About this episode

This episode features a selection of hot alternative tunes from the 80s perfect for summer.

Summer isn't summer without some hot Alt tunes from the 80's, so let's fire it up! Track listing: 1) Hot In The City (Exterminator Mix) - Billy Idol 2) Cool Under Heat - The Clash 3) Hot! Hot! Hot! - The Cure 4) Cruel Summer (Extended Version) - Bananrama 5) I Melt With You (Bass Meltdown Mix) - Modern English 6) Voices - Russ Ballard 7) Synthicide - SSQ 8) Gary Gilmore's Eyes - The Adverts 9) Anarchy In The U.K. - Sex Pistols 11) Nice N Neat - Boomtown Rats 12) Missing In Action - Comsat Angels 13) New Dawn Fades - Joy Division 14) Reasons To Be Alone - Stained Veil 15) Fatal Flaw - The Sound 16) The Working Hour - Tears For Fears 17) This Wheel's On Fire (Incendiary Mix) - Siouxsie And The Banshees 18) There's No Love Between Us (Specially Extended 12" Mix) - Pop Will Eat Itself 19) Black And White - The dB's 20) Blood Makes Noise - Suzanne Vega 21) Mind Your Own Business - Delta 5 22) Birth, School, Work, Death - The Godfathers 23) Last Cigarette - Dramarama

People in this episode

Host: SurfingTrucker

Topics covered

• 80s music
• alternative music
• summer tunes
• track listing
• music history

Keywords

• Billy Idol
• The Clash
• The Cure
• 80s music
• alternative rock

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