Best C86 Show Indie Pop Podcasts (2025)

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Jesse Hartman - Sammy & Laptop 1:06:33

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Jesse Hartman in conversation with David Eastaugh www.facebook.com/laptoptheband http://laptoptheband.bandcamp.com www.laptoptheband.com Laptop is the pioneering electro-pop project from Jesse Hartman — the sharp-witted New York songwriter who first made waves as a teenage guitarist/keyboardist on Richard Hell’s 1990 legendary tour of Japan, then a…

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Ken Sweeney - Brian & Instant Party 1:46:58

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Ken Sweeney in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.facebook.com/needlemythology Brian formed in 1989 comprising Ken Sweeney (ex Instant Party) and Niall Austin. Often said to be named in honour of suave Blades' bassist Brian Foley. They released a single on their own label and then relocated to London where a second single was recorded. Re…

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Annabella Lwin in conversation with David Eastaugh 1:12:40

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Annabella Lwin in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.annabellalwin.com/ Bow Wow Wow signed a recording contract with EMI Records in July 1980, and released their first single, "C·30 C·60 C·90 Go!", shortly afterwards. Originally only released on cassette, it was the world's first-ever cassette single. EMI did not promote the cassingle due…

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Richie Stotts - The Plasmatics & King Flux 2:19:47

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Richie Stotts in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.richiestotts.com/ New York City born musician who began writing and performing in a fledgling 1970s NYC band named “The Numbers”. Richie’s songwriting skills and lead guitar playing experience ultimately lead to him becoming one of the founding members of the groundbreaking and inimitabl…

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Sananda Maitreya - Introducing the Hardline 1:01:27

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Sananda Maitreya in conversation with David Eastaugh https://sanandamaitreya.com/ https://www.youtube.com/SanandaMaitreya Artist, composer, arranger, producer, multi-instrumentalist, entrepreneur and Post Millennium Rocker, SANANDA MAITREYA was born in New York U.S.A. on March 15th 1962. n 1987 his debut album “Introducing the Hardline”, gives him …

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Guy Mankowski - Kristen Pfaff 1:18:20

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Guy Mankowski in conversation with David Eastaugh https://iknowhowtolive.substack.com/p/welcome-to-i-know-how-to-live-theBy thec86show

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Dorothy Max Prior - Psychic TV, Rema-Rema & The Monochrome Set 1:03:31

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Dorothy Max Prior in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.roughtrade.com/product/dorothy-max-prior/sex-is-no-emergency-adventures-in-a-post-punk-wonderland Further adventures in psychedelic rock, ballroom dancing, performance art, and parenting in 1980s Britain. Further adventures in a post-punk wonderland from the author of the acclaimed 6…

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Ted Zurkowski - Honey West 1:08:08

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Ted Zurkowski in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.tedzurkowski.com/ https://www.honeywestmusic.com/ted-zurkowski.php An acclaimed member of New York's acting community, Ted Zurkowski is a Lifetime Member of the Actors Studio. He's also been playing in bands and composing songs since his tender, pre-shaving years. In 1994, he and fellow …

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Noel Burke - St Vitus Dance & Echo & The Bunnymen 55:24

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Noel Burke in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.facebook.com/groups/1001217991862133/user/61555741167271/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/1001217991862133 Irish singer, who is best known for replacing Ian McCulloch as the lead singer with Echo & the Bunnymen from 1989 to 1993. Burke's first band was St. Vitus Dance, who released the albu…

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Richard James Burgess - Landscape, Easy Street, Spandau Ballet, Five Star etc 2:44:15

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Richard James Burgess in conversation with David Eastaugh https://landscape.band/ https://landscapeband.bandcamp.com/ English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, composer, author, manager, marketer and inventor. Burgess's music career spans more than 50 years. He came to prominence in the early 1980s as co-founder and co-lead singer of t…

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Chris D - The Flesh Eaters & Divine Horseman 1:48:29

