Greg Norton in conversation with David Eastaugh http://ultrabombmusic.com Norton played bass on all of Hüsker Dü's recordings from its formation to its breakup album Warehouse: Songs and Stories . While the majority of the band's songwriting was done by bandmates Bob Mould and Grant Hart, Norton contributed the songs "M.T.C.," "Don't Have a Life" and "Let's Go Die" to Hüsker Dü's debut EP Land Speed Record ....
Dolan Hewison in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.au-turn.com/about The band recorded three sessions for John Peel's radio show, the first two of which were compiled onto an album, The Peel Sessions in 1991. Their song "Big" also reached No. 14 in the Festive Fifty in 1990 and featured on the influential 1990 compilation album Happy Daze. Their lone charting success in the United States was the single "Stockholm", which reached No. 30 on the Billboard Modern Rock charts in 1993....
Naomi Yang in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.naomivision.com https://www.damonandnaomi.com Yang was bassist and occasional vocalist with noted dreampop band Galaxie 500 on all their recordings from 1987 until their split in 1991. She then recorded three albums and toured with the psychedelic rock band Magic Hour. Since Galaxie 500's split she has worked as duo with her partner Damon Krukowski as Damon and Naomi...
Alice Bag in conversation with David Eastaugh https://alicebag.com American punk rock singer better known as Alice Bag. She is the lead vocalist and co-founder of the Bags, one of the first punk bands to form in Los Angeles in the mid-1970s. Her first book, Violence Girl: From East LA Rage to Hollywood Stage , tells the story of her childhood in East Los Angeles, her eventual move to Hollywood, and the euphoria and fallout from the first punk wave. Bag has remained active in music since the late...
Mark "Wiff" Smith in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.companyofjustice.com The original line-up of Play Dead consisted of Rob Hickson (vocals), Pete Waddleton (bass guitar), Mark "Wiff" Smith (drums) and Re-Vox (guitar). In July 1981, Re-Vox was replaced by Steve Green. During their active years, Play Dead supported a number of acts, including the likes of Killing Joke , The Cult and The Sisters Of Mercy in the UK. They also appeared on Channel 4's music TV show, The Tube in late 198...
Chris Walton in conversation with David Eastaugh Their first EP, Just Good Friends , was released on their own Stolen Records label in autumn, 1989. It reached number 18 on the UK Indie Chart. Their second single was "Give In" c/w "Whole Damn Nation" which featured a dance remix of the latter track. The band started headlining their own gigs and became regulars at venues such as the Warehouse in Leeds, The Boardwalk in Manchester and The Leadmill in Sheffield. Their debut LP "Invisible To You" w...
Frank Zincavage in conversation with David Eastaugh https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/15813 The band primarily consisted of saxophonist Benjamin Bossi, vocalist Debora Iyall , guitarist Peter Woods, and bassist Frank Zincavage. The band went through four drummers, starting with Jay Derrah and ending with Aaron Smith . The band released three albums, It's a Condition , Benefactor and Instincts , along with one EP . They are best known for the songs " Never Say Never " and " A Girl in Trou...
Tim Arnold in conversation with David Eastaugh https://timarnold.co.uk https://timarnold.bandcamp.com/album/super-connected# Singer songwriter, film-maker, composer, social activist and founder of Save Soho. In recognition of his constant change of musical direction, Iggy Pop noted in an interview with NME that Tim’s music reminded him of David Bowie. Tim scored music for Iggy’s film, Blood Orange, featuring the theme song, “Money Kills Love.” Tim is also the last artist to collaborate with Bowi...
Wesley Doyle in conversation with David Eastaugh http://jawbonepress.com/conform-to-deform/ Along with Factory, Mute, and Creation, Some Bizzare was the vanguard of outsider music in the 1980s. The label’s debut release reads like a who’s who of electronic music, featuring early tracks from Soft Cell, Depeche Mode, Blancmange, and THE THE, while over the next decade its roster would include artists such as Marc Almond, Cabaret Voltaire, Einstürzende Neubauten, Foetus, Swans, Coil, and Psychic TV...
Rob Munk in conversation with David Eastaugh https://robmunk.bandcamp.com/album/phased-out Rob Munk is a singer-songwriter, instrumentalist from the US, whose catchy, thought-provoking music is reminiscent of all the great guitar bands that emerged from the late 80s and early 90s. It’s music that goes back to the roots of neo-folk, alt-county, lo-fi, neo-blues, power-pop, Jangly-rock, and chamber-pop and creates an infectious stream of sing along tracks. Delivered with politically infused lyrics...
