Deep Dives and Deep Cuts: the History of Punk, Post-punk and New Wave (1976-1986)

It's another mailbag episode, so that means the listeners choose the topics for discussion... Soft Boys! Metro! B-Movie! Yellow Magic Orchestra! Joy Division! (and yes, even more Rachel Sweet). Email us at [email protected].

It's time for another trivia quiz episode! Join the lads as they cover a wide range of music from Joy Division to Big Black to the Human League. Email us at [email protected].

July 1980 continues with 7 more releases from the likes of Echo and the Bunnymen, the Members, Teenage Head and the Avant Gardeners. For J, the month redeems itself with an unexpected discovery that he suspects just may be brilliant. Plus, both the lads fall in love with what must surely be the noisiest, trashiest song ever written about Johnny Cash! Listen to the full playlist on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3YckXN9 Email us at [email protected].

July of 1980 brings an eclectic mix of light and dark, sweet and sour with lots of stylistic confusion (and a spicy pickle on the side for good measure!). Dexys Midnight Runners! Joy Division! Flesh Eaters! Listen to the full playlist on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3YckXN9 Email us at [email protected].

Just when you thought that June 1980 would never ends, it does. And it's a pretty good cap to an action-packed month with quirky surprises from the likes of Split Enz, Family Fodder, the Plastics and the Demics. Listen to the full playlist on Spotify: https://bit.ly/4c2kaSK Email us at [email protected].

June 1980 continues to march on (and on and on and on) with albums by the bands like Ultravox, Pere Ubu, the Vapors and D.O.A. Listen to the full playlist on Spotify: https://bit.ly/4c2kaSK Email us at [email protected].

June 1980 marches on with albums from the likes of Toyah, Metro, Pink Military, and the Yellow Magic Orchestra. Listen to the full playlist on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3VqcMLl Email us at [email protected].

Join R+J for some light, frothy, fluffy fun as they tackle the first batch of albums from June of 1980. Rainbows and cotton candy, anyone? Listen to the full playlist on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3VqcMLl Email us at [email protected].

The Peter Gabriel conversation continues with Mike Lord from the "Tabletop Genesis" podcast (with lots of music), then turns to more general podcast shoptalk. Plus: a mini mailbag with R+J! Email us at [email protected]

Matt returns! Previously unturned rocks provide the score as he takes the lads past the basics to more obscure power pop pleasures. Listen to the full playlist on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/4arQ89k Email us at [email protected].