C86 Show - Indie Pop

Steve Drewett in conversation with David Eastaugh

https://www.newtownneurotics.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvooaI5ePso

Formed in 1979 by Steve Drewett, they began like so many others to attempt to get their clumsy fingers around three chords and ape the Ramones who were their heroes. Sporting Joey Ramone length hair Steve would sneer at cries of "Bloody Hippie" from the audience but after a couple of numbers nobody cared they just went into pogo frenzy.

The early stuff from the band like "Hypocrite" and "When The Oil Runs out" singles were both great melodic punk songs on the type found in the early eighties but both were written prior to the election of the Thatcher monster.

The horror of this event changed what was the non-political writing style of Steve's lyrics into the other extreme, and so in June 1982 "Kick Out The Tories" was released on CNT records. This was a double "A" side shared with Mindless Violence as it was quite obvious that the political nature of "Tories" would prevent it some what from being Radio One's Tony Blackburn's single of the week!

Lloyd James in conversation with David Eastaugh

English punk rock band formed in 1977. An openly left-wing and anti-fascist band, they performed at rallies for Rock Against Racism and the Anti-Nazi League, and at Right to Work marches.

https://naevus.bandcamp.com/

Naevus is a British experimental rock group. Formed in London in 1998 by Lloyd James (vocals, acoustic guitar) and Joanne Owen (bass, accordion), Naevus were often categorised as part of the ‘neo-folk’ genre. Their music has also drawn comparison with acts such as Swans and Wire, and often includes elements of industrial music. 

Jean Cafffeine in conversation with David Eastaugh

https://jeancaffeine.bandcamp.com/album/sadie-saturday-nite

https://jeancaffeine.bandcamp.com/album/pulsallama-2

https://www.sadiesaturdaynite.com/?fbclid=IwAR1NYafhK0y8y3Ls0FJzRYZlYtkd59r1DyfGekS6r2CI4zDIQx_jw9togsg

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Jacqueline Bradley in conversation with David Eastaugh

The Hellfire Club, Glasgow - Rehearsal space and recording studio which was active in the early 1980's. Operated by David Henderson  and Jacqueline Bradley with help from Henderson's sister Jaine Henderson. 

Johnette Napolitano in conversation with David Eastaugh

https://www.johnettenapolitano.net/?fbclid=IwAR1wzeUP_R1uKMz0pBsxYlK2r7RPX9Dt3SFHuUlP0ga8Jk2YyEy7NATarCQ

In 1986, Napolitano co-founded Concrete Blonde with guitarist James Mankey. She sang and sometimes played bass guitar. The pair had worked together under a variety of names since 1982. They released seven studio albums between 1986 and 2004.

June Miles-Kingston in conversation with David Eastaugh

British singer and drummer, best known for her work with various successful bands and singers in the 1980s. She was a founding member of the post-punk group the Mo-dettes, which lasted from 1979 to 1982, and later became a session drummer and backing vocalist for a variety of British post-punk, new wave, and pop artists.

Paul Collins in conversation with David Eastaugh

https://thepaulcollinsbeat.com/

https://hozacrecords.com/product/idfi/

American writer, author, music producer, and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for his work in the power pop groups The Nerves, The Breakaways and The Beat.

Paloma McLardy  in conversation with David Eastaugh

https://www.punkspalmolive.com/

Spanish drummer and songwriter who was a member of influential early punk bands. She founded the Slits toward the end of 1976. After leaving that group in 1978, she joined the Raincoats and performed on their first album, The Raincoats.

Graham Parker in conversation with David Eastaugh

https://www.grahamparker.net/Home.html

In the spring of 1975, Graham Parker, a 24-year-old petrol pump attendant from Surrey, England, began to drive up to London to meet like-minded musicians and get a backing band behind his songs, which he now considered to be stronger and more interesting than anything he was hearing on the radio. By placing an advert in the Melody Maker he met Noel Brown, a guitarist, and Paul “Bassman” Riley, a bass player who had featured in Chilli Willi and The Red Hot Peppers, a so- called “pub rock” band that had recently split up. Riley thought Parker should meet Dave Robinson, a manager who ran a small studio above the Hope and Anchor pub in Islington. Robinson had previously managed Brinsley Schwarz, another demised pub rock outfit that included its eponymous guitarist, Nick Lowe on bass and Bob Andrews on keyboards. 

Annie Hogan  in conversation with David Eastaugh

https://annihogan.co.uk/

https://annihogan.bandcamp.com/

Annie Hogan studied piano before attending Leeds University in 1979 to study politics. It was while in Leeds she met Marc Almond and Dave Ball at a local music venue. In 1980, Hogan took a year out and began DJing and promoting in local clubs. Some of her first bookings were bands like Soft Cell and the Human League. Later in London, she met Matt Johnson from the The who introduced her to Simon Fisher Turner who she began recording with on an album titled Deux Filles. It was this recording that began her working relationship with Almond, after he had heard Hogan playing on the album. Almond then asked her to collaborate on his solo material. Her first ever live concert was performing with an early line up of Marc and the Mambas at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. The line up consisted of Hogan, Almond and Matt Johnson.

Wreckless Eric in conversation with David Eastaugh

https://www.wrecklesseric.com/#/

https://www.tapeterecords.de/artists/wreckless-eric

English rock/new wave singer-songwriter, best known for his 1977 single "Whole Wide World" on Stiff Records. More than two decades after its release, the song was included in Mojo magazine's list of the best punk rock singles of all time. It was also acclaimed as one of the "top 40 singles of the alternative era 1975–2000".

