Songs From a Padded Envelope

We've decided to make a quick catch-up episode and share some thoughts on how our original idea has shifted a little now that our podcast has started finding it's feet.

If you're enjoying the show, please do like, subscribe, chuck us five stars and a few nice words - we'd be hugely grateful! And, if you or someone you know has a demo and a story to share, we'd love to hear from you: [email protected]

Love and thanks

Steve and Ben

SFaPE EP#5 features a really great conversation with Yvette Pyke from 7 Hour Darkness Invasion. There is a lot to recommend about this episode but, we think that it delivers best if left to unfurl in it's own sweet time. It is worth taking time out to listen to Yvette and the track at the end of the show.

Yvette has shared links to both the 7 Hour Darkness Invasion stuff and that of 7HDI's guitarist, Annie's band, Whether Balloons

https://7hdi.bandcamp.com/ and https://7hdi-demos.bandcamp.com/ 

https://whetherballoons.bandcamp.com/ 

As mentioned at the start of the show, here is a link to Flotation Toy Warning, the band in which Ben and I both play.

Thanks for listening to the show and, please do like, share, subscribe and tell your friends! And if you have demo you like to share on an upcoming episode, we'd love to hear from you!

Love and thanks

Steve and Ben

Welcome to Ep#4 and we're joined by the multi-talented Actor, DJ, Puppeteer, Magician, Street-Performer, MC, Seamstress and wholly irrepressible Paul Preston Mills.

Paul joined us following the unearthing of the rehearsal room recordings of short lived, Lowestoftian noise-makers, Lung Nugget, a band in which Paul shared vocal duties with The Darkness frontman, Justin Hawkins. The band also featured Darkness guitarist, Dan, on drums with the line-up completed by an enigmatic and thoroughly decent chap, Med.

Paul is a one-off in the best of ways and this conversation captures much of what we love about him, not least the sharing of what a commitment to living a creative life can hold. You won't regret spending an hour in Paul's company - ever.

Ben mentions a conversation with Jarboe, which you can find within our 4-part documentary about the 1989 Reading Festival, Main Stage.

Paul has also shared some of his online links with us which are definitely worth checking out:

Mandy.com (actor profile): https://www.mandy.com/actor/profile/paul-preston-mills

Street Theatre: https://stuffandthings.co.uk

Norwich Puppet Theatre: http://puppettheatre.co.uk

https://www.facebook.com/DJVincent1000/

https://m.mixcloud.com/DJV1K/

Welcome to our third episode which features a wonderful conversation with Hollywood writer, director and producer, Mick Garris.

This conversation focuses not on his incredible filmmaking career but rather on music he made back in the 70s with his one and only musical project, Horsefeathers.

Having just released an album of their demo recordings made over 50 years ago, it felt like a perfect opportunity to explore that era within the context of a band trying to break through into a rapidly changing LA music scene.

Our huge thanks to Mick for being so warm and generous with his time and the sharing of his memories.

You can delve deeper into the Horsefeathers story and their music via their website: www.horsefeathersmusic.com

You can follow Mick through his fantastic Post Mortem podcast (highly recommended) and his books and films can be enjoyed through all the usual places. His most recent project, Nightmare Cinema is a wonderful feature-length horror anthology.

Thanks for listening and pleased do like, subscribe, tell your friends and drop a little 5 star review on for us, if you feel so inclined.

Love and thanks

Singer and guitarist, Kyle Lee, joins us to look back at his first band, Jive's Room, who initially came together in primary school!

Our conversation with Kyle covers a lot of ground as he shares a genuine love for the camaraderie and friendship inherent in making music with other people. There is some great discussion about the music scene in North Wales, with notable mentions for Neil Crud and Adam Walton, amongst others.

Kyle has shared links to his work with the wonderful Gintis and his latest project, the very excellent, COW.

If you or someone you know would like to appear on a future episode and share your demo with us, you can contact the show via: [email protected]

Thank you!

Welcome to episode #1 of Songs From a Padded Envelope!

We're truly fortunate to have such a fantastic guest to launch our podcast with us and make our first episode speak to the overall idea of the show in such a perfect way.

Dave Hulegaard reached out to us following a shout out on the fantastic Early 90's Indie Twitter account and we subsequently spoke to Dave over Skype from his home in Washington.

Our huge thanks to Dave for being so open, honest and engaging throughout this conversation. We could not be more excited to share it. It is a perfect example of what we want this podcast to be.

There are links to Dave's socials below and if you or someone you know would like to appear on a future episode, you can contact the show via: [email protected]

Thank you!

Dave's links: 

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/twelvedaysinjune/  

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/twelvedaysinjune/ 

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/3MVvx58yhPArSwfgemNT7t 

Bandcamp - https://twelvedaysinjune.bandcamp.com/releases