Cracks In The Pavement

07/10/2023

Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back.
After a break from the overnighters this year and plying my skills on various other shows on PBS106.7FM Im stoked to be returning to the big chair for the 24th edition of Cracks In The Pavement tonight from 2am-6am.
On this show album anniversaries from The Cocteau Twins, Culture Club and The The, Live sets from The Go Betweens and The Housemartins, tons of obscure tracks Ive dug up in record stores this year and the Movie of The Month - yeah baby - I'm doing Breakin' !
Ways to listen -
Be up late and tune into 106.7FM (Melbourne) or live stream from https://www.pbsfm.org.au/ - sms me, 0400 03 1067 and be part of the show!
Head to the PBS website the following week for the archived show to listen to whenever you want.
Download the PBS app to your phone and download the episode as a podcast - and find some of my other episodes on there too!

04/11/2022

Cracks In The Pavement Episode 23 is up on the PBS 106.7FM Melbourne website and phone app.
Featuring album anniversaries from Missing Persons, Grace Jones and Grandmaster Flash. Live music from New Order's 1982 BBC Peel session and the movie of the month is John Carpenters Halloween III: Season Of The Witch.
https://www.pbsfm.org.au/.../2022-10-30/02-00-00/8634895

29/10/2022

Cracks In The Pavement is back on 106.7PBSFM from 2am tonight for another 4 hour feast!
Tonight - A ton of album anniversaries including Missing Persons, The Replacements, Grace Jones and Grandmaster Flash.
Liveline tonight features New Orders 1982 BBC John Peel session and the Movie of the Month is John Carpenters Halloween III: Season Of The Witch.
Ways to listen -
Be up late and tune into 106.7FM (Melbourne) or live stream from https://www.pbsfm.org.au/ - sms me, 0400 03 1067 and be part of the show!
Head to the PBS website the following week for the archived show to listen to whenever you want.
Download the PBS app to your phone and download the episode as a podcast - and find some of my other episodes on there too!

05/09/2022

Cracks In The Pavement Episode XXII is up on the PBS website and Phone app.
https://www.pbsfm.org.au/.../2022-09-04/02-00-00/8522455
Deep diving the 1980s. Featuring album anniversaries from Kate Bush, Depeche Mode, Simple Minds and Bruce Springsteen. Live music from Prince and The Revolutions 1985 Purple Rain tour and the movie of the month is Liquid Sky.
Jo Jo Zepp & The Falcons – Taxi Mary 1982
The SOS Band - Just Be Good To Me 1983
Jimmy Bo Horne – S***k (12”) 1980
Erik B & Rakim – I Know You Got Soul 1987
Neneh Cherry – Buffalo Stance (Sukka Mix) 1989
Devo – Peek A Boo 1982
Soft Cell – What! 1981
Pylon – M Train 1983
Los Microwaves –Whats That Got To Do (With Loving You) 1981
Units – The Right Man 1982
Peter Hammill – Paradox Drive 1982
The Psychedelic Furs – Forever Now 1982
The Psychedelic Furs – Love My Way 1982
Kate Bush – The Dreaming 1982
Kate Bush – Suspended In Gaffa 1982
Kate Bush - Get Out Of My House 1982
Depeche Mode – Leave In Silence 1982
Depeche Mode – My Secret Garden 1982
Depeche Mode – Nothing To Fear 1982
Simple Minds – Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) 1982
Simple Minds - King Is White And In The Crowd 1982
Fad Gadget – Life On The Line 1982
Bruce Springsteen – State Trooper 1982
Bruce Springsteen – Atlantic City 1982
Prince & The Revolution - Lets Go Crazy (Live) 1985
Prince & The Revolution – Delirious (Live) 1985
Prince & The Revolution – 1999 (Live) 1985
Prince & The Revolution - Little Red Corvette (Live) 1985
Prince & The Revolution - Take Me With U (Live) 1985
Frank Zappa – Be In My Video 1984
Prefab Sprout – Farren Young 1985
The Feelies – Crazy Rhythms 1985
Slava Tsukerman – Aliens Theme 1983
Slava Tsukerman – Aliens Theme II 1983
Slava Tsukerman – Margarets Childhood Theme 1983
Slava Tsukerman – Noon 1983
Slava Tsukerman – Afternoon 1983
Slava Tsukerman – Margarets Apartment I 1983
Slava Tsukerman – Fashion Show 1983
Slava Tsukerman – Me And My Rhythm Box 1983
Mike Oldfield – Foreign Affair 1983
Yoko Ono – Goodbye Sadness 1981
Yoko Ono – Nobody Sees Me Like You Do 1981
Felt – My Face Is On Fire 1982
REM – Wendell Gee 1985
The Associates – 18 Carat Love Affair 1982
Orange Juice – Two Hearts Together 1982
Stiff Little Fingers – Love Of The Common People 1982
Minny Pops – Secret Story 1982
The Particles – Driving Me 1980
Tangled Shoelaces – Turn My Dial 1984
Billy Bragg – Greetings To The New Brunette 1986
Thompson Twins – Slave Trade 1981
XTC – Ball & Chain 1982
April Showers – Every Time We Say Goodbye 1984

