80's Underground Podcasts

THE CHAMELEONS "Return Of The Roughnecks" from What Does Anything Mean?  Basically 1985
THE SOUND "Sense of Purpose" from From the Lion's Mouth 1981
BLITZ "Solar" from Single 1983
THE SNAKE CORPS "Calling You" from Single 1989
PARTY DAY "Rabbit Pie" from Glasshouse 1985
SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES "Green Fingers" from A Kiss In the Dreamhouse 1982
CLAN OF XYMOX "Michelle" from Medusa 1986
MOEV "Circles and Squares" from Dusk & Desire 1986
JAPAN "Quiet Life" from Quiet Life 1979
NAKED EYES "No Flowers Please" from Fuel for the Fire 1984
PREFAB SPROUT "Here On the Eerie" from Swoon 1984
MICRODISNEY "Birthday Girl" from The Clock Comes Down the Stairs 1985
LLOYD COLE & THE COMMOTIONS "Patience" from Rattlesnakes (Remastered) 1985
THAT PETROL EMOTION "Swamp" from Babble 1987
SHOOT!DISPUTE "Can't Believe" from Single 1984
THE PAYOLA$ "Some Old Song" from No Stranger to Danger 1982
JO BOXERS "Boxerbeat" from Like Gangbusters 1983
MADNESS "Embarrassment" from Absolutely 1980
THE ENGLISH BEAT "What's Your Best Thing?" from What Is Beat? 1983
SQUEEZE "Another Nail In My Heart" from Argybargy 1981
ROBYN HITCHCOCK "Fifty Two Stations" from Groovy Decoy 1986
HUXTON CREEPERS "I Will Persuade You" from 12 Days To Paris 1986
XTC "Towers of London" from Black Sea 1980
THE SMITHEREENS "Hand of Glory" from Especially for You 1986
THE DREAM SYNDICATE "Let It Rain" from Out Of The Grey 1986
R.E.M. "Moral Kiosk" from Murmur 1983
FETCHIN' BONES "God's Hanky" from Cabin Flounder 1985
THE DOWNSIDERS "Curl Of Hair" from The Downsiders 1987

RED ROCKERS - China (Good as Gold) 1983

MODERN ENGLISH - Move in Light (Mesh & Lace) 1981

TRANSLATOR - Everywhere That I'm Not (Heartbeats & Triggers) 1982

THE STRANGLERS - Skin Deep (Aural Sculpture) 1985

HOODOO GURUS - Bittersweet (Mars Needs Guitars) 1985

THE ROMANTICS - Love Me to the Max (In Heat) 1983

FLESH FOR LULU - Sleeping Dogs (Long Live the New Flesh) 1987

THE ALARM - Strength (Strength) 1985

THE LUCY SHOW - A Million Things (Mania) 1986

BIG COUNTRY - Angle Park (Wonderland EP) 1984

ULTRAVOX - One Small Day (Lament) 1984

INXS - Dancing on the Jetty (The Swing) 1984

THE FIXX - Lost Planes (Shuttered Room) 1982

PSEUDO ECHO - Listening (Love an Adventure) 1984

THE REPLACEMENTS - I'll Buy (Tim) 1985

RANGE HOODS - Rough Town (Rough Town EP) 1984

LET'S ACTIVE - Talking to Myself (Big Plans for Everybody) 1986

THE THREE O'CLOCK - Hand in Hand (Arrive Without Traveling) 1985

R.E.M. - Finest Worksong (Document) 1987

RIGHT AS RAIN - Rain (Undertown) 1989

THE CONNELLS - Over There (Boylan Heights) 1987

THE FEELIES - High Road (The Good Earth) 1986

THE CHILLS - Pink Frost (single) 1984

THE CHURCH - No Explanation (Remote Luxury) 1984

O.M.D. - Telegraph (Dazzle Ships) 1983

XYMOX - 7th Time (Clan of Xymox) 1985

THE SNAKE CORPS - Miracle (Flesh on Flesh) 1986

ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN - Do It Clean (Songs to Learn & Sing) 1980

