C86 Show - Indie Pop
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Gavin Hogg & Hamish Ironside - We Peaked at Paper: An Oral History of British Zines
December 27, 2022 14:47 - 44 minutes - 60.9 MBGavin Hogg & Hamish Ironside - We Peaked at Paper: An Oral History of British Zines - in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.boatwhistle.com/we-peaked-at-paper The book consists of 21 in-depth interviews with editors of zines. Hogg and Ironside travelled across Britain to carry out interviews, seeking to examine the widest possible range of publications: from the science fiction zines of the 1930s right up to the present day, in the form of a thriving Bristolian zine begun by a t...
Jay Bergen - John Lennon
December 26, 2022 14:58 - 1 hour - 84.1 MBJay Bergen - John Lennon - in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.lennonthemobsterandthelawyer.com/jay-bergen Before John Lennon retreated peacefully into private life in 1975, he fought a major legal battle that went under the public radar. Just as his Rock 'n' Roll oldies album hit the market, Morris Levy, the Mob-connected owner of Roulette Records, released Roots, an unauthorized version of the same record. Levy had used rough mixes of John's unfinished Rock 'n' Roll recording...
Helen O’Hara - Dexys Midnight Runners & Tanita Tikaram
December 23, 2022 14:59 - 1 hour - 108 MBHelen O'Hara - Dexys Midnight Runners & Tanita Tikaram - in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.helenohara-violin.com/biog She was a member and violinist of Dexys Midnight Runners from 1982 to 1987, including performing on songs such as "Come on Eileen", and in 2021 rejoined the band. She was offered a place with Rowland's new line-up of Dexys—the result of a session she and two other violinists from the university had carried out as part of Rowland's decision to revamp the band'...
The Cassandra Complex - Rodney Orpheus
December 21, 2022 16:43 - 1 hour - 151 MBRodney Orpheus - The Cassandra Complex - in conversation with David Eastaugh http://cassandracomplex.co.uk The band was initially composed of Rodney Orpheus and Paul Dillon, who met when Orpheus gatecrashed Dillon's 21st birthday party in Leeds. They began putting on large multimedia shows featuring various avant-garde acts from the Leeds area. Andy Booth was a journalist who interviewed the band and was later asked to join. The band released their first self-financed single, "March", in M...
Liquid Liquid - Sal Principato
December 20, 2022 14:49 - 1 hour - 105 MBSal Principato - Liquid Liquid - in conversation David Eastaugh Liquid Liquid emerged from downtown New York's no wave scene. The group's original records were pressed in very limited quantities on 99 Records, and can now fetch high prices. "Cavern" originally appeared on the EP, Optimo, recorded by Don Hunerberg. Though the pressings were small, the music has had a lasting and far reaching impact. A music video for "Cavern" was produced by Michael Sporn. After "Cavern" was sampled for Gra...
David Palmer - Space, The Balcony & Moongoose
December 18, 2022 16:45 - 1 hour - 108 MBDavid Palmer - Space, The Balcony & Moongoose - in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq-4oKztK70 https://moongoosecult.bandcamp.com https://thebalcony.bandcamp.com https://yorkie1.bandcamp.com British musician who was a member of the Liverpool-based band Space from 1997 to 2005. Yorkie is the son of Gladys Palmer, a Liverpool-based singer who owned several rehearsal rooms for bands in Liverpool. Yorkie begin his music career as a member of post-punk band ...
The Gymslips with Karen Yarnell
December 16, 2022 13:59 - 40 minutes - 55.4 MBKaren Yarnell - The Gymslips - in conversation with David Eastaugh East London’s The Gymslips, Paula Richards, Suzanne Scott and Karen Yarnell, barged their way onto the post punk scene in 1981. They openly embraced drinking, Pie & Mash, monkey boots and double denim right from the start. Often credited with being the first female Oi! band, but they brought so much more to the table with their punky 60s influenced girl pop, Formed in 1980, The Gymslips started playing live the following...
That Petrol Emotion with Steve Mack
December 12, 2022 14:13 - 1 hour - 102 MBSteve Mack - That Petrol Emotion - in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.thatpetrolemotion.com That Petrol Emotion were a London-based Northern Ireland-originating band with an American vocalist, Steve Mack. It featured the O'Neill brothers from celebrated Derry pop-punk band The Undertones plus ex-members of fellow Derry bands Bam Bam and The Calling and The Corner Boys. They recorded five albums between 1986 and 1994, exploring an eclectic fusion of alternative rock, post-pun...
