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If you've heard the show before, you know the Next Stop gang is all about music! And today's show will definitely deliver with three stops! First up is Jazz in the Pass 25', happening May 25th in Pass Christian, then it's a blast from the past as Germaine Flood sits down 1-on-1 with the legendary Jack Hues of Wang Chung, to talk about their upcoming shows during the "I Want My 80s Tour" with headliner, Rick Springfield, May 31st in Brandon, and June 1st in Gautier, then it's a final sit down with none other than Mr. Sipp for his upcoming Mr. Sipp @ Duling Hall show at in Jackson May 31st. Plus, we'll check out what's happening around your neck of the woods! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:SOLD OUT - Late Night with Rita BrentMemorial Day Weekend Seafood BoilSerengeti Springs at the Hattiesburg Zoo Announces Official Opening Date for Season Two!ChiknNBeer 2025Bobby Rush LIVE!Blues Brunch - Bobby Rush: King of the Chitlin CircuitWatch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop, Mississippi | Jazz in the Pass, Wang Chung, and Mr. SippNext Stop, Mississippi is your #1 on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! Each week the show's hosts, Germaine Flood and entertainment attorney Kamel King, highlight well-known and unknown places in Mississippi with the best food, parks, music and arts. Check out our Sipp Events calendar to help plan your next trip! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On this week's episode we are joined by Jack Hues. Jack Hues is a British musician, best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the new wave band Wang Chung. Born on June 1, 1961, in Eastbourne, England, he gained prominence in the 1980s with hits like "Dance Hall Days" and "Everybody Have Fun Tonight." Hues is recognized for his distinctive voice and catchy songwriting, which blends rock, pop, and electronic influences. After the band's initial success, he continued to work on various musical projects, both as a solo artist and in collaboration with other musicians along with his work on movie soundtracks which notably includes William Friedken's "To Live and Die in LA" Let Christy Take It are proud to bring you Jack Hues If you enjoy our show please Like and subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts. Thanks to our sponsor Irish Woodcraft, please check them out at https://irishwoodcraft.iePhoto Credit: Victor Chalfant
Greg (@gregbradyTO) spoke with Jack Hues from Wang Chung (@WangChungMusic) who will be at the El Mocambo Tuesday night in Toronto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Greg (@gregbradyTO) spoke with Jack Hues from Wang Chung (@WangChungMusic) who will be at the El Mocambo Tuesday night in Toronto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Will speaks with Jack Hues, co-founder and frontman of Wang Chung. The band is currently on performing with other 1980s acts as part of the Abducted by the 80s tour. Visit abductedbythe80s.com for ticket information. Visit August Day Recordings to learn more about their orchestral mashups of hit 80s tracks.Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snowFollow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow.Become a patron at www.patreon.com/1980snowEmail us at will@1980snow.com or kat@1980snow.com.
Wang Chung's Jack Hues implores everybody to have fun tonight...everybody Wang Chung tonight!! Jack talks about his 40+ year partnership with Nick Feldman, why he chose to use a pseudonym [J'accuse, get it?], changing the band name from its original Huang Chung, huge tours with The Cars and Tina Turner, scoring the 1985 film To Live and Die in L.A., meeting his idols Tony Banks and Paul McCartney, hanging out with Willem Dafoe, and their imminent return to North America with the Abducted by the 80s tour! Wang Chung's first ever performance at Toronto's legendary El Mocambo is on June 11th, to be recorded LIVE for a future vinyl and video release. Tickets available now at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/wang-chung-tickets-882600440677?aff=oddtdtcreator with a special Meet & Greet option with Jack & Nick. For the Abducted by the 80's Tour, please go to https://abductedbythe80s.com/ For everything else Wang Chung, please go to https://www.wangchung.com/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at andrew.applebaum@gmail.com All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hello friends! Singer, songwriter, guitar player, and co-founder of Wang Chung, Jack Hues is my guest for episode 1386! Wang Chung is kicking off headlining their Abducted By The 80's Tour of the U.S. right here in Austin next Friday, May 17th at The Railyard in Kyle with shows in Houston and Dallas that weekend. The Motels and Naked Eyes are also on the bill. Go to abductedbythe80s.com for tickets, show dates, and more. Go to wangchung.com for all of your Wang Chung needs. Jack and I have a great conversation about the Abducted By The 80's Tour, their orchestral album ORCHESOGRAPHY recorded in Prague in the Czech Republic featuring rchestral versions of the hits and other lesser known Wang Chung songs, a new greatest hits and rarities collection Clear Light Dark Matter (out in Sept.), the history of Wang Chung, scoring the William Friedkin movie "To Live and Die in L.A.", the cultural impact of "Everybody Have Fun Tonight", keeping Wang Chung going with co-founder Nick Feldman for over 40 years, guitar sounds, his incredible solo music (listen HERE) and his jazz group, Jack Hues & The Quartet (listen HERE), staying inspired, the music business, and much more! I had a great time getting to know Jack. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down! Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you pod. Finance smarter with side-by-side comparisons from Nerdwallet If you feel so inclined. Venmo: www.venmo.com/John-Goudie-1 Paypal: paypal.me/johnnygoudie
Jack Hues is best known for being the lead singer and guitarist for the band Wang Chung. Between 1983 and 1987 Wang Chung had five Top 40 hits including Dance Hall Days, Everybody Have Fun Tonight and Let's Go. The band recorded the soundtrack for the film To Live and Die in L.A. and had a song in John Hughes' movie the Breakfast Club. They have broken up and gotten back together over the years and a few years released Orchesography which is a greatest hits compilation recorded with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. He also plays with the jazz influenced Jack Hues Quartet and has recorded two solo albums, Primitif and Electro: Acoustic Works 20:20.
After 37 years, Baxie finally gets to set the record straight with Jack Hues of Wang Chung! After being forcibly ejected from a Wang Chung show in 1987 speaks with Jack about that night and how he was unfairly implicated by The Beastie Boys! Jack then talks about the band, the hits, UFO's, new music, and about the "Abducted by the 80's Tour" (with Naked Eyes, The Motels, Animotion, and Men Without Hats). It's an amazingly stirring redemption tale that you should not miss! Available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, and on the Rock102 website! Brought to you by Metro Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Chicopee!