Paul Linehan in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.frankandwalters.net Signing for the Setanta label in 1991, the group debuted with the release EP1 , and the lead track "Fashion Crisis Hits New York" became an indie hit. The follow-up EP EP.2 was released soon after, which was followed by the band's signing to the Go! Discs label, where The Frank and Walters partnered with producer Edwyn Collins to record the Happy Busman EP. They found success in the UK, and, following a tour in supp...
Debora Iyall in conversation with David Eastaugh https://romeovoid.bandcamp.com/album/live-from-mabuhay-gardens-november-14-1980 https://romeovoid.com American new wave/post punk band from formed in 1979. The band primarily consisted of saxophonist Benjamin Bossi, vocalist Debora Iyall, guitarist Peter Woods, and bassist Frank Zincavage. The band released three albums, It's a Condition , Benefactor and Instincts , along with one EP . They are best known for the songs " Never Say Never " and " A ...
Adele Bertei in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.adelebertei.com Bertei began her career playing guitar and singing in the Wolves, her first band with Laughner. She left Cleveland for New York City in 1977 shortly after Laughner died prematurely of complications due to alcoholism. Bertei quickly became a prominent figure in the no wave art and music scene in NYC, playing Acetone organ and guitar in the original line up of the Contortions fronted by James Chance. written three books a...
Larry Stabbins in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.larrystabbins.com Played in the cult pop group Weekend and started writing with its guitarist Simon Booth. This later evolved into Working Week, a band that took a mix of Latin, soul, jazz and funk into the pop charts. From the Latin Jazz Dance scene in London clubs, the band mixed jazz with Latin dance rhythms and vocals by singers such as Juliet Roberts, Julie Tippetts, Robert Wyatt and Tracy Thorn. The band toured extensively in E...
Charlie Beddoes in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.amazon.co.uk/OVERDRIVEN-story-dirty-sound-ambition-ebook/dp/B0BRNT417C https://nastylittlelonely.bandcamp.com Charlie Beddoes is a bass player and vocalist with over 20 years experience in the Music Industry. She was a founder member, songwriter and bass player for 90's rock band Rub Ultra, signed to Virgin Records and Sony Music Publishing....
Julia Gorton in conversation with David Eastaugh http://www.juliagorton.com/coming-new-products/nowhere-new-york With a synthesis of imagery, metaphor and feeling, in a space located between attraction and angst, Julia Gorton's photos of New York's No Wave scene, 1976-1980, capture a fleeting time with unique style. 192 pages and 170 photos. Her beautiful vision of downtown Manhattan, in the moments before AIDS, crack, Disney and condos changed everything forever, focus on subjects including mus...
Geri Hornes in conversation with David Eastaugh https://nellcotechronicles.com The Curious Chronicles of Villa Nellcote is an exclusive 400-page book about the legendary Riviera-mansion Villa Nellcote. The Rolling Stones rented it. The wealthy and eccentric owned it. And the Nazis occupied it. But are all the rumours really true? Produced in collaboration with the families having owned Nellcote, the book includes first-hand accounts, and exclusive, new contributions from the Rolling Stones´ ento...
Scrote in conversation with David Eastaugh https://scrotemusic.com CelebratingDavidBowie.com CELEBRATING DAVID BOWIE 2023 US TOUR Featuring Peter Murphy, Adrian Belew (Bowie, NIN), Scrote, Royston Langdon (Spacehog), Eric Schermerhorn (Bowie, Iggy Pop), Ron Dziubla (Joe Bonamassa), Matt McJunkins (A Perfect Circle, Puscifer), and Jeff Friedl (Devo, A Perfect Circle) A press release states [via Rolling Stone ] that the 2023 edition will “interpret Bowie’s greatest hits with a special emphasis on ...
Doug Martsch in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.builttospill.com Martsch's first band was Farm Days, with Andy Capps and Brett Nelson in the early 1980s. His second band was Treepeople , with whom he released three albums and two EPs. He has been the lead singer and guitarist of Built to Spill since 1992 The band signed to Sub Pop in October 2021. On September 9, 2022, the band released their first album of new material since 2015, When the Wind Forgets Your Name ....
