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John Leckie on XTC: from White Music to the Dukes
Episode 34
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One of the many highlights of the 2022 XTC Convention in Swindon was an in-depth interview with producer John Leckie. Tal…
3 years, 9 months ago
Fossil Fools: XTC covered
Episode 33
As they prepare for one last run around the block, the members of Fossil Fools, the UK's longest running tribute to XTC, talk about their origins, th…
3 years, 10 months ago
Scarecrow People: XTC covers, Sydney-style
Episode 32
It takes seven musicians to reproduce the sound of XTC when the fantastic Scarecrow People take to the stage. In this episode of What Do You Call Tha…
3 years, 11 months ago
XTC's best middle eights: Great Fire to Season Cycle
Episode 31
In this episode of What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, we dig deep into the centre of the songs of XTC with a celebration of some of the ba…
4 years ago
XTC, Skylarking & Dear God: Jasmine Veillette & Ralph Legnini
Episode 30
What was it like being the eight-year-old asked to sing on XTC’s landmark album? Thirty-five years after recording Dear God, Jasmine Veillette looks …
4 years, 1 month ago
XTC's Mummer with Tim Bowness, Sean McGhee and Crawford Blair
Episode 29
In this month's episode of What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, we reassess XTC's most frequently neglected album in the company of some of …
4 years, 2 months ago
EXTC's Matt Hughes and XTC's last ever gig
Episode 28
In this month's episode of What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, we're thinking about XTC music played live – in the past and the present.
Ba…
4 years, 3 months ago
XTC live in Manchester
Episode 27
It was 18 March 1982 at La Palace in Paris when Andy Partridge left the stage for the last time, overwhelmed by the pressures of relentless touring a…
4 years, 4 months ago
XTC's English Settlement with Dave Gregory and Hugh Padgham
Episode 26
On 12 February 1982, XTC's English Settlement was released. Forty years on, What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast reunites guitarist Dave Greg…
4 years, 5 months ago
XTC's English Settlement: The Expert View
Episode 25
What does the Bishop of Leeds think of All of a Sudden? What does Pat Kane of Hue and Cry make of Leisure? What can classicist Charlotte Higgins tell…
4 years, 6 months ago