Steve Parsons in conversation with David Eastaugh Sharks are a British rock band formed in 1972 by former Free bassist Andy Fraser upon his departure from Free. They were signed to Island Records and were highly rated by critics, especially for Chris Spedding's guitar work. The original line-up consisted of Fraser (bass, piano), Snips (real name, Steve Parsons ) (vocals), Spedding (guitar) and Marty Simon (drums). Steve Parsons and Anke Trojan directed the 2023 documentary Not a Rock-Doc: A Shar...
Dec 24, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 999
Stephen Budd in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.record-producers.com/ Stephen Budd is a British music industry executive based in London. He is a director of artist and producer management company Stephen Budd Music Ltd, the OneFest Festival, the Africa Express project and is the co-founder of the NH7 Weekender festivals in India. In June 2017 he completed his 3-year term as co-chairman of the MMF (Music Managers Forum). He is a co-executive producer of Amnesty International and Sof...
Dec 23, 2023•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 998
Gitane Demone in conversation with David Eastaugh https://darkvinylrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-new-young-kings-of-midnight?fbclid=IwAR2yqngs8N6zgEivN3YHKOsvq8e5u1cxCm4SBvX3TlMNwgU9Hg6Bd6TJAl4 https://gitanedemone.bandcamp.com/ American singer, musician and visual artist. Her career spans more than 30 years. She came to prominence in the mid-1980s as the keyboardist and backing vocalist of the influential band Christian Death . In addition to her work with Christian Death, Demone was previousl...
Dec 20, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 997
Derwood Andrews in conversation with David Eastaugh https://derwoodandrews1.bandcamp.com/ Guitarist, writer and founding member for- Generation X, Empire, Westworld, Dead Horse, Moondogg, Speedtwinn, Tone Poet and other glorious stuff... In late 1976, Andrews was playing lead guitar with an band called Paradox . Whilst performing at a gig at the Fulham Arts Centre he was talent-spotted by the punk-rocker Billy Idol, who was at that time looking for a guitar player to complete the line-up of a ne...
Dec 15, 2023•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 996
Mark Turrell in conversation with David Eastaugh http://www.evergreendazed.com/home.html Evergreen Dazed were formed in Leicester, England, in 1991, when Elizabeth Bruce, a US student on a year long exchange, answered a 'vocalist wanted' advert by Mark Turrell. They found an instant chemistry between his dreamy pop tunes and her smoky, jazz-tinged vocals, which can be heard on their first album, 'Cloudbeams In Your Eye' (CBBMLP3). This was recorded at home and released in Nov 1992. It features a...
Dec 13, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 995
Andy 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, Emmylou H...
Dec 10, 2023•2 hr 20 min•Ep. 994
Annie 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 top 10 i...
Dec 10, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 993
Nick 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 released musi...
Dec 08, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 992
Kevin 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 for Joy"...
Dec 06, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 991
Mick 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 1975 in ...
Dec 03, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 990
https://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 its Willi...
Dec 03, 2023•2 hr 10 min•Ep. 989
Inge 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 friends as wel...
Nov 28, 2023•44 min•Ep. 988
Celia 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 followed...
Nov 25, 2023•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 987
Paul 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, having pr...
Nov 22, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 986
Derek 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, worldwid...
Nov 22, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 985
Philomena 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 the Talk...
Nov 16, 2023•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 984
Steve 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 band lik...
Nov 11, 2023•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 983
Mike 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 prefer the...
Nov 05, 2023•36 min•Ep. 982
Jérôme 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, Woody Wo...
Nov 05, 2023•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 981
Lloyd 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 also drawn...
Nov 05, 2023•38 min•Ep. 980
Chris 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 Show with...
Oct 31, 2023•54 min•Ep. 979
Jill 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 cycles ...
Oct 31, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 978
Paul 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 anniversary. ...
Oct 29, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 977
Jim 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.
Oct 29, 2023•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 976
Jean 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...
Oct 22, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 929
Nicolas 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 (and i...
Oct 20, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 975
Michael 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.
Oct 18, 2023•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 973
Anthony 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....
Oct 15, 2023•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 972
Jacqueline 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.
Oct 12, 2023•55 min•Ep. 971
Prince 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 being a d...
Oct 08, 2023•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 970
