We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 3, Episode 45 For the final episode of 2022, we have more new albums to look at. First up we'll give our thoughts on the 2021 EP The Roadside and 2022s EP The Cage, both from Billy Idol. Along with those, we have the 2022 release from Blancmange, Private View. And what says the end of the year more than a top 10 list? Steve and T-Bone give their top album that were released in 2022. Billy Idol: https://billyidol.net/the-roadside/ h...
Dec 20, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 45
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 3, Episode 44 Lions and Ghosts may just be the best 80s alternative band you've never heard of. Hugely popular in southern California, they unfortunately didn't break out. Their 1987 album, Velvet Kiss, Lick of the Lime has just been reissued. Steve and T-Bone had the pleasure of talking with original guitarist Michael Lockwood. As an industry insider, he discusses the bands history, this album and working with high profile artists...
Dec 13, 2022•49 min•Season 3Ep. 44
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 3, Episode 43 As we get closer to the end of the year, we decided to review two brand new albums. First up is True North from a-ha followed by See You In The Stars by Lightning Seeds. In music news we look at new singles from The Church, Altered Images and Morrissey, as well as tour dates for Natalie Merchant. a-ha: https://a-ha.com/ Lighting Seeds: https://lightningseeds.co.uk/ The Church - C'est La Vie https://www.youtube.com/wat...
Dec 06, 2022•39 min•Season 3Ep. 43
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 3, Episode 42 Steve, Oingo Boingo's number one fan, had an opportunity to talk with legendary Boingo drummer Johnny Vatos. They talk in depth about his music career, his time with Oingo Boingo, putting together Oingo Boingo Former Members and much, much more. Oingo Boingo Former Members: https://www.oingoboingoformermembers.com/ Oingo Boingo Former Members Coach House Clips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHZPvvDM7Ig https://www.yo...
Dec 01, 2022•43 min•Season 3Ep. 42
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 3, Episode 41 On this episode we start with the latest from The Beautiful South's Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott, entitled N. K-Pop. Heaton was also the vocalist for the great 80's band The Housemartins. After that we listen to Direction Of The Heart, the new release from the iconic band Simple Minds. In music news, Steve discusses the new Oingo Boingo reissues from Rubellan Records and we talk about The Cure Funko Pops and addition...
Nov 21, 2022•44 min•Season 3Ep. 41
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 2, Episode 40 To finish the second season, Steve had the opportunity to talk with Clive Farrington and Andrew Mann of When In Rome UK. They discuss the formation of the band, touring and the unusual way The Promise was written. Farrington+Mann also talk about the new song “To Fix Us.” Is there more to come from When In Rome UK? Listen to the interview to find out. Farrington+Mann: https://www.farrington-mann.com/ Farrington+Mann Fa...
Nov 14, 2022•38 min•Season 2Ep. 40
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 2, Episode 39 After a couple of New Music Spotlight episodes, we're back with reviews of recent albums. Here we're going to go back in time a bit to 2019 and take a look at the most recent works from Joe Jackson (Fool) and Lloyd Cole (Guesswork). We also have lots of music news from an upcoming Morrissey album, new music from Cy Curnin of The Fixx, a new charity single from Johnny Hates Jazz, Danny Elfman's Halloween shows, excitin...
Nov 07, 2022•38 min•Season 2Ep. 39
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 2, Episode 38. Palm Ghosts is the sound of an 80s prom in a war zone…located in the dead heart of country music, Nashville, TN. Embracing their 80’s idols, like New Order, The Cure, David Bowie, John Carpenter and even Divine, Palm Ghosts take the genre to soaring new heights. T-Bone & Steve discuss Palm Ghosts history and new album "Post Preservation" with Joseph Lekkas & Ben Douglas from the band. Bandcamp: https://palmgh...
Oct 30, 2022•29 min•Season 2Ep. 38
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 2, Episode 37 If you enjoy newer artists that have that classic new wave sound, you can't go wrong with Julian Shah-Tayler. T-Bone and Steve had a chance to sit down and talk with him about his beginnings, Strangelove - The Depeche Mode experience, The Electric Duke (his Bowie tribute band) and his solo career, including his just released album, Elysium. Julian Shah-Tayler - Elysium Album Link https://thesingularitymusic.bandcamp.c...
Oct 24, 2022•39 min•Season 2Ep. 37
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 2, Episode 36 In 1993, The Smithereens were between record labels. What better time to record an album? The only problem.... it was never released, until now. Steve and T-Bone take a listen to 2022's The Lost Album. Plus, a great interview with Smithereens guitarist Jim Babjak. He talks about the bands history, how this album came to be and where the band is currently. The Smithereens Website; https://www.officialsmithereens.com/ J...