Thalia Zedek in conversation with David Eastaugh American singer and guitarist. Active since the early 1980s, she has been a member of several notable alternative rock groups, including Live Skull and Uzi both of which, according to Spin magazine, "made big noise in the underground", and Come. Critic Heather Phares writes that Zedek's music can be defined by "the permanent, aching rasp in her voice, her guitar's bluesy bite, the startlingly clear-eyed lyrics about life and loss."...
Andy Blade in conversation with David Eastaugh Andy Blade relaunched Eater in 2022, playing shows across The UK - an album is planned for release in 2023. In October 2001, the band's second single, "Thinking of the USA" (originally released in June 1977), was included in Mojo magazine's list of the best punk rock singles of all time. In 1999, the track also appeared on the five-CD box set 1-2-3-4 Punk & New Wave 1976-1979 .
Paul Clark in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.thebolshoibrothers.com The original lineup consisted of singer/guitarist Trevor Tanner, drummer Jan Kalicki, and bassist Graham Cox. Tanner and Kalicki had previously played together in the short-lived punk band Moskow. Early gigs supported the likes of the Cult , the March Violets and the Lords of the New Church . After eight gigs bass player Graham Cox was replaced by Nick Chown. In 1985, the band released their debut single, "Sob Stor...
Martha Johnson & Mark Gane in conversation with David Eastaugh After another long layoff from being an active performing entity, Martha and the Muffins released a video and downloadable song in May 2020 called "Stay Home and Dance". A reworking of the 1984 M+M track "Come Out and Dance", the new song and video was released in response to the stay-at-home orders surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021 they released the compilation Marthology: In and Outtakes , collecting rarities and demo ...
John Butler in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.dieselparkwest.com/ The tenth Diesel Park West album, ‘Not Quite The American Dream’ was released on July 29, 2022. The album was recorded during the COVID lockdowns of 2020. It was preceded by a couple of singles, 'One Shot of Happiness' and 'Secondary Modern Man'. Both of which have charted on the British Heritage Chart. Rob Morris and Ian Michie have both left the band. A new band has been put together featuring John Butler, Rich Bar...
Pat Irwin in conversation with David Eastaugh https://patirwinmusic.com American composer and musician who was a founding member of two bands that grew out of New York City's No Wave scene in the late 1970s, the Raybeats and 8-Eyed Spy. He joined The B-52s from 1989 through 2008. He currently performs and records with SUSS who have released several records on the indie label Northern Spy.
Matthew Edwards in conversation with David Eastaugh https://matthewedwardsandtheunfortunates.bandcamp.com
Vernon Dewhurst in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.snapgalleries.com/product-category/photographers/vernon-dewhurst/ Vernon Dewhurst created the op art influenced cover photograph for David Bowie’s second album, released in 1969 was originally titled David Bowie , It subsequently became known as Space Oddity , in deference to its best-known track. Dewhurst graduated from Regent Street Polytechnic School of Photography in 1966, and set up his studio in Dublin for a year. He then came...
Hugh Birdsall in conversation with David Eastaugh The Reducers’ history is a powerful testament to rock ‘n’ roll’s power to transcend and inspire, for those who create it as well as for those who consume it. These four working-class underdogs—Detmold and fellow singer-guitarist-songwriter Hugh Birdsall, drummer Tom Trombley and bassist/vocalist Kaika—spent most of their adult lives building a potent body of recordings and a far-reaching reputation as a scrappy, riveting live act that affirmed ro...
Rebecca Pidgeon in conversation with David Eastaugh http://rebeccapidgeonmusic.com From 1986 to 1990, Pidgeon was the lead singer of the British folk/pop band Ruby Blue. She left the group shortly after they signed to a major record label. On her tenth full-length album of sensuous Art Pop, Parts of Speech Pieces of Sound , s toryteller, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and actress Rebecca Pidgeon taps into the ongoing communication between body, mind and spirit through vibrations and energy. Reco...
Simon Charterton - The Higsons - in conversation with David Eastaugh Founded in 1980 at the University of East Anglia in Norwich , Norfolk , England, The Higsons' first recording was on the Norwich - A Fine City compilation album . The Higsons' first single , "I Don't Want to Live with Monkeys", was released in 1981. [1] The band signed to the 2 Tone Records label , along with bands such as The Specials , The Beat and Madness . The band's blend of high-energy funk and groove brought them some ch...
