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Marilyn Manson has always been a controversial figure, and while there are some recent allegations against him, this podcast is about the music we love, and my guest and I love Marilyn Manson's early music. So if you're looking for us to comment on the allegations, we don't. This is about music and always has been. Tom Austin-Morgan of the Banned Biographies podcast joins me once again for this episode. Support the show
Your host, Tom Austin-Morgan, is back on this episode of the Banned Biographies Podcast to let you know what's been going on and what you can expect on the next episode, which will be released next week. The news in this episode revolves around festival line up announcements, tour date announcements, new album announcements, . I review singles and EPs release by . Also, four major albums were released this month that I also reviewed: . Merch: https://my-store-cfdac5.creator-spring.com Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this special interview episode of the Banned Biographies podcast, host Tom Austin-Morgan chats with Jason Potbelly, the co-lead vocalist, guitarist and driving force behind Washington-based punk band Potbelly. The band has been around and touring since 1995 and has built up quite the community by producing split EPs and compilation albums with a plethora of well-known and unsigned bands over the years as well as relentlessly touring around North America. In fact, they've released over 100 recordings over the years, so many that even Jason can't remember the names of them all, as you'll hear! Potbelly is finally coming to the UK this summer and I'll be playing with them at their first show in London in July with my band Swampstomper (more details will follow once the full line up is confirmed and announced. Jason has so many stories from seeing the cream of the Seattle grunge scene play tiny venues and house parties in the 80s and 90s to insights about the political environment of the US and the crazy goings on in his area during covid, as well as booking tours and touring in the days before the internet when you had to use maps and phone books! You can find Potbelly by visiting PIG Records and on Facebook as well as on ReverbNation as well as the other streaming sites. If you search for them look for the logo with the scary-looking cartoon pig! Banned Biographies Merch: https://my-store-cfdac5.creator-spring.com Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Stinking Pause Podcast - bringing you classic movies since 2013...some good, some not so good. 2023 marked the 10th anniversary of the Stinking Pause podcast. To celebrate, this year we are looking back at some of the movies already reviewed over the past 10 years and inviting fellow podcasters and friends to join us. This week, our dear friend Tom from the Banned Biographies podcast joins Scott, Paul and Charlie to discuss a movie that is so good, Paul has ranked it in his top five movies of all time An episode filled with fun and laughter with a dear friend, plus a lot of swearing and a bit of drumming. WHIPLASH (2014) Andrew Neiman (Miles Teller) is an ambitious young jazz drummer, in pursuit of rising to the top of his elite music conservatory. Terence Fletcher (J.K. Simmons), an instructor known for his terrifying teaching methods, discovers Andrew and transfers the aspiring drummer into the top jazz ensemble, forever changing the young man's life. But Andrew's passion to achieve perfection quickly spirals into obsession, as his ruthless teacher pushes him to the brink of his ability and his sanity. This and previous episodes can be found everywhere you download your podcasts Follow us on Twitter @StinkingPause email: thestinkingpause@gmail.com Thanks for listening!
On this special interview episode of the Banned Biographies podcast, host Tom Austin-Morgan chats with Jason Potbelly, the co-lead vocalist, guitarist and driving force behind Washington-based punk band Potbelly. The band has been around and touring since 1995 and has built up quite the community by producing split EPs and compilation albums with a plethora of well-known and unsigned bands over the years as well as relentlessly touring around North America. In fact, they've released over 100 recordings over the years, so many that even Jason can't remember the names of them all, as you'll hear! Potbelly is finally coming to the UK this summer and I'll be playing with them at their first show in London in July with my band Swampstomper (more details will follow once the full line up is confirmed and announced. Jason has so many stories from seeing the cream of the Seattle grunge scene play tiny venues and house parties in the 80s and 90s to insights about the political environment of the US and the crazy goings on in his area during covid, as well as booking tours and touring in the days before the internet when you had to use maps and phone books! You can find Potbelly by visiting PIG Records and on Facebook as well as on ReverbNation as well as the other streaming sites. If you search for them look for the logo with the scary-looking cartoon pig! Banned Biographies Merch: https://my-store-cfdac5.creator-spring.com Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Your host, Tom Austin-Morgan, is back on this episode of the Banned Biographies Podcast to let you know what's been going on and what you can expect on the next episode, which will be released next week. The news in this episode revolves around festival line up announcements, tour date announcements and cancellations, new album announcements, Ex Anti-Flag frontman, Justin Geever being sued for sexual assault, Crass releasing a picture book, Kevin 'Geordie' Walker from Killing Joke passing away, GWAR making a new film in which they save Earth from destruction, Shane MacGowan passing away, Spotify changing their royalties structure to stop two thirds of the songs on the platform from making money, Dead Kennedy's debut album reaching Gold status in the US 43 year after its release, and Manny Martinez (an original member of Misfits) passing away. I review singles and EPs release by Feeder, Gogol Bordello and Bernard Sumner, Cherym, Alkaline Trio, IDLES, Green Day, Sum 41, The Cult and Pendulum. However, there was only on album I was keeping an eye on to review this month: Just Before The World Starts Burning by The Sleeping Souls, a.k.a. Frank Turner's backing band. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday period, and a Happy New Year! Merch: https://my-store-cfdac5.creator-spring.com Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This episode of the Banned Biographies podcast is a very special interview with Pete Trainor, a designer, product-innovator, author, strategist, applied data specialist, technologist, suicide prevention campaigner, and massive music fan. He talks all over the world on creative and social technologies, data, Ai and the physiological and psychological effects on their audiences. However, in 2023 he zigged when many would zag, and published his second book, ‘Calling All The Dreamers‘. The remarkable true story about a Britpop band called Electrasy who went crashing through the record industry, but were ultimately halted by technology and shifting human-behaviour. Pete got in contact with me a few months ago about the book and wondered if I'd like to read it with a view to arranging an interview with Electrasy. That will still happen in the future, but what struck me about the book was the level of fandom he has for this little known band from his home town of Yeovil and why he felt he needed to tell the story. For many of us I felt that this would be the perfect entry level to the Electrasy story and will certainly inform the direction of the interview with the band in the near future. In this conversation we not only talk about the book and the career of Electrasy, we also get into what drives fandom, life in provincial towns, the pros and cons of technology in life (let alone the music industry) and Pete's role as a technologist and professional speaker, which goes deep. ‘Calling All The Dreamers' is now available in paperback and Electrasy's debut album, Beautiful Insane' has been re-released using AI technology from the original studio demos from 1998. So be sure to visit electrasy.co.uk where you can buy Beautiful Insane, their other music, merch and Pete's book 'Calling All The Dreamers', alternatively, you could visit Pete's website trainor.fyi to buy any of his books, see some of his amazing work and watch his various talks, they're well worth it. Contact Pete Trainor trainor.fyi Twitter: @petetrainor LinkedIn Banned Biographies Merch: https://my-store-cfdac5.creator-spring.com Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This episode of the Banned Biographies podcast is a very special interview with Pete Trainor, a designer, product-innovator, author, strategist, applied data specialist, technologist, suicide prevention campaigner, and massive music fan. He talks all over the world on creative and social technologies, data, Ai and the physiological and psychological effects on their audiences. However, in 2023 he zigged when many would zag, and published his second book, ‘Calling All The Dreamers‘. The remarkable true story about a Britpop band called Electrasy who went crashing through the record industry, but were ultimately halted by technology and shifting human-behaviour. Pete got in contact with me a few months ago about the book and wondered if I'd like to read it with a view to arranging an interview with Electrasy. That will still happen in the future, but what struck me about the book was the level of fandom he has for this little known band from his home town of Yeovil and why he felt he needed to tell the story. For many of us I felt that this would be the perfect entry level to the Electrasy story and will certainly inform the direction of the interview with the band in the near future. In this conversation we not only talk about the book and the career of Electrasy, we also get into what drives fandom, life in provincial towns, the pros and cons of technology in life (let alone the music industry) and Pete's role as a technologist and professional speaker, which goes deep. ‘Calling All The Dreamers' is now available in paperback and Electrasy's debut album, Beautiful Insane' has been re-released using AI technology from the original studio demos from 1998. So be sure to visit electrasy.co.uk where you can buy Beautiful Insane, their other music, merch and Pete's book 'Calling All The Dreamers', alternatively, you could visit Pete's website trainor.fyi to buy any of his books, see some of his amazing work and watch his various talks, they're well worth it. Contact Pete Trainor trainor.fyi Twitter: @petetrainor LinkedIn Banned Biographies Merch: https://my-store-cfdac5.creator-spring.com Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apologies for not releasing an episode last month, I've been putting the finishing touches to my new office as well as gigging and recording with my bands, so I didn't have the time to get anything done, in fact I had to postpone a few interviews because of it all which is a reflection of how little time I've had. I'm back now though to let you know what's been going on and what you can expect on the next episode, which will be released next week. The news in this episode revolves around festival line up announcements, tour date announcements and cancellations, new album announcements, the controversy around the buy-out and subsequent lay-offs at Bandcamp, guitarist Jeff Schroeder quitting The Smashing Pumpkins, blink-182 playing a gig in a diner, Blondie's Chris Stein releasing an autobiography, Rat Scabies re-joining The Damned, and Shane MacGowan's ongoing health issues. Singles and EPs by Millie Manders and the Shut Up, Feeder, Cherym, The Sleeping Souls, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, IDLES, Alkaline Trio, Sleaford Mods, Sigrid, Bob Vylan, Grade 2, The Beatles, Deap Valley, Pendulum, and Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes are reviewed. Album reviews include: The Darker The Shadow The Brighter The Light by The Streets, Paint My Bedroom Black by Holly Humberstone, We Stand Against You by Mondo Generator, Be Lucky by Death Of Guitar Pop, Doom Loop by Dream Nails, Angst Music by Laurie Black, Hackney Diamonds by Rolling Stones, One More Time... by blink-182, Danse Macabre by Duran Duran, History Books by The Gaslight Anthem, 2RUFF, Vol. 1 by Chase & Status, and the sublime Theatre of the Absurd presents C'est La Vie by Madness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of the Banned Biographies podcast your host, Tom Austin-Morgan, talks about what's been going on since last months' episode, and what you can expect from the next one. The news this month concerns: Anti-Flag, Devo, Pussy Riot, Cro-Mags and Destroy Zine's conflicting stories of violence, Rolling Stone Magazine and Rock n Roll Hall of Fame co-founder Jann Wenner being sacked, Laura Jane Grace, and Live Nation dropping merch cuts at some US club-sized venues. Tom reviews the singles by Pendulum, Lucky Hit, L7, Chase & Status, Holly Humberstone, Blink-182, Duran Duran, The Sleeping Souls, Sleaford Mods, Sum 41, Laurie Black, Frank Carter and The Rattlesnakes,. The Streets, Madness, The Rolling Stones, U2, The Lathums, and Barns Courtney. The albums reviewed this month are: Turquoise by Electric Six, Sea of Mirrors by The Coral, CMF2 by Corey Taylor, Race The Night by Ash, Relentless by The Pretenders, Fat Mike Gets Strung Out by Fat Mike, Nothing Lasts Forever by Teenage Fanclub, Rock 'n' Roll Club by Kurt Baker, and Outta Sync by Don Letts. Merch: https://my-store-cfdac5.creator-spring.com Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of the Banned Biographies podcast your host, Tom Austin-Morgan, talks about what's been going on since last months' episode, and what you can expect from the next one. The news this month concerns: Anti-Flag, Devo, Pussy Riot, Cro-Mags and Destroy Zine's conflicting stories of violence, Rolling Stone Magazine and Rock n Roll Hall of Fame co-founder Jann Wenner being sacked, Laura Jane Grace, and Live Nation dropping merch cuts at some US club-sized venues. Tom reviews the singles by Pendulum, Lucky Hit, L7, Chase & Status, Holly Humberstone, Blink-182, Duran Duran, The Sleeping Souls, Sleaford Mods, Sum 41, Laurie Black, Frank Carter and The Rattlesnakes,. The Streets, Madness, The