About this episode

The episode discusses significant music events and debuts in October 1980, focusing on bands like Circle Jerks and INXS.

In the first of four parts, R+J tackle the very formidable tenth month of 1980 with debuts by the Circle Jerks and INXS, among others. Listen to the full playlist on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Gsh93r Email us at deepdives.deepcuts@gmail.com.

People in this episode

Hosts: R, J

Topics covered

• music history
• punk
• post-punk
• new wave
• 1980
• album debuts

Keywords

• October 1980
• Circle Jerks
• INXS
• punk music
• post-punk
• new wave
• music debuts

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Circle Jerks, INXS

More episodes of Deep Dives and Deep Cuts: the History of Punk, Post-punk and New Wave (1976-1986)

• Ep58: November 1980 (pt.2) · March 29, 2026 · 1h 19m
• Ep57: November 1980 (pt.1) · March 17, 2026 · 1h 23m
• BONUS: Hey, Remember Us? · February 15, 2026 · 1h 9m
• Ep56: October 1980 (pt.4) · June 22, 2025 · 1h 22m
• Ep55: October 1980 (pt.3) · June 8, 2025 · 1h 23m
• Ep54: October 1980 (pt.2) · May 11, 2025 · 1h 23m

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