The Proctors special with Gavin Priest in conversation with David Eastaugh The Proctors were formed by Gavin Priest in 1993 following the demise of The Cudgels in which Gavin had been lead guitarist. The original line up also featured Gavin's sister Christina on vocals and ex-Cudgels Adrian 'Josef' Jones and Stephen Davies. The group recorded a well received demo tape which led to Albert of Sunday Records (USA) offering to release a 7" single by the band. 'The Baby Blue EP' was released in 1993....
Jul 31, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 415
Aberdeen special with John Girgus The band formed in 1992 and in 1994 released two singles on the seminal British label Sarah Records ; they were one of the only American acts on Sarah. Aberdeen also released recordings through Sunday Records and guitarist and co-founder's own label The Tremolo Arm Users Club . They disbanded shortly after Sarah Records folded. They reformed in 2001, signed to Tremolo, and released a full-length album, Homesick and Happy to be Here , two singles, and a maxi-CD (...
Jul 30, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 414
Paul Mulreany special talking about life in music with David Eastaugh Worked with the likes of The Jazz Butcher, The Blue Aeroplanes, Primal Scream and much much more
Jul 29, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 413
TexasBob Juarez special - in conversation with David Eastaugh TexasBob Juarez is a Rock Musician from Liverpool UK, also of UK group Television Personalities.Solo EP Ov Stars.Upcoming Album Through a Looking Glass Darkly Oct 2019 on Burger Records
Jul 26, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 411
The Triffids special with Robert McComb with David Eastaugh The Triffids were an Australian alternative rock and pop band, formed in Perth in Western Australia in May 1978 with David McComb as singer-songwriter, guitarist , bass guitarist and keyboardist . They achieved some success in Australia, but greater success in the UK and in Scandinavia in the 1980s before disbanding in 1989...
Jul 25, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 409
Dream City Film Club special with Michael J Sheehy in conversation with David Eastaugh Vocalist Michael J. Sheehy had been working as a solo singer/songwriter for several years when he met Alex Vald and Laurence Ash, who quickly began writing songs with Sheehy. Upon the demise of another local group, Breed , bassist Andrew Park joined. The band's name came from a news story Sheehy had seen about an arsonist who had burned down a members-only porno theatre. They played their first gig as Dream Ci...
Jul 24, 2020•51 min•Ep. 408
The Ex special with G.W. Sok in conversation with David Eastaugh The Ex's music has undergone significant evolution over the years from their beginnings as a punk band. Founded by singer Jos Kley (better known as G.W. Sok ), guitarist Terrie Hessels, drummer Geurt and bassist René, the band debuted with a song titled "Stupid Americans" on the Utreg-Punx vinyl 7" compilation released by Rock Against records in Rotterdam . The release of their first 7" All Corpses Smell the Same followed shortly a...
Jul 23, 2020•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 407
Showaddywaddy special with Dave Bartram in conversation with David Eastaugh Their first single, "Hey Rock and Roll" ( written by the band), was released in April 1974. It reached number two in the UK Singles Chart . Showaddywaddy then went on to have a further 22 UK hits until late summer 1982. They had most of their biggest hits with covers of songs from the 1950s and the early 1960s. These cover versions included " Three Steps to Heaven " (originally by Eddie Cochran in 1960), " Heartbeat " (o...
Jul 23, 2020•51 min•Ep. 406
REM special with Bertis Downs in conversation with David Eastaugh R.E.M.'s drummer Bill Berry instigated Downs' connection with the band. In 1978, John Huie, a rep for the booking company Berry worked for at the time, suggested Berry look up Downs, whom he knew from Davidson College who had since graduated and was then in law school at the University of Georgia . Downs attended an R.E.M. show at the 11.11 Koffee Club in Athens, Georgia on April 19, 1980. By that time, Downs also knew Peter Buck ...
Jul 22, 2020•23 min•Ep. 405
Blancmange special with Neil Arthur in conversation with David Eastaugh English synth-pop band formed in Harrow, London , in 1979. The band were a duo for most of their career, composed of Neil Arthur (vocals) and Stephen Luscombe (keyboards). They came to prominence in the early 1980s releasing four singles that entered the Top 20 charts in the UK, such as " Living on the Ceiling ", " Waves ", " Blind Vision " and " Don't Tell Me ", and they released three albums during that decade, Happy Famil...
Jul 22, 2020•51 min•Ep. 404
Th' Faith Healers special with Roxanne Stephen in conversation with David Eastaugh Th' Faith Healers were an English indie rock band who were originally active between 1990 and 1994. The members of the group were Roxanne Stephen (vocals), Tom Cullinan (guitar and vocals), Ben Hopkin (bass), and Joe Dilworth (drums). [1] They recorded multiple EPs and singles along with two full LPs. Tom Cullinan, who handled the bulk of the songwriting, went on to help form the band Quickspace . Signed to Too Pu...
