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“Lived Through That” is the companion podcast to my book where I look at influential musicians of the 80s and 90s and where they are today. On this podcast, we’ll delve deeper into a single pivotal moment in the lives of some of the artists I feature in that book, as well as other artists I love and admire. The stories they tell are open, honest, and inspiring.
This week, I am excited to bring you the legend that is Steve Diggle, guitarist and a founder of one of the first British punk bands, The Buzzcocks.
Musical credits:
"Simple Vale" by <a href="https://sessions.blue/">Blue Dot Sessions</a>
Be sure to look out for my books, "Lived Through That" and "80s Redux" where ever you buy your books!
You can find out more about my work and the 80s and 90s books at my website here.
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“Lived Through That” is the companion podcast to my book where I look at influential musicians of the 80s and 90s and where they are today. On this podcast, we’ll delve deeper into a single pivotal moment in the lives of some of the artists I feature in that book, as well as other artists I love and admire. The stories they tell are open, honest, and inspiring.
This week, we have guest David Newton from the Mighty Lemon Drops. A pivotal moment for David happened when he was just a schoolboy and went on a field trip to the Rock Against racism concert in London’s Victoria Park. Over 100,000 people were there to protest the rising number of racial attacks that were occurring in the United Kingdom -as well as to see bands like The Clash, Steel Pulse, and X-Ray Spex. This moment not only raised his awareness of political issues, it began a lifelong love of music and inspired him to form his own band.
Musical credits:
"Gymnopedies 2" by <a href="https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/257107">Blue Dot Sessions</a>
"Crime and Corruption" from The Lowest Class
Be sure to look out for my books, "Lived Through That" and "80s Redux" where ever you buy your books!
You can find out more about my work and the 80s and 90s books at my website here.
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“Lived Through That” is the companion podcast to my book where I look at influential musicians of the 80s and 90s and where they are today. On this podcast, we’ll delve deeper into a single pivotal moment in the lives of some of the artists I feature in that book, as well as other artists I love and admire. The stories they tell are open, honest, and inspiring.
I'm really pleased to have as our guest this week Barry Andrews with a story about quite literally breaking down walls. Barry started off his musical journey as the keyboardist in XTC. He played on their first two records before leaving to start Shriekback with Dave Allen, former bass player for the Gang of Four. Shreikback’s best known song might be “My Spine is the Bassline,” but it’s their 1985 song “Nemesis” that I feel is a totally underrated track of the 80s and well worth searching out.
You can find what Barry's up to on the Shriekback site at www.shriekback.com
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“Lived Through That” is the companion podcast to my book where I look at influential musicians of the 80s and 90s and where they are today. On this podcast, we’ll delve deeper into a single pivotal moment in the lives of some of the artists I feature in that book, as well as other artists I love and admire. The stories they tell are open, honest, and inspiring.
This week,I'm pleased to present a bonus episode with Steve Kilbey, vocalist and founding member of the Australian band The Church. There was too much good conversation and some of it, like this episode on how Frank Sinatra influenced him, was too good not to share!
You can find what Steve's up to on his web site here or on The Church's web site here.
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“Lived Through That” is the companion podcast to my book where I look at influential musicians of the 80s and 90s and where they are today. On this podcast, we’ll delve deeper into a single pivotal moment in the lives of some of the artists I feature in that book, as well as other artists I love and admire. The stories they tell are open, honest, and inspiring.
This week, I am excited to bring you Steve Kilbey, vocalist and founding member of the Australian band The Church. He also wrote their iconic hit, “Under The Milky Way.” His career is long and storied and we talk about a few of his pivotal moments – TEAC audio machines, heroin addiction, agism, and finding excellence in your work.
You can find what Steve's up to on his web site here or on The Church's web site here.
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Live Through That is back for another season – and what a great season of stories we’ve got planned for you! I keep calling it our “Legends” season since we've got such an outstanding lineup of guests! Steve Diggle from The Buzzcocks, Gerald Casale from DEVO, Colin Moulding from XTC, Barry Andrews from Shreikback ,Steve Kilbey from The Church, David Newton from the Mighty Lemon Drops - and more surprises! New season launches on June 5th!
