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The Birthday Party - More than the Boys Next Door
Season 2 Episode 14
The Birthday Party was an abrasive and chaotic band that mixed blues, free-jazz, and rockabilly to form a unique style of post-punk music.
Initially n…
2 months, 1 week ago
Eurythmics - Dark Synth Dreams
Season 2 Episode 13
Following the break up of their previous band The Tourists at the end of 1980, Eurythmics were formed by the duo of Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart. Th…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The Beat (The English Beat) - Socially Conscious Ska
Season 2 Episode 12
The Beat, also known as The English Beat in the United States and Canada, formed in 1978 in Birmingham, England. The music of this post-punk act fuse…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Front 242 - To the EBM Front
Season 2 Episode 11
During the 1980’s, Front 242 became a pioneer of Electronic Body Music (EBM) and a key artist in the development of the industrial and electronic mus…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Altered Images - The Post-Punk Roots of Clare Grogan
Season 2 Episode 10
Altered Images began in 1979 after forming from a group of five teenagers in Glasgow, Scotland. The band was fronted by singer Clare Grogan with her …
3 months ago
Further Inside the Milky Way - Skeletal Family, Ghost Dance, James Ray
Season 2 Episode 9
This episode is part of our Further Inside the Milky Way series. These are shows that we will do from time to time where we go deeper into vast colle…
3 months, 1 week ago
Gang of Four - More than Entertainment!
Season 2 Episode 8
After forming in Leeds in 1976, Gang of Four became one of the most influential and original post-punk bands from the late 70’s UK music scene. Gang …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Style Council - The Soul of Paul Weller
Season 2 Episode 7
When The Jam broke up at the end of 1982, their lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist Paul Weller decided to do something different musically. Welle…
4 months ago
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
Season 2 Episode 6
Joy Division was one of the first and most influential bands coming out of the early years of the post-punk era, and their debut album, Unknown Pleas…
4 months, 1 week ago
Severed Heads - Beyond Dead Eyes
Season 2 Episode 5
The Australian band Severed Heads was a pioneering electronic and experimental artist, and one that is very underappreciated from the early alternati…
4 months, 2 weeks ago