C86 Show - Indie Pop
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Andy Prieboy - Wall of Voodoo
December 10, 2023 21:45 - 2 hours - 192 MBAndy Prieboy in conversation with David Eastaugh https://wallofvoodoo2.com/home https://www.andyprieboy.com/home In early 1984, he was invited to join Wall of Voodoo, occupying the vacated front-person position. Touring the world and recording three albums with the band, his composition Far Side of Crazy charted in foreign markets, going top ten in Australia. In the early 1990's, his solo work featured Tomorrow Wendy, covered by Concrete Blonde on their Bloodletting album. In addition, ...
Annie Haslam - Renaissance
December 10, 2023 16:19 - 1 hour - 91 MBAnnie Haslam in conversation with David Eastaugh https://anniehaslam.com/annie-haslam-original-art/ https://johnwettonlegacy.co.uk/ In February 1971, Haslam became the new lead singer of Renaissance after answering an advertisement in the British periodical Melody Maker - Haslam was lead vocalist on seven studio albums during their classic period (1972–1979), four studio albums from 1981–present, and a number of live albums. In August 1978 the band's single "Northern Lights" reached the ...
Nick Haeffner - The Tea Set
December 08, 2023 21:02 - 1 hour - 117 MBNick Haeffner in conversation with David Eastaugh https://nickhaeffnerdimplediscs.bandcamp.com/album/what-time-can-do-2 http://www.nickhaeffner.co.uk/index.html In 1980 he joined post-punk band The Tea Set, recording an album and several singles and gigging extensively including supports for U2, Iggy Pop, The Clash and XTC. Nicks solo album The Great Indoors was released on Bam Caruso records in 1987.In 2019 after a number of years as a lecturer Nick has returned to music with self releas...
Kevin Armstrong - David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Paul McCartney, Morrissey
December 06, 2023 22:34 - 1 hour - 89.5 MBKevin Armstrong in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.kevin-armstrong.com/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Absolute-Beginner-Memoirs-least-known-guitarist/dp/1911036173 Armstrong was signed by Charlie Gillett's Oval Records in 1980 and formed the group Local Heroes SW9 and released two albums, Drip Dry Zone in 1980 and New Opium in 1981. Armstrong took part in the recording of The Passions's third album Sanctuary, produced by Mick Glossop. The first single from that album was "Jump ...
Mick Rossi - Slaughter & The Dogs
December 03, 2023 21:39 - 1 hour - 119 MBMick Rossi in conversation with David Eastaugh https://secretrecordslimited.com/products/seccd293 https://open.spotify.com/album/6CDdnpP6vmKBji4D0JLslu?si=-aD8bL4ySwuM8Je73_5geA Legendary Slaughter & The Dogs guitarist Mick Rossi released solo album All The Saints and All The Souls in 2020 - his new album Gun St, named after the street where his family moved to in Ancoats in the 1930s, was released on Secret Records Ltd. Slaughter and the Dogs are an English punk rock band formed in 197...
Paul Simpson - The Wild Swans, Care & Teardrop Explodes
December 03, 2023 15:47 - 2 hours - 178 MBhttps://www.paul-simpson.co.uk/the-wild-swans/ https://www.roughtrade.com/en-gb/product/paul-simpson/revolutionary-spirit-a-post-punk-exorcism-the-teardrop-explodes-care-the-wild-swans-and-beyond Part memoir, part social history, Revolutionary Spirit is the poignant, often hilarious story of a cult Liverpool musician's scenic route to fame and artistic validation, and marks the arrival of an original literary voice. If Morrissey was the Oscar Wilde of the 1980s indie scene, Simpson was...
Inge Kuijt - Comsat Angels
November 28, 2023 20:08 - 43 minutes - 60 MBInge Kuijt in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.comsatangels.org/missing.htm Comsat's fan Inge Kuijt is publishing her book Band. Fans. Friends. Music. The book is Inge's autobiography, a highly personal account of her "life with the Comsats". "I first saw and met the band in 1981. Since then I've seen them live 70 times. In the nineties I ran their Dutch fan club, and I am still regularly in touch with most band members. Not only did I meet the band early on, we became frien...
