Jarboe special - Swans & World of Skin - in conversation with David Eastaugh Between 1985 and 1996, she worked as a vocalist and keyboardist in the band, appearing on albums including Children of God (1987), The Burning World (1989), and Soundtracks for the Blind (1996). Jarboe's inclusion in the band marked a departure from their previous noise rock sound to a more melodic industrial and even folk rock sound. She also collaborated with Gira, forming their side project, The World of Skin in ...
Aug 30, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 448
Victor Bockris special - in conversation with David Eastaugh Written about Lou Reed (and The Velvet Underground ), Andy Warhol , Keith Richards , William S. Burroughs , Terry Southern , Blondie , Patti Smith , and Muhammad Ali . He attended the British boarding school Rugby and Philadelphia's Central High School. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in Literature in 1971. While still in Philadelphia, he founded Telegraph Books along with Andrew Wylie and Aram Saroyan. He al...
Aug 29, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 447
Annie Anxiety special - in conversation with David Eastaugh Little Annie began singing at the age of 16 with her band 'Annie and the Asexuals', formed in 1977. Upon moving to the UK in 1981 at the invitation of Steve Ignorant , she began working with Penny Rimbaud and Crass . She then went on to become the house chanteuse for Adrian Sherwood 's On-U Sound Records , including the recording of three solo albums Soul Possession , Short & Sweet , and Jackamo . During this time she also recorded ...
Aug 28, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 446
Mark Saunders - record producer in conversation with David Eastaugh In 1984, Mark landed a job as an assistant at West Side Studios, London working with renowned production pair Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley who had great success producing Madness, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Lloyd Cole & the Commotions, Elvis Costello and later Bush.
Aug 27, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 445
Vic Godard & Subway Sect special - 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 si...
Aug 26, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 444
Tim Palmer special - discussing The Mission, David Bowie, Pearl Jam & much more - with David Eastaugh Palmer started his career in London. In the early 1980s, Palmer was an assistant engineer at Utopia Studios in London where he worked with musicians such as Mark Knopfler and Dead or Alive . By age 21, he had his first number one single, mixing " (I Just) Died in Your Arms " (1986) for Cutting Crew . In the latter half of the 1980s, Palmer became a producer, and his ears and technical knowle...
Aug 26, 2020•55 min•Ep. 443
The Vibrators special with John Ellis in conversation with David Eastaugh Ellis was a co-founder of the pub rock band Bazooka Joe in 1970 and a founding member of the punk rock band The Vibrators . He formed The Vibrators in 1976 while still at art school studying illustration. The Vibrators released two albums with Ellis and toured extensively. Ellis left the Vibrators in 1978 to form the short-lived group Rapid Eye Movement, before embarking on a solo career in 1979, releasing a couple of sing...
Aug 24, 2020•59 min•Ep. 442
Glass Records special with David Barker in conversation with David Eastaugh Glass was one of the key London -based indie labels of the 1980s. Early releases focused on artists from Northampton (Religious Overdose, Where's Lisse & The Jazz Butcher), and the Midlands (Bron Area & In Embrace ). The label released several records by artists having later associations with other London -based indies : Creation Records ( The Jazz Butcher and Nikki Sudden & the Jacobites ) ; Fire Records ( S...
Aug 24, 2020•54 min•Ep. 441
Frazier Chorus & Client special with Kate Lucy Holmes in conversation with David Eastaugh Frazier Chorus were a pop group from Brighton, England. A pop group without the usual guitarist, bassist or drummer; they instead utilised flute, clarinet, bongos and hushed vocals.
Aug 22, 2020•50 min•Ep. 440
Hagar The Womb special with Karen Amsden in conversation with David Eastaugh Hagar the Womb are an English punk rock band, active between 1981-1987. They re-formed in 2011 and the band is ongoing. Part of the Anarcho-Punk movement. Members went on to form We are Going to Eat You and Melt. The band play regular gigs and punk festivals and are on All The Madmen record label.