03/09/2022

I’m back on PBS 106.7FM Melbourne tonight for another four hours of Cracks In The Pavement
Tonight - Album anniversaries from Depeche Mode, Bruce Springsteen, Simple Minds and Kate Bush. A live set from Prince and the Revolutions Purple Rain tour, we take a look at Yoko Onos heartbreaking 1981 album Season Of Glass and our movie of the month is the very weird 1982 underground SciFi He**in masterpiece Liquid Sky.

Ways to listen -
Be up late and tune into 106.7FM (Melbourne) or live stream from https://www.pbsfm.org.au/ - sms me, 0400 03 1067 and be part of the show!
Head to the PBS website the following week for the archived show to listen to whenever you want.
Download the PBS app to your phone and download the episode as a podcast - and find some of my other episodes on there too!

02/07/2022

Surprise! Cracks In The Pavement is back on PBS106.7FM tonight from 2am for a special bonus June episode!
I'll be straying from the usual format tonight and will be presenting a special Top 50 songs from the first 20 episodes of CITP.

I've been combing through the playlists of 80 hours of shows and have compiled a list of the best 50 and will be counting them down till 6am.

Ways to listen -
Be up late and tune into 106.7FM (Melbourne) or live stream from https://www.pbsfm.org.au/ - sms me, 0400 03 1067 and be part of the show!
Head to the PBS website the following week for the archived show to listen to whenever you want.
Download the PBS app to your phone and download the episode as a podcast - and find some of my other episodes on there too!

15/06/2022

The Cracks In The Pavement Movie Of The Month special celebrating the 40th anniversary of Blade Runner is up on Soundcloud so you can listen/download it without having to scroll through the 4 hour episode broadcast.
Originally broadcast on 106.7PBSFM on 12/06/22

https://soundcloud.com/avallen/cracks-in-the-pavement-blade-runner-special

13/06/2022

Cracks In The Pavement Episode XX is up on the PBS 106.7FM Melbourne website and Phone app.
Featuring anniversaries of albums by Nina Hagen, Thompson Twins and ABC. We look at the slew of debut releases by bands in June 1981 that set the decade in motion. We have The Cure Live in London from May 1984, our Movie of The Month is Blade Runner and we celebrate 40 years of the film and the Soundtrack by Vangelis in a one hour special.
And finally we pay tribute to the wonderful Julee Cruise who passed away this week.
https://www.pbsfm.org.au/program/new-noise/2022-06-12/02-00-00/8358544
Natures Creation – Lets Fire It Up 1982
Saada Bonaire – More Women 1984
The Jellies – Jive Baby On A Saturday Night 1981
Landscape – Einstein A Go Go 1981
The Twins – Desert Place 1981
Wa Wa Nee – Gone 1985
John Foxx – Plaza 1980
Flock Of Seagulls – Space Age Love Song 1982
Screamin' Tony Baxter – Get Up Off A That Thing 1982
Yazoo – Don't Go (12” Remix) 1982
Art Style – Factory Life 1985
Shakin' Stevens – Jezabel 1987
Nina Hagen – Antiworld 1982
ABC – Show Me 1982
ABC – Date Stamp 1982
XTC – Ball & Chain 1982
XTC – No Thugs In Our House 1982
Thompson Twins – Politics 1981
Thompson Twins – Slave Trade 1981
Kim Wilde – Everything We Know 1981
Duran Duran – Night Boat 1981
Duran Duran – Is There Anyone Out There? 1981
The Go Go's – This Town 1981
Tom Tom Club – Genius Of Love 1981
Nirvana – Blew 1989
The Cure – The Walk (Live) 1984
The Cure – One Hundred Years (Live) 1984
The Cure – A Forest (Live) 1984
Frank Zappa – Sharleena 1984
The Fun Boy Three – The Farm Yard Connection 1983
Vangelis – Main Titles 1982
Vangelis – Blush Response 1982
Vangelis – Wait For Me 1982
Vangelis – Rachels Song 1982
Vangelis – Blade Runner Blues 1982
Vangelis – Memories Of Green 1982
Vangelis – Tales Of The Future 1982
Vangelis – Blade Runner (End Titles) 1982
Vangelis – Tears In Rain 1982
Vangelis – One More Kiss, Dear 1982
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – The Lights Are Going Out 1985
Roxy Music – While My Heart Is Still Beating 1982
Julee Cruise – Falling 1989
Julee Cruise – Rockin' Back Inside My Heart 1989
Mark Knopfler & Willie Deville – Storybook Love 1987
Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians – Air Of December 1988
The Replacements – Johnny's Gonna Die 1982
The Fabulous Stains – Waste Of Time 1981
Pulp – Love Love 1983

