The D Side

Life changes can take you back a step or two sometimes. Join David and Chris as they explore break ups and new beginnings with Atticus Roness. From The Corduroy Blue to Square One, a journey you'll want to join in on.   Subscribe to the show, share and follow on Instagram @thedsidedavido. Also on Threads @thedsidedavido. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered. Theme song, Armchair Astronaut, composed, produced, performed by Anthony J. Resta.

Get intimate with the author of A Kiss Across The Ocean, Richard T. Rodriguez. Chapter by chapter, artist by artist.  Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a panel of Gen Xers as we explore the connections between British New Wave and US Latinidad.  Subscribe to the show, share and follow on Instagram @thedsidedavido. Also on Threads @thedsidedavido. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered. Theme song, Armchair Astronaut, composed, produced, performed by Anthony J. Resta.

Travel to a fuzzed out, psychedelic world with my pick for album of the year. Cosmic Trash is the audacious debut from Gamma Star and it deserves your attention. Cohesive but eclectic. Spacey but grounded. Find out how Bananarama, Elton John, and the loss of innocence factor into this journey. A fascinating talk with the artist and some special guests.   Subscribe to the show, share and follow on Instagram @thedsidedavido. Also on Threads @thedsidedavido. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered. Theme song, Armchair Astronaut, composed, produced, performed by Anthony J. Resta.

Join author and music journalist Quentin Harrison as he heads to the cinematic landscapes of indie artist Adryelle. Synthwave, dream pop? Who needs labels when the music is this good.   Subscribe to the show, share and follow on Instagram @thedsidedavido. Also on Threads @thedsidedavido. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered. Theme song, Armchair Astronaut, composed, produced, performed by Anthony J. Resta

Celebrate Pride Month with The D Side! Being a beacon of hope in the land that elected Marjorie Taylor Greene is no easy task, but Rome looks to be up to the challenge. Hear about the ups and downs of Pride in a small, rural town. We head to Rome, GA as they prep for only their second Pride festival ever.    Subscribe to the show, share and follow on Instagram @thedsidedavido. Also on Twitter @davido222. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered. Theme song, Armchair Astronaut, composed, produced, performed by Anthony J. Resta

Duran Duran's Anniversary video is a "star"- studded affair and Tristan Pegg was there. Pull back the curtain and peek into the party at Belvoir Castle with the young Nick Rhodes.    Subscribe to the show, share and follow on Instagram @thedsidedavido. Also on Twitter @davido222. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered. Theme song, Armchair Astronaut, composed, produced, performed by Anthony J. Resta

A talk with a four-piece from Liverpool simultaneously wearing their influences on their sleeves while creating new and compelling music. The Glass Skies, a band emerging from their past into an exciting future. From LoveSick to Memories and an exclusive reveal of what's next for them.   Subscribe to the show, share and follow on Instagram @thedsidedavido. Also on Twitter @davido222. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered. Theme song, Armchair Astronaut, composed, produced, performed by Anthony J. Resta

Serious synthwave with a little bit of cattitude. Join Velvet Rebel as he gets into the meow wave of Cat Temper and their new album 'Furio.'   Subscribe to the show, share and follow on Instagram @thedsidedavido. Also on Twitter @davido222. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered. Theme song, Armchair Astronaut, composed, produced, performed by Anthony J. Resta

Revisit the Golden Age of music video with Stephen Pitalo (creator of the Music Video Time Machine magazine) and Morgan Richter (author of "Duranalysis"). Stephen shares some inside stories from early video directors and we all share our our thoughts on some of the highs and lows of music videos from the MTV era to now.   Subscribe to the show, share and follow on Instagram @thedsidedavido. Also on Twitter @davido222. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered. Theme song, Armchair Astronaut, composed, produced, performed by Anthony J. Resta

The story of how music from 40 years ago can become the current rage again. Join David and members of Current Rage and find out about how Seven Songs came back to life.   Subscribe to the show, share and follow on Instagram @thedsidedavido. Also on Twitter @davido222. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered. Theme song, Armchair Astronaut, composed, produced, performed by Anthony J. Resta

