Banned Biographies
82 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago -Banned Biographies is an audio documentary series charting the careers of some of the most notorious bands ever to grace the world's stages.
Homepage Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episodes
Jason Potbelly Review, News and Reviews for January 2024
February 06, 2024 16:42 - 37 minutesYour host, Tom Austin-Morgan, is back on this episode of the Banned Biographies Podcast to let you know what's been going on and what you can expect on the next episode, which will be released next week. The news in this episode revolves around festival line up announcements, tour date announcements, new album announcements, . I review singles and EPs release by . Also, four major albums were released this month that I also reviewed: . Merch: https://my-store-cfdac5.creator-spring.com Contact...
Interview with Jason Potbelly (Potbelly)
January 07, 2024 18:45 - 1 hourOn this special interview episode of the Banned Biographies podcast, host Tom Austin-Morgan chats with Jason Potbelly, the co-lead vocalist, guitarist and driving force behind Washington-based punk band Potbelly. The band has been around and touring since 1995 and has built up quite the community by producing split EPs and compilation albums with a plethora of well-known and unsigned bands over the years as well as relentlessly touring around North America. In fact, they’ve released over 100 ...
Pete Trainor Interview Round Up, News and Review for December
December 31, 2023 17:58 - 37 minutesYour host, Tom Austin-Morgan, is back on this episode of the Banned Biographies Podcast to let you know what's been going on and what you can expect on the next episode, which will be released next week. The news in this episode revolves around festival line up announcements, tour date announcements and cancellations, new album announcements, Ex Anti-Flag frontman, Justin Geever being sued for sexual assault, Crass releasing a picture book, Kevin 'Geordie' Walker from Killing Joke passing awa...
Interview with Pete Trainor (Author of 'Calling All The Dreamers' - The Untold Story of Electrasy)
December 01, 2023 04:00 - 1 hourThis episode of the Banned Biographies podcast is a very special interview with Pete Trainor, a designer, product-innovator, author, strategist, applied data specialist, technologist, suicide prevention campaigner, and massive music fan. He talks all over the world on creative and social technologies, data, Ai and the physiological and psychological effects on their audiences. However, in 2023 he zigged when many would zag, and published his second book, ‘Calling All The Dreamers‘. The remark...
October and November News and Reviews
November 24, 2023 19:44 - 1 hourApologies for not releasing an episode last month, I’ve been putting the finishing touches to my new office as well as gigging and recording with my bands, so I didn’t have the time to get anything done, in fact I had to postpone a few interviews because of it all which is a reflection of how little time I’ve had. I'm back now though to let you know what's been going on and what you can expect on the next episode, which will be released next week. The news in this episode revolves around fest...
Madness Part 1 Round Up, News and Reviews for September 2023
October 01, 2023 01:00 - 1 hourOn this episode of the Banned Biographies podcast your host, Tom Austin-Morgan, talks about what's been going on since last months' episode, and what you can expect from the next one. The news this month concerns: Anti-Flag, Devo, Pussy Riot, Cro-Mags and Destroy Zine's conflicting stories of violence, Rolling Stone Magazine and Rock n Roll Hall of Fame co-founder Jann Wenner being sacked, Laura Jane Grace, and Live Nation dropping merch cuts at some US club-sized venues. Tom reviews the sing...
The Rise And Fall And Rise Again: A Brief History of Madness (Part 1)
September 11, 2023 15:48 - 2 hoursIn 1976 school friends Mike Barson and Lee Thompson formed a band called the North London Invaders, roping in other friends of theirs Chris Foreman, John Hasler and Cathal Smyth to play rock n roll and soul songs. The line-up was a tumultuous one and only solidified two years later when Hasler was eventually replaced on drums by Daniel Woodgate, Mark Bedford replacing Smyth on bass with Smyth becoming a brass player, dancer and singer and lead singer Graham McPherson aka Suggs finally decided...
