Flying Nun Records special with Roger Shepherd in conversation with David Eastaugh The label was formed in the wake of a flurry of new post-punk -inspired labels forming in New Zealand in the early 1980s, in particular Propeller Records in Auckland . The intention was to record the original local music of Christchurch , but soon the label rose to national prominence by championing the emerging music of Dunedin . The Pin Group's "Ambivalence" 7" (the first band of Roy Montgomery ) was the first r...
Oct 08, 2020•49 min•Ep. 480
The Hepburns special with Matt Jones in conversation with David Eastaugh The Hepburns are a Welsh indie band from Llanelli, South-West Wales. They have recorded twelve albums, two EPs, one single, and three BBC sessions and have been signed to Berkeley-based label Radio Khartoum since 1999. They toured the United States and Scandinavia in 2007. 'Electric Lliedi Land' is due for release in September 2020.
Oct 06, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 479
The Fabulous Poodles special with Bobby Valentino in conversation with David Eastaugh Valentino's first success was as a founding member of The Fabulous Poodles , but he is most often recognised as the violinist and co-writer of the hit single " Young at Heart ", by The Bluebells . After leaving the Fabulous Poodles in the early 1980s, Valentino was a member of the Electric Bluebirds before joining the Hank Wangford Band at the beginning of 1984: the British country band already included pedal s...
Oct 05, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 478
The Verlaines special with Graeme Downes in conversation with David Eastaugh The Verlaines were noted for their angular, "difficult" song structures, wordy and downbeat lyrics, unusual subject matter, which was all contained in often frantic up-tempo playing. The Verlaines were led by songwriter and vocalist/guitarist Graeme Downes, although many other New Zealand musicians played guitar, bass, drums and brass instruments during the different stages of the band. Downes is an academic at the Univ...
Oct 05, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 477
New Fast Automatic Daffodils special with Andy Spearpoint in conversation with David Eastaugh The band was formed in 1988 by former members of the punk rock group Pariah. [1] Dolan Hewison, Justin Crawford, Perry Saunders and Icarus Wilson-Wright were former students at Manchester Polytechnic , while Andy Spearpoint attended drama school. The name comes from a poem by Adrian Henri that mixed an advertisement for a yellow Dutch car with a Wordsworth poem. Often associated with the ' Madchester ' ...
Oct 03, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 476
Bush Tetras special with Cynthia Sley in conversation with David Eastaugh Bush Tetras are an American post-punk band from New York City , formed in 1979. They are best known for the 1980 song "Too Many Creeps", which exemplified the band's sound of "jagged rhythms, slicing guitars, and sniping vocals". Although they did not achieve mainstream success, the Bush Tetras were influential and popular in the Manhattan club scene and college radio in the early 1980s. [1] New York's post-punk revival of...
Oct 03, 2020•56 min•Ep. 475
Tenpole Tudor special with Edward Tudor-Pole in conversation with David Eastaugh Tenpole Tudor formed in 1977 when Tudor-Pole ( vocals / saxophone ) met guitarist Bob Kingston, bassist Dick Crippen, and drummer Gary Long. They played regularly for several years until Tudor-Pole himself (under the moniker of Eddie Tenpole) came to prominence by appearing in the 1980 film , The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (filmed in 1978). He was originally billed as a replacement for Sex Pistols singer Johnny Rot...
Oct 03, 2020•58 min•Ep. 474
Spike Williams in conversation with David Eastaugh Welsh guitarist and co-founder of South Wales' record label , Z Block Records. In May 1979, Z Block set up a base in Splott , Cardiff , where they set about organising the city's first DIY compilation LP. Titled Is The War Over? , this seminal compilation was released in October 1979 and its release brought The Young Marble Giants to Rough Trade 's attention. It also showcased many of Cardiff's best post punk bands of the period. Reptile Ranch d...
Oct 02, 2020•43 min•Ep. 473
Tim Scott McConnell in conversation with David Eastaugh Tim Scott McConnell aka Tim Scott or Ledfoot is an American singer-songwriter and 12-string guitarist who performs since 2007 under the artist name Ledfoot and created the music genre Gothic blues . He calls himself the "Master of Gothic Blues". The artist's repertoire consists solely of self-written songs. Two of his songs gained international popularity through other artists: "Swear" was covered by Sheena Easton for her 1984 album A Priva...
Sep 30, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 472
Department S special with Edward Barnes in conversation with David Eastaugh Department S are a British post-punk / new wave band formed in 1980, who took their name from the 1960s TV series Department S . [1] They are best known for their debut single, " Is Vic There? ", which was originally released in December 1980 and reached No. 22 on the UK Singles Chart the following year. Their latest album, When All Is Said and All Is Done , was released in 2016....