Celia Hemken - Ju JU & Blue Nouveaux
November 25, 2023 22:04 - 2 hours - 174 MBCelia Hemken in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0Kq806pWqw http://www.celiahemken.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab15SRDfdc4 Bio by Celia Hemken of Blue Nouveaux: Before I signed with Black and Blue records I had played classical flute with the Richard Hickox orchestra, recorded a John Peel session for UK Radio One and co-founded a theatre company. I’d busked (American transl: playing street music) round Europe playing flute as a Harlequin and had...
Paul Chastain - The Small Square, Choo Choo Train, The Springfields, Velvet Crush etc
November 22, 2023 22:47 - 1 hour - 100 MBPaul Chastain in conmversation with David Eastaugh https://thesmallsquare.bandcamp.com/album/ours-others https://farmtolabelrecords.com/artists/the-small-square/ Velvet Crush is an American band from Providence, that achieved prominence in indie-rock circles in the early- and mid-1990s. The band broke up in 1996 but re-formed in 1998 and have continued to record, releasing their most recent album in 2004. Vocalist/bassist Paul Chastain and drummer Ric Menck are the band's core members, ha...
Derek Philpott - Dear Catherine Wheel
November 22, 2023 22:07 - 1 hour - 90.7 MBDerek Philpott in conversation with David Eastaugh Amazon UK https://a.co/d/5t6o7QM Amazon Worldwide For close to a decade and a half the Philpotts have been getting under the skin of musical artistes. Picking up on glaring errors in their lyrics or sometimes getting completely the wrong end of the stick (perhaps to irritate things a little further) they totally misunderstand the meaning of ‘poetic license’. Hundreds of missives have landed on the real and virtual doormats of musicians,...
Cruella de Ville - Philomena Muinzer
November 16, 2023 21:28 - 1 hour - 145 MBPhilomena Muinzer in conversation with David Eastaugh http://www.cruelladeville.com/ https://soundcloud.com/cruelladevillemusic Cruella de Ville, formerly known as Blazer, was a band from Northern Ireland that presented a mixture of post-punk and gothic rock from 1982 to 1984. They were mostly a studio band, who performed on television on at least two occasions and released a number of singles. Their best-known song is "Those Two Dreadful Children", and their re-released single "I'll Do t...
The Newtown Neurotics - Steve Drewett
November 11, 2023 17:08 - 1 hour - 143 MBSteve Drewett in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.newtownneurotics.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvooaI5ePso Formed in 1979 by Steve Drewett, they began like so many others to attempt to get their clumsy fingers around three chords and ape the Ramones who were their heroes. Sporting Joey Ramone length hair Steve would sneer at cries of "Bloody Hippie" from the audience but after a couple of numbers nobody cared they just went into pogo frenzy. The early stuff from the ...
Mike Baggetta - mssv
November 05, 2023 21:17 - 36 minutes - 50 MBMike Baggetta in conversation with David Eastaugh https://mikebaggetta.com/ mssv's second studio album Human Reaction , is released by BIG EGO Records as a digital download, 12” LP vinyl, and via streaming platforms on September 1. The band, composed of guitarist Mike Baggetta, Stephen Hodges (Tom Waits, David Lynch) on drums and avant-punk icon mike watt on bass, creates music that is a heretofore unimagined hybrid of a punk power-trio and a dreamy experimental rock band, though they pref...
David Bowie - Jérôme Soligny
November 05, 2023 16:52 - 1 hour - 140 MBJérôme Soligny in conversation with David Eastaugh In David Bowie Rainbowman, Jérôme Soligny tells the story of David Bowie the musician with the help of those intimately involved with the creation of his music. This uniquely exhaustive work on Bowie's 1967-1980 albums draws on over 150 interviews with the musicians, producers and friends who knew Bowie best, including Robert Fripp, Hermione Farthingale, Lou Reed, George Underwood, Mick Ronson, Carlos Alomar, Trevor Bolder, Mike Garson, W...
