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Don't Back the Front

Nov 13, 2026 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Music

Xerox music is here at last! Don't Back the Front brings you DIY weird waves from the classic punk era through today. All with extra saxophone!

(Your DJ reserves the right to play indie pop)

40 years of C86!

Playing the NME C86 compilation in its entirety and encouraging you to donate to WPRB!

8:01 PM		The Desperate Bicycles Don't Back the Front 7" 1977
8:03 PM		Primal Scream Velocity Girl NME C86 1986
8:09 PM		The Mighty Lemon Drops Happy Head NME C86 1986
8:11 PM		The Soup Dragons Pleasantly Surprised NME C86 1986
8:13 PM		The Wolfhounds Feeling So Strange Again NME C86 1986
8:17 PM		The Bodines Therese NME C86 1986
8:18 PM		Stump Buffalo NME C86 1986
8:23 PM		Bogshed Run to the Temple NME C86 1986
8:26 PM		A Witness Sharpened Sticks NME C86 1986
8:35 PM		The Pastels Breaking Lines NME C86 1986
8:39 PM		Age of Chance From Now On, This Will Be Your God NME C86 1986
8:42 PM		Shop Assistants It's Up To You NME C86 1986
8:46 PM		Close Lobsters Firestation Towers NME C86 1986
8:47 PM		Miaow Sport Most Royal NME C86 1986
8:50 PM		Half Man Half Biscuit I Hate Nerys Hughes (From The Heart) NME C86 1986
8:53 PM		The Servants Transparent NME C86 1986
8:56 PM		Mackenzies Big Jim (There's No Pubs In Heaven) NME C86 1986
8:58 PM		bIG fLAME New Way (Quick Wash And Brush Up With Liberation Theology) NME C86 1986
9:06 PM		We've Got A Fuzzbox and We're Gonna Use It Console Me NME C86 1986
9:07 PM		McCarthy Celestial City NME C86 1986
9:10 PM		The Shrubs Bullfighter's Bones NME C86 1986
9:14 PM		The Wedding Present This Boy Can Wait (A Little Longer) NME C86 1986
9:21 PM		Primal Scream Crystal Crescent Crystal Crescent Creation 1986
9:23 PM		J.C. Brouchard with Biff Bang Pow! Someone Stole My Wheels Someone Stole My Wheels Creation 1986
9:26 PM		The Flatmates I Could Be In Heaven 7" The Subway Organization 1986
9:29 PM		BMX Bandits Sad? E102 53rd and 3rd 1986
9:32 PM		14 Iced Bears Inside Inside Frank 1986
9:33 PM		One Thousand Violins Please Don't Sandblast My House Please Don't Sandblast My House Dreamworld 1986
9:37 PM		The Primitives Really Stupid Really Stupid Lazy Records 1986
9:39 PM		The Groove Farm Heaven is Blue Sore Heads And Happy Hearts EP Raving Pop Blast! Records 1986
9:41 PM		The Chesterfields Completely and Utterly Completely and Utterly The Subway Organization 1986
9:48 PM		Julian Cope Trampolene R Saint Julian Universal-Island Records Ltd. 1987
9:52 PM		That Petrol Emotion It's A Good Thing Manic Pop Thrill Demon 1986
9:54 PM		The Beloved This Means War This Means War - EP New State Music 1986
9:58 PM		The Weather Prophets Almost Prayed Almost Prayed Creation 1986
10:00 PM		The Creepers Sound As A Pound Miserable Sinners In Tape 1986
10:03 PM		The Membranes Everything's Brilliant Everything's Brilliant In Tape 1986
10:08 PM		The Very Things This Is Motortown Motortown D.C.L Electric 1986
10:11 PM		The Turncoats One Breath Motor Ball Meltbeat Noise a Noise 1986
10:13 PM		Vee Vv Keepbeat Boom Slump Vinyl Drip 1986
10:18 PM		Twang Sharp Sharp Ron Johnson Records 1986
10:21 PM		Stitched Back-Foot Airman Wouldn't You Like To Know? Wouldn't You Like To Know? Very Mouth 1986
10:23 PM		Bogshed Mechanical Nun Step On It Shelfish Records 1986
10:26 PM		The Weeds China Doll China Doll In Tape 1986
10:29 PM		Datblygu Braidd Hwgr-Grawth-Og Recordiau Anhrefn 1986
10:30 PM		Kilgore Trout Quality Control Stick It In The Bank Man Hits $ Corruption 1986
10:38 PM		Half Man Half Biscuit The Trumpton Riots The Trumpton Riots EP Probe 1986
10:42 PM		The McTells Virginia M.C The McTells Bi-Joopiter 1986
10:44 PM		Jesse Garon and the Desperadoes Presence Splashing Along Narodnik 1986
10:47 PM		The Dentists Chainsaw the Horse Down And Out In Paris And Chatham Tambourine 1986
10:49 PM		Razorcuts I'll Still Be There Big Pink Cake The Subway Organization 1987
10:52 PM		The June Brides Just the Same This Town EP In Tape 1986

Chat is archived.

hello my friends!

i have successfully changed my name back to just Dana K

Hello DK!

