Laura Davis-Chanin in conversation with David Eastaugh http://backbeatbooks.com/books/9781617136870 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Infinite-Dreams-Life-Alan-Vega/dp/149307248X Winner of the ASCAP Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Award for Excellence in Writing and named in Billboard's top 10 Music books of 2018 for her book, "The Girl in the Back," Laura is pursuing her second love, writing. Her first love, her daughters, bring her eternal sunshine everyday. Her second book, "I am Michael Alago," about the...
Aug 08, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 1092
Liz Lamere in conversation with David Eastaugh http://backbeatbooks.com/books/9781493072484 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Infinite-Dreams-Life-Alan-Vega/dp/149307248X https://lizlamere.bandcamp.com/album/one-never-knows Liz Lamere was Alan Vega’s wife and long-term creative collaborator. They met in 1985 when she was a corporate lawyer at a major Wall Street firm and played drums in a punk band, SSNUB. She co-wrote, co-produced, and recorded numerous songs with Vega. Now, she spearheads the ongoing r...
Aug 07, 2024•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 1091
Simon Fisher Turner in conversation with David Eastaugh https://simonfisherturner.bandcamp.com/album/instability-of-the-signal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMKWlALrBIA English musician, songwriter, composer, producer and actor. After portraying Ned East in the 1971 BBC TV adaptation of Tom Brown's Schooldays and roles in films such as The Big Sleep (1978), Turner rose to fame as a teenage star in Britain when his mentor, Jonathan King , released Turner's eponymous first album on UK Records...
Aug 02, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 1090
Vix in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXWqfxj-mlU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYlHXTesRos https://www.happilife.uk/about We've Got a Fuzzbox and We're Gonna Use It!!, often shortened to Fuzzbox, are a British alternative rock group. Formed in Birmingham in 1985, the all-female quartet originally consisted of Vix (Vickie Perks), Magz (Maggie Dunne), Jo Dunne and Tina O'Neill. The band's name was shortened to Fuzzbox for the US release of their debut studio al...
Jul 28, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 1089
Mick McCarthy in conversation with David Eastaugh When Blab Happy split up, singer/guitarist Mick McCarthy and bassist Tony Owen recruited John Waddington to form Perfume, initially releasing records on their own "Aromasound" label. Beginning with scented limited edition vinyl, they enjoyed a string of Indie Top 10 hits. Their first release was "Yoga/Perfume” in December 1993, the white label was played repeatedly on Radio 1 by Steve Lamacq and Jo Whiley. Second single "Young/Anointed” (which wa...
Jul 25, 2024•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 1088
Steve Wynn in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.stevewynn.net/ https://stevewynn1.bandcamp.com/merch http://jawbonepress.com/i-wouldnt-say-it-if-it-wasnt-true/ Founding member of The Dream Syndicate, whose debut album, The Days Of Wine And Roses , is widely regarded as a cornerstone of the indie/alternative rock scene of the 1980s. He has also enjoyed a prolific solo career, touring the world on a regular basis and performing and recording in groups such as Danny & Dusty, Gutterba...
Jul 20, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 1087
Tiffany Murray in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/tiffany-murray/my-family-and-other-rock-stars/9780349727530/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Family-Other-Rock-Stars-groundbreaking/dp/0349727538 It’s the late 1970s and Tiff lives with her mum, Joan, at Rockfield, the iconic recording studios. This place of legend, where some of the most famous rock albums of all time were recorded, is the background to a freewheeling, ever-changing whirlwind of a childhood. Tiff’s da...
Jul 18, 2024•55 min•Ep. 1086
Joseph Arthur in conversation with David Eastaugh https://josepharthur.com/ https://westhampsteadarts.com/ Arthur was discovered by Peter Gabriel in the mid-1990s, and signed to Gabriel's Real World label as the first North American artist on the label's roster. Arthur released his debut album, Big City Secrets (1997), and follow-up, Come to Where I'm From (2000), on Real World before signing with various independent labels between 2002 and 2006. He established his own record label, Lonely Astro...
Jul 15, 2024•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 1085
Michael Beinhorn in conversation with David Eastaugh https://michaelbeinhorn.com/ Michael Beinhorn started out as a musician in the early 1980's New York downtown scene where he played keyboards and handled electronics and tapes; he is probably best known for being a full member of Bill Laswell 's collective Material (as musician, arranger and producer). In the mid 80's, he moved into engineering and producing and has since made himself a name as a big-time, Grammy-winning rock producer. Worked ...
Jul 11, 2024•2 hr•Ep. 1083
Stan Erraught in conversation with David Eastaugh The Stars Of Heaven were formed in 1983 by Stephen Ryan (vocals, guitar), Stan Erraught (guitar, formerly of The Peridots), Peter O'Sullivan (bass guitar), and Bernard Walsh (drums).They were strongly influenced by The Byrds and Gram Parsons, even being labelled "Ireland's answer to The Byrds, Gram Parsons and the Velvet Underground all in one package". After a début single on the Hotwire label ("Clothes of Pride") which received airplay from Joh...