ICICLE WORKS - Hollow Horse (single) 1984

THE CURE "Charlotte Sometimes" from Staring At the Sea - The Singles 1984
PLAY DEAD "Pale Fire" from Sacrosant b-side 1985
SISTERS OF MERCY This Corrosion - Single 1987
GENE LOVES JEZEBEL "Kick" from Discover 1986
MARY GOES ROUND "The Night" from Sunset 1989
THE MISSION UK "And The Dance Goes On" from God's Own Medicine 1986
SNAKE CORPS "Calling You" single from 1989
PSYCHEDELIC FURS "Soap Commercial" from The Psychedelic Furs 1980
BLUE IN HEAVEN "Julie Cries" from All the Gods Men 1984
GARY NUMAN "We Take Mystery To Bed" from I, Assassin 1982
MISSING PERSONS "Bad Streets" from Spring Session M 1982
DANNY ELFMAN "Gratitude" from So-Lo 1984
INXS "Dancing on the Jetty" from Dancing on the Jetty 1984
MODERN ENGLISH "Blue Waves" from Ricochet Days 1984
ENGLISH BEAT "Best Friend" from I Just Can't Stop It 1980
JOE JACKSON "Tonight and Forever" from Big World 1986
BIG COUNTRY "Wonderland" from Wonderland 1984 
SPLIT ENZ "One Step Ahead" from Waiata 1981
SCARLET PARTY "101 Dam-Nations" from 7" Single 1982
KIRSTY MACCOLL "Terry" from The Stiff Years 1983
THE HOUSEMARTINS "We're Not Going Back" from We're Not Going Back 1987
CLOSE LOBSTERS "Just Too Bloody Stupid" from Foxheads Stalk This Land 1987
THE WONDER STUFF "Unbearable" from The Eight Legged Groove Machine 1988
DARLING BUDS "Hit the Ground" from Pop Said... 1988
HUXTON CREEPERS "I Will Persuade You" from 12 Days To Paris 1986
THE RAVE-UPS "When the End Comes Before" from The Book of Your Regrets 1988
SOUL ASYLUM "Standing In The Doorway" from Hang Time 1988
MOVING TARGETS "Separate Hearts" from Brave Noise 1989
BAND OF SUSANS "Hard Light" from Love Agenda 1989

LET'S ACTIVE “Every Word Means No” from Afoot (1983) 

THE THREE O'CLOCK “Jetfighter” from Sixteen Tambourines / Baroque Hoedown (1983) 

TRUE WEST “Steps To The Door” from Two True (1983) 

THE PRIMITONS “All My Friends” from Don't Go Away: BIG DIPPER “All Going Out Together” from Supercluster - Anthology (1987) 

DUMPTRUCK “Carefree” from For the Country (1987) 

GUADALCANAL DIARY “Pray For Rain” from Jamboree (1986) 

R.E.M. “Burning Down” from Dead Letter Office (1987) 

HOODOO GURUS “I Want You Back” from Stoneage Romeos (1984) 

MIDNIGHT OIL “Sell My Soul” from Diesel and Dust (1987) 

CRASH STREET KIDS “Little Girls” from Crash Street Kids (1982) 

THE REPLACEMENTS “Bastards of Young” from Tim (1985) 

SOUL ASYLUM “Cartoon” from Hang Time (1988) 

HUSKER DU “These Important Years” from Warehouse: Songs and Stories (1987) 

THE LOVE IN “Late as Usual” from The Love In (1987) 

THE LILAC TIME “Together” from The Lilac Time (1988) 

THE SMITHS “I Started Something I Couldn't Finish” from Strangeways, Here We Come (1987) 

McCARTHY “What Our Boys are Fighting For” from The Enraged Will Inherit the Earth (1989) 

DEL AMITRI “I Was Here” from Del Amitri (1985) 

THE CHILLS “Wet Blanket” from Brave Words (1987) 

THE MEKONS “Blow Your Tuneless Trumpet” from The Mekons Rock 'n' Roll (1989) 

BLEACHED BLACK “I Can't Be Happy” from Wrist Slashing Romance EP (1985) 

CHATSHOW “Red Skies” from 12" Single (1986) 

GENE LOVES JEZEBEL “Heartache” from Discover (1986) 

NEW MODELS “Say What” from Sight and Sound EP (1983) 

CABARET VOLTAIRE “White Car” from code (1987) 

THE CURE “The Baby Screams” from The Head On The Door (1985) 

INXS “Here Comes” from Shabooh Shoobah (1982) 

THE X-TEENS “Say It Isn't So” from Love and Politics (1984) 

LET'S ACTIVE “Easy Does” from Cypress (1984)

CHAMELEONS UK - Pleasure & Pain (12" single) 1985

NEW ORDER - Procession (single) 1981

KILLING JOKE - Love Like Blood (Night Time) 1985

LOVE & ROCKETS - Motorcycle (s/t) 1989

BAUHAUS - Lagarjita Nick (single) 1982

JESUS & MARY CHAIN - Happy Place (Barbed Wire Kisses) 1988

SNAKE CORPS - Testament (Testament EP) 1986

TEARDROP EXPLODES - Passionate Friend (Wilder) 1981

THE OPPOSITION - A Day in The Future (Intimacy) 1983

THE ESSENCE - Only For You (single) 1988

RECKLESS SLEEPERS - If We Never Meet Again (Big Boss Sounds) 1988

THE CURE - A Night Like This (Head on the Door) 1985

MIDNIGHT OIL - Hercules (Species Deceases EP) 1985

HOODOO GURUS - What's My Scene (Blow Your Cool) 1987

LOVE TRACTOR - Chilly Damn Willy (s/t) 1984

THE DOWNSIDERS - I Wanna Drive (All My Friends Are Fish) 1988

THE VERLAINES - Death & The Maiden (single) 1983

AFTER THIS - Fields (single) 1986

THE SMITHS - There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (Queen Is Dead) 1986

