Alternative 80s

Dubs, remixes, instrumentals - a lot of "uncommon" music came out of the 80's, and instrumentals was a genre' that really didn't' get a lot of airplay, so we decided to showcase some of our (and your) favorite instrumentals. They run from upbeat to mellow to downright uncommon - and here they are. Enjoy! 1. Split Endz - Double Happy 2. Ministry - Work For Love [Dub Version] 3. Images In Vogue - For Germans 4. Roxy Music - Tara 5. Thompson Twins - Nurse Shark 6. Yazoo - Situation [Original U.S. Dub Mix] 7. Tears For Fears - The Marauders 8. Icehouse - Glam 9. Duran Duran - Tev Aviv 10. Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence [Ecstatic Dub] 11. Simple Minds - Theme For Great Cities 12. The Durutti Column - What Is It To Me (Woman) 13. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The World Is My Oyster (Trapped) 14. Human League - Travelogue 15. Cocteau Twins - Rococo 16. The Smiths - Oscillate Wildly 17. The Police - How Stupid Mr. Bates 18. Flock of Seagulls - Last Flight Of Yuri Gagarin 19. Art Of Noise - Chameleon's Dish 20. New Order - Confusion 21. Skinny Puppy - Nature's Revenge [Dub] 22. Love Tractor - Pretty 23. The Cure - Carnage Visors Download April_InstrumentalCast.mp3

We are in a new location and loving it! Such a good mood, and the podcast reflects it - full of lesser deep tracks, more fun, upbeat tunes this time around.  Hope you enjoy it! 1. Animotion - Obsession [Extended] 2. Eurythmics - Sexcrime (1984) [Extended Version] 3. Oingo Boingo - Weird Science [Extended Dance Version] 4. Trans-X - Living On Video [12" Vinyl Single Version] 5. Sparks w/ Jane Wiedlin - Cool Places [Doorman's Delirium Mix] 6. Talk Talk - It's My Life [12" Extended Version] 7.  Freur - Doot Doot [Extended Version] 8. Gino Vanelli - Black Cars [Special Dance Mix] 9. Big Pig - I Can't Break Away [Extended Mix] 10. Howard Jones - Things Can Only Get Better [Extended Mix] 11.Laurie Anderson - O Superman (For Massenet) 12. Romeo Void - Never Say Never [12" Version] 13. Paul Hardcastle - 19 [Destruction Mix] 14. Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait [12" Dutch Mix} Download March_2017.mp3

What better way to say goodbye to 2015 than with an extra-long podcast? We jump back 30 years and countdown the top 25 Alternative hits from 1985. It's a long podcast - and just in time for your New Year's Eve festivities. So long 2015 - we'll see you on the other side! Track Listing: 1. Kosciusko - Midnight Oil 2. One Night in Bangkok - Murray Head 3. Blue Kiss [V Mix] - Jane Weildin 4. Dancing in the Streets - Mick Jagger & David Bowie 5. Head Over Heels [Extended] - Tears For Fears 6. If You Love Somebody Set Them Free - Sting 7. Flexible [Remixed Extended] - Depeche Mode 8. World Destruction - Time Zone 9. So In Love - OMD 10. Love and Pride [Extended 12" mix] - King 11. The Bottom Line - Big Audio Dynamite 12. Don't You Forget About Me [12" Original Version] - Simple Minds 13. Viva La Rock [Unreleased Rico Conning 12" Mix] - Adam Ant 14. The Perfect Kiss [12" Version] - New Order 15. Alive and Kicking - Simple Minds 16. Dead Man's Party - Oingo Boingo 17. Everybody Wants to Rule the World [Urban Mix 12"] - Tears for Fears 18. This Time - INXS 19. Take On Me - A-ha 20. You Spin Me Round [Razormaid Remix] - Dead or Alive 21. Shout [U.S. Remix] - Tears for Fears 22. In Between Days [Shiver Mix] - The Cure 23. Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) - Pet Shop Boys 24. Vigilante - Felony 25. New Year's Day [Francois Kevorkian U.S. Remix] - U2 26. XXXXX XXX XXXXXXX [Edit The Shake Mix] - XXXXXXX XXXX Download December_2015_Countdown.mp3 That's right - We purposely didn't reveal the title for #1, you'll have to listen to find out! Have a great 2016!