Rolling Stones, U2, The Lathums, and Barns Courtney. The albums reviewed this month are: Turquoise by Electric Six, Sea of Mirrors by The Coral, CMF2 by Corey Taylor, Race The Night by Ash, Relentless by The Pretenders, Fat Mike Gets Strung Out by Fat Mike, Nothing Lasts Forever by Teenage Fanclub, Rock 'n' Roll Club by Kurt Baker, and Outta Sync by Don Letts. Merch: https://my-store-cfdac5.creator-spring.com Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In 1976 school friends Mike Barson and Lee Thompson formed a band called the North London Invaders, roping in other friends of theirs Chris Foreman, John Hasler and Cathal Smyth to play rock n roll and soul songs. The line-up was a tumultuous one and only solidified two years later when Hasler was eventually replaced on drums by Daniel Woodgate, Mark Bedford replacing Smyth on bass with Smyth becoming a brass player, dancer and singer and lead singer Graham McPherson aka Suggs finally decided to commit rather than watch Chelsea play football. They also adopted a new name, Madness, after a song by ska/reggae legend Prince Buster. Thus was born a band that became one of the most prominent bands of the late 1970s and early 1980s two-tone ska revival. Madness have had 16 singles reach the UK top ten and between 1980 to 1986, the band's songs spent a total of 214 weeks on the UK Singles Chart. Their music videos showcased them as a fun gang that kids and adults alike wanted to be a part of with flying saxophonists and nutty trains. But, behind the scenes in-fighting and constantly butting up against their label boss, as well as incredible success, put pressure on the band which caused rifts and breakups over the years. This episode of Banned Biographies deals with this heady first decade and the rise and fall of one of the most beloved British bands to ever strut their stuff. Merch: https://my-store-cfdac5.creator-spring.com Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In 1976 school friends Mike Barson and Lee Thompson formed a band called the North London Invaders, roping in other friends of theirs Chris Foreman, John Hasler and Cathal Smyth to play rock n roll and soul songs. The line-up was a tumultuous one and only solidified two years later when Hasler was eventually replaced on drums by Daniel Woodgate, Mark Bedford replacing Smyth on bass with Smyth becoming a brass player, dancer and singer and lead singer Graham McPherson aka Suggs finally decided to commit rather than watch Chelsea play football. They also adopted a new name, Madness, after a song by ska/reggae legend Prince Buster. Thus was born a band that became one of the most prominent bands of the late 1970s and early 1980s two-tone ska revival. Madness have had 16 singles reach the UK top ten and between 1980 to 1986, the band's songs spent a total of 214 weeks on the UK Singles Chart. Their music videos showcased them as a fun gang that kids and adults alike wanted to be a part of with flying saxophonists and nutty trains. But, behind the scenes in-fighting and constantly butting up against their label boss, as well as incredible success, put pressure on the band which caused rifts and breakups over the years. This episode of Banned Biographies deals with this heady first decade and the rise and fall of one of the most beloved British bands to ever strut their stuff. Merch: https://my-store-cfdac5.creator-spring.com Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of the Banned Biographies podcast your host, Tom Austin-Morgan, thanks Brompton Jackson from Wilmette for his time on last months' episode, and what you can expect from the next episode which will be out soon. The news this month concerns: The continuing allegations against Justin Sane of Anti-Flag, the passing of Sinéad O'Connor, Jamie Reid and Steve Harwell, Descendents, Devo, Billy Idol, GBH, The Bronx, The Damned, Ben Weasel from Screaching Weasel's new book, Bob Vylan, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, Fishbone and GZA of the Wu-Tang Clan touring together, former Lostprophets frontman and convicted peadophile, Ian Watkins getting stabbed in prison, Madball, Chris Flippin, Paramore, Glenn Danzig, TV Smith, Dexys, Green Day, Fat Mike, Lars Fredericksen, Amyl and the Sniffers, Bouncing Souls, L7, Flogging Molly, Bad Religion, and The Rolling Stones. Tom reviews the singles by Pretenders, The Coral, Holly Humberstone, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, Teenage Fanclub, Fat Mike, Corey Taylor, The Streets, Soft Play, Ash, Mondo Generator, The Gaslight Anthem, Molotov Jukebox, Dream Nails, and The Rolling Stones. The albums reviewed this month are: The Female Divine by Dexys, Smile by Skindred, The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons by The Hives, A Call to the Void by Hot Milk, Road by Alice Cooper, and Back to The Water Below by Royal Blood. Merch: https://my-store-cfdac5.creator-spring.com Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of the Banned Biographies podcast your host, Tom Austin-Morgan, thanks Brompton Jackson from Wilmette for his time on last months' episode, and what you can expect from the next episode which will be out soon. The news this month concerns: The continuing allegations against Justin Sane of Anti-Flag, the passing of Sinéad O'Connor, Jamie Reid and Steve Harwell, Descendents, Devo, Billy Idol, GBH, The Bronx, The Damned, Ben Weasel from Screaching Weasel's new book, Bob Vylan, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, Fishbone and GZA of the Wu-Tang Clan touring together, former Lostprophets frontman and convicted peadophile, Ian Watkins getting stabbed in prison, Madball, Chris Flippin, Paramore, Glenn Danzig, TV Smith, Dexys, Green Day, Fat Mike, Lars Fredericksen, Amyl and the Sniffers, Bouncing Souls, L7, Flogging Molly, Bad Religion, and The Rolling Stones. Tom reviews the singles by Pretenders, The Coral, Holly Humberstone, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, Teenage Fanclub, Fat Mike, Corey Taylor, The Streets, Soft Play, Ash, Mondo Generator, The Gaslight Anthem, Molotov Jukebox, Dream Nails, and The Rolling Stones. The albums reviewed this month are: The Female Divine by Dexys, Smile by Skindred, The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons by The Hives, A Call to the Void by Hot Milk, Road by Alice Cooper, and Back to The Water Below by Royal Blood. Merch: https://my-store-cfdac5.creator-spring.com Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of the Banned Biographies podcast host Tom Austin-Morgan sits down over Zoom to speak with Brompton Jackson, guitarist with Chicago bands Wilmette, Action/Adventure and Knockout Kid. Specifically we focus on Wilmette for this episode as he's the newest member of this particular group and they have released their long-awaited debut full-length album, 'Hyperfocused,' today (4th August 2023) via Mutant League Records. The album was produced by Seth Henderson of the bands State Champs and Knuckle Puck, and is the follow-up to Wilmette's 2019 debut EP 'Anxious Body.' In this conversation we talk about the making of the album, how he handled joining a band during the pandemic, and how someone in as many touring bands as Brompton is manages it all! Find Wilmette: Instagram Facebook Twitter Apple Music Spotify Banned Biographies Merch: https://my-store-cfdac5.creator-spring.com Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of the Banned Biographies podcast host Tom Austin-Morgan sits down over Zoom to speak with Brompton Jackson, guitarist with Chicago bands Wilmette, Action/Adventure and Knockout Kid. Specifically we focus on Wilmette for this episode as he's the newest member of this particular group and they have released their long-awaited debut full-length album, 'Hyperfocused,' today (4th August 2023) via Mutant League Records. The album was produced by Seth Henderson of the bands State Champs and Knuckle Puck, and is the follow-up to Wilmette's 2019 debut EP 'Anxious Body.' In this conversation we talk about the making of the album, how he handled joining a band during the pandemic, and how someone in as many touring bands as Brompton is manages it all! Find Wilmette: Instagram Facebook Twitter Apple Music Spotify Banned Biographies Merch: https://my-store-cfdac5.creator-spring.com Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of the Banned Biographies podcast your host, Tom Austin-Morgan, thanks David Green from Moonraker for his time on last months' episode, and what you can expect from the next episode which will be out soon. The news this month concerns: L7, The Slackers, Paramore, Bob Vylan, Fall Out Boy, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, David Vanian and the Phantom Chords, Finch, MxPx, Ozzy Osbourne, Decsendents, Green Day, The Dollyrots, Alkaline Trio, and - of course - Anti-Flag. Tom reviews the singles Antichrist/Room Service by Holly Humberstone, The One by Taking Back Sunday, Taking Up Sports by Cherym, My Submission by Dexys, Subculture Rock n Roll/Pleaser split by The Drowns/The Last Gang, Foreign Land and Tired Of Being Alone by Teenage Fanclub, Rigor Mortis Radio by The Hives, Post Traumatic Blues by Corey Taylor, BLOODSTREAM by Hot Milk, Troubled Waters by The Streets, Pull Me Through by Royal Blood, Unstoppable by Skindred, Like A God by Ash, Shoebox Memories by Lucky Hit, Childhood Eyes EP by Yellowcard, Fuck Day Six (String Version) by Fat Mike, I'm Alice and White Line Frankenstein by Alice Cooper, Positive Charge and History Books by The Gaslight Anthem, and Get It by The Sewer Cats. The albums reviewed this month are Chaos For The Fly by Grian Chatten, Caesar Salad Days by Adolescents, and Dream Big, Live Large, Play Hard by RudeGRL + CC. Merch: https://my-store-cfdac5.creator-spring.com Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of the Banned Biographies podcast your host, Tom Austin-Morgan, thanks David Green from Moonraker for his time on last months' episode, and what you can expect from the next episode which will be out soon. The news this month concerns: L7, The Slackers, Paramore, Bob Vylan, Fall Out Boy, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, David Vanian and the Phantom Chords, Finch, MxPx, Ozzy Osbourne, Decsendents, Green Day, The Dollyrots, Alkaline Trio, and - of course - Anti-Flag. Tom reviews the singles Antichrist/Room Service by Holly Humberstone, The One by Taking Back Sunday, Taking Up Sports by Cherym, My Submission by Dexys, Subculture Rock n Roll/Pleaser split by The Drowns/The Last Gang, Foreign Land and Tired Of Being Alone by Teenage Fanclub, Rigor Mortis Radio by The Hives, Post Traumatic Blues by Corey Taylor, BLOODSTREAM by Hot Milk, Troubled Waters by The Streets, Pull Me Through by Royal Blood, Unstoppable by Skindred, Like A God by Ash, Shoebox Memories by Lucky Hit, Childhood Eyes EP by Yellowcard, Fuck Day Six (String Version) by Fat Mike, I'm Alice and White Line Frankenstein by Alice Cooper, Positive Charge and History Books by The Gaslight Anthem, and Get It by The Sewer Cats. The albums reviewed this month are Chaos For The Fly by Grian Chatten, Caesar Salad Days by Adolescents, and Dream Big, Live Large, Play Hard by RudeGRL + CC. Merch: https://my-store-cfdac5.creator-spring.com Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of the Banned Biographies podcast host, Tom Austin-Morgan, chats to David Green, drummer in US pop punk band Moonraker. Moonraker has been a unit since 2011 releasing numerous singles and EPs and three full-length albums, the most recent of which – The Forest – was released in May 2022. To celebrate the anniversary of this album, and to get us ready for new music, Moonraker has released a new video for the song 'I Really Wanted To' where the band face off against another team in a deadly game of whirleyball. We talk about what the hell Whirley ball is as well as David's musical inspirations, what's wrong with a certain retiring punk band, secret hotel room vandalism, why pop music is benefitting from ‘going punk', and much more. Find Moonraker: Instagram @moonrakerpunx Twitter @moonrakerpunx Facebook moonraker.bandcamp.com YouTube Spotify Apple Music Banned Biographies Merch: https://my-store-cfdac5.creator-spring.com Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of the Banned Biographies podcast your host, Tom Austin-Morgan, thanks Christopher Swinney for his time on last months' episode, and talks about his experience at the Rancid show a couple of weeks ago, and what you can expect from the next episode which will be out soon. The news this month concerns: Social Distortion's Mike Ness, Poli Van Dam, Alkaline Trio, Generations Sex, Devo, Alice Cooper, NOFX's Fat Mike, T.S.O.L., X, The Hives, Cro-Mags, Billy Idol, and The Offspring. Tom reviews the singles Mountains At Midnight by Royal Blood (and talks about THAT Radio 1's Big Weekend performance), Childhood Eyes by Yellowcard, Telepath by Jimmy Eat World, Countdown To Shutdown by The Hives, Good Guy by Dream Nails, Race The Night by Ash, Coming Home by Dexys, I Think About You Daily by Pretenders, Happy Complaining EP by Smile Wide, Algorithms by Kasabian, and The Score, Last Time Every Time Forever, and Fairlies by Fontaines D.C. frontman Grian Chatten. The albums reviewed this month are Paradise by Indian pop punk band Sages From The Future, In Times New Roman by Queens Of The Stone Age and Born Rude by South Korean street punk band Rumkicks. Merch: https://my-store-cfdac5.creator-spring.com Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of the Banned Biographies podcast host, Tom Austin-Morgan, chats to David Green, drummer in US pop punk band Moonraker. Moonraker has been a unit since 2011 releasing numerous singles and EPs and three full-length albums, the most recent of which – The Forest – was released in May 2022. To celebrate the anniversary of this album, and to get us ready for new music, Moonraker has released a new video for the song 'I Really Wanted To' where the band face off against another team in a deadly game of whirleyball. We talk about what the hell Whirley ball is as well as David's musical inspirations, what's wrong with a certain retiring punk band, secret hotel room vandalism, why pop music is benefitting from ‘going punk', and much more. Find Moonraker: Instagram @moonrakerpunx Twitter @moonrakerpunx Facebook moonraker.bandcamp.com YouTube Spotify Apple Music Banned Biographies Merch: https://my-store-cfdac5.creator-spring.com Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of the Banned Biographies