Channelling the spirit of Indie Pop!
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C86 Podcasts
Weekly radio show hosted by David Eastaugh, playing the best in indie pop, mostly from the 80s, occasionally other decades & each show features a special guest.
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Ian A. Anderson - The Village Thing, Tiger Moth, English Country Blues Band
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Ian A Anderson in conversation with David Eastaugh https://frootsmag.com/ https://www.ianaanderson.com/ https://ghostsfromthebasement.bandcamp.com/ Anderson first performed in his home town of Weston-super-Mare as a member of the Backwater Jook Band and came to prominence as a member of the Bristol based country blues scene of the mid to late 1960s…
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Edward Barton in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vgcYBwyw28 English poet, artist and musician from Manchester, known for his eccentric stage performances and use of home-made instruments. He has had top 30 success as a songwriter with hits including "It's a Fine Day" (Opus III) - the tune of which was then used in …
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Test Dept - Graham Cunnington & Paul Jamrozy
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Graham Cunnington & Paul Jamrozy in conversation with David Eastaugh https://testdept.bandcamp.com/album/industrial-overture Formed in London in the early 1980s, Test Dept are regarded as one of the pioneering forces of ‘industrial music’, recognised for their groundbreaking sound and powerful performances that pushed the boundaries of music, art a…
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Paul Morley in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.headline.co.uk/titles/paul-morley/far-above-the-world/9781472289506/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Far-Above-World-Space-David/dp/1472289471 A landmark exploration of David Bowie as an everlasting cultural force and change maker, by acclaimed writer Paul Morley. In the ten years since the death…
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Elizabeth Westwood - Westworld, Moondogg
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Elizabeth Westwood in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.theguntonarms.co.uk/new-years-eve-2025/ Named after the sci-fi film Westworld, it was formed in 1986 by former Generation X guitarist Bob "Derwood" Andrews and American vocalist Elizabeth Westwood. The line up was completed by drummer Nick Burton. Before the recording and release of…
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Harry Dingman III - For Against, The Millions, Cartoon Pupils
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Harry Dingman in conversation with David Eastaugh https://foragainst.bandcamp.com/ https://www.harrydingman.com/ https://themillionsne.bandcamp.com/ Something of an anomaly in Midwestern America, For Against—especially early in its career—has looked to a distinctly British aesthetic for inspiration, most obviously the post-punk scene exemplified by…
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Andrew "Tiny" Wood - Ultrasound, Possession, Sleepy people
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Andrew 'Tiny' Wood in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.facebook.com/UltrasoundTheBand English indie rock band. With roots in the British underground psychedelic and experimental rock scenes of the 1980s and early 1990s, the band emerged in 1997 and soon gained attention for their "operatic prog-glam ambitions" and "violent reworking of …
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Tim 'Polecat' Worman - The Polecats, 13 Cats & Scotty Robbins And The Psychobillies
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Tim Polecat in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.facebook.com/ThePolecats/?locale=en_GB https://westhampsteadarts.com/nightery_event/the-polecats-2/ The band formed in 1977 in north London. The original line-up was Tim Worman (a.k.a. Tim Polecat, vocalist), Martin "Boz" Boorer (guitarist and vocalist), Phil Bloomberg (bassist), and Chris…
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Mark Johnson - The Bollweevils, Bolster & Don't Sleep Dream
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Mark Johnson in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLE9mfb6eZU https://dontsleepdream.bandcamp.com/album/life-is-just-a-ride Although first formed in 1985, The Bollweevils did not come together properly as a live act until 1988. The first full line-up included Sarah Griffiths (vocals), Mark Johnson (lead guitar), Steve…
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Shaun Ward - Floy Joy, Simply Red, Clock DVA, Everyday People
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Shaun Ward in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGqFli3c7wM Floy Joy was an English group formed in Sheffield, England, who recorded two albums and had minor success with several singles. Into the Hot was released by Virgin in September 1984. It was preceded in July 1984 by the single "Burn Down a Rhythm", which also …
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Aki Nawaz - Fun-Da-Mental, Getting The Fear, The Southern Death Cult, Violation - Nation Records
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Aki in conversation with David Eastaugh https://sonofpunk.co.uk/ https://nationrecords.bandcamp.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9bzv8-c_gs British musician/rapper, grew up in Bradford. He co-wrote some songs and played drums with the rock band 'Southern Death Cult' as Haq Qureshi, but is best known as member of Islamic rap band Fun-Da-Mental.…
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Dave Howard in conversation with David Eastaugh https://thedavehowardsingers.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/dave.howard.3133 The Dave Howard Singers is a cult Canadian alternative rock band/project originally formed in Toronto Canada. The project is based around the talents of singer-songwriter Dave Howard (the only consistent member) and t…