11/06/2022

Cracks In The Pavement returns tonight on PBS 106.7FM Melbourne for Episode 20!
Tonight: The 40th anniversary of albums by Nina Hagen and ABC. We look at the Class of '81 – the incredible slew of debut releases by bands in June 1981 that set the decade in motion. We have The Cure Live in London from May 1984, our Movie of The Month is Blade Runner and we celebrate 40 years of the film and the Soundtrack by Vangelis in a one hour special.
And finally we'll be paying tribute to the wonderful Julee Cruise who passed away yesterday.

10/05/2022

Cracks In The Pavement Episode 19 is up on the PBS 106.7FM website and phone app.
Featuring album anniversaries from The Cure, Prince, Altered Images and The Clash. Live tracks from the documentary “Urgh – A Music War” and the Movie of the Month is Francis Ford Coppolas “Rumble Fish”
Link here - https://www.pbsfm.org.au/.../2022-05-08/02-00-00/8285651
Debbie Harry – Jump Jump 1981
Wa Wa Nee – Gone 1985
San Giovanni Bassista – Summer Sweat 1984
Dead Or Alive – My Heart Goes Bang (Extended Version) 1985
The Dugites – Gay Guys 1980
Nena – It's All In The Game 1985
Yazoo – Nobodys Diary 1983
Adam & The Ants – Car Trouble 1980
Talk Talk – Talk Talk 1982
Modern English – Life In A Gladhouse 1982
Aztec Camera – The Boy Wonders 1983
R.E.R.B – Shock 1980
Wham! - Wham Rap (Unsocial Mix) 1983
Firefox – Street People 1984
The Clash – Know Your Rights 1982
The Clash – Car Jamming 1982
Duran Duran - My Own Way 1982
Altered Images – Happy Birthday 1982
Altered Images – Goodnight And I Wish 1982
OMD – Messages 1980
The Cure – The Kiss 1987
The Cure – Catch 1987
Kraftwerk – Computer World 1981
New Order – We All Stand 1983
Prince – Dance On 1988
Prince - I Wish U Heaven 1988
Devo – Uncontrollable Urge (Live) 1981
Echo & The Bunnymen – The Puppet (Live) 1981
The Police - Driven To Tears (Live) 1981
Wall Of Voodoo – Back In Flesh (Live) 1981
Frank Zappa – Plastic People (Live) 1988
Don't Box Me In – Stewart Copeland (feat Stan Ridgeway) 1983
Tulsa Tango – Stewart Copeland 1983
Our Mother Is Alive – Stewart Copeland 1983
Brothers On Wheels – Stewart Copeland 1983
Tulsa Rags – Stewart Copeland 1983
Hostile Bridge To Benneys – Stewart Copeland 1983
Personal Midget /Cain's Ballroom – Stewart Copeland 1983
Biff Gets Stomped By Rusty James – Stewart Copeland 1983
Motorboys Fate – Stewart Copeland 1983
Father On The Stairs – Stewart Copeland 1983
West Tulsa Story – Stewart Copeland 1983
Suzanne Vega – Toms Diner 1987
Eurythmics – I Need You 1987
Machinations – Spark 1985
The Roches – Losing True 1982
10,000 Maniacs – What's The Matter Here? 1987
Mary Margaret O'Hara – Body's In Trouble 1988
Virna Lindt – Underwater Boy 1984
Essra Mohawk – Silver Ships 1985
https://www.pbsfm.org.au/.../2022-05-08/02-00-00/8285651

07/05/2022

Cracks In The Pavement is back on PBS106.7FM tonight from 2am for Episode 19!
Tonight - Album anniversaries from Prince, The Clash, Duran Duran, The Cure & Kraftwerk, Live tracks from the 1981 documentary Urgh! A Music War and our movie of the month is Francis Ford Coppola's 1983 black & white masterpiece Rumble Fish.
Ways to listen -
Be up late and tune into 106.7FM (Melbourne) or live stream from https://www.pbsfm.org.au/ - sms me, 0400 03 1067 and be part of the show!
Head to the PBS website the following week for the archived show to listen to whenever you want.
Download the PBS app to your phone and download the episode as a podcast - and find some of my other episodes on there too!

