Our “Left Of The Dial” podcast features American bands from the more radio-friendly side of the underground rock dial in the mid-to-late 1980s. You’ll remember many of these bands from CMJ playlists of old. On this episode, we’ll listen to Violent Femmes (pictured), Government Issue, Dinosaur Jr. Beat Rodeo, The Sneetches, R.E.M., The Replacements, Sidewinders, The Leaving Trains, Game Theory, The Crucifucks, and X.

Playlist

1. Government Issue — Jaded Eyes
2. The Dead Milkmen — Big Time Operator
3. Beat Rodeo — Without You
4. The 27 Various — Like The Poison
5. Game Theory — Never Mind
6. The Sneetches — Nowhere At All
7. R.E.M. — Pop Song 89
8. The Crucifucks — Artificial Competition
9. fIREHOSE — Sometimes
10. Violent Femmes — Never Tell
11. Camper Van Beethoven — We Saw Jerry’s Daughter
12. Dinosaur Jr. — Freak Scene
13. The Leaving Trains — She’s Looking At You
14. Sidewinders — Cigarette
15. The Windbreakers — All That Stuff
16. X — Poor Girl
17. Desperate Hours — Day Street
18. The Replacements — Can’t Hardly Wait