Bow Wow Wow - Leigh Gorman
December 09, 2022 11:58 - 2 hours - 207 MBLeigh Gorman in conversation with David Eastaugh Bow Wow Wow signed with EMI Records in July 1980. Their first single, "C·30 C·60 C·90 Go!", for which Gorman shared songwriting credit with McLaren, Ashman and Barbarossa, holds the distinction of being the world's first-ever cassette single. It reached No. 34 on the UK Singles Chart and stayed on the chart for seven weeks. In November 1980, Bow Wow Wow released the cassette-only mini-album, Your Cassette Pet. Gorman again shared songwriting...
Five Go Down to the Sea? with Ricky Dineen
December 09, 2022 11:26 - 55 minutes - 76.4 MBRicky Dineen - Five Go Down to the Sea? - in conversation with David Eastaugh Five Go Down to the Sea? were an Irish post-punk band from Cork, active from 1978 to 1989. Vocalist and lyricist Finbarr Donnelly, guitarist Ricky Dineen and brothers Philip (bass) and Keith "Smelly" O'Connell (drums) formed the band as Nun Attax when they were teenagers. They became known for Donnelly's absurdist, surreal lyrics and stage presence, Dineen's angular guitar and bass parts and their Captain Beefhear...
Dorothy Max Prior - Rema Rema, Psychic TV, The Monochrome Set
December 07, 2022 22:33 - 55 minutes - 76.5 MBDorothy Max Prior in conversation with David Eastaugh Discussing her new book - 69 Exhibition Road https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/product/dorothy-max-prior/69-exhibition-road Dorothy Max Prior is a writer and artist living in Brighton. In other lives, Max was a punk muse, post-punk drummer, and exotic dancer. Somewhere along the way, she has taught ballroom dancing and toured the world as a street theater performer, choreographer, director, and cabaret dancer.
Dorothy Max Prior
December 07, 2022 22:33 - 55 minutes - 76.5 MBDorothy Max Prior in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/product/dorothy-max-prior/69-exhibition-road Dorothy Max Prior is a writer and artist living in Brighton. In other lives, Max was a punk muse, post-punk drummer, and exotic dancer. Somewhere along the way, she has taught ballroom dancing and toured the world as a street theater performer, choreographer, director, and cabaret dancer.
DJ Food - Kevin Foakes
December 07, 2022 22:12 - 40 minutes - 55.3 MBKevin Foakes aka DJ Food in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.fourcornersbooks.co.uk/books/wheels-of-light/ DJ Food is an electronic music project currently headed by Kevin Foakes (also known as "Strictly Kev"). Originally conceived by the members of Coldcut on the Ninja Tune independent record label, the project started in 1990 on the premise of providing metaphorical "food for DJs". DJ Food released the Jazz Brakes series, with Jazz Brakes Volume 3 being the most successful. T...
Renegade Soundwave & Rema Rema- Gary Asquith
December 05, 2022 16:39 - 1 hour - 114 MBGary Asquith - Renegade Soundwave & Rema Rema- in conversation with David Eastaugh Debuting on Rhythm King label with the "Kray Twins" single, their early records mixed together the sound of the then embryonic dance scene, hip-hop, dub, sampling and electro-industrial noise. Later singles such as "Biting My Nails" (a cover version of a song by Genevieve Waite, from her 1974 album, Romance is on the Rise, produced by her husband, John Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas) and "Probably a Robb...
Milltown Brothers - Simon Nelson
December 03, 2022 14:42 - 1 hour - 87.9 MBSimon Nelson - Milltown Brothers - in conversation with David Eastaugh https://milltownbrothers.wordpress.com Their first release, in 1989, was the "Coming From The Mill" EP which became single of the week in the NME magazine, and featured the songs "Roses", "We've Got Time" and "Something On My Mind". The same publication tipped Milltown Brothers for stardom in the 1990s, along with The Hoovers, Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine, The Charlatans, The Mock Turtles and New Fast Automatic Da...
Dale Farrington - American TV Cops
December 03, 2022 14:09 - 49 minutes - 67.4 MBDale Farrington - American TV Cops - in conversation with David Eastaugh American TV Cops - were: Anthony Cluer - Vocals, guitar Dale Farrington - Guitar Steve (Sam) Allsop - Bass Andy Whitty - Drums, vocals During the mid nineties they released three critically acclaimed 7" vinyl singles on their own Pest Records label. The first of these, 'Thirst', was granted Single of the Week status on BBC Radio One's Steve Lamacq Show, and all three enjoyed extensive airplay on national and local...
