80's Underground Podcasts

Jeff Shelton
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Truly a lost genre of radio programming until now...the 80’s Underground resurrects the best in 80’s indie, college, punk, post-punk, new wave, and modern rock every week. No other Podcast devotes such a concentrated two hours to the best in completely underground 80’s rock.

  1. 1D AGO

    80s Underground Replay: May 22, 2018

    FAD GADGET - Ricky's Hand (single) 1980 GARY NUMAN - Warriors (Warriors) 1983 MARY GOES ROUND - The Promised Land (Sunset) 1989 GHOST DANCE - When I Call (Word to the Wise EP) 1987 GENE LOVES JEZEBEL - The Cow (single) 1986 CHAMELEONS UK - One Flesh (What Does Anything...) 1985 WIRE - Ahead (The Ideal Copy) 1987 TELEX - Exercise is Good For You (Sex) 1981 DEPECHE MODE - In Your Memory (People Are People b-side) 1984 HUMAN LEAGUE - The Lebanon (Hysteria) 1984 SPANDAU BALLET - Instinction (single) 1982 PINK INDUSTRY - Pain Of Pride (New Beginnings) 1985 REAL LIFE - No Shame (Flame) 1985 D'ARC - The Letter (single) 1982 THE STRANGLERS - Skin Deep (Aural Sculpture) 1985 *request* I.Q. - Universe In Time (s/t) 1983 ULTRAVOX - All Stood Still (single) 1981 UPS & DOWNS - Out of the Darkness (single) 1986 CORN DOLLIES - Map of the World (Wrecked) 1989 CLOSE LOBSTERS - Just Too Bloody Stupid (Foxheads Stalk This Land) 1987 THE BRILLIANT CORNERS - Why Do You Have to Be...(single) 1988 AN EMOTIONAL FISH - Celebrate (single) 1989 THE PIXIES - Debaser (Doolittle) 1989 BUFFALO TOM - Sunflower Suit (s/t) 1989 JESUS & MARY CHAIN - Kill Surf City (Barbed Wire Kisses) 1988 SONIC YOUTH - Teenage Riot (Daydream Nation) 1988 DIE KREUZEN - Slow (Century Days) 1988 MEAT PUPPETS - She's Hot (Out My Way) 1986 BUTTHOLE SURFERS - Sea Ferring (Rembrandt Pussyhorse) 1986

    2h 1m

  2. MAY 13

    80s Underground Replay: May 12, 2020

    THE REPLACEMENTS – I.O.U. (Pleased to Meet Me) 1987 SOUL ASYLUM – Tied to the Tracks (Made to be Broken) 1986 THE MICE – Not Proud of the USA (For Almost Ever EP) 1985 HUSKER DU – Pink Turns to Blue (Zen Arcade) 1983 THE NEIGHBORHOODS – Real Stories (The High Hard One) 1986 DUMPTRUCK – Wire (For The Country) UNGLE GREEN – He’s The Man (You) 1989 DRIVIN N CRYIN – House For Sale (Mystery Road) 1989 R.E.M. – Ages of You (Dead Letter Office) 1987 THE BEAT FARMERS – Bigger Stones (Tales of the New West) 1985 JASON & THE SCORCHERS – Absolutely Sweet Marie (Fervor) 1983 THE PRIMITONS – Don’t Go Away (Don’t Go Away) 1987 FLYING COLOR – Dear Friend (s/t) 1987 DREAMS SO REAL – Everywhere Girl (single) 1985 DREAM SYNDICATE – Out of the Grey (Out of the Grey) 1986 LETS ACTIVE – In Little Ways (Big Plans for Everybody) 1986 GUADALCANAL DIARY – Winds of Change (2x4) 1987 MARHSAL FIELDS – Come a Little Closer (s/t) 1986 FLESH FOR LULU – Sooner or Later (Long Live the New Flesh) 1987 THE WILD FLOWERS – Things Have Changed (Joy of it All) 1984 COCTEAU TWINS – Lorelei (Treasure) 1984 RAILWAY CHILDREN – Listen On (Reunion Wilderness) 1987 THE SMITHS – Boy With a Thorn in His Side (The Queen is Dead) 1986 THE PARACHUTE MEN – Goodbye (The Innocents) 1988 THE BAMBI SLAM – Happy Birthday (single) 1987 MIGHTY LEMON DROPS – My Biggest Thrill (Happy Head) 1987 THE FIELD MICE – Sensitive (single) 1989 STONE ROSES – She Bangs the Drums (s/t) 1989 NEW ORDER – All Day Long (Brotherhood) 1986 THE CHAMELEONS – Singing Rule Britannia (single) 1985 THE CURE – Fascination Street (Disintegration) 1989

