The Counterforce with Aug Stone

Aug Stone talks to Philip Jeays about his excellent new album Blossoms & Bicycles, Jacques Brel, David Bowie, the importance of songs meaning things and much more.   https://philipjeays.bandcamp.com/   https://www.jeays.com/   https://www.facebook.com/PhilipJeays   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwwoi3AFPh_QAvBzpYMB8rA      

Aug Stone talks to author and comedian Mike Carlon about Van Halen, 80s pop culture, his new book The Ruin Of Souls, and much more     Mike’s site - mikecarlon.com   Uncorking A Story podcast - MikeCarlon.com/podcast   All socials: @uncorkingastory   ​  

Aug Stone talks to prolific psychedelic popster Anton Barbeau about his new album Oh The Joys We Live For and a whole lotta pop music     http://www.antonbarbeau.com/   Twitter: @antonbarbeau  https://bigstirrecords.com/anton-barbeau    

Aug Stone talks to author John Higgs about his excellent new book, William Blake Vs The World. There’s A LOT of talk about Blake. And a bit about Iron Maiden too.   https://johnhiggs.com/   https://uk.bookshop.org/books/william-blake-vs-the-world/9781474614351   https://twitter.com/johnhiggs/      

Aug Stone talks to Ari Neufeld & Dominic Appleton of the London dream pop/space rock band Breathless about the 30th anniversary reissue of their Between Happiness And Heartache    http://www.tenorvossa.co.uk/pages/Breathless.html  

Aug Stone talks to Belgian artist Brecht Evens about his excellent new book The City Of Belgium, his ideas about color and composition, endless discos, a ‘very spectacular, amusing & exciting bout of psychosis’ in Tokyo eight years ago, his next 500 page book, and much more    http://www.brechtevens.com/   https://www.instagram.com/evens.brecht/   https://drawnandquarterly.com/city-belgium  

Aug Stone talks to Amelia Fletcher & Rob Pursey of The Catenary Wires about writing letters to The Cure, doing a gig with Vaginal Davis in LA, starting a record label in this day and age, their new album Birling Gap with its songs of modern paranoia, coming to recognize change, frozen relationships, the state of England, 80s discos, and much more    http://catenarywiresband.com/   https://catenary...

Aug Stone goes through the new Fightmilk album, ‘Contender’ with Lily & Alex via Dollywood and other theme parks, ‘maritime narratives’,  New Order lyrics, favourite Pulp albums, loveable otters, and much more     https://fightmilkisaband.bandcamp.com/album/contender   Twitter: @fightmilkband  ​  

Aug Stone chats with writer Reggie Chamberlain-King and Swan River Press publisher Brian Showers about early 20th century Irish clergyman, linguist, writer, & early radio broadcaster Conall Cearnach, Swan River’s recently published collection of Cearnach’s work ‘The Fatal Move & Other Stories’, the Irish discovery of America, and much more    Swan River Press site - http://www.swanriverpress.ie/  ...

Aug Stone goes over the long and interesting career of The Real Tuesday Weld with Stephen Coates as he brings things to a close with a trio of final albums     https://therealtuesdayweld.com/home   https://www.facebook.com/therealtuesdayweld   https://twitter.com/realtuesdayweld   https://www.instagram.com/realtuesdayweld/    

Aug Stone talks to Andrew Shaw of The Silent Academy about the nature of memory, Star Wars, Eastern philosophy, his new book coordinates, and much more    https://www.silentacademy.com/   Twitter: @silentacademy  IG: @thesilentacademy 

Aug Stone talks to Ben Siddall from The Lodger about their comeback after a decade, new album Cul-De-Sac Of Love, the song ‘Different Drum’, many many rock and pop bands, and much more    @thelodgerband  https://www.facebook.com/thelodgerband   https://www.instagram.com/thelodgerband/   https://album.link/i/1552769015    

Aug Stone chats to author Peter Bebergal about his new book Appendix N: The Eldritch Roots Of Dungeons & Dragons, his own D&D games, psychogeography, music, and a whole lot more    Twitter: @peterbebergal  IG: @peter_bebergal  http://strangeattractor.co.uk/shoppe/appendix-n/   ​

Aug Stone talks to Norwegian guitarist Hedvig Mollestad about her killer new album Ding Dong. You’re Dead, motherhood & her ‘Maternity Beat’ project, Black Sabbath, a Two Ronnies sketch, and much more    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HedvigMollestadTrio/   Twitter: @HedvigMollestad   Instagram: @HedvigMollestadTrio  Buy the album: https://boomkat.com/products/ding-dong-you-re-dead    