podcast your host, Tom Austin-Morgan, thanks Christopher Swinney for his time on last months' episode, and talks about his experience at the Rancid show a couple of weeks ago, and what you can expect from the next episode which will be out soon. The news this month concerns: Social Distortion's Mike Ness, Poli Van Dam, Alkaline Trio, Generations Sex, Devo, Alice Cooper, NOFX's Fat Mike, T.S.O.L., X, The Hives, Cro-Mags, Billy Idol, and The Offspring. Tom reviews the singles Mountains At Midnight by Royal Blood (and talks about THAT Radio 1's Big Weekend performance), Childhood Eyes by Yellowcard, Telepath by Jimmy Eat World, Countdown To Shutdown by The Hives, Good Guy by Dream Nails, Race The Night by Ash, Coming Home by Dexys, I Think About You Daily by Pretenders, Happy Complaining EP by Smile Wide, Algorithms by Kasabian, and The Score, Last Time Every Time Forever, and Fairlies by Fontaines D.C. frontman Grian Chatten. The albums reviewed this month are Paradise by Indian pop punk band Sages From The Future, In Times New Roman by Queens Of The Stone Age and Born Rude by South Korean street punk band Rumkicks. Merch: https://my-store-cfdac5.creator-spring.com Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of the Banned Biographies Podcast host Tom Austin-Morgan talks to Christopher Swinney, guitarist of pop punk supergroup Fire Sale, which also includes Matt Riddle from Face to Face, Pulley and No Use For A Name, Pedro Aida from Ann Beretta and ShotClock, and Matt Morris from Darlington and 44 Gorgeous Blocks. Fire Sale was born during the pandemic as a song-writing project but has since released a handful of EPs and singles as well as playing live shows, despite the members living in completely different parts of the US. Today they've released their first video for the most recent single - 'A Fool's Errand' - which you can watch here. During the conversation we talk about loads of things including his love of metal, punk rock and rap as well as what drives him and his experience with both the creative and business sides of the music business over a career spanning most of his adult life. You can follow Fire Sale: www.facebook.com/firesaleisaband www.instagram.com/firesaleisaband Listen to Chris's podcast: That One Time On Tour And you can follow their record company, Negative Progression Records: https://www.instagram.com/negativeprogression/ https://www.facebook.com/negativeprogression/ https://negativeprogressionrecords.bandcamp.com/ https://www.youtube.com/user/NPRTV Merch: https://my-store-cfdac5.creator-spring.com Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
You may have noticed a distinct lack of social media stuff and episodes being put out in the last few months. I got quite sick during almost the whole of March and into May after working hard professionally as well as on the High Frequency EP and the shows to support its release. I'd like to thank Ant and Corky for coming on the last episode to talk about the history of our band and the recording of our new EP ‘Some Songs You May Have Heard… But Not Like This!' which I hope you've listened to and enjoyed. I'd also like to thank the handful of listeners who checked in on me while I was away, I really appreciate it. I'm OK now and looking forward to getting back to work on the podcast. On this episode I cover the news from the last four months which concerns The Sisters of Mercy, The Mad Caddies, Moby, U.K. Subs, Yellowcard, Peter Murphy of Bauhaus, Danzig, Weezer, BGH, Blink-182, Less Than Jake, The Cure, Amyl And The Sniffers, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, Circle Jerks, Public Image Limited, vinyl sales, The Misfits, Devo, Doom Generator, Descendents, Adolescents, Dead Kennedys, Lektron, Flogging Molly, X, Siouxie Sioux, Crass, Alice Cooper, Social Distortion, Laura Jane Grace, The Rock n Roll Hall Of Fame, The Distillers, Sum 41, Rancid, The Hives, Dropkick Murphys, Stiff Little Fingers and Steve Jones, The Toy Dolls, Foo Fighters, Bowling For Soup, Lagwagon. Single reviews include Bone Church by Slipknot, Over by Chvrches, 'Til The Anarchy's Restored by Flogging Molly, Raid by Doom Generator, Set Fazers, If I Could and L.O.V.E. (Smile Please) by Skindred, I'm Going To Get Free and The Feminine Divine by Dexys, HORROR SHOW and PARTY ON MY DEATHBED by Hot Milk, Shine and Reasons by Smile Wide, Lost EP by Pet Shop Boys, First In, Last Out by Death Of Guitar Pop, Bogus Operandi by The Hives, Emotion Sickness and Carnavoyeur by Queens Of The Stone Age, Obvious Sucker by Lucky Hit, Let The Sun Come In by The Pretenders, Video Games and Wicked Game by Tenacious D, Beyond by Corey Taylor, United Strike Back by Gogol Bordello and Friends, and Halo by Pendulum and Bullet For My Valentine. Album reviews include This Is Why by Paramore, Grade 2 by Grade 2, Broken Britain Pt.2 EP by The Meffs, One In A Thousand by Obey Robots, From Nothing To A Little Bit More by The Lathums, UK GRIM by Sleaford Mods, Memento Mori by Depeche Mode, The Cup Of Pestilence by Frenzal Rhomb, 72 Seasons by Metallica, Finally!!! by Swampstomper, Headstone Horrors by Headstone Horrors, Darkadelic by The Damned, Red October by Daniel Son, Okemah Rising by Dropkick Murphys, Human Algebra by The Selecter, But Here We are by Foo Fighter,s and Tomorrow Never Comes by Rancid. Merch: https://my-store-cfdac5.creator-spring.com Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this special interview episode of the Banned Biographies podcast Tom not only plays host and interviewer, but also interviewee alongside High Frequency bandmates, Antony Collett and Martin ‘Corky' Cork. The reason for this very indulgent episode is because we have a self-recorded, self-mixed three-track E.P. called ‘Some Songs You May Have Heard… But Not Like This!', which should be out right now on all streaming platforms. The songs included on the E.P. are re-recorded versions of songs that were either incompletely recorded or never made it on to any previous album or E.P. The other thing the songs have in common is, as you may be able to tell from the title, that we've continued to play them in our live set, even all these years later. As well s covering the E.P., we give a potted history of the band, warts and all. I hope you can forgive this blatant self-promotion, I promise I won't make a habit of this kind of thing… until we release the full-length album we're working on anyway! Find High Frequency on whatever streaming service you use to listen to your music, add the songs (and maybe even some of the old ones) to your public playlists, and share them on social media. I hope you this chat as much as we did having it. Find High Frequency: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HighFrequencyUK Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/high_frequency_rocks/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0dBkgFSnCDeFZdg4M4uHXz?si=5S8Y0o_kRdONhiunRswKhQ Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/high-frequency/1644906817 Banned Biographies Merch: https://my-store-cfdac5.creator-spring.com Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this special interview episode of the Banned Biographies podcast Tom not only plays host and interviewer, but also interviewee alongside High Frequency bandmates, Antony Collett and Martin ‘Corky' Cork. The reason for this very indulgent episode is because we have a self-recorded, self-mixed three-track E.P. called ‘Some Songs You May Have Heard… But Not Like This!', which is out right now on all streaming platforms. The songs included on the E.P. are re-recorded versions of songs that were either incompletely recorded or never made it on to any previous album or E.P. The other thing the songs have in common is, as you may be able to tell from the title, that we've continued to play them in our live set, even all these years later. As well s covering the E.P., we give a potted history of the band, warts and all. I hope you can forgive this blatant self-promotion, I promise I won't make a habit of this kind of thing… until we release the full-length album we're working on anyway! Find High Frequency on whatever streaming service you use to listen to your music, add the songs (and maybe even some of the old ones) to your public playlists, and share them on social media. I hope you enjoy this chat as much as we did having it. Find High Frequency: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HighFrequencyUK Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/high_frequency_rocks/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0dBkgFSnCDeFZdg4M4uHXz?si=5S8Y0o_kRdONhiunRswKhQ Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/high-frequency/1644906817 Banned Biographies Merch: https://my-store-cfdac5.creator-spring.com Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of the Banned Biographies podcast your host, Tom Austin-Morgan, lets you know what's been going on since the last TWO episodes and what you can expect from the next one. Firstly, I'd like to thank Zach Blair again very much for giving up some of his precious time to talk to me at the end of last year, it was so nice to meet him and find out he was just a regular, nice dude who enjoys chatting music. But, I released a sneaky extra episode this month, didn't I? I'd been wanting to talk to Laurie Black since I saw her support Adam Ant at the end of last Summer. Thanks to photographer Max Caine we reconnected and recorded that great conversation you heard a couple of weeks ago. Australian listeners, you still have time to get yourselves to a show at the Adelaide and Melbourne fringe festivals to go and see what she's all about. I urge you to go and see her, you won't be disappointed. It's been a really great month for interaction and I'm really glad you all feel passionate enough about music and have been encouraged to get in touch with me. I love a good natter about music, so please do stay in touch and, if you've not got in touch via social media or email then please do, and do go and leave me a five star rating and more importantly a review on Apple Podcasts. News this month concerns Terry Hall, Vivienne Westwood, The Punk Rock Museum, Steve Ignorant, Public Image Limited representing Ireland at Eurovision, Billy Idol, The Damned, The Real McKenzies, NOFX, Sleaford Mods, Danzig, Fall Out Boy, Bouncing Souls, Pantera being removed from European shows, Flogging Molly, The Meffs, Tom Verlaine, Pussy Riot, Siouxsie Sioux, Ozzy Osbourne and more. Single reviews include Invisible Man by The Damned, Bosh! by Death Of Guitar Pop, C'est Comme Ca by Paramore, What If Punk Never Happened II by The King Blues, UK GRIM by Sleaford ModsStruggle by The Lathums, and Midnight Ferry by Grade 2 Albums reviewed are Every Loser by Iggy Pop, LIES THEY TELL OUR CHILDREN by Anti-Flag, Uncertain Joys by The Subways, Make The Most Of It by New Found Glory, and Lobes by We Are Scientists Merch: https://my-store-cfdac5.creator-spring.com Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of the Banned Biographies podcast your host, Tom Austin-Morgan, lets you know what's been going on since the last TWO episodes and what you can expect from the next one. Firstly, I'd like to thank Zach Blair again very much for giving up some of his precious time to talk to me at the end of last year, it was so nice to meet him and find out he was just a regular, nice dude who enjoys chatting music. But, I released a sneaky extra episode this month, didn't I? I'd been wanting to talk to Laurie Black since I saw her support Adam Ant at the end of last Summer. Thanks to photographer Max Caine we reconnected and recorded that great conversation you heard a couple of weeks ago. Australian listeners, you still have time to get yourselves to a show at the Adelaide and Melbourne fringe festivals to go and see what she's all about. I urge you to go and see her, you won't be disappointed. It's been a really great month for interaction and I'm really glad you all feel passionate enough about music and have been encouraged to get in touch with me. I love a good natter about music, so please do stay in touch and, if you've not got in touch via social media or email then please do, and do go and leave me a five star rating and more importantly a review on Apple Podcasts. News this month concerns Terry Hall, Vivienne Westwood, The Punk Rock Museum, Steve Ignorant, Public Image Limited representing Ireland at Eurovision, Billy Idol, The Damned, The Real McKenzies, NOFX, Sleaford Mods, Danzig, Fall Out Boy, Bouncing Souls, Pantera being removed from European shows, Flogging Molly, The Meffs, Tom Verlaine, Pussy Riot, Siouxsie Sioux, Ozzy Osbourne and more. Single reviews include Invisible Man by The Damned, Bosh! by Death Of Guitar Pop, C'est Comme Ca by Paramore, What If Punk Never Happened II by The King Blues, UK GRIM by Sleaford ModsStruggle by The Lathums, and Midnight Ferry by Grade 2 Albums reviewed are Every Loser by Iggy Pop, LIES THEY TELL OUR CHILDREN by Anti-Flag, Uncertain Joys by The Subways, Make The Most Of It by New Found Glory, and Lobes by We Are Scientists Merch: https://my-store-cfdac5.creator-spring.com Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this special interview episode of the Banned Biographies podcast, Tom Austin-Morgan talks to synthrock cabaret musician and compère Laurie Black. This conversation came around quickly, despite the fact that I saw her supporting Adam Ant on the Antics tour last summer. We were both busy in the mean time, but today Laurie her releasing her latest single, Spacejunk. Though the song is a year old, the subject (Elon Musk) just keeps getting more controversial. Spacejunk is available to download and stream now wherever you get your music digitally. Laurie is a really cool person and artist with strong views on a number of topics which are evident in her music and stage act. I can't recommend enough making time to listen to her music and to try to catch a live performance, which for those of you in Australia will be easy as Laurie is performing at the Melbourne and Adelaide fringe festivals from February to April, so you really have no excuse! You can find out all about her, her music and tour dates at laurieblack.co.uk or find her on Facebook and Instagram. You can find her music on all the usual streaming sites. The new single, 'Spacejunk', can be found here: laurieblack.co.uk/music Laurie is an independent artist, so male sure you check out the merch section of the website and buy some of her stuff, from music to lampshades – it'll