    1h 58m

  3. MAY 7

    80s Underground Replay: May 7, 2014

    ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN - My Kingdom (Ocean Rain) 1984 THE ESSENCE - Endless Lakes (Purity) 1985 ICICLE WORKS - Cauldron of Love (s/t) 1984 PETER MURPHY - Marlene Dietrich's Favourite Poem (Deep) 1989 *request* PROPAGANDA - Sorry For Laughing (Secret Wish) 1985 SECTION 25 - Reflection (From the Hip) 1985 THE VEIL - Hoax (Surrender) 1985 NEW ORDER - Everything's Gone Green (single) 1981 CHRIS & COSEY - October Love Song (Take Five EP) 1986 DEPECHE MODE - Something To Do (Some Great Reward) 1984 PSYCHEDELIC FURS - Love My Way (Forever Now) 1982 *request* GENERAL PUBLIC - Come Again (Hand To Mouth) 1986 OINGO BOINGO - Whole Day Off (Nothing To Fear) 1982 DEVO - Gates of Steel (Freedom of Choice) 1980 A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS - You Can Run (s/t) 1982 THE VAPORS - Waiting for the Weekend (New Clear Days) 1980 ICEHOUSE - Hey Little Girl (single) 1981 THE VENETIANS - So Much For Love (Calling In The Lions) 1986 EASTERHOUSE - Come Out Fighting (Waiting for the Redbird) 1989 GENE LOVES JEZEBEL - Desire (12" single) 1986 MISSION UK - The Crystal Ocean (II EP) 1986 BAUHAUS - Lagartija Nick (single) 1983 SISTERS OF MERCY - Sympathy For The Devil (single) 1988 HUMAN LEAGUE - The Lebanon (Hysteria) 1984 ALTERED IMAGES - Think That It Might (Pinky Blue) 1982 XTC - Jason & The Argonauts (English Settlement) 1982 SQUEEZE - Hits of the Year (Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti) 1985

    1h 57m

  4. APR 29

    Deep Cuts Replay: April 29, 2015

    THE TREES - Wildwood (Sleep Convention) 1982 FIRST MAN OVER - It's Happening (s/t) 1986 MARY GOES ROUND - The Night (Sunset) 1986 CINEMA - Cinema Star (Single) 1983 KIRILIAN CAMERA - Blue Room (single) 1985 COMBO AUDIO - Romanticide (single) 1983 CRASH COURSE IN SCIENCE - No More Hollow Doors (13 O'Clock comp.) 1981 THE PASSAGE - Drugface (Enflame) 1983 THE LEARNING PROCESS - Sixty Minutes (single) 1988 THE WORD - Wide Awake (Next Big Thing EP) 1984 ACK!ACK! - Another Face (single) 1985 UNCLE GREEN - He's The Man (You) 1988 THE PENCILS - Watching the Tears (single) 1982 CHOO CHOO TRAIN - Flowerfield (Briar Rose EP) 1988 NASHVILLE RAMBLERS - The Trains (single) 1986 THE SPLIFFS - Never Say Goodbye (House of Seven) 1987 THE ZIMMERMEN - Happy Heart (Rivers of Corn) 1986 TURNAROUND - Let's Do It (s/t) 1982 GRAPHIC - Medieval Daydream (Baysongs) 1985 MAP OF THE WORLD - Wall of Least Resistance (An Inch = 1000 Miles) 1989 THE OPPOSUMS - My Thing (Marsupial Eruptus) 1989 THE RANGEHOODS - Rough Town (Rough Town EP) 1984 THE VERGE - Tradition (single) 1983 SLEEP OF REASON - Sleep of Reason (s/t EP) 1984 UNDER TWO FLAGS - Day After Dub (10" single) 1984 RUDI - When I Was Dead (single) 1982 THE MOB - Witch Hunt (Let the Tribe Increase) 1983 DEEP SIX - Stay Right Here (s/t) 1986

