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C86 Show - Indie Pop
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Channelling the spirit of Indie Pop!
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Juno Reactor - Sunsonic, The Flowerpot Men, The Hitmen
May 301:08:21Tap to summarizeJuno Reactor in conversation with David Eastaugh https://junoreactor.bandcamp.com/album/mona-lisa-overdrive-reaky-reakson-remix https://www.junoreactor.com/ In a powerful convergence of cinematic legacy and contemporary electronic music artistry, Juno Reactor (aka Ben Watkins) have released a stunning new remix of their iconic track ‘Mona Lisa Overdrive’ as a single today. Originally composed and scored for the 2003 movie ‘The Matrix Reloaded’, it has now been reimagined by the Slovenian DJ and producer Reaky Reakson.
Transcribe →Nikki Corvette - Nikki and the Corvettes, Nikki and the Stingrays & Gorevette
Apr 2901:11:27Tap to summarizeNikki Corvette in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.facebook.com/nikki.corvette/ This Detroit punk-pop outfit – formed in 1977 – was led by the Nikki Corvette and guitarist Peter James. They had a sound somewhere between The Go-Go’s and The Ramones, with bubblegum teenage libido maxed out with a dose of The Shangri La’s. Led by a “new wave Betty Boop,” to quote one review, this group offered great sounds and sex appeal. Combining those undeniable elements of energy and enthusiasm. The group disbanded in 1981, though Nikki returned in the 21st century as Nikki Corvette & The Stingrays – a band incorporating Travis Ramin on guitar, Georgia Peach on bass and Johnny O’Halloran on drums.
Transcribe →Anne Richmond Boston - The Swimming Pool Q’s
Apr 2700:49:20Tap to summarizeAnne Richmond Boston in conversation with David Eastaugh https://annerichmondboston.bandcamp.com/album/i-should-be-happy Back in the late 70s Anne Richmond Boston was a part of a then up-and-coming, young new-wave band called The Swimming Pool Q’s—a band that would find a spiritual home alongside contemporaries like fellow Georgians The B-52s and R.E.M. In 2026 Boston is still (bar a few years when she had moved on from the band) playing shows as a member of the band. Indeed The Swimming Pool Q’s have some shows coming up this May, information for which you can get here from their website. But there’s another story to be told here. The story of how Boston set out to record the follow up to her debut solo record The Big House Of Time, only for that album (I Should Be Happy) to remain unfinished and unreleased for more than 30 years on from its original recording sessions.
Transcribe →Gary Lachman - Blondie, The Know & Iggy Pop
Apr 2401:30:10Tap to summarizeGary Lachman in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.amazon.co.uk/Touched-Presence-Blondies-Bowery-Occult/dp/B0DSV388DQ https://www.gary-lachman.com/ https://garylachman.co.uk/ In this memoir, Lachman recounts how he went from being a successful rock and roller to a writer on consciousness and the Western inner tradition. He shares encounters with rockers such as the Ramones, New York Dolls, Patti Smith, the Rolling Stones, David Bowie, and Iggy Pop and also his time with Timothy Leary, William Burroughs, and Allen Ginsberg. Living with Blondie’s Debbie Harry and Chris Stein on New York’s Bowery, a block from CBGB, the birthplace of punk rock, Lachman discovered occultism via a follower of Aleister Crowley. Post rock and roll, Lachman’s occult studies brought him to the Golden Dawn, Manly P. Hall, Gnosticism, and a stint in Crowley’s O.T.O. He details his time in the Fourth Way, including a visit to the site of Gurdjieff ’s Institute for the Harmonious Development of Man in France, and his years studying philosophy and literature and working as a science writer while managing a famous metaphysical bookshop at the height of the New Age movement. Excursions to Stonehenge, Avebury, and Glastonbury in search of ley lines and pilgrimages to Colin Wilson’s home in Cornwall are a few of the highlights of this introspective, often humorous account of a nascent writer’s struggle from rock and roll to individuation.
Transcribe →Frightwig - Deanna Mitchell & Mia d'Bruzzi
Apr 1201:19:54Tap to summarizeDeanna _ Mia in conversation with David Eastaugh https://frightwig.org/ Frightwig is an all-female punk rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1982 by Deanna Mitchell and Mia d'Bruzzi. The current lineup of Frightwig consists of Deanna Mitchell, Mia d'Bruzzi, Tina Fagnani, and Rebecca Sevrin.