Hi Marcus!

Heyyyyy Dana! Happy Friday!!!!

Hi Alan! Happy Friday to you as well!

You better believe it's on.

It's so on

"just Dana K" is a great name !!

I tried to get it to say "New Jersey's Only Dana K" but it wouldn't stick

This reminds me that there was a band called "Children of Stun" named after the March Violets song just like "Velocity Girl" the band might be name d for this song

Hoo weeeee C86 :-DDD

duly noted

(this is Blue btw)

And hello everyone

Hey Rob! Happy migration season!!

Hey Rob! Hey Blue! Nice to meet you last night!

wearing my yellow Sweeping Promises hat right now as I study. Last night was so great! <3

I'm wearing the hat too!

Hi Alan! I saw two adult Bald Eagles this afternoon

I also do love the band Velocity Girl. Definitely named for the song.

Rob: 2 / 4 / 1 Bald Eagles!!

Sweeping Promises are playing in DC tonight but my wife and I are on a bird walk tomorrow morning and we're not 35 anymore so we're at home listening to WPRB

@Marcus to the best of my recollection Velocity Girl the band is absolutely named after the Primal Scream song

I'll allow it, Rob

I was at the Toronto stop for Screaming Promises last week. Good times. Packed club.

Sweeping Promises were also incredibly nice people. As was everyone at the show last night. All sweethearts.

*sweeping, not screaming

Dana: Waiting on the next mic break for the Devo report..

Alan, did you see there's a big Star Trek convention in Philly this weekend?

Im diving back deep into my studies. Dana, let's chat more about it next week! (aka join my cult ;-) Haha. Have a great show!! <3 <3 <3

YES I'll definitely be in touch! Thanks for tuning in!

Dana: Nope, missed that, but there will be a big Star Wars event at The Franklin Institute in February..

wait Chris, last night I was having major Screaming Females vibes and flashbacks while Zillas was on. And now you put the idea of a Screaming Females / Sweeping Promises match up in my head. And thank you

Screaming Promises would definitely be popular on WPRB

I shared this Stump song with a slightly older friend who is big into Kate Bush and Brian Eno and he asked me "how do you find these songs?" and I replied "it's really, how do these songs find me?"

We are all blessed by Stump

(Basically, in. my head it sounds just like Sweeping Promises except it has Marissa of SF absolutely shredding on each song)

@Hanukkah Jane Fonda happy my typos serve some purpose here.

Screaming Promises def better than Sweeping Females :-)

🙌✌️

My wife knows about C86 and how much I like the original compilation and the scene but I've never actually played the album for her so she is enraptured right now

Whoa, I'm so happy I get to play it for someone for the first time!

Hi Dana K, Had a ticket for last night but bailed due to weather and didn't want to see two opening acts. Wanted to say hello neighbor but another time. Hope that Outback is treating you good!

I'm sorry I missed you, John! Maybe I'll catch you at Satellite at some point! The weather was horrendous yesterday...

@Rob MD, saw a story how birdwatching is a fantastic to to maintain mental exercise for older folks. I'm sold on this and will at least keep the bird feeders going till I get more adventuresome.

I'm familiar with NME but not NME C86.

ooh that's good porter though

DEVO is playing Macy's Day Parade this year! Shame they gotta lip synch whatever they do perform.

I saw that! I hope they play Mongoloid

Saw the DEVO upscaled videos or whatever will be shown at the BOK next week. I have the VHS and DVD's, don't need to see again. I need to see the documentry.

Hey Dana! I'm wearing my PAL shirt right now!

I'll be at that event. Records Forever (where I work) is sponsoring a game of DEVO Bingo beforehand.

Jay! My DEVOtional friend!

WPRB's Jon Solomon told me last night that he's friends with PAL's drummer at DEVOtional.

@iConJohn, I read that article too. Do it! keep the bird feeders going!!!

That's awesome

I think this Shop Assistants track is my favorite on C86

They played the intro to Mongoloid in the series Watchmen but stopped short of the lyrics.

Next WPRB event at Records Forever is on 11/21! Not tomorrow but next Saturday! Can't promote it on air because there's a risk I might make too much money off of it. But I hope some of you locals can make it!

De-lurking to post: Half. Man. Half. BISCUIT!!

miaow!

Hi Chris! Hi TAndy!