Ginger Coyote inn conversation with David Eastaugh

White Trash Debutante deals with issues of gender equality and transcendence. The band's original line-up featured thirteen musicians, including lead vocalist Ginger Coyote, vocalists Ariana Uptime and Cindy Uptime, vocalist Roy Wonder, bassist Billy Gould, drummer Michael Crawford, guitarist Jay Crawford, trumpet player Terra Leong, harmonica player Jon Sugar, as well as Jennifer Blowdry, Dean Thomas. White Trash Debutante played its first show on August 30, 1986 at The Stone in San Francisco, opening for Devine.

One critic wrote: "Punk rock has always had its socio-political agitators as well as bands that simply wanted to entertain; White Trash Debutantes are a perfect example of the latter."

Blag in conversation with David Eastaugh

https://thedwarves.com/

https://thedwarves.bandcamp.com/album/blag-dahlia-introducing-ralph-champagne

Formed as a garage punk band under the name Suburban Nightmare, their career subsequently saw them move in a hardcore direction before settling into an eclectic punk rock sound emphasizing intentionally shocking lyrics. They have been described as "one of the last true bastions of punk rock ideology in the contemporary musical age".

Richard Langston inn conversation with David Eastaugh

https://hozacrecords.com/product/pull-down-the-shades/

https://hozacrecords.bandcamp.com/merch/pull-down-the-shades-garage-fanzine-1984-86-compendium-book-by-richard-langston

The incredible sound of New Zealand from Flying Nun Records and Xpressway in the 1980s-90s is the stuff of legend.

Hozac Books proudly presents Richard Langston’s ultra-obscure fanzine GARAGE, capturing the original six issues from 1984-86 at long last, in book form. Including new interviews and essays from the NZ underground’s luminaries among the likes of Alec Bathgate, David Kilgour, Roy Montgomery, Shayne Carter, Bill Direen, George Henderson, Francisca Griffin, Ronnie van Hout, Chris Heazlewood, Peter Jefferies, Stephen Cogle, Hamish Kilgour, Tom Lax, Stuart Page, Martin Phillipps, Bruce Russell, John Halvorsen, Dean Allen, Robert Scott, Brian Turner, Gary Olson, David Swift, Roger Shepherd, and don’t forget those incredible photos of The Clean from Carol Tippet.

Gregg Kostelich in conversation with David Eastaugh

https://gethip.com/

The Cynics are an American garage rock band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The band, at the time consisting of guitarist Gregg Kostelich, drummer Bill Von Hagen, vocalist Michael Kastelic who joined in 1985, bass player Steve Magee, and keyboardist Becky Smith (later founder of New York City's debuted with their first album, Blue Train Station in 1986. Many of their songs "carry the torch" for other favorite bands as cover songs or tributes. They underwent a number of lineup changes culminating in 1989's Rock and Roll album. They formed their own independent record label called Get Hip Records in 1986.

Lesley Woods in conversation with David Eastaugh

Touring with The Chameleons 20th June 2023 - 11th July 2023

British post-punk band that formed in Birmingham in 1978 and continued until 1983. They produced two studio albums and three singles. Their songs were said to have "contempt for the cliches of contemporary sexual politics" and their music has been compared to that of the Gang of Four and the Young Marble Giants. The band was led by Lesley Woods, who was once described as "one of the most striking women in British rock".

Duncan Redmonds in conversation with David Eastaugh

https://www.snuffband.com/

New Snuff album which will be released on June 9th.
"Come And Have A Go If You Think You're Rachmaninoff" is a completely acoustic record and as such a bit of a departure from the norm.

The first and only single from the forthcoming new Snuff album, "Come And Have A Go If You Think You're Rachmaninov" is available now on all streaming sites.

In September 2019 Snuff released a new album, There's A Lot of It About, on Fat Wreck Chords, recorded in 2018. Lee Erinmez left the band shortly after the recording and was replaced by Dan Goatham. In May 2020 Snuff released a new EP, The Wrath of Thoth.

In 2021 Snuff began recording a brand new album with a small run of UK dates. This marks the return of Dave Redmonds on trombone with his daughter Flo Redmonds adding saxophone and giving the band a three part brass section.

In 2022 Snuff announced a new 10 track album Crepuscolo dorato della bruschetta borsetta calzetta cacchetta trombetta lambretta giallo ossido, ooooooh cosi magnifico!.

Michelle Michi Yee-Chong in conversation with David Eastaugh

Shawn Stern in conversation with David Eastaugh

https://punkrockbowling.com/

Youth Brigade has released five studio albums of which the last was released in 1996. Almost each album was recorded with the original lineup of the Stern brothers (Mark, Adam and Shawn); bassist Bob Gnarly replaced Adam in 1985 during the recording of The Dividing Line, which was released as The Brigade. Adam returned in 1991 (when the band reunited) and contributed to the band's 1992 EP Come Again and their next two albums (Happy Hour and To Sell the Truth) before leaving once again in 2007.

Peter Woods in conversation with David Eastaugh

https://romeovoid.bandcamp.com/album/live-from-mabuhay-gardens-november-14-1980

https://romeovoid.com/

American new wave/post punk band from, formed in 1979. The band primarily consisted of saxophonist Benjamin Bossi, vocalist Debora Iyall, guitarist Peter Woods, and bassist Frank Zincavage.  The band released three albums, It's a Condition, Benefactor and Instincts, along with one EP. They are best known for the songs "Never Say Never" and "A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing)"; the latter became a Top 40 pop single.