C86 Show - Indie Pop

Peter Bruntnell in conversation with David Eastaugh https://peterbruntnell.co.uk/ In the early 1990s, Bruntnell returned to the UK and formed the band Milkwood, although he soon reverted to solo work and recordings with Matt Backer and Felix Harper as the Peter Bruntnell Combination. He was signed by Almo Sounds, who issued his debut album, Cannibal, in 1995. He recorded a second album for Almo, C...

Jesse Hartman in conversation with David Eastaugh www.facebook.com/laptoptheband http://laptoptheband.bandcamp.com www.laptoptheband.com Laptop is the pioneering electro-pop project from Jesse Hartman — the sharp-witted New York songwriter who first made waves as a teenage guitarist/keyboardist on Richard Hell’s 1990 legendary tour of Japan, then again in the ’90s as the front man of indie rock du...

Ken Sweeney in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.facebook.com/needlemythology Brian formed in 1989 comprising Ken Sweeney (ex Instant Party) and Niall Austin. Often said to be named in honour of suave Blades' bassist Brian Foley. They released a single on their own label and then relocated to London where a second single was recorded. Response to both singles was good and the band was s...

Annabella Lwin in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.annabellalwin.com/ Bow Wow Wow signed a recording contract with EMI Records in July 1980, and released their first single, "C·30 C·60 C·90 Go!", shortly afterwards. Originally only released on cassette, it was the world's first-ever cassette single. EMI did not promote the cassingle due to lyrics ("Off the radio I get constant flow/Hit...

Richie Stotts in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.richiestotts.com/ New York City born musician who began writing and performing in a fledgling 1970s NYC band named “The Numbers”. Richie’s songwriting skills and lead guitar playing experience ultimately lead to him becoming one of the founding members of the groundbreaking and inimitable punk/metal group, Plasmatics. In 1978, Richie wa...

Sananda Maitreya in conversation with David Eastaugh  https://sanandamaitreya.com/ https://www.youtube.com/SanandaMaitreya Artist, composer, arranger, producer, multi-instrumentalist, entrepreneur and Post Millennium Rocker, SANANDA MAITREYA was born in New York U.S.A. on March 15th 1962. n 1987 his debut album “Introducing the Hardline”, gives him International success. Sananda wins a Grammy Awar...

Guy Mankowski in conversation with David Eastaugh  https://iknowhowtolive.substack.com/p/welcome-to-i-know-how-to-live-the

Dorothy Max Prior in conversation with David Eastaugh  https://www.roughtrade.com/product/dorothy-max-prior/sex-is-no-emergency-adventures-in-a-post-punk-wonderland Further adventures in psychedelic rock, ballroom dancing, performance art, and parenting in 1980s Britain. Further adventures in a post-punk wonderland from the author of the acclaimed 69 Exhibition Road. In this new volume, focusing o...

Ted Zurkowski in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.tedzurkowski.com/ https://www.honeywestmusic.com/ted-zurkowski.php An acclaimed member of New York's acting community, Ted Zurkowski is a Lifetime Member of the Actors Studio. He's also been playing in bands and composing songs since his tender, pre-shaving years. In 1994, he and fellow Studio member Lynnea Benson founded the venerable...

Noel Burke in conversation with David Eastaugh  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1001217991862133/user/61555741167271/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/1001217991862133 Irish singer, who is best known for replacing Ian McCulloch as the lead singer with Echo & the Bunnymen from 1989 to 1993. Burke's first band was St. Vitus Dance, who released the album Love Me, Love My Dogma in 1987. The band sp...

Richard James Burgess in conversation with David Eastaugh  https://landscape.band/ https://landscapeband.bandcamp.com/ English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, composer, author, manager, marketer and inventor. Burgess's music career spans more than 50 years. He came to prominence in the early 1980s as co-founder and co-lead singer of the synthpop band Landscape, which released a top-...

Chris D in conversation with David Eastaugh  Chris D. (born Chris Desjardins) is an American punk poet, singer, writer, rock critic, producer, and filmmaker. He is best known as the lead singer and founder of the early and long-running Los Angeles punk/death rock band the Flesh Eaters. The Flesh Eaters were a staple of the L.A. punk scene in the 1980s. [7] The band played alongside seminal bands l...

