Eighties Archive Podcast

*This episode contains excerpts of 3rd party musical content* Welcome Mark Wood - Woking's other walking musical encyclopedia after Mr. Weller. Mark has been a key person in the back catalogue part of the record industry for years doing great work at Virgin, Universal and Demon records. This is a great look back at the decade from the point of view of a boy whose love of music began at a young age...

**This episode features excerpts of 3rd party music content** **Strong language disclaimer** Welcome Nick Whitecross, front man of one of Britain's most unique alternative pop bands from the 80s, Kissing The Pink. KTPs musical canvas began with a kind of cinematic brood in 'The last Film', but then transforms itself into MTV high class pop and eventually Weatherall-fuelled dance music. What a fabu...

**This episode contains 3rd party musical content, excerpts of which have been used where ever possible** Welcome studio legend, Dave Bascombe, whose work mixing, engineering and producing some of the greatest British recording artists, has in itself created some incredible talking points and tales. Dave is one of the industry's back room super heroes, who seldom get the applaud from the record bu...

**This episode features 3rd party musical content, excerpts of which have been used where ever possible** Welcome to Ian Penman. Ian's story is a fascinating one for us because he began his career as a talented jobbing keyboard player auditioning for bands that had contracts, connections and that all seemed to be heading for success. From a band assembled around Lemmy's son, Paul Inder which happe...

*This episode contains excerpts of 3rd party content* In Episode 68 things peak - New heights of name dropping and contract work!!! We welcome Sheffield legend David Clayton, school friend of Cabaret Voltaire and founder of synth funk (and early radio show signature tunesmiths) Person To Person. Dave tells us all about his career from the early days of funk outfit Hot Cuisine to going on to playin...

*This episode features excerpts of 3rd party musical content* Welcome Leigh Gorman. Born in a multicultural community in London's East End, hearing African, Caribbean and latin music, that in some way informed the world Rhythms that he would later create, for both Adam & The Ants and Bow Wow Wow songs, using Punk as his vessel. It was extensive illness that took the original Bow Wow Wow off th...

*This episode contains excerpts of 3rd party musical content* In this edition we welcome someone from the new guard as it were, namely Ed Gamper AKA Sunglasses Kid, to talk about the old guard of 80s musicians and how they inspired him to create his vision. An evocative, cinematic and inspired take on 1980s music, making him king of the genre Synthwave. Ed loves Janet Jackson - DA.

*This episode contains excerpts of 3rd party music content* We welcome two guests, Stephen Brotherstone & Dave Lawrence, hosts of the infamous Scarred For Life Podcast and authors of two excellent books - Scarred For Life volumes 1 & 2, that explore those television and film moments from the 70s & 80s pop culture that have left their marks on us as children. From animation, Hammer film...

**This episode contains excerpts of 3rd party music content** We welcome London born actor Mark Baxter, who is best known for his role of Duane Orpington in Grange Hill, but also scored child roles in movies like The Omen and Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon. Mark tells us all about his work on the stage in Oliver and is quite frank about how badly child actors were treated in the 70s & 80s, by...

*This episode contains excerpts of 3rd partry musical content* We welcome the legend that is Richard Jobson, front man of The Skids, whose career has moved through the arts from acting, TV presenter, singer, musician, but first and foremost, a writer and a vervacious reader. As a lifelong sufferer of epilepsy, Richard has lived his life with great attack and gusto, having always believed his time...

*This edition contains 3rd party musical content* In episode 60 we welcome Clark Datchler, songwriter and front man of Johnny Hates Jazz. An early 80s soul boy born into good Jazz stock on his Father's side. Employed as a songwriter at Micky Most's RAK studios, which is where he met the other members of what later became JHJ, working with the legendary engineer Phil Thornalley. We hear about perfe...

*In this episode we use excerpts of 3rd party musical content* We welcome Martyn Ware, founder member of both seminal Sheffield based electronic bands The Human League and Heaven 17. Martyn talks us through his journey from the early days in The League to H17 presenting concept albums to stand as works of art, whilst the band maintained a heir of mystery, to producing artists under the parallel im...

*In this edition we use excerpts of 3rd party musical content* We welcome Nick Thorp from Curiosity Killed the Cat. A band that scored a deal based on their solid live act, releasing a string of hits and albums. A very easy conversation about feeling music from a very early age, self proclaimed wild child hanging round the King's Road, forming Curiosity, being in their element far more live than i...