Aug Stone talks to author Steve Aylett about his new comic Hyperthick, the legacy of Lint, why he finds hens so hilarious, seeing ideas as shapes, treating the reader with intelligence and respect, Trickster archetypes, stand-up comedy, and much more    https://www.steveaylett.com/   Twitter: @steveaylett   

Aug Stone talks to graphic designer, comics artist, and author Rian Hughes about his mammoth new book XX, punk rock, unique London nightclubs, book cover vs album sleeve design, and much more   Twitter: @rianhughes  https://www.devicefonts.co.uk/   https://celestialmechanic.bandcamp.com/    

Aug Stone talks to The Jangling Man himself, Martin Newell, about his upcoming reissue of The Off White Album, the new record he’s just recorded, writing a libretto for Rip Van Winkle, his thoughts on The Kinks, Slade, and White Reaper, the cluelessness of ‘the music biz’, and much more     Twitter: @Cleaners_Venus1  https://thecleanersfromvenus.bandcamp.com/   https://capturedtracks.com/artist/ma...

Young Southpaw talks to musician and raconteur Mark Reeder about his film B Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989, putting on Joy Division’s only Berlin gig, illegal punk rock shows behind the Wall in East Germany, and much more    https://mfsberlin.com/   https://markreeder.bandcamp.com/   Twitter: @markreedermfs  IG: @ markreeder.mfs    https://www.youngsouthpaw.com/     Young Southpaw: Y...

Young Southpaw talks to Dutch artist, Hanco Kolk, about his new Meccano book, Billy Wilder films, his soundtrack choices to suit his different working methods, and much more    https://hancokolk.com/   https://www.instagram.com/hancokolk/     https://www.youngsouthpaw.com/     Hanco Kolk: When I’m sketching, it’s different than when I’m inking. When I’m sketching I need to clear my head. There’s t...

Young Southpaw chats to Aussie indie pop legend Mark Monnone about dressing up as KISS, the Lost & Lonesome Recording Co.’s incredible output, getting cassettes from the rubbish tip, his favourite albums of all-time, The Lucksmiths, and much more    @MonnoneAlone  https://lostandlonesome.bandcamp.com/     Mark Monnone: When I met the guys in The Lucksmiths in high school, I really clicked with the...

Young Southpaw talks to Peter Coviello about his upcoming book ‘Vineland Reread’ and the wonderful - very funny and very prescient - world of Thomas Pynchon’s novels    Twitter: @pcoviell  Buy the book - https://cup.columbia.edu/book/vineland-reread/9780231185219     Peter Coviello: As you know, there’s a certain kind of dude who would, like, push Pynchon on you, you know? As a dude who knew a lot...

Young Southpaw chats with writer Jeremy Allen about his excellent upcoming Serge Gainsbourg biography, Relax Baby Be Cool. We talk about his meetings with Jane Birkin, Anna Karina, and Mick Harvey, amongst others, for his research. There was so much to cover it us took 38 minutes to get to ‘Je T’aime...’    https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Jeremy-Allen/Relax-Baby-Be-Cool--The-Artistry-And-Audacity-O...

Young Southpaw chats to comedian and Whose Line Is It Anyway? star Greg Proops about late 70s concert adventures, life in London, Glasgow audiences, AC/DC, James Bond, and much more    https://www.gregproops.com/   https://twitter.com/gregproops   https://www.instagram.com/proopdog/     https://www.youngsouthpaw.com/     Greg Proops: I saw AC/DC in 1978. My cousin Donny and I drove down to San Jos...

Young Southpaw chats to Henry Kaiser about his phenomenal new record A Love Supreme Electric, Coltrane & Miles, Thomas Pynchon, guitars on Antarctica, and much more    https://henrykaiser.bandcamp.com/   https://cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-love-supreme-electric-a-love-supreme-and-meditations   https://www.youtube.com/c/CuneiformRecords/videos     https://www.youngsouthpaw.com/   Henry Ka...

Young Southpaw chats with sunshine pop maestro Louis Philippe about his new record ‘Thunderclouds’, his backing band The Night Mail, the legendary él and Humbug record labels, and much more, with LP offering great insight into his creating such wonderful music.     https://louisphilippe1.bandcamp.com/   http://www.louisphilippe.co.uk/   @PhilippeAuclair    Young Southpaw: Your press release calls...