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Chris D in conversation with David Eastaugh Chris D. (born Chris Desjardins) is an American punk poet, singer, writer, rock critic, producer, and filmmaker. He is best known as the lead singer and founder of the early and long-running Los Angeles punk/death rock band the Flesh Eaters. The Flesh Eaters were a staple of the L.A. punk scene in the 198…

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Reinhold Heil - Nina Hagen Band, Spliff and Nena 1:45:08

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Reinhold Heil in conversation with David Eastaugh https://reinholdheil.com/ German musician, producer, and film and television composer. He initially achieved success in Germany as a member of the post-punk and Neue Deutsche Welle groups Nina Hagen Band, Spliff and Nena, and later as a music producer. As a film composer, he is known for his collabo…

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Paul Marko - Punk77 1:26:45

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Paul Marko in conversation with David Eastaugh https://punk77.co.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/punk77UK/?locale=en_GB A history of UK Punk Rock from 1976-79: Featuring bands, fashion, Club & Pubs, history, fanzines & featuresBy thec86show

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Rob Janicke - Slacker: 1991, Teen Spirit Angst, and the Generation It Created 1:31:56

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Rob Janicke in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.robjanicke.com/ HAVE I GOT A LITTLE STORY FOR YOU... The year was 1984. I was eleven years old and popular music was in a state of confusion. Along with songs by artists I liked such as Van Halen, Prince, Quiet Riot, Duran Duran, Billy Idol, and The Police, Top 40 radio constantly played s…

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Jon Klein - Siouxsie and the Banshees, Batcave, Speciman & Jah Wobble. 1:42:20

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Jon Klein in conversation with David Eastaugh In 1980, he formed Bristol band Specimen with Ollie Wisdom and Kev Mills. In 1982, after moving in London and renting a place in Soho, Klein co-founded with Wisdom the club the Batcave, which was a party on Wednesday nights at The Gargoyle. Klein and Wisdom then opened a Batcave club night in New-York. …

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Howard Wuelfing - The Nurses, The Slickee Boys, Underheaven 1:34:32

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Howard Wuelfing in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.diwulf.com/products/available-for-presale-descenes-and-discords-an-anthology On August 19, 2025, Descenes and Discords: An Anthology will be released, offering a powerful time capsule of the birth and early evolution of punk music through the pages of two influential fanzines: Descenes…

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John Ellerby - Waveney Clarion 1:11:27

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John Ellerby in conversation with David Eastaugh http://www.waveneyclarion.co.uk/ The Waveney Clarion was a unique publication, born of the Barsham Fairs. A monthly magazine, it hammered away for eleven years at social injustice, music, ecology, beer, art and the best type of potato to grow on your allotment. “The beginning of the Waveney Clarion r…

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Mark Brend - David Ackles 41:42

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Mark Brend in conversation with David Eastaugh http://jawbonepress.com/down-river/ Down River: In Search Of David Ackles is an illuminating study of mythmaking, the popular music industry, and a forgotten enigma of the 1970s. In 1972, David Ackles’s third album, American Gothic, was released to a flurry of press plaudits declaring it to be ‘the Sgt…

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Paul Da Vinci - Rubettes 1:08:36

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Paul Da Vinci in conversation with David Eastaugh https://pauldavinci.com/home https://www.pauldavinci.net/ Paul Da Vinci is best known as the "incredible" voice on the Rubettes' number one selling single "Sugar Baby Love", which sold over 8 million copies world-wide featuring his three and a half octave voice. Paul sang all the lead vocals on the …

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Jamie James - The Kingbees, Harry Dean Stanton & Dennis Quaid & The Sharks 1:24:21

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Jamie James in conversation with David Eastaugh https://shop.bandwear.com/collections/oglio-records-shop/products/ogl048 James was initially known as the leader and founder of the rockabilly trio The Kingbees, active between 1978 and 1982. The group included drummer Rex Roberts and bassist Michael Rummans. The Kingbees recorded two albums with Davi…

