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You'll no doubt remember Anything Box from their big hit "Living In Oblivion." They have a brand new album entitled Otherverses. Steve had a chance to sit down with lead singer and original member Claude S.
They talk about the bands origins, his influences, their music on Bandcamp, his weekly live-stream, the new album and much more.
Marc Almond is best known as the lead singer of Soft Cell, but he's also had a lengthy solo career. In this episode we'll listen to his latest, an album of his favorite covers, I'm Not Anyone.
And after a very successful previous album, The Blow Monkeys are back with a brand new one, Together/Alone.
In music news, we talk about new music from The Chamelons, Bryan Ferry, Haircut 100, Propaganda, Toad the Wet Sprocket as well as a failed Smiths reunion and The Cure's Roger O'Donnell cancer scare.
Blancmange was one of the top new wave bands of the 80's, and under Neil Arthur's direction, they've been very prolific over the past two decades.
With the brand new greatest hits that's about to drop, we were able to sit down with him and discuss everything from his partnership with Stephen Luscombe, the bands origins, his songwriting process and so much more!
Another special episode! Steve had the opportunity to talk with legendary drummer Terry Chambers from XTC.
They discuss the bands origins, the creative process, and most importantly, the band he has now, EXTC, including how they got together and their upcoming tour.
And we promise... that review of the new Modern English album will be on the next episode!
Back in the 80s, everyone had an Obsession with Animotion. See what we did there? And in 2017 the band released their 3rd album, Raise Your Expectations, which we'll review in this episode.
And making matters even better, we had a chance to talk with original member, singer/guitarist Bill Wadhams. He tells us about the bands origins, getting back together after a couple of decades, the joy of playing live and much more!
After some interviews, we're going to return to an album review episode. Neither albums are brand new, but well worth looking into.
First up is the 2017 release Pollinator from new wave legends Blondie. After that, we'll take a deep dive into the solo album from Devo's Gerard V. Casale, originally released in 2006 and recently reissued in 2021 with extra tracks.
As for music news, we have new songs from The Blow Monkeys, The Call, Crowded House, Pet Shop Boys and The Church. There's also tour information for OMD, The Damned and Front 242.
Back in the late 80's, Kissing The Pink, or KTP, had a string of club hits. They are back with a 5-disc anthology, including three of their albums, extensive remixes and even brand new songs.
We had an opportunity to talk to band members Nick Whitecross, Jon Hall, Simon Aldridge and Pete Barnett. We discuss the bands name, their history, this new anthology and much more!
A new season begins with a great episode. First up, we're going to review the latest from Jay Aston’s Gene Loves Jezebel, 2023's X - Love, Death, Sorrow.
Making the episode even better is that we had the opportunity to talk with Jay Aston, lead singer of the band. We discuss the bands origins, working with long time band mates, the new album and much more!
Last year we reviewed Ian McNabb's Nabby Road, and loved it. Now he's released his latest, New Brighton Rock.
After that is the latest from Missing Persons, Hollywood Lie, which was released at the very end of 2023.
As for music news, we have new singles from Modern English, James, Julian Shah-Tayler and Indigo Waves along with tour dates for The Alarm/Blow Monkeys/Belious Some and Madness.
While attending the Darker Waves festival in California, we had the opportunity to see up-and-coming dark wave band Twin Tribes.
Steve had a chance to talk to Luis (vocal/guitar/synths) and Joel (bass/synths/vocals). They discuss their origins, influences, their upcoming album "Pendulum" and tour and much more.
We're recording this episode on New Years Eve because Steve and T-Bone want to make sure you have something to listen to as 2024 begins. We have a couple of new album reviews.
First up is from Peter Gabriel, an artist that we don't hear enough from. After two decades, he's back with his new album, i/o.
In addition, we take a listen to Trevor Horn's Echos: Ancient And Modern. This is a covers album of songs you'll recognize, sung by a variety of artists.
Finally, music news will have to wait. It's the end of 2023 and we have our annual top 10 albums list.
X is a band that has been around since the starting days of the punk era, but time isn't kind. The band has decided to call it quits, but not without going out with a bang.
