In this episode, I briefly cover three of the musical artists that helped launch the Post-punk Heartstrings podcast with their music. I share two of my favorite tracks from each artist and talk a little about the background and musical style.

PLEASE check out each band’s music at the below links:

Pazz Kluger:

On Bandcamp: https://pazzkluger.bandcamp.com/music

You can also find the music on Spotify and YouTube

Songs shared are “Locked” and “Fairy Tales”

Fears (IRL):

On Bandcamp: https://fearsrecords.bandcamp.com/

You can also find the music on Spotify and YouTube

Songs shared are “Daze” and “H_always”

Glass Candy:

You can find the music on Spotify and YouTube

Songs shared are “Love, Love, Love,” “Crystal Migraine” and “Digital Versicolor” clip

My Guest: Chris Taylor of the band Love Coma In this episode, I talk with Chris about the wind down of the early Love Coma years, the move into his solo work, and how “The Mad Painter” was a major influence on his visual art. We touch on the political climate, the repression of the church on rock and roll and why Chris feels that the latest self-titled Love Coma release is the album the band was meant to make. I encourage you to check out and support the music and artwork of Chris Taylor and Love Coma at the below links: Website: https://christaylorworld.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/christaylorworld/posts Bandcamp: Chris Taylor: https://christaylor.bandcamp.com/ Love Coma: https://lovecoma.bandcamp.com/album/love-coma Facebook: Chris Taylor: https://www.facebook.com/christaylorfanpage Love Coma: https://www.facebook.com/lovecomatheband YouTube: Chris Taylor: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdmKVesamxvPpRPVG_wZXRQ Love Coma: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp-Y3aJGKWuqPdhNoewD2zw Instagram: Chris Taylor: https://www.instagram.com/christaylorworld/ Love Coma: https://www.instagram.com/lovecomatheband/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/realchristaylor Intro song is "Locked" by Pazz Kluger https://soundcloud.com/pazzk Under Creative Commons License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Used only as an intro Songs used: Love Coma – You’re Just Another Angel Who Can’t Get No Sleep - Love Coma - The Early Years https://christaylor.bandcamp.com/album/the-early-years Love Coma – How Long Love Coma Self-Titled 2019 https://christaylor.bandcamp.com/album/love-coma-2 Love Coma – Astronaut Love Coma (Language of Fools) https://christaylor.bandcamp.com/album/love-coma-language-of-fools Sounds and clips: Transitional sounds: Zapsplat.com https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/ Clips: Sesame Street - Mad Painter # 8 - https://youtu.be/Xi-ODZ3ING0 The Rescuers - Orville's Take Off - https://youtu.be/b5z6eGG7_Fc Listening to Great Music 1957 clip is public domain from the Prelinger Archives “This is a new dimension in sound” – Taken from “How To Listen to Great Music” – public domain from the Prelinger Archives: https://archive.org/details/HowtoLis1957

My Guest: Chris Taylor In this episode, I talk with Chris Taylor about the early years of his band Love Coma, what they were trying to do and some of the thoughts and drive behind the music. I encourage you to check out and support the music and artwork of Chris Taylor and Love Coma at the below links: Website: https://christaylorworld.com/ Bandcamp: Chris Taylorà  https://christaylor.bandcamp.com/ Love Coma à https://lovecoma.bandcamp.com/album/love-coma Facebook: Chris Taylorà https://www.facebook.com/christaylorfanpage Love Coma à https://www.facebook.com/lovecomatheband YouTube: Chris Taylor à https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdmKVesamxvPpRPVG_wZXRQ Love Coma à https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp-Y3aJGKWuqPdhNoewD2zw Instagram: Chris Taylor à https://www.instagram.com/christaylorworld/ Love Coma à https://www.instagram.com/lovecomatheband/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/realchristaylor Intro song is "Locked" by Pazz Kluger https://soundcloud.com/pazzk   Under Creative Commons License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Used only as an intro Songs used: Chris Taylor and Windows – Love & Rhythm – ACM Journal CD2 https://www.discogs.com/release/6575281-Various-ACM-Journal-2nd-Anniversary-Compilation-CD Love Coma – Empty – Soul Rash https://christaylor.bandcamp.com/album/soul-rash-remastered Love Coma – Hemisphere (Astronaut) – Astronaut – 2020 https://christaylor.bandcamp.com/track/hemisphere-astronaut-2 Love Coma – Tomorrow Takes Too Long https://christaylor.bandcamp.com/album/language-of-fools-remastered Transitional sounds  Zapsplat.com Other sounds and clips: Davey And Goliath _ Episode 54 _ The Zillion Dollar Combo Feature Presentation (1994-2003)

