C86 Show - Indie Pop

The Fuzztones special with Rudi Protrudi Founded by singer-guitarist Rudi Protrudi in New York City , the band has gone through several member changes but is currently active in Europe. Dismissed by some critics and listeners as a "bar band" or unoriginal, they maintained a strong fan base in New York, in Europe (with their music being played on Hungarian State Radio), and in Los Angeles . Rudi Pr...

The Sting-Rays with Alec Palao in conversation with David Eastaugh The Sting-Rays were a British Garage Rock and Psychobilly band from Greater London. Formed in the early 1980's and disolved 1988.

Babes in Toyland special with Lori Barbero in conversation with David Eastaugh Babes in Toyland were an American punk rock band formed in Minneapolis , Minnesota in 1987. The band was founded by vocalist and guitarist Kat Bjelland , a native of Oregon , along with drummer Lori Barbero and bassist Michelle Leon, who was later replaced by Maureen Herman in 1992. Babes in Toyland released three studi...

Dream Academy special with Kate St John talking with David Eastaugh  Kate St John is a composer, arranger, producer and instrumentalist (oboe, cor anglais, accordion, saxophone and piano). She was born in London in 1957 and was classically trained on oboe. She gained a music degree at City University London . Her first band was The Ravishing Beauties with Virginia Astley and Nicky Holland. The tri...

Thompson Twins special with Tom Bailey in conversation with David Eastaugh Thompson Twins were a British pop band that formed in April 1977. Initially a new wave group, they switched to a more mainstream pop sound and achieved considerable popularity from 1983, scoring a string of hits in the United Kingdom, the United States, and around the world. In 1993, they changed their name to Babble , to r...

The Brian Jonestown Massacre with Anton Newcombe in conversation with David Eastaugh The Brian Jonestown Massacre is an American musical project and band led and started by Anton Newcombe . It was formed in San Francisco in 1990. The group was the subject of the 2004 documentary film called Dig! , and have gained media notoriety for their tumultuous working relationships as well as the erratic beh...

Guana Batz special with Stuart Osborne in conversation with David Eastaugh The original group members were Pip Hancox ( vocals ), Stuart Osborne ( guitar ), Dave "Diddle" Turner ( drums ) and Mick Wigfall ( upright bass ). Wigfall was removed by Osborne early on, who preferred a bass guitar player for the band. Mick White soon joined the band as bass guitarist. However, by 1984, the Guana Batz dec...

Head of David special with Stephen R Burroughs in conversation with David Eastaugh Head of David is a British heavy metal band that features vocalist Stephen R. Burroughs and ex- Napalm Death member Justin Broadrick (later of Godflesh and Jesu ). The band's sound paved way to various music genres, including industrial metal , grindcore and noise rock . The original 1986 line-up reunited in 2009, a...

The Tubes with Prairie Prince in conversation with David Eastaugh The Tubes formed in 1972 in San Francisco, California, featuring members from two Phoenix, Arizona, bands who had relocated to San Francisco in 1969. One, The Beans, included Bill Spooner, Rick Anderson, Vince Welnick, Frank Martinez, Scott Hornbeck and Bob Macintosh. The other, the Red White and Blues Band, featured Prairie Prince,...

The Silent Boys with Wallance Dietz, John Suchocki & John Morand in conversation with David Eastaugh With roots in the Richmond, Virginia 80's music scene, The Silent Boys is an indie-pop band that has been silently playing and recording music for the past three decades.

We've Got a Fuzzbox and We're Gonna Use It with Maggie Dunne in conversation with David Eastaugh We've Got a Fuzzbox and We're Gonna Use It!! or simply Fuzzbox are an English alternative rock group. Formed in Birmingham in 1985, the all-female quartet originally consisted of Vix (Vickie Perks), Magz (Maggie Dunne), Jo Dunne and Tina O'Neill. The band's name was shortened to Fuzzbox for the U.S. re...

Rain Parade special with Matt Piucci in conversation with David Eastaugh Originally called the Sidewalks, the band was founded in Minnesota by college roommates Matt Piucci (guitar, vocals) and David Roback (guitar, vocals) in 1981, while they were attending Carleton College . [3] David's brother Steven Roback (bass, vocals) joined the band shortly thereafter. David and Steven had been in a band c...

Wild Willy Barrett special in conversation with David Eastaugh English experimental musician and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his collaborations with John Otway . His musical style has included folk, blues, psychedelia, pop and punk rock and his live performances are punctuated with his dry humour and onstage wit. He is known for virtuoso fiddle playing, ability with a great number of str...

