New Years Day – U2 Bedbugs and Ballyhoo – Echo & The Bunnymen Real Wild Child (Wild One) - Iggy Pop Metal – Gary Numan Black Coffee In Bed – Squeeze Chains Of Love – Erasure Dancing With Tears In My Eyes (Live) - Midge Ure Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Live) - Tears For Fears Love Will Tear Us Apart Again (Live) – New Order Uncontrollable Urge (Live) - Devo Love Action (I Believe in Love) – Human League Sister Europe – Psychedelic Furs There Is A Light That Never Goes Out – The Smiths M...
Dec 22, 2023•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 267
1) Jingle Bells - X 2) You Trashed My Christmas - The Primitives 3) Listen, The Snow Is Falling - Galaxie 500 4) Candy Carol - Book Of Love 5) December Will Be Magic Again - Kate Bush 6) Christmas Time Again - Bad Manners 7) Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses 8) A Christmas We Deserve - ABC 9) Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Mel Smith and Kim Wylde 10) It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas - Pet Shop Boys 11) Baby It's Christmas - Bananarama 12) Countdown To Christmas Party Time - XTC 13) Wint...
Dec 09, 2023•2 hr•Ep. 266
Hard drive crashed, but we always find a way to keep things going. Enjoy a fun-filled episode while we recover and get ready for our holiday podcast which is coming up next. Track Listing: 1) Let The Good Times Roll - The Cars 2) Union Of The Snake - Duran Duran 3) Bottom Line [Original U.K. 12" Mix] - Big Audio Dynamite 4) My Heart Goes Bang (Get Me To The Doctor) - Dead Or Alive 5) The Perfect Kiss - New Order 6) Fields Of Fire - Big Country 7) In Between Days [DJ Raven Extended Mix] - The Cur...
Nov 29, 2023•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 265
It's November - getting close to the end of yet another year, sadly. This podcast has nothing to do with that, thankfully, just a whole bunch of great 80's tunes! Track Listing: 1.) Daydreamer - Cindy Wilson 2.) Because You're Frightened - Magazine 3.) Black Tears - Maria Loves Me 4.) Lips Like Sugar [12" Mix] - Echo And The Bunnymen 5.) Pop Muzik [Disco Purrfection Version] - M 6.) A Deeper Blue - Ghost Dance 7.) Babes Of The 80's [Tobias Bernstrup Remix] - Lebanon Hanover 8.) Love Buzz [Origin...
Nov 09, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 264
It's here - and we're not going with a cheap "fun-size" podcast, we're king size, baby! Turn up the sounds and turn down the lights - it's Halloween! 1.) Every Day Is Halloween [Retro Electro Mix] - Ministry 2.) Every day Is Halloween - Kate Pierson 3.) I'm Gonna Haunt You - Fred Schneider 4.) No One Lives Forever - Oingo Boingo 5.) Something In My House [Mortevicar Mix] - Dead Or Alive 6.) Fear (Of The Unknown) [12" Urban Fear Mix] - Siouxsie And The Banshees 7.) Fly On The Windscreen [Death Mi...
Oct 25, 2023•2 hr 32 min•Ep. 263
Okay - time to liven things up! Thanks for all the great requests that came flooding in, I only wish I could fit them all into this podcast. If not, you can be sure they'll be on the next. Enjoy! Track Listing: 1) Don't Need A Gun [Single Edit] - Billy Idol 2) Sowing The Seeds Of Love [Wen's Overnight Mix] - Tears For Fears 3) Big Hollow Man - Danielle Dax 4) I Go Crazy [Extended Mix] - Flesh For Lulu 5) In A Big Country [Extended Mix] - Big Country 6) Istanbul (Not Constantinople) - They Might ...
Sep 17, 2023•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 262
Hopefully y'all will still enjoy this podcast despite the sad undertones. A tribute to my dad who passed away a week ago at the age of 91. He'll be missed, and this podcast is my therapy. Track Listing: 1) Always Something There To Remind Me [Extended Meow Mix] - Naked Eyes 2) Pictures Of You - The Cure 3) Human - The Human League 4) Be Still My Beating Heart - Sting 5) With Or Without You - U2 6) Forever young [Special Dance Mix] - Ultravox 7) Hold Me My Daddy - XTC 8) Fade Into You - Mazzy Sta...
Sep 01, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 261
Had a slightly different podcast lined up - then we lost the lovely yet troubled Sinead O'Connor, so changes were made. It's a shame - such a powerful voice with messages some just weren't ready or willing to hear. In spite of that, we hope you enjoy our latest podcast, sprinkled with some of Sinead's work throughout in tribute. Track Listing: 1) Mandinka (Live On Letterman, September 7, 1988) - Sinead O'Connor 2) Heart And Soul [12" Remix] - T'Pau 3) Razor Garden [12" Mix] - Hanover Fist 4) The...