Extrait : « … Regarde Wang Chung, un nom de groupe qui ne veut rien dire, un duo à la tronche impossible et une coupe de douille à côté de laquelle le mulet devient de l'art capillaire, des patronymes ridicules, comme celui du chanteur, qui se faisait appeler Jack Hues, pour que phonétiquement ça se prononce comme le « J'accuse » de Zola… »Pour l'écouter, c'est par ici si tu utilises Apple Podcasts, ici pour Deezer, là sur Spotify, voire, si tu préfères, Podcast Addict. Il y a plein d'autres app de podcasts, cherche Good Morning Music sur la tienne. Pour commenter les épisodes, tu peux le faire sur l'appli en question, ça aide énormément à faire croître l'audience. Mais aussi sur le site web dédié, il y a une section Le Bar, ouverte 24/24, pour causer du podcast ou de musique en général, je t'y attends avec impatience. Enfin, si tu souhaites me soumettre une chanson, c'est aussi sur le site web que ça se passe. Pour soutenir Good Morning Music et Gros Naze :1. Abonne-toi2. Laisse-moi un avis et 5 étoiles sur Apple Podcasts, ou Spotify et Podcast Addict3. Partage ton épisode préféré à 3 personnes autour de toi. Ou 3.000 si tu connais plein de monde. Good Morning Music Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.
Hey it's Arroe. Pod Fest brings together three different conversations from musicians, authors, doctors environmentalists or cooks in their own kitchen. It's real people with real stories. Pod Fest 66 We kick things off with a true lover of all animals The Incredible Dr. Pol from Natl Geo Wild. Then we're going to get a little real with U.S. soldier and author of A Patriot's Promise Israel Del Toro. Our third conversation is all about music and the touring that comes with it. From the 1980's group Wang Chung the one and only Jack Hues. Pod Fest 66
It's been a month since we've given you a new show - and the wait continues. While we finish up work on FOUR new episodes, here's a look back at 2009 and Spearsy's interview with Jack Hues of Wang Chung. The Stuck in the '80s podcast is sponsored by The 80s Cruise. Join all your '80s friends on the Royal Caribbean Mariner of the Seas on Feb. 29 to March 7 for a weeklong trip back to the '80s. The lineup includes: 38 Special, Air Supply, The English Beat, Soft Cell, Debbie Gibson, Sebastian Bach, Steve Pearcy of Ratt, Ray Parker Jr., Sheena Easton, Wang Chung, Midnight Star, Animotion, Real Life, Escape Club, When in Rome UK, Marky Ramone's Blitzkrieg and more. Original MTV veejays Alan Hunter and Mark Goodman will be there to host along with Downtown Julie Brown. Listen to the show to get our promo code for $200 of cabin credit for first-time guests. The 2024 cruise is sold out but you can still join the wait list and make it! Our podcast is listener-supported via Patreon. Members get special swag and invitations to patron-only Zoom happy hours with the hosts of the podcast. Find out more at our official Patreon page. The Stuck in the '80s podcast is hosted by creator Steve Spears and Brad Williams. Find out more about the show, celebrating its 18th year in 2023, at sit80s.com.
On this episode, Derek sits with Jack Hues. Jack is one of the founding members of the 80's British New Wave Rock Band, "Wang Chung". Jack will discuss his origins and how he got into music, his rise to stardom, the formation of the band, the highs and lows of success, various hit songs, the break up of the band and so much more.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jack.hues.10Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jackhuesofficialWang Chung Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wangchungbandSPONSOR - Go to https://betterhelp.com/derekduvallshow for 10% off your first month of therapy with @betterhelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help #sponsored
“Lived Through That” is the companion podcast to my book where I look at influential musicians of the 80s and 90s and where they are today. On this podcast, we'll delve deeper into a single pivotal moment in the lives of some of the artists I feature in that book, as well as other artists I love and admire. The stories they tell are open, honest, and inspiring. This week, we're going to do something we haven't done before and that's release two episodes in one week! Today's episode is with Jack hues, a founding member of the 80s new-wave band Wang Chung. Jack's episode starts where you might expect - being inspired by the Beatles but then takes unexpected turns. Wang Chung's website Musical credits: Pixabay Schubert's 8th Symphony,2nd movement Jack Hues and the Quartet, "Fallujah" Jack Hues, "Since 2017" Be sure to look out for my books, "Lived Through That" and "80s Redux" where ever you buy your books! You can find out more about my work and the 80s and 90s books at my website here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
“Lived Through That” is the companion podcast to my book where I look at influential musicians of the 80s and 90s and where they are today. On this podcast, we'll delve deeper into a single pivotal moment in the lives of some of the artists I feature in that book, as well as other artists I love and admire. The stories they tell are open, honest, and inspiring. This week, we're going to do something we haven't done before and that's release two episodes in one week! Today's episode is with Nick Feldman, a founding member of the 80s new-wave band Wang Chung and later in the week, we'll have his bandmate Jack Hues on for an episode. Today, Nick tells us a bit of the story of the rise of his band and how chance meetings with key people altered the course of their history. Wang Chung's website Musical credits: "Cigar Singles" by Blue Dot Sessions "Something in the Air" by Promised Land (Nick's band with Jon Moss) Be sure to look out for my books, "Lived Through That" and "80s Redux" where ever you buy your books! You can find out more about my work and the 80s and 90s books at my website here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to the feathered brotherhood who join me today for Episode 47 of the Radio Owlsnest syndicated blockbuster world dominating songwriter podcast series … Ahhh - not really. In truth, it's remained an intimate, small, close knit village concern which has been lovely for me to host over the last few years. So thank you to you “OwlHeads” who have given me your ears so consistently and graciously. I'll start proceedings off by playing a very rare demo I wrote with fine female lyricist Terry Cox, which surprised me how ‘Elton John' it sounded after all these years. I was beginning to write with Bernie Taupin at that time and I think the aesthetic was rubbing off on me a little. Dusting this demo off after all these years was illuminating to me. I'll spin a track I'm preparing for volume 3 of my, “The Poetry of Collisions” demo/odds and sods compilation series/releases; a song title that refers to the suffering-laden cyclic nature of death and reincarnation - no beginning no end … Bugger me, that sounds heavy and fun! But have no fear my friends, my song relates to a beautiful woman and lover. And it's my great pleasure to play a track in progress - an unheard song I was writing with the great Wang Chung man Jack Hues. I was watching the Beatles, “Get Back” documentary recently (again), and was fascinated at how Paul McCartney conjured up the song, “Get Back”, from nowhere; It made me remember a track I was writing with Jack - how we were creating it ‘live' and organically on the spot. It's called “Big Cathedral” and it's a great track we never finished; I'll play you it's very birth, warts and all. It's a great illustration of how inspiration hits as you jam - improvise - perform. My motivational talk this month is about just that, ‘Motivation'! What motivated me to be a songwriter? What drove me on, what inspired me to dig deep and to make my dream materialize; what made me never give in when disappointment reigned - what was the essence of my desire. I think a few of you budding song crafters out there might find this section of the show a touch interesting. Scurrying around the dark song archives, I found a terrific demo I wrote and recorded with the mighty Clif Magness, a track eventually recorded by Eric Martin for a movie soundtrack. It's hard to believe it's an 8 track analog demo - such is Clif's magnificent production values and lead singing. Sometimes the demo beats the master! And amongst other ditties from my demo song vaults, I'll play a brand new song I've just finished for a forthcoming solo album I'm preparing. I'm very proud of this new piece - it has a personal psychological spirit about it ... I hope you like it. It's time for you to become an “OwlHead” again. Settle back - enjoy the show. Martin
“Going Down The Rabbit Hole with Martin Page” A Conversation with Jack Hues Please join me for an extensive interview/conversation with “Wang Chung” lead man Jack Hues. He was in Los Angeles on tour and stopped by my home studio for a personal playback of my upcoming new album, on which he played amazing guitars sometime back, so I took the opportunity to record a podcast with Jack which touches upon a myriad of subjects. We talk about the fact that we both have had the great honor to have written the number one and number two “worst songs” in mankind's history! Jack responds to hearing my upcoming new album (you'll learn the title of it here for the first time). I ask Jack about his new single release (we're talking UFO territory here), his recent brilliant solo albums, his famous “never released” album from the 90s, his Jazz work, his wilderness years, his musical philosophy and how he's matured as a writer, and get this - I even ask him about drugs and groupies! AND SO, SO MUCH MORE….. Bizarrely, Jack asked me to do his laundry as I interviewed him (he'd been on the road a long time!); I charged him $30! You'll hear the washing machine in the background ... that's what you get when you “Go Down The Rabbit Hole with Pagey”, because it's obvious, we're all quite mad here
Walking through a creative world with your eyes firmly attached to the stars above. The dreams and willingness to participate with the explorations of what's unveiled. This while AI's tend to mimic the sights and sounds the human has been gifted with but will never carry the correct emotions. Like that of playing with your fathers band at the age of 12. The required steps of music television, the reissuing of the early years and still playing live on stage. Reaching for the stars while keeping your feet on the ground.