My Guest: Steven Wesley Guiles

In this episode, I continue my conversation with Steven Wesley Guiles – We discuss Steven’s path to deconstruction, hear him perform an original song of his, Cosmic Soda Machine that he wrote long ago and cover some of the songs in his latest album, Transitions, which dropped to streaming services worldwide on October 4th, 2022.

I encourage you to check out the music of Steven Wesley Guiles at the below links:

Website:  / www.stevenwesleyguiles.com

New Cool Now: / https://newcoolnow.com/

Bandcamp: / https://stevenwesleyguiles.bandcamp.com/

Soundcloud: / https://soundcloud.com/newcoolnowmusic

Facebook: / stevenwesleyguiles

YouTube: / stevenwesleyguiles

Instagram: / swguiles

Twitter: / mrgeefun

TikTok: / mrgeewhiz

Twitch: / mrgeewhiz

You can also join Steven’s mailing list by texting “SWG” to 55444 in the US.

The Music, other sounds, etc.:

Mash up of hate preacher clips pulled from YouTube as contrasted with preachers and myself quoting scriptures about love. I won’t name the hate preachers, but they aren’t hard to find on YouTube.

The song, "Cosmic Soda Machine" is an original by Steven Wesley Guiles (SWG) that he performed for the first time on the show.

The songs, “Me in a Nutshell,” “Peace With Myself,” “Magnets” & “Some Hopes” are from SWG's latest album, Transitions. Please go and check it out and support SWG- You can find it at https://stevenwesleyguiles.bandcamp.com/album/transitions

Intro song is "Locked" by Pazz Kluger https://soundcloud.com/pazzk   Under Creative Commons License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Used only as an intro

Transitional sounds  Zapsplat.com

My Guest: Steven Wesley Guiles In this episode, I speak with Steven Wesley Guiles – Lead vocals and one of the guitarists of the band Pushstart Wagon and prolific solo artist. Steven and I begin our discussion with Pushstart Wagon and then transition into a transparent and enlightening discussion of religion and faith deconstruction. I quickly discover that the upbringing and life journey of Steven is uncannily similar to mine. This episode is part 1 of Steven and I’s discussion. In part 2, we focus on his latest album, Transitions which can be found in full on his Bandcamp site and will be also be available on all streaming services on October, 4th 2022. I encourage you to check out the music of Steven Wesley Guiles at the below links: Website:  / www.stevenwesleyguiles.com New Cool Now: / https://newcoolnow.com/ Bandcamp: / https://stevenwesleyguiles.bandcamp.com/ Soundcloud: / https://soundcloud.com/newcoolnowmusic Facebook: / stevenwesleyguiles Youtube: / stevenwesleyguiles Instagram: / swguiles Twitter: / mrgeefun TikTok: / mrgeewhiz Twitch: / mrgeewhiz You can also join Steven’s mailing list by texting “SWG” to 55444 in the US. The Music, other sounds, etc.: The podcast opening is a mashup of a vintage AJAX dishwashing liquid commercial going into the song “Open” from Pushstart Wagon’s debut album Squeaky Clean. The Phantom Tollbooth review read can be found at: http://www.tollbooth.org/2005/reviews/psw.html I encourage fans of any level of faith OR faithlessnes to check out The Phantom Tollbooth at http://www.tollbooth.org/ The song ”Paul” is from Pushstart Wagon’s 2ndalbum L.A. Was Our Alamo Intro song is "Locked" by Pazz Kluger https://soundcloud.com/pazzk   Under Creative Commons License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Used only as an intro Transitional sounds  Zapsplat.com The final song “Los Angeles” is from Pushstart Wagon’s 2nd album L.A. Was Our Alamo Other sounds and music used: The Lo fi coffee shop – by The Relaxed Movement: https://youtu.be/Mc-zPIVuOr4 Transition Music provided by TheRelaxedMovement. Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheRelaxedM... © Henry Keate t/a TheRelaxedMovement. All Rights Reserved