Brompton Jackson Round Up, News, Single And Album Reviews
September 07, 2023 20:13 - 50 minutesOn this episode of the Banned Biographies podcast your host, Tom Austin-Morgan, thanks Brompton Jackson from Wilmette for his time on last months' episode, and what you can expect from the next episode which will be out soon. The news this month concerns: The continuing allegations against Justin Sane of Anti-Flag, the passing of Sinéad O’Connor, Jamie Reid and Steve Harwell, Descendents, Devo, Billy Idol, GBH, The Bronx, The Damned, Ben Weasel from Screaching Weasel's new book, Bob Vylan, Ba...
Interview with Brompton Jackson (Wilmette, Action/Adventure, Knockout Kid)
August 04, 2023 10:05 - 1 hourOn this episode of the Banned Biographies podcast host Tom Austin-Morgan sits down over Zoom to speak with Brompton Jackson, guitarist with Chicago bands Wilmette, Action/Adventure and Knockout Kid. Specifically we focus on Wilmette for this episode as he’s the newest member of this particular group and they have released their long-awaited debut full-length album, 'Hyperfocused,' today (4th August 2023) via Mutant League Records. The album was produced by Seth Henderson of the bands State Ch...
David Green Round Up, News, Single And Album Reviews
July 25, 2023 14:51 - 38 minutesOn this episode of the Banned Biographies podcast your host, Tom Austin-Morgan, thanks David Green from Moonraker for his time on last months' episode, and what you can expect from the next episode which will be out soon. The news this month concerns: L7, The Slackers, Paramore, Bob Vylan, Fall Out Boy, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, David Vanian and the Phantom Chords, Finch, MxPx, Ozzy Osbourne, Decsendents, Green Day, The Dollyrots, Alkaline Trio, and - of course - Anti-Flag. Tom reviews the singles Ant...
Interview with David Green (Moonraker)
July 01, 2023 02:00 - 1 hourOn this episode of the Banned Biographies podcast host, Tom Austin-Morgan, chats to David Green, drummer in US pop punk band Moonraker. Moonraker has been a unit since 2011 releasing numerous singles and EPs and three full-length albums, the most recent of which – The Forest – was released in May 2022. To celebrate the anniversary of this album, and to get us ready for new music, Moonraker has released a new video for the song 'I Really Wanted To' where the band face off against another team ...
Christopher Swinney Round Up, Rancid Gig Review, News and Single and Album Reviews
June 29, 2023 13:01 - 33 minutesOn this episode of the Banned Biographies podcast your host, Tom Austin-Morgan, thanks Christopher Swinney for his time on last months' episode, and talks about his experience at the Rancid show a couple of weeks ago, and what you can expect from the next episode which will be out soon. The news this month concerns: Social Distortion's Mike Ness, Poli Van Dam, Alkaline Trio, Generations Sex, Devo, Alice Cooper, NOFX's Fat Mike, T.S.O.L., X, The Hives, Cro-Mags, Billy Idol, and The Offspring. ...
Interview with Christopher Swinney (Fire Sale, The Ataris, Brazil, Underminded, The Widow Jenkins)
June 09, 2023 19:32 - 1 hourOn this episode of the Banned Biographies Podcast host Tom Austin-Morgan talks to Christopher Swinney, guitarist of pop punk supergroup Fire Sale, which also includes Matt Riddle from Face to Face, Pulley and No Use For A Name, Pedro Aida from Ann Beretta and ShotClock, and Matt Morris from Darlington and 41 Gorgeous Blocks. Fire Sale was born during the pandemic as a song-writing project but has since released a handful of EPs and singles as well as playing live shows, despite the members li...
High Frequency Round Up, News and Reviews... and an Explanation
June 05, 2023 19:27 - 1 hourYou may have noticed a distinct lack of social media stuff and episodes being put out in the last few months. I got quite sick during almost the whole of March and into May after working hard professionally as well as on the High Frequency EP and the shows to support its release. I'd like to thank Ant and Corky for coming on the last episode to talk about the history of our band and the recording of our new EP ‘Some Songs You May Have Heard… But Not Like This!’ which I hope you've listened to...
