Deep Dives & Deep Cuts

09/06/2024

The Deep Dives Guys tackle more music from June of 1980. With releases from Toyah, YMO, and Pink Military, you know it's going to be fun.
https://bit.ly/3yUlEQs

01/06/2024

Helping us all keep it in perspective...

Based on this logic I will forever love Britney. The chart is right!

19/05/2024

Matt returns! Previously unturned rocks provide the score as he takes the lads past the basics to more obscure power pop pleasures.
https://bit.ly/3wF83f6

21/04/2024

Check out Deep Dives and Deep Cuts as our coverage of May 1980 continues with the remaining 8 albums, including one Joseph considers a candidate for the title of "Greatest New Wave Album Ever."
https://bit.ly/3wcZsjk

14/04/2024

On Deep Dives & Deep Cuts, part one of May 1980 contains a wide variety of sounds and styles of punk and new wave releases. Join R+J as they examine 7 albums from the likes of DEVO, the Human League, Forgotten Rebels and Roxy Music.
https://bit.ly/49DDrbk

26/03/2024

Can you believe we've done a hundred of these buggers? R+J+T have a good chat and listen as they work through everybody's favorite discoveries since the start of the podcast.
https://bit.ly/3PCSMl3

20/03/2024

Have we got a bonus episode for you?! Join Deep Dives and Deep Cuts as the lads get schooled on the basics of power pop by returning guest, Matt Paterson!
https://bit.ly/4abuyX8

11/03/2024

Welcome to another episode of Deep Dives and Deep Cuts, smack in the middle of Cowpunk Country! Zac returns to help the lads celebrate the catalog of L.A. California punk pioneers, X.
https://bit.ly/49QzZuL

03/03/2024

It's time for another trivia quiz episode on Deep Dives and Deep Cuts! Join the lads as they cover a wide range of music from Mojo Nixon to the Cramps to X
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27/01/2024

What’s your favorite Deep Dives/Deep Cuts discovery?

Our 100th episode is coming up fast! Over the last 4 years Rob and Joseph have discovered a lot of music that are now cherished favorites from the era, it’s the best part of doing the show. So we’re dedicating our 100th episode to celebrating those discoveries and want your input to help determine what we feature.

What band/album/song did you hear for the first time listening to the podcast that is now beloved? (If you choose a band or album, be sure to identify a song that you feel is the best ambassador for what makes it special). During the episode, we’d love to share your pick and any insight into why it stands out for you.

You can submit your response in one of three ways:
1. Leave a comment to this post or message us directly on FaceBook.
2. Email us at [email protected]
3. Leave us a 90-second voice memo at: https://bit.ly/47RdRP8 (to be played during the episode).

Deadline is March 3rd. We look forward to hearing from you!

Deep Dives and Deep Cuts, the podcast that chronicles the history of punk, post-punk and new wave (1976-1986). Join Rob and Joseph as they chronologically discuss all the notable albums of the punk/new wave movement.

24/01/2024

This episode of Deep Dives & Deep Cuts gets the two part treatment. If you like scruffy punk, you're gonna love part one of March 1980!
https://bit.ly/3vH75Oq

19/11/2023

For many Americans, OMD's repertoire begins and ends with "If You Leave." But the band's impact on the Eastern Hemisphere began years before the release of the Pretty in Pink soundtrack, with a string of catchy, unique, unlikely hits topping the charts in many European countries during the first half of the decade. T&J are joined by Patrick, co-host of the podcast Known Pleasures, to discuss OMD's rich legacy as new wave synth-pop pioneers. Hit the link to be immersed in this very special Deep Dive!
https://bit.ly/3G51wvl

05/11/2023

Hear yee, hear yee! We doth pronounce February the first great month of the new decade, music-wise. Join the lads as they revel in the embarrassment of aural riches that February provides. Catch the latest episode of Deep Dives and Deep Cuts, right here!
https://bit.ly/49qCMLx

29/10/2023

Welcome to another episode of Deep Dives & Deep Cuts. For many of us, our knowledge of Jim Carroll's music begins and ends with "People Who Died." But is the rest of his stuff any good? Famed punk photographer Michael Grecco returns to the show to explore the artist's catalog.
https://bit.ly/47ceXF1

08/10/2023

It's Episode 34 and the lads wrap up January 1980 with albums from the likes of the Suburbs, the Buggles, the Jim Carroll Band and Human S*xual Response. Click the link and join in the fun!
https://bit.ly/45ilGfj

01/10/2023

In Episode 33 of Deep Dives and Deep Cuts, we start off a new decade with a bang! January 1980 sees the release of a satisfying mix of synthpop, hard core punk and good old rock and roll (with a new wave hat). Click the link here https://bit.ly/3F0zuk2 to jump into part one of the excitement!