Classix Nouveaux - Sal Solo
December 02, 2022 13:04 - 1 hour - 161 MBSal Solo - Classix Nouveaux - in conversation with David Eastaugh In 1981, the first Classix Nouveaux album Night People was released along with two moderately successful singles "Guilty" and "Tokyo". Both singles reached the UK Top 75, and "Guilty" reached the Top 20 in Sweden and #25 in Australia. The album itself peaked at #66 in the UK. The second Classix Nouveaux album brought the band its biggest hits. La Verité was released in 1982 and the single release "Is It A Dream" brought the ...
The Pull of Autumn - Daniel Darrow
December 02, 2022 11:27 - 41 minutes - 56.6 MBDaniel Darrow - The Pull of Autumn - David Eastaugh https://thepullofautumn.bandcamp.com/album/the-pull-of-autumn Based between Boston and Rhode Island, The Pull of Autumn is a ‘super group’ of sorts, with songs orbiting around Daniel Darrow from Johanna’s House of Glamour and Luke Skyscraper (Fashion), but also involving numerous emerging and notable musicians from the local music scene and from far abroad.
The Jack Rubies - Ian Wright
December 02, 2022 10:36 - 1 hour - 95.4 MBIan Wright - The Jack Rubies - in conversation with David Eastaugh https://thejackrubies.bandcamp.com/album/foolish-boy Shaking off their slumber, the Jack Rubies are back, fists full of fab new sounds. Once described asuglier than the Stones, the slightly sinister Rubies are a mercurial delight, an utter delicacy. The black heart of Blue Velvet meets the tinsel town sex appeal of '61 Elvis.
The Prisoners - Graham Day
November 28, 2022 21:24 - 49 minutes - 68.1 MBGraham Day - The Prisoners - in conversation with David Eastaugh The Prisoners were a British garage rock band formed in 1980 in Rochester, Kent, England. Their 1960s garage sound made them a regular live fixture in London's underground "psychedelic revival" and "mod revival" scene of the early 1980s, as well as a linchpin of the Medway scene.
Johanna Went & Mark Wheaton
November 28, 2022 20:57 - 1 hour - 97.9 MBJohanna Went & Mark Wheaton in conversation with David Eastaugh Johanna Went is an American performance artist who primarily works in the Los Angeles area. She started her career in the late 1970s as musician in the punk scene. Music is still an important element of her shows. She has often worked with musician Mark Wheaton, whose fast, rhythmic music beats provide the background noise in several of her performances. Further predominant elements of Went's shows are the use of elaborate cos...
P.P Arnold in conversation
November 25, 2022 21:46 - 55 minutes - 76 MBP.P Arnold in conversation with David Eastaugh https://pparnold.com American soul singer. Arnold began her career as an Ikette with the Ike & Tina Turner Revue in 1965. The following year she relocated to London to pursue a solo career. Arnold enjoyed considerable success in the United Kingdom with her singles "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (1967) and "Angel of the Morning"
Vile Cherubs - Seth Lorinczi
November 24, 2022 22:15 - 1 hour - 125 MBSeth Lorinczi - Vile Cherubs - in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.sethlorinczi.com Vile Cherubs blended the avant-garde of the '60s with the punk bluntness of the '80s. The group broke into the late-'80s D.C. punk club scene, eventually drawing the attention of Ian MacKaye and Dischord Records. They released one full-length with Dischord, Posthumous Relief, in 1990. A collection of demos from 1987-1988, The Man Who Has No Eats Has No Sweats, was released in 1993. Singer Tim Gr...
Honey Bane
November 21, 2022 21:19 - 1 hour - 151 MBHoney Bane in conversation with David Eastaugh http://www.honeybaneofficial.com Honey Bane began her musical career at the age of 14 in 1978 when she formed the punk rock band the Fatal Microbes.[2] The band released a split 12" record with anarcho-punkband Poison Girls the same year. The first single, "Violence Grows" garnered some press attention and was given positive reviews by the British music paper Sounds. After the 1979 breakup of the Fatal Microbes, and a stint in a juvenile d...
Luke Haines - Peter Buck, The Auteurs, Baader Meinhof & Black Box Recorder
November 20, 2022 14:42 - 1 hour - 85.1 MBLuke Haines - Peter Buck, The Auteurs, Baader Meinhof & Black Box Recorder - in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/luke-haines-peter-buck-all-the-kids-are-super-bummed-out-2cd-edition/ English musician, songwriter and author. He has recorded music under various names and with various bands, including The Auteurs, Baader Meinhof and Black Box Recorder.
