Retrosonic Podcast

Steve & Adam from Retro Man Blog are joined by Rock Photographer Paul Slattery to discuss how Lemmy influenced his choice of career, his work with Billy Childish and of course the untimely death of David Bowie. Along the way we chat about some upcoming gigs and play tracks from The Pretty Things, The Downliners Sect, The Long Ryders, Rezillos, That Petrol Emotion, Motorhead and The Stompin' Riff Raffs and more. There's also new singles from Graham Day's new outfit The Senior Service and Billy Childish and an exclusive unreleased track by Autoramas!

Steve from Retro Man Blog introduces a decidedly "non-retro" episode featuring a pick of the best new and recent releases that have caught our ear. We even have an exclusive as yet unreleased track from the forthcoming Senior Service album, the new chapter in Graham Day's outstanding musical career, and news on the launch party at the Half Moon Putney on January 30th 2016. Steve also spins some splendid tracks from French Boutik, Of Arrowe Hill, The Everlasting Yeah, The Magnetic Mind, Martin McFaul, The Moment, Groovy Uncle, The November 5, The Fallen Leaves, The Baron Four, The Missing Souls, Archie & The Bunkers, The Theme, The Wave Chargers and a new one from Punk legend Johnny Moped. Enjoy!

Steve from Retro Man Blog talks to Rock Photographer Paul Slattery about his recent trip to France to see two gigs from his favourite band of the past 40 years, The Flamin' Groovies. Paul also spins some tunes by some other French bands such as The Sharpers, Kas Product and Les Grys Grys and picks some highlights from the Canadian/French Canadian Punk scene such as NoMeansNo, D.O.A., Corrigan Fest and Banlieu Rouge. There's also a classic from Vic Godard & Subway Sect, a new one from Kathleen Hanna's latest band The Julie Ruin, a prime piece of powerful Rock and Roll from the Electric Shakes and a run-out groove featuring Alvin Lee's Ten Years After. Check out www.retromanblog.com for Paul's full report on his French travels with The Flamin' Groovies and some excellent exclusive photographs.

Steve from Retro Man Blog talks to the ex-Soundtrack of Our Lives and Union Carbide Productions singer Ebbot Lundberg at the beautiful Slussens Pensionat in Sweden following a superb gig with The Indigo Children. Ebbot tells us all about his new band and their forthcoming album as well as some of the eclectic choices of cover versions in their set. He also explains the effect of becoming a house-hold name celebrity in Sweden following his appearance in a hit TV Show and we get to find out the importance of the U.K. Subs on his musical career! With news on another exciting project and including a selection of new tracks from The Indigo Children, a classic from Union Carbide Productions, a couple of their favoured cover versions and a TSOOL song as you never thought you'd hear it played - this is a must have for anyone missing The Soundtrack of Our Lives. For lots more exclusive material on TSOOL and all the band members related side projects, solo bands and soundtrack work then please check out www.retromanblog.com on the web, Facebook or Twitter.

Steve from Retro Man Blog and Rock photographer Paul Slattery with their pick of some recent gigs, events and happenings...Including reports on May's Retro Man Blog Night at the Half Moon with new singles from The Galileo 7 and The Len Price 3. Hipsville Weekender featuring Les Grys, Giuda and The Autoramas, Weirdsville with The Jackets and The Shook-Ups! Sweden's Stupidity at Garageland and Spiders at The Camden Underworld...Plus the usual waffle, news and views...enjoy!