Oct 16, 2022•42 min•Season 2Ep. 36
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 2, Episode 35 In this episode we had the privilege of talking with new wave icon Nik Kershaw. We discuss his music, his history, the 2020 album Oxymoron, his most recent EP, Songs From The Shelf Part 1 and much more. Nik Kershaw's website: https://www.nikkershaw.net/ Enjoy the podcast? How about buying us a cup of coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newwavemusic Support the show...
Oct 09, 2022•32 min•Season 2Ep. 35
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 2, Episode 34 We're going to turn our attention to two icons of the new wave era. First up is the 2022 release Dialogue from Howard Jones, followed by the 2020 album Oxymoron from Nik Kershaw. In music news we discuss an update on The Alarm's Mike Peters, Ian Donaldson’s new single and more Oingo Boingo reissues. Howard Jones: http://www.howardjones.com/ Nik Kershaw: https://www.nikkershaw.net/ Ian Donaldson: https://www.youtube.co...
Oct 03, 2022•40 min•Season 2Ep. 34
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 2, Episode 33 The New Wave Music Podcast present another new music spotlight with the band Dear Boy. Steve had the opportunity to chat with Dear Boy’s lead singer, Ben Grey. They discuss the bands history and touring with The Psychedelic Furs. In addition, they talk about the release of their first full album Forever Sometimes and much more. Dear Boy Website and Social Media Links https://www.dearboyofficial.com/ https://www.facebo...
Sep 25, 2022•31 min•Season 2Ep. 33
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 2, Episode 32 As always, we bring you more new music on The New Wave Music Podcast. On this episode we take a listen to the new album from Altered Images, Mascara Streakz. And, based on a listener recommendation, we go back in time to 2014's Europa from Frankie Goes To Hollywood frontman Holly Johnson. In music news we discuss upcoming albums from Siouxsie and the Banshees and The Smithereens, a new single from Simple Minds and upc...
Sep 19, 2022•34 min•Season 2Ep. 32
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 2, Episode 31 Along with the review of Information Society's 2021 album ODDfellow on our previous episode, T-Bone and Steve had the pleasure of talking with Paul Robb from the band! We discuss the bands history, what they're doing now, that newest release and much more. Information Society: https://informationsociety.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/informationsociety Enjoy the podcast? How about buying us a cup of coffee? ht...
Sep 11, 2022•46 min•Season 2Ep. 31
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 2, Episode 30 Get on your dancing shoes as Steve and T-Bone take a listen to the 2022 album Masquerade from Bananarama and then Information Society's 2021 release, ODDfellow. In music news, we talk about the Bauhaus tour, new singles from The Church and Lightning Seeds and more. Bananarama: https://www.bananarama.co.uk/ Information Society: https://informationsociety.band-camp.com/ https://m.facebook.com/informationsociety "Running...
Sep 05, 2022•33 min•Season 2Ep. 30
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Steve and T-Bone present another new music spotlight with the band GGOOLLDD. Steve had the opportunity to chat with GGOOLLDD's lead singer Margaret Butler. They discuss the bands history and how they were signed to open for OMD back in 2018. In addition, they talk about the release of their full album in 2020, getting back to live shows, new singles "Superstar" and "Dancing in Real Life" and more. GGOOLLDD Spotify Music: https://open.spot...
Aug 28, 2022•22 min•Season 2Ep. 29
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 2, Episode 28 Steve had an opportunity to talk with Jack Hues, lead singer of Wang Chung. They talk about the beginning of the band, their music and being on the Lost 80s tour. The Wang Chung website: https://www.wangchung.com/ Jack Hues' website: https://www.jackhues.com/ Lost 80s Live Website: https://lost80slive.com/event/ Enjoy the podcast? How about buying us a cup of coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newwavemusic Support t...
Aug 23, 2022•25 min•Season 2Ep. 28
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 2, Episode 27 On this episode of Don't You Forget About Me: The New Wave Music Podcast, Steve and T-Bone take a listen to the 2022 release from The Fixx, "Every Five Seconds," as well as "Starting Now" from Toad The Wet Sprocket, released in 2021. In addition, we also talk about The Cure's "Wish" reissue, a John Hughes "Mix-Tape" release, Echo And The Bunnymen tour issues and our review of the Lost 80s Live show. The Fixx website: ...
Aug 22, 2022•36 min•Season 2Ep. 27
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 2, Episode 26 On this episode we're going to look at the latest album from Johnny Hates Jazz, 2020's Wide Awake. In addition, we had the pleasure of having a conversation with lead singer Clark Datchler. We talk about the bands history and the album. The Johnny Hates Jazz website: http://johnnyhatesjazz.com/ Click here to purchase Johnny Hates Jazz albums: https://store.johnnyhatesjazz.com/ Clark Datchler's website: https://clarkda...