In this episode, I share about how I first heard of Toad the Wet Sprocket and explore their first three albums and reflect on their messages of social justice.

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You can contact by email at [email protected] and let me know what you like or don’t like about the podcast, pose questions, suggest topics or bands to cover, etc.

I AM STILL LOOKING FOR GUESTS AND/OR A POSSIBLE CO-HOST. DON’T HESITATE TO REACH OUT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED!

Eric Idle/Monty Python “Toad The Wet Sprocket” clips sampled from Rutland Weekend Television - Series One, Episode Four (1975) & Rex Stardust - Rock Notes from YouTube

Audio clips from Toad The Wet Sprocket used were all sampled from YouTube:

Songs sampled:

From the album Fear:

Hold Her Down Is It For Me?    Butterflies      Nightingale Song      Hold Her Down     Pray Your Gods

Before You Were Born Stories     I Tell I Will Not Take These Things for Granted

From the album Bread & Circus:

Way Away      Know Me     Always Changing Probably

From the album Pale:

Torn      High on a Riverbed

https://albumism.com/polls/toad-the-wet-sprocket

Readers Poll of favorite albums:

1- Dulcinea 1994

2- Fear-1991

3- Coil-1997

4- Pale-1990

5- New Constellation-2013

6- In Light Syrup-1995

7- Bread & Circus-1989

8- Starting Now-2021

Intro song is "Locked" by Pazz Kluger  https://soundcloud.com/pazzk    Under Creative Commons License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Used only as an intro

Transitional sounds  Zapsplat.com

Attribution license (reuse allowed):   https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2797468

Other sounds and music used:

The Lo fi coffee shop – by The Relaxed Movement: https://youtu.be/Mc-zPIVuOr4

On my next episode, I'll dig a little into the band Toad The Wet Sprocket: Their beginnings and thoughts on some of my favorite albums and tracks. The focus will be on the first three releases: Bread & Circus, Pale and Fear. Here I offer you a little teaser for the next episode.

Song clip in this teaser is Toad the Wet Sprocket's track "Is It For Me?" from their album Fear.

In this episode, I give my definition of post punk and offer my pick for the first post-punk album released.  I share what this podcast is about, explain the post-punk state of mind and talk a little about where this podcast is headed. Don't forget to be the FIRST PERSON to reach out through Facebook messenger OR email and let me know what your favorite post-punk band is and I'll send you something very special!   Contact info below. PLEASE come say Hi and follow Post-punk Heartstrings on the Facebook page at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/PostpunkHeartstrings OR search for @PostpunkHeartstrings on Facebook OR email at [email protected] Please like the Post-punk Heartstrings Facebook page and share! --->   https://www.facebook.com/PostpunkHeartstrings In this episode we hear music from the following: Television - Venus from the album Marquee Moon - February 1977 The Stranglers - Goodbye Toulouse from the album Rattus Norvegicus - April 1977 Talking Heads - Psycho Killer from the album Talking Heads - September 1977 Ultravox - Artificial Life from the album Ha! Ha! Ha! - October 1977 XTC - Radios in Motion from the album White Music - January 1978 Magazine - Definitive Gaze from the album Real Life - June 1978 Wire - Marooned from the album Chairs Missing - September 1978 Siouxsie and the Banshees - The Staircase from the album The Scream - November 1978 Public Image Ltd. - Public Image from the album First Issue - December 1978 PLEASE CHECK OUT AND OR PURCHASE THE MUSIC OF ALL OF THESE BANDS ON SPOTIFY, ITUNES OR WHEREVER YOU STREAM OR FIND YOUR MUSIC.  SUPPORT THESE ARTISTS! Intro song is "Locked" by Pazz Kluger https://soundcloud.com/pazzk   Under Creative Commons License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Used only as an intro Transitional sounds  Zapsplat.com Outro music: ShoegazerDream Pop Backing Track in A major by Typhoon Jam Tracks  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWZT4jeMXkE  Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed):   https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2797468

