Episodes
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
Mike Baggetta - mssv
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
Mike Baggetta in conversation with David Eastaugh
https://mikebaggetta.com/
mssv's second studio album Human Reaction , is released by BIG EGO Records as a digital download, 12” LP vinyl, and via streaming platforms on September 1. The band, composed of guitarist Mike Baggetta, Stephen Hodges (Tom Waits, David Lynch) on drums and avant-punk icon mike watt on bass, creates music that is a heretofore unimagined hybrid of a punk power-trio and a dreamy experimental rock band, though they prefer the term “post-genre.”
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
David Bowie - Jérôme Soligny
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
Jérôme Soligny in conversation with David Eastaugh
In David Bowie Rainbowman, Jérôme Soligny tells the story of David Bowie the musician with the help of those intimately involved with the creation of his music.
This uniquely exhaustive work on Bowie's 1967-1980 albums draws on over 150 interviews with the musicians, producers and friends who knew Bowie best, including Robert Fripp, Hermione Farthingale, Lou Reed, George Underwood, Mick Ronson, Carlos Alomar, Trevor Bolder, Mike Garson, Woody Woodmansey and many, many others. With an essay by Soligny on each album followed by oral histories from the most trusted and influential figures in Bowie's musical life, David Bowie Rainbowman is the definitive guide to a singular and mercurial genius - the Rainbowman himself.
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
Crisis & Naevus - Lloyd James
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
Lloyd James in conversation with David Eastaugh
English punk rock band formed in 1977. An openly left-wing and anti-fascist band, they performed at rallies for Rock Against Racism and the Anti-Nazi League, and at Right to Work marches.
https://naevus.bandcamp.com/
Naevus is a British experimental rock group. Formed in London in 1998 by Lloyd James (vocals, acoustic guitar) and Joanne Owen (bass, accordion), Naevus were often categorised as part of the ‘neo-folk’ genre. Their music has also drawn comparison with acts such as Swans and Wire, and often includes elements of industrial music.
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Chris Matthews - Shudder To Think & Quiz Show
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Chris Matthews in conversation with David Eastaugh
https://quizshow.bandcamp.com/album/quiz-show
American indie rock trio Quiz Show release their debuut album this spring, the trio is made up of Chris Matthews (founding member of legendary DC alternative rock band Shudder To Think and his powerful rhythm section, bassist Jesse Krakow and drummer Joe Billy. But Quiz Show is not just any band - it's a continuation. After picking up his guitar and again writing songs, Matthews formed Quiz Show with former Shudder To Think drummer Kevin March (Guided By Voices, The Dambuilders).
The 'Quiz Show' LP brings together the singles the band recorded with award-winning producer Ray Ketchem (Guided By Voices, Luna, Versus, Elk City, Gramercy Arms) between 2017 and 2020 at his Magic Door Recording Studio in Montclair, NJ. Ketchem also re-mastered these tracks for this release. Interesting fact: through this process, Matthews discovered that he enjoys singing as much as playing guitar.
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Jill Smith
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Jill Smith in conversation with David Eastauggh
Born in London, Jill trained as an actress at RADA, and was later known as Jill Bruce. In the 1970s and early 1980s, she was a Performance Artist in partnership with the late Bruce Lacey. For five years they received funding from the then Arts Council of Great Britain.
Evolving through science fantasy and alchemy, the performances were spectacular, largely outdoor, ceremonial, ritual celebrations of the turning cycles of earth and cosmos.
Jill evolved her wonderful costumes as a form of living sculpture, wearing them to evoke the spirits and energies of the elements and forces she was honouring.
The performances were at venues all over Britain: at fairs, festivals, art centres, colleges, art galleries; and alone at ancient sites – the documentation of these being later exhibited with installation and Performance at major exhibitions, including two at the Acme Gallery and one at the Serpentine.
Sunday Oct 29, 2023
The Danse Society - Paul Nash
Sunday Oct 29, 2023
Sunday Oct 29, 2023
Paul Nash in conversation with David Eastaugh
http://www.thedansesociety.com/
In June 2018 the band release an EP, The FUTUR1ST, including a cover of NIN's "Hurt" dedicated to the Sophie Lancaster Foundation, and the tracks "One Thought in Heaven" and "Scream" featuring drummer Joss Rylance who replaced Iain Hunter, and who has subsequently been replaced by Tom Davenport. September 2020 saw the release of the bands 7th Studio album Sailing Mirrors whilst celebrating their 40 years anniversary. And the band are currently in production of their 8th studio album 'The Loop' due to be released late 2023.
Sunday Oct 29, 2023
Jim Cregan - Family, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel and Rod Stewart
Sunday Oct 29, 2023
Sunday Oct 29, 2023
Jim Cregan in conversation with David Eastaugh
www.jimcregan.com
Rock guitarist and bassist, best known for his associations with Family, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel and Rod Stewart. Cregan is a former husband of the singer Linda Lewis and worked with her as a record producer. He has also worked with London Quireboys, Glass Tiger, Katie Melua and formed Farm Dogs with Bernie Taupin.