Crisis & Naevus - Lloyd James
November 05, 2023 16:26 - 38 minutes - 52.2 MBLloyd James in conversation with David Eastaugh English punk rock band formed in 1977. An openly left-wing and anti-fascist band, they performed at rallies for Rock Against Racism and the Anti-Nazi League, and at Right to Work marches. https://naevus.bandcamp.com/ Naevus is a British experimental rock group. Formed in London in 1998 by Lloyd James (vocals, acoustic guitar) and Joanne Owen (bass, accordion), Naevus were often categorised as part of the ‘neo-folk’ genre. Their music has als...
Chris Matthews - Shudder To Think & Quiz Show
October 31, 2023 21:03 - 54 minutes - 74.7 MBChris Matthews in conversation with David Eastaugh https://quizshow.bandcamp.com/album/quiz-show American indie rock trio Quiz Show release their debuut album this spring, the trio is made up of Chris Matthews (founding member of legendary DC alternative rock band Shudder To Think and his powerful rhythm section, bassist Jesse Krakow and drummer Joe Billy. But Quiz Show is not just any band - it's a continuation. After picking up his guitar and again writing songs, Matthews formed Quiz Sho...
Jill Smith
October 31, 2023 20:35 - 1 hour - 89.6 MBJill Smith in conversation with David Eastauggh https://www.jill-smith.co.uk/ Born in London, Jill trained as an actress at RADA, and was later known as Jill Bruce. In the 1970s and early 1980s, she was a Performance Artist in partnership with the late Bruce Lacey. For five years they received funding from the then Arts Council of Great Britain. Evolving through science fantasy and alchemy, the performances were spectacular, largely outdoor, ceremonial, ritual celebrations of the turning ...
The Danse Society - Paul Nash
October 29, 2023 14:25 - 1 hour - 108 MBPaul Nash in conversation with David Eastaugh http://www.thedansesociety.com/ In June 2018 the band release an EP, The FUTUR1ST, including a cover of NIN's "Hurt" dedicated to the Sophie Lancaster Foundation, and the tracks "One Thought in Heaven" and "Scream" featuring drummer Joss Rylance who replaced Iain Hunter, and who has subsequently been replaced by Tom Davenport. September 2020 saw the release of the bands 7th Studio album Sailing Mirrors whilst celebrating their 40 years annivers...
Jim Cregan - Family, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel and Rod Stewart
October 29, 2023 13:35 - 1 hour - 143 MBJim Cregan in conversation with David Eastaugh www.jimcregan.com Rock guitarist and bassist, best known for his associations with Family, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel and Rod Stewart. Cregan is a former husband of the singer Linda Lewis and worked with her as a record producer. He has also worked with London Quireboys, Glass Tiger, Katie Melua and formed Farm Dogs with Bernie Taupin.
Jean Caffeine - Pulsallama
October 22, 2023 17:50 - 1 hour - 114 MBJean Cafffeine in conversation with David Eastaugh https://jeancaffeine.bandcamp.com/album/sadie-saturday-nite https://jeancaffeine.bandcamp.com/album/pulsallama-2 https://www.sadiesaturdaynite.com/?fbclid=IwAR1NYafhK0y8y3Ls0FJzRYZlYtkd59r1DyfGekS6r2CI4zDIQx_jw9togsg Miss-Alternative-County-before-Alternative-Country-was-Cool
Little Nemo - Nicolas Dufaure & Ronan Le Sergent
October 20, 2023 20:33 - 1 hour - 82.7 MBNicolas Dufaure & Ronan Le Sergent in conversation with David Eastauugh Formed in 1983 and originating from the region of Paris. The band was originally composed of Olivier Champeau (vocals, keyboards) and Vincent Le Gallo (vocals, guitar, bass). Their first releases were two cassettes, La Cassette Froide (1986) and Past and Future (1987). Before the recording of their first EP, 1988's Private Life, the pair added Nicolas Dufaure, also known as "Bill" (bass, guitar, vocals). On stage (an...