make sense in the interview which I hope you enjoy listening to as much as I did having it. Banned Biographies Merch: https://my-store-cfdac5.creator-spring.com Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this special interview episode of the Banned Biographies podcast, Tom Austin-Morgan talks to synthrock cabaret musician and compère Laurie Black. This conversation came around quickly, despite the fact that I saw her supporting Adam Ant on the Antics tour last summer. We were both busy in the mean time, but today Laurie her releasing her latest single, Spacejunk. Though the song is a year old, the subject (Elon Musk) just keeps getting more controversial. Spacejunk is available to download and stream now wherever you get your music digitally. Laurie is a really cool person and artist with strong views on a number of topics which are evident in her music and stage act. I can't recommend enough making time to listen to her music and to try to catch a live performance, which for those of you in Australia will be easy as Laurie is performing at the Melbourne and Adelaide fringe festivals from February to April, so you really have no excuse! You can find out all about her, her music and tour dates at laurieblack.co.uk or find her on Facebook and Instagram. You can find her music on all the usual streaming sites. The new single, 'Spacejunk', can be found here: laurieblack.co.uk/music Laurie is an independent artist, so male sure you check out the merch section of the website and buy some of her stuff, from music to lampshades – it'll make sense in the interview which I hope you enjoy listening to as much as I did having it. Banned Biographies Merch: https://my-store-cfdac5.creator-spring.com Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to this very special interview episode of the Banned Biographies Podcast where your host, Tom Austin-Morgan, talks to Zach Blair, the lead guitarist of Rise Against. I met Zach on the ferry back from both our European tours in November and he was such a gentleman. He gave me a lot of time and asked about the tour, about my podcast and told me about his own brilliant podcast, Anti-Heroes with Zach Blair, upon which he talks with other guitarists that he admires about their guitars, set ups and equipment. He also told me about the other bands he's played in including Hagfish, Armstrong, Only Crime, and GWAR, some of which he talks about on this episode. Zach is such a great guy and so full of stories, as you would expect from someone who has been doing this for as long as he has. I'm so thankful to him for talking to me, even though this is a shorter than usual episode due to how busy Zach is. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I had having it. If you have any additional questions after listening that I didn't have time to ask him, perhaps I'll be able to entice him back on in future and put them to him. Until then, if you want more Zach chat, go and subscribe to his podcast, and let him know I sent you, so he knows you heard him on here and he knows this is a good place for him to come back. Merch: https://my-store-cfdac5.creator-spring.com Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this very special interview episode of the Banned Biographies Podcast, Tom talks to Rich Wilson, an award winning comedian who has performed sell out shows at the Edinburgh Fringe, Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne Comedy Festival and the New Zealand Comedy Festival. Rich is also the host of the Insane In The Men Brain Podcast where he talks to funny and interesting people about their experiences with mental health. In the last year the podcast has been nominated for an award with Podbible and in 2019 won an award with JOE for best podcast. Rich is the first comedian I've had on Banned Biographies and the reason for that is that I hear him bring up music on his podcast fairly often and his guests don't often indulge him - plus the fact he has a show on Islington Radio called The Tuned Up Time Machine - so, I reached out to ask of he'd like to have a long form conversation about music and he jumped at the chance, which was flattering.In this conversation we talk about his favourite bands, best gigs he's ever been to and played, the best and worst things about music (including how shit Sex On Fire by Kings Of Leon is!), the similarities between musicians and comedians, how society is too clean and safe right now, and so much more as well as a fair bit about his career in comedy.This was such an easy, free-wheeling conversation to have and I'm so grateful to Rich for giving up a couple of hours of his day to shoot the breeze with me about a subject that's clearly dear to both our hearts. If this is your first time listening to Banned Biographies, I do audio documentaries on bands, a lot of which we touch upon in this episode, and I've interviewed musicians in bands such as Sham 69, Ash, The Prodigy, English Dogs, Adam Ant's solo bands, and session musicians for The Selecter, Bow Wow Wow, The Dandy Warhols, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, and many more, so be sure to subscribe on your podcast platform of choice and check out the back catalogue. There's something there for everyone.You can find out all about him and where he's gigging at richwilsoncomedian.com, listen to Insane In The Men Brain podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts and listen to The Tuned Up Time Machine on Spotify or on MixCloud.Merch: https://my-store-cfdac5.creator-spring.comContactTwitter: @BannedBiogsFacebook: @BannedBiographiesInstagram: @bannedbiographiesE-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com
On this episode of the Banned Biographies Podcast, host Tom Austin-Morgan talks to Will Crewdson who plays guitar for Adam Ant as well as in the rock bands Rachel Stamp (the only unsigned band to headline the London Astoria and played gigs with, among others, Iggy Pop, Korn, No Doubt, The Tubes and Cheap Trick) and She Made Me Do It as well as his solo project Scant Regard, produces a hybrid of Western-styled twanging guitars and full-on electronic wizardry.Over the years, he's also worked with US singer Johnette Napolitano, Flesh for Lulu, Chiefs Of Relief The Selecter, Bow Wow Wow, Sigue Sigue Sputnik Electronic and has collaborated with US director/writer Tom DiCillo as one half of The Black and Blue Orkestre.He's also done session work with Malcolm McLaren, Tom Jones, Bryan Ferry, Peter Murphy, Westworld, Celine Dion, Appleton, Pigface, Tyler James, Livan, T-Rexstasy, Billy Bragg and Dragons.As you can tell, there was a lot of ground to cover and I didn't want to keep him all day, but I managed to touch on most of the acts he does or has played with. I really hope you enjoy this chat as much as I did having it and if there's anything you'd like an expanded chat about do let me know at the contact details below and I'll see about arranging a follow-up interview in future.Find Will at:https://www.scantregard.com/Twitter: @scantregardInstagram: @willcrewdsonAnd anywhere you stream music.ContactTwitter: @BannedBiogsFacebook: @BannedBiographiesInstagram: @bannedbiographiesE-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com
On this episode of the Banned Biographies Podcast, host Tom Austin-Morgan talks about what's been going on since the interview with Brad Hallen from the Nervous Eaters went out.This includes a new review on Apple Podcasts from long-standing listener and self-proclaimed number one fan, Stacey Nicolson. Reviews always help the show get found by people searching for music podcasts to listen to, so even if you don't have an iPhone, like Stacy, pester your family, friends and/or colleagues to lend you their iPhone so you can log into Apple Podcasts to leave a review there.Also, Banned Biographies has a merch store! You can now wear the podcast's logo with pride at gigs or simply just out on the street. Alternatively you can drink from a Banned Biographies drinks bottle or stick some stickers to your guitars, drum kits, amps, keyboards, foreheads, whatever. Here's the link: https://my-store-cfdac5.creator-spring.comThe news this week is jammed full of stuff on Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi, The Cro-Mags, Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros, Flogging Molly, The Cure, The Damned, Anti-Flag, Bad Religion, Me First And The Gimme Gimmes, NOFX, Rage Against The Machine, Weezer, Buzzcocks, The Misfits, Bad Manners, Dropkick Murphys, Billy Idol, and more.Finally, reviews of three albums that came out this month: The Alchemist's Euphoria by Kasabian, Of Kingdom And Crown by Machine Head and Will Of The People by Muse.Do get in touch on social media or email to let me know what you think of the singles and albums covered as well as ones I'm sure I've missed.Until next time, take care and stay safe.ContactTwitter: @BannedBiogsFacebook: @BannedBiographiesInstagram: @bannedbiographiesE-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com
On this special interview episode of the Banned Biographies podcast, Tom Austin-Morgan talks to the bassist of the Boston-based garage punk band Nervous Eaters, Brad Hallen.This episode largely deals with the new single, Wild Eyes, and upcoming album, Monsters & Angels, as well as about Brad's life an career to this point, and boy has he had a career! He's played with so many bands and artists including Ministry, Iggy Pop, Elliot Easton (The Cars), Jane Wiedlin (The Go-Go's), Aimee Mann, Susan Tadeschi , Monster Mike Welch, Duke Robillard, Roomful of Blues and so many others.Formed in the mid-70's, the Nervous Eaters would eventually become the house band for the legendary Boston punk rock club The Rat, where they established themselves as a leading punk rock band in the Northeast, playing with a who's who of punk and new wave luminaries, including The Police, The Ramones, The Cars, Patti Smith, Dead Boys, Iggy Pop, The Stranglers, Go-Go's and many others.The band's original drummer, the late Jeff Wilkinson, let the band rehearse in his family's basement. “His mother, Florence, fed the band at these rehearsals. Band leader, Steve Cataldo explained: “We'd come up from the basement at different times to grab something to eat and she said, ‘Why don't you all come up and sit down and have a meal? You're such a bunch of nervous eaters.' So, it stuck. It wasn't the coolest name to hit the town, but it seemed like a good idea at the time. We had a good laugh over it and we loved Florence. We are the Nervous Eaters.”The band launched in the mid 1970's and were a leading punk rock band in the Northeast. Home base: The black-walled, sticky-floored, basement club in Boston's Kenmore Square - The Rat. The Eaters played snarling, self-deprecating lust-for-life blasts like Shit for Brains, Get Stuffed, Last Chance, Just Head, and I'm a Degenerate. Their first release a 45, on Rat Records, 1976, which gained local and national college airplay for their classic single - Loretta.The buzz built and their popularity grew. The Cars' Ric Ocasek produced a demo tape which got the band signed to Elektra Records. They toured around the world - but the album stalled, going astray from the start with the wrong assigned label producer and a lack of follow-through. The original Eaters dissolved but came back in the mid- ‘80s with a new line-up. The reborn Eaters launched a salvo called HOT STEEL AND ACID in 1986, a far better disc (that sounded like the band), on the indie label Ace of Hearts. Producer Rick Harte captured the Eaters vicious, vintage punk sound and it went as far as a Boston indie could take it.The band has been revived a few times over the years with various line-ups. The current version of the Nervous Eaters formed in 2018 and includes three other Boston rock veterans, bassist Brad Hallen (who you're about to learn all about), drummer David McLean (of Willie Alexander's Boom Boom Band) and guitarist/vocalist Adam Sherman (of Private Lightning), and between them, they have recorded and/or toured with such artists as Ministry, Iggy Pop, Aimee Mann, Jane Wiedlin, Susan Tedeschi, Jimmie Vaughan, Lenny Kaye and many others.You can find Nervous Eaters at their website: nervouseaters.net, on Facebook and Instagram and you can find Brad Hallen at his website bradhallen.comThis interview was made possible thanks to Peter Ferioli at Pantheon Podcasts and Mike Cubillos at Earshot Media and I'm incredibly grateful to them.ContactTwitter: @BannedBiogsFacebook: @BannedBiographiesInstagram: @bannedbiographiesE-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com
On this roundup episode of the Banned Biographies Podcast, your host, Tom Austin-Morgan, is back to let you know what's been going on since the Broken Record Player Podcast episode went out, where we dissected Daft Punk's 2001 iconic album Discovery, and what you can expect from the next one.Firstly, I'd like to once again thank Ryan for allowing me to post his episode on my feed. I hope you enjoyed something a little different with Ryan and I talking about an electronic music album from the 21st century and I really hope it made a few of you go and check out The Broken Record Player Podcast. If you have subscribed, do let him know that you found out about him through this podcast.Go and leave him a review on Apple Podcasts, and while you're there, why not leave you on the Banned Biographies page as well? I love hearing about what you think of the show, your occasional links to the bands and musicians I feature and more than that, simply about you. So, please do reach out and get in touch on social media, but most of all please leave a review, it really does help get the show noticed by more people when they're looking for music podcasts to listen to.The news this month is a little light, though it includes a long rant from Jello Biafra and also includes the fact that Banned Biographies has joined the Pantheon Podcast Network! I also review a bunch of songs that were released in the last month.Until next time, take care and stay safe.ContactTwitter: @BannedBiogsFacebook: @BannedBiographiesInstagram: @bannedbiographiesE-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com
4th of July special edition episode is out now! I'm joined once again by Tom Austin-Morgan, the host of Banned Biographies, a documentary podcast about some of the most notorious bands in music history! We're discussing one of the most political albums probably ever recorded, and my introduction to punk rock: Bad Religion's album Suffer.
