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Alternative 80s
by SurfingTrucker
Offering up the best in New Wave, Goth, Post-Punk and Ska from the 80's, including rare and hard to find music you forgtot you've missed!
Episodes
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#328 - Far Side Of Crazy
Sorry for the delay, Hurricane Isais slowed us down a bit, but we're back up and running. Don't forgot our next podcast will be our Halloween edition, so be sure not to miss it! Track Listing: 1) Far Side Of Crazy - Wall Of Voodoo 2) Been Caught Stealing (12" Remix Version) - Jane's Addiction 3)...
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#327 - Call Me Blue
Greetings! Lots of requests this podcast! I love it, interaction makes this podcast YOUR 80's soundtrack, so keep it up! 1) Call Me Blue - A House 2) 6060-842 - B52s 3) Breakaway (Popper Mix) - Big Pig 4) Sound Of Thunder - Duran Duran 5) Pictures Of You - Berlin 6) Shades - Iggy Pop 7) Fountains...
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#326 - I Love The 80s
Track Listing: 1) I Love The 80s - Men Without Hats 2) What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy) - Information Society 3) Generator 7 8 - Moskwa TV 4) Killing Floor - The Grinning Plowman 5) Engineers - Gary Numan 6) Teenage Wildlife - David Bowie 7) Talk Of The Town - Pretenders 8) Tell Her (Extended…
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#325 - Everywhere At Once
Here we go! Another tasty podcast coming your way! Why does writing these intros generally turn to food references? Maybe I should have a snack before writing them. 1) Everywhere At Once - Plimsouls 2) Jealous - Gene Loves Jezebel 3) Genius Of Love - Tom Tom Club 4) Looking Down The Barrel Of A…
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#324 - Sick Of It
Talk, talk, talk - seems I'm yapping more often on the podcast. Are you sick of it? Lol 1) Sick Of It - The Primitives 2) God Is A Bullet - Concrete Blonde 3) Witchdoctor - Sidewinders 4) 5 Minutes (C-C-C-Club Mix) - Bonzo Goes To Washington 6) War - Frankie Goes To Hollywood 7) Hard Act To…
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#323 - Big Hollow Man
August already? Where did the summer go? Well, I know where you can still find the best Alt80s tunes, and that's right here! Track listing: 1) Big Hollow Man - Danielle Dax 2) Never Stop (Discoteque) - Echo And The Bunnymen 3) Tell The Boys - Tuesday Blue 4) We Are Each Other - Beautiful South 5)...
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#322 - Hot In The City
Summer isn't summer without some hot Alt tunes from the 80's, so let's fire it up! Track listing: 1) Hot In The City (Exterminator Mix) - Billy Idol 2) Cool Under Heat - The Clash 3) Hot! Hot! Hot! - The Cure 4) Cruel Summer (Extended Version) - Bananrama 5) I Melt With You (Bass Meltdown Mix) -...
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#321 - Certain Things Are Likely
Happy 4th! Had a chill day at the beach before the tourists showed up, got home in time to put a podcast together for y'all to enjoy. Track Listing: 1) Certain Things Are Likely (Original 12" Mix) - Kissing The Pink 2) Room At The Top (Extended Mix) - Adam Ant 3) Homicide - 999 4) Sometimes I…
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#320 - We're All Clones
1) We're All Clones (Rythm Scholar World Of Tomorrow Remix) - Alice Cooper 2) You Can Run - Flock Of Seagulls 3) Shiny Shiny - Haysi Fantayzee 4) Where The Streets Have No Name - U2 5) I Want You Back - Hoodoo Gurus 6) Watausi Diary - Guadalcanal Diary 7) Los Rancheros - Adam And The Ants 8)...
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#319 - Pictures Of Matchstick Men
Welcome to June! We're delivering a little punk, a little synth, and a little bit of requests. It's all here on Alternative 80s! Track Listing: 1) Pictures Of Matchstick Men - Camper Van Beethoven 2) Harborcoat - R.E.M. 3) Let Me Go (12" Extended Version) - Heaven 17 4) Disappear (Extended 12"…
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#318 - On Any Other Day
Almost summertime, but it's not too late for some more cool tunes from the 80s, so let's go! Track Listing: 1) On Any Other Day - The Police 2) Take This Town - XTC 3) Always There - The Fact 4) Hello Again (Remix) - The Cars 5) Here To Go (Go Mix Version) - Devo 6) Out Of Mind Out Of Sight (The...