Michael Blair - Tom Waites, Elvis Costello, The Replacements, Soul Asylum, Victoria Williams
October 18, 2023 20:56 - 1 hour - 146 MBMichael Blair in conversation with David Eastaugh Michael Blair is an American drummer and percussionist who has worked on records and tours with Tom Waits (Rain Dogs, Franks Wild Years), Elvis Costello (King of America, Spike and Lou Reed (Magic and Loss). As a writer/arranger he has collaborated with legendary beat poet Allen Ginsberg, and as a producer he has worked with Victoria Williams, Ryan Adams and Soul Asylum.
Anthony Dolphin - Santa Sprees
October 15, 2023 14:55 - 1 hour - 126 MBAnthony Dolphin in conversation with David Eastaugh https://santasprees.bandcamp.com/ https://bandcamp.com/anthonydolphin The Anglo-Japanese band Santa Sprees have been advancing the art of unpopular song since 1994. Making questionable progress from the low-skilled, no-fidelity, no wave of their earliest cassettes to the largely futile primitive avant bubblegum of today, releasing ten collections to date on a trail of defunct labels and media.
Jacqueline Bradley - The Hellfire Club, Sophisticated Boom Boom & His Latest Flame
October 12, 2023 21:13 - 54 minutes - 75.4 MBJacqueline Bradley in conversation with David Eastaugh The Hellfire Club, Glasgow - Rehearsal space and recording studio which was active in the early 1980's. Operated by David Henderson and Jacqueline Bradley with help from Henderson's sister Jaine Henderson.
Prince Stash - Stanislas Klossowski de Rola
October 08, 2023 19:51 - 1 hour - 152 MBPrince Stash in conversation with David Eastaugh https://princestash.com/ Stanislas Klossowski de Rola is an Author, Entreprenuer, Actor, Singer, and Music Producer. He performed and worked with a various bands including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Vince Taylor & The Playboys, during the Swinging Sixties in London, Rome, Paris, and Los Angeles. Known for his infamous arrest with The Rolling Stones founder, Brian Jones, his engagement to Italian superstar, Romina Power, and for bei...
John Douglas - The Trash Can Sinatras
October 05, 2023 20:49 - 1 hour - 97.1 MBJohn Douglas in conversation with David Eastaugh https://johndouglas.bandcamp.com/album/john-douglas-2023 https://trashcansinatras.com/ Scotland's Reveal Records is pleased to announce that the debut solo album from one of Scotland’s finest songwriters - John Douglas (Trashcan Sinatras) - will be released worldwide on October 6th. At long last, fans and newcomers alike are treated to an intimate snapshot of the talent, charisma and depth of this celebrated Scottish indie songsmith. With ...
Tom Hagler - Bowie At The BBC - book
October 04, 2023 21:33 - 1 hour - 98.5 MBTom Hagler in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.waterstones.com/book/bowie-at-the-bbc/david-bowie/tom-hagler/9781802796209 Bowie at Thee BBC - A Life in Interviews The life of an icon, in his own words. David Bowie had a unique relationship with the BBC, making more appearances on 'the beeb' than any other broadcaster throughout his career. An anonymous pre-fame teenager, a blossoming starlet, a white-hot rock star and a veritable elder statesman of pop: the BBC had the inside...