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
Jean Caffeine - Pulsallama
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
Jean Cafffeine in conversation with David Eastaugh
https://jeancaffeine.bandcamp.com/album/sadie-saturday-nite
https://jeancaffeine.bandcamp.com/album/pulsallama-2
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Friday Oct 20, 2023
Little Nemo - Nicolas Dufaure & Ronan Le Sergent
Friday Oct 20, 2023
Friday Oct 20, 2023
Nicolas Dufaure & Ronan Le Sergent in conversation with David Eastauugh
Formed in 1983 and originating from the region of Paris.
The band was originally composed of Olivier Champeau (vocals, keyboards) and Vincent Le Gallo (vocals, guitar, bass). Their first releases were two cassettes, La Cassette Froide (1986) and Past and Future (1987). Before the recording of their first EP, 1988's Private Life, the pair added Nicolas Dufaure, also known as "Bill" (bass, guitar, vocals).
On stage (and in the studio, starting in 1990), the group expanded to include Yves Charreire (drums), Ronan Le Sergent (keyboards, piano, organ), and Georges Remiet (guitar).
Little Nemo disbanded in 1992 but reformed in 2008 with a lineup of Le Gallo, Dufaure, Charreire, and Le Sergent, releasing the Out of the Blue comeback album on 21 September 2013.
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
Michael Blair in conversation with David Eastaugh
Michael Blair is an American drummer and percussionist who has worked on records and tours with Tom Waits (Rain Dogs, Franks Wild Years), Elvis Costello (King of America, Spike and Lou Reed (Magic and Loss). As a writer/arranger he has collaborated with legendary beat poet Allen Ginsberg, and as a producer he has worked with Victoria Williams, Ryan Adams and Soul Asylum.
Sunday Oct 15, 2023
Anthony Dolphin - Santa Sprees
Sunday Oct 15, 2023
Sunday Oct 15, 2023
Anthony Dolphin in conversation with David Eastaugh
https://santasprees.bandcamp.com/
https://bandcamp.com/anthonydolphin
The Anglo-Japanese band Santa Sprees have been advancing the art of unpopular song since 1994. Making questionable progress from the low-skilled, no-fidelity, no wave of their earliest cassettes to the largely futile primitive avant bubblegum of today, releasing ten collections to date on a trail of defunct labels and media.
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
Jacqueline Bradley - The Hellfire Club, Sophisticated Boom Boom & His Latest Flame
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
Jacqueline Bradley in conversation with David Eastaugh
The Hellfire Club, Glasgow - Rehearsal space and recording studio which was active in the early 1980's. Operated by David Henderson and Jacqueline Bradley with help from Henderson's sister Jaine Henderson.
Sunday Oct 08, 2023
Prince Stash - Stanislas Klossowski de Rola
Sunday Oct 08, 2023
Sunday Oct 08, 2023
Prince Stash in conversation with David Eastaugh
Stanislas Klossowski de Rola is an Author, Entreprenuer, Actor, Singer, and Music Producer. He performed and worked with a various bands including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Vince Taylor & The Playboys, during the Swinging Sixties in London, Rome, Paris, and Los Angeles.
Known for his infamous arrest with The Rolling Stones founder, Brian Jones, his engagement to Italian superstar, Romina Power, and for being a deluxe hippie during the ‘60s, Prince Stash comes from a line of scandalous and very colorful figures in his ancestry.
Prince Stash currently spends his time between his Italian castle, Californian beach house, and other exotic international locations.
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
John Douglas - The Trash Can Sinatras
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
John Douglas in conversation with David Eastaugh
https://johndouglas.bandcamp.com/album/john-douglas-2023
Scotland's Reveal Records is pleased to announce that the debut solo album from
one of Scotland’s finest songwriters - John Douglas (Trashcan Sinatras) - will be
released worldwide on October 6th.
At long last, fans and newcomers alike are treated to an intimate snapshot of the talent,
charisma and depth of this celebrated Scottish indie songsmith. With this release
comes the start of a new chapter in John Douglas' creative life as he simultaneously
looks back at a lifetime of musical adventures and accolades and moves forwards.
The album 'John Douglas' features new recordings of some of John's favourite
Traschcan Sinatras material, alongside new songs he has written and his own rendition
of the Prefab Sprout classic ‘We Let The Stars Go’.
The eleven songs on this record were performed solo, recorded live at Kyoti Studio in
Glasgow (with no overdubs)
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
Tom Hagler - Bowie At The BBC - book
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
Tom Hagler in conversation with David Eastaugh
https://www.waterstones.com/book/bowie-at-the-bbc/david-bowie/tom-hagler/9781802796209
Bowie at Thee BBC - A Life in Interviews
The life of an icon, in his own words.