Due to the fact my next documentary is taking up all of my time and becoming an epic, this month I'm featuring a podcast I appeared on back in February 2022 called The Broken Record Player Podcast hosted by Ryan Scahff from San Francisco who has kindly agreed for me to feature this episode upon which Ryan and I discuss the French House duo Daft Punk's iconic 2001 album Discovery.You can find The Broken Record Player Podcast on all the platforms you use to listen to podcasts as well as on Facebook @brokenrecordplayerpodcast and Twitter @brokenrecord530. Please go and subscribe because he'll definitely have covered an album you love from any kind of genre. When you do, let him know that you heard him here first.ContactTwitter: @BannedBiogsFacebook: @BannedBiographiesInstagram: @bannedbiographiesE-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com
Due to the fact my next documentary is taking up all of my time and becoming an epic, this month I'm featuring a podcast I appeared on back in February 2022 called The Broken Record Player Podcast hosted by Ryan Scahff from San Francisco who has kindly agreed for me to feature this episode upon which Ryan and I discuss the French House duo Daft Punk's iconic 2001 album Discovery. You can find The Broken Record Player Podcast on all the platforms you use to listen to podcasts as well as on Facebook @brokenrecordplayerpodcast and Twitter @brokenrecord530. Please go and subscribe because he'll definitely have covered an album you love from any kind of genre. When you do, let him know that you heard him here first. Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com
On this special interview episode of the Banned Biographies podcast Tom Austin-Morgan talks to Chris Constantinou, who is probably better known to Adam Ant fan as Chris DeNiro - the bassist in Adam's post-Ants solo band. Chris has also played in The Wolfmen with Marco Pirroni, JackieOnAssid, and One Thousand Motels with Rat Scabies of The Damned which cover everything from blues to dance music. In between these he's also played on songs and albums with Annabella Lwin from Bow Wow Wow, Guy Chambers before he started his partnership with Robbie Williams, The Slits, Sinéad O'Connor, Daler Mehndi, Holy Holy, Brant Bjork & Sean Wheeler, Andreas Grega, Nerina Pallot and Earl Slick and Bernard Fowler. He also sometimes plays flute live with The Dandy Warhols. Currently, he is about the release a new mini-album called Femme Power with rapper, Jenna Dickens in a punk rap project called Rude GRL + CC. Femme Power will be available to stream and buy on the 6th of May 2022 and is released through Ingrooves (part of the Universal Music Group). In June, they'll also be releasing a double A-side through Cleopatra Records, the tracks are I'm Good (mixed by Nick Hodgson of the Kaiser Chiefs) and the second track is a version of Adam Ant's Goody Two Shoes. So, keep your eyes peeled for those dropping. On top of all this he also has stories of playing on Top of the Pops, Live Aid, convincing Guy Chambers not to give up on a career in music, and recording in the Palm Desert scene with members of various bands including Masters of Reality, Queens of the Stone Age, etc and all the madness involved in that, supporting King Crimson and Hawkwind as a 13-year-old and so much more As you can see, Chris has lived a hell of a life and I feel like I only just scraped the surface. Hopefully, there'll be a follow up episode in the future. If you get a fraction of joy listening to our conversation as I did having it I'm sure you'll be supremely satisfied. I'd like to thank Chris for being so generous with his time as well as for being so candid and warm. An extra special thank you must also go to my friend Rhiannon Ifans for setting this up. Let me know what you thought of it by commenting on the social media post, and be sure to share it - and the podcast as a whole - with your friends. Find Rude GRL + CC here: Spotify Facebook Twitter YouTube Find One Thousand Motels here: https://onethousandmotels.com/ Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com
In the past, Love That Album has avoided getting political. The albums being focused on for the most part didn't require the conversations to get embroiled in the very furnace that keeps people blathering on talk-back radio and social media – mostly in uncivilised fashion. That all changes for this episode. If you don't like talk about what a pack of dickheads (I use less polite terminology on the actual show) fascists really are and the political masters who enable them....you might wanna skip this show. Otherwise......welcome to episode 156 of Love That Album. It seems like we're still in a dark era for humanity with wars and bigotry continuously being part of every day life across this broken planet. In England back in the 70s, the National Front were gaining supporters from both ends of the class system. There was a very real chance that their racist ideology was going to be allowed into mainstream government – not just staying in the fringes of society. The Rock Against Racism movement was born to fight this ideology – particularly after the likes of Eric Clapton and David Bowie started saying things in public that would have been frightening to immigrants and Holocaust survivors. It was into this environment that songwriter and activist Tom Robinson brought his music into the public arena. He and his band (aptly named The Tom Robinson Band) brought a tough combination of pub and punk rock mixed with unambiguous lyrics explaining that if people didn't confront the fascists, then life as they knew it was over. I am privileged to be joined by podcaster and punk historian Tom Austin-Morgan to discuss the debut album by the TRB, Power In The Darkness. The album is confronting lyrically, but Robinson is smart enough to know that if you back up your messages with catchy hooks and singalong choruses, you'll have a better chance of getting your message across. Tom and I discuss Tom's music in a broader sense, but the necessity is that we have to discuss the political environment of England in the 70s to give the album context. We really couldn't have done the album justice without providing the history. I'm super grateful to Tom for providing his time and expertise. I highly recommend his excellent show “Banned Biographies”. The show focuses on the history of the original era of British punk – both by documentary style episodes and interviews with those who were there. Trust me – you need this show in your life. You can find it at all the usual places you get podcasts, or you can find it at https://www.bannedbiographies.com/ You can check the show's socials out at: Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies Download this episode of LTA from your podcast app of choice.The wider back catalogue of episodes can also be found at http://lovethatalbumpodcast.blogspot.com Love That Album is proudly part of the Pantheon Podcast network. Go to http://pantheonpodcasts.com to check out all their great shows. You can send me feedback at rrrkitchen@yahoo.com.au (written or mp3 voicemail) or join the Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/lovethatalbum If you'd consider writing an iTunes review I'd be immensely grateful. However, it'd be even better if you told a friend about the podcast and Pantheon – at a barbecue, over coffee, on social media….whatever way you choose, consider me grateful. Proudly Pantheon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the past, Love That Album has avoided getting political. The albums being focused on for the most part didn't require the conversations to get embroiled in the very furnace that keeps people blathering on talk-back radio and social media – mostly in uncivilised fashion.That all changes for this episode. If you don't like talk about what a pack of dickheads (I use less polite terminology on the actual show) fascists really are and the political masters who enable them....you might wanna skip this show.Otherwise......welcome to episode 156 of Love That Album.It seems like we're still in a dark era for humanity with wars and bigotry continuously being part of every day life across this broken planet. In England back in the 70s, the National Front were gaining supporters from both ends of the class system. There was a very real chance that their racist ideology was going to be allowed into mainstream government – not just staying in the fringes of society. The Rock Against Racism movement was born to fight this ideology – particularly after the likes of Eric Clapton and David Bowie started saying things in public that would have been frightening to immigrants and Holocaust survivors.It was into this environment that songwriter and activist Tom Robinson brought his music into the public arena. He and his band (aptly named The Tom Robinson Band) brought a tough combination of pub and punk rock mixed with unambiguous lyrics explaining that if people didn't confront the fascists, then life as they knew it was over.I am privileged to be joined by podcaster and punk historian Tom Austin-Morgan to discuss the debut album by the TRB, Power In The Darkness. The album is confronting lyrically, but Robinson is smart enough to know that if you back up your messages with catchy hooks and singalong choruses, you'll have a better chance of getting your message across. Tom and I discuss Tom's music in a broader sense, but the necessity is that we have to discuss the political environment of England in the 70s to give the album context. We really couldn't have done the album justice without providing the history.I'm super grateful to Tom for providing his time and expertise. I highly recommend his excellent show “Banned Biographies”. The show focuses on the history of the original era of British punk – both by documentary style episodes and interviews with those who were there. Trust me – you need this show in your life. You can find it at all the usual places you get podcasts, or you can find it at https://www.bannedbiographies.com/ You can check the show's socials out at:Twitter: @BannedBiogsFacebook: @BannedBiographiesInstagram: @bannedbiographiesDownload this episode of LTA from your podcast app of choice.The wider back catalogue of episodes can also be found at http://lovethatalbumpodcast.blogspot.comLove That Album is proudly part of the Pantheon Podcast network. Go to http://pantheonpodcasts.com to check out all their great shows.You can send me feedback at rrrkitchen@yahoo.com.au (written or mp3 voicemail) or join the Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/lovethatalbumIf you'd consider writing an iTunes review I'd be immensely grateful. However, it'd be even better if you told a friend about the podcast and Pantheon – at a barbecue, over coffee, on social media….whatever way you choose, consider me grateful.Proudly Pantheon.
In the past, Love That Album has avoided getting political. The albums being focused on for the most part didn't require the conversations to get embroiled in the very furnace that keeps people blathering on talk-back radio and social media – mostly in uncivilised fashion.That all changes for this episode. If you don't like talk about what a pack of dickheads (I use less polite terminology on the actual show) fascists really are and the political masters who enable them....you might wanna skip this show.Otherwise......welcome to episode 156 of Love That Album.It seems like we're still in a dark era for humanity with wars and bigotry continuously being part of every day life across this broken planet. In England back in the 70s, the National Front were gaining supporters from both ends of the class system. There was a very real chance that their racist ideology was going to be allowed into mainstream government – not just staying in the fringes of society. The Rock Against Racism movement was born to fight this ideology – particularly after the likes of Eric Clapton and David Bowie started saying things in public that would have been frightening to immigrants and Holocaust survivors.It was into this environment that songwriter and activist Tom Robinson brought his music into the public arena. He and his band (aptly named The Tom Robinson Band) brought a tough combination of pub and punk rock mixed with unambiguous lyrics explaining that if people didn't confront the fascists, then life as they knew it was over.I am privileged to be joined by podcaster and punk historian Tom Austin-Morgan to discuss the debut album by the TRB, Power In The Darkness. The album is confronting lyrically, but Robinson is smart enough to know that if you back up your messages with catchy hooks and singalong choruses, you'll have a better chance of getting your message across. Tom and I discuss Tom's music in a broader sense, but the necessity is that we have to discuss the political environment of England in the 70s to give the album context. We really couldn't have done the album justice without providing the history.I'm super grateful to Tom for providing his time and expertise. I highly recommend his excellent show “Banned Biographies”. The show focuses on the history of the original era of British punk – both by documentary style episodes and interviews with those who were there. Trust me – you need this show in your life. You can find it at all the usual places you get podcasts, or you can find it at https://www.bannedbiographies.com/ You can check the show's socials out at:Twitter: @BannedBiogsFacebook: @BannedBiographiesInstagram: @bannedbiographiesDownload this episode of LTA from your podcast app of choice.The wider back catalogue of episodes can also be found at http://lovethatalbumpodcast.blogspot.comLove That Album is proudly part of the Pantheon Podcast network. Go to http://pantheonpodcasts.com to check out all their great shows.You can send me feedback at rrrkitchen@yahoo.com.au (written or mp3 voicemail) or join the Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/lovethatalbumIf you'd consider writing an iTunes review I'd be immensely grateful. However, it'd be even better if you told a friend about the podcast and Pantheon – at a barbecue, over coffee, on social media….whatever way you choose, consider me grateful.Proudly Pantheon.
In the past, Love That Album has avoided getting political. The albums being focused on for the most part didn't require the conversations to get embroiled in the very furnace that keeps people blathering on talk-back radio and social media – mostly in uncivilised fashion. That all changes for this episode. If you don't like talk about what a pack of dickheads (I use less polite terminology on the actual show) fascists really are and the political masters who enable them....you might wanna skip this show. Otherwise......welcome to episode 156 of Love That Album. It seems like we're still in a dark era for humanity with wars and bigotry continuously being part of every day life across this broken planet. In England back in the 70s, the National Front were gaining supporters from both ends of the class system. There was a very real chance that their racist ideology was going to be allowed into mainstream government – not just staying in the fringes of society. The Rock Against Racism movement was born to fight this ideology – particularly after the likes of Eric Clapton and David Bowie started saying things in public that would have been frightening to immigrants and Holocaust survivors. It was into this environment that songwriter and activist Tom Robinson brought his music into the public arena. He and his band (aptly named The Tom Robinson Band) brought a tough combination of pub and punk rock mixed with unambiguous lyrics explaining that if people didn't confront the fascists, then life as they knew it was over. I am privileged to be joined by podcaster and punk historian Tom Austin-Morgan to discuss the debut album by the TRB, Power In The Darkness. The album is confronting lyrically, but Robinson is smart enough to know that if you back up your messages with catchy hooks and singalong choruses, you'll have a better chance of getting your message across. Tom and I discuss Tom's music in a broader sense, but the necessity is that we have to discuss the political environment of England in the 70s to give the album context. We really couldn't have done the album justice without providing the history. I'm super grateful to Tom for providing his time and expertise. I highly recommend his excellent show “Banned Biographies”. The show focuses on the history of the original era of British punk – both by documentary style episodes and interviews with those who were there. Trust me – you need this show in your life. You can find it at all the usual places you get podcasts, or you can find it at https://www.bannedbiographies.com/ You can check the show's socials out at: Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies Download this episode of LTA from your podcast app of choice.The wider back catalogue of episodes can also be found at http://lovethatalbumpodcast.blogspot.com Love That Album is proudly part of the Pantheon Podcast network. Go to http://pantheonpodcasts.com to check out all their great shows. You can send me feedback at rrrkitchen@yahoo.com.au (written or mp3 voicemail) or join the Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/lovethatalbum If you'd consider writing an iTunes review I'd be immensely grateful. However, it'd be even better if you told a friend about the podcast and Pantheon – at a barbecue, over coffee, on social media….whatever way you choose, consider me grateful. Proudly Pantheon.