The made it to MTV and I saw them at the Ritz in '87

With the Pandoras

This is the HMHB website I was thinking of: https://halfmanhalfbiscuit.uk/the-a-to-z-of-half-man-half-biscuit/

OK, Dana, here's another band I don't think I've heard you play: Red Lorry Yellow Lorry

I think I've played Hollow Eyes before! Or Talk About The Weather

Not Walking on your hands?

I just finished telling my partner about how great your show is, so thought I'd better swing by and tell you too! The best! Also, I need this comp!

Aww, thank you Jen! High praise coming from you!

@Dana, I made a donation of $86 (plus the added fee) in honor of your show

ROB!!! I LOVE THAT! Thank you!!

Dana K, you know I'm always good for a Julian Cope request. Apparently he covered Non-Alignment Pact as a b-side to the 1986 World Shut Your Mouth single - I haven't heard it. I was thinking of Trampolene being around the era you're playing although it's technically '87...

I can make an exception for 1987!

Either's good - omakase

We think alike, I was hoping to hear Biff bang pow, I discovered this song on the Purple compilation in 1989! Wow, what memories, do you have the Purple compilation?

FLATMATES!!!!!

I have several Creation comps but not that one!

Flatmate ALERT!!! :)

ya I get to spend some time with DBTF! I feel like i've been busy recently on fridays.

Yo Colin!

I knew you lads would be happy about the Flatmates

Lads we are :))

BMX Bandits: a great Nicole Kidman flick

And. a Scottish band

omg, I had to check the internet NK was in BMX Bandits!! I don't think i ever saw that one

C-Mash...did you see "Flirting"

no Angel Summoner though

she did a lot of great work before the USA

Woah! FOURTEEN ice bears??

Fourteen Eisbars

OK, this show is everything I wanted it to be. I'm gonna up my monthly donation and get me a new t-shirt

YEAH MARCUS!

The tshirt design is absolutely dope this season. I approve of more furry adjacent apparel :)

yay marcus!!

Everyone at WPRB is a furry. Whether they know it or not.

🙀

Miaowww

the Primitives were so damn good

i shaved tonight so my furry card has been temporarily suspended

..and yes Flatmates did this song Blue

🖤📻🎶

Heyyyy Richard!

loving the show

@Jen, I love the first Primitives album

thank you Dana. I do have an odd soft spot for weirdos going radio-friendly

I promise I won't request Pere Ubu's Oh Catherine if you do a 1991 show

I've done a 1990 show but never a 1991 show!

That Petrol Emotion! Lead singer is American

Yup! Undertones guitarist

I mean, he's not the American

1987, American... we're all British 1986 tonight

We've all got our anoraks on

1986! British! Awesome! There’s an under-appreciated Peter and The Test Tube Babies album (self-titled?) on Profile Records that has some bangers. Spirit of Keith Moon is my fave

Ooh I've never heard that one!

Merry C86th-mas!

I have a call in to Jon about how to up my monthly and get a T-Shirt because pledge.wprb.com is trying to get me to make a second pledge. But rest assured it will happen Dana and it is because your shows have filled my heart with joy lo these many years

I picked it up in a bargain bin for $3 ages ago. Not sure how easy it would be to find online.

Oh, I was just looking up The Creepers to see if they released anything in 1986. They did! Yay!!

Marcus! 🥹🥹🥹🥹 Thank you! I'm sure Jon will help you figure that out.

Both of these tracks were on Marc Riley's label too.

If anyone wants to read the article I wrote about Ron Johnson Records, it's here (pg 10) https://soundcollector.com/issues/sound-collector-audio-review-magazine-issue-7

Also my recent piece on the WPRB website for anyone who hasn't seen it: https://wprb.com/whats-on-my-shelf-dana-ks-post-punk-and-uk-diy-7-crown-jewels/

All about obscure UK indie bands!

Thinking about getting another cat and naming him Jack Kerouac. Not sure why...

I will always support the acquisition of more cats

Dana, this has been a super wonderful show, and a very nice surprise!! Thx & good night!

Thanks Rob! And thank you for the extra donation!!

the promised bogshed!

Double dose of Bogshed for your evening!

Gotta go, thanks for the fun show Dana. Have a great night.

Thanks for listening!!

The Dentists!

Truly the greatest band

Then why am I the only person to buy Powdered Lobster Fiascoi?

The people just don't get it!

Thanks for another fantastic show Dana!

Thank you for supporting WPRB and DBTF!

At Nomad Pizza Jon and I were talking about how good your show is. He knows you're the WPRB GOAT

I'm blushing!

This show is unique in radio. It so perfectly captures the spirit of an era

It's not nostalgia it's a hot tub time machine

Dana: Thank You!! Have safe drive home & bcnu!!!

good show Dana!