Walking through a creative world with your eyes firmly attached to the stars above. The dreams and willingness to participate with the explorations of what's unveiled. This while AI's tend to mimic the sights and sounds the human has been gifted with but will never carry the correct emotions. Like that of playing with your fathers band at the age of 12. The required steps of music television, the reissuing of the early years and still playing live on stage. Reaching for the stars while keeping your feet on the ground.
For Play That Rock n' Roll's 60th episode, we are taking a look back at the full discography and career of the '80s New Wave band Wang Chung. In this episode, we cover their early days as "Huang Chung", their rise to pop stardom, their various high-profile soundtrack appearances, and what caused the band to go on hiatus for several years. We also discuss lead singer Jack Hues' side project with Tony Banks (from Genesis), the time they performed Nelly's "Hot In Herre" on national TV, and what the band is up to today. To give further insight into some of the topics covered, I have inserted clips of my 2021 interview with Wang Chung lead singer Jack Hues at relevant points. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This is a recording from the Academy of Ideas' Arts and Society Forum, held on Wednesday 17 May 2023. English singer-songwriter Jack Hues discusses his varied musical career, key influences, inspirations and motivations – and shares his insights on how music is faring in our fast changing world and the culture war. Hues' musical career and influences straddle popular and classical genres, from the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix to Stravinsky, Beethoven and beyond. Having studied music at Goldsmiths and the Royal Academy of Music, and then launching his career in the late 1970s, as frontman of New Wave band Wang Chung, Hues enjoyed chart success in Britain, Europe and especially the US. He has never stopped creating music. After several years of touring Wang Chung during the 1980s, Hues moved onto creating solo pieces including a number of film scores in the 1990s. In the early 2000s, he co-founded the jazz-influenced The Quartet, which released two albums, both to critical acclaim. Between 2020 – 2022, he released two solo albums, Primitif and Electro-Acoustic Works 20:20 and most recently a double live album with members of The Quartet, rock band Syd Artrhur and free jazz exponents Led Bib entitled “Epigonal Quark”, all receiving warm critical acclaim. He has also taught songwriting at Christ Church University in Canterbury. Music fan and democracy campaigner, Niall Crowley, explores a wide range of issues with Jack Hues, including how the music industry is evolving under changing political and social pressures; innovation, radicalism and conservatism in music; whether now is a good or bad time for music and budding musicians; and what is happening to music education.
For Play That Rock n' Roll's 60th episode, we are taking a look back at the full discography and career of the '80s New Wave band Wang Chung. In this episode, we cover their early days as "Huang Chung", their rise to pop stardom, their various high-profile soundtrack appearances, and what caused the band to go on hiatus for several years. We also discuss lead singer Jack Hues' side project with Tony Banks (from Genesis), the time they performed Nelly's "Hot In Herre" on national TV, and what the band is up to today. To give further insight into some of the topics covered, I have inserted clips of my 2021 interview with Wang Chung lead singer Jack Hues at relevant points. My 2021 Interview with Jack Hues: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmHG-EWRp14 Aerosmith's Disastrous 2009 Tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezwnEHJRn Follow Jack Hues on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JackHues1 Follow us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/playthatpodcast Find us on facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/playthatpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Time Travelin' Top 40 E116 Brandon Vogt chats with Jack Hues of Wang Chung on his new project with the Jack Hues Quartet “Epigonal Quark” plus he talks about his biggest hits with Wang Chung "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" and "Dance Hall Days"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Well, we are getting up there aren't we, my fellow OwlHeads - episode bloody 41! And I thought I was only going to record one solitary show
Willam joins Craig to discuss CASINO, the Martin Scorsese classic starring Sharon Stone, Robert DeNiro, Joe Pesci and James Woods. We talk of our shared obsession with the film, Don Rickles, the staggering wardrobes, SHOWGIRLS & Joe Ezsterhas, the majesty of Sharon Stone, Willam's hooking days & identification with Ginger, audio of the real life Ginger & Ace, Willam's up close and personal brushes with the mob in Philly, listener comments & queries and MORE! Previously Patreon Only, this was taped shortly before the world ended in 2020. Movie Clubs are now part of the regular Craig & Friends feed, and you can get in on the action early - and support this show - by checking the refreshed benefit tiers and hott new lower prices at https://www.patreon.com/CraigAndFriends Be a Pal, a Friend, a Friend With Benefits or a Best Friend and receive early & uncut ad-free editions of these episodes, exclusive bonus episodes, upcoming TV Club episodes featuring Bright Light Bright Light & I discussing MURDER SHE WROTE, exclusive episodes with Ada & I discussing life as two queer poly parents, early participation in the Movie Clubs (via your comments questions and theories before recording) and much much more. LIVE MOVIE CLUB ANNOUNCEMENT! Craig & Friends Presents William Friedkin's TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. in 35mm at the legendary Prince Charles Cinema on January 17, 2023, featuring a live Movie Club taping with WANG CHUNG (aka Jack Hues & Nick Feldman) immediately following the film. Get yer tickets now: The Prince Charles Cinema Willam: https://www.patreon.com/willam Race Chaser: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/race-chaser/
Kate Loree joins me via satellite to talk Kate's terrific book OPEN DEEPLY, polyamory, swinger culture, psychotherapy, the Feeld app, maintaining and expressing gratitude, mindfulness, positive-affect tolerance, Kate's personal discovery of non-monogamy, subconscious sabotage, the deleterious effect of dominator culture, ingrained premises and pressures, self-observation and much more. Kate's book Open Deeply: A Guide to Building Conscious, Compassionate Open Relationships Home | KATE LOREE LMFT | Sex-positive Licensed Marriage And Family Therapist Craig & Friends Presents William Friedkin's TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. in 35mm at the legendary Prince Charles Cinema on January 17, 2023, featuring a live Movie Club taping with WANG CHUNG (aka Jack Hues & Nick Feldman) immediately following the film. Get yer tickets now: The Prince Charles Cinema Support this show by checking the refreshed benefit tiers and hott new lower prices at https://www.patreon.com/CraigAndFriends Be a Pal, a Friend, a Friend With Benefits or a Best Friend and receive early & uncut ad-free versions of these episodes, exclusive bonus episodes, Movie Club participation and much more!
