Sticky Jazz

A band that I fell in love with while trading tapes in 1987, sounded less "Punk" but had a great folk vibe and a fierce anxiety to them. New Model Army became one band I had to search for over the years, before the internet that was a task.

I got tapes, or CDs of theirs over the years, watching their tour schedules and never getting to see them live. Once I had the chance, but they changed cities and I had a commitment th...

Having the opportunity to speak to one of your all time fave musicians does not come often. Shriekback has just released their 18th studio album "Monument" and I got to do a deep dive with Barry Andrews the principal songwriter in Shriekback.

We talked about collaborations with Fluke, and some chatter about Gang of Four and the recently passed David Allen (Who was in Shriekback and Gang of Four).

There is a lot behind this album, ...

There is a facebook group "The Bolshoi , the greatest band you never heard of". If you haven't heard of them yet, this will get you chest deep into their work.

They began as "The Bolshoi" in the 80s, releasing an EP "Bigger Giants", the "Friends" then "Lindy's Party". A lost album "Country Life" was released in 2015. Giving songs that were never hits, but easily on...

Playing with, and for EVERY band you can imagine, guitarist Knox Chandler was also the makeshift cellist in The Psychedelic Furs, and guitarist for so many other musicians. He has worked with Siouxsie & The Banshees, REM, Natalie Merchant, and so many others, his resume shines like few other people could even dream of.

Knox has just released an album of experimental music, that borders into the sounds of the cosmic psychedelic ...

If you don't know David J Haskins, or just "David J", then you have missed out on some of the most influential music in the punk, post punk, new wave, goth, psychedelic rock world.

Starting off playing bass, and occasional vocals in Bauhaus, then moving on to a solo career, then reforming with Bauhaus bandmates as "Love & Rockets", (that's where I come into the story) I binged on their music in full ...

Holly Cole is one of the greatest female jazz vocalists, hailing from The Great White North (Canada), she has constantly delivered the music that wraps my soul up in the emotions of the moment.

Holly has done a whole album of Tom Waits covers (Temptation), or some dark vibes jazz getting through heartbreak and longing (Dark Dear Heart), and various collections between then and now. Now she has released a moon themed album "Dar...

I'm not sure I need to put much of an intro for this one but Toni Tennille [http://www.tonitennille.net/] is one the longest living careear pop stars. She was the only "Beach Girl" (they had her as a famale focalist) and she did so much great pop work in the 70s and 80s with her husbad "Captain" Daryl Dragon. Inspiring everyone from Olivia Newton John, to Sheena Easton, and too many other names to mention, s...

Charles (Chuck) Panozzo is one of founding members of the historical rock band "STYX" with his twin brother John. STYX has been maing music for 50 years, and created some of the most legendary ballads and anthems in rock since the 70s.  Chuck is a phenomenal bassist that managed to keep this band straddling the fine line with metal guitar, and synthesisers. With multi platinum albums "Pieces of Eight", "Par...

There are "Legends" in rock & roll,  great guitarists leaving massive legacies, then you have Marco Pirroni, beginning his career by getting booted from Siouxsie & The Banshees TWICE, and then getting roped into playing guitar for Adam Ant, then going on to play with Sinead O'connor for most of her career,  you see a guy like Marco having done it all. His guitar work is monumental, as I have probably got every...

Danny Saber has been "always the bridesmaid, never the bride" for so many albums and musical projects we have all enjoyed  for the last 40 years. He started young, and made some fantastic contributions to rock & roll over the years. This episode (Part 2, go look at last week's and tell me what ya think) Danny tells us about working with David Bowie, Alice Cooper (and golf) and even U2. Just google his name on spot...

Cam Cole was a world famous "Busker" (Street Performer) but from his nomadic lifestyle, he had no idea  of his millions of followers, as he was performing on the streets in England.  While performing his own guitar blues and pedal drumkit "One Man Band" his music reached people in the strangest places. He decided to document his first tour of America, and is deep south blues pilgrimage. In his movie "Americ...

We all know Orchestral Maneuvers In The Dark, or OMD for the brevity, as one of those New Wave Synth bands that has been around for ever, and indeed they have. Topping 40 plus years of making deeply powerful synth pop, they have been at it again with this work that began during covid, and culminated in the masterpiece "Bauhaus Staircase".  This is a great piece, that is full of all the philosophy and discussion about the ...

We all remember Dexys Midnight Runners in the early 80s with "Come On Eileen" as an epic tune that you always smile when it comes across the airwaves on the nostalgia station. Dexys (the current name) have been making music for 40 years, and if you missed out on it, there was some wonderful music made by these guys. There was a moment when Kevin Rowland was trying to make some changes in his live and get sober, that some ...

A well established pop vocalist Ladyhawke "Pip" releashed her 4th album "Time Flies" in November 2021, it is full of wonderful tunes, fun poppy riffs, and enough lyrical content to hook you on it for several times through. She has been making music since 2008, has millions of streams, and when you get into her groove, you will know why. Charming, she has some great stories behind her music, a video redone for ea...

John Grant is "A Boy From Michigan" that started making a name for himself in music with his first band "The Czars" (Not "The Cars" though we did talk about them too). He went solo, and his life has become as bizzaire as the most recent album he released "Love is Magic". His music could have been written by a psychologist with a "Mad Magazine" sense of humour. We talked about the mu...

A true renaissance man Paul Mazzolini, known to the world by his stage name "Gazebo". He came to prominence everywhere else in the world, except the US. His music was never release here, and it is an absolute travesty that the Americans never got to hear him.

I got into his work in 1985, and it was a 7 year journey to even know his name, after I loved his epic "I Like Chopin", a dark new wave electronica classic...

A New Wave icon in the 80s with his band Kajagoogoo, Limahl also sang the theme to "The Neverending Story", and went on doing solo work for years.

His latest work is some great "Jazz Crooner" material, up there with Bing Crosby, Holly Johnson, Martin Fry, and Andy Williams.

This new work he decided to spring on us was a cover of America's classic "Horse With No Name", along with a video that explai...

Cali Tucker hit the screens of the US on "The Voice", she did a lot of cover songs even an album of covers. Now she is playing her own work, that is fun, campy, and delivers a great experience. You just need to watch her videos to get what I am talking about.

Her recent release "Urban Cowboy" covers the expanse of none existent creatures, Santa, Bigfoot, Easter Bunny, all of which can bring you to a good laugh.

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Having kicked off her career in Britains' Got Talent, Janet Devlin is still delivering great music. She just released a new album "Emotional Rodeo" filling the niche of Country Music in Ireland, (Yeah I didn't even know there was one) and spreading the love thick across all these new song.

We talk about the back story for the songs, one of which was written in the aftermath an emotional meltdown text, others, just...