In this episode we'll not only review their new, and final, album Smoke And Fiction, but we're thrilled to give you an interview with the one and only Exene Cervenka. She discusses the early days of the band, working on this album, the challenges of recording material now and much more!
We're going to start things out on this episode with the one and only Joe Jackson and his utterly unique 2023 album, Joe Jackson Presents Max Champion in What A Racket!
We'll follow that with a listen to the latest from Madness. Their 2023 album is titled The Theater Of The Absurd Presents C'est La Vie.
Music news is loaded with new singles from The Vapors, Simple Minds/Icehouse, Real Life and Jesus And Mary Chain. Then we have tour dates for Hoodoo Gurus, Adam Ant, Joe Jackson, Blow Monkeys and finally, the lineup for Cruel World 2024.
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.
As for music news, we have UK tour news for Lightning Seeds, the passing of Lars Williams, the saxophone player for The Psychedelic Furs and an extended discussion of attending the inaugural Darker Waves festival.
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 Schilling. We also quickly mention the recent Oingo Boingo Former Members concert we attended.
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!
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 much more!
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 singles, but have announced new albums. Plus, artists that we've done New Music Spotlights with: Julian Shah-Taylor, Palm Ghosts, & Hardwicke Circus all have new material!
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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 news, we have a single from Modern English, more from the collaboration of Lol Tulhurst (The Cure) and Bungie (Siouxsie and the Banshees), OMDs new album and Micky Dolenz giving REM the Monkees treatment. In addition, we talk about Vice Clark's upcoming solo album and two EPs from The Ocean Blue.
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, Billy Bragg, OMD, Duran Duran & Collin Hay. In addition, we discuss the unexpected musical from Gordon Gano and more!
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!
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 about Peter Murphy dropping out of the Bowie tribute tour and The Ocean Blue reissuing Davy Jones Locker as well as an update on an upcoming new album.
We're going to start off the show with a review of The Alarm's latest, a covers album titled Music Television from 2024.
After that, The Stranglers most recent work, released in 2021, was Dark Matters. It's been a while since we heard from them so we'll dive into that album.
As for music news, we have new singles from David J (Bauhaus, Love And Rockets), Kate Pierson (B-52s) and Jesus Jones. In addition, an upcoming Vapors album and sad news about Oingo Boingo Former Members.
Finally, we are doing a contest for the new Alarm album. There will be two winners. Simply send us an email with the word MUSIC in the subject line, to newwavemusicpodcast@yahoo.com. One entry per person. The contest ends August 15th at midnight, so get that entry in!
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.
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.
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 addition we discuss The Cure's phenomenally successful tour, an upcoming re-release of The Talking Heads "Stop Making Sense" album, the 30th anniversary of The Connells “Ring” album and finally the Darker Waves show this November in Huntington Beach, CA.
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.
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.
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 album, The Lexicon Of Love Live, from ABC. Also a quick recap on T-Bone going to Cruel World.
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 And Roll Hall Of Fame, there's a new live album from The Connells (their first), Andy Partridge has a new band - The 3 Club Men - and new material from Oingo Boingo Former Members. Not to be left out, Garbage has a cover of Siouxsie and the Banshees' Cities In Dust.
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.
It seems like forever since we had a full album review episode... because it has.
But, it's that time again. In this episode we're going to dive into the latest from Manchester legends, James, and their new album "Yummy." Then, equally legendary, The Pet Shop Boys have a new album out, "Nevertheless," and we'll give our thoughts on that one.
Music news is pretty loaded with new singles from Camouflage, Robyn Hitchcock, Marc Almond, Paul Heaton and X. Plus, upcoming albums from The Wolfgang Press and The Cure. Finally, there are new singles from Urban Heat, which will be on their upcoming release "The Tower," and local favorite, Indigo Waves.
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.
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 Howard Jones and Berlin) and a new EP from Pet Shop Boys.
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"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.
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!
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, the DEVO documentary that's in the works and a quick mention of the EXTC show we attended.
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.
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 has another new album in the can. And, more dates on the Momento Mori tour for Depeche Mode.
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.
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 instrumental album from Hitchcock, The Buggles on tour with Seal, the upcoming Cruel World Festival and the passing of the legendary guitarist/vocalist Tom Verlaine of Television.
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.
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.
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.
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.