Season 2, Episode 28Steve had an opportunity to talk with Jack Hues, lead singer of Wang Chung. They talk about the beginning of the band, their music and being on the Lost 80s tour. The Wang Chung website:https://www.wangchung.com/ Jack Hues' website:https://www.jackhues.com/Lost 80s Live Website:https://lost80slive.com/event/Our official website:http://newwavemusicpodcast.comPlease help support our podcast:https://glow.fm/dontyouforgetaboutme-thenewwavemusicpodcast
Friend of the show - The Celeb Savant, Barret Edelstein, sat down with Jack Hues from the English new band, Wang Chung. Find out how by getting stood up by one of Jack's guitar pupils allowed him to come up with the bands first hit and how he and Nick create music together. It's time for "Everyone To Have Fun Tonight". Website - www.wangchung.com Instagram- @wangchungband Facebook - @wangchungband Twitter - @wangchungmusic
The lead singer and co-architect of the wonderful Wang Chung joined me in London to discuss William Friedkin, the push-pull of art v. commerce, “Dance Hall Days”, creating the score to “To Live And Die In L.A.” before seeing a frame of the film, working with John Kalodner, Geffen Records, band dynamics, his solo works, Bob Dylan, the value of being challenged by art, “Primitif”, the spectrum of perfectionism, producing other artists, fiddling with Fairlights, collaborating with Tony Banks, band-name origins, Miles Davis, self-criticism, Jack's jazz combo, reconnecting with Wang Chung partner Nick Feldman, the impact of “Everybody Have Fun Tonight” and much more. Jack's site https://www.jackhues.com Catch Wang Chung on tour this August & September https://twitter.com/wangchung https://www.wangchung.com Get lots of hott bonus content by going to https://www.patreon.com/CraigAndFriends You'll get ad-free & early versions of these episodes, bonus episodes, Movie Club episodes and more while supporting the show. Donate to the Abortion Support Network https://www.asn.org.uk/fundraising/ Monkeypox Vaccine Info (UK) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/monkeypox-vaccination-resources/monkeypox-waiting-for-your-vaccination Monkeypox Vaccine Info (USA) https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/considerations-for-monkeypox-vaccination.html Protect & Defend Trans Youth Fund https://www.pledge.to/protect-defend-trans-youth-fund#donate Donate to Amnesty International To Aid Ukraine https://tinyurl.com/448f36wu Rubber Child's Transition Assistance GoFundMe https://gofund.me/c2b3cd52 For ways to help fight the fascists and support Black Lives Matter & Black Trans Lives Matter: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co https://blacktranslivesmatter.carrd.co
Celeb Savant, Barret Edelstein, sat down with Jack Hues from the English new wave band, Wang Chung. Find out how getting stood up by one of his guitar pupils allowed him to come up with the band's first hit, and how he and Nick create music together. It's time for "Everyone To Have Fun Tonight". Website - www.wangchung.com Instagram- @wangchungband Facebook - @wangchungband Twitter - @wangchungmusic
Celeb Savant, Barret Edelstein, sat down with Jack Hues from the English new wave band, Wang Chung. Find out how getting stood up by one of his guitar pupils allowed him to come up with the band's first hit, and how he and Nick create music together. It's time for "Everyone To Have Fun Tonight". Website - www.wangchung.com Instagram- @wangchungband Facebook - @wangchungband Twitter - @wangchungmusic
In this episode, we speak with Jack Hues and Nick Feldman from Wang Chung. We discuss the band amazing career and their recent "Orchesography" album release.
Jack Hues tells Tom the story of Wang Chung and how they came to create their beloved hit singles such as "Dance Hall Days" and "Everybody Have Fun Tonight". This episode is brought to you by Lumie, the original inventors of wake-up lights, whose Bodyclock Luxe 750DAB wake-up light mimics a natural sunrise and sunset. Shown to improve quality of sleep and to boost productivity in clinical trials, this remarkable device also features high quality audio with DAB+ radio, Bluetooth speakers, USB port and a selection of over 20 sleep/wake sounds. The Lumie Bodyclock Luxe 750DAB can transform the way you start and end your day, especially if you struggle to wake up in the morning and/or get to sleep at night . Go to lumie.com to find out more.
Jack Hues - We Gotta Work Together - Jack Hues is the singer-songwriter and composer best known as the frontman for Wang Chung. In standard times Jack would have spent most of 2020 performing in the USA and Europe promoting his first solo album, PRIMITIF but as the pandemic shut the world down Jack set his living room up as a studio and began writing and recording ideas. Go to to learn more about Jack's tour dates and music, or you can visit Jack has announced the release of his second solo album ‘Electro-Acoustic Works 20:20' written and recorded during the national lockdowns along with a series of shows for September 2021. For the of this episode head to Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show! Haiku Damn, 2020 You messed many of us up But, Jack made music! Similar episodes: - - - Join us in supporting Save the Brave as we battle PTSD. Executive Producer/Host: Pete A Turner Producer: Damjan Gjorgjiev Writer: Dragan Petrovski The Break It Down Show is your favorite best, new podcast, featuring 5 episodes a week with great interviews highlighting world-class guests from a wide array of shows.
Joel joins us from around 18 minutes into the show with a prerecorded interview all the way from the UK. (Recorded on Jan. 9th 2022)Syd Arthur hold a special place in DJ Webbles' heart having been a band he first discovered at University in Canterbury, England back in the mid-naughties (circa 2005) amongst a great community of friends ~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syd_ArthurThis show features Joel talking about some of Syd's amazing adventures and collaborations (incl. with Paul Weller!) as well as an extended podcast featuring Syd Arthur's collaboration with Jack Hues & The Quartet, which is no less than 22 minutes long to close out the session!