Mick Wall - Writer
October 03, 2023 14:04 - 2 hours - 199 MBMick Wall in conversation with David Eastaugh Wall began his career contributing to the music weekly Sounds in 1977, where he wrote about punk and the new wave, and then rockabilly, funk, New Romantic pop and, eventually, hard rock and heavy metal. In 1979, he left music journalism to become the partner in his own PR firm, Heavy Publicity. Latest book - Eagles - Dark Desert Highway: How America’s Dream Band Turned into a Nightmare
The Soup Dragons - Sushil K. Dade & Ross A. Sinclair
September 30, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 137 MBSushil K. Dade & Ross A. Sinclair in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.facebook.com/p/The-Soup-Dragons-100057732055198/ Fri. Oct 2023. Manchester | Manchester Academy 2. Sat. Oct 2023. Birmingham | O2 Academy2 Birmingham. Sun. Oct 2023. Leeds | Brudenell Social Club. ... Tue. Oct 2023. London | Electric Ballroom. ... Wed. Nov 2023. Newcastle upon tyne | Boiler Shop. ... Thu. Nov 2023. Glasgow | SWG3 Galvanizers. The Soup Dragons formed in Bellshill, a town near Motherwel...
UK Decay - Steve ”Abbo” Abbott & Steve Spon
September 26, 2023 20:52 - 1 hour - 124 MBAbbo & Spon in conversation with David Eastaugh UK Decay was born from another Luton band called the Resiztors, who had formed in 1978. The Resiztors' line-up consisted of guitarist Steve "Abbo" Abbott, drummer Steven David Harle, bassist Martin "Segovia" Smith and vocalists Ricky Smith and Paul Wilson. After the vocalists' departure in the spring of 1979, the remaining band members changed their name to UK Decay, with Abbott as singer (and guitarist). They soon released the Split Single 7-...
Jane Duffus - These Things Happen - The Sarah Records Story
September 20, 2023 20:57 - 1 hour - 109 MBJane Duffus in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.tangentbooks.co.uk/shop/these-things-happen-the-sarah-records-story-by-jane-duffus-signed-copies https://www.janeduffus.com This is the definitive history of Sarah Records; the Bristol-based label that signed the acts no major label would touch but who you wanted to hear. Sarah put out a board game, produced cut 'n' paste fanzines and stuck two fingers up to the mainstream music industry. Sarah was your secret world and it was l...
The Snake Corps - Marc Lewis
September 17, 2023 20:54 - 58 minutes - 80.6 MBMarc Lewis in conversation with David Eastaugh http://thesnakecorps.net/ The Snake Corps were formed in 1984 by members of Sad Lovers & Giants. Tristan Garel-Funk and Nigel Pollard conceived the band, but Pollard left prior to recording the first album. Vocalist Marc Lewis responded to an advert in Melody Maker for a singer and shared a flat with Garel-Funk, the pair recruited Liam McGuinness on Bass and John Greville of Rudimentary Peni on drums. The music was an original fusion of post...
Johnette Napolitano - Concrete Blonde
September 17, 2023 18:17 - 2 hours - 178 MBJohnette Napolitano in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.johnettenapolitano.net/?fbclid=IwAR1wzeUP_R1uKMz0pBsxYlK2r7RPX9Dt3SFHuUlP0ga8Jk2YyEy7NATarCQ In 1986, Napolitano co-founded Concrete Blonde with guitarist James Mankey. She sang and sometimes played bass guitar. The pair had worked together under a variety of names since 1982. They released seven studio albums between 1986 and 2004.
June Miles-Kingston - Mo-dettes, Everything But The Girl, Fun Boy Three, Feargal Sharkey, Communards.
September 14, 2023 20:34 - 1 hour - 99.2 MBJune Miles-Kingston in conversation with David Eastaugh British singer and drummer, best known for her work with various successful bands and singers in the 1980s. She was a founding member of the post-punk group the Mo-dettes, which lasted from 1979 to 1982, and later became a session drummer and backing vocalist for a variety of British post-punk, new wave, and pop artists.
The Boo Radleys - Simon “Sice” Rowbottom
September 12, 2023 19:43 - 1 hour - 133 MBSimon 'Sice' Rowbottom in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.thebooradleys.com/ https://www.facebook.com/siceboo/events/?id=100032373476095&sk=events The band's seventh studio album, Keep on with Falling, was released on 11 March 2022. Eight was announced on January 2023 to be released on the same year alongside the new single "Seeker".