05/04/2022

Episode XVIII of Cracks In The Pavement is up on the PBS106.7FM website and phone app.
Deep diving the 1980s in an extended five hour broadcast!
Featuring album anniversaries for Split Enz, David Bowie and Modern English and 40 years of Paul Schrader's film Cat People.
https://www.pbsfm.org.au/.../2022-04-03/02-00-00/8214587

Grace Jones - I've Seen Your Face Before (Libertango) 1981
Flash & The Pan - Waiting For A Train 1982
Talk Talk - Living In Another World 1986
Ollie & Jerry - Breakin'....Theres No Stopping Us 1984
The Bar-Kays – Freakshow On The Dancefloor 1984
Propaganda – p:Machinery 1985
Japan – Life In Tokyo 1980
San Giovanni Bassista – Summer Sweat 1985
Warp 9 – Nunk 1982
Rufus & Chaka Kahn – Aint Nobody 1984
Erasure – Who Needs A Love Like This? 1985
Grandmaster Flash – Wheels Of Steel 1982
Fancy – Slice Me Nice 1985
Debbie Jacobs – Don't You Want My Love (Extended 1980
The Tom Tom Club – Genius Of Love (Extended Mix) 1981
Shango – Shango Funk Theology 1984
Wham! - A Ray Of Sunshine 1983
Latin Quarter – Radio Africa (Long Wave Version)1985
A Flock Of Seagulls - Space Age Love Song 1982
Toni Basil – You Got A Problem 1982
Yazoo – Situation (12” mix) 1982
Split Enz – Small World 1982
Split Enz – Take A Walk 1982
Modern English – I Melt With You 1982
David Bowie – Never Let Me Down 1982
David Bowie – Time Will Crawl 1982
Prince – Around The World In A Day 1985
Pixies – Monkey Gone To Heaven 1989
Violent Femmes – Please Do Not Go 1983
REM – Radio Free Europe 1983
Laurie Anderson – Big Science 1982
Duran Duran – The Chauffeur (Live) 1984
Bananarama & Fun Boy Three – Give Us Back Our Cheap Fares 1982
Frank Zappa – Dickies Such An As***le 1988
Malcolm McClaren – Madame Butterfly (On The Fly Mix) 1984
Giorgio Moroder – Cat People (Putting Out Fire) (feat David Bowie) 1982
Giorgio Moroder – Night Rabbit 1982
Giorgio Moroder – Leopard Tree Dream 1982
Giorgio Moroder – Pauls Theme (Jogging Chase) 1982
Giorgio Moroder – To The Bridge 1982
Giorgio Moroder – The Myth (feat David Bowie) 1982
Jennifer Warnes – Famous Blue Raincoat 1987
10,000 Maniacs – Peace Train 1987
Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield – Nothing Has Been Proved 1989
The Style Council – Life At A Top Peoples Health Club 1988
Sade – Is It A Crime? 1985
Terence Trent D'arby – Whose Loving You? 1988
The Angels – Love Takes Care (Live) 1988
Soft Cell – Memorabilia 1982
Died Pretty – Towers Of Strength 1989
Adult Net – Take Me 1989
Coati Mundi – Me No Pop I 1981
The Shillelagh Sisters - Give Me My Freedom 1984 See less
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26/02/2022

I'm back on PBS106.7 tonight between 2am-6am for the first Cracks In The Pavement show of 2022.
Podcast up on Monday on the PBS website.

Ways to listen -
Be up late and tune into 106.7FM (Melbourne) or live stream from https://www.pbsfm.org.au/ - sms me, be part of the show!
Head to the PBS website the following week for the archived show to listen to whenever you want.
Download the PBS app to your phone and download the episode as a podcast - and find some of my other episodes on there too!

