Hello, my friend! Welcome to RadioXU... We’re back with another hour of essential ’80s indie rock! As always, we’ve got an exciting show lined up for you... Feast your ears on these tasty tracks...
– Playlist –
VOLCANO SUNS – White Elephant
THE BIRDHOUSE – Die Baby Die
THE GODFATHERS – This Damn Nation
FULL FATHOM FIVE – Paingiver
THE SCREAMING BLUE MESSIAHS – Just For Fun
NAKED RAYGUN – I Remember
HUNTERS & COLLECTORS – The Slab
O-POSITIVE – Talk About Love
SONS OF FREEDOM – Mona Lisa
REDD KROSS – Notes and Chords Mean Nothing to Me
FLYING COLOR – Wise To Her Ways
DEATH OF SAMANTHA – Blood And Shaving Cream
PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH – Valley of The Gwangi
SONS OF FREEDOM – The Criminal
THE SCREAMING BLUE MESSIAHS – Tracking The Dog
HUNTERS & COLLECTORS – Little Chalkie
THE GODFATHERS – Cold Turkey
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Another batch of unheralded tunes from the 80's. Listening to this one, I got to thinking about how difficult it was to actually get indie music back then. A lot of it was passed around on cassettes as the actual music was not easily available, even in record stores. It was never played on traditional radio stations (maybe colleges), and never reviewed in music magazines like Rolling Stone or Creem. I had to get such stuff via mail order, and even then, without even knowing whether or not I would like the album. Living in the 21st century age of Spotify and immediate access to tons of music from yesteryear is really something else! Thanks again for curating and pulling this together. A labor of love, I am sure. Cheers, and Happy Halloween. Byrnes
Right you are, Byrnes! Being into “alternative” music in the ‘80s required finding it though “alternative” sources. For me, college radio was a crucial resource. That’s what turned me on to new music most often. You’re right, mainstream magazines were pretty useless when it came to below-the-radar artists, although Spin magazine was better than most in that department. The best publication resources were the “zines”—non-professional self-published (usually xeroxed) magazines. That’s where I found the real obscurities which required you to mail-order them directly from the indie record labels. I ordered many things directly from SST, SubPop and Homestead Records. They’d often toss in some free stickers with the order. I still have my SST “CORPORATE ROCK SUCKS” bumper sticker. One of the most fun ways of discovering new music was to hear it being played at the record store when you walked in. I had many “What’s this you’re playing?” moments in small record stores and usually walked out with a copy of the album.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Byrnes. I always look forward to them!
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