The Railway Children - Gary Newby
September 10, 2023 21:36 - 1 hour - 128 MBGary Newby in conversation with David Eastaugh Factory Records recorded their debut single "A Gentle Sound" in 1986. This was followed by their first album, Reunion Wilderness in 1987. They left Factory shortly afterwards and were signed to Virgin Records. 1988 saw the release of their second album, Recurrence, on Virgin Records, and support tours with R.E.M. in Europe (Work Tour) and The Sugarcubes in the US. A national chart hit eluded them with singles "In the Meantime", "Somewhere Sou...
Paul Collins - The Nerves & The Beat
September 07, 2023 21:26 - 1 hour - 129 MBPaul Collins in conversation with David Eastaugh https://thepaulcollinsbeat.com/ https://hozacrecords.com/product/idfi/ American writer, author, music producer, and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for his work in the power pop groups The Nerves, The Breakaways and The Beat.
Thereza Bazar - Dollar & Guys ’n’ Dolls
September 03, 2023 21:38 - 57 minutes - 78.3 MBThereza Bazar in conversation with David Eastaugh https://linktr.ee/therezabazar?fbclid=IwAR1F6rdK47D-jMRNarXdfasSvU7DXAABq9W-myXrDHuI9rtciaHy79jtzJE Thereza Bazar met with success in her late teens as a member of 1970s group Guys 'n' Dolls, who scored a 1975 hit with "There's A Whole Lot of Lovin'" and went on to have a period of chart success, which also included "Here I Go Again On My Own", a composition by the 17-year-old Bazar. Formed Dollar in 1977. Their hits began with "Shooting S...
David Jenkins - The Motion
September 02, 2023 14:29 - 1 hour - 102 MBDavid Jenkins in conversation with David Eastaugh https://linktr.ee/themotionband?fbclid=IwAR2f3F_sT97ivcpZhXkbw3cLaSSPag4lccdIlU7ycEjM3YijLjIsC5w3rSQ
Tom Hingley - Inspiral Carpets
August 26, 2023 20:15 - 1 hour - 136 MBTom Hingley in conversation with David Eastaugh http://tomhingley.co.uk/ Hingley formed a band called Too Much Texas, and got a job collecting glasses at The Haçienda nightclub in Manchester. He joined Inspiral Carpets as lead vocalist in 1989. Inspiral Carpets broke up in 1995 and Hingley started a career as a solo artist, releasing Keep Britain Untidy (2000) and Soulfire (2002)
Palmolive or Paloma McLardy - The Slits & Raincoats
August 26, 2023 20:14 - 1 hour - 115 MBPaloma McLardy in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.punkspalmolive.com/ Spanish drummer and songwriter who was a member of influential early punk bands. She founded the Slits toward the end of 1976. After leaving that group in 1978, she joined the Raincoats and performed on their first album, The Raincoats.
The Cucumbers with Deena Shoshkes
August 22, 2023 21:42 - 1 hour - 85.9 MBDeena Shoshkes in conversation with David Eastaugh http://www.thecucumbers.net/ Old Shoes, The Cucumbers’ first collection of new material in almost two decades, although band mainstays Jon Fried and Deena Shoshkes have released several albums and singles of new music in the interim - Deena as a solo artist, Jon and Deena together in the NJ indie pop all-star ensemble The Campfire Flies. This is sent for your editorial use; please don't post or share. The Cucumbers were key figures on the...
Robin Dallaway - The Very Things, The Cravats & Silverlake
August 21, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 118 MBRobin Dallaway in conversation with David Eastaugh https://silverlakemusic.bandcamp.com/ The Very Things were an English Dadaist post-punk band from Redditch, Worcestershire, England, formed in 1983 and active until 1988. The Cravats - A neo-dadaist group from Redditch, UK, formed in March 1977. Guitarist / vocalist Martin Seys left the band early and drummer Ethos Yapp left after the recording of first single 'Gordon'. From there on, the 'classic' line up of The Shend, Robin Raymond Da...
