The UNHEARD Music
by Kenny Arena
The UNHEARD Music is a weekly radio show spinning lost gems, deep cuts & definitive Alternative tracks from the 70s, 80s & 90s. New wave, post-punk & the underground. No filler.Broadcast weekly on Flashback Alternatives, Indie X FM, Bombshell Radio & Radio Garden State.Check out the official Zine: https://theunheardmusic.substack.com/🧿 Thank You For Your Support: https://buymeacoffee.com/kennyarenav
Episodes
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Episode 656: The UNHEARD Music No. 656
Episode No. 656 - Modern Manners On this week's edition of The UNHEARD Music, we're spinning 80s post-modern new wave from Information Society, Heaven 17, APB, Belouis Some, The Boomtown Rats, and a whole lot more. 👉 Want the full tracklist and the stories behind the songs? Take a deep dive with...
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Episode 655: The Unheard Music No. 655
Episode No. 655 - The Last Night Of October The soundtrack for your Halloween and dark nights. It's The UNHEARD Music's 13th annual Halloween show with tracks from The Cure, The Sisters Of Mercy, Death Cult, Bauhaus, Ministry & much more. 👉 Want the full tracklist and the stories behind the…
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Episode 655: The Fresh S3 E9
The Fresh is your monthly fix for what’s next. Brought to you by The UNHEARD Music, we highlight the emerging, independent, and alternative artists keeping the underground spirit alive. Discover the sounds of tomorrow, today. New Music. Same Obsession. S3 E9: 1. Ministry - Every Day Is Halloween...
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Episode 654: The UNHEARD Music No. 654
Episode No. 654 - The Kids Got 'Lectric Eyes From Goth to Glam to Grunge in 60 minutes. 👉 Want the full tracklist and the stories behind the songs? Take a deep dive with INSIDE THE MIX—the official weekly zine of The UNHEARD Music. Get track-by-track breakdowns, rare artist spotlights, and...
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Episode 653: The UNHEARD Music No. 653
Episode No. 653 - This Is TImes Square This week is a love letter to the legendary soundtrack and iconic 1980 film Times Square. 👉 Want the full tracklist and the stories behind the songs? Take a deep dive with INSIDE THE MIX—the official weekly zine of The UNHEARD Music. Get track-by-track...
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Episode 652: The UNHEARD Music No. 652
Episode No. 652 - Art School Space Cadets Take an hour long dip in the arty, quirky, synthy, funky, new wave pool. 👉 Want the full tracklist and the stories behind the songs? Take a deep dive with INSIDE THE MIX—the official weekly zine of The UNHEARD Music. Get track-by-track breakdowns, rare...
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Episode 651: The UNHEARD Music No. 651
Episode No. 651 - Hi-Fashion Panic & Hi-Def Friction Before hi-definition was a thing, there was the 80s — high-gloss, neon polish and the MTV video age. Art-pop and synth hooks for a brand new digital era. 👉 Go INSIDE THE MIX, the official weekly 'zine of The UNHEARD Music — the full playlist…
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Episode 651: The Fresh S3 E8
The Fresh is your monthly fix for what’s next. Curated by The UNHEARD Music, we highlight the emerging, independent, and alternative artists keeping the underground spirit alive. Discover the sounds of tomorrow, today. New Music. Same Obsession. S3 E8: Nothing But Thieves - Evolution Johnny Marr…
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Episode 650: The UNHEARD Music No. 650
Episode No. 650 - Here's The Story: It's An Evolution So, here’s the story: this week is the 650th episode of The UNHEARD Music. 650 hours of the evolution of alternative music. This episode is a snapshot of a decade of music with bands going from the underground to the main stage. Bands on the...
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Episode 649: The UNHEARD Music No. 649
Episode No. 649 - Ring Ring 7am & The LES New York City was a moment. I mean, NYC is always a moment— but nine of the fourteen bands in this week's episode can trace their beginnings directly to those downtown LES streets. Punk, funk, no-wave, new wave, and garage—with all roads leading back to…
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Episode 648: The UNHEARD Music No. 648
Episode No. 648 - It's Educational (And Other 90s Lies) This week is a great big ‘ole slice of 90s alternative rock pie. With a side order of 80s alternative and new wave because the 80s are always on the menu. But this episode turned out to be a lesson, an education on what was happening in the...