Transcribe →Joan Wasser - Joan As Police Woman
Apr 801:02:51Tap to summarizeJoan Wasser in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.joanaspolicewoman.com/ Renowned NYC artist Joan As Police Woman announces her new album “Real Life Evolution”, out June 12 via UK independent Reveal Records -- on CD, Limited Edition exclusive red marble vinyl and digitally. Exactly 20 years since releasing her much-loved debut album "Real Life", she has re-recorded and imagined the album in full with guests including Iggy Pop and Krystle Warren. Joan Wasser, known professionally as Joan As Police Woman since 2004, is a critically acclaimed musician and producer, dubbed “the coolest woman in pop” (The Times) and “one of the 21st century’s best musicians” (The Economist). As a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, her music defies easy categorization, crafting her own sound that blends various genres. She has released ten albums of original material, two cover albums, and an anthology. Twenty years in the making, this record was developed through countless nights on stage. These new arrangements are brought to life by the musical brilliance of the players who helped define their sound. In order of appearance, it features contributions by Will Graefe, Jeremy Gustin, Tony Scherr, Parker Kindred, Danny Blume, Krystle Warren, Oren Bloedow, Thomas Bartlett and Iggy Pop.
Transcribe →Alistair Jackson - A Riot Of Colour
Apr 301:12:53Tap to summarizeAlistair Jackson in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef0Cw6j70H4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXMB0fZMhxw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeiRflHxuCA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYyl_FDTE94&t=374s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJGp--gpTOQ A Riot Of Colour were an indie pop band from Swiss Cottage, North London, originally consisting of: Alex Osman (drums) Alistair Jackson (guitar) Dominic Blaazer (bass, vocals, guitar) The band released several singles in the 80's and a compilation album of their work in 2015.
Transcribe →Andy Allan - Hank Dogs, Lightning Raiders, The Professionals
Apr 201:14:30Tap to summarizeAndy Allan in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.facebook.com/andy.allan.1232 https://www.facebook.com/hankdogsband Hank Dogs are an acoustic folk band from South London. The band members are Piano Pace, her ex-husband Andy Allan (formerly of Lightning Raiders and The Professionals), and his daughter Lily Ramona. Their music is considered to be in the English folk tradition. They started out in 1992 at an acoustic club in South London. In 1998 they traveled to Seattle with producer Jon Kertzer and played at the Bumbershoot Festival there. Their first album Bareback, produced by Joe Boyd, was well received and was named Record of the Month for WXPN in Philadelphia. Their third album Fiveways was recorded in 2010 but remained unreleased until 2024 following the break up of the band. The band reunited to celebrate the release.
Transcribe →Mikey Georgeson - David Devant & His Spirit Wife & The Middle People
Apr 101:58:07Tap to summarizeMikey Georgeson in conversation with David Eastaugh https://vimeo.com/1160773241?share=copy&fl=cl&fe=ci https://themiddlepeople.bandcamp.com/ With three albums under their collective belt since Mikey Georgeson (David Devant & His Spirit Wife) & António Olaio (Repórter Estrábico) first met in 2024, it is high time for a Best Of The Middle People compilation. Gathering tracks from Revenge Of The Killjoys,Dogmatists In Disguise, and even one from last year’s Christmas With The Middle People holiday album, Can You Feel The Moment: Best Of The Middle People also adds a trio of new songs to bring more ‘Art-Pop Joy’. Introduced through a mutual friend when Olaio was performing in a play in London, the two soon exchanged drawings. Georgeson sending him one titled ‘Losing My Virginity to Time Itself’, which ‘sort of set the tone.’ “We are both visual artists,” Olaio explains, “both used to putting things together in weird ways. I then asked Mikey to play on a song for an album I was going to make, and we became a band. It was very quick. We do everything very quickly.” The duo’s first song, ‘Hello John’, was their way of saying hello to each other. “It's not a very nice song,” Georgeson laughs. “It's about two twin brothers that hate each other. But it did feel like a conversation through music. That ambiguity is quite middle. We navigate both good and bad.”
Transcribe →Steve Nieve - Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Plus Kessada
Mar 2901:01:06Tap to summarizeSteve Nieve in conversation with David Eastaugh https://events.liveit.io/west-hampstead-arts-club/steve-nieve-kessada/ https://www.stevenieve.com/solo-albums Musician and composer. In a career spanning more than 40 years, Nieve has been a member of Elvis Costello's backing bands the Attractions and the Imposters, as well as Madness. He has also experienced success as a prolific session musician, featured on a wide array of other artists' recordings. In 2003, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Elvis Costello and the Attractions.
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