    1h 57m

  5. APR 16

    80s Underground Replay: April 16, 2019

    SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES "Dear Prudence" from Hyaena 1984 PLAY DEAD "Pale Fire" from Sacrosant b-side 1985 THE CHAMELEONS "Up the Down Escalator" from Script Of The Bridge 1983 ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN "The Killing Moon" from Ocean Rain 1984 ULTRAVOX "Reap the Wild Wind" from 12" single 1982 THE CHURCH "Dropping Names" from Seance 1984 LOVE & ROCKETS "An American Dream" from Express 1986 MODERN ENGLISH "Someone's Calling" from After the Snow 1982 NEW ORDER "Your Silent Face" from Power, Corruption And Lies 1983 THE CURE "Primary" from Staring At the Sea - The Singles 1981 THE SMITHS "There Is a Light Than Never Goes Out" from The Queen Is Dead 1986 THE HOUSEMARTINS "Anxious" from London 0 Hull 4 1986 MIGHTY LEMON DROPS "Inside Out" from World Without End 1988 THE THREE O'CLOCK "I Go Wild" from Baroque Hoedown EP 1982 WIRE TRAIN "Love, Love" from Between Two Words 1985 TRANSLATOR "Un-Alone" from No Time Like Now 1983 THE LIFE "The One" from Alone 1987 X "4th of July" from See How We Are 1987 DUMPTRUCK "Walk Into Mirrors" from Positively Dumptruck 1986 THE PIXIES "Here Comes Your Man" from Doolittle 1989 GUADALCANAL DIARY "Litany" from 2X4 1987 RIGHT AS RAIN "Rain" from Undertown 1988 THE CONNELLS "Something To Say" from Fun & Games 1989 GRAPES OF WRATH "O Lucky Man" from Treehouse 1987 THE GO-BETWEENS "Bye Bye Pride" from Tallulah 1987 JULIAN COPE "St. Julian" from Saint Julian 1987 XTC "Earn Enough For Us" from Skylarking 1986 SPLIT ENZ "One Step Ahead" from Waiata 1981

    1h 56m

  6. APR 9

    80s Underground Replay: April 9, 2019

    ENGLISH BEAT "Pato and Roger a Go Talk" from Special Beat Service 1982 THE UNTOUCHABLES "What's Gone Wrong" from Live and Let Dance 1984 THE SUBURBS "Love is the Law" from The Suburbs 1978 TALK TALK "Life Is What You Make It" from The Colour of Spring 1986 ULTRAVOX "Dancing With Tears In My Eyes" from Lament 1984 PETE SHELLEY "No One Like You" from XL-1 1983 THE FOUNTAINHEAD "Sometimes" from The Burning Touch 1986 ALTERED IMAGES "Another Lost Look" from Bite 1983 DOLLY MIXTURE "Everything And More" from Remember This: The Singles Collection 1980-1984 1982 INXS "Doctor" from INXS 1980 SWING SET "Blackout" from Life Speeds Up 1986 THE X-TEENS "Kiss and Make Up Time" from Love and Politics 1984 THE LYRES "Help You Ann" from On Fire 1984 THE CRAMPS "Can Your P***y Do the Dog?" from A Date With Elvis 1986 X "The New World" from More Fun in the New World 1984 T.S.O.L. "American Zone" from Change Today? 1999 THE VANDALS "Mohawk Town" from When in Rome  1984 THE MINUTEMEN "Courage" from 3-Way Tie (For Last) 1985 THE RAINYARD "So Happy Now" from A Thousand Days 1989 THE DANGTRIPPERS "When Time Runs Out" from Days Between Stations 1988 R.E.M. "Ages of You" from Dead Letter Office 1987 THE JACK RUBIES "Be With You" from Fascinatin' Vacation 1988 THE BODINES "Therese" from Therese 1986 CLOSE LOBSTERS "Skyscrapers of St Mirin" from What Is There to Smile About? 1988 RAILWAY CHILDREN "Chrysalis" from Recurrence 1988 THE SMITHS "Sweet And Tender Hooligan" from Louder Than Bombs 1987 THE PRIMITIVES "Noose" from Pure 1989 THE BLUEBELLS "I'm Falling" from The Singles Collection 1984 EURYTHMICS "Belinda" from In the Garden 1981