This is Play That Rock'n'Roll's interview with recording artist JACK HUES (from WANG CHUNG), which is a discussion about his new album, "ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC WORKS 20:20". In this interview, we discuss the process of recording the new album, the album's single and music video, and Jack's future solo plans. We also cover some of the media that has featured WANG CHUNG music over the years (To Live & Die in LA, Walking Dead, Vice City, Michelob, etc.), the time Jack sang Nelly's "Hot in Herre" on national TV, and what music inspires him still to this day. For more info about Jack Hues and his album: https://www.jackhues.com/ https://jackhues.bandcamp.com/ https://www.wangchung.com/ Follow us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/playthatpodcast Find us on facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/playthatpodcast
This week, we play new music from The Plimsouls, Midnight Oil, Steve Kilbey and Michele Maso plus classics by INXS, The Humans, Noiseworks, Amazulu and more.
This week during Hour 1 of Revenge of the 80s Radio, we play new tracks from Linda Jo Rizzo and Jack Hues. Hour 2 features a conversation with Peter Flierl of Plan B
This week on Revenge of the 80s Radio, Hour 1 features music from Jack Hues, Eight Seconds, The Divinyls, The Blasters and more.In Hour 2, we talk with Paul Collins about his new book and archival music collection.
Wang Chung lead singer & guitarist Jack Hues guests on a brand new Fake Show podcast with host Jim Tofte...enjoy!!!
Sit back and listen to my top songs from Wang Chung! They have an amazing catalog and I've been a fan since 1984. Surf on over to iTunes and get the new Remix of "Everybody be safe tonight" with guest Valerie Day from Nu Shooz! You can also find an interview with Jack Hues from Wang Chung in our archives, he has an amazing new album out called "Primitif", check it out today on all platforms....
Jack Hues, frontman of the band Wang Chung joins Kristen on BEN Around Philly, all the way from Canterbury, England to talk about the great 80’s show happening on Saturday (6/13) and streaming for FREE at 2PM EST and 7PM EST on the Abducted by the 80’s Facebook page. The show is called Back to the Basement and it’s a benefit show to help raise money for Direct Relief’s COVID-19 relief program. Wang Chung will be featured, as well as a number of other at-home performances from A Flock of Seagulls, Naked Eyes, Cutting Crew, Nelson, Nu Shooz, Animotion, Information Society, When in Rome, The Vapors and more, plus special appearances by Tiffany, Richard Blade and Downtown Julie Brown. Jack talks with Kristen about the show, his time spent under quarantine during this pandemic, his grandson, the postponement of touring for his new solo album Primitif, and the new Coronavirus-era version of Wang Chung’s ‘Everybody Have Fun Tonight’. The band redid the song as ‘Everybody Stay SAFE Tonight’ featuring Valerie Day of Nu Shooz. Be sure to check out the video for the new version of the song as it premieres on Saturday as a part of the Back to the Basement show. If you miss the show this weekend, it will be made available on YouTube at a later date, but please donate if you’re able. There are also t-shirts available with proceeds being donated to Direct Relief. Have a great weekend, and don’t forget to stay safe, have fun, and Wang Chung!
The Five Count recently had a chance to speak with both Jack Hues and Nick Feldman. Collectively, Jack and Nick are best known as the band Wang Chung. Known for hits like Dance Hall Days, Let's Go! and Everybody Have Fun Tonight, Wang Chung have been making music since the late '70s. See them on June 13 as part of the "Back to the Basement" virtual concert presented by Abductedbythe80s.com! Hear the new Wang Chung song Everybody Stay Safe Tonight in the video below! https://youtu.be/nmZdxxexllI
Continuing on Albert Camus's 1947 novel, covering the old functionary Grand, the criminal (or just paranoid?) Cottard, and more of our narrators Dr. Rieux and his doomed friend Tarrou, plus more on the overall message of the book and how it might relate to our current situation. Start with part one or get the unbroken Citizen Edition. Please support PEL! End song: "You Will Kill the One You Love" by Jack Hues, as interviewed on Nakedly Examined Music #122.
Jack fronted Wang Chung for five albums in the '80s, left the limelight to produce, and got a jazz combo going by 2000 which he's released five albums with, reformed Wang Chung, and only now is having a debut solo release, the double album Primitif. We discuss "Whitstable Beach" from that album, "Class War and Sex War" by Jack Hues and the Quartet from A Thesis on the Ballad (2015), and "Brahms Blues" by The Quartet from Illuminated (2006). We conclude by listening to “To Live and Die in L.A.” by Wang Chung from Ochesography (2019). For more see jackhues.com. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music. Like our Facebook page. Support us on Patreon. Visit masterclass.com/EXAMINED for 15% off a MasterClass All-Access Pass.
Jack fronted Wang Chung for five albums in the '80s, left the limelight to produce, and got a jazz combo going by 2000 which he's released five albums with, reformed Wang Chung, and only now is having a debut solo release, the double album Primitif. We discuss "Whitstable Beach" from that album, "Class War and Sex War" by Jack Hues and the Quartet from A Thesis on the Ballad (2015), and "Brahms Blues" by The-Quartet from Illuminated. (2006) We conclude by listening to "To Live and Die in L.A." by Wang Chung from Ochesography (2019). For more see jackhues.com. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music. Like our Facebook page. Support us on Patreon. Visit masterclass.com/EXAMINED for 15% off a MasterClass All-Access Pass.
Jack fronted Wang Chung for five albums in the '80s, left the limelight to produce, and got a jazz combo going by 2000 which he's released five albums with, reformed Wang Chung, and only now is having a debut solo release, the double album Primitif. We discuss "Whitstable Beach" from that album, "Class War and Sex War" by Jack Hues and the Quartet from A Thesis on the Ballad (2015), and "Brahms Blues" by The-Quartet from Illuminated. (2006) We conclude by listening to "To Live and Die in L.A." by Wang Chung from Ochesography (2019). For more see jackhues.com. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music. Like our Facebook page. Support us on Patreon. Visit masterclass.com/EXAMINED for 15% off a MasterClass All-Access Pass.
