C86 Show - Indie Pop

Echobelly special with Glenn Johansson in conversation with David Eastaugh In 1992, Madan and Johansson first met in a pub, with Sonya expressing her desire to sing in a band "I used to sing a lot as a child. I suppose I had a secret desire to sing", They soon teamed up with bass guitarist Alex Keyser and drummer Andy Henderson, who had previously played with PJ Harvey 's band. Guitarist Debbie Sm...

Daniel Takes a Train special with Paul Baker in conversation with David Eastaugh Daniel Takes A Train was originally formed in London in the 1980’s. The band split up in 1988 but re-emerged 30 years later as a live and recording act.     Named after a Hungarian art-house movie, Daniel Takes A Train was originally formed in London in the 1980’s by song-writing duo Paul Baker (vocals) and Dan Synge...

Fudge Tunnel special with David Ryley in conversation with David Eastaugh Fudge Tunnel's reputation was built around their massive guitar sound and ironic sense of humour, and were popular with the British music press - at least at first. The band's first release was "Single Of The Week" in NME magazine in January 1990, with NME declaring "Absolutely and totally the best single ever to be released...

Cornershop special with Tjinder Singh in conversation with David Eastaugh  Cornershop are a British indie rock band best known for their single " Brimful of Asha ", originally released in 1997 and, in a remixed version, topping the UK chart in 1998. The band was formed in 1991 by Wolverhampton -born Tjinder Singh (singer, songwriter, and guitar), his brother Avtar Singh (bass guitar, vocals), Davi...

Jackdaw with Crowbar - Tim Ellis and Adam Sindall - in conversation with David Eastaugh Jackdaw with Crowbar's original line-up was Timothy Ellis, Fergus Durrant, Dave Tibbats and Dan Morrison, with Adam Sindall, Steve Law and Fran Juckes making Super 8mm films which were always present in their live performances. In 1991, Jackdaw released Hanging In the Balance, expanding the line-up with Tris Ki...

Gene Loves Jezebel special with Jay Aston in conversation with David Eastaugh Gene Loves Jezebel (GLJ) are a British rock band formed in the early 1980s by identical twin brothers Jay  and Michael Aston. Gene Loves Jezebel's best-known songs include "Heartache", "Desire (Come and Get It)" (1986), "The Motion of Love" (1987), "Jealous" (1990) and "Break the Chain" (1993), as well as alternative clu...

Kissamatic Lovebubbles with Vassilis Chountalas in conversation with David Eastaugh Kissamatic Lovebubbles was a Greek indiepop band formed in 1993 by Vassilis Chountalas (vocals), Apostolis Giotas (guitar), George Otemperis (bass), Dionisis Drogaris (guitar) and Konstantinos Petropoulos (drums). They are remembered for their jangly guitar sound and powerful shows.

Einstürzende Neubauten with Blixa Bargeld in conversation with David Eastaugh  On 1st April 1980, Einstürzende Neubauten made its first appearance, at the Moon Club in West Berlin . This first lineup featured Beate Bartel and Gudrun Gut , Blixa Bargeld , and N.U. Unruh . The two female members, Bartel and Gut, left the band after a short period and founded Mania D . Shortly thereafter, Alexander H...

Primal Scream with Martin St John in conversation with David Eastaugh Note from 'The Psychedelic Confessions Of A Primal Screamer' - out in paper back  Many bands claim to be era-defining. Few are. Primal Scream were. If you have ever wondered what it would be like to be at the birth of one of rock n roll's bastard offspring then this book is for you. Martin St John was Primal Scream's leather glo...

The Wee Cherubs with Martin Cotter in conversation with David Eastaugh Glasgow indie band formed in 1983. They recorded one single 'Dreaming' in 1983 at Glasgow's famous Park Lane Studios . The single was released in 1984 with a limited pressing of 1000.  Now there's a new collection released on Opic Nerve Records A collection of lost recordings made in Glasgow between 1982 & 1985. Restored and re...

The Pink Label and Biff Bang Pow special with Ken Popple and Simon Down in conversation with David Eastaugh   

The Trashcan Sinatras special with Frank Reader in conversation with David Eastaugh The band members met through the club/pub music scene in Irvine. The name was derived from a music class for the unemployed, where students improvised on various 'instruments'. After banging on some trash cans, someone mentioned Frank Sinatra and the band name was born. The original band members included Frank Read...