Interview with High Frequency
February 10, 2023 03:00 - 1 hourOn this special interview episode of the Banned Biographies podcast Tom not only plays host and interviewer, but also interviewee alongside High Frequency bandmates, Antony Collett and Martin ‘Corky’ Cork. The reason for this very indulgent episode is because we have a self-recorded, self-mixed three-track E.P. called ‘Some Songs You May Have Heard… But Not Like This!’, which is out right now on all streaming platforms. The songs included on the E.P. are re-recorded versions of songs that wer...
Zach Blair and Laurie Black Round Up, News and Reviews
February 03, 2023 15:42 - 45 minutesOn this episode of the Banned Biographies podcast your host, Tom Austin-Morgan, lets you know what’s been going on since the last TWO episodes and what you can expect from the next one. Firstly, I'd like to thank Zach Blair again very much for giving up some of his precious time to talk to me at the end of last year, it was so nice to meet him and find out he was just a regular, nice dude who enjoys chatting music. But, I released a sneaky extra episode this month, didn’t I? I’d been wanting ...
Interview with Laurie Black (Solo Musician and Cabaret Compère)
January 13, 2023 03:00 - 1 hourOn this special interview episode of the Banned Biographies podcast, Tom Austin-Morgan talks to synthrock cabaret musician and compère Laurie Black. This conversation came around quickly, despite the fact that I saw her supporting Adam Ant on the Antics tour last summer. We were both busy in the mean time, but today Laurie her releasing her latest single, Spacejunk. Though the song is a year old, the subject (Elon Musk) just keeps getting more controversial. Spacejunk is available to download...
Interview with Zach Blair (Rise Against, GWAR, Only Crime, Armstrong, Hagfish)
January 01, 2023 03:00 - 52 minutesWelcome to this very special interview episode of the Banned Biographies Podcast where your host, Tom Austin-Morgan, talks to Zach Blair, the lead guitarist of Rise Against. I met Zach on the ferry back from both our European tours in November and he was such a gentleman. He gave me a lot of time and asked about the tour, about my podcast and told me about his own brilliant podcast, Anti-Heroes with Zach Blair, upon which he talks with other guitarists that he admires about their guitars, set...
Tom's Sham 69 European Tour Diary Round Up, News and Reviews
December 25, 2022 03:00 - 48 minutesOn this 'Round Up' episode of the Banned Biographies Podcast, host - Tom Austin-Morgan - looks back at his time in Europe playing with Sham 69 and the connections he made with the rest of the band as well as complete strangers and of course thanks all those who got in touch after listening to it and a very special thanks to Smokey for sitting in for the whole four and a half hours! News this month concerns Grade 2, Dickies, Paramore, The Misfits, Sick New World Festival, Gina Birch, Peter Hoo...
Tom's Sham 69 European Tour Diary: Part 2 - with co-host Smokey
December 13, 2022 03:00 - 2 hoursSmokey joins Tom once more on the Banned Biographies Podcast for the second episode recounting tales from the diary Tom kept while touring around Europe with Sham 69. This episode covers the last seven gigs in the same number of days of the tour, more highs, lows, malfunctioning equipment, as well as continuing to meet amazing people in amazing venues and incredible bands. However, the spectre of the war in Ukraine reared its head a number of times in this last half of the tour. I met Poles, ...
Tom's Sham 69 European Tour Diary: Part 1 - with co-host Smokey
December 06, 2022 22:20 - 2 hoursFriend of the show, Smokey - just Smokey - joins Tom on this episode of the Banned Biographies Podcast to recount the first half of the diary he kept while touring around Europe with his band, Sham 69. Tom recounts the first 10 gigs and 11 days of the tour, the highs, the lows, the malfunctioning equipment, the amazing people he encountered, the amazing venues he played in, the incredible bands he played with (except one), and the friendships he made along the way. Bands highlighted in this e...