Jul 03, 2024•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 1082
Jack Meille in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.tygersofpantang.com/ The Tygers of Pan Tang were formed by guitarist Robb Weir (born Robert Mortimer Weir, 1958), Richard "Rocky" Laws (bass), Jess Cox (vocals) and Brian Dick (drums). They played in working men's clubs and were first signed by local independent label Neat Records before MCA gave them a major record deal. After several singles, they released their first album, Wild Cat , in 1980. 'Bloodlines' was released in 2023 featur...
Jun 30, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 1081
Peter Watts in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.spygenius.co.uk/ SPYGENIUS frontman and songwriter Peter Watts got his start in the 80s as the lead singer with the Murrumbidgee Whalers, whose jangle-pop classic "Giving Way to Trains" has recently been re-released on the Cherry Red C88 compilation. The 21st century saw the Watts moving on to create Spygenius, a classic British four piece pop-combo based in Canterbury and South London, who have built upon and extended that musical lega...
Jun 27, 2024•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 1080
Margarita Vasquez-Ponte in conversation with David Eastaugh The original members of the band were Andrew Tully (guitars/vocals), Eric Webster and Angus McPake (bass guitar), Fran Schoppler (vocals), Margarita Vasquez-Ponte (drums), Kevin McMahon (guitars), and Stuart Clarke (guitar). Tully and Vasquez-Ponte were also members of Rote Kapelle, a band that was active from 1985–1988. This initial line-up recorded the first two singles, "Splashing Along" and "The Rain Fell Down" (described by one rev...
Jun 23, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 1079
Karen Haglof in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdAA7_gIr5w http://www.howlinwuelf.com/clients/karen-haglof/ One Hand Up is the fourth full length release by guitarist/songwriter Karen Haglof. The album was produced by Haglof and Mario Viele, recorded at Cowboy Technical Services and Excello studios in Brooklyn, primarily mixed by Viele. Three songs were mixed at the Fidelitorium in Kernersville NC by Mitch Easter and mastered by Scott Craggs at Old Colony Master...
Jun 20, 2024•54 min•Ep. 1078
Paul Haig in conversation with David Eastaugh https://linktr.ee/paulhaig Together with Orange Juice, Aztec Camera and The Go-Betweens, Josef K were one of the Postcard label's million dollar quartets, recording five smart singles and an album, The Only Fun In Town . Touring the album during July and August of 1981, however, the band split after a final show in Glasgow. The exact reasons behind the split - principally the decision of frontman Paul Haig - remain obscure, although it would seem tha...
Jun 17, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 1077
Gerry Colvin in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.gerrycolvin.co.uk/index.html In the 1970's Gerry joined pop band 'The Man Upstairs'. They released three singles and toured with 'The Smiths'. In the early 1980's he co-founded and fronted the legendary John Peel favourite skiffle-cowpunk indie outfit 'Terry & Gerry'. This seminal band toured Europe and the USA and appeared on countless Radio and TV shows including "The Tube" and "The Old Grey Whistle Test". Their five singles and ...
Jun 15, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 1076
Gaye Black in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.gayeblack.co.uk/ English punk rock musician, who played bass guitar in the band The Adverts in the late 1970s. She was one of the first female rock stars of the punk rock movement, whom The Virgin Encyclopedia of 70s Music called the "first female punk star". She was "one of punk’s first female icons". Dave Thompson wrote that her "photogenic" looks, "panda-eye make-up and omnipresent leather jacket defined the face of female punkdom unt...
Jun 14, 2024•47 min•Ep. 1069
Gered Mankowitz in conversation with David Eastaugh https://mankowitz.com/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rolling-Stones-Rare-Unseen-afterword/dp/1802797335 "Mankowitz (Goin' Home with the Rolling Stones '66), who at 18 became the official photographer for the then newly formed Rolling Stones, gathers a rich and revealing trove of images from the band's early years. Capturing the group as they were "finding their style and... becoming themselves," Mankowitz's photos depict the rockers in motion onstag...
Jun 09, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 1074
Richard & Julian in conversation with David Eastaugh https://redmoney.co.uk/ http://www.firestation-records.de/catalogue.html Red Money emerged as an acoustic band in January 1990. Originally performing as a larger line up, fate stepped in to change both the format and sound of the band. Booked to play their first gig of the year at the Fulham Greyhound in London, various members then dropped out due to other commitments. Rather than cancelling, founder founders Richard and Jules hastily arr...
Jun 06, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 1073
Rin Lennon, Michael George,Jay Smith-drums & Alias Wilde in conversation with David Eastaugh https://monogroove.bandcamp.com/album/the-flip-side http://www.rinsrescues.com https://www.youtube.com/user/rinlennon4/featured
Jun 02, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 1072
Johnnie Johnson in conversation with David Eastaugh http://jawbonepress.com/through-the-crack-in-the-wall/ https://www.roughtrade.com/en-gb/product/johnnie-johnstone-foreword-by-stewart-lee/through-the-crack-in-the-wall-the-secret-history-of-josef-k#paperback-exclusive-signed-plus Through The Crack in The Wall is the first ever biography of the band, tracing their story from their origins in the leafy suburbs of Edinburgh through to their untimely implosion four years later. It’s a tale of fun a...