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“Lived Through That” is the companion podcast to my book where I look at influential musicians of the 80s and 90s and where they are today. On this podcast, we’ll delve deeper into a single pivotal moment in the lives of some of the artists I feature in that book, as well as other artists I love and admire. The stories they tell are open, honest, and inspiring.
This week, I am excited to bring you Laura Davis-Chanin from the band The Student Teachers. They were a small band in New York City back in the late 1970s poised to go to bigger and better places with the help of none other than David Bowie. Here she tells of creating her band, riding with Blondie, and meeting the man himself, David Bowie.
You can find The Student Teachers on Facebook here.
You can pre-order her biography of Alan Vega, "Infinite Dreams" on Amazon here or on IndieBound here.
Musical credits:
"Christmas Weather" from The Sudent Teachers
Timber Lodge Rumba by <a href="https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/238052">Blue Dot Sessions</a>
Be sure to look out for my books, "Lived Through That" and "80s Redux" where ever you buy your books!
You can find out more about my work and the 80s and 90s books at my website here.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
“Lived Through That” is the companion podcast to my book where I look at influential musicians of the 80s and 90s and where they are today. On this podcast, we’ll delve deeper into a single pivotal moment in the lives of some of the artists I feature in that book, as well as other artists I love and admire. The stories they tell are open, honest, and inspiring.
This week, I am so pleased to have Kristin Hersh on the podcast. She's a founding member of Throwing Muses and 50 Foot Wave. Anyone who even casually knows me knows how much I love Throwing Muses and her solo work. She’s also written several books, including one of my all-time favorite memoirs, “Rat Girl.”
Her new album is called "Clear Pond Road" and her new book is "The Future of Songwriting." You can find out more about those at her website here.
Musical credits:
"Eyeshine" from Kristin Hersh's new record "Clear Pond Road"
Other guitar strumming from Pixabay.
Be sure to look out for my books, "Lived Through That" and "80s Redux" where ever you buy your books!
You can find out more about my work and the 80s and 90s books at my website here.
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“Lived Through That” is the companion podcast to my book where I look at influential musicians of the 80s and 90s and where they are today. On this podcast, we’ll delve deeper into a single pivotal moment in the lives of some of the artists I feature in that book, as well as other artists I love and admire. The stories they tell are open, honest, and inspiring.
This week, we’re shifting gears a bit with our guest Jane Savidge. Yes, there was a time when she was in a band called Kill Devil Hills, but ultimately she started a PR company called Savage & Best which promoted a slew of the biggest British bands of the 90s, including Suede, Pulp, Elastica, and so many others. There’s even a legend that Jane coined the phrase “Britpop.” Her first book, Lunch With The Wild Frontiers: A History Of Britpop And Excess in 13 and a 1/2 Chapters, was a fantastic read. Her second book, Here They Come With Their Make Up On: Suede, Coming Up And More Adventures Beyond The Wild Frontiers, was released in 2022 and her third book on Pulp’s “This is Hardcore” will be released March 7th. It’s part of the brilliant 33 1/3 series from Bloomsbury Press.
You can order her new book, "Pulp's This Is Hardcore" here.
Musical credits:
"Shelftop Speech" from Blue Dot Sessions
Be sure to look out for my books, "Lived Through That" and "80s Redux" where ever you buy your books!
You can find out more about my work and the 80s and 90s books at my website here.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
“Lived Through That” is the companion podcast to my book where I look at influential musicians of the 80s and 90s and where they are today. On this podcast, we’ll delve deeper into a single pivotal moment in the lives of some of the artists I feature in that book, as well as other artists I love and admire. The stories they tell are open, honest, and inspiring.
This week, we’re excited to talk with Einar Orn – straight from Reyjavik, Iceland. He is sometimes called Iceland’s first punk and started several punk groups, including Purrkur Pillnikk, before eventually forming the Sugarcubes in 1986 with Einar sharing vocals with Bjork. Today, he tells me how he got turned on to punk music in the first place and how that kick started his musical journey.
Einar's web site is here, where you can see (and buy!) some of his art and see upcoming exhibtions and gigs.
Musical credits:
"Levin and Harper" from Blue Dot Sessions
"She Is Beyond Good & Evil," The Pop Group
Be sure to look out for my books, "Lived Through That" and "80s Redux" where ever you buy your books!
You can find out more about my work and the 80s and 90s books at my website here.
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