GO-BETWEENS - Was There Anything I Could Do (16 Lovers Lane) 1988

THE CHILLS - Wet Blanket (Brave Words) 1987

GRAPES OF WRATH - O Lucky Man (Treehouse) 1987

GUADALCANAL DIARY - Pray For Rain (Jamboree) 1986

R.E.M. - Second Guessing (Reckoning) 1984

THE CONNELLS - Over There (Boylan Height) 1987

BEAT FARMERS - Bigger Stones (Tales of the New West) 1985

LOUIS & CLARK - Walk Down Any Street (Hollywood Capacity Maximus) 1987

THE TOURISTS - All Life's Tragedies (Reality Effect) 1979

ENGLISH BEAT - Sole Salvation (Special Beat Service) 1982

THE JAM - Just Who Is The 5 O'Clock Hero? (The Gift) 1982

THE CLASH - Somebody Got Murdered (Sandinista!) 1980

THE FIXX - Less Cities, More Moving People (Phantoms) 1984

SQUEEZE - Hits of the Year (Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti) 1985

KATE BUSH - The Big Sky (Hounds Of Love) 1985

JULIAN COPE - St. Julian (St. Julian) 1987

XTC - That's Really Super Supergirl (Skylarking) 1986

PETE WYLIE - Sinful (Sinful) 1987

OMD - We Love You (The Pacific Age) 1986

ICEHOUSE - Hey Little Girl (Primitive Man) 1982

ULTRAVOX - One Small Day (Lament) 1984

MOEV - Yeah, Whatever (single) 1986

WIRE - The Point of Collapse (The Ideal Copy) 1987

SNAKE CORPS - Calling You (More Than The Ocean) 1989

MARCH VIOLETS - Deep (Electric Shades) 1985

SAFEHOUSE - Underneath The Ice (single) 1982

COMSAT ANGELS - Do The Empty House (Sleep No More) 1981

BALAAM & THE ANGEL - Two Into One (She Knows b-side) 1986

KILLING JOKE - The Wait (s/t) 1980

GANG OF FOUR - I Found That Essence Rare (Entertainment!) 1979

SCARS - All About You (Author!Author!) 1981

BAUHAUS - Kick In The Eye (single) 1981

PARTY DAY - Atoms (Glasshouse) 1985

THE CUT - I Wish It Was Simple (Shadow Talks) 1981

DIG DIPPER - Faith Healer (Boo-Boo) 1987

HUSKER DU - Makes No Sense At All (Flip Your Wig) 1985

THE REPLACEMENTS - Kiss Me On The Bus (Tim) 1985

DREAMS SO REAL - Victim (Rough Night in Jericho) 1988

THE DAMNED – Generals (Strawberries) 1982

THE STRANGLERS – The Man They Love to Hate (La Folie) 1981 

SIMPLE MINDS – The American (Sons & Fascination) 1981 

SPANDAU BALLET – Paint Me Down (single) 1981 

VISAGE – Visa Age (s/t) 1980 

ULTRAVOX – We Came to Dance (Quartet) 1982 

GLEAMING SPIRES – Big Surprise (Walk on Well Lighted Streets) 1981 

SLOW CHILDREN – Unplugging the Vacuum (Mad About Town) 1982 

HORIZONTAL BRIAN – Practicing First Aid (Vertical) 1983 

MISSING PERSONS – Destination Unknown (Spring Session M) 1982 

PETER SCHILLING – Tera Titanic (single) 1984 

THE FIXX – Walkabout (Walkabout) 1986 

BOW WOW WOW – Baby Oh No (I Want Candy) 1981 

DEVO – Jerkin Back & Forth (New Traditionalists) 1981 

DANNY ELFMAN – Gratitude (So-Lo) 1984 

THE DIVINYLS – I’ll Make You Happy (Desperate) 1982 

THE THE – Infected (Infected) 1986 

THE CHRYSALIDS – Stop The Clock (single) 1987 

HUXTON CREEPERS – I Will Persuade You (12 Days to Paris) 1986 

LONDON COWYBOYS – Dance Crazy (single) 1987 

THE GODFATHERS – Love Is Dead (Birth.School.Work.Death) 1988 

TRUE WEST – Look Around (Drifters) 1984 

BUFFALO TOM – Sunflower Suit (s/t) 1989 

MOVING TARGETS – The Other Side (Burn In Water) 1986 

THE WIPERS – Return of the Rat (Is This Real?) 1979 

THE SCIENTISTS – Swampland (Weird Love) 1986 