Jack Hues has had a career that most musicians can only dream of. He studied at the Royal College of Music, he recorded sessions for John Peel, he topped the U.S. charts, scored major Hollywood motion pictures and is now, finally, releasing his first solo album, the double LP, PRIMITIF. PRIMITIF will be released on March 20, 2020. PRIMITIF is the culmination of a career that has spanned 40 years and has seen Jack visit all four corners of the Earth, but we start our journey in Kent. Jack grew up in Gillingham in the Medway Towns about 40 miles southeast of London. He was interested in music from an early age. “My dad was a saxophone player and my grandfather was a musician too, but it was hearing ‘Please Please Me’ by The Beatles on the radio when I was about 8 years old that made me wake up and think…ahhh, so this is MY music.” Jack asked for a guitar that Christmas and while his parents agreed, they insisted he have proper lessons. Twice weekly Jack was taught classical and folk guitar and, unusually, how to read music, a skill that would serve him well many years later. “By the time I was 18, I had passed Grade 8 guitar and got a place at Goldsmiths College, London to study for a music degree. At this stage I knew very little about classical music. It was David Bowie and early ‘70s Prog that was my focus. The lines between genres were about as loose as they have ever been. Classical music didn’t seem remote, although I was turned down by 4 out of the 5 universities that I applied to, as Rock music was considered worthless by academics at that time.” Jack got his degree and won a BBC Composers Competition which enabled him to take a year at the Royal College of Music studying composition and electronic music. “Those four years immersed in classical music, particularly modern classical music, were very important and expanded my musical horizons immensely. However, when I came out of college the musical language I ‘spoke’ was rock music, albeit a highly seasoned vernacular.” Jack played in a variety of bands until he met bassist Nick Feldman through a Musicians Wanted ad in the Melody Maker. They formed a couple of bands before finally distilling their talents into Huang Chung. The band later renamed themselves Wang Chung at the suggestion of the head of their record label, David Geffen. “The name still comes up now. It was even on Saturday Night Live a couple weeks ago. I guess David was right.” Jack wrote the future hit-to-be, “Dance Hall Days”, while still teaching guitar at various schools around London. The song proved pivotal in the band’s development and established Wang Chung as an international success. They were signed direct to Geffen Records in the U.S., so Jack’s career was based in LA throughout the ‘80s. “I was fortunate to work on movie soundtracks during this time. William Friedkin (director of The French Connection and The Exorcist) commissioned us to score his movie, To Live and Die in LA, which was an incredible opportunity. We contributed songs to The Breakfast Club and Inner Space. In 1986 we had a Billboard #2 (Cashbox No. 1) hit in the U.S. with “Everybody Have Fun Tonight” whose chorus line ‘Everybody have fun tonight, Everybody Wang Chung tonight’ continues to capture the public imagination thirty years later.” 1987 saw Wang Chung on a coast to coast U.S. tour with Tina Turner and gigs all over the world, but by 1989, the times they were a’changing and the attention of the music business turned to grunge and hip hop. The band didn’t embrace either of those genres and eventually split in 1990. "Through the ‘90s I did various projects. I scored The Guardian for Bill Friedkin. I was the only composer to ever work for him twice! I recorded a solo album for Columbia in the U.S., but for various reasons the project foundered. I produced an album for Arkana and an EP for Arturo, working with Mick Glossop. I co-produced a couple of albums with Chris Hughes for The Definition of Sound and Gene and I formed Strictly Inc. with Tony Banks (of Genesis) to record his eponymous solo album.” For a change of scenery, Jack moved from London to Canterbury in 1998, only 25 miles away from where he was brought up, and with it came a new phase of his life which started to coalesce around Jazz. In the mid-nineties Jack met Sam Bailey and formed The Quartet, recording 2 albums Illuminated and Shattering with producer Chris Hughes on his Helium Label. In 2012 Wang Chung reformed and released their first new album in twenty years called Tazer Up!. Summer tours in the U.S. followed, but after a couple of years Jack stepped back from gigs to consider what he really wanted to do as he entered his seventh decade. “I released a trilogy of collaborative albums between 2013-18. My ‘jazz’ work tended to be instrumental, focusing on my guitar playing, but meeting and working with poets revived my interest in words and music. “ROTE-thru” is probably the most extreme experiment consisting of a long semi-improvised poem spoken by David Herd and Simon Smith set to music which I composed as 12 separate sections to be played in any order. “A Thesis on the Ballad” to poems by Kelvin Corcoran is more conventional, setting his words to song-based structures, but including space for improvisation.” Last, but not least, Jack recorded an arrangement of Beck’s “Nobody’s Fault But My Own” with his Quartet and members of Canterbury Prog band, Syd Arthur, plus Paul Booth on tenor sax. The recording was released in 2019 to critical acclaim. Also in 2019, in a parallel universe, Jack recorded and released an album of orchestral versions of Wang Chung songs entitled Orchesography to enthusiastic reviews. Due to a series of personal losses, Jack found himself more concentrated on music than ever. In the first 3 months of 2018 he wrote and recorded most of PRIMITIF. When asked to name the music that led him to the album, classical composers such as Schubert, Mahler and Debussy rub shoulders with Miles Davis, Robert Wyatt, Jon Hopkins, The Books and Lana Del Rey. He also wanted to design the album specifically as a 4-sided, double vinyl album, each side having a distinct character in the manner of The Beatles’ White Album or Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Ladyland. “I worked on the album through 2018-19 with another intensive period of writing and recording at the beginning of 2019. The resulting double album is my first-ever solo release and is, for me, the culmination of nearly 60 years of fascination and ultimately, obsession with Music and Recordings.” Music Videos: "A Long Time" - Jack Hues "Whitstable Beach" - Jack Hues
Jack Hues has had a career that most musicians can only dream of. He studied at the Royal College of Music, he recorded sessions for John Peel, he topped the U.S. charts, scored major Hollywood motion pictures and is now, finally, releasing his first solo album, the double LP, PRIMITIF. PRIMITIF will be released on March 20, 2020. PRIMITIF is the culmination of a career that has spanned 40 years and has seen Jack visit all four corners of the Earth, but we start our journey in Kent. Jack grew up in Gillingham in the Medway Towns about 40 miles southeast of London. He was interested in music from an early age. “My dad was a saxophone player and my grandfather was a musician too, but it was hearing ‘Please Please Me’ by The Beatles on the radio when I was about 8 years old that made me wake up and think…ahhh, so this is MY music.” Jack asked for a guitar that Christmas and while his parents agreed, they insisted he have proper lessons. Twice weekly Jack was taught classical and folk guitar and, unusually, how to read music, a skill that would serve him well many years later. “By the time I was 18, I had passed Grade 8 guitar and got a place at Goldsmiths College, London to study for a music degree. At this stage I knew very little about classical music. It was David Bowie and early ‘70s Prog that was my focus. The lines between genres were about as loose as they have ever been. Classical music didn’t seem remote, although I was turned down by 4 out of the 5 universities that I applied to, as Rock music was considered worthless by academics at that time.” Jack got his degree and won a BBC Composers Competition which enabled him to take a year at the Royal College of Music studying composition and electronic music. “Those four years immersed in classical music, particularly modern classical music, were very important and expanded my musical horizons immensely. However, when I came out of college the musical language I ‘spoke’ was rock music, albeit a highly seasoned vernacular.” Jack played in a variety of bands until he met bassist Nick Feldman through a Musicians Wanted ad in the Melody Maker. They formed a couple of bands before finally distilling their talents into Huang Chung. The band later renamed themselves Wang Chung at the suggestion of the head of their record label, David Geffen. “The name still comes up now. It was even on Saturday Night Live a couple weeks ago. I guess David was right.” Jack wrote the future hit-to-be, “Dance Hall Days”, while still teaching guitar at various schools around London. The song proved pivotal in the band’s development and established Wang Chung as an international success. They were signed direct to Geffen Records in the U.S., so Jack’s career was based in LA throughout the ‘80s. “I was fortunate to work on movie soundtracks during this time. William Friedkin (director of The French Connection and The Exorcist) commissioned us to score his movie, To Live and Die in LA, which was an incredible opportunity. We contributed songs to The Breakfast Club and Inner Space. In 1986 we had a Billboard #2 (Cashbox No. 1) hit in the U.S. with “Everybody Have Fun Tonight” whose chorus line ‘Everybody have fun tonight, Everybody Wang Chung tonight’ continues to capture the public imagination thirty years later.” 