Suburban Underground

Suburban Underground episode 223

Suburban Underground episode 223 is here with mini-themes covering Ennio Morricone as well as a set with drummers as singers.
Artists this week are Weezer, Eve 6, Cast, The Atlantics, Cosmonauti?, Joe Strummer, Big Audio Dynamite, The Beths, Long Beach Dub Allstars, Husker Du, Foo Fighters, Jellyfish, No Doubt, Elvis Costello & The Attractions and Clairo. Originally aired August 7, 2020. 

Suburban Underground episode 222

Suburban Underground episode 222 has dropped, much like 70s television show Room 222 in January of 1974.  Oh, Karen Valentine, where art thou? 
 
This week, Bedford 105.1 FM's award-winning alternative mixtape show provides you three mini-themes: phone calls, summer and bands with songs named after themselves. 
 
Artists this week are Ivy, Shopping, The Cars, The Killers, They Might Be Giants, The Avengers, The Pretenders, The White Stripes, Arielle Verinis, Lost Loved Ones, Visage, Thelonious Monster, Wonderland, Skinshape, Those Darlins, Art Brut, Pia Fraus. Originally aired July 31, 2020. 

BONUS Episode: Suburban Underground - INTERNATIONALROCK!

We put out a 70s American Rock episode and a 70s British Rock episode, so now its time for an International Rock episode (70s and 80s).  Apparently, there is an actual International Rock Day, and we missed it by 2 weeks (it is July 13). 
 
These artists are in store you for in this episode: a-ha (Norway), Juluka (S. Africa), Split Enz (New Zealand), Red Rider (Cananda), Jimmy Barnes (Australia), Boris Grebenshikov (Russia), Telephone (France), Scorpions (Germany), Michael Monroe (Finland), Golden Earring (Netherlands), Thin Lizzy (Ireland), Krokus (Switzerland), Yngwie J. Malmsteen (Swedish), Loudness (Japan).

Suburban Underground episode 221

Episode 221 of Suburban Underground, WBNH-LP Bedford 105.1 FM's award-winning alternative mixtape show is here. This week we have a set of songs about obsolete technology and one about cancel culture.  Artists this week are Robert LaRoche, Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard, The Donnas, Kraftwerk, Joy Electric, Ballyhoo!, The Soundtrack Of Our Lives, Haim, Hazel English, They Might Be Giants, Magazine, Aimee Mann, Throwing Muses, .38 Special, Curtis Waters. Originally aired July 24, 2020. 

Suburban Underground episode 220

Episode 220 of Suburban Underground, WBNH-LP Bedford 105.1 FM's award-winning alternative mixtape show. Steve is off this week, so Drew is flying solo with an hour's worth of off-beat, unusual tunes. Artists this week are Kurt Vile, Candace, Claire Laffut & Yseult, Beach Bunny, Otoboke Beaver, Minutemen, Beck, Screaming Females, The Bird and The Bee, The Accidentals, Dream Wife, Wolf Alice, Au Pairs, The Airborne Toxic Event, Thievery Corporation, Sleaford Mods, and Muddy Waters. Originally aired July 17, 2020. 

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