David Bowie had a unique relationship with the BBC, making more appearances on 'the beeb' than any other broadcaster throughout his career. An anonymous pre-fame teenager, a blossoming starlet, a white-hot rock star and a veritable elder statesman of pop: the BBC had the inside scoop on it all.
In this fascinating collection of BBC television and radio transcripts, Bowie's life story is told in his own words, across more than 35 appearances spanning over forty years. Each provides an illuminating snapshot of moments in a remarkable career. But read together, they offer a completely new take on Bowie himself, a first-person look at the rise and rise of a star.
Compiled and guided by David Bowie expert and BBC journalist Tom Hagler, Bowie at the BBC is the complete story of an incredible life lived on the airwaves.
Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
Mick Wall - Writer
Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
Mick Wall in conversation with David Eastaugh
Wall began his career contributing to the music weekly Sounds in 1977, where he wrote about punk and the new wave, and then rockabilly, funk, New Romantic pop and, eventually, hard rock and heavy metal. In 1979, he left music journalism to become the partner in his own PR firm, Heavy Publicity.
Latest book - Eagles - Dark Desert Highway: How America’s Dream Band Turned into a Nightmare
Saturday Sep 30, 2023
The Soup Dragons - Sushil K. Dade & Ross A. Sinclair
Saturday Sep 30, 2023
Saturday Sep 30, 2023
Sushil K. Dade & Ross A. Sinclair in conversation with David Eastaugh
https://www.facebook.com/p/The-Soup-Dragons-100057732055198/
Fri. Oct 2023. Manchester | Manchester Academy 2.
Sat. Oct 2023. Birmingham | O2 Academy2 Birmingham.
Sun. Oct 2023. Leeds | Brudenell Social Club. ...
Tue. Oct 2023. London | Electric Ballroom. ...
Wed. Nov 2023. Newcastle upon tyne | Boiler Shop. ...
Thu. Nov 2023. Glasgow | SWG3 Galvanizers.
The Soup Dragons formed in Bellshill, a town near Motherwell, in 1985. The line up was Sean Dickson (vocals, lead guitar), Jim McCulloch (guitar, second voice) who replaced Ian Whitehall, and Sushil K. Dade (bass). The original drummer Ross A. Sinclair left the group after the first album This Is Our Art to pursue a career in art, and he was replaced by Paul Quinn. Most of their songs were written by Sean Dickson.
Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
UK Decay - Steve ”Abbo” Abbott & Steve Spon
Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
Abbo & Spon in conversation with David Eastaugh
UK Decay was born from another Luton band called the Resiztors, who had formed in 1978. The Resiztors' line-up consisted of guitarist Steve "Abbo" Abbott, drummer Steven David Harle, bassist Martin "Segovia" Smith and vocalists Ricky Smith and Paul Wilson. After the vocalists' departure in the spring of 1979, the remaining band members changed their name to UK Decay, with Abbott as singer (and guitarist). They soon released the Split Single 7-inch EP in partnership with fellow local band Pneumania, on their own Plastic Records label. The EP featured two tracks from each band, with UK Decay contributing "UK Decay" and "Car Crash". At the same time, some UK Decay members produced their own monthly fanzine The Suss and ran their own punk record and clothes shop called Matrix. Guitarist Steve Spon was soon recruited from Pneumania, allowing Abbo to concentrate on frontman duties.
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
Jane Duffus - These Things Happen - The Sarah Records Story
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
Jane Duffus in conversation with David Eastaugh
This is the definitive history of Sarah Records; the Bristol-based label that signed the acts no major label would touch but who you wanted to hear.
Sarah put out a board game, produced cut 'n' paste fanzines and stuck two fingers up to the mainstream music industry. Sarah was your secret world and it was located in the heart of Bristol. Sarah Records lasted for seven years, nine months and 11 days.
In These Things Happen, those who were there at the beating heart of the indie-pop world reveal the deepest, darkest secrets of what really went into making Sarah’s pop masterpieces. Featuring almost 130 interviews, including at least one member of every single band (as well as the world exclusive first interview with Christine of Christine’s Cat fame), this book is an oral history of a defining moment in pop history.
Sunday Sep 17, 2023
The Snake Corps - Marc Lewis
Sunday Sep 17, 2023
Sunday Sep 17, 2023
Marc Lewis in conversation with David Eastaugh
The Snake Corps were formed in 1984 by members of Sad Lovers & Giants. Tristan Garel-Funk and Nigel Pollard conceived the band, but Pollard left prior to recording the first album. Vocalist Marc Lewis responded to an advert in Melody Maker for a singer and shared a flat with Garel-Funk, the pair recruited Liam McGuinness on Bass and John Greville of Rudimentary Peni on drums.
The music was an original fusion of post-punk, indie rock and a dynamic guitar and vocal soundscape. Not unlike Sad Lovers & Giants before them, they focused on creating dreamy rock anthems and at least partly, discarded the post-punk influences of many their contemporaries. Consequently, the band found that the European market was more aligned to their musical style and they toured abroad extensively.