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Rob Miller in conversation with David Eastaugh https://mngbookshop.co.uk/9780252088964/the-hours-are-long-but-the-pay-is-low/ https://www.robmillerwriting.com/ In this memoir/history/fever dream, Rob Miller, co-founder of Chicago’s venerable Bloodshot Records, chronicles the unlikely evolution of Bloodshot from a list scribbled on a cocktail napkin…
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Jennifer Precious Finch - L7, Other Star People, The Shocker
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Jennifer Finch in conversation with David Eastaugh https://jenniferfinch.com/ https://jenniferfinch.bandcamp.com/album/diamonds-in-the-belly-of-the-dog https://substack.com/@jenniferfinch https://theshockerofficial.bandcamp.com/album/up-your-ass-tray-extended American musician, designer, and photographer most notable for being the primary bass play…
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Leigh Goorney - The Long Decline & Kenny Wisdom
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Leigh Goorney in conversation with David Eastaugh https://gnuinc.bandcamp.com/album/moribundiing https://www.facebook.com/leigh.goorney The new album by The Long Decline finds Leigh Goorney (formerly Kenny Wisdom) and his ever-shifting collaborators pulling together strands of history, politics, and autobiography into a startlingly unified whole. P…
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Palden Jenkin in conversation with David Eastaugh https://penwithbeyond.blog/about/ https://www.palden.co.uk/podcasts.html About Palden I was born in Hartfield in the Ashdown Forest in Sussex in 1950, in a nursing home which not long before had been the American Generals’ HQ in Britain in WW2. A fine start. I grew up in 1950s Cardiff, Wales, and in…
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Brinsley Schwarz in conversation with David Eastaugh https://brinsleyschwarz.bandcamp.com/album/shouting-at-the-moon https://brinsleyschwarz.bandcamp.com/album/tangled https://unexpectedcd.bandcamp.com/album/unexpected Legendary British musician and songwriter Brinsley Schwarz returns with a new solo album this Autumn.Shouting At The Moon represent…
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Bill Dickson in conversation with David Eastaugh https://rousers.bandcamp.com/album/1979-sire-session Inspired by the New York Dolls, Ramones and such immortal ‘50s rockers as twangy guitar hero Duane Eddy, the Rousers were woefully under-documented in their prime. A few major labels sniffed around, including RCA and Warner Bros. subdivision Sire.…
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The Lovely Basement - Katie Scaife & Kevin Bache
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Katie Scaife & Kevin Bache in conversation with David Eastaugh https://thelovelybasement.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/TheLovelyBasement/ The Lovely Basement are Katie Scaife, Kevin Bache, Steve Dew and Paul Waterworth. The band are based in Bristol, UK. The idea back in 2018 was to combine the feel of the Velvet Underground with a hint of…
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Tony De Meur - Fabulous Poodles & The Dialtones
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Tony De Meur in conversation with David Eastaugh The Fabulous Poodles started out just as The Poodles. The original Fabulous Poodles consisted of Tony de Meur on lead vocals and guitar, Richie Robertson on bass and vocals, Bobby Valentino on violin, mandolin and vocals, Bryn Burrows on drums and Bob Suffolk on piano.…
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Barry Melton - Country Joe And The Fish, Dinosaurs & The Barry "The Fish" Melton Band
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Barry Melton in conversation with David Eastaugh http://counterculture.net/thefish/ Co-founder and original lead guitarist of Country Joe and the Fish and Dinosaurs. He appears on all the Country Joe and the Fish recordings and he also wrote some of the songs that the band recorded. He appeared in the films made at Monterey Pop and Woodstock, and a…
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Anne Clark in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.anneclarkofficial.com/ https://anneclarkofficial.bandcamp.com/ English poet, singer and songwriter. Her first album, The Sitting Room, was released in 1982, and she has released over a dozen albums since then. Her poetry work with experimental musicians occupies a region bounded roughly by …
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Anne-Marie Hurst - Ghost Dance & Skeletal Family,
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Anne-Marie Hurst in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.ghost-dance.com/ https://ghost-dance.bandcamp.com/music Ghost Dance is a British gothic rock band formed in 1985 by Gary Marx (ex-Sisters of Mercy guitarist) and Anne-Marie Hurst (ex-Skeletal Family vocalist) as both were leaving their respective bands. The band were originally signed…
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Thomas Leer in conversation with David Eastaugh http://thomasleer.co.uk/ Leer played in several local experimental pop groups in the early to mid-1970s, moving to London when the punk rock scene was at its height. He formed the punk band Pressure, but by 1978 had moved on to music influenced by synthpop and Krautrock bands such as Can. That year, h…
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Rusty Egan in conversation with David Eastaugh https://rustyeganpresents1.bandcamp.com/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rusty-Egan-Autobiography/dp/0857162934 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZAM6TFMvAc https://www.mixcloud.com/rustyegan/ Egan was the drummer of British new wave band Rich Kids, from its inception in March 1977, until its disbandment in De…
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