Wayne Hussey - The Mission
August 17, 2023 21:10 - 56 minutes - 77.9 MBWayne Hussey in conversation with David Eastaugh https://themissionukband.com/home Book - Heady Daze The Mission Years 1985-1990 Picking up where the critically acclaimed Salad Daze left off, Heady Daze sees Wayne Hussey revisit the years from 1985 to 1990 leading The Mission through their formation to global success. From headlining some of Europe’s major festivals, playing with U2, Robert Plant and The Cure and sweeping the UK music papers’ readers’ polls, to the excesses of touring th...
Graham Parker
August 13, 2023 20:40 - 1 hour - 110 MBGraham Parker in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.grahamparker.net/Home.html In the spring of 1975, Graham Parker, a 24-year-old petrol pump attendant from Surrey, England, began to drive up to London to meet like-minded musicians and get a backing band behind his songs, which he now considered to be stronger and more interesting than anything he was hearing on the radio. By placing an advert in the Melody Maker he met Noel Brown, a guitarist, and Paul “Bassman” Riley, a bass p...
Annie Hogan - Marc and the Mambas & Cactus Rain
August 10, 2023 22:04 - 1 hour - 104 MBAnnie Hogan in conversation with David Eastaugh https://annihogan.co.uk/ https://annihogan.bandcamp.com/ Annie Hogan studied piano before attending Leeds University in 1979 to study politics. It was while in Leeds she met Marc Almond and Dave Ball at a local music venue. In 1980, Hogan took a year out and began DJing and promoting in local clubs. Some of her first bookings were bands like Soft Cell and the Human League. Later in London, she met Matt Johnson from the The who introduced he...
Vinita Joshi - Rocket Girl, Cheree Records & Che Recordings
August 09, 2023 21:28 - 1 hour - 116 MBVinita Joshi in conversation with David Eastaugh https://rocketgirl.co.uk/ Rocket Girl has evolved over two decades to become one of the UK’s most innovative and eclectic small independent labels, providing a home for a whole spectrum of alternative artists, new and established: Television Personalities, Cocteau Twins’ Robin Guthrie, Füxa, A Place to Bury Strangers, Piano Magic, God is an Astronaut, to name just a handful.
Allan Jones - Too Late To Stop Now: More Rock’n’Roll War Stories
August 09, 2023 21:01 - 1 hour - 132 MBAllan Jones Allan Jones in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/too-late-to-stop-now-9781448218257/ More than 40 stories from the glory days of rock'n'roll, featuring Lou Reed, Elton John, Sting and The Clash. Allan Jones brings stories – many previously unpublished – from the golden days of music reporting. Long nights of booze, drugs and unguarded conversations which include anecdotes, experiences and extravagant behaviour. - A band's aftershow party in San F...
Alexander Hacke & Danielle de Picciotto - hackedepicciotto
August 06, 2023 19:35 - 42 minutes - 58 MBAlexander Hacke & Danielle de Picciotto in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.hackedepicciotto.de/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcpB_TGQIOg hackedepicciotto – Alexander Hacke & Danielle de Picciotto – have announced details of a new album, Keepsakes, set for release on vinyl, CD and digitally on 28 July 2023. The album will precede a European tour – first dates announced below, with more to follow. For over 20 years Alexander Hacke (Einstürzende Neubauten) and artist, musi...
Roxane Jessi - Once Upon a Time in the Dust
August 06, 2023 19:10 - 48 minutes - 66.4 MBRoxane Jessi in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.roxanejessi.com/ Thirty-five years into the Burning Man movement, there are now over 100 annual events around the world. In 2018, aid worker Roxane Jessi set out to experience seven of these events firsthand, to get to the heart of a culture that is creating community in a disconnected world. Her journey spanned five continents, from Afrikaburn to Black Rock City, Blazing Swan to Burning Japan, Fuego Austral, Midburn and Nowhere....