All of You is a brand new book with a "Glossy" past! Join author Elisa Lorello for a D Side Discussion Group about the magic that happens between the notes.    Subscribe to the show, share and follow on Instagram @thedsidedavido. Also on Twitter @davido222 and @BoysMakeNoise. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered. Theme song, Armchair Astronaut, composed, produced, performed by Anthony J. Resta

New music with a lot of history. Join guest host Chris Shortell and Atticus from The Corduroy Blue in a discussion about the creation of this band's engaging, accomplished debut album.   Subscribe to the show, share and follow on Instagram @thedsidedavido. Also on Twitter @davido222 and @BoysMakeNoise. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered. Theme song, Armchair Astronaut, composed, produced, performed by Anthony J. Resta

Forget Drunk History, it's time for Durunk Debating. Join David, two debating Duranies and a couple surprise guests for everyone's favorite episode of the year. Grab a drink (or three) and enjoy this year's Duran Durunk Debate! Subscribe to the show, share and follow on Instagram @thedsidedavido. Also on Twitter @davido222 and @BoysMakeNoise. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered. Theme song, Armchair Astronaut, composed, produced, performed by Anthony J. Resta

This is the true story of seven family members who agreed to go to a concert and have their thoughts recorded for a podcast... In the real world it's very rare to get share seeing one of your favorite bands live with multiple generations of your family. Hear about Duran Duran at the Wonderbus Festival from David and family including a very special appearance by his mom! Subscribe to the show, share and follow on Instagram @thedsidedavido. Also on Twitter @davido222 and @BoysMakeNoise. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered. Theme song, Armchair Astronaut, composed, produced, performed by Anthony J. Resta  

A deep dive into The D Side's pick for album of the year. Enter the Neon Garden with Pip the Pansy and David as they discuss the incredible journey that has led to this incredible album.    Subscribe to the show, share and follow on Instagram @thedsidedavido. Also on Twitter @davido222 and @BoysMakeNoise. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered. Theme song, Armchair Astronaut, composed, produced, performed by Anthony J. Resta

If you want to see live music you might have to get used to more festivals in today's world. Get some tips from recent festival goers and meet the opening act for the Wonderbus Festival, Tayls; 'a welcoming, amazing, bright shiny loud punk band.'    Subscribe to the show, share and follow on Instagram @thedsidedavido. Also on Twitter @davido222 and @BoysMakeNoise. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered. Theme song, Armchair Astronaut, composed, produced, performed by Anthony J. Resta

Are they out of their minds or ahead of their time? Join David and three D Side all-stars as they discuss the book The Advanced Genius Theory with the author, Jason Hartley. Could this be the only time a podcast mentions Lou Reed, Cracker Barrel and Bitch, I'm Madonna in one episode?? Subscribe to the show, share and follow on Instagram @thedsidedavido. Also on Twitter @davido222 and @BoysMakeNoise. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered. Theme song, Armchair Astronaut, composed, produced, performed by Anthony J. Resta

The Song of the Summer for 2022 is revealed with the help of Velvet Rebel. Espape the heat with Palm Ghosts and Another Way Escapes Me. Subscribe to the show, share and follow on Instagram @thedsidedavido. Also on Twitter @davido222 and @BoysMakeNoise. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered. Theme song, Armchair Astronaut, composed, produced, performed by Anthony J. Resta

New Music May wraps up with Nashville's The Thing With Feathers. Alex, Chris and Dave join David to talk about their music, new music and Sundays in the South. (stay tuned for The D Side's first ever post credits scene at the end, too!) Subscribe to the show, share and follow on Instagram at instagram.com/thedsidedavido. Also on Twitter @davido222 and @BoysMakeNoise. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered. Theme song, Armchair Astronaut, composed, produced, performed by Anthony J. Resta

New Music May continues with a trio that is on the rise in Atlanta, GA. Jack Shaw from The Head and David discuss family influence, writing music with your twin and which Nick Rhodes is the fourth member of the band. The D Side is available wherever you stream.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @davido222 and @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter. Now on Instagram at instagram.com/thedsidedavido. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered. Theme song, Armchair Astronaut, composed, produced, performed by Anthony J. Resta