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Terry Reid 1:11:16

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Terry Reid in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.terryreid.com/By thec86show

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Joe Boyd 1:09:10

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Joe Boyd in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.joeboyd.co.uk/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Roots-Rhythm-Remain-Journey-ThroughBy thec86show

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Chris Stamey - The dB's 50:50

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Chris Stamey in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.chrisstamey.com/ https://chrisstamey.bandcamp.com/ Anything Is Possible, the latest collection of original material (and one affectionate cover) from North Carolina songwriter / vocalist / guitarist / producer Chris Stamey, an indie rock icon with a long and illustrious history that’s enc…

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The Blue Aeroplanes - Gerard Langley & Chris Sharp 1:40:52

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Gerard Langley & Chris Sharp in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.theblueaeroplanes.com/ The Blue Aeroplanes first performed under that name at the King Street Art Gallery in Bristol in 1981. They consisted mainly of former members of Art Objects, with the addition of Nick Jacobs, former guitarist and vocalist of Southampton band the Exp…

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Cara Tivey - Billy Bragg, Blur, Everything But The Girl, Au Pairs 1:11:21

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Cara Tivey in conversation with David Eastaugh https://dagoogie.bandcamp.com/album/the-golden-thread https://www.carativey.com/ https://carativey.bandcamp.com Cara Tivey joined Birmingham band Au Pairs as keyboard player in 1983. In 1985, Tivey got her first recording break with Everything But the Girl on Baby the Stars Shine Bright. In 1988, she s…

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The Rubettes - Alan Williams 48:37

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Alan Williams in conversation with David Eastaugh The Rubettes' first and biggest hit was "Sugar Baby Love" (1974) which was a number one in the United Kingdom, going on to sell around 500,000 copies in the UK and three million copies globally. With three more songs, "Sugar Baby Love" was recorded in October 1973 at Lansdowne Studios in Holland Par…

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Jesse Hartman - Sammy & Laptop 1:06:33

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Ken Sweeney - Brian & Instant Party 1:46:58

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Annabella Lwin in conversation with David Eastaugh 1:12:40

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Richie Stotts - The Plasmatics & King Flux 2:19:47

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Sananda Maitreya - Introducing the Hardline 1:01:27

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Guy Mankowski - Kristen Pfaff 1:18:20

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Dorothy Max Prior - Psychic TV, Rema-Rema & The Monochrome Set 1:03:31

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Ted Zurkowski - Honey West 1:08:08

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Noel Burke - St Vitus Dance & Echo & The Bunnymen 55:24

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Richard James Burgess - Landscape, Easy Street, Spandau Ballet, Five Star etc 2:44:15

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Chris D - The Flesh Eaters & Divine Horseman 1:48:29

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Reinhold Heil - Nina Hagen Band, Spliff and Nena 1:45:08

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Paul Marko - Punk77 1:26:45

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Rob Janicke - Slacker: 1991, Teen Spirit Angst, and the Generation It Created 1:31:56

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Jon Klein - Siouxsie and the Banshees, Batcave, Speciman & Jah Wobble. 1:42:20

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Howard Wuelfing - The Nurses, The Slickee Boys, Underheaven 1:34:32

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John Ellerby - Waveney Clarion 1:11:27

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Mark Brend - David Ackles 41:42

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Paul Da Vinci - Rubettes 1:08:36

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Jamie James - The Kingbees, Harry Dean Stanton & Dennis Quaid & The Sharks 1:24:21

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Terry Reid 1:11:16

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Joe Boyd 1:09:10

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Chris Stamey - The dB's 50:50

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The Blue Aeroplanes - Gerard Langley & Chris Sharp 1:40:52

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Cara Tivey - Billy Bragg, Blur, Everything But The Girl, Au Pairs 1:11:21

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The Rubettes - Alan Williams 48:37