21/09/2023

This episode of Deep Dives & Deep Cuts R+J have finally run out of excuses, and so Season 4 begins... Join the lads as they look ahead to what to expect from 1980, with teasers from debuts of favorite obscure bands and their predictions for what the best of 1980 list will look like.
https://bit.ly/3PJVjdS

30/08/2023

A Complete List of Bands Covered on the Podcast (Updated)

Originally, we posted a list of all the bands we intended to cover over the course of this podcast. Over the last three years we've heard from many knowledgeable listeners with suggestions of additional bands for inclusion.

Needless to say, our list has grown considerably.

Since we're about to dive into Season Four and a new decade, we thought it was time to post an updated list.

Do you have a favorite punk or new wave band that we missed?

Please remember that they must have released at least one full-length, English language, studio album between 1980-1986.

23 Skidoo
4 Out of 5 Doctors
7 Seconds
999
A Certain Ratio
A-ha
ABC
Adam and the Ants
Adam Ant
Adicts
Adolescents
Adverts
Agent Orange
Agnostic Front
Alarm
Aliens
Alison Moyet
Alley Cats
Alphaville
Altered Images
Alternative TV
Angelic Upstarts
Animotion
Ann Clark
Anti-Nowhere League
Any Trouble
Arcadia
Art Objects
Art of Noise
Associates
Attractions
Au Pairs
Avant Gardeners
Aztec Camera
B-52's
B-Movie
Bad Brains
Bad Manners
Bad Religion
Bananarama
Bangles
Bauhaus
Belouis Some
Berlin
Big Audio Dynamite
Big Country
Bill Nelson's Red Noise
Billy Idol
Birthday Party
Black Flag
Blancmange
Blitz
Blondie
Blood
Blow Monkeys
Blue Aeroplanes
Blue Nile
Blue Peter
Bluebells
Blurt
Bob Geldof
Bo***ck Brothers
Bolshoi
Bongos
Bonnie Hayes with the Wild Combo
Book of Love
Boomtown Rats
Bow Wow Wow
Boys
Boys Next Door
Brains
Bronski Beat
Buggles
Burning Sensations
Buzzcocks
Cabaret Voltaire
Call
Camberwell Now
Camper Van Beethoven
Cars
Celibate Rifles
Chameleons
Chelsea
Chrome
Church
Circle Jerks
Clan of Xymox
Clash
Classix Nouveaux
Cocteau Twins
Colin Newman
Colourfield
Comateens
Comsat Angels
Cowboys International
Cramps
Crass
Cro-Mags
Crocodiles
Cuddly Toys
Culture Club
Cure
Cyndi Lauper
D.I.
D.O.A.
Dalek I Love You
Damned
Danielle Dax
Danse Society
David Bowie
Dead Boys
Dead Kennedys
Dead Milkmen
Dead or Alive
Delta 5
Depeche Mode
Descendents
Devo
Dexys Midnight Runners
Dickies
Dicks
Dirty Looks
Discharge
Distractions
Divinyls
Doll
Dome
Dream Syndicate
Dukes of Stratosphear
Duran Duran
Durutti Column
Ebn Ozn
Echo & the Bunnymen
Eddie and the Hot Rods
Eddy Grant
Effigies
Elvis Costello
English Beat
Erasure
ESG
Essential Logic
Eurogliders
Eurythmics
Exploited
Eyeless in Gaza
Fabulous Poodles
Fad Gadget
Fall
Fashion
Fear
Feelies
Fiat Lux
Fine Young Cannibals
Fingerprintz
Fire Engines
Fischer-Z
Fixx
Flash and the Pan
Fleshtones
Flipper
Flirts
Flock of Seagulls
Flying Lizards
Flys
Frank Tovey (Fad Gadget)
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Freur
Friends Again
Fun Boy Three
Gang Green
Gang of Four
Gary Myrick (& the Figures)
Gary Numan
GBH
Generation X
Germs
Gina X Performance
Gleaming Spires
Go-Betweens
Go-Go's
Grace Jones
Gruppo Sportivo
Haircut 100
Haysi Fantayzee
He Said