1987 saw Wang Chung on a coast to coast U.S. tour with Tina Turner and gigs all over the world, but by 1989, the times they were a’changing and the attention of the music business turned to grunge and hip hop. The band didn’t embrace either of those genres and eventually split in 1990. "Through the ‘90s I did various projects. I scored The Guardian for Bill Friedkin. I was the only composer to ever work for him twice! I recorded a solo album for Columbia in the U.S., but for various reasons the project foundered. I produced an album for Arkana and an EP for Arturo, working with Mick Glossop. I co-produced a couple of albums with Chris Hughes for The Definition of Sound and Gene and I formed Strictly Inc. with Tony Banks (of Genesis) to record his eponymous solo album.” For a change of scenery, Jack moved from London to Canterbury in 1998, only 25 miles away from where he was brought up, and with it came a new phase of his life which started to coalesce around Jazz. In the mid-nineties Jack met Sam Bailey and formed The Quartet, recording 2 albums Illuminated and Shattering with producer Chris Hughes on his Helium Label. In 2012 Wang Chung reformed and released their first new album in twenty years called Tazer Up!. Summer tours in the U.S. followed, but after a couple of years Jack stepped back from gigs to consider what he really wanted to do as he entered his seventh decade. “I released a trilogy of collaborative albums between 2013-18. My ‘jazz’ work tended to be instrumental, focusing on my guitar playing, but meeting and working with poets revived my interest in words and music. “ROTE-thru” is probably the most extreme experiment consisting of a long semi-improvised poem spoken by David Herd and Simon Smith set to music which I composed as 12 separate sections to be played in any order. “A Thesis on the Ballad” to poems by Kelvin Corcoran is more conventional, setting his words to song-based structures, but including space for improvisation.” Last, but not least, Jack recorded an arrangement of Beck’s “Nobody’s Fault But My Own” with his Quartet and members of Canterbury Prog band, Syd Arthur, plus Paul Booth on tenor sax. The recording was released in 2019 to critical acclaim. Also in 2019, in a parallel universe, Jack recorded and released an album of orchestral versions of Wang Chung songs entitled Orchesography to enthusiastic reviews. Due to a series of personal losses, Jack found himself more concentrated on music than ever. In the first 3 months of 2018 he wrote and recorded most of PRIMITIF. When asked to name the music that led him to the album, classical composers such as Schubert, Mahler and Debussy rub shoulders with Miles Davis, Robert Wyatt, Jon Hopkins, The Books and Lana Del Rey. He also wanted to design the album specifically as a 4-sided, double vinyl album, each side having a distinct character in the manner of The Beatles’ White Album or Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Ladyland. “I worked on the album through 2018-19 with another intensive period of writing and recording at the beginning of 2019. The resulting double album is my first-ever solo release and is, for me, the culmination of nearly 60 years of fascination and ultimately, obsession with Music and Recordings.” Music Videos: "A Long Time" - Jack Hues "Whitstable Beach" - Jack Hues
A interview with Jack Hues of Wang Chung! The summer of 84 was awesome, I travelled by Trailways bus from Indianapolis to Richmond Virginia to spend the summer with my Aunt Becky and Uncle Mike! I had no clue what cable TV was all about, but once arriving at my Aunt and Uncles house...I was introduced to MTV...The first video I ever saw on MTV was "Dance Hall Days" and I was hooked on Wang Chung! To make a bigger impression, my Uncle Mike took me to see the Cars at the Richmond Coliseum....Guess who was on the bill that evening, you guessed it....Wang Chung! Jack was so gracious and has his first solo album out called Primitif, check it out on all music platforms or go to Jackhues.com and grab an autographed copy! Thank you Jack for your time, this is why I keep the nostalgia alive! You made my year! Listen, share and enjoy! Click the link below to hear samples of this 16 song double album! https://music.amazon.com/albums/B084GD9R38?ref=dm_sh_3f38-2521-dmcp-d726-09209&musicTerritory=US&marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER
Tommy Marz interviews Jack Hues. They chat about Jack's new album - PRIMITF. They take a deep dive into the writing and production of the album and several songs. They also talk about Wang Chung and a possible remastering project of the bands albums.
Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon presents Wang Chung's Jack Hues (recorded March 2020). Jack discusses his new (and first solo) album Primitif, the 1980's with Wang Chung, the importance of music videos, To Live And Die In LA, being a music teacher, working with Genesis' Tony Banks, working on jazz, why did he not stick to being the 'pop guy', his musical evolution, MTV, the healing power of music after personal loss, defining music by genres and much more. Quotes: "Prog was a four letter word." "I'm always happy to chat Wang Chung." Subscribe to Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon for exclusive content and interviews. Twitter: @mitchlafon Instagram: @mitch_lafon VISIT: mitchlafon.com Support the show.
Jack Hues talks about his new solo album "Primitif," including the music on the album, influences on the work, the Canterbury sound, upcoming re-releases from Wang Chung, and much more.
Jack Hues talks with Chris about hs upcoming new album, Primitif, and the newest Wang Chung album, Orchesography
This week, we play music from music from Mental As Anything, Laibach, Josie Cotton, Aztec Camera and more. Hour 2 features a conversation with Jack Hues
Our '80s heroes are delivering a lot of new music these days. In this week's show, we review new tunes by Huey Lewis, Ozzy Osbourne, Psychedelic Furs, Jack Hues of Wang Chung and Marc Almond. We also have the single greatest love story from the '80s ever received as part of Listener Mailbag.
This week on Revenge of the 80s Radio, we play new music from Jack Hues and Berlin plus classics by The Bolshio Madness, DMental As Anything, The Vapors, Men Without Hats and many more
This week on Revenge of the 80s Radio, we play new music from Jack Hues and Berlin plus classics by The Bolshio Madness, DMental As Anything, The Vapors, Men Without Hats and many more
Happy New Year my fellow OwlHeads! May it be a good one for us all. So what better way to start than a brand new episode of Radio Owlsnest....here it is - episode 3 in all its crazy uncontrolled, disorganized glory. This show includes more odds and sods and misfits from my deep cobwebbed song vault. A rare 80s demo recorded for the Commodores, a futuristic demo with Jack Hues (of Wang Chung fame), alternate mixes from my albums and new sonic experiments. Of course the annoying but somewhat beloved quiz makes its routine visit, and I, as usual - spew forth nonsense and totally erratic thoughts. If you’re nursing a prolonged hangover from the festivities - turn away now and don’t look back! But if you’re in the mood for a cozy late night radio show... grab the comfy chair - fold your busy wings and hibernate into 2020 with Pagey. Click the SoundCloud link below, my fellow OwlHeads - so glad to have you along x Martin
Steve Cooper talks with musician Jack Hues. Jack is best known for being the lead singer and guitarist for the band Wang Chung. Between 1983 and 1987 Wang Chung had five Top 40 hits including Dance Hall Days, Everybody Have Fun Tonight and Let's Go. The band recorded the soundtrack for the film To Live and Die in L.A. and had a song in John Hughes' movie the Breakfast Club. They have broken up and gotten back together over the years and recently released Orchesography which is a greatest hits compilation recorded with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. He also plays with the jazz influenced Jack Hues Quartet.
