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Episode 21 - Walter Wray of King Swamp/LiTTLe MaCHiNe
Walter Wray was the lead singer of the excellent alternative rock band King Swamp who had a minor hit in 1989 with the song "Is This Love". The band had a great pedigree, as it featured members of S…
Published on 10 years ago
Episode 20 - Dr. Robert of The Blow Monkeys
In the States, the Blow Monkeys are best known for their #14 1986 hit "Digging Your Scene" and their appearance on the multi-million selling Dirty Dancing soundtrack. But, Dr. Robert has never stopp…
Published on 10 years ago
Episode 19 - Bertie Higgins
Bertie Higgins is the man behind one of the quintessential yacht rock classics of all time, "Key Largo", which reached #8 in 1982. But, did you know that he's still huge in other parts of the world,…
Published on 10 years ago
Episode 18 - Todd Duncan of The Crazy 8s
The Crazy 8s were an American ska band in the 80s and 90s out of Portland. While they had some regional success, they never completely broke nationwide, although they did get major national exposure…
Published on 10 years ago
Episode 17 - Johnny Vatos of Oingo Boingo
Oingo Boingo are still one of the most beloved bands of the last 35 years. When they called it quits 20 years ago Danny Elfman went on to bigger things and has never looked back, but what about the …
Published on 10 years, 1 month ago
Episode 16 - Christopher Thorn of Blind Melon
Your band gets launched into worldwide fame as your debut album sells four million copies. Shortly after your second album comes out your lead singer, the face of your band, suddenly dies of a drug …
Published on 10 years, 1 month ago
Episode 15 - Jimmer Podrasky of The Rave-Ups
Jimmer was the frontman of the seminal 80s college rock band The Rave-Ups who were forever immortalized when they appeared the movie Pretty in Pink. After three critically-acclaimed albums the band …
Published on 10 years, 1 month ago
Episode 14 - Jeff Murphy of Shoes
Here's another "first day of MTV" band. After over 40 years as a group, we felt Shoes deserved an in depth career retrospective. Jeff Murphy tells the stories behind each album, how him being a gear…
Published on 10 years, 1 month ago
Episode 13 - Slim Man of Bootcamp/Solo
In honor of MTV's 34th birthday, we talk to a guy that was there on day one. Slim Man was the driving force behind a hard rock group in the early 80s called Bootcamp who appeared a couple times on M…
Published on 10 years, 2 months ago
Episode 12 - Rich Spina of Love Affair/Herman's Hermits
Not everyone would be able to go from frontman to sideman. To go from lead singer of your own modern rock band to sidekick for oldies acts may take some pride swallowing, but Rich Spina has had noth…
Published on 10 years, 2 months ago