    1h 59m

  7. APR 1

    80s Underground Replay: March 27, 2013

    WIRE - Ahead (The Ideal Copy) 1987 SEVERED HEADS - Bad Times Too (Rotund For Success) 1989 DANSE SOCIETY – House of Love (Looking Through) 1986 PETE SHELLEY – Telephone Operator (XL-1) 1983 THE CHURCH – Tristesse (Heyday) 1985 TRANSLATOR – Friends of the Future (s/t) 1985 JULIAN COPE – St. Julian (St. Julian) 1987 XTC – Earn Enough For Us (Skylarking) 1987 CLEANERS FROM VENUS – Girl on a Swing (single) 1987 GO-BETWEENS – Streets of Your Town (16 Lovers Lane) 1988 LLOYD COLE & THE COMMOTIONS – Grace (Easy Pieces) 1985 BILLY BRAGG – She’s Got a New Spell (Workers Playtime) 1988 SOMETHING HAPPENS – Beach (Been There, Seen That, Done That) 1988 HOODOO GURUS – Bittersweet (Mars Need Guitars) 1985 THE SIDEWINDERS – What Am I Supposed to Do? (Witchdoctor) 1989 DRIVIN N CRYIN – Toy Never Played With (Mystery Road) 1989 THE CULT – Gimmick (Dreamtime) 1985 U2 – In God’s Country (The Joshua Tree) 1987 SUBURBAN LAWNS – Janitor (s/t) 1981 *request* JOSIE COTTON – he Could be The One (Convertible Music) 1982 SPARKS – Tips for Teens (Whomp That Sucker) 1981 ADAM & THE ANTS – Friend or Foe (single) 1980 DEVO – Planet Earth (Freedom of Choice) 1980 BUSH TETRAS – Too Many Creeps (single) 1980 THROWING MUSES – No Parachutes (Hunkpapa) 1989 REM – Little America (Reckoning) 1984 GRAPES OF WRATH – Good To See You *NEW SINGLE* BIG DIPPER – All Going Out Together (Supercluster comp) 1987 CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN – Turquoise Jewelry (12” single) 1988 MOJO NIXON & SKID ROPER – Stuffin’ Martha’s Muffin (Frenzy) 1986 X – The World’s a Mess, It’s in My Kiss (Los Angeles) 1980 LEAVING TRAINS – Temporal Slut (F**k) 1987

    2h 3m

  8. MAR 25

    80s Underground Replay: March 25, 2015

    ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN - The Game (s/t) 1987 XYMOX - Blind Hearts (Twist of Shadows) 1989 CHAMELEONS UK - On the Beach (What Does Anything...) 1985 RHYTHM CORPS - Broken Haloes (Paquet Du Cinq) 1982 ICICLE WORKS - Waterline (s/t) 1984 ROMEO VOID - Say No (Instincts) 1984 THE CULT - Dreamtime (Dreamtime) 1984 THE SPOONS - Nova Heart (Arias & Symphonies) 9182 FELONY - The Fanatic (single) 1983 *request* JAPAN - Ghosts (Tin Drum) 1981 NEW ORDER - Chosen Time (Movement) 1981 MODERN ENGLISH - Gathering Dust (Mesh & Lace) 1981 BREEDING GROUND - Reunion (Revisited) 1982 THE PRIMITONS - Something on My Mind (Don't Go Away/Collected Works) 1987 GRAPES OF WRATH - A Very Special Day (Treehouse) 1987 HOODOO GURUS - Out That Door (Blow Your Cool) 1987 THE SMITHEREENS - Drown in My Own Tears (Green Thoughts) 1988 FLYING COLOR - Dear Friend (s/t) 1987 X - Burning House of Love (Ain't Love Grand) 1985 FETCHIN BONES - God's Hanky (Cabin Flounder) 1985 BEAUTY CONSTANT - Catching You (Like The Enemy) 1987 THE BATS - Treason (Daddy's Highway) 1987 THE WOODENTOPS - Maybe It Won't Last (Wooden Foot Cops on the Highway) 1988 T.S.O.L. - Flowers By The Door (Change Today?) 1984 TOY DOLLS - Nellie The Elephant (Dig That Groove Baby) 1983 THE RAMONES - Something to Believe In (Animal Boy) 1986 MADNESS - House of Fun (single) 1982 ADAM ANT - Friend or Foe (Friend or Foe) 1982

    1h 55m
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Truly a lost genre of radio programming until now...the 80’s Underground resurrects the best in 80’s indie, college, punk, post-punk, new wave, and modern rock every week. No other Podcast devotes such a concentrated two hours to the best in completely underground 80’s rock.

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  • Creator
    Jeff Shelton
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    61
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 Jeff Shelton
  • Show Website
    80's Underground Podcasts

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