New Wave Outpost Forum

by **patwolfe** » Fri Dec 19, 2003 9:02 am

Hi everyone! My name is Pat and I am getting set to host a new weekly new wave/80's-90's alternative/synth-pop show, which will air Mondays from Noon to 2pm on KDHX-FM 88.1 in St. Louis. (website is KDHX.ORG)I have named the show "Medication" and I am looking for suggestions on cool, obscure bands from the era that I can feature on the show. I am already familiar with the obvious (Talking Heads, Flock of Seagulls, Go-Go's, etc), and I have spent the last couple of months scouring the record store looking for the stuff that never got a whole lot of airplay, even back then. I have found some gems, like OXO, the Jam, Gang of Four, etc. but I am always looking for more. If anyone can offer any suggestions, that would be really help me make the show a big success! [:D]

by **Luna Lure** » Fri Dec 19, 2003 1:48 pm

Checkout Audiopargon.com
http://radio.pureobscure.com/
They have an awesome playlist

My personal favorites are:
Prima Volta - Headline News
Tirez Tirez - Razorblade
Bel Canto - Die Geschichte einer Mutter
(this is the most beautiful song

by **unguarded moment** » Sat Dec 20, 2003 12:06 am

Find the WLIR / WDRE "Screamer of the Week" & "Shriek Of the Week" lists on the 'net.
That should also provide you with plenty of material.

by **humanchip** » Sat Dec 20, 2003 4:13 am

Thanks Dan and Blaster. Excellent information!

by **knowitallrecs** » Wed Dec 24, 2003 4:24 pm

I highly recommend the following:

The Wild Swans
Care
Friends Again
Private Lives
The Essence
Fra Lippo Lippi
Blue Zoo
The Lotus Eaters
The Farmer's Boys
The Desert Wolves
The Roaring Boys (one track: "House of Stone")
Olympic Smile
The Adv

by **Bob-O** » Thu Dec 25, 2003 2:12 am

Audio Paragon is pretty cool. There are a few Live365 stations that play some really good stuff:

New Wave Classics
Boyd Radio
Radio Aktivitat (all Kraftwerk)
New Wave Radio
and there's an all-Telex station too

by **humanchip** » Thu Dec 25, 2003 9:53 am

Great suggestions! Thank you! I went to a place called the Record Exchange in south St. Louis and found some great stuff: The Comateens' Deal with It (1984), Flock of Seagulls, The Reels, Martha and the Muffins, and an excellent K-Tel compilation album ca

by **humanchip** » Fri Dec 26, 2003 9:47 pm

OK, here is my tentative playlist for the big 1st show Jan. 5th:

Transfer Affection- Flock of Seagulls
Dreaming-Blondie
Fade to Grey-Visage
There, There-Radiohead
Curious-Greg Kihn Band
Progress-Midnight Oil
On Any Other Day-Police
Right There i

by **unguarded moment** » Sat Dec 27, 2003 1:55 am

Good Luck with your new show!!
If it's really going to be a new wave/new music type 80's show, I would get rid of Johnny Cash & The Greg Kiln band, & Substitute something else.

by **humanchip** » Sat Dec 27, 2003 2:55 am

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. Kinda wanted to honor the man in black though since he just passed away, and Hurt is an excellent song. He also does a cover of Personal Jesus on the same album which is kind of interesting. But I will probably cut tha

by **humanchip** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 3:10 am

OK, here is the revised playlist for Jan. 5th...this is pretty firm and probably won't change much more:
Flock of seagulls--Transfer Affection
Dreaming--Blondie(Chris Stein's birthday 1-5-50...54 years old)
Fade to Grey--Visage(Midge Ure's old band, pl

by **knowitallrecs** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 4:17 am

Pat, that's an excellent playlist! "Transfer Affection" is actually
my all-time favorite A Flock of Seagulls tune! What a great way
to start off a show.

by **humanchip** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 11:39 am

Thanks Mike. I appreciate the positive feedback, and I am really looking forward to bringing New Wave back to the midwest!

by **humanchip** » Fri Jan 02, 2004 12:43 am

Don't forget to listen to the show this Monday! Listen online at kdhx.org, starting at Noon Central Standard Time (6pm GMT). If you have comments, the address is Medication@kdhx.org. Thanks everyone!

by **djed** » Fri Jan 02, 2004 11:55 am

It is nice to see terra broadcast radio giving an 80s/New-Wave show a shot. There are SO many lost gems from the 80s that deserve to be heard.

If you haven't already, give my station - Flashback Alternatives - a shot (www.flashbackalternatives.com).

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