Jul 27, 2023•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 260
Mid July and the summer is easy! We have all kinds of great bands in this lineup - from Devo to Death Cult. Enjoy our latest episode, and don't forget to share and subscribe! Track Listing: 1) Like An Animal [Club? What Club? Mix] - The Glove 2) I Don't Want Your Love - Duran Duran 3) Going Under - Devo 4) Hounds Of Love [Alternative Version] - Kate Bush 5) Sugar Hiccup - Cocteau Twins 6) Rescue - Echo And The Bunnymen 7) With Love (Sea And Sky) - Death Cult 8) Wasteland - The Mission U.K. 9) Sa...
Jul 16, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 259
Mid -June and time for another podcast. I'm assuming y'all were out of school when June rolled around, but hey, let's grab ahold of those memories with the opening of this podcast. Track Listing: 1) School's Out - Annabella 2) Look Sharp - Joe Jackson 3) Everywhere At Once - The Plimsouls 4) Poison! [12" mix] - The Weathermen 5) Beauty Of Poison - Specimen 6) I Can't Help It - Screaming Sneakers 7) I Don't Mind At All - Bourgeois Tagg 8) Thinking Of You - The Colour Field 9) Anitina [The First T...
Jun 18, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 258
It's June here on the Emerald coat, and we're loving life! Hopefully it shows with our latest podcast. Slap on some SPF50 and enjoy! Track Listing: 1) Cross the Border [Steel Love Dance Mix] - Icehouse 2) Last Call - Skinny Puppy 3) Lost Planes - The Fixx 4) I Still Believe (Great Design) - The Call 5) See Those Eyes - Altered Images 6) Kids In America [Rhythm Scholar Totally 80's Remix] -Kim Wilde 7) Dance Halls Days [1983 Remix] - Wang Chung 8) Breathe - Ministry 9) Performance - Tones On Tail...
Jun 03, 2023•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 257
Part of our name is ALTERNATIVE, and we need to get a little more of that into the podcast. It's a great show to start May, so crank it up and enjoy it! Track list: 1) Birth, School, Work, Death - The Godfathers 2) I'm An Adult Now - Pursuit Of Happiness 3) Third Uncle - Bauhaus 4) Down In It [Single] - Nine Inch Nails 5) Dreams Never End - New Order 6) Fire Woman - The Cult 7) Brand New Cadillac - The Clash 8) Public Image - Public Image Limited 9) Zerøx - Adam Ant 10) Typical Girls - The Slits...
May 10, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 256
Frankie getting back together for a one off performance? How awesome is that?? It made the opening musical selection easy to choose. Enjoy! Track Listing: 1) Welcome To The Pleasuredome (a new world) - FGTH 2) Love Missle F-111 [Dance Mix] - Sigue Sigue Sputnik 3) White China [Razormaid Mix] - Ultravox 4) In A Big Country - Big Country 5) Click Click - English Beat 6) Social Fools - Devo 7) 17 Days - Prince 8) You Remind Me Of Gold - Human League 9) Do It Clean - Echo And The Bunnymen 10) The Sa...
Apr 25, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 255
Hi then, hello again - your old buddy SurfingTrucker with another sun-soaked podcast. Last one that will come from Nashville! Headphones, sunscreen, Alternative 80s Podcast, and you're all set! Track List: 1) Goody Two Shoes (Extended) - Adam Ant 2) Wouldn't It Be Good (Extended Version) - Nik Kershaw 3) Young Guns [Go For It!] - Wham! 4) Rock Lobster - B52's 5) Echo Beach - Martha And The Muffins 6) Cherry Beach Express - Pukka Orchestra 7) Bird Bathroom - Surf Punks 8) Walking On Sunshine (Ext...
Mar 29, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 254
Happy Saint Patrick's Day! As we prepare to relocate to Florida's Emerald Coast, we can't miss out on this Irish holiday. So enjoy this podcast from 2020 which focused on Irish alternative bands from the 80s, and stay safe. Track Listing: 1) Lookin' After Number One - Boomtown Rats 2) Sunday Bloody Sunday (Live Aid 1985) - U2 3) Red Light - Into Paradise 4) Tell The Boys - Tuesday Blue 5) Looking Up - The Slowest Clock 6) Big Decision (Extended Version) - That Petrol Emotion 7) What Now - InTua ...