12/02/2022

10/11/2021

Saturday nights Cracks In The Pavement show is up on the PBS website for your pleasure.

https://www.pbsfm.org.au/program/new-noise/2021-11-07/02-00-00

Geri Baird – Backside Of The Desert 1980
Magma – Call From The Dark (Ooh Ooh Baby) 1984
Kelly Charles - You're No Good For Me (12" Club Mix) 1987
Hithouse - Jack to the Sound of the Underground 1989
Paul Rutherford - Get Real 1989
Wee Papa Girl Rappers ft. 2 Men & a Drum Machine - Heat It Up 1988
The Twins – Desert Place 1981
Raze - Break 4 Love 1988
Grace Jones – Bu****it 1980
Wham! – A Ray Of Sunshine 1983
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Motion And Heart 1980
Duran Duran – Sound Of Thunder 1982
Ministry – Same Old Madness 1982
Siouxie & The Banshees – Peek a Boo 1988
Grauzone – Eisbar 1981
Saada Bonaire – More Women 1984
San Giovanni Bassista - Summer Sweat 1984
Crash Course In Science – Cardboard Lamb 1981
Nena – Its All In The Game 1985
Will Powers - Dancing For Mental Health 1983
Wa Wa Nee – Gone 1985
Sparks – All You Ever Think About Is S*x 1983
The Damned – Eloise 1985
Culture Club – You Know I’m Not Crazy 1982
Bow Wow Wow – Fools Rush In 1980
Rainbirds – Blueprint 1987
Debbie Harry – Liar Liar 1988
Altered Images – Disco Pop Stars 1982
Mental As Anything - Got Hit 1981
Kirsty MacColl - Free World 1989
When In Rome – The Promise 1988
Bob Geldof & Johnny Fingers – I Don’t Like Mondays (Live) 1982
Neil Young – This Notes For You (Live) 1988
MEO 245 – Other Places 1981
China Crisis – Black Man Ray 1985
Julee Cruise – Rocking Back Inside My Heart 1988
Bruce Springsteen – Point Blank 1980
Mary Margaret O’Hara – Body’s In trouble 1987
The Reels – Forever Now 1988
The Roches – Losing True 1982
Basia – Time & Tide 1987
Sade – Sally 1985
Tanita Tikaram – Good Tradition 1988
Billy Bragg – I Don’t Need This Pressure Ron 1985
John Makin & Friends – No Lie 1985
Tall Dwarves – Turning Brown & Torn In Two 1981
Virna Lindt – Underwater Boy 1983
Essra Mohawk – Silver Ships 1980
Martin Stephenson & The Daintees - Wholly Humble Heart 1988
Albie Wilde & The Dayglos -Hey Ciao 1989

06/11/2021

Back on PBS106.7 late night tonight from 2am-6am
My 16th and what looks like should be my very last overnighter at the Easey St address before the big PBS relocation up the road.

Ways to listen -
Be up late and tune into 106.7FM (Melbourne) or live stream from https://www.pbsfm.org.au/ - sms me, be part of the show!
Head to the PBS website the following week for the archived show to listen to whenever you want.
Download the PBS app to your phone and download the episode as a podcast - and find some of my other episodes on there too!

13/10/2021

Episode XV of Cracks In The Pavement is now up on the PBS website and phone app. Get on it.
https://www.pbsfm.org.au/program/new-noise/2021-10-10/02-00-00

Natures Creation – Lets Fire It Up 1982
Rupa – Aaj Shanibar 1982
Bronski Beat – Smalltown Boy (12” mix) 1984
Tears For Fears – Pale Shelter (Long Version) 1983
The Metronomes – A Circuit Like Me 1980
Spandau Ballet – The Freeze (12” mix) 1981
Use No Hooks – Do The Job 1982
Yazoo – Ode To Boy 1983
Max Q – Concrete 1989
The Quarks – Mechanical 1981
Yvonne Chaka Chaka – I’m In Love With A DJ 1987
Cabaret Voltaire – Sensoria 1984
Mick Smiley – Magic 1984
Tim Curry – Working On My Tan 1981
Malcolm McLaren – Madame Butterfly (12” Mix) 1984
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Hard Day 1984
Duran Duran – Nightboat 1981
Flash & The Pan – Early Wake Up Call 1984
The Bar Kays – Freakshow 1984
West Street Mob – Sing A Simple Song 1983
Warp 9 – Nunk 1982
Sandra Bernhard – Little Red Corvette 1989
Frank Zappa feat. Sting – Murder By Numbers 1988
Thomas Dolby – I Scare Myself 1984
The Blue Nile – From Rags To Riches 1984
The Wake – Melancholy Man 1985
The Cure – Catch 1987
The Go Betweens – Quiet Heart 1988
Karen Marks – Cold Café 1981
Bobb Trimble – One Mile From Heaven 1980
Raw Silk – Storm 1985
Strawberry Switchblade – Trees & Flowers 1985
Sylvia Striplin – You Can’t Turn Me Away 1981
Beat Happening – Indian Summer 1988
The Brilliant Corners – Everything I Ever Wanted 1988
Stump – Buffalo 1986
Talk Talk – Lifes What You Make It 1986
David Bowie & Pat Methany – This Is Not America 1985
April Showers – Abandon Ship 1984

