Eighties Archive Podcast

*In this episode we use excerpts of 3rd partry musical content* We welcome Sean and Matthew, two members of 80s Jazz pop outfit Pressure Point. We speak about the short but very excellent catalogue of music they released along with Hugo, in the early 80s during the Wag club scene years having had both vocalists, Corinne Drewery and PP Arnold singing in their band!! The guys went on to evolve as Gr...

*Warning - strong language and signal issues from the outset* *This episode contains excerpts of 3rd party music content* Welcome cult British actor and Ivor Novello award nominated composer, Gary Shail. Gary candidly describes himself as the "...luckiest f***er on the planet...' and his cult status is certainly not lost on him. Leaving college he landed his first paid job playing the character of...

*This episode contains excerpts of 3rd party musical content* Our special guest this time is Neil Dyer from the post punk, New Wave, slightly angular, slightly sophisticated, ahead of their time, East Anglia band Screen 3. Sounding a bit like The Cure, A bit like The Attractions, and a bit like The Jam, but not jazz funk as described by John! Neil details his journey through the 80s and explains w...

*In this edition we use excerpts of 3rd party musical content* Another of the bands scribbled down on David's teenage notepad, long before Shazam was even a thought. 'Secrets' by Fiat Lux was played by Annie Nightingale and supported by the radio, but not available in our local shops. We have a good natter with David & Steve from Fiat Lux and they tell us all about their inception at college,...

*In this episode there are excerpts of 3rd party musical content* This was a mountain climb with jazz funk musician Steve Salvari of Central Line, the band that was there at the start, before it was even called Brit Funk! He played with Light Of The World, Barry White, Robert Palmer, and was also in an early incarnation of Lene Lovich's musical output! We took in stories about touring, making vide...

*In this episode we use excerpts of 3rd party musical content* We were lucky to get to spend some time chatting with veteran English artist James Marsh. Starting his career at Decca records, he later went on to work on illustration and models for the first Beatles songbook. James has been responsible for countless book covers, posters, magazine covers in the art, music and corporate worlds. Howeve...

*In this edition we use excerpts of 3rd party musical content* We welcome Stan Cullimore, the guitarist from The Housemartins - once dubbed the 4th best band in Hull! Stan talks us through the beginnings on the busking path with Paul Heaton whilst at Uni in Hull, meeting Hugh and Norman (Cook) and the coincidental skills they all had at singing acapella. As a band they were happy with a John Peel...

*This episode features excerpts of 3rd party musical content* We had the most enlightening conversation with the sweetest and most honest songwriter of his generation, Peter Coyle from one of Liverpool's finest bands, The Lotus Eaters. A man with the biggest of hearts and the fullest of minds. "Watching music channels is like a beauty blackout - We need to bring beauty back" A man who's poster was...

*In this episode there are excerpts of 3rd party musical content* We welcome actor Erkan Mustafa with whom we had a nostalgic chat all about his career playing Roland Browning in Grange Hill and subsequent roles in Blackadder and Lenny Henry's Chef. A massive box ticker for us and a frank and honest conversation about the difficulties of experiencing fame at a young age under the care of the BBC....

*In this episode we use excerpts of 3rd party musical content* Welcome Daniel Peacock, one of our treasured British writers, actors and directors, who has become part of the fabric of UK cult drama. We have a great honest chat all about his career from following in the family business set out by his acting father Trevor, to his roles in Party Party, Porridge, Quadrophenia, Only Fools & Horses....

*In this episode there are excerpts of 3rd party musical content* A great conversation with exprimental jazz trumpeter, Andy Diagram. A London born, but Manchester made musician, who has played with the Pale Fountains, The Diagram Brothers, Dislocation Dance, The Honkys, Spaceheads, Pere Ubu, A Certain Ratio, Durutti Column and James. Having dabbled with pop, freeform jazz and experimental loops n...

*This episode features excerpts from 3rd party musical content* We had a very long distance chat with Sal Solo in Los Angeles, the towering figure of 80s New Romantic Synth Rockers Classix Nouveaux who formed from the ashes of X-Ray Spex. Sal talked us through his journey from the beginnings in "ugly Hatfield", his first signing as The News, his role as vocalist in Italian based French band Rocket...