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Episode 647: The UNHEARD Music No. 647
Episode No. 647 - Be-Bop Beats Don't Stop This might not be what comes to mind initially when you hear the words dance music. But make no mistake, this is dance music - for the Alternatives. Electro-funk, synth-pop, post-punk dance grooves and a blast of high energy industrial in all its glory....
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Episode 647: The Fresh S3 E7
The Fresh is your monthly fix for what’s next. Curated by The UNHEARD Music, we highlight the emerging, independent, and alternative artists keeping the underground spirit alive. Discover the sounds of tomorrow, today. New Music. Same Obsession. S3 E7: Basht. - Terror TV De’Wayne - Love Raider…
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Episode 646: The UNHEARD Music No. 646
Episode No. 646 - God Save The Airwaves This episode is a dive into the massively influential, wide ranging scene that’s influence completely helped shape modern alternative music. It's a UK takeover. Press play, drop the needle and turn the dial up. 👉 Go INSIDE THE MIX, the official weekly…
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Episode 645: The UNHEARD Music No. 645
Episode No. 645 - The Punk, The Power & The Panic The title for this week's show perfectly nails what you are in store for. Punk is upfront and kind of the running theme, although it might not immediately seem that way at first. So settle in for a touch of the punk, some power-pop, synth-pop and...
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Episode 644: The UNHEARD Music No. 644
Episode No. 644 - Northern Synths & An Aussie Wave This week Synths are steering the ship. From late 70s New Wave through a stack of synthy mid-80s deep cuts; these are some prime 'wave tracks that should have been hits. 👉 Go INSIDE THE MIX, the official weekly 'zine of The UNHEARD Music — the...
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Episode 643: The UNHEARD Music No. 643
Episode No. 643 - Get The Funk Out The groove this week is undeniable. This is maximum funkified rock-n-roll energy. Sort of a continuation of Dance Music For The Alternatives episode from a few months ago. But amped up a notch. 👉 Go INSIDE THE MIX, the official weekly 'zine of The UNHEARD Music…
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Episode 643: The Fresh S3 E6
The Fresh is your monthly fix for what’s next. Curated by The UNHEARD Music, we highlight the emerging, independent, and alternative artists keeping the underground spirit alive. Discover the sounds of tomorrow, today. New Music. Same Obsession. S3 E6: Alexsucks - Hopeless Brigitte Calls Me Baby…
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Episode 642: The UNHEARD Music No. 642
Episode No. 642 - Volume, Hooks & Vera Vogue On Parade This week’s episode hits so many sweet spots. From late 70s pub rock, to UK punk clubs, downtown NYC new wave and high energy power pop that all paved the way for modern alternative radio. Press play and dive in… 👉 Go INSIDE THE MIX, the...
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Episode 641: The UNHEARD Music No. 641
Episode No. 641 - The Neon Underground Almost every track this week is an underground new wave gem. Think late night radio, left of the dial or being at the coolest after hours club. Post-Punk, synth-pop and a dip into some prime no-wave are all on tap for episode 641 of The UNHEARD Music. Press...
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Episode 640: The UNHEARD Music No. 640
Episode No. 640 - Post-Punk Grooves & Left-Field Beats There is something so satisfying about this episode. The first half falls under the post-punk umbrella yet all sound completely different. And sound perfect one after the other. Then the shift. The second half goes straight into the 90s:...
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Episode 639: The UNHEARD Music No. 639
Episode No. 639 - Anthems For The Alternatives I’m always stoked with how the shows come together every week. When the tracks are in the set order and I listen back to the flow and it all clicks. Like a perfect album or the best Mixtape you ever pressed play on. I kind of go for that listening...
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Episode 638: The UNHEARD Music No. 638
Episode No. 638 - New Wave, Rhythm & Tribal Beats This week's show started with three tracks. Two were actually pretty big hits. Not Unheard. But waiting to be heard. For the first time on The Unheard Music. Those definitive new wave hits steer this entire episode. 👉 Full playlist + Inside the…
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Episode 637: The Fresh S3 E5
The Fresh is the new music companion to The Unheard Music — curated monthly & focused on emerging, independent & alternative artists carrying the spirit of the underground into the present. New Music. Same Obsession. S3 E5: Dynamite Shakers - Hot Stumps The Black Keys - She Does It Right The Blue...
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Episode 637: The UNHEARD Music No. 637
Episode No. 637 - The Punk, The Funk & The Underground Rock I didn't sit down and plan this weeks show around horns and saxophone. I didn't think I set out to build an episode around a specific sound or era. I just started pulling tracks that I wanted to play and that felt right together. Then...
