Back to British 70s–80s
London, 1978. Punk had burned out, and something catchier was coming up through the same clubs. Back to British goes back to the UK where much of new wave began: the punk-to-pop crossover, the synth-pop boom and the post-punk bands that shaped everything after them. Top of the Pops, and the records it ignored You’ll […]
Rare & Deep 80s Tracks
You’ve heard “Tainted Love” a thousand times. Have you heard the B-side? Most ’80s radio plays the same few hundred songs. This show goes past them, to album tracks, B-sides, import singles and bands that only released a record or two. For the listener who owned the whole album It’s made for people who know […]
New Wave 12-Inch Imports
The single was three and a half minutes. The import ran nine, and that’s the one we play. In the ’80s the 12-inch was where new wave and synth-pop bands stretched out: longer intros, extended mixes, dub versions and club remixes, many of them only available on import. Every mix, start to finish No fading […]
New Wave One-Hit Wonders
One summer, one song, on every radio in town, and then gone. Some of the best-loved records of the ’80s came from bands that never charted that high again. This show is dedicated to them. Why one hit is rarely the whole story Along the way you’ll hear what those bands did next, and why […]
The Australian New Wave 80s Hour
Everyone knows INXS and Men at Work. Fewer people outside Australia know how deep the scene went. This show gives Australian new wave of the late ’70s and ’80s its own hour. The ones that went global, and the ones that stayed home Expect bands that broke internationally, like INXS, Midnight Oil and Hoodoo Gurus, […]
Song Requests of the Week
You pick the songs. We just press play. Song Requests of the Week plays the tracks listeners sent in, along with the stories and dedications behind them. An hour that can go anywhere Requests come in from all over the world, so one show can take in British synth-pop, American college rock and Australian new […]
Top 20 Weekly Countdown
Remember waiting all week to hear where your favorite song landed on the countdown? It’s back, and this time you pick the songs. Every week New Wave Radio counts down the 20 tracks listeners asked for most. Built from your votes, not a label’s budget The chart comes from your requests and votes, so it […]
The New Wave Radio Daily Show
Put it on when you sit down at your desk, and it’ll still be going when you head home. The Daily Show is the backbone of New Wave Radio: the synths, jangling guitars and big choruses of new wave, synth-pop and post-punk from the late ’70s and ’80s. The hit you know, then the one […]