Can we get through a couple of weeks without any deaths please?? We have a pretty pleasant & upbeat podcast for y'all this week, with a little tribute at the beginning. Celebrate Sal Tessio & Fish as you enjoy this podcast chock full of happiness!!  1. Abe Vigoda's Dead - Greg Galcik & Greg Peters 2. AEIOU Sometimes Y [The Long Version] - Ebn-Ozn 3. Lay Your Hands On Me [Original Remix] - Thompson Twins 4. The Big Sky [Meteorological Mix] - Kate Bush 5. Always A Flame [Alternate Version] - Gene Loves Jezebel 6. No Stars - Figures On A Beach 7. Screen Kiss - Thomas Dolby 8. Flame In My Heart - White Door 9. Emeralds And Pearls - Freur 10. Temptation [12" Mix] - New Order 11. Can't Help Myself [US Club Mix] - Icehouse 12. Fields Of Fire - Big Country 13. Close To The Edge [Ruff Mix] - Art Of Noise 14. Mickey Mouse - Sparks 15. Dig It - Skinny Puppy 16. Down In It [Singe] - Nine Inch Nails 17. Red Eye Express - Devo Download February_3__2016.mp3

A difficult podcast to assemble, given the massive wealth of music David Bowie has given to the world over the years, we hope you enjoy the selections we chose for this tribute. 1. Blue Jean [Extended Dance Mix] - David Bowie 2. Day In - Day Out - David Bowie 3. Magic Dance - David Bowie 4. Young Americans - The Cure 5. Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) - David Bowie 6. Let's Dance [12" Remix] - David Bowie 7. Suffragette City - Frankie Goes to Hollywood 8. Loving The Alien - David Bowie 9. Candidate - Dramarama 10. Ashes To Ashes - Tears For Fears 11. Fame - Duran Duran 12. Space Oddity [1969 video version] - David Bowie 13. Modern Love [Extended Remix] - David Bowie 14. Baby Universal [New Mix Extended] [UK 12" Mix] - Tin Machine 15. Cat People - David Bowie 16. Heroes [Live] - Blondie 17. I'm Afraid Of Americans [v. 1] - David Bowie w/Trent Reznor 18. Lazarus - David Bowie Download BowieCast.mp3

As y'all know,  we're still recovering from the loss of our hard drive.  After a little digging,  we've decided to post this Christmas flashback from 2011. It was the last Christmas podcast from the New England studio, and one of Surfingtrucker's favorites.  We hope y'all enjoy it,  and we wish you a very happy holiday season!  Download Alt80s69_-_Christmas_2011.mp3

So we have a fresh new podcast for y'all! Things keep getting busy here at the Alt80 Studios, but we keep plugging away, doing our best for new podcasts for your listening pleasure - and here's our latest result. Happy Thanksgiving to all of our American listeners - and especially to any that me stationed away from home. And for the rest of you - we're thankful for all of you! Track Listing: 1. Black Hit Of Space - Human League 2. Tenant - Siouxsie and the Banshees 3. Brush Fire - B-52s 4. Waiting For Delmore - Algebra Suicide 5. It's Been A Long Time [Razormaid Remix] - Dead Or Alive 6. Modesty Plays [New Version] - Sparks 7. I Threw A Brick Though A Window - U2 8. Mouth Of An Angel - Two People 9. A Daisy Chain 4 Satan - My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult 10. Close To The Edge [Ruff Mix] - Art Of Noise 11. Move [Original Mix Unreleased 1984] - Ministry 12. Everybody Wants To Work - Uncanny X-Men 13. Your Heart Keeps Burning - Blind Date 14. A Japanese Dream - The Cure 15. Standing In The Shower...Thinking - Jane's Addiction 16. I Don't Remember - Peter Gabriel 17. Possessed To Skate - Suicidal Tendencies 18. Bedsitter - Soft Cell 19. Low Life - The Police 20. Will You Stay Tonight? - Comsat Angels Download November_22_2015.mp3

Another flashback? Well - so much Halloween spookiness available, we wanted you to be able to enjoy it all! Here we go with number two!   Download Alt80s40__Halloween_.mp3

Happy Halloween! Going to feature two of our past episodes from Halloween for your ghoulish enjoyment! Let's start things out with this one from 20091 Enjoy! Download Alt80s22b_-_Halloween_2009.mp3

At the last minute we received a cassette of Surfingtrucker on the radio back in 1985! It was a total surprise, so of course we wrapped a quick podcast around it. So enjoy this slice of nostalgia, straight from the KKHV archives! Download BTTF_Podcast.mp3