Sep 29, 2020•56 min•Ep. 471
Robin Lee Crutchfield talking about his life with DNA, Dark Day and much more with David Eastaugh. Robin Lee Crutchfield is an American artist. He is best known as one of the founding musicians of the former New York No Wave scene. He has performed at such hallowed musical grounds as CBGB's , Max's Kansas City and Artists Space; as well as had his work on display at prestigious venues like MoMA and The Whitney Museum of American Art ....
Sep 28, 2020•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 470
Rockats special Smutty Smiff or Stephen Dennis Smith in conversation with David Eastaugh In 1977, Childers had just finished the Anarchy tour with Sex Pistols , The Clash , Siouxsie and the Banshees , Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers . After the tour was over, Levi Dexter met Childers at a rockabilly concert in London. Childers decided to start a fresh project. Dexter and Smutty Smiff decided to form a band together, even though Smiff had no musical training. One week later, Childers purcha...
Sep 25, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 469
The Wendys with Jonathan Renton & Ian White Part 2 - in conversation with David Eastaugh Formed in 1987, the Wendys were the second Scottish band to be signed to Factory Records, after The Wake . Their name came about after a nights drinking the evening before they were due to sign for Factory. They decided upon The Marys, but when the time came to sign for Factory, none of them could remember what they had decided upon. Believing they had chosen the Wendys, that's the name they registered. ...
Sep 24, 2020•31 min•Ep. 468
The Wendys with Jonathan Renton and Ian White (part 1) in conversation with David Eastaugh Formed in 1987, the Wendys were the second Scottish band to be signed to Factory Records, after The Wake . Their name came about after a nights drinking the evening before they were due to sign for Factory. They decided upon The Marys, but when the time came to sign for Factory, none of them could remember what they had decided upon. Believing they had chosen the Wendys, that's the name they registered. Af...
Sep 24, 2020•37 min•Ep. 467
Culture Shock, Citizen Fish & Subhumans special with Dick Lucas in conversation with David Eastaugh Culture Shock is an English punk rock band formed in Warminster , Wiltshire in 1986 by Dick Lucas , previously of the Subhumans . Over their four-year history the band played hundreds of gigs , including frequent appearances at free festivals, and released three studio albums on the Bluurg record label . Lucas’ lyrics were mostly concerned with social and political issues, from cruelty to anim...
Sep 22, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 466
The Wake with Gerard "Caesar" McInulty in conversation with David Eastaugh The Wake released their first single on their own Scan 45 label, coupling together "On Our Honeymoon" and "Give Up". This single eventually caught the attention of New Order manager Rob Gretton , who helped the band sign to Factory Records in 1982 and record an LP ( Harmony ) at Strawberry Studios in Stockport . This was followed by a number of singles on Factory and its Belgian sister label Factory Benelux . In 1983, The...
Sep 22, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 465
The Mudd Club with Richard Boch in conversation with David Eastaugh The club featured a bar, gender-neutral bathrooms and a rotating gallery curated by Keith Haring on the fourth floor. [2] Live performances included new wave , experimental music , literary icons Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs , and catwalk exhibitions for emerging fashion designers Anna Sui and Jasper Conran . From the start it functioned as an "amazing antidote to the uptown glitz of Studio 54 in the '70s". As it became ...
Sep 19, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 464
Terry Banks - Dot Dash, St Christopher, Glo-Worm, Julie Ocean - in conversation with David Eastaugh
Sep 18, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 463
Sterling Roswell -Spacemen 3 & The Darkside special - in conversation with David Eastaugh Roswell joined Spacemen 3 in 1987 as drummer, and performed on the albums The Perfect Prescription and Performance . After leaving Spacemen 3, he joined The Darkside in 1989 - alongside Spacemen 3 bandmate Pete Bain - and recorded three albums with the band. He then moved to Rome, Italy, where he worked with film-maker Massimo Di Felice. He subsequently relocated to London and released an AAA associated...
Sep 18, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 462
Gary Clail in conversation with David Eastaugh Became a warm up act for On-U gigs . Clail first released a record in 1985. Several 12" singles were issued between 1985 and 1987, before Clail's first LP for Nettwerk, Tackhead Tape Time , a split effort between Clail and Tackhead . "Television: The Drug of the Nation" by The Beatnigs was remixed by Clail, Adrian Sherwood and Mark Stewart , on the Alternative Tentacles record label in 1988. In 1989, Clail issued his own album , billed as Gary Clail...