Mar 17, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 253
Valentine's Day - Need we say more? Track List: 1) I Love You [Extended Version] - Yello 2) Love Me Simple - Tuesday Blue 3) Kiss Me On The Bus - The Replacements 4) Louise - Human League 5) I Want Your (Hands On Me) - Sinead O'Connor 6) Nothing Compares 2 U - The Family 7) Love My Way - Psychedelic Furs 8) Space Age Love Song - A Flock Of Seagulls 9) My Heart Goes Bang - Dead Or Alive 10) Only You - Yazoo 11) Waterfall - Wendy And Lisa 12) Surrender Your Heart - Missing Persons 13) Don't Ever C...
Feb 11, 2023•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 252
Hey y'all - back in the portable studio, near Chicago this time around. Great lineup, concert announcements and all around great content. Enjoy! Track Listing: 1) Synchronicity II - The Police 2) Crazy [Manic Mix] - Icehouse 3) Keep On Laughin' - Ric Okasek 4) Why Can't I Be You? - The Cure 5) Obsession - Animotion 6) Goodbye Is Forever - Arcadia 7) Dear Prudence [Original 12" Version] - Siouxsie And The Banshees 8) Regret - New Order 9) Here Comes The Rain Again - Eurythmics 10) Not So Wonderfu...
Feb 02, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 251
It's our annual countdown show, and we never disappoint! Sit back, crank it up, and reminisce. Track Listing: 25) Love Plus One (Edge Remix) - Haircut 100 24) Friend Or Foe (Alternate Version) - Adam Ant 23) White Wedding [Live] - Billy Idol 22) Senses Working Overtime - XTC 21) Nip It In The Bud - B-52's 20) Shock The Monkey (Extended Remix) - Peter Gabriel 19) Peek-A-Boo! [Dance Velocity] - Devo 18) Elephant Talk - King Crimson 17) Stand And Deliver - Adam Ant 16) Never Say Never - Romeo Void ...
Jan 08, 2023•2 hr•Ep. 250
Two Christmas podcasts this month! This time we dipped back into 2017 to keep things different since we have two podcasts so close together. So enjoy and Merry Christmas! Track List: 1. Joy To The World [Mocean Workers Remix] 2. Baby It's Christmastime - Bananarama 3. Father Christmas - The Kinks 4. Holiday Girl - The And 5. O Tannenbaum - They Might Be Giants 6. Birthday Boy - Pet Shop Boys 7. Careless Santa - Mono Puff 8. She Won't Be Home - Erasure 9. After The Snow Melts - Clever Lines 10. M...
Dec 20, 2022•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 249
1) We Three Kings - Book Of Love 2) Fruitcake - The Superions 3) X'mas Time [It Sure Doesn't Feel Like It] - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones 4) Last Christmas - Wham! 5) Santa's Beard - They Might Be Giants 6) Another Lonely Christmas - Prince 7) Merry Something To You - Devo 8) Things Fall Apart - Cristina 9) Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses 10) Silent Night - Sinead O'Connor 11) Winter Wonderland - Eurythmics 12) Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues And Kirsty MacCall 13) One Christmas Calalogue-...
Dec 14, 2022•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 248
Classic podcast from 2012, came after a life changing upheaval and move to Tennessee and includes the initial appearance of Roxy. Not a Christmas podcast - I don't believe we did one that year, but enjoy just the same! 1) Where The Streets Have No Name - U2 2) Push - The Cure 3) I Could Be Happy - Altered Images 4) Coast To Coast - Jesus And Mary Chain 5) It's A Mug's Game - Soft Cell 6) Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four) [Extended Mix] - Eurythmics 7) Paisley Park [Extended Version] - Prince 8) He...
Dec 09, 2022•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 247
Turned back the way back machine to 2009! Enjoy this little bit of Alt80s nostalgia. 1) Swear [Extended Mix] - Tim Scott 2) Success - Sigue Sigue Sputnik 3) Things Fall Apart - Cristina 4) Can't Stop Running [Powerblast Mix] - Space Monkey 5) War [Hidden] - Frankie Goes to Hollywood 6) Call It Heaven - Step On Board 7) Day After Day - Thompson Twins 8) Chamber Of Hellos [Ivan Ivan Remix] - Wire Train 9) Bringing Home The Ashes - The Wild Swans 10) Love Action (I Believe In Love) - The Human Leag...