New Music May kicks off with some 21st Century 80s music, synthpop featuring multiple vocalists (including a BMX legend!?!). Diamond Field does the concept of future past better than almost anyone!   The D Side is available wherever you stream.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @davido222 and @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter. Now on Instagram at instagram.com/thedsidedavido. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered. Theme song, Armchair Astronaut, composed, produced, performed by Anthony J. Resta

Merchant returns to The D Side to talk about the release of his debut album. Listen in as David and Merchant choose their favorite tracks and hear about the creation of a Beautiful Meltdown. The D Side is available wherever you stream.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @davido222 and @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered. Theme song, Armchair Astronaut, composed, produced, performed by Anthony J. Resta

The trip back to Athens in the 80s continues with a closer look at Pylon and Love Tractor. Vanessa Briscoe Hay and Mark Cline share more about their bands in this part two of two. The D Side is available wherever you stream.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @davido222 and @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered. Theme song, Armchair Astronaut, composed, produced, performed by Anthony J. Resta

It was a party out of bounds. Travel back in time to the height of the Athens, GA scene in the 80s when everything was cool. Exclusive stories from those that were there from the beginning. Featuring Vanessa Briscoe Hay (Pylon) and Mark Cline (Love Tractor). Part one of two. The D Side is available wherever you stream.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @davido222 and @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered. Theme song, Armchair Astronaut, composed, produced, performed by Anthony J. Resta

Retro Pop, the ultimate celebration of pop music, is a brand new magazine and this is a talk with its creator and editor, Connor Gotto. Find out how and why this glossy new print edition came to be and what's in store for the future of the magazine. The D Side is available wherever you stream.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered.

Producer, musician, multi-instrumentalist Anthony J Resta gives the inside story on the creation of Medazzaland, including scoops on Midnight Sun, John Taylor leaving the band and more. Talk includes a story on unreleased remixes of Beautiful Colours and Ordinary World and the album A Solar System for Your Ears by his artist alter-ego, Ajax Ray o Vaque.   The D Side is available wherever you stream.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered.

In this special bonus episode David is joined by authors Quentin Harrison (Record Redux series) and Annie Zaleski (33 1/3 book on Rio) for a discussion on music, writing about long time favorites and a focus on the newest release in the Record Redux series.   The D Side is available wherever you stream.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered.

This special bonus episode features a look back at the four artists that appeared on The D Side in 2021. Enjoy this year end wrap up with David and a special guest, including some of the new music they have released since they were on the podcast.   The D Side is available wherever you stream.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered.

This D Side Discussion Group took place when Duran Duran's stellar new album was less than a day old. We talk first impressions of Future Past and also included are the results of the Twitter poll where hundreds of fans rated every song on the album.   The D Side is available wherever you stream.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered.

Hear from Duranies that were there at the first live shows in two years for the band. And the first time back in the U.K. in four years! Was the homecoming all Birmingham had hoped for? How were the new songs live? What about Simon's dance moves?!? It's all here in this episode...   The D Side is available wherever you stream.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered.    

Join a jury of Duranies as they deliberate and decide the winner of the 3rd Duran Durunk Debate. Who takes the crown? The UK or Australia?!?   The D Side is available wherever you stream.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered.

The debate goes worldwide this year! The UK vs Australia debate topics on all things Duran Duran. And get a little durunk while doing so.   The D Side is available wherever you stream.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered.

Meet new artist Merchant as we discuss his music, with a focus on the creation of his first single, Dead Days and Gatorade, with John Taylor of Duran Duran.    The D Side is available wherever you stream.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered.

Get into These Summer Nights with The D Side's choice for song of the summer. Discover the exciting alternative pop of independent artist Miiranda. The D Side is available wherever you stream.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered.

David and six D Side all-stars discuss Invisible, the new single from Duran Duran. From first impressions to Huxley to talk of Future Past.    The D Side is available wherever you stream.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered.

Music journalist/author Annie Zaleski (33 1/3 Series book on Rio) and DJ Jake Rudh (The Current/First Avenue/Transmission on Twitch) join David for a special D Side Discussion Group. Talk focuses on the amazing music of 1981 including a special look at Duran Duran's debut album on its 40th anniversary.   The D Side is available wherever you stream.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered.

