The Uncharted Sounds Podcast

This Episode features Young Knives (originally THE Young Knives) formed in the early 2000’s in Oxford. If you havent heard of them they are acclaimed for their witty and sometimes surreal songwriting and observations of mundane life. Their first album in 2006 “Voices of Animals and Men” reached No. 21 in the UK Album Charts and was nominated for the MercuryPrize for best UK album. They are touring...

This episode features the band Boy Kill Boy. Formed in 2003. The band are Chris Peck – vocals/guitar, Kevin Chase – bass, Pete Carr – keyboards and Shaz Mahmood – drums. We chat to Chris Peck who talks about the reunion concert this year in October, the band, what happened and how they eventually split up and the reunion. he talks about the highs and the low's and the changing face of the music in...

Welcome to this bonus episode of the Uncharted Sounds Podcast featuring the brilliant Brinsley Schwarz. His career spans six decades — from pub-rock pioneer and bandleader to essential sideman of Graham Parker & the Rumour, to luthier and solo artist in later life. His legacy includes cultivating the pub rock movement and influencing British rock’s move toward direct, roots-based music. Brinsl...

Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine or Carter USM were a South London band around From 1988 - initially splitting after 10 years in 1998. In that time they achieved a number 1 album, headlined the Glastonbury pyramid stage and sold over a million records. Their sound was a soundscape of energy - layering thrashing guitars over backing tracks of samples, sequenced basses and drum machines. The lyric...

Today’s episode is about a band who, for a brief moment in the mid-1990s, were right at the centre of British music — and yet somehow in our opinion never quite get spoken about in the same breath as the biggest Britpop names. This is the story of The Bluetones. The band has scored thirteen top 40 singles and three top 10 albums on the UK charts. They also in 1996 knocked Oasis off the top spot wi...

This episode features an Interview with Graham Parker, its a career spanning interview that hopefully covers questions that he doesn't often get asked (check out the Clowns one !)Graham Parker began his recording career in 1976 with Howlin’ Wind, backed by The Rumour, quickly establishing himself as one of the leading figures of the UK pub-rock and early new-wave era. Over the next five years, Gra...

This episode features the Band Crashland as a follow up to Episode 21 of the Podcast. Following the episode their old record company contacted us and were interested in releasing a new album of the re-mastered demos a short clip of which had been shared on the Episode. Alex Troup, and Nick Fowler of the band tell the story on this episode of the events that happened and the subsequent release comi...

Cry Before Dawn are a four-piece rock band originally from Wexford in Ireland. They released several singles and two albums in the late 1980s and toured Ireland, the UK and US. Their biggest chart placing was 67 for the track Witness for the World, 2 albums that went double platinum and they were winners of the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) Best Newcomer in 1987 and best Irish Group in 1...

This episode features The Stranglers and an Interview with Baz Warne who has been in the band for 25 years. Baz has written a book (No Grass Grows On a Busy Street) about his 25 years in the band and todays episode features our chat with him where he covers everything you would want, as a fan or simply as a listener. Its open, candid and genuinely fascinating about his time in the Band, some stori...

This episode features an Interview with Charlie Higson who for 6 years appeared in the band The Higsons. he hasnt spoken about that much and we explore his part in the band and what happened afterwards. For those that are new to the Higsons they were formed in 1980 at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, The Higsons first recording was on the “Norwich – A Fine City” compilation album and they...

The Wannadies formed in 1988 in the Northern Swedish town of Skellefteå They had two Top 20 hits in the UK singles chart including a Gold Disc for You and Me Song and Might Be Stars and quickly became NME favourites. Despite forming in 1988 it was the re-release of You and Me Song in April 1996 that the band really made an impact in the UK It reached number 18 on the UK Singles Chart and having so...

The Primitives were formed in Coventry in 1984 and after some initial line-up changes settled on the classic line up which had 4 singles in the UK top 40 including the number 5 hit “Crash”. They got early valuable support when Morrisey became an advocate. They split in 1992 but reformed in 2009 and continue to work together. Todays episode has a short biography of the band with clips of their song...

This episode features the Band The Members. They were formed in Surrey, England, in the summer of 1977, the Members played at the Roxy and all the other Punk clubs on the london circuit. The original band were:-Nicky Tesco (vocals), Jean-Marie Carroll (guitar),Nigel Bennett (guitar), Adrian Lillywhite (drums), and Chris Payne (bass) Their first Record Solitary confinement was releases on Stiff rec...