Chris Silagyi - 20/20, The Redskins, The Furys, The ExTeens
November 18, 2022 16:56 - 1 hour - 101 MBChris Silagyi - 20/20, The Redskins, The Furys, The ExTeens - in conversation with David Eastaugh 20/20 was an American power pop band based in Hollywood, California. They were active from 1977 to 1983 - Allen decided to move to Los Angeles in 1977 after fellow Tulsa natives Phil Seymour and Dwight Twilley met with success. Once in Los Angeles, Allen met with Mike Gallo (singer/songwriter/keyboardist/drummer), who had already conceived of the idea and name for the band (after having spent t...
Scarlet Fantastic - Maggie K. De Monde
November 16, 2022 13:49 - 1 hour - 90.7 MBMaggie K. De Monde - Scarlet Fantastic - in conversation with David Eastaugh http://www.scarlet-fantastic.co.uk British pop band active in the 1980s, consisting of Maggie K. De Monde and Rick P. Jones. The duo were former members of pop trio Swans Way, who had a hit with "Soul Train" in 1984. Scarlet Fantastic reached the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart only once, with October 1987 single "No Memory", a song which would become popular a few years later on the rave and Ibiza dance music scen...
The Mick Ronson Story: Turn & Face the Strange - Rupert Creed & Garry Burnett
November 11, 2022 16:20 - 1 hour - 91.8 MBRupert Creed & Garry Burnett - talking about the book, The Mick Ronson Story - with David Eastaugh A long overdue biography of guitarist, songwriter, arranger, producer and musician Mick Ronson. Most famous for his critical contribution to David Bowie’s spectacular live band, studio albums including Hunky Dory, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars and Aladdin Sane. Mick also helped produce Lou Reed’s Transformer, released five solo studio albums, performing in bands...
Penelope Houston - The Avengers
November 10, 2022 16:13 - 1 hour - 110 MBPenelope Houston - The Avengers - in conversation with David Eastaugh www.penelopehouston.bandcamp.com http://www.penelope.net American singer-songwriter best known as the singer for the San Francisco-based punk rock band the Avengers. She was raised in Seattle. In 1977, Houston moved to San Francisco, attended the San Francisco Art Institute, and shortly after became the lead singer and songwriter for the Avengers. That band released one album, their eponymous debut in 1983.
The Soup Dragons - Ross A. Sinclair
November 08, 2022 17:09 - 1 hour - 123 MBRoss A. Sinclair - The Soup Dragons - in conversation with David Eastaugh https://preciousrecordingsoflondon.bandcamp.com The Soup Dragons formed in Bellshill, a town near Motherwell, in 1985. The line up was Sean Dickson (vocals, lead guitar), Jim McCulloch (guitar, second voice) who replaced Ian Whitehall, and Sushil K. Dade (bass). The original drummer, Ross A. Sinclair, left the group after the first proper album, This Is Our Art, to pursue a career in art, and was replaced by Paul Qu...
Amy Ray - Indigo Girls
November 08, 2022 15:31 - 1 hour - 98.1 MBAmy Ray - Indigo Girls - in conversation with David Eastaugh www.amy-ray.com American alto singer-songwriter and member of the contemporary folk duo Indigo Girls. She also pursues a solo career and has released six albums under her own name, and founded a record company, Daemon Records.
John Otway
November 07, 2022 15:07 - 53 minutes - 73.5 MBJohn Otway in conversation with David Eastaugh www.johnotway.com Otway was born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. Although his first single, "Gypsy"/"Misty Mountain" was released in 1972, Otway initially received some coverage on the back of punk rock and a performance on The Old Grey Whistle Test.[2] His sixth single, the half-spoken love song "Really Free" reached number 27 in the UK Singles Chart in 1977.[3] It would be his greatest success for some time. The song earned him a five-album d...
Patrick O’Neil - Anarchy At The Circle K
November 06, 2022 14:29 - 1 hour - 111 MBPatrick O'Neil - Anarchy At The Circle K - in conversation with David Eastaugh Anarchy At The Circle K is literally a punk tour-de-force. An in your face gut-wrenching, and at times humorous, tale of Patrick O’Neil’s stint as a roadie, road manager, and drug addict during punk’s heyday of the 1980’s. Crisscrossing the highways of America, on tour with such influential punk bands as Dead Kennedys, TSOL, Flipper, and Subhumans. O’Neil writes a brutally honest and no holds barred memoir depic...