Aug 07, 2022•50 min•Season 2Ep. 26
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 2, Episode 25 In this episode, Steve had the opportunity to talk with David Sterry, lead singer of Real Life. They discuss the bands history and their most recent, and possibly final album, Sirens. The Real Life website: https://www.reallifemusic.net/ To purchase the album - Sirens: https://www.amazon.com/Sirens-Real-Life/dp/B083RJGBT1?ref_=d6k_applink_bb_dls&dplnkId=2c1cfe1f-5859-4d07-aa52-8ec5dc3a5104 To purchase the album - ...
Jul 31, 2022•25 min•Season 2Ep. 25
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 2, Episode 24 In this special episode, we're going to delve into the 2021 release of Steadman's Wake from jangle pop band, The Connells. In addition, we have a fun interview with two original members: guitarist and vocalist Mike Connell and lead vocalist Doug MacMillan. The Connells website, where you can purchase this album: https://www.theconnells.com/ Follow The Connells https://linktr.ee/TheConnells Enjoy the podcast? How about...
Jul 25, 2022•48 min•Season 2Ep. 24
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 2, Episode 23 In this episode we jump into “Omega,” the brand new album by The Alarm, which was written and recorded in just 50 days. Also, we review Jay Aston's Gene Love Jezebel 2018 album “Dance Underwater.” How do these albums stack up? Will Steve and T-Bone give them a recommendation? And in music news we discuss the new single from Danny Elfman and Iggy Pop as well as new songs from A-ha & Altered Images. Jay Aston's Gene...
Jul 11, 2022•36 min•Season 2Ep. 23
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 2, Episode 22 A man of many musical talents, James Stevenson may not be a name you recognize, but the bands he's been in..... you surely will. We talk to James about his band history, his influences and his most recent album from 2021, The Other Side Of The World. James Stevenson CDs are only available from his website: http://jamesstevenson.info/ And can be purchased on most all streaming services: https://music.apple.com/us/album...
Jun 30, 2022•27 min•Season 2Ep. 22
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 2, Episode 21 T-Bone and Steve review Naked Eyes 2021 album "Disguise the Limit." We also give our thoughts on the new 2022 album from XPropaganda, "The Heart is Strange." After recording the episode, we found out the players on Disguise The Limit, and would like to give them the credit they deserve: Neil Taylor - Electric Guitar James Terris - Synths Charles Scott - Synths In music news we discuss new singles from Simple Minds, Ba...
Jun 28, 2022•42 min•Season 2Ep. 21
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 1, Episode 20 For the final episode of the first season, we are thrilled to present an interview with Fee Waybill, the lead singer of the legendary band, The Tubes. We discuss his many roles with the band, their history and other aspects of his life, including how he went from roadie to the lead singer and why their first album had to have a warning label. Also, why the song “Talk To You Later” was never released in the United Stat...
Jun 10, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 20
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 1, Episode 19 After a short break we are back with a brand new episode! This episode we discuss Pet Shop Boys 2020 release, “Hotspot. ” Also we jump into the new 2022 album “Happiness not included” from Soft Cell. Will Steve and T-bone find happiness in these releases? We also start a new segment, The New Music Spotlight. This new feature will highlight some the best newer bands that have that new wave sound and recommendations fro...
Jun 06, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 19
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 1, Episode 18 On this episode we discuss the new album "The Boy Named If" from Elvis Costello. We also check out “Now and the Evermore” from Men at Work frontman Colin Hay. In music news we have new songs from The Fixx and Miles Hunt of the Wonderstuff. Also, tour dates for Crowded House and B52’s. In addition, we give our review of the English Beat’s show in Salt Lake City! Elvis Costello - The Boy Named If https://shop.elviscoste...
May 09, 2022•38 min•Season 1Ep. 18
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 1, Episode 17 We had the privilege of sitting down for a conversation with Dave Faulkner from the legendary Australian band Hoodoo Gurus. Join us as we discuss the new album “Chariot of the Gods.” Dave shares some great stories about working on this album and his time with the Hoodoo Gurus. Follow https://www.hoodoogurus.net for tour updates and to purchase the new album. Follow Hoodoo Gurus https://m.facebook.com/hoodoogurus/ Enjo...
Apr 27, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 17
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 1, Episode 16 On this episode we discuss the new album "Chariot of the Gods" by the Hoodoo Gurus. Then we dive into the "The Last Few Beautiful Days" by The Motels. In music news we look at the new single from Howard Jones, tour dates for Oingo Boingo Former Members, talk about Danny Elfman's recent Coachella set, and a review of Michael Aston from Gene Love Jezebel recent show in Salt Lake City! Hoodoo Gurus - Chariot of the Gods ...
Apr 20, 2022•41 min•Season 1Ep. 16