In this episode, long-time friend Jamie Harmon and I discus some of our fears and loves. Music included in this podcast: Fears (IRL) – aka Constance Keane – Daze from the album Oíche Fears - Oiche Vinyl Rip Release date 5-27-21 – Copyright free no attribution necessary Used under: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ Fears (IRL) music can be found at the following links: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5W0ueLIhRR6IvnyPbnXQlT?si=mlI-qXJdT9KgFYxZZj6qsQ The Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/oiche-raw-wav/A3++Daze.mp3 Bandcamp: https://fearsrecords.bandcamp.com/music YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLorg62H0e2tor1EX08bXIg Glass Candy – Love, Love, Love is used under creative common license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Glass Candy music can be found at the following links: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7atGlyFY5574ph1tGMs6gD?si=Lqex_S44SAinwV5ZOYtcGw The Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/Love_Love_Love-210/Glass_Candy_-_05_-_Love_Love_Love.mp3 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3QszaoQ5Mni-qIew6gkoFg/featured PLEASE come say Hi and follow Post-punk Heartstrings on the Facebook page at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/PostpunkHeartstrings OR search for @PostpunkHeartstrings on Facebook. Intro song is "Locked" by Pazz Kluger https://soundcloud.com/pazzk   Under Creative Commons License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Used only as an intro Transitional sounds  Zapsplat.com Attribution license (reuse allowed):   https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2797468 Other sounds and music used: The Lo fi coffee shop – by The Relaxed Movement: https://youtu.be/Mc-zPIVuOr4 The Fear/Love Mashup includes: Glass Candy: Love, Love, Love – Modified – Mash up  Internet Archive fear audio clip https://archive.org/details/Love_Love_Love-210/Glass_Candy_-_05_-_Love_Love_Love.mp3  is used under creative common license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/

In this episode, Steve Hindalong and I discuss The Choir’s most recent album, Deep Cuts along with a few other topics. I encourage you to check out the music of The Choir which is available on Spotify and all of the other major streaming choices. PLEASE consider supporting the music of The Choir on their Patreon page. You can also find their music and support them using the below links: 

The Choir Club on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/863744297099480 

 The Choir website at https://thechoir.net/ 

 The Choir’s Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/thechoir/posts 

The music of the choir was used with the band’s permission

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OR 

search for @PostpunkHeartstrings on Facebook.

 I will be sending out The Choir Postcard & Sticker pack to the first person to visit and send me a message so please go check it out. 

Intro song is "Locked" by Pazz Kluger https://soundcloud.com/pazzk   Under Creative Commons License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Used only as an intro 

Transitional sounds  Zapsplat.com Outro music: ShoegazerDream Pop Backing Track in A major by Typhoon Jam Tracks  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWZT4jeMXkE  Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed):   https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2797468 

Other sounds and music used: The Lo fi coffee shop – by The Relaxed Movement: https://youtu.be/Mc-zPIVuOr4 

Steve is Here clip is from Dramarama’s fabulous Vinyl release 

Music provided by TheRelaxedMovement. Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheRelaxedM... © Henry Keate t/a TheRelaxedMovement. All Rights Reserved 

The Fear/Love Mashup includes: Glass Candy: Love, Love, Love – Modified – Mash up with perlinger Archive fear audio clip https://archive.org/details/Love_Love_Love-210/Glass_Candy_-_05_-_Love_Love_Love.mp3 and is used under creative common license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/