Rachel Mayfield - Delicious Monster
November 02, 2022 20:29 - 1 hour - 117 MBRachel Mayfield in conversation with David Eastaugh rachelmayfield.com https://rachelmayfield.bandcamp.com Rachel Mayfield is a singer, writer and mixed media artist from Birmingham, UK. In the 1990's she formed and fronted Indie Rock band 'Delicious Monster' being hailed by the NME as a "Goddess of Indie Rock' and as 'exciting, unpredictable and dangerous as a ten legged Tyrannosaurus. The band received critical acclaim for three top ten singles and one album placing them at the forefro...
The Nightingales - James Smith
November 01, 2022 20:33 - 43 minutes - 60.1 MBJames Smith - The Nightingales - in conversation with David Eastaugh https://uknightingales.bandcamp.com/album/the-last-laugh The Nightingales are a British post-punk/alternative rock band, formed in 1979 in Birmingham, England, by four members of Birmingham's punk group The Prefects. They had been part of The Clash's 'White Riot Tour', recorded a couple of Peel Sessions, released a 45 on Rough Trade and, years after splitting up, had a retrospective CD released by US indie label Acute Rec...
The Rosehips - Glen Airey
October 31, 2022 20:48 - 46 minutes - 63.3 MBThe Rosehips were an indiepop band from Stoke on Trent, UK. They were together from 1986 to 1989.
Ultramarine - Ian Cooper & Paul Hammond
October 30, 2022 20:30 - 1 hour - 120 MBIan Cooper & Paul Hammond - Ultramarine - in conversation with David Eastaugh Ultramarine are an English electronic music duo, formed in 1989 by Ian Cooper and Paul Hammond. Their work blends elements of techno, house and ambient music with acoustic instrumentation, the influence of the 1970s Canterbury scene, and other eclectic sources.[1] They are best known for their 1991 album Every Man and Woman Is a Star, reissued on Rough Trade the following year.
Mike S Gallo - 20/20
October 28, 2022 12:25 - 1 hour - 105 MBMike Gallo - 20/20 I n conversation with David Eastaugh 20/20 was an American power pop band based in Hollywood, California. They were active from 1977 to 1983 and reunited during the mid-1990s to the late 1990s. In the mid-1970s, Steve Allen and Ron Flynt played together in Tulsa. Allen and Flynt were graduates of Nathan Hale High School, and both attended Oklahoma State University, where Flynt earned a degree in music.[2] Allen decided to move to Los Angeles in 1977 after fellow Tulsa nat...
George Henderson - The Puddle & The New Existentialists
October 27, 2022 14:11 - 1 hour - 102 MBGeorge Henderson - The Puddle & The New Existentialists - in conversation with David Eastaugh https://thenewexistentialists.bandcamp.com The Puddle are a New Zealand rock band originally formed in Dunedin in 1983 by George D. Henderson. They had a mini-album, a live album, a studio album and a single released on New Zealand independent record label Flying Nun Records between 1986 and 1993. The group has continued to exist since then, with several line-up changes and periods of inactivity. ...
Cos Chapman - Rude Mechanicals
October 24, 2022 19:24 - 1 hour - 118 MBCos Chapman - Rude Mechanicals - in conversation with David Eastaugh http://www.rudemechanicals.co.uk https://www.coschapman.com
High Tide - Tony Hill
October 20, 2022 19:50 - 34 minutes - 47.3 MBHigh Tide - Tony Hill - In conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.bluematterrecords.com Allmusic author, Wilson Neate, stated this of the group, "High Tide had the muscularity of a no-nonsense proto-metal band, but they also ventured into prog territory with changing time signatures and tempos, soft-hard dynamics, multi-part arrangements, and even some ornate faux-Baroque interludes". High Tide made their first recordings as the backing band on Denny Gerrard's album Sinister Morning...
Jarboe - The Swans
October 16, 2022 16:17 - 1 hour - 95.5 MBJarboe in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.thelivingjarboe.com Jarboe described herself as "obsessed" with Swans since hearing their first album, Filth (1983). She came into contact with Michael Gira and attended the band's practice sessions before, after several auditions, joining as a vocalist and keyboardist and debuting on Greed(1986). Prior to Swans, Jarboe's musical background had consisted of training as a jazz and choral vocalist.
