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1 - Setting the Stage
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In this episode we're introduced to The Mermaid, a large dilapidated pub in Sparkhill, in Birmingham. In the 1980s it was a hub for alternative music, and is seen by many as the birthplace of grindcore. To create this podcast, we interviewed people who were part of the Mermaid scene, including Justin Broadrick (Napalm Death, Godflesh, Final), Nicholas Bullen (Napalm Death), Stig C. Miller (Amebix), Steve Charlesworth (Heresy), Steve Watson (Cerebral Fix), Mark Freeth (Ausgang) and more musicians and fans who made the Mermaid a vital place for underground music.
Music heritage is all about the stories we tell around these little scenes, shining a torch on underground histories that could otherwise be forgotten in a haze of scrumpy and mushrooms.
Created by Home of Metal, presented by Sarah Lafford, produced by Alice Rosenthal.
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