Aug 22, 2020•50 min•Ep. 439
This Heat special with Charles Hayward in conversation with David Eastaugh This Heat were an English experimental rock band, formed in early 1976 in Camberwell , London by multi-instrumentalists Charles Bullen (guitar, clarinet, viola, vocals, tapes), Charles Hayward (drums, keyboards, vocals, tapes) and Gareth Williams (keyboard, guitar, bass, vocals, tapes). This Heat were active in the ascendancy of British punk rock and post-punk , but stood apart from those scenes due to an experimental, co...
Aug 20, 2020•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 438
Rob Duprey discussing life with Iggy Pop, The Mumps & much more with David Eastaugh Rob Duprey is an American rock guitarist, keyboardist and songwriter best known for his collaborations with Iggy Pop . Duprey was also a guitarist for the mid-1970s New York City underground pop band Mumps , led by Lance Loud and Kristian Hoffman...
Aug 19, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 437
Patrick Hannan in conversation with David Eastaugh - talking about life in The Sundays, Arnold, the audience & much much more Wheeler had played gigs with Cruel Shoes, an early incarnation of the band Jim Jiminee . The duo soon augmented the band with bassist Paul Brindley and drummer Patrick Hannan. The Sundays secured a recording contract with Rough Trade Records . Their debut single was " Can't Be Sure ". Their first album, Reading, Writing and Arithmetic , was released in 1990, along wit...
Aug 18, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 436
Alan McGee in conversation with David Eastaugh record label owner, musician, manager, and music blogger for The Guardian . He co-founded the independent Creation Records label, running it from 1983 until its closure in 1999. He subsequently founded the Poptones label, running it from 1999 to 2007. He has managed or championed acts such as The Jesus and Mary Chain , Primal Scream , My Bloody Valentine , Oasis , and The Libertines . He was also the lead singer and guitarist for the indie pop group...
Aug 16, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 435
Peter Bonas special - in conversation with David Eastaugh Played with the likes of Peter Murphy, Jim Capaldi, The Hundred Men, Zen Attack and now Fran Pegg & The Blu Band
Aug 16, 2020•59 min•Ep. 434
Global Village Trucking Co special with Jon Owen in conversation with David Eastaugh James Lascelles was a co-founder of the Global Village Trucking Company, known to its fans as "The Glob's", in the early 1970s. The band, the road crew and their families all lived together in a Norfolk (UK) commune, and undertook numerous benefit concerts and free festivals, playing extended free-form jams, making them a well known UK live act. The band shunned record companies, but played on the Greasy Trucker...
Aug 14, 2020•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 433
The Jazz Butcher special with Pat Fish in conversation with David Eastaugh The band was formed in Oxford in 1982 by Pat Fish and Max Eider. The début album in Bath of Bacon was released by Glass Records in 1983. A second album A Scandal in Bohemia , also on Glass, featured guest appearances from David J and Kevin Haskins of Bauhaus . After four albums, and two singles collections for Glass, Fish signed to Creation Records in 1988, releasing eight albums on the label, culminating in 1995's Illumi...
Aug 13, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 432
Undertones & That Petrol Emotion special with Damian O'Neill in conversation with David Eastaugh Lead guitarist in the pop - punk band , The Undertones . He joined the band following the departure of his older brother, Vincent, in 1976, and remained with the band until their break up in 1983. O'Neill wrote several album tracks and singles during the career of The Undertones, usually writing with bassist Michael Bradley . After the Undertones split in 1983, Damian O'Neill formed That Petrol E...
Aug 12, 2020•35 min•Ep. 431
Aswad special with Tony Gad Initially, the band produced music in the roots reggae vein, with members contributing songs individually and with Forde acting as the band's principal songwriter. The band's dynamic soon began to change however. Shortly after the release of their self-titled debut album in 1976, Hemmings left and was replaced by Tony "Gad" Robinson (the only time in the band's history where a departing member would be officially replaced by an incoming musician). The band then releas...
Aug 12, 2020•36 min•Ep. 430
David Bowie special with Woody Woodmansey in conversation with David Eastaugh Woodmansey joined Bowie's backing group The Hype , which later became The Spiders from Mars . He played on Bowie's albums The Man Who Sold the World (1970), Hunky Dory (1971), The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972) and Aladdin Sane (1973). Woodmansey was replaced in The Spiders from Mars by Aynsley Dunbar , who played on Bowie's next album, the 1973 covers album Pin Ups . Woodmansey re-for...