Sep 18, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 461
Mark Saunders in conversation with David Eastaugh Saunders's professional music career started as a drummer playing with Carlene Carter , Johnny Cash 's stepdaughter, in 1982. The first time he went into a recording studio with her to record some demos, he was excited by the whole recording process and after the stint with Carlene finished in 1984, he landed a job as an assistant at West Side Studios, London working with production pair Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley who produced for Madness ,...
Sep 16, 2020•34 min•Ep. 460
It's Immaterial with John Campbell in conversation with David Eastaugh It's Immaterial were formed by three former members of Yachts - Mancunian John Campbell vocals , Martin Dempsey guitar , and Henry Priestman keyboards - in addition to Paul Barlow, drums . By 1984, the band had been reduced to a duo - Campbell and Jarvis Whitehead, guitar and keyboards, who joined in 1982. On 11 November 1981, around the time of the release of the band’s third single, It's Immaterial recorded the first of fou...
Sep 16, 2020•49 min•Ep. 459
Cecil with Ste Williams in conversation with David Eastaugh Cecil formed in Liverpool in 1993. The members were Ste Williams ( vocals ), Patrick Harrison ( guitar ), Ally Lambert ( drums ), Anthony Hughes (guitar and keyboards ), and Jay Bennett ( bass ). The band spent the end of 1995 and most of 1996 playing concerts in much of the United Kingdom . They played with such bands as The Levellers , Skunk Anansie , and Paw . They also played in music festivals at Donnington and T in the Park . Duri...
Sep 12, 2020•42 min•Ep. 457
The Last special with Joe Nolte in conversation with David Eastaugh The band was initially inspired by the nascent CBGB’s scene as well as the first Modern Lovers album. Its sound was a mix of garage rock , surf rock , folk rock and psychedelic rock . The first settled line-up included Vitus Mataré (keyboards, flute), the Nolte brothers, and Jack Reynolds (drums). After three self-financed singles, the band was signed by Bomp! Records, who issued the debut album L.A. Explosion! in 1979 (describe...
Sep 10, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 456
Darts special with Den Hagarty in conversation with David Eastaugh Founded in 1976, they built up a large following playing clubs and universities , although their break came after they appeared on Charlie Gillett 's show on BBC Radio London in October 1976. This secured the band a recording contract with Magnet Records , where they were teamed up with record producer Tommy Boyce who had previously produced The Monkees . Covering 1950s rock and roll hits , they scored their first UK hit in Novem...
Sep 10, 2020•45 min•Ep. 455
Craig Gannon in conversation with David Eastaugh Gannon had played in bands with friends since he was 12 years old, and in 1983 joined Aztec Camera after replying to an ad in Melody Maker . In 1984 he briefly joined The Colourfield , and went on to join The Bluebells . After another brief stint in The Colourfield, when bass player Andy Rourke was fired from The Smiths in early 1986, Gannon was hired to replace him. Within a fortnight, however, Rourke was reinstated and Gannon moved to rhythm gui...
Sep 08, 2020•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 454
Mark Saunders in conversation with David Eastaugh Mark Saunders is a British record producer and audio engineer who has worked on a number of albums since the 1980s, with artists including the Cure , David Byrne , Erasure , and Tricky ....
Sep 08, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 453
The Mighty Lemon Drops with David Newton in conversation with David Eastaugh Originally called the Sherbet Monsters, the quartet first formed in the spring of 1985 in Wolverhampton , in The Black Country . Paul Marsh, Dave Newton and Tony Linehan had played together in a band called Active Restraint in 1982, with Newton later leaving to become a founding member of the Wild Flowers . Dave Newton and Tony Linehan were the principal songwriters for the group. Their sound can best be described as a ...
Sep 06, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 451
Max's Kansas City special with Peter Crowley in conversation with David Eastaugh Max's Kansas City was a nightclub and restaurant at 213 Park Avenue South in New York City , which became a gathering spot for musicians, poets, artists and politicians in the 1960s and 1970s. It was opened by Mickey Ruskin (1933–1983) in December 1965 and closed in 1981....
Sep 02, 2020•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 450
Bill Carey special talking about life in music with David Eastaugh Songwriter, guitarist, engineer and producer. Spent his early years in Florida where he formed The Stick Figures, he was also an original member of King Of Culture and NEMB. Relocated to New York City in 1981, where he joined Crash. Moved to London in 1986, where he formed Something Pretty Beautiful and later Gone Walkers. Currently living in Florida and fronting Gone Walkers and Agent 13.
Sep 01, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 449
