We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 75 We've reviewed previous works for both of our artists on this episode, but we love it when they release new material. Up first is the latest from Duran Duran, 2023's Danse Macabre. It's a fun Halloween themed album with old songs revisited, new songs and a number of covers. Up next are two 2023 EPs from The Ocean Blue: Ayn and Denmark. These aren't exactly new, but you'll have to listen to the episode to find out more...
Nov 29, 2023•49 min•Season 4Ep. 75
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 74 After an episode with OMD's synthesizers, we're going to go back to guitar based music. Up first is from the UK's original punks The Damned and their 2023 release, Darkadelic. Then, we'll dive into the latest from The Pretenders. Their 2023 album is titled Relentless. As for music news, there are new tracks from Joe Jackson, The Fixx, Jay Aston's Gene Loves Jezabel and of all things, a new Christmas single from Peter ...
Nov 14, 2023•45 min•Season 4Ep. 74
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 73 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark are at it again with a brand new album, Bauhaus Staircase. Making this episode even better, Steve had a chance to sit down with OMD lead singer Andy McCluskey. They discuss the bands origins, longevity in the music business, the new album and much more! Orchestral Manoeuvers In The Dark: https://omd.uk.com/ Offside Apparel http://offsideapparel.com Use NEWWAVE at checkout for 10% off ...
Oct 30, 2023•52 min•Season 4Ep. 73
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 72 Welcome to another New Music Spotlight! This time we're talking with the alternative band Princess Goes. Princess Goes consists of actor Michael C. Hall (Dexter, Six Feet Under, Lazarus) alongside keyboardist/guitarist Matt Katz-Bohen (Blondie, Cyndie Lauper) and drummer Peter Yanowitz (The Wallflowers, Morningwood). We discuss their new album Come Of Age, how they’re got their unique name, their style of music and mu...
Oct 25, 2023•23 min•Season 4Ep. 72
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 71 The Alarm is back, and leukemia won't keep Mike Peters down. They have a new album released in 2023 entitled Forward. And Andy Taylor, guitarist for Duran Duran, who's also battling health issues, has a new solo album released this year, Man's A Wolf To Man. And in music news, we have lots going on! New musics from the B-52s Kate Pierson, The Soup Dragons and The Farm. Joe Jackson and Missing Persons not only have sin...
Oct 15, 2023•40 min•Season 4Ep. 71
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 70 Andy Partridge may have disbanded XTC years ago, but that doesn't mean he hasn't kept busy. On this episode we take a listen to his two EPs, My Failed Songwriting Career, Vol 1 and 2, as well as a side project he's doing entitled The 3 Clubmen. Not to be outdone, Cindy Wilson of the B-52s also has a brand new album called Realms. We'll find out what she's up to now that the B-52s have decided to pack it up. In music n...
Oct 02, 2023•42 min•Season 4Ep. 70
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 69 We're going to be talking about The Sex Pistols on this episode......sort of. As you know, after that band dissolved, John Lydon formed Public Image Ltd. They've just released their newest album, End Of World. For the other review, we're going to take a listen to the new album from the original bassist of The Sex Pistols, Glen Matlock entitled Consequences Coming. And in music news we have new singles from The Church,...
Sep 20, 2023•40 min•Season 4Ep. 69
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 68 It's been a while since a New Music Spotlight, so here we go! T-Bone had a chance to talk with Jonny Foster, lead singer and guitarist of Hardwicke Circus from Carlisle England, as well as their manager, the legendary Dave Robinson, co-founder of Stiff Records. We talk about the bands beginnings, their influences, going on tour in the Czech Republic and so much more! Follow and support the band at; https://www.hardwic...
Sep 10, 2023•35 min•Season 4Ep. 68
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 67 Susanna Hoffs has had a great career, post-Bangles, and in this episode we're going to take a listen to her new album of covers entitled "The Deep End." And an artist that is known for his cover songs has a brand new album of original material. We take a listen to "Behind The Lens" from Paul Young. In music news we go over new singles from Jack Hues (Wang Chung) and Andy Taylor (Duran Duran). In addition, we talk abou...
Sep 01, 2023•40 min•Season 4Ep. 67
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 66. On this special episode of the podcast, Steve had the opportunity to talk with Jamie West-Oram, guitarist for the iconic band The Fixx. They talk about the bands beginning, his favorites to play live, his brand new solo album, Skeleton Key and much more! Jamie West-Oram - Skeleton Key: https://www.amazon.com/Skeleton-Key-Jamie-West-Oram/dp/B0C6TZJ7P2 The Fixx Website: https://www.thefixx.com/ Enjoy the podcast? How a...