Rich Wilson Interview Round up, News and Reviews
November 01, 2022 15:50 - 33 minutesOn this 'Round Up' episode of the Banned Biographies Podcast, host - Tom Austin-Morgan - thanks comedian Rich Wilson for his time last month, as well as chatting about what he's been up to in the last month: working hard before the tour with Sham 69. playing gigs and writing and recording with High Frequency. All very exciting stuff. News this month concerns NOFX, Rage Against The Machine, Depeche Mode, The Sewer Cats, Anti-Flag, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, Blink-182, Green Day, Grade 2, Frank Carter &...
Interview with Rich Wilson (Comedian)
October 01, 2022 02:00 - 1 hourOn this very special interview episode of the Banned Biographies Podcast, Tom talks to Rich Wilson, an award winning comedian who has performed sell out shows at the Edinburgh Fringe, Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne Comedy Festival and the New Zealand Comedy Festival. Rich is also the host of the Insane In The Men Brain Podcast where he talks to funny and interesting people about their experiences with mental health. In the last year the podcast has been nominated for an award with Podbible and i...
Will Crewdson Interview Round Up, News, and Single and Album Reviews
September 26, 2022 16:40 - 26 minutesOn this 'Round Up' episode of the Banned Biographies Podcast, host - Tom Austin-Morgan - thanks Will Crewdson for being such a great guest and interviewee last month as well as reviewing the Adam Ant gig he went to in Brighton where he saw Will doing his thing. Will's an absolutely amazing musician and as you heard on the interview a very thoughtful man and serious about what he does. But I can attest that he’s an absolute beast to watch live. News this months features stories on Peter Murph...
Interview with Will Crewdson (Scant Regard, Adam Ant, She Made Me Do It, Rachel Stamp and loads more)
September 09, 2022 02:00 - 1 hourOn this episode of the Banned Biographies Podcast, host Tom Austin-Morgan talks to Will Crewdson who plays guitar for Adam Ant as well as in the rock bands Rachel Stamp (the only unsigned band to headline the London Astoria and played gigs with, among others, Iggy Pop, Korn, No Doubt, The Tubes and Cheap Trick) and She Made Me Do It as well as his solo project Scant Regard, produces a hybrid of Western-styled twanging guitars and full-on electronic wizardry. Over the years, he’s also worked w...
Brad Hallen Interview Round Up, News, Reviews And An Apology
September 02, 2022 15:01 - 27 minutesOn this episode of the Banned Biographies Podcast, host Tom Austin-Morgan talks about what's been going on since the interview with Brad Hallen from the Nervous Eaters went out. This includes a new review on Apple Podcasts from long-standing listener and self-proclaimed number one fan, Stacey Nicolson. Reviews always help the show get found by people searching for music podcasts to listen to, so even if you don't have an iPhone, like Stacy, pester your family, friends and/or colleagues to len...
Interview with Brad Hallen (Nervous Eaters)
August 01, 2022 02:00 - 1 hourOn this special interview episode of the Banned Biographies podcast, Tom Austin-Morgan talks to the bassist of the Boston-based garage punk band Nervous Eaters, Brad Hallen. This episode largely deals with the new single, Wild Eyes, and upcoming album, Monsters & Angels, as well as about Brad’s life an career to this point, and boy has he had a career! He's played with so many bands and artists including Ministry, Iggy Pop, Elliot Easton (The Cars), Jane Wiedlin (The Go-Go's), Aimee Mann, S...
Broken Record Player Podcast Round Up, News and Latest Releases
July 25, 2022 03:00 - 21 minutesOn this roundup episode of the Banned Biographies Podcast, your host, Tom Austin-Morgan, is back to let you know what’s been going on since the Broken Record Player Podcast episode went out, where we dissected Daft Punk's 2001 iconic album Discovery, and what you can expect from the next one. Firstly, I’d like to once again thank Ryan for allowing me to post his episode on my feed. I hope you enjoyed something a little different with Ryan and I talking about an electronic music album from the...
