C86 Show - Indie Pop

Simon Heavisides  in conversation with David Eastaugh

You can pre-order the book from Stichting Opposite Direction, Jean-Paul van Mierlo: vanmierlojeanpaul00@gmail.com

https://louderthanwar.com/destiny-stopped-screaming-the-life-and-times-of-adrian-borland-book-review/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Destiny-Stopped-Screaming-Adrian-Borland/

Adrian Borland, was singer/guitarist and main songwriter with The Sound, a band which between 197...

Marisa Carnesky in conversation with David Eastaugh

https://carnesky.com/

British live artist and showwoman. She uses spectacular entertainment forms, including fairground devices and stage illusion, and draws on themes of contemporary ritual, to investigate social issues from an ecofeminist perspective. Time Out declared that Carnesky's 'unique niche of interactive end-of-the-pier esoterica has fused ghost trains, anatomical model...

Lora Logic in conversation with David Eastaugh

https://www.essential-logic.co.uk/

https://essentiallogic.bandcamp.com/

fter co-founding X-Ray Spex, Lora Logic formed Essential Logic in 1978, shaping post-punk with unique sax, whimsical melodies. Their 1979 album, 'Beat Rhythm News,' stood out. After a long hiatus, Essential Logic returned in 2022 with 'Land of Kali.’

Essential Logic are an English post-punk band formed in 1978 by s...

Monika Hempel in conversation with David Eastaugh

https://www.verlag-reiffer.de/produkt/nomi/v

Singing space robot. Galactic Pierrot. The thing from the other planet. To put the phenomenon of Klaus Nomi into words, the media prefers to stylize him as an alien. In fact, the artist cannot be classified into gender or genre categories and appears to be a hybrid creature of human, machine and Martian. 

He effortlessly bridges the gap f...

Louise Rutkowski in conversation with David Eastuagh

https://louiserutkowski.com/

At 19, Louise was signed to CBS Records, recording three singles and an album with soul producer Pete Wingfield with the band Sunset Gun. Prior to forming this band with sister Dee and keyboard player Ross Campbell, Louise, along with sister Dee, performed as backing vocalists for Bourgie Bourgie; a band created by legendary Postcard Records' boss Ala...

Anita Gabrielle Tedder in conversation with David Eastaugh

https://zenana1.bandcamp.com/album/witches-with-the-spell-of-love

Zenana are a forward thinking 80s female trio whose synthesiser-based musical output was shaped in the front room of a terraced house in Cornwall, UK. In September 23 they released a five track digital album of remixed and remastered recordings from the 1980s and four songs on a 12" vinyl record. Zena...

Simon Reynolds in conversation with David Eastaugh

https://store.whiterabbitbooks.co.uk/products/futuromania

Simon Reynolds's first book in eight years is a celebration of music that feels like a taste of tomorrow. Sounds that prefigure pop music's future - the vanguard genres and heroic innovators whose discoveries eventually get accepted by the wider mass audience. Starting with an extraordinary chapter on Giorgio Moroder and...

Taffy Hughes in conversation with David Eastaugh

https://thegirlwiththereplaceablehead.bandcamp.com/album/sometimes-she-lives-in-the-dark-sometimes-she-lives-in-the-light

Formed in the early 1980s and originally known as the Green-Eyed Children, Hurrah! initially consisted of Paul Handyside guitar/vocals), David 'Taffy' Hughes, Southmoor guitar/vocals), David Porthouse ;(bass), and Mark Sim (drums). Sim was soon replaced by Damien ...

David Wolfenden in conversation with David Eastaugh

n 1982, the Lorries' manager Dave Hall provided independent record label Red Rhino with a cassette of the group's demos. Impressed by the quality of the songs, Red Rhino label head "Tony K" (Tony Kostrzewa) signed the band and immediately released "Beating My Head" unchanged from the demo as the band's debut single. Fagan and Smith soon departed the band, to be replaced by Dave W...

Michael Wiener & Jim Coleman in conversation with David Eastaugh

https://thechildrenband.bandcamp.com/album/a-sudden-craving

Principal songwriters for The Children... are Michael Wiener (vocals/lyrics), Jim Coleman (electronics & various instruments) and Phil Puleo (drums, acoustic guitar & various instruments). Other core members, both live and on this recording: John Nowlin (bass), Rock Savage (drums) and Kirsten McC...

Danny Kroha in conversation with David Eastaugh

https://dannykroha.bandcamp.com/album/detroit-blues

https://www.facebook.com/hotepnefti

Danny Kroha, founding member of minimal garage rock trio the Gories, has recently been spending time perfecting and recording more traditional folk, blues, and gospel tunes from the public domain. His upcoming Detroit Blues could be considered part two of his solo debut LP - Angels Watching Over Me...

Muz Murray in conversation with David Eastaugh

https://www.muzmurray.com/

Muz Murray is a world-travelling mystic master with an international reputation, having given guidance for many years in his “SHARING THE QUEST” workshops—on Mantra Yoga, Mystical Awakening, Massage and Meditation—in the UK and Europe. He follows the way of the Universal Mystic—the Path...

Linda Smith in conversation with David Eastaugh

https://lindasmith2.bandcamp.com/

https://capturedtracks.com/artist/linda-smith/

A pioneer of the home recording movement, Linda Smith released several collections of delicate, bewitching solo music on cassette in the 1980s and 90s. The 2021 release of Till Another Time: 1988-1996, Captured Tracks’ compilation of Smith’s work, has helped bestow rightful critical acclaim to the ahead-o...

Max in conversation with David Eastaugh

https://ausgang-kabuki.bandcamp.com

https://www.facebook.com/ausgangkabuki/

Ausgang was formed by members of the band Kabuki. Some members had also been members of another band, the Solicitors. Max (vocals), Cub (bass guitar) and Matthew (guitar) were all previously in Kabuki, who released one 1982 single ("I Am a Horse") before splitting up. With drummer Ibo, they formed Ausgang and played t...

Alan Lee Shaw in conversation with David Eastaugh

English guitarist whose career began after leaving art school, in music projects with Twink. He later formed short-lived The Rings with 'Twink' Alder & drummer Rod Latter, before he and Latter created punk band Maniacs with bassist Robert Crash. In 1977 Shaw created glam-punksters Physicals, who released a single, with Paul Cook on drums. This was followed by stints in Brian...

Chris Cuffaro in conversation with David Eastaugh

https://cuffarophoto.com/

https://cuffarohits.com/

https://cuffaroplus.com/

Over the past 50 years, Chris’ signature work with a galaxy of A-List actors, models, athletes and musicians has helped them define their public image while establishing his reputation as one of the most respected photographers in the entertainment industry.  Drawn to the excitement of music as a teenager gr...