Heartbreakers
Heaven 17
Henry Badowski
Higsons
Housemartins
Howard Devoto
Howard Jones
Hugh Cornwell and Robert Williams
Human League
Human S*xual Response
Humans
Hunters & Collectors
Hüsker Dü
Ian Dury
Icehouse
Icicle Works
Iggy Pop
Images in Vogue
INXS
Jags
Jam
Japan
Jesus and Mary Chain
Jim Carroll Band
Jimmy and the Boys
Jo Boxers
Joe Jackson
John Cooper Clark
John Foxx
Josef K
Josie Cotton
Joy Division
Julian Cope
Kajagoogoo
Kate Bush
Katrina and the Waves
Killing Joke
Kim Wilde
King Trigger
Kissing the Pink
Klaus Nomi
Klaus Schulze
Knack
Kraftwerk
Krisma
LClan of Xymox
Lene Lovich
LiLiPUT
Lizzy Mercier Descloux
Lords of the New Church
Lotus Eaters
Love and Rockets
M
Machinations
Madness
Magazine
Marc Almond
March Violets
Marginal Man
Marianne Faithfull
Martha and the Muffins
Maurice & The Clichés
MDC
Meat Puppets
Meatmen
Medium Medium
Mekons
Members
Men at Work
Men Without Hats
Mental as Anything
Mi-S*x
Midnight Oil
Minimal Compact
Ministry
Minor Threat
Minutemen
Misfits
Missing Persons
Mission of Burma
Modern English
Modern Lovers
Monochrome Set
Motels
Mothmen
Nails
Naked Eyes
Naked Raygun
New Musik
New Order
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Nick Heyward
Nick Lowe
Nik Kershaw
Nina Hagen
Nobodys
Oingo Boingo
Only Ones
Orange Juice
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Passage
Passion
Passions
Patrik Fitzgerald
Patti Smith Group
Paul Young
Pauline Murray and the Invisible Girls
Payolas
Pe*******on
Pere Ubu
Pet Shop Boys
Pete Shelley
Peter Gabriel
Peter Hammill
Photos
Pink Military
Pogues
Police
Pop Group
Positive Noise
Prefab Sprout
Pretenders
Propaganda
Psychedelic Furs
Public Image ltd
Pulp
Punishment of Luxury
Pylon
Radio Birdman
Raincoats
Ramones
Real Life
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
Red Rockers
Reds
Reels
Replacements
Revillos
Rezillos
Ric Ocasek
Rich Kids
Richard Hell and the Voidoids
Rockpile
Romantics
Romeo Void
Roxy Music
Runaways
Ruts
Ruts D.C.
Saints
Scott Wilk + The Walls
Scritti Politti
S*x Pistols
Sham 69
Shirts
Shriekback
Shriekback
Sigue Sigue Sputnik
Simple Minds
Sinceros
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Sisters of Mercy
Skafish
Skids
Slaughter & the Dogs
Slits
Smiths
Social Distortion
Soft Boys
Soft Cell
Sonic Youth
Sounds
Spandau Ballet
Sparks
Specials
Specimen
Spizzenergi
Split Enz
Spoons
Sports
Squeeze
Stan Ridgeway
Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy
Stiff Little Fingers
Stinky Toys
Stranglers
Style Council
Subhumans
Suburban Lawns
Suburbs
Subway Sect
Su***de
Su***de Comandos
Surf Punks
Swell Maps
T.S.O.L.
Taco
Talk Talk
Talking Heads
Teardrop Explodes
Tears for Fears
Television
Television Personalities
The The
They Might Be Giants
This Heat
Thomas Dolby
Thompson Twins
Throbbing Gristle
Til Tuesday
Tom Robinson Band
Tom Tom Club
Tom Verlaine
Tommy Tutone
Tones on Tail
Toni Basil
Tourists
Toyah
Trio
U2
UB40
UK Subs
Ultravox
Undertones
Vapors
Vi*****rs
Vicious Pink
Violent Femmes
Visage
Wah!
Waitresses
Wall of Voodoo
Wang Chung
Wasted Youth
Waterboys
Wayne County and the Electric Chairs
Wipers
Wire
X (Australian)
X (US)
X-Ray Spex
XTC
Yachts
Yazoo
Yello
Yellow Magic Orchestra
Young Marble Giants
Zarkons

