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Alternative 80s

PopTart Tango Productions

Offering up the best in New Wave, Goth, Post-Punk and Ska from the 80"s, including rare and hard to find music you forgot you"ve missed!

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01:32:17

#273 - Can't Get A Tan

Alternative 80s ·

2024/06/10

So, so sorry for the lengthy delay between podcasts! Life (and work) got in the way, so let's not waste any time and get to the music!Track Listing:1) Can't Get A Tan - Surf Punks 2) Kennedy - The Wedding Present3) Happy Hour - The Housemartins 4) I Want To Be A Cowboy - The Vandals 5) Irgendwie, Irgendwo, Irgendwann - Nena 6) How Soon Is Now? [Extended Version] - The Smiths 7) Away - The Bolshoi 8) 1963 [12" Version] - New Order 9) Walking On The Moon [Live From Kyoto]- The Police 10) Love Will

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01:36:32

#270 - Shut Your Mouth

Alternative 80s ·

2024/02/27

Here we go - another podcast! Hopefully everyone has made it safely through the tough winter we had here in the states. Got a great podcast here to help warm you up - enjoy!Track Listing:1) World Shut Your Mouth - Julian Cope 2) Radio Free Europe - R.E.M. 3) Holiday Girl - The And 4) Careless Memories (Live) - Duran Duran 5) Technology - The Group 6) Let's Go To Bed - The Cure 7) Temptation - New Order 8) In Too Deep - Dead Or Alive 9) Love Missile F1-11 (Sigue Sigue Sputmix) - Sigue Sigue Sputnik

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01:34:38

#269 - Where I Got My Kicks

Alternative 80s ·

2024/01/22

Nothing like driving 2300 miles to come up with the opening track for our latest podcast. Strap in and enjoy!Track Listing:1) Route 66 - Depeche Mode 2) Rush Hour [Extended Version] - Jane Weidlin 3) Time Machine - Silicon Dream 4) Cuban Slide - Pretenders 5) (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear - Blondie 6) Baby I Don't Care - Transvision Vamp 7) Rebel Girl - Bikini Kill8) Room At The Top [Extended Version] - Adam Ant 9) Don't Go [Class X Remix] - Yazoo 10) Desire [Hollywood Remix] - U2 11)

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01:41:54

#268 - Here I Go Again

Alternative 80s ·

2023/12/28

New Year, and a new podcast. We're just pumping them out lately, hope y'all have been able to keep up! Some deeper, cooler tracks this episode, a la college radio style, dipping back to my roots at WUNH in Durham, NH. Enjoy!1) Uh Oh, Here I Go Again - The Rings 2) Be Brave [BBC Version] - Comsat Angels 3) God O.D. - Meat Beat Manifesto 4) Razor's Edge - Revolting Cocks 5) I Want To be A Prostitute - Alisa 6) Cat House - Danielle Dax 7) Sex Under Wasser - D.A.F. 8) She's In Parties - Bauhaus 9) I

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02:05:16

#267 - 2023 Year In Review

Alternative 80s ·

2023/12/22

New Years Day – U2Bedbugs and Ballyhoo – Echo & The BunnymenReal Wild Child (Wild One) - Iggy PopMetal – Gary NumanBlack Coffee In Bed – SqueezeChains Of Love – ErasureDancing With Tears In My Eyes (Live) - Midge UreEverybody Wants To Rule The World (Live) - Tears For FearsLove Will Tear Us Apart Again (Live) – New OrderUncontrollable Urge (Live) - DevoLove Action (I Believe in Love) – Human LeagueSister Europe – Psychedelic FursThere Is A Light That Never Goes Out – The SmithsMandinka – Sinead

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01:59:44

#266 - 10th Annual Christmas Special

Alternative 80s ·

2023/12/09

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) Winter

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01:36:41

#265 - Let The Good Times Roll

Alternative 80s ·

2023/11/29

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 Cure 8)

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01:31:02

#264 - You Are An Imagination

Alternative 80s ·

2023/11/09

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 [Original

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02:32:01

#263 - Halloween 2023

Alternative 80s ·

2023/10/25

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 Mix] -

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01:39:07

#262 - A Human Heart Goes Out Tonight

Alternative 80s ·

2023/09/17

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 Be

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01:30:03

#261 - R.I.P. Dad

Alternative 80s ·

2023/09/01

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 Star 9)

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01:37:09

#260 - Last Day Of Our Acquaintance

Alternative 80s ·

2023/07/27

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

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01:32:31

#259 - That's Where She Lives

Alternative 80s ·

2023/07/16

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)

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01:30:24

#258 - If That Don't Suit Ya, That's A Drag

Alternative 80s ·

2023/06/18

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 Time I

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01:37:34

#257 - Stealer, Steal Her, We Cross The Border

Alternative 80s ·

2023/06/03

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 10)

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01:28:13

#256 - I'll Live And Die, Don't Ask Me Why

Alternative 80s ·

2023/05/10

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 11)

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01:29:46

#255 - The World Is My Oyster

Alternative 80s ·

2023/04/25

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) - FGTH2) 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 Safety

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01:28:31

#254 - Subtle Innuendos

Alternative 80s ·

2023/03/29

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 (Extended

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01:32:36

#253 - Happy St. Patrick's Day

Alternative 80s ·

2023/03/17

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 Nua 8)

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01:41:16

#252 - I Need It To Ride In Your Car

Alternative 80s ·

2023/02/11

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 Change

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