On this special interview episode of the Banned Biographies podcast, Tom talks to The Sewer Cats - a two-piece punk band made up of drummer and singer Cass and guitarist Josh. Ferocious, fuzzy and feline-inclined, The Sewer Cats are an explosive Manchester-based punk duo who deliver riotous tunes of patriarchy-smashing fury. Their short and snappy songs have been described as ‘catchy and scathing', bursting with hooky riffs drenched in fuzz and aggressive riot-grrrl vocals, all served up with a big helping of sass. Their new album, Cute Aggression is out TODAY on Manchester-based DIY non-profit punk label, TNSrecords. Go and find it and The Sewer Cats' back catalogue wherever you stream or listen to your music as well as on the TNSrecords website. Spotify Apple Music bandcamp Twitter: @thesewercats Facebook: @thesewercatsband Instagram: @thesewercatsband A big thank you to Cass and Josh for their time and for being so easy to get on with. I very much look forward to meeting them in a couple of months time on their tour. Do try and find out where they're playing near you and make the effort to see them, and support them by buying some merch. Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com
On this interview episode of the Banned Biographies podcast Tom Austin-Morgan talks to L.A.-based indie rock band Them Fantasies. The band is made up of bassist and singer Dominic Cannarella, guitarist Eric McCoy and drummer Max Meizlish. They met while at music college in Boston, Massachusetts and cut their teeth playing live and finding their sound in Valencia, Spain as part of their course. During 2020 they relocated to LA and while living together have honed their sound and their production skills to infuse a modern pop slickness to their funk tinged, indie rock sound. During the pandemic they've found an excited new audience on Tik Tok, released three singles in 2021, and recently put out their new EP “How Modest”, which sees them tackle more socially conscious themes like toxic masculinity and the crassness of materialism. They're a lovely and very talented group of lads and I wish them every success. Go and check out their music wherever you stream or listen to it and, if you do, let them know I sent you! Find them here: Website: https://www.themfantasies.com/ Instagram and Twitter: @them_fantasies Facebook: @ThemFantasies Youtube Spotify Thank you to Jeremy Saunders from BIZ 3 Publicity for organising this interview. Until next time, take care of yourselves and stay safe. Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com
On this episode of the Banned Biographies podcast your host, Tom Austin-Morgan, and talks about what's been going on in the last month and what you can expect from the next episode. Firstly I'd like to thank Leo Ulph once more for the time he took to talk to me on last month's interview episode, he's such a nice bloke who I think is so engaging to listen to. There has been a slew of reviews on Apple Music this month, all from the UK and all with five stars, so I give them a shout out, it was a really nice surprise to get so many in such a short space of time, and I noticed that the show charted higher in the Apple Music rankings, so there definitely is a correlation between the number of reviews and how visible the show is in the search, so keep it up, guys, it really does help. As promised, I debut a news section from the world of punk from February including stories about The Dwarves, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominations, Angels And Airwaves, The Undertones, IDLES, The Last Gang, Jesse Michaels and Tim Armstrong performing a live version of Operation Ivy's "Sound System", Cancer Bats, Killing Joke, Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong's car being stolen then found, New Found Glory, Beavis And Butt-Head, Dropkick Murphys, The Real McKenzies, Cro-Mags, Fontaines D.C., Frank Turner scoring his first number one album with FTHC and a review of the album, and Adam Ant. I also talk about my birthday on the 20th February where I celebrated by playing two shows within 24 hours with my very first punk band, High Frequency our first in about 11 years. The reception we had from both audiences we played to over the weekend we really warm and engaged, people genuinely seemed to enjoy the songs we were playing, some of which are 19 years old now! So maybe covers aren't the way forward after all? I'd like to thank Ant and Corky as well as our wives and partners for putting up with the disruption to their weekends and especially to the people who put us on the line ups for these two shows and finally to all the people who listened and even bough CDs which have been gathering dust in my loft for the last decade! If you want to find us, we're on Facebook and Instagram @high_frequency_rocks or you can listen to that album by searching Welcome To Apathyville on Spotify. Until next time, take careand stay safe. Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com
Ryan is joined by podcaster Tom Austin-Morgan, the host of Banned Biographies and Anywhere But Here, to discuss Daft Punk's 2001 masterpiece Discovery.
On this special interview episode of the Banned Biographies podcast, Tom chats with Leo Ulph who fronts the band Wake Up Leo. However, he's probably better known as the presenter of BBC Radio Kent's Upload show, where he has featured clips for the documentary episodes of this very podcast along with a host of other podcasts, poets, bands and artists over the last couple of years. Leo also produces broadcasting legend Gabby Roslin's show on BBC Radio London. This conversation covers all sorts of musical experiences as both a fan, a broadcaster and a player, including the question 'why is Ed Sheeran so popular?', how meeting your heroes can be a good thing, how he got into the radio business and the power of saying 'yes' (and then working really hard!). During the course of the interview we also manage to draw a line from his early days of playing music and telling jokes between his early songs, for fear they weren't good enough, to the style in which he presents his radio show. You can find him on Facebook, Twitter (@WakeUpLeo) and Instagram (@wakeupleo_1). Wake Up Leo's website is www.wakeupleo.com and you can also find them on Facebook, Soundcloud, ReverbNation, Spotify, and Apple Music. I think you'll agree that Leo's a great guy and really engaging, and I'd like to thank him very much for his time, especially as he was getting over a Covid infection at the time, what a trooper... and just think, if he's this chipper when he's feeling under the weather, imagine how much more energy he has when he's 100%! Thanks for listening, stay safe and take care. Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com
On this episode of the Banned Biographies podcast, Tom gives a recap of the reactions to last month's Stiff Little Fingers documentary, the first documentary episode in about six months! A change to the normal running of things is proposed so that Tom keeps in touch with new music after a year of brilliant album, EP and single releases, most of which passed him by. So, Tom looks back at some of them - as many as he's gone back to listen to, anyway - from the baffling resurrection of Nu Metal to the great punk, indie, ska and rock music that came out in the last 12 months. Please do get in touch via the social links below to let us know what your favourite albums and track were in 2021 and what you're looking forward to in 2022. Also, if you are in a band or make music, we'd love to showcase you on these episodes and don't worry, as you'll hear from Tom's list, this is a judgement free zone! Please do reach out to Banned Biographies on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or by email as well as leaving those ratings and reviews on Apple Podcasts, but more than anything else take care and stay safe. Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com
Episode 136: Dead or Alive "Blue Christmas 2000" (2000) and U2 "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" (1987) Another year is coming to a close, and with the end of the year comes the holiday season. And with the holiday season comes Christmas songs, of course! So once again, Brian and Sarah close out the year by choosing a couple of songs to talk about, before they turn their full attention to holiday preparations and celebrations. And although the titles of both songs may look familiar, only one of them is a cover version. The first selection is "Blue Christmas 2000" by Dead or Alive. It's been quite a while since Brian and Sarah have talked about this band, so they're both eager to have a discussion about more than just the selected song. In fact, they go all the way back to 1988 to discuss the album Nude for a bit--which gives Brian the opportunity to tell a story from his freshman year in college that never fails to amuse and delight Sarah. The hosts go on to discuss the band's success in Japan; yet another version of this song (that still isn't the one you're thinking of); a synth voice whose name Sarah says sounds like a TV show; and, almost unbelievably, a recently-released new Dead or Alive album. The second song chosen for this episode is U2's version of "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)." As this song was recorded and released in 1987, this selection ties in neatly (almost like a bow on top of a package!) with the four episodes released earlier this year, where Brian and Sarah, along with Tom Austin-Morgan of the podcast Banned Biographies (and now of the band Sham 69 as well!), discussed U2's iconic 1987 album The Joshua Tree. "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" was recorded by U2 for inclusion on the charity album A Very Special Christmas, so Brian searched through his archives and found his notes from 2018, when he and Sarah discussed several other songs from that album. He reminds us about the history of the album, the charity it supports, and the success it has had both on the charts and as a fundraising vehicle. And, since this selection is actually a cover version, the hosts take some time to discuss the original version of the song and its interesting history of being in the public's awareness, which includes not only a discussion about Darlene Love, but also a late-night talk show host. Additionally, Brian shares some very recent--and rather exciting-- chart information for the song. After the two song discussions, Brian and Sarah decide to share their top 10 favorite Christmas songs recorded by artists they've talked about on the podcast. How many of their favorites are on your list as well? Watch the videos discussed here: U2 - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) Darlene Love 2014 performance Read more at http://www.permanentrecordpodcast.com/ Visit us at https://www.facebook.com/permrecordpodcast Follow us at https://twitter.com/permrecordpod Check out some pictures at https://www.instagram.com/permanentrecordpodcast/ Leave a voicemail for Brian & Sarah at (724) 490-8324 or https://www.speakpipe.com/PermRecordPod - we're ready to believe you! Cool Stuff Alert: Visit our PRP Shop at https://www.redbubble.com/people/bluezonenetwork/
On this episode of the Banned Biographies Podcast, Tom has a brief recap of the reactions to the interview with Gizz Butt from last month's episode and lets you know which band the next documentary will be able when he finally releases it in December. There's no main episode this month, mainly due to the fact that I've been playing gigs around the country this month with Sham 69 as well as onboarding new clients over the last couple of months which has made me busier than ever. Instead I tell a few stories from travelling round the country and let you know of the gigs the band has lined up for 2022 and what I'm trying to sort out for the podcast as well. It's an exciting time right now and I hope you guys are as excited for what lies ahead as I am. Make sure to keep an eye on social media and your podcast feed for announcements of what's coming up next as and when I post them. Thanks once more to Gizz Butt for his time and his guitar playing on the last episode and also. be sure to check out my appearance on the Free With This Months Issue Podcast where hosts Colin, Ian and I dissect a free CD from the cover of a Kerrang! Magazine from back in 2003! Please do reach out to Banned Biographies on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or by email as well as leaving those ratings and reviews on Apple Podcasts, but more than anything else take care and stay safe. Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com
In episode 33 we're joined by Tom Austin-Morgan from the brilliant documentary podcast Banned Biographies, and new bass player for UK Punk legends Sham 69 to talk about Kerrang's Reload from September 2003.The CD's full tracklisting is -1 – Rancid - David Courtney2 – Probot - Centuries Of Sin3 – To My Surprise - Get It To Go4 – Poison The Well - For A Banaged Iris5 – A - Full Pelt6 – Funeral For A Friend - Kiss And Makeup (All Bets Are Off)7 – Machine Head - Imperium (Rough Mix)8 – Feeder - Opaque9 – Trapt - Hollowman10 – Pennywise - God Save The USA11 – Wildhearts - There's Only One Hell12 – Ill Niño - Te Amo... I Hate You13 – Sikth - Skies Of Millenium Night14 – My Morning Jacket - One Big Holiday15 - Kinesis - Everything Destroys Itself16 - Arch Enemy - We Will Rise17 - Violent Delight - Mistakes18 - Nebula - MoreFind Tom's podcast Banned Biographies at www.bannedbiographies.com where you'll find brilliantly produced audio documentaries on punk & new wave bands from The Clash To Adam & The Ants, plus interviews with musicians like Rick McMurray from Ash & Gizz Butt from Janus STark & The Prodigy.Find out when he's playing live near you with Sham 69 at http://www.officialsham69.com/ Listen to all available songs on our ongoing Spotify playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1mzWOWEfQ5LklJyUZkpfs2?si=LbWBi9-oTl-eXjkUJbpx2Q You can buy a copy of the cd from Discogs here - www.discogs.com/release/3557945-Various-ReloadHosts - Ian Clarke & Colin Jackson-BrownRecorded/Edited/Mixed/Original music by Colin Jackson Brown for We Dig PodcastsPart of the We Made This podcast network. https://twitter.com/wmt_network Twitter – https://twitter.com/thismonthsissue Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/freewiththismonthsissue/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/freewiththismonthsissue/ Find our other episodes at www.wedigpodcasts.com Find other We Made This shows & writing at www.wemadethisnetwork.com
In episode 33 we're joined by Tom Austin-Morgan from the brilliant documentary podcast Banned Biographies, and new bass player for UK Punk legends Sham 69 to talk about Kerrang's Reload from September 2003. The CD's full tracklisting is - 1 – Rancid - David Courtney 2 – Probot - Centuries Of Sin 3 – To My Surprise - Get It To Go 4 – Poison The Well - For A Banaged Iris 5 – A - Full Pelt 6 – Funeral For A Friend - Kiss And Makeup (All Bets Are Off) 7 – Machine Head - Imperium (Rough Mix) 8 – Feeder - Opaque 9 – Trapt - Hollowman 10 – Pennywise - God Save The USA 11 – Wildhearts - There's Only One Hell 12 – Ill Niño - Te Amo... I Hate You 13 – Sikth - Skies Of Millenium Night 14 – My Morning Jacket - One Big Holiday 15 - Kinesis - Everything Destroys Itself 16 - Arch Enemy - We Will Rise 17 - Violent Delight - Mistakes 18 - Nebula - More Find Tom's podcast Banned Biographies at www.bannedbiographies.com where you'll find brilliantly produced audio documentaries on punk & new wave bands from The Clash To Adam & The Ants, plus interviews with musicians like Rick McMurray from Ash & Gizz Butt from Janus STark & The Prodigy. Find out when he's playing live near you with Sham 69 at http://www.officialsham69.com/ Listen to all available songs on our ongoing Spotify playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1mzWOWEfQ5LklJyUZkpfs2?si=LbWBi9-oTl-eXjkUJbpx2Q You can buy a copy of the cd from Discogs here - www.discogs.com/release/3557945-Various-Reload Hosts - Ian Clarke & Colin Jackson-Brown Recorded/Edited/Mixed/Original music by Colin Jackson Brown for We Dig Podcasts Part of the We Made This podcast network. https://twitter.com/wmt_network Twitter – https://twitter.com/thismonthsissue Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/freewiththismonthsissue/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/freewiththismonthsissue/ Find our other episodes at www.wedigpodcasts.com Find other We Made This shows & writing at www.wemadethisnetwork.com