THE CRAMPS – Can Your Pussy Do The Dog? (A Date With Elvis) 1986 

PYSCHIC TV – Godstar (single) 1986 

THE MEKONS – Where Were You (single) 1978 

THE FOLK DEVILS – This Traitor Hand (Peel Sessions) 1985

INXS - The One Thing (Shabooh Shoobah) 1982

GENERAL PUBLIC - Faults & All (Hand To Mouth) 1986

THE BIG DISH - Big New Beginning (Swimmer) 1986

RAILWAY CHILDREN - Brighter (Reunion Wilderness) 1987

THE SMITHS - Half a Person (single) 1986

AZTEC CAMERA - Deep Wide & Tall (Love) 1987

LLOYD COLE & THE COMMOTION - Rattlesnakes (Rattlesnakes) 1984

THE SNEETCHES - Run In The Sun (Sometimes That's All We Have) 1988

THE BATS - Made Up In Blue (single) 1986

THE JAZZ BUTCHER - Death Dentist (Bloody Nonsense) 1986

THE MEKONS - Kidnapped (Honky Tonkin') 1987

THE GO-BETWEENS - I Just Get Caught Out (Tallulah) 1987

SWIMMING POOL Qs - Silver Slippers (s/t) 1984

THE CONNELLS - Fun & Games (Fun & Games) 1989

DREAMS SO REAL - Everywhere Girl (single) 1985

THE CHURCH - Reptile (Starfish) 1988

THE LUCY SHOW - Sun & Moon (Mania) 1986

ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN - A Promise (single) 1984

THE BOLSHOI - Away (Friends) 1986

THE FOUNTAINHEAD - Someone Like You (Voice Of Reason) 1988

CUNNING TOY - Searching (12" single) 1987

VISAGE - The Damned Don't Cry (single) 1982

NEW ORDER - Your Silent Face (Power Corruption & Lies) 1983

THE CURE - A Night Like This (Head On The Door) 1985

THE PAYOLA$ - Eyes of a Stranger (No Stranger to Danger) 1982

MIDNIGHT OIL - Hercules (Species Deceases EP) 1985

MODERN ENGLISH “Blue Waves” from Ricochet Days (1984) 

ICICLE WORKS “Hollow Horse” from The Small Price of a Bicycle (1985) 

MIDNIGHT OIL “Hercules” from Species Deceases EP (1985) 

THE ALARM “Rescue Me” from Eye of the Hurricane (1987) 

FLESH FOR LULU “Slide” from Plastic Fantastic (1989) 

CONCRETE BLONDE “Still In Hollywood” from Concrete Blonde (1986) 

THE REPLACEMENTS “I'll Be You” from Don't Tell a Soul (1989) 

DRAMARAMA “New Dream” from Box Office Bomb (1987) 

DRIVIN NY CRYIN “Scarred But Smarter” from Scarred But Smarter (1986) 

DREAMS SO REAL “Bearing Witness” from Rough Night In Jericho (1988) 

THE FURLONGS “On The Water” from 2300 Ward (1988) 

R.E.M. “Romance” from Eponymous (1988) 

THE FEELIES “It's Only Life” from Only Life (1988) 

SWIMMING POOL Qs “Now I'm Talking About Now” from Blue Tomorrow (1987) 

GIANT SANDWORMS “Body of Water” from Single (1983) 

WALL OF VOODOO “Don't Spill My Courage” from Seven Days In Sammystown (1985) 

THE JAZZ BUTCHER “Big Bad Thing” from Distressed Gentlefolk (1986) 

THELONIOUS MONSTER “Swan Song” from Next Saturday Afternoon (1987) 

DINOSAUR JR. “Freak Scene” from Bug (1988) 

BUTTHOLE SURFERS “I Saw an X-Ray of a Girl Passing Gas” from Hairway to Steven (1988) 

BAND OF SUSANS “You Were an Optimist” from Hope Against Hope (1988) 

DIE KREUZEN “Slow” from Century Days (1988) 

fIREHOSE “Brave Captain” from Ragin', Full-On (1986) 

MEAT PUPPETS “Lost” from II (1984) 

MOJO NIXON & SKID ROPER “Stuffin Martha's Muffin” from Frenzy (1986) 

BEAT FARMERS “God Is Here Tonight” from Pursuit of Happiness (1987) 

SCRUFFY THE CAT “My Baby She's Alright” from Tiny Days (1987) 

JASON & THE SCORCHERS “Absolutely Sweet Marie” from Fervor (1983)