Suburban Underground

BONUS Episode: Suburban Underground - SUMMERTIME NEW WAVE!

Just in time for the peak days of summer, here is another Steve solo, bonus episode.  This time, reminiscing about those hazy, halcyon summer days of the 1980s.  Specifically, for those who were into New Wave.  Imagine driving around with a cutting edge station like WLIR (in NY) or KROQ (in LA).
 
We will hear these artists: APB, Big Audio Dynamite, Boom Boom Room, Fiction Factory, Belouis Some, The Thompson Twins, The Rothchilds, Difford & Tilbrook, Q-Feel, Person To Person, Nomo, Naked Eyes, Heaven 17, Lonely Boys, Foreign Press, Kim Wilde.

Suburban Underground episode 219

This episode includes a set of songs about taxes (because July 15 is the revised tax due date) and a set of songs about cops because they have been a hot topic these days.
We play songs from these artists: Wyldlife, Sugarcult, The So So Glos, Cheap Trick, The Kinks, Johnny Cash, Martha & The Muffins, Industry, The Lords Of The New Church, The Clash, The Equals, Dead Kennedys, Driver Eight, The Claim, Beat Hotel and Gladys Kane. Originally aired July 10, 2020

Suburban Underground episode 218

Happy Independence Day from Drew and Steve.  We play songs by American aritists, songs about Freedom, Liberty and blowing stuff up.
We play songs from these artists: REM, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Gang Of Four, The Trees, Our Daughter's Wedding, Randy Newman, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, ZZ Top, Weaves, The Subways, Sloan, The Wildhearts, Chuck Berry, Concrete Blonde, Trio, Duran Duran and Prince. Originally aired July 3, 2020.

BONUS Episode: Suburban Underground - FUNKY GROOVES!

Here is another Steve solo, bonus episode.  This time, concentrating on killer funky grooves.  These grooves are sick.  They're fire!  Did I make my point?  Judge for yourselves.
 
We will hear these artists: Ballin' Jack, Bobby Byrd, Funky Destination, Beastie Boys, The J.B.'s, Alex Gopher, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Booker T. Jones with Lou Reed, Backyard Heavies, Charles Bradley, Cymande, David Batiste & The Gladiators, George McCrae, Paul Weller, Sir Mack Rice, James Brown.

Suburban Underground episode 217

This week on Suburban Underground, Steve and Drew play 3 songs each from artists to which we have a tenuous, tangential connection.
We play songs from these artists: The So So Glos, Arctic Monkeys, Hazel English, OK Go, Tift Merritt, Archers Of Loaf, The Damned, The March Violets, The Sugarcubes, Eighth Route Army, Speed McQueen, 10,000 Maniacs, En Attendant Ana, Soul Coughing, Dead Kennedys, Concrete Blonde.  Originally aired June 26, 2020

Suburban Underground episode 216

This week on Suburban Underground, again, with no special theme or mini-theme, Steve and Drew spin some gul-durn good toonz.
We play songs from these artists: Joe Jackson, Glamatron, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Slotface, Hooton Tennis Club, Chicano Batman, Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros, Speed McQueen, The Cure, Beach Bunny, The Airborne Toxic Event, The So So Glos, Camera Obscura, Barely Pink.  Originally aired June 19, 2020

BONUS Episode: Suburban Underground - 70s PROG ROCK! (short songs only)

Presented in all of its grandeur and pomposity, a Steve solo episode glorifying progressive rock!  If Steve had not limited the song lengths to 5 minutes or less then we'd end up with a mere two songs in this show, so these are only short songs (by prog rock standards).
In this episode, you will hear from these artists: Rush, Queen, FM, King Crimson, Gentle Giant, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Flash, Saga, Genesis, U.K., Jethro Tull, Yes, Klaatu and Nektar.

Suburban Underground episode 215

This week on Suburban Underground, we have no special theme or mini-theme.  Just some dang good music.
We play songs from these artists: Redd Kross, Two Door Cinema Club, Dude York, Wire Train, Bow Wow Wow, The Hillbilly Moon Explosion, Dinosaur Jr, Mission Of Burma, Devo, Caddy, Bleached, TV On The Radio, Nahaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper, Lady Banana. Originally aired June 12, 2020

BONUS Episode: Suburban Underground - Rupert Hine tribute

Due to the passing of producer extraordinaire, Rupert Hine, Steve churned out this impromptu bonus solo episode to pay tribute.
Next week, the regular fortnightly schedule of bonus episodes will resume.  This one is short and worth your while.
Included here are songs from these artists that Hine was part of or produced: Quantum Jump, Saga, The Fixx, The Waterboys, Howard Jones, Bob Geldof, The Thompson Twins, Rush, This Picture.

Suburban Underground episode 214

This week on Suburban Underground, Drew and Steve pay homage to some musicians who passed away from COVID19: Matthew Seligman, Adam Schlesinger and Dave Greenfield.  Listen to find out their stories.  We also have a set of graduation songs.
We play songs from these artists: Bruce Woolley and the Camera Club, The Stranglers, Ivy, The Drums, Supergrass, Kate Tucker, The Rifles, The Kinks, The New Regime, The Bird and the Bee, Morrissey, Living Colour, Van Morrison, The Pretty Reckless. Originally aired June 5, 2020