James Brown
October 12, 2022 21:14 - 1 hour - 99.7 MBJames Brown in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.amazon.co.uk/Animal-House-James-Brown/dp/1787477908 In 1985, James Brown was a contributor to the alternative newspaper Leeds Other Paper. In 1986, following work on his fanzine Attack on Bzaag, Brown was hired as freelance features writer for Sounds; from there he soon joined the magazine NME. In 1991, Brown became the manager of Fabulous, a rock band composed of various NME journalists. After leaving NME, he wrote features fo...
This Poison! with Derek Moir
October 06, 2022 20:09 - 1 hour - 87.8 MBDerek Moir - This Poison! - in conversation with David Eastaugh https://preciousrecordingsoflondon.bandcamp.com/album/pre-017-this-poison-john-peel-session-301187 From Perth in Scotland, This Poison! released two classic late 80s singles on the Wedding Present’s Reception Records and that was it. Apart from this stunning Peel session, featuring four songs that never saw the light of day on vinyl during the band’s lifetime. “Rip-roaring stuff!” said John Peel, and he wasn’t wrong. Package a...
The Dream Academy special Gilbert Gabriel
October 02, 2022 18:06 - 55 minutes - 76.2 MBGilbert Gabriel - The Dream Academy - in conversation with David Eastaugh The Dream Academy were a British band consisting of singer/guitarist Nick Laird-Clowes, multi-instrumentalist (chiefly oboe, cor anglaisplayer) Kate St John, and keyboardist Gilbert Gabriel. The band is most noted for their 1985 hit singles "Life in a Northern Town", "The Love Parade" and their 1985 cover of the Smiths' song "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want", which was featured in the John Hughes film Ferr...
Gun with Dante Gizzi
September 29, 2022 14:27 - 1 hour - 108 MBDante Gizzi - Gun - in conversation with David Eastaugh Gun are a hard rock band from Glasgow, Scotland. The band currently consists of brothers Dante Gizzi (lead vocals) and Giuliano "Jools" Gizzi (guitar), along with Paul McManus (drums), Andy Carr (bass) and Tommy Gentry (guitar). Starting in 1989 with Taking on the World, Gun have released seven studio albums, three of which have made the UK Top 20, and had eight UK Top 40 hit singles. The most successful of these was a cover of Cameo's...
Band of Susans with Susan Stenger
September 28, 2022 15:29 - 1 hour - 159 MBSusan Stenger - Band of Susans - in conversation with David Eastaugh Band of Susans was an American alternative rock band formed in New York City in 1986 and active until 1996. It originally consisted of Robert Poss (guitar/vocals), Susan Stenger (bass/vocals), Ron Spitzer (drums), with Susan Lyall (guitar), Susan Tallman (guitar), and Alva Rogers (vocals). The band would undergo several permutations over the years, usually involving three guitarists. Poss, Stenger, and Spitzer were the ban...
Thatcher on Acid - Matt Cornish
September 27, 2022 19:59 - 57 minutes - 79.1 MBMatt Cornish- Thatcher on Acid - in conversation with David Eastaugh Thatcher on Acid were an English anarcho-punk band. They formed in Somerset during 1983. Their name is a satirical reference to former UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher. Ben Corrigan, Bob Butler and Andy Tuck also played in Schwartzeneggar with ex-Crassmember, Steve Ignorant. The band opened the anarcho-punk band Conflict's "Gathering of the 5000" show at Brixton Academy, an event which resulted in many arrests and achie...
Neil Taylor - C85 Various Artists - a new compilation on Cherry Red
September 22, 2022 17:05 - 32 minutes - 44.2 MBNeil Taylor - C85 a new compilation on Cherry Red - in conversation with David Eastaugh 3CD collection pre-queling NME’s huge selling C86 compilation. Featuring the best of the burgeoning indie scene from 1985. Including tracks from The Jesus And Mary Chain, The Stone Roses, That Petrol Emotion, The Woodentops, James, Del Amitri, The Housemartins and many more. Following the success of the three-disc compilation, ‘The Sun Shines Here’ (which documented the roots of Indie Pop from 1980-84)...
Zounds with Steve Lake
September 16, 2022 12:44 - 51 minutes - 70.4 MBSteve Lake - Zounds - in conversation with David Eastaugh The band were formed around the nucleus of Steve Lake from Reading, Berkshire and evolved from a number of jamming sessions with other musicians and friends in Oxford, taking in influences from the Velvet Underground to the Sex Pistols. The band began performing gigs in 1977/78 with a line-up of Steve Lake (vocals/bass), Steve Burch (guitar) and Jimmy Lacey (drums), adding Nick Godwin (guitar)[1] at their second gig – adopting the na...