In this special edition Retrosonic Podcast, Steve from Retro Man Blog talks to ex-Soundtrack of Our Lives band-mates Ian Person and Fredrik Sandsten about their forthcoming collaboration with Jerry Williams. The album “Ghost Rider” sees the 72 year old Swedish Rock and Roll legend, backed by a band including Ian, Fredrik and Kalle Gustafsson Jerneholm, covering songs by acts such as Suicide, The Stooges and Danzig . The Podcast also coincides with the start of a Pledge Music campaign to launch Ian’s debut solo album and he explains the details behind this and the various options on offer. With Fredrik now working as a cultural ambassador for Gothenburg, we discuss the city’s undoubted influence on their lives and music. Along the way we cover such topics as the importance of Svenska Grammofon Studion, the high profile documentary on the IFK Göteborg football team “Fotbollens Sista Proletärer” and the recent music-related TV drama “Viva Hate” based in the city. As well as discovering the concept behind the new Jerry Williams album, we chat about some other collaborations such as working with the Scandinavian super-star Håkan Hellström and Nina Persson from The Cardigans. Fredrik and Ian also talk frankly about the reasons behind The Soundtrack of Our Lives split and the effect it had on both of them. For more information please visit www.retromanblog.com

In the build-up to the "Hipsville Weekender 2015", Steve from Retro Man Blog talks to Mr A, one of the event's main organizers, and the man behind the "You Got Good Taste" Podcast and "Weirdsville" club nights. Generously sound-tracked by many of the bands that will be playing over the weekend, Mr A gives us a fascinating insight into the world of the festival and gig promoter.

Hipsville will be held at Bisley Pavillion in Surrey on May 15th, 16th and 17th and features 14 live acts, international DJ's, Go-Go Dancers, vintage market stalls and an auto show. For more information on all the bands and activities please check out their web-site at http://www.hipsville.co.uk/

Steve from Retro Man Blog and Rock Photographer Paul Slattery present a bumper end of year episode packed full of our pick of the best in classic and contemporary Garage Rock, Psych, Punk, Mod, Power Pop, Soul and more! From classics, overlooked oldies and hidden gems to brand new releases, exclusives and unsigned acts. In Episode 17 we have an exclusive unreleased new track from The Fallen Leaves and new releases from The Medway's legendary Garage Rock icons Billy Childish & CTMF and Graham Day & The Forefathers. New Punk sounds from Buzzcocks, The Pukes and a live classic from The Outcasts. If you like your Mod and Psych then you will love The Most, Speakeasy and The Mynd Set. Some French Pop from Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot and Les Kitschenette's. There's the new single from of Arrowe Hill, some stompin' Soul from Willie Kendrick and Dana Gillespie and 60's nuggets from The Vagrants and The Hardtimes. If that's not enough there's Sunset Drive and The Sound and a tribute to Ian McLagan and a truly classic Small Faces number. Plus the usual waffle, rambling, news and reviews including a special piece on the sad demise of The 12 Bar Club and the scandalous re-development of Denmark Street. Enjoy!

Steve from Retro Man Blog picks out some of the best of the new music that's found it's way to the Blog over the last few months. It's not all retro at Retrosonic...! Full track-listing and links to all the bands to follow soon at http://retroman65.blogspot.co.uk/

Graham Day & The Forefathers were formed to “crank out choice cuts from four Graham Day-fronted bands - The Prisoners, The Prime Movers, The Solarflares and The Gaolers - distilling 30-odd years of high quality song writing, lo-fi production and high energy performance to their stripped down Garage-Rock essence”. Steve from Retro Man Blog meets up with Graham and his long-time bandmates Allan Crockford and Wolf Howard to discuss their forthcoming album “Good Things”, which sees them finally coming to terms with an outstanding musical legacy. They candidly talk us through their fascinating history and pick out a few favourite songs from each of the line-ups. Along the way we also discuss and play some of the other bands and artists they have worked with over the years, such as The James Taylor Quartet, Billy Childish, The Daggermen, The Spartan Dreggs, The Galileo 7 and Planet. Generously sound-tracked by a hand-picked selection of over twenty songs from the trio’s varied career, including some exclusive tracks from the new album “Good Things”, this Podcast is a must-have for every die-hard fan and a perfect taster for those newcomers wanting an introduction to one of Britain’s best ever songwriters.

Graham Day & The Forefathers will play 229 The Venue in London on October 31st and you will be able to pick up copies of the new album at the gig exclusively prior to it’s official release. So, pour yourself a Whisky, sit back and enjoy...! For more information on the Podcast and links to buy tickets to the October 31st show please check out the feature on Retro Man Blog here.

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