Lived Through That

“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 I’m pleased to have Colin Moulding from one of my favorite bands, XTC, on the show.  In this episode, he talks about the early days of the band and about the making of their 1986 masterpiece, "Skylarking."

Musical credits:

"Babble Babble Brook" by Blue Dot Sessions.

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.

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“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 I’m pleased to have Jon Langford from The Mekons on the show. He talks about the history of the band, their first two singles, and how an accidental meeting changed the course of the band.

Musical credits:

"Gaddy" by Blue Dot Sessions.

More about Jon, his many bands, and his art can be found here.

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.

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“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 have Jerry Casale on the show, a founding member of the legendary band DEVO. Devo were one of the foundations of the post-punk/new wave era with songs like "Uncontrollable Urge," “Girl U Want,” “Beautiful World,” and their biggest hit and early MTV staple, 1980’s “Whip It.” The formation of the band, however, was born from the tragic events of the shootings of four students at Kent State University by the Ohio National Guard in 1970, which Gerald witnessed first hand. Here, he tells us about that day and how that led to the formation of one of the biggest bands of the 80s. 

Musical credits:

"Dany PKL" by Blue Dot Sessions

More about Gerald and his art and records can be found here.

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.

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“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.

Steve Wynn from The Dream Syndicate is our guest this week to kick off our fantastic fall season! The Dream Syndicate were part of Los Angeles’ “Paisley Underground” scene that also included folks like The Bangles and The Three O’Clock. Their debut album from 1982, "The Days of Wine and Roses," is considered a classic today, and kicked off a long career for Steve and the band. Steve has a new memoir that just came out, “I Wouldn’t Say It If It Wasn’t True” and a new solo record to go with it, “Make It Right.” On the episode, he shares with us a story about suddenly being thrust onto a much, much larger stage in the early days of the band.

Musical credits:

"Molly Molly" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Santa Monica" by Steve Wynn

"Sing My Blues" by Steve Wynn

More about Steve and his books and records can be found here.

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.

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“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 just dropping a note to say we're on summer break until after Labor Day - but hopefully you'll be interested in listening to our back catalog - or our friends over at Only Three Lads! Look for them where you're listening now! We'll be back with new episodes on September 4th!

https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/r4zty-2ae758/Only-Three-Lads---Classic-Alternative-Music-Podcast

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“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, I am excited to bring you the legend that is Steve Diggle, guitarist and a founder of one of the first British punk bands, The Buzzcocks.  

Musical credits:

"Simple Vale" by Blue Dot Sessions

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.

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“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 have guest David Newton from the Mighty Lemon Drops. A pivotal moment for David happened when he was just a schoolboy and went on a field trip to the Rock Against racism concert in London’s Victoria Park. Over 100,000 people were there to protest the rising number of racial attacks that were occurring in the United Kingdom -as well as to see bands like The Clash, Steel Pulse, and X-Ray Spex. This moment not only raised his awareness of political issues, it began a lifelong love of music and inspired him to form his own band.  

Musical credits:

"Gymnopedies 2" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Crime and Corruption" from The Lowest Class

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.

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“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.

I'm really pleased to have as our guest this week Barry Andrews with a story about quite literally breaking down walls. Barry started off his musical journey as the keyboardist in XTC. He played on their first two records before leaving to start Shriekback with Dave Allen, former bass player for the Gang of Four.  Shreikback’s best known song might be “My Spine is the Bassline,” but it’s their 1985 song “Nemesis” that I feel is a totally underrated track of the 80s and well worth searching out.  

You can find what Barry's up to on the Shriekback site at www.shriekback.com

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“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,I'm pleased to present a bonus episode with Steve Kilbey, vocalist and founding member of the Australian band The Church. There was too much good conversation and some of it, like this episode on how Frank Sinatra influenced him, was too good not to share!

You can find what Steve's up to on his web site here or on The Church's web site here.

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“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, I am excited to bring you Steve Kilbey, vocalist and founding member of the Australian band The Church. He also wrote their iconic hit, “Under The Milky Way.” His career is long and storied and we talk about a few of his pivotal moments – TEAC audio machines, heroin addiction, agism, and finding excellence in your work.

You can find what Steve's up to on his web site here or on The Church's web site here.

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