Aug 12, 2020•22 min•Ep. 429
King of The Slums special with Charles Keigher in conversation with David Eastaugh King of the Slums formed in Manchester , England, by writer Charley Keigher aka Charlie Keighera (vocals, guitar) and Sarah Curtis (electric violin), initially as Slum Cathedral User. Joined by bassist John Eccles in early 1985, they recorded a demo tape at Crimson Studios in Urmston, Manchester with the help of a drummer who left the band soon after. The band took up its image of Kings of the slums incorporating ...
Aug 12, 2020•54 min•Ep. 428
Happy Mondays special with Rowetta in conversation with David Eastaugh In 1990 Rowetta joined the Happy Mondays . She featured on their single " Step On " which charted at number 5. This was followed by two albums, Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches and Yes Please! , and three world tours. The group split and reformed a few times, but decided to split for good in 2000....
Aug 11, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 427
The Embarrassment & Big Dipper special with Bill Goffrier in conversation with David Eastaugh Although some people considered the band punk rock , the band itself liked to describe themselves as "Blister Pop." The Village Voice 's long-time chief music critic, Robert Christgau , called them a "great lost American band." [1] Along with bands like Get Smart! , and the Mortal Micronotz , the Embarrassment were prominent in the Lawrence punk scene of the early '80s and they would regularly play ...
Aug 10, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 425
U.K. Subs special with Charlie Harper in conversation with David Eastaugh The U.K. Subs were part of the original punk movement in England. The band formed in 1976, initially using the name the Subversives. The band's founder, Charlie Harper , selected guitarist Nicky Garratt , bassist Paul Slack, and various drummers (eventually with Pete Davies became fairly stable) under the initial name "U.K. Subversives". The London-based band's early line-up changed frequently. Their style combined the ene...
Aug 09, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 423
Holly Palmer talking about her life in music with David Eastaugh Palmer started playing live gigs during the period she lived in Boston. She particularly enjoyed stripped-down shows at small clubs, and she still loves intimate engagements offering the opportunity for spontaneous chemistry with the audience. Also during her time in Boston, Palmer began to seriously delve into songwriting, and landed a demo deal with Island Records . In 1999, David Bowie invited Palmer to sing background vocals on...
Aug 07, 2020•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 422
The V.I.P's special with Jed Dmochowski in conversation with David Eastaugh UK power pop group. They were closely associated with the mod revival scene at the time.
Aug 06, 2020•55 min•Ep. 421
Yachets, It's Immaterial &The Christians with Henry Priestman in conversation with David Eastaugh In the late 1970s he played with the British power pop band, Yachts . Yachts supported The Who on their 1979 European tour. In 1980, Priestman was one of the co-founders of It's Immaterial . Although he had officially left the band by 1986, he played as a session musician on the hit single , "Driving Away From Home", and appeared with the band on Top of the Pops . During the 1980s and 1990s he w...
Aug 05, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 420
Television special with Richard Lloyd in conversation with David Eastaugh Television is an American rock band from New York City, most notably active in the 1970s. The group was founded by Tom Verlaine , Richard Lloyd , Billy Ficca , and Richard Hell . An early fixture of CBGB and the 1970s New York rock scene , the band is considered influential in the development of punk and alternative music . Although they recorded in a stripped-down, guitar -based manner similar to their punk contemporaries...
Aug 04, 2020•42 min•Ep. 419
The Joyce Mckinney Experience special with Yvonne McAvoy & Paul McGivern in conversation with David Eastaugh Dual female fronted melodic hardcore/pop punk band of the late 1900s from Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Aug 02, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 417
Black Flag special with Kira Roessler in conversation with David Eastaugh Black Flag is an American punk rock band formed in 1976 in Hermosa Beach, California . Initially called Panic, the band was established by Greg Ginn , the guitarist, primary songwriter, and sole continuous member through multiple personnel changes in the band. They are widely considered to be one of the first hardcore punk bands, as well as one of the pioneers of post-hardcore ....
Aug 01, 2020•53 min•Ep. 416
