punk...

The Proctors special with Gavin Priest in conversation with David Eastaugh    The Proctors were formed by Gavin Priest in 1993 following the demise of The Cudgels in which Gavin had been lead guitarist. The original line up also featured Gavin's sister Christina on vocals and ex-Cudgels Adrian 'Josef' Jones and Stephen Davies. The group recorded a well received demo tape which led to Albert of Sun...

Aberdeen special with John Girgus   The band formed in 1992 and in 1994 released two singles on the seminal British label Sarah Records ; they were one of the only American acts on Sarah. Aberdeen also released recordings through Sunday Records and guitarist and co-founder's own label The Tremolo Arm Users Club . They disbanded shortly after Sarah Records folded. They reformed in 2001, signed to T...

Paul Mulreany special talking about life in music with David Eastaugh   Worked with the likes of The Jazz Butcher, The Blue Aeroplanes, Primal Scream and much much more

TexasBob Juarez special - in conversation with David Eastaugh   TexasBob Juarez is a Rock Musician from Liverpool UK, also of UK group Television Personalities. Solo EP Ov Stars. Upcoming Album Through a Looking Glass Darkly Oct 2019 on Burger Records

The Triffids special with Robert McComb with David Eastaugh   The Triffids were an Australian alternative rock and pop band, formed in Perth in Western Australia in May 1978 with David McComb as singer-songwriter, guitarist , bass guitarist and keyboardist . They achieved some success in Australia, but greater success in the UK and in Scandinavia in the 1980s before disbanding in 1989

Dream City Film Club special with Michael J Sheehy in conversation with David Eastaugh   Vocalist Michael J. Sheehy had been working as a solo singer/songwriter for several years when he met Alex Vald and Laurence Ash, who quickly began writing songs with Sheehy. Upon the demise of another local group, Breed, bassist Andrew Park joined. The band's name came from a news story Sheehy had seen about...

The Ex special with G.W. Sok in conversation with David Eastaugh    The Ex's music has undergone significant evolution over the years from their beginnings as a punk band. Founded by singer Jos Kley (better known as G.W. Sok ), guitarist Terrie Hessels, drummer Geurt and bassist René, the band debuted with a song titled "Stupid Americans" on the Utreg-Punx vinyl 7" compilation released by Rock Aga...

Showaddywaddy special with Dave Bartram in conversation with David Eastaugh   Their first single, "Hey Rock and Roll" ( written by the band), was released in April 1974. It reached number two in the UK Singles Chart . Showaddywaddy then went on to have a further 22 UK hits until late summer 1982. They had most of their biggest hits with covers of songs from the 1950s and the early 1960s. These cov...