*In this episode there are excerpts of 3rd party musical content* We welcome Craig Gannon to tell us his story and talk about his journey through the 80s via some incredible indie pop bands, from Aztec Camera, the Colourfield, Adult net, Cradle, Edwyn Collins, Black Grape and of course, The Smiths. Craig also has a chilling tale which he recalls fromrecording with Brix Smith in Jimmy page's famous...

*This episode features excerpts of 3rd party musical content* This was a great chat with Pete & Gary from Irish rockers, Silent Running. A band who enjoyed 2 major label signings but because of the time spent in London and America, a loyal local Irish following wasn't really achieved at the time. However, some anthemic strong material formed a solid back catalogue With comparisons to U2 and Si...

*This episode contains excerpts of 3rd party music content* We Welcome Scouse lad, Eddie Lundon, one half of the writing duo China Crisis who have been the chameleons of British pop since 1982. Spreading their unique style across a back catalogue of some 7 superb albums. China Crisis were both naive and brave in the beginning. Refusing to have their album programmed, void of live instruments, ditc...

*In this episode we use excerpts of 3rd party mudsical content* We welcome the wonderful Maggie Dunne from the unparalleled Brummie band Fuzzbox. Maggie is honest and candid about the band's journey starting out by accident as a bunch of 15 year old girls, who learnt quickly how to own their tech and craft, to then be accepted and respected in a male industry. A band that regarded it almost a spor...

*In this edition we use excerpts of 3rd party musical content* We welcome Keith Atack, teen pop star turned pro guitarist with a career spanning some 45 years. Starting out in boy pop band Child in the late 70s, then with brother Tim, formed sophisticated pop outfit The Dual. After spending 20 odd years playing in the world's finest Eagles tribute band, The Illegal Eagles, Keith found his calling...

*In this edition we use excerpts of 3rd party musical content* Welcome Malcolm Garrett MBE, from the renowned graphic design agency, Assorted Images who pretty much designed half of your record collection! David declares Malcolm as one of his heroes with no hesitation. Cheshire born but the cultural son of Manchester, who's love of The Beatles still remains true as does his love of Barney Bubbles'...

*In this edition we use excerpts of 3rd party musical content* Episode 34 allows Liverpool legend, Paul Simpson to tell his story, taking off the straight jacket after 30 plus years. His honest encounter is captured in his brave memoir published recently, "Revolutionary Spirit - A Post Punk Exorcism", in which he talks about betrayal, broken hearts, and losing the will to sing. Having been in an e...

*This episode features excerpts of 3rd party musical content* In this edition we are pleased to have with us David Mcgillivray an actor, director and writer who has been responsible for many adult and horror films throughout the 70's and 80's. Also having worked as a joke writer for Julian Clary for many years as well as publishing his own books. David catches John on an off day but his humour got...

**This episode contains 3rd party music content and excerpts of which have been used where ever possible** We welcome our first Norwegian guest, Ole Paulsen, the voice and co-song writer from Dance Pop duo 2 Brave. These young lads put their dreams before their studies after receiving good feedback from EMI to their demos in Norway. They decided to come to London and pursue a career in music, emba...

*In this edition, we use excerpts of 3rd party musical content* Episode 38 presents a rare appearance from the very finely spoken British Artist Karel Fialka whose unique stance of writing in the pop medium has spanned a career which began in 1979. Having moved through the art world with a huge love of Steeley Dan and Reggae music. Perhaps his biggest dalliance with the pop world came in the shape...

*This episode features excerpts of 3rd party musical content* Welcome Chris Free, one half of the jazz pop duo A Craze, spotted by Paul Weller and signed to his Respond record label. Chris talks us through the journey from Cambridge punk days in his first signed band The Users, to the all important move to London, which led him to record sessions at the revered Solid Bond Studios. Chris went on to...

*In this Episode we use excerpts of 3rd party musical content* We Welcome Actor Keith Jayne, who's life in acting landed him roles in a number of much loved, cult British series, from Onedin line, Stig Of The Dump, to Murphy's Mob and Dr. Who. Keith tells us about how an accident in his youth stopped his natural growth and how this encouraged his agent to book him for younger roles. Planning his r...