Cherry Vanilla in conversation with David Eastaugh American singer-songwriter, publicist, and actress. After working as an actress in Andy Warhol 's Pork , she worked as a publicist for David Bowie , before becoming a rock singer. She subsequently became a publicist for Vangelis ....
Hunt Sales on Iggy Pop, David Bowie & his life in music - in conversation with David Eastaugh Hunt Sales' first group was with brother Tony in Tony and the Tigers. They appeared on Hullabaloo in 1966, and also on the local Detroit / Windsor dance show Swingin' Time with Robin Seymour . In 1976, he played drums with the hard rock power trio Paris , formed by former Fleetwood Mac guitarist/songwriter Bob Welch . This trio (which included ex- Jethro Tull bassist Glenn Cornick ) was short-lived,...
Voice of the Beehive & I, Ludicrous special with Martin Brett in conversation with David Eastaugh The band had five Top 40 singles from two albums in the UK. Their biggest commercial success came with the singles "I Say Nothing", " Don't Call Me Baby ", "Monsters and Angels" and " I Think I Love You ", taken from albums Let It Bee and Honey Lingers . Sex & Misery , a third album, was released in 1996; [3] by this point sisters Tracey and Melissa were the sole group members. The band refo...
Karl Blake in conversation with David Eastaugh Blake is most noted, in addition to his solo work, for his work with Lemon Kittens , Danielle Dax , Shock Headed Peters and much more
The Cigarettes with Stephen Taylor in conversation with David Eastaugh New reissue of The Cigarettes material on Optic Nerve Recordings - “You Were So Young” consists of everything that The Cigarettes ever recorded in what was their two year life span. From the very beginnings in the rehearsal room through to tracks recorded for an unreleased third single. It includes the two singles and their flip sides, some tracks that were included on a local compilation album, and their solitary John Peel s...
Pylon with Michael Lachowski in conversation with David Eastaugh The four members of Pylon were art students at the University of Georgia in Athens. Guitarist Randall Bewley and bass guitarist Michael Lachowski began playing music and attempting to form a band in 1978. Neither had any musical experience: as Lachowski later recalled, "A lot of us in the art school were trying out different media with a punk rock message, which is just go in there and do it. You don’t need training, or authority o...
Dana Gillespie in conversation with David Eastaugh Dana Gillespie recorded initially in the folk genre in the mid-1960s. Some of her recordings as a teenager fell into the teen pop category, such as her 1965 single "Thank You Boy", written by John Carter and Ken Lewis and produced by Jimmy Page . Her acting career got under way shortly afterwards, and it overshadowed her musical career in the late 1960s and 1970s. The song " Andy Warhol " was originally written by David Bowie for Gillespie, who ...
Alain Whyte in conversation with David Eastaugh Alain Gordon Whyte is an English musician, songwriter, composer and singer. He is best known for being Morrissey 's main songwriting partner and guitarist between 1991 and 2007. (Several Morrissey–Whyte compositions were also released as late as 2009, after Whyte had left Morrissey's band.) Prior to 1991, Whyte previously been in the bands Rugcutters, Red Lightning , Motivators, Born Bad and the Memphis Sinners. More recently, he has written for th...
Human Sexual Response with Dini Lamot & Windle Davis in conversation with David Eastaugh Casey Cameron formed an all-kazoo band ("Kazoondheit") with her neighbors, among whom were Larry Bangor (aka Larry Soucy), Dini Lamot (brother of Larry and cousin to "Pecky" Lamot), and Windle Davis. The four became fast friends and soon formed an a cappella country-and-western band called Honey Bea and the Meadow Muffins, who played at parties and in the subway. Encouraged, the four decided to start a r...
Mark Gemini Thwaite in conversation with David Eastaugh Thwaite spent part of 1985 living in Toronto , Ontario, Canada, joining Gothic rock band National Velvet , before returning to the UK in 1986. After forming a few bands in the Birmingham area including The First, he relocated to London in 1989. In 1989 Thwaite joined London-based Gothic group The Children (featuring Dave Roberts of Sex Gang Children on vocals), and performed on the 12" single Never Get Out Alive released in 1990. [3] During...
Scars with Paul Research in conversation with David Eastaugh Scars (originally known as The Scars) were a Scottish post-punk band from Edinburgh , Scotland, and were a part of that city's music scene of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Fronted by Robert King and featuring Paul Research on lead guitar, John Mackie on bass, and Calumn Mackay on drums, the band's first single was in 1979 on Fast Product; "Horrorshow"/"Adult/ery". The band's song "Your Attention Please" appeared as a free gold flexi-...
Jason Falkner in conversation with David Eastaugh Jason Falkner is an American songwriter, musician, and guitarist who was a member of the bands Jellyfish , the Three O'Clock , and the Grays . Since 1996, he has released six solo albums, starting with Presents Author Unknown . He is also a session musician and producer who has contributed to dozens of recordings by other bands and musicians....
Jason Falkner in conversation with David Eastaugh Jason Falkner is an American songwriter, musician, and guitarist who was a member of the bands Jellyfish , the Three O'Clock , and the Grays . Since 1996, he has released six solo albums, starting with Presents Author Unknown . He is also a session musician and producer who has contributed to dozens of recordings by other bands and musicians....
Davey Woodward - Brilliant Corners, Experimental Pop Band & now Davey Woodward & The Winter Orphans in conversation with David Eastaugh Bristol indie music legend Davey Woodward has released his 'Love and Optimism' LP, together with his congenial band The Winter Orphans. Best known for his bands The Brilliant Corners, The Experimental Pop Band and Karen, this output was recorded "live" in the studio. This album is very personal and perhaps Woodward's most emotional performance, putting D...