Echobelly are a band formed in 1992 and were integral to the britpop era of the 90's. Its a testament to their fan base and their music that they are still active today and are due to go out on a 30th anniversary tour of their album ON (Tickets available via https://www.seetickets.com/search?q=echobelly). Their website also has all the details https://www.echobelly.com/This episode features a shor...

Episode 26 features another one of our specials featuring an interview with Steve Diggle of Buzzcocks. for the few that perhaps aren't familiar, Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band that singer-songwriter-guitarist Pete Shelley and singer-songwriter Howard Devoto formed in Manchester in 1976. Devoto left the band in 1977 and formed Magazine. The classic lineup of Shelley, Steve Diggle (guitar),...

Rialto were a Pop/Rock band formed in 1997 from the remnants of the band Kinky Machine. Probably best know for the songs Untouchable which made the top 20 UK chart and Monday Morning 5:19 which was a top 40 UK chart hit. The band made 2 albums, a self titled debut and a second album Night on Earth. Louis Eliot who was the principal songwriter, singer and guitarist talks to the podcast telling thei...

The latest episode (no 24) of the Uncharted Sounds podcast features a band you may not have heard of but may have heard their music, a true uncharted experience this one, its the band Ooberman. Ooberman were formed in 1997 with an eclectic mix of sounds from bright & punchy to slower and softer described as “psychedelic folk prog pop”. They impressed Blur guitarist Graham Coxon who released th...

Dodgy are an English rock band formed in London in 1990. The band rose to fame during the Britpop era of the 1990s. They sold over a million records worldwide, released three albums and enjoyed 12 Top 40 singles, They are best known for their hits Staying Out for the Summer, In A Room, Melodies Haunt You and Good Enough Good Enough was their biggest hit,reaching No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart in 19...

The latest episode of the Uncharted Sounds Podcast in our Uncharted 90's Series of episodes features an interview with Miki Berenyi (starts at approx 24 minutes in after the band Biography). Miki co founded the group Lush with Emma Anderson and was the bands vocalist, guitarist and Songwriter. Miki is very open and honest about the bands rise, their history and story and the episode also covers wh...

Crashland were a melodic indie rock band originating in Wales with loads of great songs. And they were very underrated in our opinion and are the epiotomy of our uncharted mission to bring the stories of bands that you may not have heard of to our listeners attention ! The band were together from 1996-2003 and were given the title of NME's next big thing alongside Coldplay on the cover of the NME....

This episode features the Skids. The Skids were formed in the summer of 1977 in Dunfermline in Scotland and would go on to make two albums and seven singles before the end of 1979. Their most successful year was 1979 where they spent over half the year in the singles charts including their biggest song, the top 10 hit Into The Valley. You may also know their song The Saints Are Coming which was co...

That Petrol Emotion were a Northern Irish & London-based band with a North American vocalist, Steve Mack. The band is the epiotome of what the Uncharted 80's podcast is all about, a band with a great story, great tunes and so very nearly made it. Initially featuring two former members of punk band The Undertones, the brothers John O'Neill (until 1988) and Damian O'Neill, Following the split of...

The Passions were a British-Irish post-punk/new wave band which formed in 1978 and disbanded in 1983. The Passions' music had Barbara Gogan's voice and Clive Timperley's guitar work. Their major chart hit, "I'm in Love with a German Film Star", was released as the band's fourth single on 23 January 1981The lyrics were written by Gogan about Steve Connelly, a one-time roadie for The Clash and Sex P...

Derek D'Souza features in this episode and although some of you may know him his story is one of dreams. He was a fan of the Jam and they then picked him to take photographs of them and then used them for their single. Its an unbelievable story and you wonder if it would happen today? He has photographed many of the bands we have featuresd on the podcast including Nine Below Zero, The Vapors, Fait...

The Men They Couldn't Hang came together in 1984 to perform at the alternative music festival in Camden Town alongside The Pogues and the Boothill Foot Tappers. Paul Simmonds, Philip 'Swill' Odgers and his brother Jon, veterans of the Southampton-based pop-punk band Catch 22, met Pogues roadie Stefan Cush whilst busking in Shepherds Bush in London. Their recordings have been acclaimed in print, on...