Jun 01, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 1071
Frank Deserto in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.cherryred.co.uk/no-songs-tomorrow-darkwave-ethereal-rock-and-coldwave-1981-1990-4cd-box-set • FEATURING THE CURE, DEAD CAN DANCE, CLAN OF XYMOX, COCTEAU TWINS, SOFT CELL, TONES ON TAIL, IN THE NURSERY, ATTRITION, IRON CURTAIN, ALIEN SEX FIEND, CRANES, KIRLIAN CAMERA, NEON AND MANY MORE. • 4CD SET EXPLORING THE 1980s’ DARKWAVE/COLDWAVE SCENE THROUGHOUT THE UK, EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES • A BROAD CHURCH TAKING IN ELECTRONICS, DARK AM...
May 31, 2024•53 min•Ep. 1070
Pat Thomas in conversation with David Eastaugh https://allenginsberg.org/2023/11/w-n-29-2/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Material-Wealth-Personal-Archive-Ginsberg/dp/1648230369 There are hundreds of thousands of items carefully stored and archived at Stanford University's Allen Ginsberg collection. Counterculture historian Pat Thomas, with the full cooperation of the Allen Ginsberg Estate's Peter Hale, has compiled and annotated a remarkable volume of material, unearthing in the process one astoundin...
May 26, 2024•50 min•Ep. 1068
Scott Phares in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.hollywoodstarsband.com/ https://thehollywoodstars.bandcamp.com/track/cant-do-it-right American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in late 1973 by manager/impresario Kim Fowley . The band was created as a West Coast answer to the New York Dolls during the height of the popularity of the glam rock genre. The band signed with Columbia Records in 1974 and with Arista Records in 1976, releasing one self-titled LP with the latter la...
May 23, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 1067
Roberto Amaral & David Clark Allen in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.cherryred.co.uk/carmen-the-albums-1973-1975-3cd-box-set CARMEN initially came together in Los Angeles as seven-piece band formed by guitarist DAVID CLARK ALLEN and his sister ANGELA ALLEN in 1970. The band’s unique style blended both Progressive Rock and Flamenco styles, with Angela Allen also being an accomplished Flamenco dancer aside from being keyboard player. Despite interest from music mogul Clive Davis,...
May 20, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 1066
John Schmersal in conversation with David Eastaugh https://3ra1n1ac.com/ Schmersal was originally in the band Brainiac and formed Enon (named after the village in Ohio , which is close to Schmersal's hometown of Dayton ) with Lee and Calhoon following the death of Brainiac's singer Timmy Taylor and their subsequent disbandment. After Brainiac, Schmersal made a solo album under the name John Stuart Mill. Rick Lee and Steve Calhoon were both previous members of the band Skeleton Key , a befriended...
May 19, 2024•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 1065
Valor Kand in conversation with David Eastaugh https://officialchristiandeath.com/ American rock band formed in 1979 by Rozz Williams . Williams was eventually joined by guitarist Rikk Agnew of the band Adolescents , James McGearty on bass guitar and George Belanger on drums. This line-up was responsible for producing the band's best known work, their 1982 debut studio album Only Theatre of Pain , which was highly influential in the development of the style of music known as death rock , as well...
May 12, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 1064
Man Parrish in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.manparrish.com Parrish's early live shows at Bronx hip-hop clubs were spectacles of lights, glitter, and pyrotechnics, which drew as much from the Warhol mystique as the Cold Crush Brothers. His first release was "Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don't Stop)" issued in 1982, which Parrish said faced a racial backlash from the African-American hip hop community: "I was making the music that they played, and then they found out I was white and gay they p...
May 11, 2024•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 1063
Christopher Merrick Hughes in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.chrismerrickhughes.com/ music producer, songwriter, and former drummer of Adam and the Ants. Best known as producer of Tears for Fears' Songs from the Big Chair , and as the co-writer of " Everybody Wants to Rule the World ", Hughes has a joint background as a musician, songwriter and producer. His career began with Adam and the Ants as drummer and producer of the " Cartrouble " and "Kings of the Wild Frontier" singles, t...
May 08, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 1062
Simon Heavisides in conversation with David Eastaugh You can pre-order the book from Stichting Opposite Direction, Jean-Paul van Mierlo: vanmierlojeanpaul00@gmail.com https://louderthanwar.com/destiny-stopped-screaming-the-life-and-times-of-adrian-borland-book-review/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Destiny-Stopped-Screaming-Adrian-Borland/ Adrian Borland, was singer/guitarist and main songwriter with The Sound, a band which between 1979 and 1987 released seven albums that never failed to be at the ver...
May 04, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 1061