Gene Loves Jezebel special with Michael Aston in conversation with David Eastaugh Originally called Slav Aryan, Gene Loves Jezebel was formed in 1980 with the Aston brothers, guitarist Ian Hudson, bassist Stephen Davis and drummer Snowy White. The Astons grew up in Cornelly , and later Porthcawl, in Wales , and moved to London in 1981. With a new home, and shortly afterwards, the new name, the tri...

Candy Opera special with Brian Chin Smithers in conversation with David Eastaugh Liverpool band Candy Opera released their debut album, 45 Revolutions Per Minute on Berlin-based Firestation Records after a thirty-year wait Picking up where 45 Revolutions Per Minute left off, the new Rarities collection follows up with a set of even harder to find gems mined from unreleased recordings from the 80s...

Sarah Jane Morris in conversation with David Eastaugh In 1982, Morris joined The Republic as lead singer they received enormous publicity from the music press including cover stories with NME and City Limits and a documentary for Granada TV . But the band was deemed too political for radio play, with the exception of Capital London . The Republic were signed to Charlie Gillett 's Oval Records Ltd...

BMX Bandits with Duglas T Stewart in conversation with David Eastaugh BMX Bandits were formed in Bellshill by songwriter and lead vocalist Duglas T. Stewart out of the ashes of The Pretty Flowers, a group that featured Stewart alongside Frances McKee (later of The Vaselines ), Sean Dickson and Norman Blake . Beginning around 1982/1983, this early version of the band would perform impromptu, happen...

Po! with Ruth Miller in conversation with David Eastaugh Po! was originally formed by Ruth Miller (vocals and guitar), with Julian Glover (bass) and Mark Fuccio (drums). Usually subsumed under the C86 or twee pop headings - which is not essentially to misrepresent them - they possessed considerable originality. In particular, the themes of misogyny, disappointment, and nostalgia act as a counterpo...

The Bachelor Pad with Tommy Cherry in conversation with David Eastaugh Their first recording came in early 1987 via one side of a free flexidisc given away with a fanzine before three singles in a twelve month period for Warhola Records.  It would be a further two years before the release of a debut LP on Imaginary Recordsand then finally three singles on Egg Records before they called it a day in...

Rubella Ballet with Zillah Minx & Sid Truelove in conversation with David Eastaugh The band was formed by drummer Sid Ation (born Sid Truelove, 18 April 1960, Sutton Coldfield , a former chef, later also the drummer with Flux of Pink Indians ), former Fatal Microbes Pete Fender (Dan Sansom, guitar), Gem Stone (Gemma Sansom, bass) and It (Quentin North, also bass), with vocalists Annie Anxiety and...

Nirvana with Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic & Chad Channing special - interview 30/10/1989 with Norwich Art Centre with David Eastaugh 

The Vaselines with Frances McKee in conversation with David Eastaugh The band formed in 1986, initially as a duo backed by a drum machine. Originally intending to create a fanzine, Kelly and McKee decided to form a band instead. Stephen Pastel of The Pastels is credited with coming up with their name. After playing their first gigs, they signed to Pastel's 53rd and 3rd label and recorded the Son o...

The Jasmine Minks special with Jim Shepherd in conversation with David Eastaugh Formed in Aberdeen in 1983, the band were initially a quartet of Jim Shepherd (guitar/vocals), Adam Sanderson (vocals/guitar), Martin Keena(bass guitar), and Tom Reid (drums/vocals). After sending a demo tape to Melody Maker , the band were recruited by Alan McGee to record for the fledgling Creation label. Their first...

Murray Dalglish talking about his life in music - starting with the Jesus and Mary Chain - with David Eastaugh  Murray Dalglish is the original drummer for The Jesus and Mary Chain from their formation in early 1984 until November 1984 when he was replaced by Bobby Gillespie . Aged 16 when he joined the band, Dalglish played a two-piece drum kit, which he did whilst standing up; this style would l...

Ultra Vivid Scene with Kurt Ralske in conversation with David Eastaugh  Former Nothing But Happiness and Crash guitarist Ralske started Ultra Vivid Scene in 1987, was signed to 4AD Records in 1988, and released his first UVS EP , She Screamed, in 1988. The debut album Ultra Vivid Scene released October 1988, was written, produced and performed entirely by Ralske, whose influences include The Velve...