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#317 - What I Want
Podcast time in May! Some deep cuts, a couple of requests, and some well-known favorites - they're all here! 1) What I Want (12" Mix) - Dead Or Alive 2) Belly Of The Whale (12" Single) - Burning Sensations 3) China (Dance Mix) - Red Rockers 4) The Drop Deal (Mix 1) - Bazz 5) If I Ever - Red Flag…
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#316 - Mickey
Back after a small amount of recovery, and we have a lot of requests for you, so let's go! Track Listing: 1) Mickey (Original Recording Remastered) - Toni Basil 2) It Only Makes Me Laugh - Danny Elfman 3) Dance This Mess Around - The B-52s 4) Counting The Beat - The Swingers 5) Chelsea Girl -...
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#315 - The Closer That You Get
Nothing fancy this week, just great music mixed for all your listening pleasure! Hope you enjoy it as you get ready for Spring! Track List: 1) The Closer That You Get - Missing Persons 2) Someone Somewhere In Summertime - Simple Minds 3) Noise In This World - English Beat 4) Bottom Line (Original...
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#314 - Middle Of The Road
Did y'all survive Daylight Saving's time? Hope so. Ended up with another themed podcast, decided to go with a travel theme since my girl has decided to reide with me in the truck this week. Strap in and let's go! Track Listing: 1) Middle Of The Road - The Pretenders 2) Don't Crash The Car Tonight…
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#313 - Daylight Savings Time
Clocks moves forward soon, so why not songs about, or that reference, time? Track Listing: 1) Clocked In - Black Flag 2) Got The Time - Joe Jackson 3) Like Clockwork - Boomtown Rats 4) 11:59 - Blondie 5) Five Minutes - The Stranglers 6) Minutes To Midnight - Midnight Oil 7) 12 O'Clock Tick Tock -...
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#312 - Universal Radio
Slid into my old college radio days with this podcast - a few more obscure bands than you're probably used to, which is a good thing. Enjoy! Track List: 1) Univeral Radio (Universal Dance Mix) - Nina Hagen 2) Ahead - Wire 3) Ages Of You - R.E.M. 4) Beyond Today - Translators 5) Johnson's…
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#311 - Dreaming
Beginning of February, great time to put out a podcast that deals with affairs of the heart, just in time for Valentine's Day. Don't worry, it's not overly sappy! 1) Dreaming - Blondie 2) Always On My Mind - Pet Shop Boys 3) Bizarre Love Triangle (Extended Dance Mix) - New Order 4) Modern Love...
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#310 - Love Me Simple
Snowmageddon! Despite a good portion of the US being buried under snow and ice, it's beautiful here on the Emerald Coast - perfect podcast weather! Track Listing: 1) Love Me Simple - Tuesday Blue 2) Message Of Love - The Pretenders 3) Up The Junction - Squeeze 4) Ghostdance (Surprise Mix) -...
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#309 - Don't Go
Holidays are over, and I hope everyome enjoyed theirs. Had a wonderfuly surprising visit from a AWESOME friend from Utah, so got sidetracked. Hope this podcast makes it up to y'all. 1) Don't Go (Original 12" Remix) - Yazoo 2) Speed Racer (Extended Version) - DEVO 3) Uh-Oh (Here I Go Again) - The...
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#308 - Christmas 2025, Episode 2
Too much awesome Christmas to contain in one podcast, so here's Episode 2! Track Listing: 1) Things Fall Apart - Christina 2) Baby It's Christmas - Banarama 3) It's Always Christmas Time - Al Jourgensen 4) Christmas Day - Squeeze 5) Another Lonely Christmas (Extended) - Prince 6) I Believe In...
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#307 - Christmas 2025, Episode 1
1) Merry Christmas Merry - mu330 2) The Season's Upon Us - Dropkick Murphys 3) Christmas Was Better In The 80's - The Futureheads 4) Frosty The Snowman - froSted (Jane Weidland) 5) Silver Bells - Erasure 6) Linus And Lucy - Game Theory 7) It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas (Extended AYED Mix)…
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#306 - Bottom Line
Morning quiet time on Thanksgiving, perfect for putting together a podcast! Track Listing: 1) Bottom Line (Original UK 12" Extended Mix) - Big Audio Dynamite 2) Rain (Extended Version) - Dragon 3) Dreaming - Blondie 4) Blue Flower - Mazzy Star 5) Jeans Not Happening - Pale Fountains 6) The…
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#305 - Blue Angels
Another podcast, and opens with an background appearance by our lovely Blue Angels. Getting close to Turkey time, so gobble up some great 80s tunes! Track Listing: 1) All She Wants Is - Duran Duran 2) See Thos Eyes - Altered Images 3) Eighties - Killing Joke 4) Cut A Long Story Short - Spandeau...
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#304 - Let's Go!