Andy Ross - Disco Zombies, Food Records, Blur etc in conversation with David Eastaugh Disco Zombies were a UK punk band of the late 1970s. One of the better known songs was "Drums over London" (1979). A limited edition 20 track double album is coming out early 2021 - gatefold sleeve outlining the history of the band.
The Fire Engines with Graham Main in conversation with David Eastaugh The Fire Engines comprise David (Davy) Henderson (vocals/guitar), Murray Slade (guitar), Graham Main (bass), and Russell Burn (drums), the band name inspired by a 13th Floor Elevators song. Henderson, Main, and Burn had previously been members of The Dirty Reds, along with Russell Burn's brother Tam Dean Burn ,while Slade had played in Station Six. The Fire Engines' debut release was the "Get Up And Use Me"/"Everything's Roses...
Joey Arias in conversation with David Eastaugh Joey Arias is a multi-talented artist based in New York City, best known for work as a performance artist , cabaret singer, and drag artist, but also known as a published author, comedian, stage persona and cult-movie star. He also goes by the names Joseph Arias and Joe Arias....
Dodgy with Nigel Clark in conversation with David Eastaugh Dodgy are an English rock band formed in Hounslow in 1990. The band rose to prominence during the Britpop era of the 1990s. They are best known for their hits "Staying Out for the Summer", "If You're Thinking of Me", and " Good Enough ". The latter was their biggest hit , reaching No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart. They released their latest album, What Are We Fighting For in September 2016....
Steve Beswick in conversation with David Eastaugh One time drummer with The Heart Throbs, Love Ambassadeux and much much more
Ann Magnuson in conversation with David Eastaugh American actress, performance artist , and nightclub performer . She was described by The New York Times in 1990 as "An endearing theatrical chameleon who has as many characters at her fingertips as Lily Tomlin does". A founding member of the 1980s band Bongwater , she starred in the ABC sitcom Anything but Love (1989–92). Her film appearances include The Hunger (1983), Making Mr. Right (1987), Clear and Present Danger (1994), Panic Room (2002), a...
Curt Weiss special - talking Rockats, Jerry Nolan & New York Dolls with David Eastaugh American writer, television producer, and, under the name Lewis King, musician. His writing has appeared in Classic Drummer magazine, and as author of the 2017 book Stranded in the Jungle: Jerry Nolan ’s Wild Ride . As a musician he has drummed with the Rockats and Beat Rodeo and with members of Holly and the Italians and the Modern Lovers ....
Pylon, Supercluster & Pylon Reenactment Society with Vanessa Briscoe Hay in conversation with David Eastaugh Pylon was an American rock band from Athens, Georgia , United States. [1] The band's danceable sound, a blend of new wave , post-punk , jangle pop , alternative rock and funk rock , [2] influenced the Athens music scene and the 1980s American pop underground. AllMusic wrote that Pylon's "role as elder statesmen of the alternative rock explosion is unassailable"....
The Prats special with Paul McLaughlin & David Maguire in conversation with David Eastaugh
The Prats with Paul McLaughlin & David Maguire in conversation with David Eastaugh The group was founded in 1977 at St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Comprehensive by Paul McLaughlin, David Maguire, Greg Maguire, and Tom Robinson, whose ages at the time ranged from 12 to 15. While their instruments were basic - including a cardboard drum kit - they were able to quickly produce a demo tape which they sent to a local indie label Fast Product, who also produced the Human League . Inspired by The S...
Mambo Taxi special with Lenie Mets in conversation with David Eastaugh Mambo Taxi were inspired by the UK garage rock scene and US punk. They formed after Lenie was invited to join Anjali, Ella, Andrea and Delia - who were all living together (bar Delia) in a squat in Islington - to form a band. They became part of a vibrant music scene in the early 1990s which centered around three indie labels in London at the time, namely Clawfist, Too Pure and Wiiija . Their sound was a mixture of garage, pu...
The Pooh Sticks with Hue Williams - Part 2 - in conversation with David Eastaugh
Pooh Sticks special with Hue Williams Part 1 - in conversation with David Eastaugh The Pooh Sticks were an indie pop band from Swansea , Wales recording between 1988 and 1995. They were notable for their jangly melodiousness and lyrics gently mocking the indie scene of the time such as on "On Tape", "Indiepop Ain't Noise Pollution" and "I Know Someone Who Knows Someone Who Knows Alan McGee Quite Well". The band changed direction on their 1991 U.S breakthrough The Great White Wonder , eschewing t...
Madder Rose special with Billy Cote in conversation with David Eastaugh Madder Rose was a New York City -based alternative rock band who recorded in the 1990s. After a 20-year hiatus, a new album was released in September 2019. The band was fronted by Mary Lorson , who shared songwriting duties with guitarist Billy Coté. The two singer/songwriters continued their collaboration after Madder Rose disbanded, Coté as guitarist and producer on Lorson's three album with Saint Low , Lorson as guest voc...
The Perfect Disaster with Phil Parfitt in conversation with David Eastaugh The first incarnation of the band was named Orange Disaster, with Parfitt joined by Ken Renny (bass), and Alison Pate (guitar). This line-up released a seven-inch EP called "Something's Got To Give" on Neuter Records, Catalogue Number OD 01. Often mislabeled as 1982 - the release date that is given on the labels is 1.9.1980 (1 September 1980). After this they changed their name to The Architects of Disaster. Parfitt was t...
The Cockettes with Pam Tent in conversation with David Eastaugh The Cockettes were an avant garde psychedelic hippie theater group founded by Hibiscus (George Edgerly Harris III) [1] in the fall of 1969. The troupe was formed out of a group of hippie artists, men and women, who were living in Kaliflower , one of the many communes in Haight-Ashbury , a neighborhood of San Francisco, California. Hibiscus came to live with them because of their preference for dressing outrageously and proposed the ...