On this special interview episode of the Banned Biographies podcast, Tom chats with Gizz Butt, lead guitarist and singer with the band Janus Stark. Gizz has also played in a number of bands including The Prodigy, English Dogs, Steve Ignorant of Crass's live band, The Fields of the Nephilim, The Destructors, Sabbat and a whole lot more, including a couple of appearances on stage with Foo Fighters. Gizz was really generous with his time and we cover a lot of ground and he even plays a few songs live including a version of The Prodigy's Fuel My Fire which never made the final edit. I also manage to point out something fishy on his Wikipedia which causes a lot of laughter but also opens up the more sensitive side of this life-long punk rocker. Make sure to visit www.janusstark.co.uk or www.gizzbutt.com or find them on all the social media platforms. And, if you like what you hear of Gizz's playing (and why wouldn't you?), you can go to www.patreon.com/GizzButt, to gain access to loads of songs, pictures and videos from all his bands right back to his first school band when he was 12! Once again, my sincerest thanks to Gizz for his time, for being such a brilliant guy to talk to and for all his wise words, which anyone thinking of starting a band, as well as anyone who has been in bands for years, should take on board. Thanks for listening, stay safe and take care. Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com
Your host, Tom Austin-Morgan returns to talk about what's been going on since the mammoth Permanent Record Podcast and Banned Biographies crossover podcast was released last month where they reviewed and dissected U2's iconic 1987 album The Joshua Tree and what you can expect from this months' episode. I'll also be talking about my experience at Skamouth Festival, which was my first gig in Sham 69. Firstly, I'd like to thank Brian and Sarah again for allowing me to stich four of their episodes together and put it out on my feed. I wasn't expecting big download numbers, because the episode was 8 hours long, and because they'd already been published individually by Permanent Record Podcast. However, it's quickly become one of the most downloaded Banned Biographies episodes that isn't a documentary, so I'd like to thank you all for downloading it and – hopefully – listening all the way through. If you enjoyed what you heard you really should subscribe to the Permanent Record Podcast and let Brian and Sarah know you found out about them through Banned Biographies. I played my first gig with Sham 69 on Sunday 2nd October and I cover the whole weekend in some detail on this episode. Luckily, I survived being chucked in the deep end and will be playing with Sham 69 at four more gigs across the country in November: Saturday 6th November, The Snig, Widnes (tickets from seetickets) Saturday 13th November, New Cross Inn, London (tickets from New Cross Inn) Thursday 18th November, The Old Courts, Wigan (tickets from eventbrite) Friday 19th November, The Bunkhouse, Swansea (tickets from The Bunkhouse) I'd love to see some of you listeners at these gigs, do come up and say hello if you come along. Please do reach out to Banned Biographies on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or by email as well as leaving those ratings and reviews on Apple Podcasts, but more than anything else take care and stay safe. Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com
Due to what's been going on behind the scenes here at Banned Biographies (listen to Monday's James Cruttwell Interview Review episode), this episode is all four of the appearance I made on the Permanent Record Podcast to discuss and dissect U2's iconic 1987 album, The Joshua Tree. The hosts of the Permanent Record Podcast, Brian and Sarah, usually concentrate on synth pop albums, but have been known to dip their toes into the world of guitar bands. This was an education for all three of us because, despite the fact we've all listened to this album before but none of us was a particular fan of it or the band. As we go on we realise why The Joshua Tree is considered the classic it is and have garnered a newfound respect for U2. In part one we start off by talking about the recording of "The Joshua Tree", which took place over the course of a year, but was interrupted by some rather life-changing events, which in turn shaped the lyrical/thematic content and sound of the album. They then spend time talking about the worldwide chart and sales success of the record, both immediate and lasting, and its ranking on various lists of albums over the years. Brian and Sarah can't help but bring up the cover art as well, as it allows them the opportunity to mention Anton Corbijn, who of course also works with their favourite band, Depeche Mode. After a very long lead-up, Tom, Brian and Sarah finally get around to the song discussion. But the first song of the album is so massive, and has such a memorable video, that the trio decide to end the episode after wrapping up their look at "Where The Streets Have No Name." If you want to hear conversation on such diverse topics as Lou Reed, chalkboards, Mission: Impossible, the vocabulary of Smash Hits writers, and Where's Waldo/Where's Wally-- oh, and a band from Ireland called U2-- this is the episode for you! Part two finds them talking about three more songs and two more videos. They also end up talking about Las Vegas, oversized slot machines, the TV show Friends, Thomas Dolby, and some differences in American English versus British English. Songs discussed in this episode: I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For With Or Without You Bullet the Blue Sky Part three covers five songs: Running to Stand Still Red Hill Mining Town In God's Country Trip Through Your Wires One Tree Hill A lot of facts, opinions, and laughs are shared in this episode as Tom, Brian, and Sarah finish talking about Side One and head over to the tracks on Side Two. Some topics that came up during this discussion were: the differences between the punk movement in the US compared to the UK; Lou Reed; Bob Dylan; "People Are People"; and hootenannies! Finally, in part four the trio shoot the breeze about the darkest moments on the album: "Exit" and "Mothers of the Disappeared." But in case you think this episode is all doom and gloom, they also talk about ice cream trucks, all the U2 back-catalogue Brian has been acquiring, the return of the live music scene around South London, and, of course, they finally get around to ranking the record as a whole on a scale of 1 to 100 record adapters. There's also a surprise EXTRA extra-credit segment at the conclusion of the episode, just in case you needed just a tad more U2 chat!! I'd like to thank Brian and Sarah once more for being such gracious hosts, putting up with various trans-Atlantic audio issues, having me on for such a long time and for allowing me to post these episode on my feed. Please do go follow Permanent Record Podcast on the following social media platforms: Website - http://www.permanentrecordpodcast.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/permrecordpodcast Twitter - https://twitter.com/permrecordpod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/permanentrecordpodcast/ You can even leave a voicemail for Brian & Sarah at (724) 490-8324 or https://www.speakpipe.com/PermRecordPod Visit their PRP Shop at https://www.redbubble.com/people/bluezonenetwork/ Thanks for listening, stay safe and take care. Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com
Hello and welcome back to Banned Biographies, Tom Austin-Morgan is back to talk about what's been going on since the interview with James Cruttwell was released last month and what you can expect from this months' episode. There's quite a bit to tell you, so strap in! I thought it was interesting to hear about what James and I expected the end of the year to look like compared to how it actually is. For example, how long it would take people to return to feeling normal in everyday situations after lockdown was lifted. We were both looking forward to getting back to playing and attending gigs again, but worried that we might feel a bit uncomfortable in those environments again, or that it might take people a long time to feel comfortable in crowd environments. It turns out that a lot of people seem to have clicked back into their pre-covid ruts straight away, which I guess shouldn't have been a surprise. But what has surprised me is that, having played a few gigs now with my own bands, I feel more excited to be at a gig again than I am anxious. James and I have since met in real life and I'm glad to report he was just as easy to chat to and excitable as he was on the episode. I'm now the bass played for Sham 69! So, you can listen to how that happened on this episode. Also, Swampstomper is playing at the Hope and Anchor, Islington, London on Saturday 25th September 2021 supporting Janus Stark, whose front-man and guitarist, Gizz Butt, used to play live guitar for The Prodigy and appears on The Fat Of The Land. It's going to be an amazing gig. If you're able to come down, I'd highly advise it. Please do reach out to Banned Biographies on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or by email as well as leaving those ratings and reviews on Apple Podcasts, but more than anything else take care and stay safe. Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com
Episode 133: U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987) Part 4 Brian, Sarah, and Tom Austin-Morgan (of Banned Biographies fame!) are back to finish their discussion of U2's 1987 classic, "The Joshua Tree." This time around, the trio shoot the breeze about the darkest moments on the album: "Exit" and "Mothers of the Disappeared." But in case you think this episode is all doom and gloom, they also talk about ice cream trucks, all the U2 back-catalog Brian has been acquiring, the return of the live music scene around South London, and, of course, they finally get around to ranking the record as a whole on a scale of 1 to 100 record adapters. There's also a surprise EXTRA extra-credit segment at the conclusion of the episode, just in case you needed just a tad more U2 chat!! And if I could switch from third person to first person for a moment, I wanted to extend a final "Thank You!" to Tom for making time to join us for these episodes. It requires a lot of work to be able to discuss an album for over six hours, so we appreciate you taking the plunge and joining us. It was a real treat to talk with you and to get to know you a bit. Good luck with everything the future holds, my friend! And, of course, thanks to my sister Erin who has been listening to U2 for as long as I can remember, who let me raid her U2 library as I prepared for these episodes, who was happy to text with me at any time of day or night as I discovered these songs, and who hooked me up with free concert tickets from the mid-90s through to the mid-2000's. You are the best! Check out Banned Biographies at https://www.bannedbiographies.com/ Follow Banned Biographies on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BannedBiogs Follow Banned Biographies on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BannedBiographies Read more at http://www.permanentrecordpodcast.com/ Visit us at https://www.facebook.com/permrecordpodcast Follow us at https://twitter.com/permrecordpod Check out some pictures at https://www.instagram.com/permanentrecordpodcast/ Leave a voicemail for Brian & Sarah at (724) 490-8324 or https://www.speakpipe.com/PermRecordPod - we're ready to believe you! Cool Stuff Alert: Visit our PRP Shop at https://www.redbubble.com/people/bluezonenetwork/
On this episode of Banned Biographies, Tom chats with James Cruttwell, bassist with The Gonads - a band fronted by broadcaster and author Garry Bushell - and The Furry Love Lickers. In the episode we also talk about him being in East End Badoes, another old school London-based Oi Punk band, but since this episode was recorded he no longer plays for them. We also talk quite a bit about lockdowns possibly being eased, which was something we were looking forward to in March or April when this episode was recorded. So, a lot of that is irrelevant now, but I kept it in because I found it interesting to look back at how we were feeling four or five months ago and how things have changed since. Because we found out that we have similar tastes in music we get very excited talking about bands we both love and because we're both from the same area we both get a bit 'Estuary'; dropping our 'Ts' and turning double 'Ls' into 'Ws', which is what happens when you get two Kent-based punk fans together! James is a great guy who has had some brilliant experiences playing in punk bands around Europe. I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I had having it. Thanks for listening, stay safe and take care. Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com
Hello and welcome back to Banned Biographies. Your host, Tom Austin-Morgan, is back to let you know what's been happening over the last month since the interview with Jack Pop, founder of Alcopop! Records, went out and what you can expect from the next episode. I got to play some gigs this past weekend with my covers band and Swampstomper . It was exhilarating to play live and loud in front of people again, and there are a couple more gigs this month too: one at Leo's Red Lion in Gravesend on the 4th September and another supporting Janus Stark at the Hope and Anchor in Islington, London on the 25th September. The third episode of my four-part guest spot on the Permanent Record Podcast has just been released, where I joined hosts Brian and Sarah to talk about the iconic U2 album, The Joshua Tree. In this one we discuss a bunch of the tracks in the middle of the album as well as a couple of videos for songs that none of us knew even existed. Permanent Record podcast is a great resource for anyone remotely interested in the minutiae of bands and albums, especially if you're into synth-based music. Make sure you go and subscribe to Permanent Record Podcast on whatever podcast platform you use and go and follow them on Twitter , Facebook or at https://www.permanentrecordpodcast.com/. The interview with Jack Pop was hotly anticipated by a few people and I received some great feedback from listeners. The chat was a joy. It had been recorded a few months ago, so revisiting it for the edit was great fun. Jack's such a lovely guy, his ability to weave a story is brilliant and his enthusiasm for music is infectious. I've found some really great bands on Alcopop!, most of which we mentioned in the episode itself, and I'm certainly a fan of the label now too. It's been great to hear that you found the interview interesting and engaging. Jack himself has been responsive to all the comments the episode has received all over social media and has had some really nice things to say about me and the show as well. Thank you to all of you that got in touch. Please do reach out to Banned Biographies on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or by email as well as leaving those ratings and reviews on Apple Podcasts, but more than anything else take care and stay safe. Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com