Welcome to Standard Daylight Time (ugh) - at least we're starting this month off with my L.A. Dodgers winning the World Series! Enjoy the podcast! Track Listing: 1) Let's Go (Shep's Mix) - Wang Chung 2) Behind The Wheel (Josh Molet Vitaminwater Mix) - Depeche Mode 3) Voices Carry - 'Til Tuesday…
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#303 - Memorabilia
Hope y'all enjoyed the Halloween episode, but now we're back into the "regular" podcast, starting with Soft Cell in honor of David Ball's passing. Track Listing: 1) Memorabilia - Soft Cell 2) Girls Like Me - Bonnie Hayes 3) Secret Separation (Extended Version) - The Fixx 4) So In Love (Special...
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#302 - Halloween 2025
Halloween 2025, and the podcast is up in plenty of time to enjoy before the ghouls and goblins invaded your street. Enjoy! Track Listing: 1) A Forest - The Cure 2) The Night Boat - Duran Duran 3) Nemesis - Shriekback 4) Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) - David Bowie 5) Dr Heckyll And Mr Jive…
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#301 - She Drives Me Crazy
Beginning of October, almost time for the annual Halloween podcast. However, we've got this juicy bit of a podcast to tide you over until then. Enjoy! Track Listing: 1) She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals 2) Orange Crush - R.E.M. 3) We Care A Lot - Faith No More 4) Telecommunication…
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#300 - Blue Monday
Another podcast so soon? Yup! A podcast that I think a lot of people can relate to, I hope you enjoy it! Track Listing: 1) Blue Monday - New Order 2) Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go? - Soft Cell 3) The Breakup Song - The Greg Kihn Band 4) Damaged Goods - Gang Of Four 5) That's How I Escaped My...
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#299 - The Waterfront
Finally had some extra time to get another podcast up before heading on the road for a couple of weeks. Hope y'all enjoy it and we look forward to getting our next one out to you! Track Listing: 1) Waterfront (12" Unofficial Extended Version) - Simple Minds 2) Love Is A Stranger (Remix) -...
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#298 - A Little Respect
Been as whole month since the last podcast, so I'll shut up and post the track list, lol. Track listing: 1) A Little Respect - Erasure 2) Here Comes Alice - Jesus And Mary Chain 3) Is This Love (L.A. Mix) - Alison Moyet 4) Together In Electric Dreams (12" Extended Version) - Philip Oakley and...
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#297 - Luftbaloons
August? AUGUST?? Where did July go? Damn, it's gone by too fast. How about some music to get through this crazy heat? Track Listing: 1) 99 Luftbaloons - Nena 2) Take My Breath Away - Berlin 3) Who's That Girl (She's Got It) - A Flock Of Seagulls 4) U2 - Negativeland 5) Alone Again Or - The Damned...
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#296 - The Podcast U Want
July? July?? JULY??? Already? Well we better get to it - some sizzling hot tunes to burn to. Track List: 1) Girl U Want - Devo 2) Dancing In Berlin (Remix) - Berlin 3) Telephone Operator (Unofficial Remix) - Pete Shelly 4) Pretty Boys And Girls Tubular Bells (12" Extended Mix) - Book Of Love 5)...
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#295 - Homicide
End of June and summer is in full swing, so time for more sizzling hot tunes. Track listing: 1) Homicide - 999 2) (Get A) Grip (On Yourself) - The Stranglers 3) Rawhide - Dead Kennedys 4) Apache - Romeo Void 5) New Song - Howard Jones 6) Gentlemen Take Polaroids - Japan 7) Paris Is One Day Away -...
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#294 - Happy Birthday!
Missed mentioning my 60th Birthday last month, known as the Diamond Jubilee for some reason. Anyhow - here's a podcast with cool music and stuff. Enjoy! Track Listing: 1) Happy Birthday (12" Version) - Altered Images 2) Charlotte Anne - Julian Cope 3) I Predict (Club Mix) - Sparks 4) It's Alright...
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#293 - Radio Clash
Dying to hit the beach, but had to get a new podcast out to y'all, so here it is! Winter is over, so enjoy! Track List: 1) This Is Radio Clash - The Clash 2) The Politics Of Dancing [Original Punter Version] - Re-Flex 3) Crazy [Mad Mix] - Icehouse 4) Modern Love - David Bowie 5) Elevator Man -...
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#292 - Love Is A Stranger
Here we are in April with another lovely podcast - all kinds of goodies for you to enjoy! Track Listing: 1) Love Is A Stranger - Eurythmics 2) Final Solution [Club Mix] - Peter Murphy 3) The Walk [Razormaid Mix] - The Cure 4) Like A Virgin - Lords Of The New Church 5) Strangelove [Blind Mix] -...