Dec 03, 2022•59 min•Ep. 246
Halloween is done - time to relax with another fine podcast. Kick back and enjoy as you finish off the last the "extra" candy you "accidentally" purchased the day after Halloween. Track Listing: 1) Pictures Of You - Berlin 2) Angel Park - Big Country 3) Open Your Eyes - Tuesday Blue 4) The 4th Dimension - Devo 5) You Can Run - A Flock Of Seagulls 6) What I Want - Dead Or Alive 7) Rock Me Amadeus [Salieri Version] - Falco 8) Route 66 [Shep Pettibone Single Mix] - Depeche Mode 9) Disappointed - P....
Nov 12, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 245
It's time for this year's Halloween podcast, digging up some songs that fit the theme but aren't the same songs played year after year. Hope you enjoy this episode - just don't fall asleep. Special thanks to listener Steve Turner for allowing us to use his original artwork on the week's podcast, great stuff! Check out his IG: @bezerkartwerk Track Listing: 1) Dreaming - Blondie 2) Nightmares [12" Extended Mix] - A Flock Of Seagulls 3) Do You Fear (For Your Child) - My Life With The thrill Kill Ku...
Oct 23, 2022•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 244
Too much to limit to one podcast, so let's open the crypt and dust off this episode from 2009. Stay tuned for a new 2022 Halloween podcast in another week. Track listing: 1) Every Day Is Halloween - Ministry 2) A Time For Fear [Who's Afraid] - Art Of Noise 3) Halloween - The Dream Syndicate 4) Nightmares - Flock Of Seagulls 5) People Who Died - The Jim Carrol Band 6) Halloween - The Misfits 7) Devil In My Car - The B-52's 8) Pet Sematary - The Ramones 9) Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) - David...
Oct 16, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 243
Hey - it's October! Yup, autumn here in the states and we have a podcast with absolutely nothing related to the season, lol. Enjoy this podcast with your friends and family for no particular reason other than great music! Track Listing: 1) Up On The Catwalk [Alternate Extended Version] - Simple Minds 2) Secret Separation [Extended Mix]- The Fixx 3) Chamber Of Hellos [Ivan Ivan Mix] - Wire Train 4) The Hurting [Demo Version] - Tears For Fears 5) In A Big Country [Original 12" Mix] - Big Country 6...
Oct 08, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 242
We all knew this had to be done since The Queen Mother has passed, but let's also recognize there is a new king. God save the King! Track Listing: 1) King For A Day (U.S. Remix) - Thompson Twins 2) Emperor's New Clothes - Sinead O'Connor 3) King Is White And In The Crowd - Simple Minds 4) King For A Day - Planet P Project 5) King Of Wishful Thinking (Club Mix) - Go West 6) King For A Day - XTC 7) King Of Pain (live) - The Police 8) W.Y.H.I.W.Y.G. - Front 242 9) Kings And Queen - Killing Joke 10)...
Sep 18, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 241
Welcome to August and yet another awesome explosion of 80's tunes, including one that features a singer you wouldn't associate with the 80's. Her song was produced by the Pet Shop Boys, and it's very apparent. So turn on the tunes and enjoy these waning days of summer. Track Listing: 1) Hit That Perfect Beat (Extended 85's Club Dance Mix) - Bronski Beat 2) Big Blue '82' - Danielle Ash 3) If You Leave (12" Spiral Mix) - Orchestral Maneuvers In The Dark 4) Love Shack (12" Remix Extended Maxi Versi...
Aug 29, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 240
End of July and time for a fresh new podcast - this time with complete songs! Track Listing: 1.) I Touch Roses [Dark Rose Mix] - Book Of Love 2) Genetic Engineering [312mm Mix] - OMD 3) What About Love [Extended Single Mix] - 'Til Tuesday 4) One Of Our Submarines [Extended Mix] - Thomas Dolby 5) Images of Heaven [Extended Remix] - Peter Godwin 6) A View To A Kill [That Fatal Extended Kiss] - Duran Duran 7) New Song [Alternative Extended Mix] - Howard Jones 8) Unlikely Remix 9) Certain Things Are...
Jul 30, 2022•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 239
1) Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division 2) Crash - The Primitives 3) Just Got Lucky - Jo Boxers 4) Love Plus One (12" Remix) - Haircut 100 5) A Good Heart - Feargal Sharkey 6) Doctor! Doctor! (Extended Version) - Thompson Twins 7) Love Train - Holly Johnson 8) Everywhere That I'm Not - Translator 9) I Eat Cannibals - Toto Coleo 10) Are Friends Electric? - Gary Numan 11) Motorcrash - Sugarcubes 12) Puttin' On The Ritz/Broadway Rythm - Taco 13) Belly Of The Whale - Burning Sensations 14) Beautif...
Jul 25, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 238