Jul 21, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 403
Shelia Chandra special - Monsoon, The Imagined Village, Ancient BeatBox - in conversation with David Eastaugh As a teenager she formed the band Monsoon with Steve Coe (who became the band's producer) and bassist Martin Smith. Monsoon created a fusion of Western and Indian pop styles. The band recorded its only album, Third Eye , in 1982 from which it had a hit single, " Ever So Lonely ", which peaked at No. 12 in the UK Singles Chart . [1] Monsoon followed-up with the single "Shakti," which peak...
Jul 21, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 402
Pentagram special with Bobby Liebling in conversation with David Eastaugh In 1971, Bobby Liebling and Geof O'Keefe decided to leave their previous bands (Shades of Darkness and Space Meat, respectively) to form a new band that reflected their interest in emerging metal and hard rock acts such as UFO , Black Sabbath , Uriah Heep , and Sir Lord Baltimore . At Liebling's suggestion, the group was named Pentagram, a name that reflected the gloomy subject matter of their material. Although the band w...
Jul 20, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 399
Vic Godard in conversation with David Eastaugh In 1976, Godard formed Subway Sect with three other fans of the Sex Pistols at the suggestion of Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren , who wanted another band for the line-up of the 100 Club Punk Festival . Despite their inexperience, Subway Sect made a successful debut at the festival and were taken on by Clash manager Bernie Rhodes . They appeared with The Clash on the White Riot Tour in 1977 and released their debut single, "Nobody's Scared"/"Don...
Jul 17, 2020•45 min•Ep. 396
The Wonder Stuff with Miles Hunt in conversation with David Eastaugh The Wonder Stuff released four albums and nearly 20 singles and EPs, enjoying considerable chart and live success in the UK. The band have continued to tour and record since 2000. Largely the vehicle for the songwriting of Miles Hunt , the band split up with a farewell performance as headliners of the 1994 Phoenix Festival , but reformed in 2000 and have toured and recorded since then, with Hunt the sole member of all line-ups....
Jul 15, 2020•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 395
The Bible with Boo Hewerdine in conversation with David Eastaugh The Bible was formed in 1985 in Cambridge , when former Great Divide frontman Boo Hewerdine teamed up with keyboard player/drummer Tony Shepherd (who'd played with jazz bands and drummed for Cambridge bands The Wobbly Jellies and Somewhere in the Foreign Office, the latter of which had featured future satirist Chris Morris on bass). Using Hewerdine's savings and several budget-rate studios, the duo recorded The Bible's debut album ...
Jul 14, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 393
The Fleshtones special with Peter Zaremba in conversation with David Eastaugh The Fleshtones were formed in 1976 in Whitestone, New York by Keith Streng and Jan Marek Pakulski two roommates who discovered that a previous tenant had left behind some instruments in the basement of the house they were renting. Streng, on guitar, and Pakulski, on bass, were soon joined by neighborhood friends Peter Zaremba (born September 16, 1954), Queens , New York ) on harmonica, keyboards, and vocals, and Lenny ...
Jul 13, 2020•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 392
Weekend, Working Week & Afro Celt Sound System with Simon Emmerson in conversation with David Eastaugh Record producer , guitarist , DJ , musical director at Lush , and founder of the group Afro Celt Sound System . He is also the main organiser of The Imagined Village , a collaborative work from many roots artists. Emmerson also plays on this album. In 1995 Emmerson was nominated for a Grammy for his production work on Baaba Maal 's album Firin' in Fouta . Earlier in his career, under the ps...
Jul 12, 2020•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 391
Peter and the Test Tube Babies with Derek 'Strangefish' Greening in conversation with David Eastaugh Peter and the Test Tube Babies were first featured in Sounds magazine in July 1980, and after a John Peel Radio One session, made their vinyl debut on the Brighton compilation album Vaultage 78 . In recent years the band has played at festivals including the 11th Antifest in 2005. They also had two songs on the Oi! compilation Oi! the Album in that same year. They favoured absurd lyrics and stran...
Jul 10, 2020•46 min•Ep. 390
The Legendary Pink Dots special with Edward Ka-Spel in conversation with David Eastaugh The Legendary Pink Dots are an Anglo-Dutch experimental rock band formed in London in August 1980. In 1984 the band moved to Amsterdam , playing with rotating musicians and having, as core members, singer/songwriter/keyboardist Edward Ka-Spel and keyboardist Phil Knight. As of 2012, the group is composed of Edward Ka-Spel (vocals, keyboards, songwriter), Phil Knight (keyboards, electronics), Erik Drost (guita...