Aug 28, 2023•24 min•Season 4Ep. 66
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 65 Last year we reviewed the previous Lloyd Cole album, but now he has a brand new one, On Pain. Also The Wonderstuff frontman, Miles Hunt, has a new album as well, Things Can Change. This episode we take a deep dive into both albums. In music news we discuss the newest single from Dave Gahan, new musical project from The Cure’s Lol Tolhurst and Budgie of Siouxsie and the Banshees and more. Lloyd Cole - On Pain Album: ht...
Aug 13, 2023•36 min•Season 4Ep. 65
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 64 When you think of the icons of new wave, one person is bound to come to the top the list. Yes, Howard Jones is who I'm referring to. Steve had a chance to talk to him about everything from his influences to his current tour and his latest album, Dialogue. Howard Jones: http://www.howardjones.com/ Enjoy the podcast? How about buying us a cup of coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newwavemusic Support the show...
Jul 30, 2023•30 min•Season 4Ep. 64
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 63 Sparks are at it again, so of course we're going to take a listen to their new 2023 release, The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte. And if the most you know of The Vapors is "Turning Japanese," well, you aren't alone. When we discovered they had a 2020 album, Together, we decided we better check it out. And in music news, we talk about tours from The Church, Culture Club (with Howard Jones and Berlin) and Modern English. In...
Jul 19, 2023•43 min•Season 4Ep. 63
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 62. For this episode we take a listen to the 2023 album Quaker City Quiet Pill from punk satirists The Dead Milkmen. Plus, we had a chance to talk with Dean Clean, drummer for the band. We discuss the bands history, their distinct humor and all about the new album. The Dead Milkmen: http://www.deadmilkmen.com/ Purchase Quaker City Quiet Pills: https://thedeadmilkmen.bandcamp.com/album/quaker-city-quiet-pills Enjoy the po...
Jul 02, 2023•54 min•Season 4Ep. 62
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 61 Josie Cotton has a brand new album, 2023's Day Of The Gun, so what better time to talk with her? We discuss the controversy surrounding "Johnny Are You Queer," what she's been doing over the years and stories about this very diverse new album. Day of the Gun album: https://josiecottonmusic.bandcamp.com/album/day-of-the-gun Josie's social media links: https://www.instagram.com/josiecottonofficial/ https://www.facebook....
Jun 18, 2023•35 min•Season 4Ep. 61
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 60 For the start of our fourth season we had the opportunity to talk with David Newton, guitarist for The Mighty Lemon Drops. We discuss that bands history, his influences and much more. But before that, we delve into David's latest band, David Newton And Thee Mighty Angels and the 2020 album A Gateway To A Lifetime Of Disappointment. Bandcamp: https://theemightyangels.bandcamp.com/album/a-gateway-to-a-lifetime-of-disapp...
Jun 11, 2023•49 min•Season 4Ep. 60
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 3, Episode 59 On this episode, we're going to take a listen to the 2020 album Citizens Of Boomtown from The Boomtown Rats, followed by two EPs from Nik Kershaw, named Songs From The Shelf Vol. 1 (2022) and 2 (2023). And in music news, we discuss a recent Hoodoo Gurus concert we attended, new singles from Pretenders, Lloyd Cole, and Ian Donaldson from H20. In addition there's a deluxe reissue of the latest Fixx album and a double al...
May 30, 2023•41 min•Season 3Ep. 59
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 3, Episode 58 We've reviewed albums for many artists that haven't released new material in many years, sometimes decades, and that will be the case with this episode. First up we're going to listen to the newest from Everything But The Girl and their 2023 release Fuse, and after that we'll discuss the latest from Natalie Merchant, Keep Your Courage, also released in 2023. As for music news, Kate Bush has been inducted into the Rock...
May 10, 2023•38 min•Season 3Ep. 58
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 3, Episode 57 It's been a while since we had a New Music Spotlight, so with this special episode we're going to talk to Matt and Austin of new wave influenced indie band Indigo Waves. We'll discuss their beginnings, the synths they use, unique song titles, their love of the film Ghost and much more. A link tree to all things Indigo Waves: https://linktr.ee/indigowavesband Enjoy the podcast? How about buying us a cup of coffee? http...
May 05, 2023•29 min•Season 3Ep. 57
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 3, Episode 56 Steve had an opportunity to do an interview with Paul Fishman, keyboardist for the band Re-Flex. They discuss the bands history, his own story, his new album, Art Official Intelligence, and much more. Paul Fishman Website: https://www.paulfishman.co.uk/ Paul Fishman Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/639EC1492yFwKsE4q7BAwE Paul Fishman Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paulfishmanmusic Paul Fishman YouTube Page...