J'Anna Jacoby one time member of The Black Watch and now the violinist with Rod Stewart discusses her life in music with David Eastaugh 

Dave Haslam discussing his new book, Searching For Love - Courtney Love in Liverpool 1982, with David Eastaugh   

Tim Rogers talking about life in music with David Eastaugh Australian musician, actor and writer, best known as the frontman of Australian rock band You Am I . He has also recorded solo albums with backing bands. As of July 2013, Rogers has released 12 albums with You Am I and five solo albums.

Mumps with Kristian Hoffman in conversation with David Eastaugh Mumps (sometimes credited as The Mumps) were an American punk band fronted by Lance Loud . Other members of the band included Kristian Hoffman , Rob Duprey , Jay Dee Daugherty and Aaron Kiley. Kiley and Daugherty were replaced with Kevin Kiely and John Earl (JED) Dennis. Shortly thereafter Dennis was replaced by Paul Rutner. Their fir...

Hazel O'Connor in conversation with David Eastaugh Her film debut was in Girls Come First in 1975. She became prominent as an actress and singer five years later in 1980 when playing the role of Kate in the film Breaking Glass , and performing its accompanying soundtrack. Her performance as Kate won her the Variety Club of Great Britain Award for 'Best Film Actor'. She was also nominated for the B...

Hank Wangford in conversation with David Eastaugh His first writing credit (as Sam Hutt) was on a Sarah Miles 1965 single "Where Am I". His first recording was credited as Boeing Duveen & The Beautiful Soup with "Jabberwock"/"Which Dreamed It" issued on UK Parlophone R 5696 in May 1968. He is co-credited as the writer as "Sam Hutt" on both sides together with Lewis Carroll, the songs are adapted....

Karl Minns in conversation - talking about comedy, writing, performing & much much more with David Eastaugh The Nimmo Twins are a sketch comedy duo from Norfolk , UK comprising Owen Evans and Karl Minns. Formed in 1996 in Norwich , they first came to national attention after their show Posh Spice Nude was a sell-out success at the 1997 Edinburgh Festival . Appearances on BBC One 's Stand Up Show f...

Band of Susans with Robert Poss talking about life in music with David Eastaugh Band of Susans was an American alternative rock band formed in New York City in 1986 and active until 1996. It originally consisted of Robert Poss (guitar/vocals), Susan Stenger (bass/vocals), Ron Spitzer (drums), with Susan Lyall (guitar), Susan Tallman (guitar), and Alva Rogers (vocals). The band would undergo severa...

Martin Atkins special talking about Pigface, PIL, Killing Joke & much more with David Eastaugh Best known for his work in post-punk and industrial groups including Public Image Ltd , Ministry , Nine Inch Nails , Pigface , and Killing Joke . He also works as a consultant, has written books, and is the music business program coordinator at Millikin University in Decatur, IL. Atkins is an honorary bo...

The Farm with Peter Hooton in conversation with David Eastaugh  The band evolved from an earlier group called The Excitements, in 1984, they released the single , "Hearts and Minds", produced by Suggs. In 1986, after McVann's death, Melvin left the band to pursue a varied career as the director of his own construction firm, but he eventually returned to music in 1990 under the guise of Mr. Smith,...

The Photos with Steve Eagles in conversation with David Eastaugh The Photos were originally a punk band named Satan's Rats that formed in Evesham , Worcestershire in 1977, with the first stable line-up of Paul Rencher (vocals), Steve Eagles (guitar/vocals), Roy Wilkes (bass guitar), and Olly Harrison (drums). They released three singles as Satans Rats before Wilkes left, to be replaced by Dave Spa...

Patty Schemel special talking about her life in music with David Eastaugh Patricia Schemel is an American drummer and musician who rose to prominence as the drummer of alternative rock band Hole from 1992 until 1998. Born in Los Angeles , Schemel was raised in rural Marysville, Washington , where she developed an interest in punk rock music as a teenager. She began drumming at age eleven, and whil...