02/03/2023

Last week Rob and Joseph revealed their personal top 10 lists of 1979. In this final episode of Season 3, they are joined by Zac to count down the official top 10 list of punk/new wave albums of 1979, as determined by the Deep Dive community. Click the link here http://bit.ly/3J72aKQ to listen as they wrap up another amazing season.

22/02/2023

In this season's penultimate episode, R+J count down their personal top ten lists of 1979 while speculating on what the final community list will look like (to be revealed in next week's season finale!). Click here http://bit.ly/3khLneO to listen and see if their lists are anything like yours.

15/02/2023

LAST CHANCE TO VOTE! R+J are joined by some rando they pulled off the street, who reveals her top 10 albums of 1979... all in hopes of inspiring you. Click here http://bit.ly/3YRIvnh to listen and submit your own list by Thursday, February 16th via Facebook or email to [email protected]

05/02/2023

It's time to vote for your favorite punk/new wave albums of 1979. The deadline of February 16th is coming up fast! To help you out, R+J attempt an overview of the 1979 output, all 109 albums. You can submit your list on Face Book or email it to [email protected] and click here http://bit.ly/3DLApob to hear the episode.

30/01/2023

As one of the post-punk bands to most successfully make the transition to pop super-stardom, it seems wholly appropriate that the last deep dive of the season focus on the Police. Rob's high school buddy, Tony A, joins in on the fun. PLUS: it's time to vote for your favorite albums of 1979. Get your list submitted by February 16th. Click here http://bit.ly/3jfA0U6 to listen.