Wang Chung are releasing a special new album today called Orchesography which re-imagines some of their biggest hits and deepest cuts in a classical setting. You may have already seen the video for "Dance Hall Days" which had a real viral moment when it was released about a month ago. Hearing these classic songs in this new context adds a freshness that is sure to delight listeners. Frontman Jack Hues (ep 163) returns to discuss the impetus of the idea, how the songs were recreated, and his recent collaboration with Syd Arthur on a 22 minute version of Beck's "Nobody's Fault But My Own" that will blow your mind and is available for purchase on iTunes. Check it out, it's worth your time! http://www.wangchung.org/ https://music.apple.com/us/album/nobodys-fault-but-my-own-feat-syd-arthur-ep/1453044529
The English New Wave / dance pop band, Wang Chung, formed in 1980, and rode a wave of success in the mid-'80s, with such hits as "Dance Hall Days," "Everybody Have Fun Tonight," and "Let's Go," along with the soundtrack to William Friedkin's 1986 crime thriller To Live and Die in L.A., as well as "Fire in the Twilight" from the soundtrack to The Breakfast Club. In the decades since, the band's music has become synonymous with the '80s, and featured in dozens of films and TV shows. This Friday, May 10, Wang Chung releases Orchesography, which sees original members Jack Hues and Nick Feldman recording reimagined versions of their classic cuts with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. I spoke with Jack Hues by phone about all this and more.
This Week is an Interview I did with Jack Hues of Wang Chung (Yes they are still around!) Such a great band that truly is timeless! Check this out “Dance Hall Days” with Symphony https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUWPctuaXzA WTP Should be back in full swing next week! Of course ENDGAME will be out too! WOOT to the WOOT... Read More
This Ep: Special Guest: Nick Feldman of Wang Chung Across the nation & around the world, in an in-depth interview with Nick Feldman, Greg gets to the bottom of what it really means to "Wang Chung tonight". Feldman & lead-singer Jack Hues formed Huang Chung in 1980 [later Wang Chung after a tip from David Geffen] and quickly became the quintessential 80's Brit-band. They Wang-Chunged their way to US-chart success with the album "Points on the Curve" & became a pop tour de force that shaped the musical tastes of millions of Gen-X'ers. Caution: Episode includes a super-fun edition of "6 Degrees of Wang Chung-aration" ... so listen in & play along!
Wang Chung scored some of the biggest, and most ubiquitous, hits of the 80s with seminal songs like "Dance Hall Days," "Let's Go," and, the mother of all 80s hits, "Everybody Have Fun Tonight". Though Blender magazine may have ranked that hit the 3rd worst song of all time, it's never gone away and is as well known today as it was 30 years ago. Jack and I talk about how that song came to be and how it's affected his life. We also go deep on the rest of his career, his relationship to touring, his many side projects, his upcoming solo album, and his soundtrack work for To Live and Die in L.A. and the Breakfast Club. Hopefully, you'll learn some things you didn't know before! http://www.wangchung.com/
I catch up with Jack Hues of Wang Chung, whose biggest hits included “Everybody Have Fun Tonight” and “Dance Hall Days”. Jack tells me about the band’s name and I try to get out of him the meaning of “everybody Wang Chung tonight”. The band had music featured on “The Breakfast Club” and did all of the music for the “To Live and Die in LA” soundtrack.
Colin Marshall sits down in Canterbury, England with Jack Hues, founding member of the rock band Wang Chung and jazz band The Quartet. Wang Chung's latest album Tazer Up came out in 2012, and The Quartet's next album Collaborations Volumes 1 & 2 comes out this fall. They discuss what makes the "Canterbury sound"; the differences between Wang Chung's "English" and "American" albums; what recording in another city or country, and drawing in its "vibe," gives a project; music as a language, and how different styles of music feed into each other as do different languages; the "librarian mentality" that has many of his students talking initially about musical genres rather than about musicians; what growing up with the Beatles made possible; his Haruki Murakami reference in Wang Chung's "City of Light", and how he works into songs other things simply happened upon in life; his formation of The Quartet after 9/11; how he gets to balance teaching, The Quartet, and Wang Chung now that the latter doesn't demand an all-consuming lifestyle; how only his American students ask about Wang Chung, and how nearly all of them have internalized the form of the "pop song" unconsciously; critics' misguided fixation on lyrics; Wang Chung's use of unusual chords, and what makes some music generally more interesting than other music; whether the world of 1980s pop music could accommodate the darker side; art's emergence from constraints, and how he goes about imposing them on The Quartet; the experience of revisiting "Dance Hall Days" for a remix; whether Wang Chung would play "Rising in the East" if someone shouted it out; the musical place where Wang Chung and The Quartet meet; how to enjoy feeling like an outsider yet use roots as an artist; and the reaction drawn at a recent Wang Chung show: "Wow, you guys are real musicians!"
Martin and I sit down and have a conversation with Jack Hues of Wang Chung. (Yes, I am a huge fan) We talk music, songwriting and the hits and misses in the 80’s. Jack is a brilliant songwriter, a huge Beatles fan (you can really hear it in their music) and his insights on music […]
Everybody has fun in the studio as Jack Hues and Nick Feldman sit in to discuss the '80s and beyond.
Jack Hues from Wang Chung finally explains what it means to Wang Chung tonight!!! Wang Chung has a new album out, TAZER UP...get info at www.WangChung.com Wang Chung plays with The Fixx at the Arcada Theatre in St Charles, IL Friday July 26 2013
Colin Marshall talks to Jack Hues, lead singer and, alongside Nick Feldman, primary collaborator of the rock group Wang Chung. Throughout the 1980s, Wang Chung released such albums as Points on the Curve, Mosaic, and The Warmer Side of Cool, as well as the soundtrack to William Friedkin’s film To Live and Die in L.A.. Now they’re back recording and touring again, having recently completed one U.S. tour and about to launch another in support of their new double EP, Abducted by the 80s.
Wang Chung frontman Jack Hues visits the show as Regeneration Tour 2009 gets ready to start
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