May 01, 2023•36 min•Season 3Ep. 56
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 3, Episode 55 Big artists deserve a review just as much as the smaller, and with this episode we look at the new 2023 release from Depeche Mode, Momento Mori. After that we take a listen to the 2022 album Vibrate Generate from Re-Flex. Remember them? Then listen and see what we think. In music news we talk about new singles from PIL, The Dead Milkmen, Michael Stipe and Sparks as well as tour dates for Culture Club (along with Howar...
Apr 25, 2023•43 min•Season 3Ep. 55
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 3, Episode 54 "They do it to such fine detail that its scary" - Martin Gore "The best Depeche Mode tribute on the planet" - Richard Blade Steve had the opportunity to interview Strangelove - The Depeche Mode Experience. They discuss how the band was put together, their roles, the details they incorporate to make their shows a memorable experience and much more. Strangelove Social Media Links Website: https://www.depechetribute.com/...
Apr 17, 2023•27 min•Season 3Ep. 54
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 3, Episode 53 Ian McNabb was the voice behind The Icicle Works. After the band broke up, he's gone on to have a lengthy successful solo career. In this episode we're not only going to review his latest album, 2022's Nabby Road, but we're going to talk the man himself! Ian McNabb's website: https://www.ianmcnabb.com/ To purchase Nabby Road: https://ianmcnabb.bandcamp.com/album/nabby-road Enjoy the podcast? How about buying us a cup ...
Apr 12, 2023•51 min•Season 3Ep. 53
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 3, Episode 52 With this episode, we look at a couple of albums more in the dark wave vein. First up is the 2021 release Limbo from Clan Of Xymox, followed by the 2007 solo album Mantaray from Siouxsie Sioux, which has just been reissued digitally and is soon to come out on CD and Vinyl. In music news we discuss the new Josie Cotton single, additional Peter Gabriel tour dates, the now postponed Celebrating Bowie with Peter Murphy, t...
Mar 28, 2023•38 min•Season 3Ep. 52
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 3, Episode 51 With this episode, our first review is for the latest from The Church, 2023's The Hypnogogue. We follow that with 2022's A Free Society from Night Crickets. Who are Night Crickets? Listen and find out! In music news, we discuss the new Sparks single. In addition, we look at Violent Femmes tour dates and Peter Murphy's Bowie tribute tour. And finally, a quick mention of a new Alarm album. The Church: https://www.thechu...
Mar 12, 2023•41 min•Season 3Ep. 51
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 3, Episode 50 First up in this episode, we wanted to delve into Pretenders 2020 release, Hate For Sale. After that, we take a listen to The Wonder Stuff's 2019 album, Better Being Lucky. It was another big week for music news. We discuss the latest singles from The The, Everything But The Girl and The Alarm. Plus, our friends Palm Ghosts are releasing more material. Despite not having released Bonfire Of The Teenagers, Morrissey ha...
Feb 28, 2023•38 min•Season 3Ep. 50
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 3, Episode 49 On this episode, Steve and T-Bone are going to with the harder side of "new wave." First up we take a listen to the 2017 album Damage And Joy from The Jesus And Mary Chain. Then we go punk with the latest from living legend Iggy Pop and his 2023 album, Every Loser. In music news we have details on new singles from Depeche Mode, The Church and Pet Shop Boys and tour dates for Gary Numan and Sisters Of Mercy. The Jesus ...
Feb 14, 2023•43 min•Season 3Ep. 49
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 3, Episode 48 After an outstanding interview with the man himself, we're going to take a listen to Robyn Hitchcock's 2022 release, Shufflemania! And speaking of singer/songwriters, we will delve into the 2021 album Queens Of The Summer Hotel from Aimee Mann of Til' Tuesday fame. Music news is packed with new singles from Dave Gahan, PIL and Everything But The Girl. The Sex Pistols' Glen Matlock has an album coming soon, an instrume...
Jan 31, 2023•42 min•Season 3Ep. 48
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 3, Episode 47 In this special episode of the podcast, Steve had the opportunity to talk with a living music legend, Robyn Hitchcock. They discuss his lengthy career, his eclectic music styling and his brand new album, Shufflemania! Robyn Hitchcock Website: https://www.robynhitchcock.com/ Robyn Hitchcock Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/100044098480922/ Robyn Hitchcock Instagram: https://instagram.com/robynhitchcockofficial?igshid=M...
Jan 15, 2023•40 min•Season 3Ep. 47
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 3, Episode 46 For our first episode of 2023, we thought we'd take a look at a couple of recent albums. We have Shriekback's Bowlahoola, which was released at the very tail-end of 2022 and The Waterboys' All Souls Hill, which came out earlier in that year. In music news we talk about the new Peter Gabriel single, Siouxsie Sioux's return to the stage, an upcoming Michael Stipe album and the passing of Terry Hall. Shriekback's website...
Jan 10, 2023•35 min•Season 3Ep. 46