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#291 - Walking Away
Welcome To Mid-March! Despite the title, we don't walk you walking away, stick around! This podcast's just getting started. Track Listing: 1) Walking Away - Information Society 2) Rain [Extended Version] - Dragon 3) Heart Of America - The Colourfield 4) Im Nin' Alu [Played In Full Mix] - Ofra…
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#290 - Bang Bang Bang Bang
We're back in the home studio with another fresh, upbeat podcast. Thank you for all the well wishes regarding the passing of my sister, it meant a lot. Now lets get this joint popping! Track Listing: 1) My Heart Goes Bang (American Wipe-Out Mix) - Dead Or Alive 2) Tower Of London (Extended Mix) -...
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#289 - Flashbash to Valentine's Day 2015
(Originally uploaded as Episode #132 - Happy Single's Awareness Day!) Welcome to another podcast! Valentine's Day is right around the corner - and that sucks if you're single. With that in mind, this isn't a mushy, lovey-dovey podcast. Enjoy your singleness! 1. Human Sexual Response - Andy fell…
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#288 - The List, In Memory Of My Sister
A few weeks ago I asked one of my sisters to give me a list of some of her favorite songs from the 80s - she'd been battling cancer and I wanted to do a podcast for her to uplift her spirits. Sadly she passed away yesterday before completing her list. This podcast is dedicated to her memory using...
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Dr Demento Tribute - 2019
(This episode was originally published on February 3, 2019) A podcast for you fans who asked for a Dr Demento style podcast! Parodies and original comedy of the kind you would find on the Dr Demento show. Never heard of Dr D? Well, you're in for a treat. 1) Barnes and Barnes with Sulu - High…
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#286 - Stop! Your Crying
Welcome to 2025! New year, new location - all kinds of newness. Forgot to bring my gear with me on the road, hence the big gap between podcasts. Let's get to it, shall we? Track Listing: 1) Stop! Your Crying - Chin-Chin 2) On The Run (Who's Gonna Get Me First) - TV1 3) These Boots Are Made For...
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#285 - Top 25 of 1984
Taking a look back with our yearly countdown - this time we revisit 1984. Happy New Year! 25) Flesh For Fantasy [Below the Belt Mix] - Billy Idol 24) Blue Jean - David Bowie 23) Big In Japan [Extended 12" Version] - Alphaville 22) How Soon Is Now - The Smiths 21) Wild Boys - Duran Duran 20) Wake…
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#284 - Christmas 2024
Merry Christmas! We're here and ready for the holidays with the annual Alt80s Christmas Podcast. Best part is you don't have to wait to unwrap it - so enjoy! Also, don't worry, our podcast is a Whamageddon safe zone. 1) Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses 2) Last Chance [Christmas Mix] - Soft…
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#283 - May The Road Rise With You
It's December and our last "normal" podcast for the year, so I hope, as always, you enjoy! Track List: 1) Rise - P.I.L. 2) Strip [Extended Version] - Adam Ant 3) Hands Up In The Air [Extended Mix] - Boom Crash Opera 4) Welcome To The Pleasuredome [Into Battle Mix] - Frankie Goes To Hollywood 5)…
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#282 - The Baby Screams
Finally back home! Another fresh, light podcast for that trip over the river and through the woods to podcast nirvana you go! Track Listing: 1) The Baby Screams - The Cure 2) Belly Of The Whale [12" single version] - Burning Sensations 3) Love Action (I Believe In Love) [Extended 12" Plus remix]…
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#281 - Halloween 2024
Special guest host this podcast, in honor of Halloween. Hope you enjoy it! Track Listing: 1) Lullaby [Extended Mix] - The Cure 2) The Killing Moon - Echo And The Bunnymen 3) The Man With The X-Ray Eyes - Bauhaus 4) Halloween - The Misfits 5) Bates Motel - The Hitmen 6) Norman Bates - Landscape 7)...
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#280 - Mad Eyed Screamer
October already? This year has flown by. Nice deep podcast for you, plus some favorites, of course, as well as The Cure's first new single in sisteen years! Can't wait until the full album drops in November. Enjoy! Track Listing: 1) Mad Eyed Screamer - The Creatures 2) Spellbound - Siouxsie And…
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#279 - Where Fashion Sits
Welcome to Episode #279! Nothing too deep this particular time around, but we do start it off with a request! Be sure to look for us on Tik Tok, we've made that jump (finally,) and you can even request something through there. Enjoy! Track List: 1) Puttin' On The Ritz [Extended Mix] - Taco 2)...
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Offering up the best in New Wave, Goth, Post-Punk and Ska from the 80's, including rare and hard to find music you forgtot you've missed!
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