C86 Show - Indie Pop

REM special with Bertis Downs in conversation with David Eastaugh   R.E.M.'s drummer Bill Berry instigated Downs' connection with the band. In 1978, John Huie, a rep for the booking company Berry work...

22 Jul 202022min

Blancmange special with Neil Arthur in conversation with David Eastaugh   English synth-pop band formed in Harrow, London, in 1979. The band were a duo for most of their career, composed of Neil Arthu...

22 Jul 202051min

Th' Faith Healers  special with Roxanne Stephen in conversation with David Eastaugh   Th' Faith Healers were an English indie rock band who were originally active between 1990 and 1994. The members of...

21 Jul 20201h 14min

Shelia Chandra special - Monsoon, The Imagined Village, Ancient BeatBox - in conversation with David Eastaugh   As a teenager she formed the band Monsoon with Steve Coe (who became the band's producer...

21 Jul 20201h 11min

Pentagram special with Bobby Liebling in conversation with David Eastaugh   In 1971, Bobby Liebling and Geof O'Keefe decided to leave their previous bands (Shades of Darkness and Space Meat, respectiv...

20 Jul 20201h 17min

Vic Godard in conversation with David Eastaugh In 1976, Godard formed Subway Sect with three other fans of the Sex Pistols at the suggestion of Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, who wanted another ...

17 Jul 202045min

The Wonder Stuff with Miles Hunt in conversation with David Eastaugh The Wonder Stuff released four albums and nearly 20 singles and EPs, enjoying considerable chart and live success in the UK. The ba...

15 Jul 20201h 44min

The Bible with Boo Hewerdine in conversation with David Eastaugh The Bible was formed in 1985 in Cambridge, when former Great Divide frontman Boo Hewerdine teamed up with keyboard player/drummer Tony ...

14 Jul 20201h 5min