09/10/2021

Back on PBS106.7 late night tonight from 2am-6am

Ways to listen -
Be up late and tune into 106.7FM (Melbourne) or live stream from https://www.pbsfm.org.au/ - sms me, be part of the show!
Head to the PBS website the following week for the archived show to listen to whenever you want.
Download the PBS app to your phone and download the episode as a podcast - and find some of my other episodes on there too!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mbgzjDSoZw

from the album Cool Age (New Born NB7027) | 1980 | Canada

05/10/2021

Beatbox
TV Show 1985-87

Though ostensibly a music TV programme, this Saturday afternoon show from the Australian ABC network was the first Aussie show which really did go out and talk to kids about important things.

Launched in May 1985, Beatbox was put together by a cooperative of young unemployed people from Sydney’s western suburbs and ABC staff. Produced with funding from the Federal Government’s Community Employment Grant (CEP), the show courted controversy from the start.

The ABC supplied eight of its own people – camera crew, directors, producers, as well as editing and studio facilities. A $230,000 CEP grant paid for unskilled young people to become researchers, producers assistants and office staff.

Although the series tackled many relevant issues, such as vandalism, racism, sexism, and street gangs, it was primarily a music show. However, the programme’s music policy didn’t meet with much delight from the music industry because it wouldn’t play the latest singles or albums.

Beatbox was eventually replaced by The Factory, hosted by Andrew Daddo and Alex Papps.

Here is Wa Wa Nee from 1985 with "Gone"

I reckon a much better version than what appeared on their debut the following year.

https://youtu.be/ibS9yFhHJVA

Wa Wa Nee with Gone on Beatbox

03/10/2021

Cracks In The Pavement will be back on PBS106.7FM this Saturday night for Episode 15 of the late night New Noise slot.
This is likely to be my last show broadcasting from the Easey St studios before our big move down the road into our brand new location.
Ive been listening to Mary Margaret O'Hara this week who released her one and only album Miss America in 1988.
Amazing free moving indie-folk, so lovely and quirky.
And she's the sister to actress Catherine O'Hara too.

Mary Margaret O'Hara is practically impossible to describe. In a better world than this one she'd probably be famous instead of known to just a few people. S...

13/09/2021

Saturday nights Cracks In The Pavement is up on the PBS106.7FM website. Yah yah!
https://www.pbsfm.org.au/program/new-noise/2021-09-12/02-00-00/7791033

Cracks In The Pavement XIV
Yazoo - Situation (12” Mix) 1982
The Bar Kays – Freakshow On The Dancefloor 1984
Laid Back – White Horse 1983
Sparks - All You Ever Think About Is S*x (12” Club Mix) 1983
The Quarks – Mechanical (Extended Mix) 1981
Malcolm McLaren – Madame Butterfly (On The Fly Mix) 1984
Kano – Cosmic Voyager 1980
Oto – Anyway 1984
Prince – Annie Christian 1981
Neuronium – Secret Audience 1984
Jane - It’s A Fine Day 1983
Duran Duran - Nightboat 1981
The Cleaners From Venus – Midnight Cleaners 1982
Scribble - Laws Of Motion 1986
Patrick Leonard – Main Title Theme/ Father & Son (First Meeting) (from “At Close Range”) 1986
Tangerine Dream – Loved By The Sun (from “Legend”) 1985
Giorgio Moroder - The Myth (from “Cat People”) 1982
Giorgio Moroder (featuring David Bowie) – Cat People (Putting out The Fire) (from “Cat People”) 1982
New Johnny 5 – The Reasoning 1986
Fra Lippo Lippi – Regrets 1985
Missing Persons – Words 1982
Stevie Wonder – I Aint Gonna Stand For It 1980
Stevie Wonder – As If You Read My Mind 1980
Frank Zappa – Let’s Move To Cleveland 1986
Adam & The Ants – Dog Eat Dog 1980
Andrew Duffield - What I Like About That Guy (Nothing) 1985
The Raincoats - Running Away 1982
Billy Bragg - She’s Got A New Spell (Peel Sessions Live) 1988
Bob Geldof - This Is The World Calling (Live) 1987
Jona Lewie - I Think I’ll Get My Haircut 1982
Eurythmics – Belinda 1981
David Sylvian – When Poets Dreamed Of Angels 1987
Jacobites - It’ll All End Up In Tears 1985
The Dream Academy – In Exile (For Rodrigo Rojas) 1987
Lou Reed – Last Great American Whale 1989
Kirsty MacColl -There’s A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis 1981
Pookiesnackenburger - King Of The Swingers 1982
Tracey Ullman - My Guy 1983
Swans Way – When The Wild Calls 1984
Madness – Sunday Morning 1982
One Thousand Violins – Like One Thousand Violins 1985
Bow Wow Wow – Fools Rush In 1982
Jennifer Warnes - Famous Blue Raincoat 1987

11/09/2021

I'm back on PBS106.7 tonight between 2am-6am.