Reinhold Heil in conversation with David Eastaugh https://reinholdheil.com/ German musician, producer, and film and television composer. He initially achieved success in Germany as a member of the post-punk and Neue Deutsche Welle groups Nina Hagen Band, Spliff and Nena, and later as a music producer. As a film composer, he is known for his collaborations with director Tom Tykwer, on films such as...

Paul Marko in conversation with David Eastaugh  https://punk77.co.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/punk77UK/?locale=en_GB A history of UK Punk Rock from 1976-79: Featuring bands, fashion, Club & Pubs, history, fanzines & features   

Rob Janicke in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.robjanicke.com/ HAVE I GOT A LITTLE STORY FOR YOU...   The year was 1984. I was eleven years old and popular music was in a state of confusion. Along with songs by artists I liked such as Van Halen, Prince, Quiet Riot, Duran Duran, Billy Idol, and The Police, Top 40 radio constantly played songs from bands or artists that didn't quite do...

Jon Klein in conversation with David Eastaugh In 1980, he formed Bristol band Specimen with Ollie Wisdom and Kev Mills. In 1982, after moving in London and renting a place in Soho, Klein co-founded with Wisdom the club the Batcave, which was a party on Wednesday nights at The Gargoyle. Klein and Wisdom then opened a Batcave club night in New-York. In 1987, he became a full-time member of Siouxsie...

Howard Wuelfing in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.diwulf.com/products/available-for-presale-descenes-and-discords-an-anthology On August 19, 2025, Descenes and Discords: An Anthology will be released, offering a powerful time capsule of the birth and early evolution of punk music through the pages of two influential fanzines: Descenesand Discords. These publications, originally print...

John Ellerby in conversation with David Eastaugh  http://www.waveneyclarion.co.uk/ The Waveney Clarion was a unique publication, born of the Barsham Fairs. A monthly magazine, it hammered away for eleven years at social injustice, music, ecology, beer, art and the best type of potato to grow on your allotment. “The beginning of the Waveney Clarion resulted from the kind of unexpected, fortuitous c...

Mark Brend in conversation with David Eastaugh http://jawbonepress.com/down-river/ Down River: In Search Of David Ackles is an illuminating study of mythmaking, the popular music industry, and a forgotten enigma of the 1970s. In 1972, David Ackles’s third album, American Gothic, was released to a flurry of press plaudits declaring it to be ‘the Sgt Pepper of folk’ and one of the greatest records e...

Paul Da Vinci in conversation with David Eastaugh https://pauldavinci.com/home https://www.pauldavinci.net/ Paul Da Vinci is best known as the "incredible" voice on the Rubettes' number one selling single "Sugar Baby Love", which sold over 8 million copies world-wide featuring his three and a half octave voice.  Paul sang all the lead vocals on the record, including the high falsetto, and was also...

Jamie James in conversation with David Eastaugh https://shop.bandwear.com/collections/oglio-records-shop/products/ogl048 James was initially known as the leader and founder of the rockabilly trio The Kingbees, active between 1978 and 1982. The group included drummer Rex Roberts and bassist Michael Rummans. The Kingbees recorded two albums with David J. Holman, producing on RSO. The first, titled T...

Terry Reid in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.terryreid.com/  

Joe Boyd in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.joeboyd.co.uk/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Roots-Rhythm-Remain-Journey-Through  

Chris Stamey in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.chrisstamey.com/ https://chrisstamey.bandcamp.com/ Anything Is Possible, the latest collection of original material (and one affectionate cover) from North Carolina songwriter / vocalist / guitarist / producer Chris Stamey, an indie rock icon with a long and illustrious history that’s encompassed co-founding seminal avant-pop band the dB...

Gerard Langley & Chris Sharp in conversation with David Eastaugh  https://www.theblueaeroplanes.com/ The Blue Aeroplanes first performed under that name at the King Street Art Gallery in Bristol in 1981. They consisted mainly of former members of Art Objects , with the addition of Nick Jacobs, former guitarist and vocalist of Southampton band the Exploding Seagulls. The Blue Aeroplanes' first...