Jul 09, 2020•50 min•Ep. 389
Pete Jones special - talking about life with Public Imagine Limited, Department S & Brian Brain with David Eastaugh Pete Jones played bass in different bands since the punk rock era of the 1970s, but is known for being a member of Public Image Ltd., during 1982–1983. He played bass guitar on PiL's highest charting UK single "This Is Not a Love Song" as well as recording Commercial Zone whilst with the band in New York. During punk days, in the late 1970s, he played in The Hots with Martin At...
Jul 08, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 387
Senser special with Heitham Al-Sayed in conversation with David Eastaugh In 1993, Senser released two indie singles on Ultimate – "Eject" and "The Key". In March 1994, Senser released their third single, "Switch", which entered the UK Singles Chart at number 39. Senser's first album, Stacked Up , was released in May 1994, and entered the UK Albums Chart at number 4. At the beginning of 1995, Senser toured the UK supported by Skunk Anansie before setting off to tour the United States with Moby . ...
Jul 05, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 385
Thousand Yard Stare special with Stephen Barnes in conversation with David Eastaugh The band's debut effort, the Weatherwatching EP was released in November 1990 on Stifled Aardvark Records, the band's own record label . Both the Easter 89 and Tumbletown EPs were demo tapes made up by the band and sold at gigs prior to their first official release, the 12" vinyl only Weatherwatching . In a response to this record, NME nominated Thousand Yard Stare as "brightest hope for the future". That summer ...
Jul 04, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 384
Amelia Fletcher and Rob Pursey in conversation with David Eastaugh Amelia Fletcher has been the frontwoman of an evolving series of pop groups from the 1980s to the present. Her bands included Talulah Gosh , Heavenly , Marine Research , Tender Trap , and, since 2014, The Catenary Wires. She also sang backing vocals for The Wedding Present early in their career and on the Hefner album We Love the City . She toured with, and was guest vocalist for The Pooh Sticks on their albums Orgasm , Million S...
Jul 03, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 383
Ride special with Mark Gardener in conversation with David Eastaugh Gardener formed Ride with Andy Bell (guitar), whom he met at Cheney School in Oxford , and Laurence Colbert (drummer) and Steve Queralt (bass guitarist), whom he met doing Foundation Studies in Art and Design at Banbury in 1988. While still at Banbury the band produced a tape demo including the tracks "Chelsea Girl" and "Drive Blind". In February 1989 "Ride" were asked to stand in for a cancelled student union gig at Oxford Poly...
Jul 02, 2020•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 382
Inca Babies special with Harry Stafford in conversation with David Eastaugh Still retaining their original Manchester post-punk roots, the Inca Babies have appeared since 2008 at festivals and concerts across Europe, performing at 'Drop Dead' festival in Vilnius, Lithuania and 'Deathcave 2014' festival in Saint-Petersburg and Moscow, as well as playing live in Warsaw, Milan, Rome, Athens, Amsterdam, Los Angeles, London and many other cities across Europe. They are booked to appear for the first ...
Jul 02, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 381
Mega City Four special with Gerry Bryant in conversation with David Eastaugh The group were officially formed in 1987 and the band's career started with performing gigs around their local town of Farnborough before making their vinyl debut in September 1987 with "Miles Apart"/"Running in Darkness". The single led to a round of gigs with fellow punk -influenced bands like Senseless Things and Snuff . "Miles Apart" and "Running" were reissued (separately) in 1988 on the independent label Decoy, al...
Jul 01, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 380
Stephen Street in conversation with David Eastaugh English music producer best known for his work with The Smiths , The Cranberries and Blur . Street collaborated with Morrissey on his debut album Viva Hate following the split of The Smiths. More recently he has worked with Kaiser Chiefs , Babyshambles and The Courteeners . For a time, he was managed by Gail Colson 's company Gailforce Management. In February 2020, it was announced Street will receive the Outstanding Achievement Award at the upc...
Jun 30, 2020•42 min•Ep. 377
Carolyn Fok in conversation with David Eastaugh Cyrnai is Los Angeles-born painter, writer and electronic musician Carolyn Fok. She self-produced a number of cassettes and eventually released Charred Blossoms (1985). It took a decade to release the follow-up, the ambitious multimedia project Transfiguation (1996), and then The Listener (2000), which is less ambitious but perhaps more accomplished.
Jun 30, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 376
Spizzenergi special with Spizz in conversation with David Eastaugh Their lineup in late 1979 consisted of Spizz on vocals and guitar, Mark Coalfield on keyboard and vocals, Dave Scott on guitar, Jim Solar (real name James Little) on bass guitar and Hero Shima (real name Suresh Singh) on drums. With a distinctively new wave sound, as Spizzenergi they became the first number one band on the newly formed UK Indie Singles Chart in January 1980. BBC Radio 1 disc jockey John Peel described "Where's Ca...
Jun 30, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 375