Ways to listen -
Be up late and tune into 106.7FM (Melbourne) or live stream from https://www.pbsfm.org.au/ - sms me, be part of the show!
Head to the PBS website the following week for the archived show to listen to whenever you want.
Download the PBS app to your phone and download the episode as a podcast - and find some of my other episodes on there too!

17/08/2021

Cracks In The Pavement Episode 13 is up on the PBS website and phone app.
https://www.pbsfm.org.au/.../2021-08-15/02-00-00/7730713
Deborah Harry - Backfired (Dance Version) 1981
Spandau Ballet - The Freeze (12” Extended Mix) 1981
Holly Johnson – Love Train (Americanos Big Beat version) 1989
New Order – “1963” 1987
The Associates – Club Country 1982
Depeche Mode – Ice Machine 1981
Grace Jones – Warm Leatherette 1980
Kraftwerk – Techno Pop 1986
Rupa – Aaj Shanibar 1982
Yazoo - Ode to Boy 1983
Eurythmics - For The Love Of Big Brother 1984
Propaganda – Dr Mabuse (12” Extended Mix) 1985
Natures Creation – Lets Fire It Up 1982
Warp 9 – Nunk 1982
Sister Carol – Wild Thing 1987
Visage – Blocks On Blocks 1980
Altered States – I Could Be Happy (12” Extended Mix) 1981
David Bowie – Underground (from “Labyrinth”) 1986
Stewart Copeland – Don’t Box Me In (from “Rumblefish”) 1984
Mike Oldfield – Etude (from “The Killing Fields”) 1984
Vangelis – Tears In Rain (from “Blade Runner”) 1982
Flowers – Paradise Lost 1980
Frank Zappa - Why Don’t You Like Me? 1988
Holly & The Italians - Tell That Girl To Shut Up 1981
Trio - Broken Hearts For You And Me 1982
Neon – Making Waves 1980
Graduate – Elvis Should Play Ska 1980
Haircut 100 –Snow Girl 1982
INXS – Newsreel Babies 1980
Tin Machine – Working Class Hero 1989
ESG - You’re No Good 1981
Voice Of The Beehive – Don’t Call Me Baby 1988
Lloyd Cole & The Commotions – James 1985
The Colour Field - Thinking Of You 1985
The Replacements – Talent Show 1989
Flash & The Pan - Early Morning Wake Up Call 1984
John Cooper Clarke – The It Man 1980
Fischer Z – Tallulah Tomorrow 1987
Suzanne Vega - Cracking 1985
The Cure – Catch 1987
Machinations – Spark 1985
The Dream Academy - Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want 1985
Fun Boy Three – Our Lips Are Sealed 1983
The Cat Club - One Last Kiss 1987
Cristina – Is That All There Is? 1980

28/06/2021

Cracks In The Pavement Ep 12 is streaming on the PBS website as well as the phone app.
Featuring The Sparks Brothers documentary special, about an hour in.
https://www.pbsfm.org.au/program/new-noise/2021-06-27/02-00-00/7627043

