Eighties Archive Podcast

**This episode contains excerpts of 3rd party musical content** In this episode we welcome classically trained from a young age, Steve Nichol, keyboard player and composer with UK 80s soul sensation, loose Ends. Steve tells us all about his full and colourful career working in America surrounded by incredible talent and it all started outside the post office in Peckham!! 3 facts about Loose Ends t...

**This episode contains excerpts of 3rd party musical content** In this episode, John and Dave were lucky to speak to 3 members of the band Perfect day. Kevin, Andy and Mark gave us a good picture of the landscape of their time signed to major label London Records at the tail end of the decade. As to why this band did not explode to a higher level is beyond us all, particularly as the TV & rad...

**This episode contains excerpts of 3rd party musical content** In this episode we welcome Record Company heavy weight, Nick Stewart who, during his time at Island Records under Chris Blackwell's tenure, he signed Killing Joke, Julian Cope, World Party and nearly The Thompson Twins but Blackwell didn't like their name! Nick admits his finest piece of work was signing U2 -quite rightly! We were tru...

**This episode contains excerpts of 3rd party musical content** Episode 73 welcomes special guests JJ Jeczalik and Gary Langan from The Art Of Noise We discuss their journey through the decade to this point where we celebrate the 40TH ANNIVERSARY of their seminal debut album 'Who's Afraid Of The Art Of Noise' We hear about their early days and the in roads into the music via parental Jazz, loving...

**This episode contains excerpts of 3rd party musical content** In Episode 69 we had a great chat with the wonderful and humble actor Clive Mantle. Clive talks about his career starting way back in the British Youth theatre, an early John Smiths commercial to working on the cult classic British movie Party Party to starring along side both Clint Eastwood and Michael Cain. Clive was also part of th...

**This episode contains excerpts of 3rd party musical content** Welcome Kevin R McNally, prestigious English actor talks to us about his career. From his early roles in the 70s in The Last Good Friday, I-Claudius, Spy Who Loved me ("I was a sonar operator, I wasn't fed a line, but Roger Moore handed me a gun and I shot a man in an orange tabbard!!"), to his work on Dr. Who under Colin Baker's tenu...

**Listener discretion - Features content about Mental health and addiction** **This episode features excerpts of 3rd party music content** We talk to the inspiring Anita Chellamah - most famed as a member of female British pop group Toto Coelo. We delve into her dancing career on the stage working with Yul Brynner and at the BBC in the Legs & Co dance troupe. From the more rock driven flavour...

**This episode contains excerpts of 3rd party music content** Welcome Kit Clark, multi intrumentalist member of Danny Wilson, brother of lead vocalist Gary. Kit tells us all about his early discovery of classic song arrangers, the Sinatra era, the Bowie Purchases as a kid and the band's shared love of Steely Dan. Following a string of single releases culminating in the huge hit 'Mary's Prayer', as...

*This episode features excerpts of 3rd party musical content but in some cases the music has been removed for legal reasons.* We are chuffed to have spent the evening hearing the Andy Kyriacou story. A proud Greek Cypriot, something he shared in common with his friend George Michael. Andy was the drummer in the original line up of Modern Romance and remains to this day, the only original member, b...

**Advance Warning**Strong language, adult themes and discusses mental health** *This episode contains excerpts of 3rd party music content* In this episode, We have a frank, honest and at times overwhelming heart to heart with lots of laughter and swearing, so buckle up for a bumpy ride!! Griff Griffths is a Croydon punk who has somehow survived a life most people wouldn't have. A drummer in signed...

*This episode features excerpts of 3rd party musical content* We welcome 3 members of an incredibly talented band called RoUen from Bewdley in the Midlands, who were signed to Island in 1985. A band with a huge sound and a young but extraordinarilly mature songwriter at their helm. Countless press accolades, numerous TV show appearances, a residency at The Marquee in London, a Malcolm Garret desig...

*This episode features excerpts of 3rd party musical content* In this edition We have a good yarn with photography royalty, John Stoddart, whose love affair with photography began, shooting candid images in the army at just 15 yrs old. He moved back home and charted civil unrest on the streets of Liverpool but it was to be the setting up of his London studio as a freelancer that set his course for...

*This episode contains excerpts of 3rd party musical content* Episode 53 features special guest Mark Nevin, founder of, guitarist and composer with Fairground Attraction. Mark talks honestly about his journey which started in Bristol, includes an escape from The Moonies residential, to being invited to Paisley park for an after show jam with Prince but being too tired to go, to writing with Kirsty...

*In this edition we use 3rd party musical content* Episode 52 features special guest, Phil Thornalley. A master in the studio who worked on hundreds of great records based at Micky Most's famous RAK studios in London. Phil was a protoge under the great Alex Sadkin, producing records for Duran Duran, Thompson Twins, John Martyn to name just a few. A musician and songwriter both in his own right and...

Here in Episode 36 sees Singer/ Songwriter Owen Paul tell his story. "I'll always be known as the brother of a Simple Mind!" Owen's career as a musician began early. From the age of 15 was touring in a grass roots band, learning his craft in a bid to get to level to be noticed for his songs. And that's exactly what happened. "I never wanted to be famous, I just wanted to make the kind of music tha...