*This Podcast contains 3rd Party musical content, excerpts of which are used where ever possible* In this episode we speak to another of Island Records' chiefs who has not only signed up some of the most important British artists of all time, but has also run a management agency representing some of the biggest names in entertainment and sport. We talk about Marc's humble beginnings in Publishing...

*In this episode there are excerpts of 3rd party musical content* In this edition we spoke at length to Brummie lad Andy Lloyd, who made several inroads into various areas of music as a writer, musician and singer. From his beginnings as a reluctant teen heart throb with a single on Hansa Records, to fronting a popular Birmingham Mod band, which became The Bloomsbury Set, who toured with Duran Dur...

*This episode features excerpts from 3rd party musical content* This is an in depth chat with experienced musician Nevil Kiddier, whose career began with the 70s Pub rockers Glyder and continued with power pop band The Pinkees at the top of the 80s, who were more than happy with the comparisons to The Beatles. Dalliances with Top Of The Pops, The UK Singles chart and quick success in both those ba...

*This episode features excerpt of 3rd party musical content* A lovely evening was spent chatting with Keith Airey (younger brother of rock band Rainbow's Don) and his partner Kerry Gallagher (first cousin of Liam & Noel), from their house in the Dordogne, sipping Cremant no less! Covering all the memories of Keith's journey as a pro musician in the 1980s. Working with Simon Climie, contributin...

*This episode contains excerpts of 3rd party musical content* Here is yet another roller coaster chin wag full of tales of life, partying, close scrapes and being on the best independant label of the decade - Stiff Records. Jennie Matthias, tells us how she joined The Belle Stars quite by accident, but boy did she have fun! Still writing, recording music and poetry and collaborating on material wi...

*This episode heatures excerpts of 3rd party musical content* We have a great chat and a lot of laughs with yet another Scottish musician and studio mastering guru, Paul McGeechan formerly of Friends Again and later, the brilliant Love & Money. "We were good, but our debut needed improvement....The Blue Nile's debut album on the other hand, didn't need improving!" Paul talks us through the com...

*This episode features excerpts of 3rd party musical content* We had an enormous chat with one of the world's leading fashion photographers Michael Daks, charting his career from London to Paris to New York. From his days at Wolverhampton Art School to covering all of the Burton group's fashion presence, to landing a prestigious place at the New York times and witnessing the horror first hand on t...

*In this edition we use excerpts of 3rd part musical content* Our guest in this episode is Jeremy Gluck, Canadian son, one time journalist in the punk era and of course, the front man of The Barracudas. A lifelong fan of 60s Psyche, Garage and West coast surf scenes, with an extraordinary record collection containing all the cool and correct albums one would expect from such a well read musician....

*Features some excerpts of 3rd party musical content* This episode see us have a super conversation with Ivor Novello nominated song writer Martin Brammer. One of the most notable Durham-born folk. Former frontman of 80s soul pop band The Kane Gang, Martin talks us through his journey from his love of The Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan, giving up his day job to appear on TOTP, getting scarred by T...

*This episode features excerpts of 3rd party musical content* *Listener discretion - contains adult language* Ipswich born musician David Titlow, initially a very young punk with a stylophone. Bled dry by Magnet Records, in a-just-about-legal first record deal with his band Duck You sucker. A second chance and chart success followed for David and fellow musician Duncan Millar as Blue Mercedes unde...

*This episode contains excerpts of 3rd party musical content* *Listener discretion - contains some adult language* Friend of the show Will Barton has been a mainstay actor for the last 30 years, from primetime British series like Casualty and The Bill, to feature films along side Eddie Redmayne, but most notably for John, Doctor Who. More recently he has been touring the hilarious Last temptation...

*This episode features excerpts of 3rd party musical content* *Some strong language, listener discretion is advised* In this edition we speak to comedian, actor and musician Geoff Whiting. We discuss everything from his early days with new romantic outfit Strange Arrangement and stealing Duran Duran's support slot, to his later work with indie sensations Jim Jiminee and The Sundays. Now working as...

"We Wanted To Be Radical" This episode presents a marathon chat with Brummie starlet Maggie K De Monde, who during the 80s fronted both Swansway & Scarlet Fantastic. Refusing to be pidgeon-holed as new jazz, Swans Way threw slogans at the press making marketing complicated...."All the other bands are farting in a vacuum, but we are pissing in the desert..." Maggie has travelled the world and h...