Episode 12
Sylvia Striplin - You Can’t Turn Me Away (12” version) 1980
Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy (12” Extended Mix) 1984
Tears For Fears - Pale Shelter (Long Version) 1983
Artistic Control - Dance With Me 1981
Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Hey Jayne Mansfield Superstar! 1988
Duran Duran - Tel Aviv 1981
Neuronium - Secret Audience 1984
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Architecture & Morality 1981
Tangerine Dream – Bus Station (includes Maes Theme) 1987
Sparks - When I’m With You 1980
Sparks - Rock ’n’ Roll People In A Disco World 1980
Sparks - Tips For Teens 1981
Sparks - Angst In My Pants 1982
Sparks - Sherlock Holmes 1982
Sparks with Jane Wiedlin - Cool Places 1983
Sparks - All You Ever Think About Is S*x 1983
Sparks - I Wish I Looked A Little Better 1983
Sparks - Pretending To Be Drunk 1984
Sparks - A Song That Sings Itself 1984
Sparks - Music That You Can Dance To 1986
Sparks - Just Got Back From Heaven 1988
Sparks - Change 1986
Sparks - Madonna 1988
Frank Zappa - Jesus Thinks You’re A Jerk 1988
Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper - Elvis Is Everywhere 1987
Carolyn Mas - Hold On 1980
Pere Ubu - Waiting For Mary (Live) 1989
Adrian Belew - Big Electric Cat 1982
BAMFF - Crevice Tool 1986
Bow Wow Wow - W.O.R.K 1981
Robert Seidler - Dotted Line 1984
Prince - The Beautiful Ones 1984
Raw Silk - Storm 1985
Zenit - Waitin’ 1986
Sade - Hang On To Your Love 1984
Scribble - Blues Again 1986
Madness – Sunday Morning 1982
Nick Heywood – On A Sunday 1983
The Triffids - Farmers Never Visit Nightclubs 1981
Wedding Parties Anything - Manana Manana 1989
Ian Dury & The Blockheads - I Wanna Be Straight 1980
Altered States - Goodnight And I Wish 1982
Blue Angel - I’m Gonna Be Strong 1980

27/06/2021

Fun show last night!

Wildly eclectic mix of 1980s obscurity including the 75 minute Sparks brothers special.
Podcast available on the PBS website from tomorrow or on the PBS106.7FM phone app.
Had a big reaction to the closing track by Blue Angel this morning. This is the "live" version from German TV in 1980.

https://youtu.be/7MBijekSzDQ

This is already on youtube but this a quality upgrade. The band permorms I'm Gonna Be Strong on RockPop.

26/06/2021

Back on PBS106.7 tonight from 2am-6am!
Tonight The Sparks Brothers documentary special (around 3am) - a full hour covering Sparks seven albums from the 1980s, also celebrating anniversaries of iconic alums by Prince & Duran Duran and some serious Eighties rock sounds - like this!

https://youtu.be/TiK-Lvwanq0

Pere Ubu on "Night Music". An old late-night music/talk show hosted by David Sanborn. They are joined by Sanborn, and Blondie's Debbie Harry!

23/05/2021

New Cracks In the Pavement episode is up on the PBS website and Phone App,
Episode 11
Hey Music Lover – S’Express 1987
Been A Long Time – Dead Or Alive 1985
Angst In My Pants – Sparks 1982
Anyone Out There – Duran Duran 1981
Mechanical – The Quarks 1981
Computer Love – Kraftwerk 1981
Nunk – Warp 9 1982
Great X-1 – Informatics 1984
Versatile For Discos And Parties – Fuzzbox 1986
Lawn Chairs – Our Daughters Wedding 1980
Song Sung Blue – Altered Images 1982
Wild Thing – Sister Carol 1986
I’m In love With A DJ – Yvonne Shaka Shaka 1987
Put The Blame On Me – Eurythmics 1987
La Femme Accident (12” version) – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 1985
Bonnie – Prefab Sprout 1985
The Blood That Moves The Body – aha 1988 v
Jig Of Life – Kate Bush 1985 v
The Kiss – The Cure 1987
Swamp Thing – The Chameleons 1986
Credit Cards – V Spy V Spy 1986
Spark – The Church 1987
Conned Again – The Looters 1982
Join The Professionals – The Fabulous Stains 1982
Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young - Fire Inc 1984
Stump – Buffalo 1986
Valley Girl – Frank Zappa 1982
Rocking The Paradise – Styx 1981
Rubber love – Bigstorm 1989
Paraffin Brain – Nightingales 1981
The Crush – Asphixiation 1982
No Hope – The Vaselines 1989
Broken Hearts For You And Me – Trio 1982
Beach Scene (from “Thief”) – Tangerine Dream 1982
Romeo Had Juliette – Lou Reed 1989
Unsatisfied – The Replacements 1984
A Distant Relation – John Cooper Clarke 1980
Realistic Man – Fischer Z 1987
Big Science – Laurie Anderson 1982
Way Down In The Hole – Tom Waits 1987
Present Arms – UB40 1981
Working On My Tan – Tim Curry 1981
Mr Sunrise – Horsemen 1987
Indian Summer – Beat Happening 1988
Untitled – REM 1987
Clara Bow – Cleaners From Venus 1988
Standing On The Street Of Early Sorrows – Paul Kelly 1985
Goodbye Joe – Tracey Thorn 1982
The Happiest Place In Town – Do Re Mi 1988
https://www.pbsfm.org.au/.../2021-05-15/02-00-00/7527875