New Music May continues with a talk with the enigmatic leader of the band Thought Beings. David and Orion talk about Thought Beings' exciting brand of synthwave, synthpop, retrowave and esoteric funk.   The D Side is available wherever you stream.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered.

New Music May starts out with Pip the Pansy. Indie. Electronic. Flute pop?! You're going to fall in love with Pip and her ethereal outlook on life. Includes a preview of an unreleased track from the forthcoming album, Neon Garden.   The D Side is available wherever you stream.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered.

David hosts a D Side Discussion Group with four young fans of New Wave music. Young opinions and insights into 'old music.'   The D Side is on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Radio.com, iHeartRadio and Stitcher.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered.

Guests Adam from the Cherry Lipstick fanzine and world famous rock photographer Justin Thomas talk with David about music, fanzines and photographing pop/rock stars on stage & off. Including behind the scene talk of their new collaboration "In Discord and Rhyme."   The D Side is on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Radio.com, iHeartRadio and Stitcher.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered.

Archivist extraordinaire Andrew Golub talks about his love of Duran Duran, collecting memorabilia and announces his brand new project!    The D Side is on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Radio.com, iHeartRadio, Stitcher and Amazon Podcasts. Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered.  

A group of music fans (plus a special guest) hang out and talk all things Duran Duran. You don't have to be a Duranie to have fun with this episode!   The D Side is on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Radio.com, iHeartRadio and Stitcher.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered.

An in-depth conversation with the one and only Wendy James. We cover everything from her time in Transvision Vamp to the creation of her latest double album, Queen High Straight. Pop Art to Perilous Beauty.   The D Side is on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Radio.com, iHeartRadio and Stitcher.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered.

Join David as he moderates a debate between Rhonda from the Daily Duranie blog and Jason from the Velvet Rebel music site on all types of topics from the world of Duran Duran.  The serious to the absurd are covered all while getting durunk!   The D Side is on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Radio.com, iHeartRadio and Stitcher.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter. Email the podcast at TheDSide@mail.com with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered.

A look at David Bowie's music in the 80s. Was it really all that bad or just a case of be careful what you wish for?   The D Side is on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Radio.com & iHeartRadio and Stitcher.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter.

A lot can happen in three months. April, May and June of 2020 held a lifetime of changes. Twelve weeks after our first chat, I talk with MNDR about being an ally, Pride month, her new music and SWERLK in this interview recorded on June 18, 2020.   The D Side is on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Radio.com & iHeartRadio and Stitcher.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter.

A conversation with MNDR. Chatting about her new album, her time on stage with Duran Duran, highlights of some of her collaborations and much more. (Part 1 was recorded in late March of 2020, in the early stages of the Covid-19 shutdown and before the full tragedy of the pandemic was fully realized.)   The D Side is on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Radio.com & iHeartRadio and Stitcher.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter.

Finishing up New Music May with a roundtable discussion about cover songs, cover albums and the two Duran Duran covers recently released by our participants, Velvet Rebel and Bittersweet Machines.   The D Side is on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Radio.com & iHeartRadio and Stitcher.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter.

From glam rock to synth pop, Diane Coffee has something for everyone. The mind behind all of the music of Diane Coffee, Shaun Fleming, is interviewed in this episode.   The D Side is on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Radio.com & iHeartRadio and Stitcher.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter.

New Music May continues on The D Side with Future Thieves.  A trio from Nashville, Tennessee that has been putting out exciting music for about 5 years. Talk ranges from dancing to Michael Jackson songs to high school music loves to their latest EP, Emotional Cost.   The D Side is on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Radio.com & iHeartRadio and Stitcher.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter.

In this episode David shares a phone conversation he had with David Schelzel, the singer and principal songwriter for The Ocean Blue. Highlights from the band's thirty year career, from 'Between Something and Nothing' to 'Kings and Queens/Knaves and Thieves' are discussed. And, yes, even Downtown Julie Brown comes up!   The D Side is on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Radio.com & iHeartRadio and Stitcher.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter.