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This entertaining episode of Electronically Yours features the people's punk legend and mercurial punk survivor Spizz AKA Spizz Oil, Spizz Energi, Athletico Spizz 80, The Spizzles, Spizz Orwell, Spizz Sexual, Dynamo Spizz amongst many others… ‘Where's Captain Kirk' was their biggest hit, and their shows and recordings have burgeoned unabated since 1977 (where he became friends with Martyn and the Human League while touring with Siouxsie and the Banshees. This interview is a doozy - meet the amazing Spizz. If you can, please support the Electronically Yours podcast via my Patreon: patreon.com/electronicallyours
Spizzenergi special with Spizz in conversation with David Eastaugh Their lineup in late 1979 consisted of Spizz on vocals and guitar, Mark Coalfield on keyboard and vocals, Dave Scott on guitar, Jim Solar (real name James Little) on bass guitar and Hero Shima (real name Suresh Singh) on drums. With a distinctively new wave sound, as Spizzenergi they became the first number one band on the newly formed UK Indie Singles Chart in January 1980. BBC Radio 1 disc jockey John Peel described "Where's Captain Kirk?" as... "the best Star Trek associated song". Spizz created the artwork for the single cover using felt pens. This was the peak of Spizz's commercial popularity. This lineup continued as Athletico Spizz 80, gaining a considerable following. They became the only band to sell out the Marquee Club for five consecutive nights (with a sixth alcohol-free, matinee show). "Where's Captain Kirk?" was featured in the 1981 live music film Urgh! A Music War. This material was shown occasionally on late-night American cable TV, and may have helped prolong Spizz's fame. The band released an album entitled Do a Runner on A&M Records, to mixed reviews. When Lu Edmonds joined the lineup in 1981, the band changed its name to The Spizzles. The group released a record called Spikey Dream Flowers, which cemented the group's sonic image as science-fiction weirdos. Two final 1982 singles, this time as Spizzenergi 2, "Megacity 3" and "Jungle Fever", were the swan song of Spizz in the 1980s. By 1982, the second wave of punk in the UK was over, and post-punk bands were taking over the indie music scene.
Some mutated early rock and pop from Athletico Spizz 80, Gang Of Four, Elvis Costello, 2.3, Joe Jackson and XTC.
Sour and suicidal in this set with Portishead, Stan Ridgway, Tom Waits, Speedball Baby and Athletico Spizz 80.
David Bowie- heroes The Gun Club- sex beat The Jetbirds- give 'em hell johnny The Replacements- I can’t hardly wait The Replacements- alex chilton The Cliches- i don't know why Madness- the communicator Desmond Dekker- baby come back The Gears- baby run around Dog Company- a bullet every lie Mighty Mighty Bosstones- royal oil Mighty Mighty Bosstones- numbered days Toy Dolls- davys took the plunge Billy Nayer Band- love smiles The Angels- i'm ain't the one The Gits- another shot of whiskey Lunachicks- less teeth & more tits Luchagors- white boy The Flys- love & a molotov cocktail Tuff Darts- your love is like nuclear waste The Wipers- over the edge The Vibrators- whips & furs The Alarm- the stand Los Illegals- homicide The Onyas- don't call me mate Lime Spiders- beyond the fringe Rolling Stones- don't stop Rolling Stones- when the whip comes down The Dickies- killer clowns from outer space Dead Milkmen- the only thing that eats hippies Justice Blocc- it's nothing new Bishops Green- tumbling down Radio Birdman- murder city nights Only Ones- anther girl another planet 45 Adapters- new York 45 Adapters- dress well drink heavily The Volts- lucky to be alive Skrewdriver- street fight Swingin' Utters- leper, thieves & whores The Records- starry eyes The Ramones- the return of jackie & judy The Damned- wait for the blackout The Cramps- new kinda kick Deadbolt- conductor New Model Army- 225 Joan Jett & Paul Westerberg- let's do it Hickoids- cool arrow JFA- linus & lucy The Standells- sometimes good guys don't wear white SWAT- the pusher L7- I used to love him Juliette Lewis & The Licks- coming around VKTMS- white girl Suzi Quatro- lipstick Fuzzbox- love is a slug Iron Prostate- jerry Garcia Iron Prostate- rock n roll nursing home Menace- glc The Undead- nyc is my kinda town Artless- crassdriver Hudson Falcons- town called malice Kinks- victoria Plastic Bertrand- ca plane pour moi Pansy Division- average man Athletico Spizz- where’s captain kirk Redd Kross- annettes got the hits Rockpile- teacher Cheech & Chong- earache my eye The Novas- the crusher Antiseen- sabu Limecell- seeker X- your phones off the hook Bedlam Knives- here comes trouble 20/20- nuclear boy Adam Ant- whips in valise Bikini Kill- rebel girl Demonics- r.i.p. s.t.p. Love & Rockets- ball of confusion Television- marquee moon Thin Lizzy- killer on the loose Korrozia Metalla- russian vodka Effigies- we’re the machine All- she’s my ex Frankie Lymon- little bitty pretty one Shadowy Men From A Shadowy Planet