Banned Biographies and The Broken Record Player Podcast Discuss Daft Punk’s Discovery
July 01, 2022 00:00 - 1 hourDue to the fact my next documentary is taking up all of my time and becoming an epic, this month I’m featuring a podcast I appeared on back in February 2022 called The Broken Record Player Podcast hosted by Ryan Scahff from San Francisco who has kindly agreed for me to feature this episode upon which Ryan and I discuss the French House duo Daft Punk’s iconic 2001 album Discovery. You can find The Broken Record Player Podcast on all the platforms you use to listen to podcasts as well as on Fac...
Aaron Pendergast Interview Roundup, Music News, Pistol Review and More
June 24, 2022 00:00 - 21 minutesOn this roundup episode of the Banned Biographies Podcast, your host, Tom Austin-Morgan, is back to let you know what’s been going on since the Aaron Pendergast Interview episode went out and what you can expect from the next one. Firstly, I’d like to thank Aaron for the time he took to talk to me last month, again, apologies to you and him that the file wasn’t the cleanest. But I’m positive that the conversation was good enough and full of as much information as you could want about independ...
Interview with Aaron Pendergast (Filmmaker - The Blasting Room Documentary)
June 01, 2022 01:00 - 1 hourOn this special interview episode of the Banned Biographies Podcast I talk to film and documentary maker Aaron Pendergast whose latest project is a documentary about The Blasting Room, the legendary recording studio started by members of the Descendents and ALL in the mid 90s, which is currently in post-production. If you’re a fan of US punk bands from the 80s through to today you’ll likely be a fan of at least one, if not many bands who have recorded albums at The Blasting Room, and you’ll ...
Inrterview with Aaron Pendergast (Filmmaker - The Blasting Room Documentary)
June 01, 2022 01:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBOn this special interview episode of the Banned Biographies Podcast I talk to film and documentary maker Aaron Pendergast whose latest project is a documentary about The Blasting Room, the legendary recording studio started by members of the Descendents and ALL in the mid 90s, which is currently in post-production. If you’re a fan of US punk bands from the 80s through to today you’ll likely be a fan of at least one, if not many bands who have recorded albums at The Blasting Room, and you’ll...
Chris Constantinou Interview Roundup, Punk Rock News and Fontaines D.C. Skinty Fia Album Review
May 25, 2022 00:30 - 15 minutesYour host, Tom Austin-Morgan, is back to let you know what’s been going on since the Chris Constantinou Interview episode went out and what you can expect from the next one. Firstly, a big thanks to Chris for the time he took to talk to me last month, it’s been wonderful to make his acquaintance and to get to know him. Special thanks must again go out to Rhiannon Ifans who arranged the meeting in the first place, I’m looking forward to what else she’s go up her sleeve! This month I appeared...
Interview with Chris Constantinou (Rude GRL + CC, One Thousand Motels, The Dandy Warhols, ex-Adam Ant, JackieOnAssid, The Wolfmen)
May 01, 2022 01:01 - 1 hourOn this special interview episode of the Banned Biographies podcast Tom Austin-Morgan talks to Chris Constantinou, who is probably better known to Adam Ant fan as Chris DeNiro - the bassist in Adam's post-Ants solo band. Chris has also played in The Wolfmen with Marco Pirroni, JackieOnAssid, and One Thousand Motels with Rat Scabies of The Damned which cover everything from blues to dance music. In between these he's also played on songs and albums with Annabella Lwin from Bow Wow Wow, Guy Ch...
Them Fantasies and The Sewer Cats Round Up, Punk Rock News and Wet Leg Album Review
April 25, 2022 15:41 - 16 minutesOnce again, Tom Austin-Morgan, your host is back to let you know what’s been going on this month since the last two episodes went out, what's going on the world of punk rock and what you can expect from next months episode. Firstly, I’d like to extend my grateful thanks to both Them Fantasies and The Sewer Cats. Both conversations were really interesting, enlightening and fun, I hope you’ll agree, and despite the fact that the music they make is poles apart, both bands' conviction in their a...
Interview with The Sewer Cats
April 15, 2022 01:00 - 59 minutesOn this special interview episode of the Banned Biographies podcast, Tom talks to The Sewer Cats - a two-piece punk band made up of drummer and singer Cass and guitarist Josh. Ferocious, fuzzy and feline-inclined, The Sewer Cats are an explosive Manchester-based punk duo who deliver riotous tunes of patriarchy-smashing fury. Their short and snappy songs have been described as ‘catchy and scathing’, bursting with hooky riffs drenched in fuzz and aggressive riot-grrrl vocals, all served up wit...
Interview with Them Fanatsies
April 01, 2022 01:00 - 1 hourOn this interview episode of the Banned Biographies podcast Tom Austin-Morgan talks to L.A.-based indie rock band Them Fantasies. The band is made up of bassist and singer Dominic Cannarella, guitarist Eric McCoy and drummer Max Meizlish. They met while at music college in Boston, Massachusetts and cut their teeth playing live and finding their sound in Valencia, Spain as part of their course. During 2020 they relocated to LA and while living together have honed their sound and their product...
X-Ray Spex Review, Punk Rock News and Album Reviews
March 30, 2022 16:01 - 26 minutesYour host Tom Austin-Morgan is back to let you know what's been going on since the last episode and what you can expect from the next one... or possibly two! There's also all the news from the world of punk including stories about KRS-One, Steve Ignorant, Alice Bag, Richie Ramone, Loose Articles, Sick Of It All, Blondie and The Damned, Bauhaus, Shane MacGowan, The Sewer Cats, John Doe, MC5, Flogging Molly, Dropkick Murphys, Weezer, The Last Gang, The Lunachicks, The Gaslight Anthem and Roxy ...
Identity - The X-Ray Spex Story
March 01, 2022 02:00 - 1 hourThe girl who would grow up to be Poly Styrene, Marianne Joan Elliott-Said was one of three mixed race siblings living with their single mother and growing up in South London in the 1960s, which was - to put it lightly - not an environment known for racial tolerance. She always felt different, not just in the way the she looked but in the way she thought too. A conventional life was not for her. After building a relationship with an older man who also became her manager, she struck out to fo...
Leo Ulph Interview Review, Punk Rock News and Tom’s Birthday
February 22, 2022 12:55 - 24 minutesOn this episode of the Banned Biographies podcast your host, Tom Austin-Morgan, and talks about what’s been going on in the last month and what you can expect from the next episode. Firstly I’d like to thank Leo Ulph once more for the time he took to talk to me on last month’s interview episode, he’s such a nice bloke who I think is so engaging to listen to. There has been a slew of reviews on Apple Music this month, all from the UK and all with five stars, so I give them a shout out, it wa...
Interview with Leo Ulph (Wake Up Leo, Presenter and Producer at BBC Radio)
February 01, 2022 02:00 - 1 hourOn this special interview episode of the Banned Biographies podcast, Tom chats with Leo Ulph who fronts the band Wake Up Leo. However, he's probably better known as the presenter of BBC Radio Kent's Upload show, where he has featured clips for the documentary episodes of this very podcast along with a host of other podcasts, poets, bands and artists over the last couple of years. Leo also produces broadcasting legend Gabby Roslin's show on BBC Radio London. This conversation covers all sorts...
Stiff Little Fingers And 2021 In Review
January 27, 2022 14:07 - 16 minutesOn this episode of the Banned Biographies podcast, Tom gives a recap of the reactions to last month's Stiff Little Fingers documentary, the first documentary episode in about six months! A change to the normal running of things is proposed so that Tom keeps in touch with new music after a year of brilliant album, EP and single releases, most of which passed him by. So, Tom looks back at some of them - as many as he's gone back to listen to, anyway - from the baffling resurrection of Nu Metal...
Suspect Device - The Incendiary Stiff Little Fingers
January 01, 2022 03:00 - 2 hoursFounded in Belfast in 1977 out of the ashes of a heavy metal covers band, Stiff Little Fingers and their manager, Gordon Ogilvie, wrote hard-hitting, scathing songs about The Troubles in Northern Ireland. This was in stark contrast to their contemporaries like The Undertones who chose to ignore The Troubles to sing about teenage angst and chocolate bars. Stiff Little Fingers was championed by the legendary John Peel and released the iconic Inflammable Material album, which became the first i...