Episode 132: U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987) Part 3 It's been a while, but finally Brian, Sarah, and special guest Tom Austin-Morgan are back to discuss The Joshua Tree. In case you've forgotten, Tom has an excellent podcast called Banned Biographies which covers the histories of some rather famous-- and infamous-- bands and artists. Make sure you check it out; you can find the links below. Track by Track review, continued In the previous U2 discussion, the trio didn't get too far along in the track-by-track discussion. This time, however, they make up for that by discussing what ends up being five songs off the iconic 1987 album. A lot of facts, opinions, and laughs are shared in this episode as Tom, Brian, and Sarah finish talking about Side One and head over to the tracks on Side Two. Some topics that came up during this discussion were: the differences between the punk movement in the US compared to the UK; Lou Reed; Bob Dylan; "People Are People"; and hootenannies! Songs discussed in this episode: Side One: Running to Stand Still Side Two: Red Hill Mining Town In God's Country Trip Through Your Wires One Tree Hill Watch the videos discussed here: Red Hill Mining Town In God's Country U2 appearance on TV Gaga 1986 - Full Show (includes performances of "Womanfish," "Trip Through Your Wires," and "Knockin' on Heaven's Door") Check out Banned Biographies at https://www.bannedbiographies.com/ Follow Banned Biographies on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BannedBiogs Follow Banned Biographies on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BannedBiographies Read more at http://www.permanentrecordpodcast.com/ Visit us at https://www.facebook.com/permrecordpodcast Follow us at https://twitter.com/permrecordpod Check out some pictures at https://www.instagram.com/permanentrecordpodcast/ Leave a voicemail for Brian & Sarah at (724) 490-8324 or https://www.speakpipe.com/PermRecordPod - we're ready to believe you! Cool Stuff Alert: Visit our PRP Shop at https://www.redbubble.com/people/bluezonenetwork/
This interview episode of the Banned Biographies podcast is a great conversation with Jack Pop, founder of the Alcopop! Record label. I was made aware of Alcopop! at the beginning of the year when I spoke to The Stepney Sisters about the release of their debut album, 50 years after forming, which was put out by Alcopop!. I then did a bit of reading on the label's website and couldn't believe the story about its forming thanks to a bet on the result of a football match. If you've not heard of the label, British listeners will probably remember when the UKIP (UK Independence Party's) website was taken over and covered in unicorns and rainbows? That was Alcopop!. Putting the QI podcast, No Such Thing As A Fish, out as the first UK podcast on vinyl with a secret track by Slipknot's Corey Taylor, that was Alcopop!. The label has also released albums in a host of innovative release formats like on scarves, frisbees and even bicycles as well as some pretty genius political stunts as well. Jack is a real gent, he was a pleasure to speak to and has so many amazing stories. I hope you enjoy this chat as much as I had having it. Alcopop! Records has some brilliant bands signed to it. Check them out at ilovealcopop.co.uk and give their bands a listen, buy some merch and reach out to them to let them know I sent you, they're on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram as well as Soundcloud , Bandcamp and YouTube. Thanks for listening, stay safe and take care. Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com
Welcome back to Banned Biographies. Tom Austin-Morgan, your host, is back to let you know what's been happening over the last month since the second part of the Adam Ant documentary went out which focussed on his solo career and what you can expect from the next episode. There's been some great feedback as well as sharing from the Ant fans this month including a new review on Apple Podcasts. Already the Adam Ant solo episode vaulted into the top 10 of all episodes so far, and the first part - the Adam and the Ants episode - is the fourth most downloaded episode, behind only the Sex Pistols, Siouxsie and the Banshees and The Clash which were released in April, July and October 2020! Incredible. Thank you. Outside of Banned Biographies, the first two episodes of the Permanent Record podcast have been released so far, where I joined hosts by Brian and Sarah to talk about the iconic U2 album, The Joshua Tree. So far, 4 hours and 11 minutes have been spent discussing the polarising nature of U2, why we think that is and our own personal history with the band, or lack thereof. We've only got four tracks into discussing the album itself, so there's still loads to go. Permanent Record podcast is a great resource for anyone remotely interested in the minutiae of bands and albums, especially if you're into synth-based music. They made a bit of an exception for me by reviewing a guitar band, which I thank them for. Brian and Sarah have made me feel really welcome, if not slightly under-researched! They put as much into looking at one album as I do in talking about the entire careers of bands. But what's been brilliant is that we're all learning. And I hope we manage to impart some information to you guys that you didn't know about the band and the album that you didn't know before. Make sure you go and subscribe to Permanent Record Podcast on whatever podcast platform you use and go and follow them on Twitter @PermRecordPod or find them on Facebook or at www.permanentrecordpodcast.com. Please do reach out to Banned Biographies on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or by email as well as leaving those ratings and reviews on Apple Podcasts, but more than anything else take care and stay safe. Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com
Episode 131: U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987) Part 2 Brian, Sarah, and their special guest Tom Austin-Morgan are back to talk more U2! As a reminder, Tom has an excellent podcast called Banned Biographies which delves into the careers of some rather notorious bands, so be sure to check it out-- after you're done listening to this episode, of course. Track by Track review, continued Last time the three hosts talked about The Joshua Tree, they only got as far as the 1987 album's opening track, so there are many more songs to discuss! This episode finds them talking about three more songs and two more videos. They also end up talking about Las Vegas, oversized slot machines, the TV show Friends, Thomas Dolby, and some differences in American English versus British English. Songs discussed in this episode: I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For With Or Without You Bullet the Blue Sky Watch the videos we discuss here: I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For With or Without You Check out Banned Biographies at https://www.bannedbiographies.com/ Follow Banned Biographies on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BannedBiogs Follow Banned Biographies on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BannedBiographies Read more at http://www.permanentrecordpodcast.com/ Visit us at https://www.facebook.com/permrecordpodcast Follow us at https://twitter.com/permrecordpod Check out some pictures at https://www.instagram.com/permanentrecordpodcast/ Leave a voicemail for Brian & Sarah at (724) 490-8324 or https://www.speakpipe.com/PermRecordPod - we're ready to believe you! Cool Stuff Alert: Visit our PRP Shop at https://www.redbubble.com/people/bluezonenetwork/
Episode 129: U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987) Part 1 As evidenced by the title of this episode, Brian and Sarah are taking a bit of a detour from their look back at the 1989 Queen album, "The Miracle." They're thrilled to be joined by Tom Austin-Morgan, who, among his many talents, is creator and host of the terrific podcast Banned Biographies. Banned Biographies is "an audio documentary series charting the careers of some of the most notorious bands ever to grace the world's stages." Brian, Sarah and Tom wanted to discuss an album together, and after a few ideas were bounced back and forth, they decided to kind of meet in the middle, musically, and tackle an epic album-- not just of the 1980s, but of the entire rock 'n' roll era-- U2's 1987 opus, "The Joshua Tree." Brian and Sarah had to admit they weren't really familiar with the album much beyond the big singles. Tom had more of a history with it, but was still not intimately knowledgeable on it off the top of his head. The three hosts had their work cut out for them in the research department, but they prove worthy of the task by the amount of information they convey in this first episode. The trio start off by talking about the recording of "The Joshua Tree", which took place over the course of a year, but was interrupted by some rather life-changing events, which in turn shaped the lyrical/thematic content and sound of the album. They then spend time talking about the worldwide chart and sales success of the record, both immediate and lasting, and its ranking on various lists of albums over the years. Brian and Sarah can't help but bring up the cover art as well, as it allows them the opportunity to mention Anton Corbijn, who of course also works with their favorite band, Depeche Mode. After a very long lead-up, Tom, Brian and Sarah finally get around to the song discussion. But the first song of the album is so massive, and has such a memorable video, that the trio decide to end the episode after wrapping up their look at "Where The Streets Have No Name." If you want to hear conversation on such diverse topics as Lou Reed, chalkboards, Mission: Impossible, the vocabulary of Smash Hits writers, and Where's Waldo/Where's Wally-- oh, and a band from Ireland called U2-- this is the episode for you! Check out Banned Biographies at https://www.bannedbiographies.com/ Follow Banned Biographies on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BannedBiogs Follow Banned Biographies on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BannedBiographies Read more at http://www.permanentrecordpodcast.com/ Visit us at https://www.facebook.com/permrecordpodcast Follow us at https://twitter.com/permrecordpod Check out some pictures at https://www.instagram.com/permanentrecordpodcast/ Leave a voicemail for Brian & Sarah at (724) 490-8324 or https://www.speakpipe.com/PermRecordPod - we're ready to believe you! Cool Stuff Alert: Visit our PRP Shop at https://www.redbubble.com/people/bluezonenetwork/
On this episode of the Banned Biographies podcast I sat down over Zoom to interview punk and indie inspired solo artist Louise Aubrie. Louise is from London, where she began writing and recording music, playing in venues like the 100 Club and the O2 Centre. Since then she has lived in New York City where she continued to hone her craft becoming a regular in venues like The Bitter End and The Bowery Electric. During her career, Louise has recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios and has worked with Boz Boorer (musical director and co-writer for Morrissey), Andy Woodard (drummer for Adam Ant, New Model Army), Tom Edwards (guitarist for Adam Ant, Edwyn Collins), Roger Joseph Manning Jr (keyboards for The Killers, Beck, Morrissey), David Ruffy (drummer for The Ruts, The Waterboys), James Knight (producer for The Kooks, Kirsty MacColl), Ken Sluiter (mixer/engineer for Morrissey, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sum 41, Marc Almond), Cam Blackwood (producer/engineer for George Ezra, Jack Savoretti) and Dave Collins (mastering for Jane's Addiction, No Doubt, Weezer). Louise's fifth album, ‘Antonio', will be released later in 2021. But, it's first single, 'Last', is out today, so make sure you go and buy it from wherever you get your music from. Louise Aubrie is an incredible songwriter and, more than that, a warm and funny person and I think that's captured in this chat which I hope you enjoy listening to as much as I did having it. Find Louise on: https://louiseaubrie.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/louiseaubriemusic Twitter: https://twitter.com/louise_aubrie?lang=en Bandcamp: https://louiseaubrie.bandcamp.com/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/louiseaubrie YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMGHDHYAiAB8GVYyjVA7W1Q Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7p7Vqfnte6hZbTIQxrZMmx?si=6UyRspE8RrG6W8XtxCgNHg Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/louise-aubrie/392116952?ign-gact=3&ls=1 Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/artist/806959?autoplay=true Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com
One month on from the release of the first episode of the Banned Biographies podcast that covers the early days of Adam Ant's career in Adam and the Ants, I'm back to cover some of the reaction to the episode and to let you know what the next episode will be about. Additionally, I give you a run down of some of the great music that's been released in the last month including singles from Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes featuring Joe Talbot from IDLES, Dropkick Murphys, Pendulum, Frank Turner, and Royal Blood. While you're waiting for the next episode to drop on Friday 28th May 2021, why not go and leave a rating and review on iTunes, they really do help and you'll get a special shout out on these review episodes. You'll also get a shout out if you comment on or share the main episode each month, who doesn't want to hear their name read out on their favourite podcast?! Joking aside, I hope you enjoy the next episode and I hope you're taking good care of yourself and others and staying safe. Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com
Ben and Smokey take you on a truly horrific journey...but this time, they're dragging someone else along! It's Tom, returning guest and host of the fabulous Anywhere But Here and Banned Biographies podcasts.Hear their opinions on punks, space and health and safety nightmares.Oh and this episode? Does everyone get interrupted by a cat?!
I'm back to let you know what's been happening here at Banned Biographies in the last month and to introduce the subject of the next documentary episode. Yes, I'm returning to the documentary format for the next episode! As well as reaction the the Stepney Sisters interview, it also happens to be the podcast's first birthday and I've had a lot of messages from listeners to congratulate and celebrate with me. Had I realised before the last couple of weeks that this next episode was going to be the one released on the anniversary of the podcast first being published I'd have made more noise about it last month. So, if you want to reach out then please do, I always appreciate a message. I hope you all are taking care and staying safe, and more than anything that you enjoy the next episode of Banned Biographies that will be released on Friday 30th April. Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com
Ben and Smokey take you on a truly horrific journey...but this time, they're dragging someone else along! It's Tom, returning guest and host of the fabulous Anywhere But Here and Banned Biographies podcasts. Hear their opinions on punks, space and health and safety nightmares. Oh and this episode? Does everyone get interrupted by a cat?!
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