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Episode 636: The UNHEARD Music No. 636
Digital Mixtape No. 636 - The Birth of Modern Rock This one is a snapshot. A moment in time when alternative music was finding its next shape. This is College Rock. Indie Rock. Alternative on the verge of something different. Still Left of The Dial but leaning into it's rock side and exploring…
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Episode 635: The UNHEARD Music No. 635
Digital Mixtape No. 635 - Loud, Fast & Left of The Dial This week's show is loaded with guitars and some of the most powerful female voices in punk and new wave history; the original Riot Grrrls. 👉 Full playlist + Inside the Mix — a weekly column from The UNHEARD Music, going deeper than the...
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Episode 634: The UNHEARD Music No. 634
Digital Mixtape No. 634 - Where The Dial Goes Dark Some mixes start with a concept. This one started with a chorus. A few weeks ago "More" by The Sisters of Mercy got stuck in my head. Specifically the chorus — "And I need all the love that I can't get too." I couldn't shake it. Didn't want to.…
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Episode 633: The Fresh S3 E4
From the legacy of The Unheard Music comes The Fresh — The Unheard Music tuned to now. New Music. Same Obsession. S3 E4: Caroline Rose - Yip Yip Yow Lime Garden - Cross My Heart Wargirl - Bidness Tommy Newport - Nancy Dancing Youth Sector - Buy For Less The Heart Attack-Acks - Weird Guys John…
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Episode 633: The UNHEARD Music No. 633
Digital Mixtape No. 633 - Downtown NYC After Midnight This mix is exactly what you were hearing at Danceteria, the Peppermint Lounge and The Mudd Club after midnight. Dance-Punk. Mutant Disco. Electro. Freestyle. No Wave. All of it colliding on the same dance floor at the same time. 👉 Full...
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Episode 632: The UNHEARD Music No. 632
Digital Mixtape No. 632 - Dance Music For The Alternatives From the first note to the last, this mix makes one argument — that alternative music was always dance music. Just not the kind they were playing on the radio. 👉 Full playlist + Inside the Mix — a weekly column from The UNHEARD Music,...
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Episode 631: The UNHEARD Music No. 631
Digital Mixtape No. 631 This mix runs backwards. It opens in the late 80s with alternative rock, works its way back through mid 80s new wave, moves into early 80s post-punk, and closes out with late 70s punk. By the time it's done it has traveled about a decade in reverse without ever losing the...
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Episode 630: The UNHEARD Music No. 630
Digital Mixtape No. 630 From fast punk and power pop to new wave, dance rhythms, and late-night art funk — this mix never sits still. 👉 Full playlist + Inside the Mix — a weekly column from The UNHEARD Music, going deeper than the tracklist, tracing the sounds, scenes, and shifts behind the mix,...
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Episode 630: The UNHEARD Music No. 629
Digital Mixtape No. 629 This mix moves in a few different directions without forcing anything. It starts tight and restless, opens up as it goes, and then pulls back into something more atmospheric before snapping into a direct finish. You can hear the shifts as they happen. 👉 Full playlist +...
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Episode 629: The Fresh S3 E3
From the legacy of The Unheard Music comes The Fresh — The Unheard Music tuned to now. Where the future of alternative lives. S3 E3: Social Distortion - Born To Kill Tom A. Smith - Fashion The Itch - No More Sprechgesang CSS - Alala Genesis Owusu - Stampede Denzil - Curveball Ouzo Bazooka - Home...
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Episode 628: The UNHEARD Music No. 628
Digital Mixtape No. 628 This mix moves a little differently. It doesn’t rush. It rides. Across these 18 tracks, groove becomes structure — and attitude becomes the throughline. 👉 Full playlist + Inside the Mix — a weekly column from The UNHEARD Music, going deeper than the tracklist, tracing the...
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Episode 627: The UNHEARD Music No. 627
Digital Mixtape No. 627 There’s a certain kind of energy that runs underneath this mix - the sound shifts between underground rock, early industrial textures, and synth-driven isolation. It’s not one scene exactly — but a convergence of them. 👉 Full playlist + Inside the Mix — a weekly column…
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Episode 626: The UNHEARD Music No. 626
Digital Mixtape No. 626 From art-school experimentation to early new wave eccentricity and into the sharper edges of punk, these tracks don’t just sound different — they feel different. 👉 Full playlist + Inside the Mix — a weekly column from The UNHEARD Music, going deeper than the tracklist,...
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Episode 625: The Unheard Music No. 625
Digital Mixtape No. 625 From late-70s punk through early new wave and into the first flashes of hardcore, this is the sound of momentum — songs that don’t linger, don’t drift, and don’t wait. They move. 👉 Full playlist + Inside the Mix — a weekly column from The Unheard Music. Each episode goes...
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Episode 624: The Fresh S3 E2
Where the future of alternative lives — The Fresh brings you the best new music of now. NO MONEY KIDS - The Flame Militarie Gun - Fill Me With Paint Triggerfinger - Stars BRKN LOVE - Pulling Leaches Radium Dolls - Scorching Heat Maura Weaver - The Face Noah Kahn - The Great Divide Charlie and The...
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Episode 624: The Unheard Music No. 624
Thanks so much for tuning in—if you enjoyed the episode, please take a moment to like and follow the show. It really helps! Digital Mixtape No. 624 Across these 16 tracks, post-punk tension collides with widescreen ambition. What began as stripped-down experimentation starts to take on weight —...
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Episode 623: The Unheard Music No. 623
Thanks so much for tuning in—if you enjoyed the episode, please take a moment to like and follow the show. It really helps! Digital Mixtape No. 623 A mix tracing the brighter edge of post-punk and new wave — where sharp guitars, synth hooks, and pop instincts collided across the early alternative...
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Episode 622: The Unheard Music No. 622
Thanks so much for tuning in—if you enjoyed the episode, please take a moment to like and follow the show. It really helps! - 80's Music Discovery Starts Here - Digital Mixtape No. 621 featuring Concrete Blonde, The Cult, The Cure, Nash The Slash, Visage & much more. Full playlist and in-depth...
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Episode 621: The Unheard Music No. 621
Thanks so much for tuning in—if you enjoyed the episode, please take a moment to like and follow the show. It really helps! - 80's Music Discovery Starts Here - Digital Mixtape No. 621 Celebrates Women’s History Month with artists who reshaped punk, post-punk, new wave and underground rock scenes...
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Episode 620: The Unheard Music No. 620
Thanks so much for tuning in—if you enjoyed the episode, please take a moment to like and follow the show. It really helps! - 80's Music Discovery Starts Here - Digital Mixtape No. 620 featuring Dramarama, Material Issue, The Cure, New Order, The Human League & much more. Full playlist and…
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Episode 619: The Fresh S3 E1
Where the future of alternative lives — The Fresh brings you the best new music of now. Season 3 is here! Brigitte Calls Me Baby - Slumber Party The Black Keys - You Got To Lose Wife Patrol - Ruthless Anna Calvi - Gods Lonely Man (feat. Iggy Pop) Youth Lagoon - Speed Freak The Darts US - Midnight...
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Episode 619: The Unheard Music No. 619
Thanks so much for tuning in—if you enjoyed the episode, please take a moment to like and follow the show. It really helps! Digital Mixtape No. 619 featuring The Clash, Buzzcocks, Joe Jackson, Way Of The West, Robert Görl & much more. Full playlist and episode notes on Substack:...
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Episode 618: The Unheard Music No. 618
Thanks so much for tuning in—if you enjoyed the episode, please take a moment to like and follow the show. It really helps! Digital Mixtape No. 618 featuring The Fixx, Pixies, The Cult, The Cure, Ultravox & much more. Full playlist and episode notes on Substack:...
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Episode 617: The Unheard Music No. 617
Thanks so much for tuning in—if you enjoyed the episode, please take a moment to like and follow the show. It really helps! Digital Mixtape No. 617 Oingo Bingo - Pain Happy Mondays - Wrote For Luck The Soup Dragons - Crotch Deep Trash The Farm - How Long The Charlatans - Believe You Me The Style...
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Episode 616: The Unheard Music No. 616
Thanks so much for tuning in—if you enjoyed the episode, please take a moment to like and follow the show. It really helps! Theme shows don't happen very often on The Unheard Music but really feeling the weight of what is happening all around us. Trying, like so many, to mentally keep it together...
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The UNHEARD Music is a weekly radio show spinning lost gems, deep cuts & definitive Alternative tracks from the 70s, 80s & 90s. New wave, post-punk & the underground. No filler.Broadcast weekly on Flashback Alternatives, Indie X FM, Bombshell Radio & Radio Garden State.Check out the official Zine: https://theunheardmusic.substack.com/🧿 Thank You For Your Support: https://buymeacoffee.com/kennyarenav
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