Gizz Butt Review and Tales From Tour
November 26, 2021 17:10 - 35 minutesOn this episode of the Banned Biographies Podcast, Tom has a brief recap of the reactions to the interview with Gizz Butt from last month's episode and lets you know which band the next documentary will be able when he finally releases it in December. There's no main episode this month, mainly due to the fact that I've been playing gigs around the country this month with Sham 69 as well as onboarding new clients over the last couple of months which has made me busier than ever. Instead I tel...
Interview with Gizz Butt (Janus Stark, ex-The Prodigy, ex-English Dogs, ex-Steve Ignorant, one time Foo Fighters and many more)
October 29, 2021 01:00 - 1 hourOn this special interview episode of the Banned Biographies podcast, Tom chats with Gizz Butt, lead guitarist and singer with the band Janus Stark. Gizz has also played in a number of bands including The Prodigy, English Dogs, Steve Ignorant of Crass’s live band, The Fields of the Nephilim, The Destructors, Sabbat and a whole lot more, including a couple of appearances on stage with Foo Fighters. Gizz was really generous with his time and we cover a lot of ground and he even plays a few song...
Permanent Record Podcast and Skamouth Review
October 25, 2021 01:01 - 12 minutesYour host, Tom Austin-Morgan returns to talk about what’s been going on since the mammoth Permanent Record Podcast and Banned Biographies crossover podcast was released last month where they reviewed and dissected U2's iconic 1987 album The Joshua Tree and what you can expect from this months’ episode. I’ll also be talking about my experience at Skamouth Festival, which was my first gig in Sham 69. Firstly, I’d like to thank Brian and Sarah again for allowing me to stich four of their episod...
Permanent Record Podcast and Banned Biographies Discuss and Dissect The Joshua Tree by U2
September 24, 2021 01:00 - 8 hours - 453 MBDue to what's been going on behind the scenes here at Banned Biographies (listen to Monday's James Cruttwell Interview Review episode), this episode is all four of the appearance I made on the Permanent Record Podcast to discuss and dissect U2's iconic 1987 album, The Joshua Tree. The hosts of the Permanent Record Podcast, Brian and Sarah, usually concentrate on synth pop albums, but have been known to dip their toes into the world of guitar bands. This was an education for all three of us ...
James Cruttwell Interview Review and An Exciting Announcement
September 20, 2021 12:54 - 10 minutesHello and welcome back to Banned Biographies, Tom Austin-Morgan is back to talk about what’s been going on since the interview with James Cruttwell was released last month and what you can expect from this months’ episode. There’s quite a bit to tell you, so strap in! I thought it was interesting to hear about what James and I expected the end of the year to look like compared to how it actually is. For example, how long it would take people to return to feeling normal in everyday situations...
Interview With James Cruttwell (The Gonads, Furry Love Lickers and ex-East End Badoes)
August 27, 2021 01:00 - 1 hourOn this episode of Banned Biographies, Tom chats with James Cruttwell, bassist with The Gonads - a band fronted by broadcaster and author Garry Bushell - and The Furry Love Lickers. In the episode we also talk about him being in East End Badoes, another old school London-based Oi Punk band, but since this episode was recorded he no longer plays for them. We also talk quite a bit about lockdowns possibly being eased, which was something we were looking forward to in March or April when this ...
Jack Pop Review
August 23, 2021 15:20 - 9 minutesHello and welcome back to Banned Biographies. Your host, Tom Austin-Morgan, is back to let you know what’s been happening over the last month since the interview with Jack Pop, founder of Alcopop! Records, went out and what you can expect from the next episode. I got to play some gigs this past weekend with my covers band and Swampstomper . It was exhilarating to play live and loud in front of people again, and there are a couple more gigs this month too: one at Leo’s Red Lion in Gravesend o...