26/01/2023

It's time to vote for your favorite punk/new wave albums of 1979! We'll be ending the season by anointing the winners, as chosen by you. All you have to do is list your top five to ten favorite albums of 1979 in an email to [email protected], post them in a message on this post, or drop us a DM here on Facebook Be sure to rank them in order, so we know we're getting it right. Below is a list of all the albums that are qualified. The deadline is February 16th, so take your time and choose wisely. Also, with your list, include your favorite song of 1979.
Here you go:
Adam and the Ants - Dirk Wears White Sox
Adverts - Cast of Thousands
Alternative TV - Vibing Up the Senile Man (Part One)
Angelic Upstarts - Teenage Warning
B-52's - The B-52's
Bill Nelson's Red Noise - Sound-on-Sound
Blondie - Eat to the Beat
Boomtown Rats - The Fine Art of Surfacing
Boys - To Hell with the Boys
Boys Next Door - Door, Door
Buzzcocks - A Different Kind of Tension
Cabaret Voltaire - Mix-Up
Cars - Candy-O
Chelsea - Chelsea
Clash - London Calling
Cowboys International - The Original Sin
Crass - Stations of the Crass
Cuddly Toys - Guillotine Theatre
Cure - Three Imaginary Boys (AKA: Boys Don't Cry)
Damned - Machine Gun Etiquette
David Bowie - Lodger
Devo - Duty Now for the Future
Dickies - Dawn of the Dickies
Doll (The) - Listen to the Silence
Eddie and the Hot Rods - Thriller
Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Armed Forces
Essential Logic - Beat Rhythm News
Fabulous Poodles - Think Pink
Fall - Dragnet
Fall - Live at the Witch Trials
Fashion - Product Perfect
Fingerprintz - The Very Dab
Fischer-Z - Word Salad
Flying Lizards - The Flying Lizards
Flys - Own
Gang of Four - Entertainment!
Gary Numan - The Pleasure Principle
Gary Numan (Tubeway Army) - Replicas
Generation X - Valley of the Dolls
Germs - (GI)
Gina X Performance - Nice Mover
Graham Parker & the Rumour - Squeezing Out Sparks
Hugh Cornwell and Robert Williams - Nosferatu
Human League - Reproduction
Ian Dury & the Blockheads - Do It Yourself
Iggy Pop - New Values
Jam - Setting Sons
Japan - Quiet Life
Jimmy and the Boys - Not Like Everybody Else!
Joe Jackson - I'm the Man
Joe Jackson - Look Sharp
John Cooper Clark - Walking Back to Happiness
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
Knack - Get the Knack
Lene Lovich - Flex
M - New York–London–Paris–Munich
Madness - One Step Beyond...
Magazine - Secondhand Daylight
Marianne Faithfull - Broken English
Mekons - The Quality of Mercy Is Not Strnen
Members - At the Chelsea Nightclub
Mental as Anything - Mental as Anything (aka Get Wet)
Mi-S*x - Graffiti Crimes
Midnight Oil - Head Injuries
Motels - Motels
Nick Lowe - Labour of Lust
Only Ones - Even Serpents Shine
Patrik Fitzgerald - Grubby Stories
Patti Smith Group - Wave
Pe*******on - Coming Up For Air
Pere Ubu - New Picnic Time
Police - Reggatta de Blanc
Pop Group - Y
Pretenders - Pretenders
Public Image ltd - Metal Box
Punishment of Luxury - Laughing Academy
Raincoats - The Raincoats
Reds - The Reds
Reels - Reels
Roxy Music - Manifesto
Ruts - The Crack
Sham 69 - The Adventures of the Hersham Boys
Simple Minds - Life in a Day
Simple Minds - Real to Real Cacophony
Sinceros - The Sound of Sunbathing
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Join Hands
Skids - Days in Europa
Skids - Scared to Dance
Slits - Cut
Soft Boys - A Can of Bees
Sparks - No. 1 in Heaven
Specials - The Specials
Split Enz - Frenzy
Squeeze - Cool for Cats
Stiff Little Fingers - Inflammable Material
Stranglers - The Raven
Surf Punks - Surf Punks
Swell Maps - A Trip to Marineville
Talking Heads - Fear of Music
This Heat - This Heat
Throbbing Gristle - 20 Jazz Funk Greats
Tom Robinson Band - TRB Two
Tourists - Reality Effect
Tourists - The Tourist
Tubeway Army - Replicas
Undertones - Undertones
Wayne County and the Electric Chairs - Things Your Mother Never Told You
Wire - 154
XTC - Drums and Wires

09/01/2023

In this episode, both the year of 1979 and the decade ends with neither a bang or a whimper... Maybe a mild yelp?Join the lads as they examine half of the last remaining albums of 1979 from the likes of the Clash, Japan and the Pretenders. Click here https://bit.ly/3jQUx12 to listen in.

28/12/2022

Happy holidays, everyone! The lads are taking the month off, providing an excellent opportunity to release extra content from our B-52's episode that was originally cut for time. Join R+J as they chat with Corbin and Matt from the B-52's tribute band, Mock Lobster. It's a lively conversation with lots of B-52's talk and music.
Click here https://bit.ly/3hOWWcc to check it out.

28/11/2022

It's another deep dive episode of Deep Dives and Deep Cuts!
Long time Bay Area punk DJ Carolyn Keddy joins the lads to help determine if Antmusic actually has lost its taste. Click here http://bit.ly/3VbqvmE to listen.

06/11/2022

November of '79 is yet another month so big it has to be split in two. Join the lads for lively discussions around albums from the likes of Boomtown Rats, PiL, Marianne Faithfull and Adam and the Ants. Click here https://apple.co/3zNL5kp to join in the fun!

23/10/2022

The lads get to the two albums that they had to bumped from the last episode. Join R&J as the examine the debuts from Cowboys International and the Surf Punks. Click this link https://apple.co/3TP6zoA to join the fun.

19/10/2022

October 1979 redeems itself in this part 2 episode, with stellar debuts by the Specials, Madness and the Human League. Hit this link https://apple.co/3CNuIER and join us.