Best Curious Creatures Podcasts (2024)

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Peter Ulrich Pt. 2: But - We are Not The Kitchen Fairies! 37:23

18d ago37:23

37:23

Intense but Brief! Lisa Gerrard followed by Liz Fraser Peter in Heaven with the Cocteau Twins Artwork for Goth and 4AD - Football is The Key Surely not - Australian rules football of course! Wheeltappers and Shunters Clubs! 3 gigs a night and it all paid off Budgie’s clubland experience leads the way The Essence of Punk was to throw away the rule b…

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The Nerd Word aka I Beg Your Jargon! Plus, I like to make a list! 58:25

6d ago58:25

58:25

By Dr Heidi Eager

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Quartets and poems, war and how to catch a criminal 56:06

21d ago56:06

56:06

By Dr Heidi Eager

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PO$H, seismic vibrations, and feeling groovy! 54:56

26d ago54:56

54:56

By Dr Heidi Eager

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Peter Ulrich Pt. 1: Three Unexpected Drummers! 36:01

27d ago36:01

36:01

Carpets and Bass Drums! Strokes of Luck that Changed our Lives The Cure became Judges with a bunch of Fives We all took numbers, and we all took a Name They were all unreadable when the next day Came The Journey is The Thing! Does anyone know the Way? There’s got to be a way Fake it to Make it, then Lock it away The Highs and Lows that made it Work…

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Nabil Ayers Pt. 2: How Could We Not? – This Is the Time! 39:55

1M ago39:55

39:55

Affairs of The Heart - an American Thing! Shifting perspectives, but Who Are We? When Confronted with the Evidence, What Is Reality? Everyone was there Except, the one Telling the Story! Every Picture tells a Story – but is it TRUE? How Do We keep Sane? Uphill both ways and lots of Old Man Sheet! We’re Still on the Road – Who’s making The Coffee? G…

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Nabil Ayers Pt. 1: Sheet – We Need To Get Back In 38:34

1M ago38:34

38:34

Los Angeles Goes Out - Not Up! Reinvigoration and we’re running up that hill, But are we in the wrong sort of bungalow – Bill? It was pots and pans and party time when Nabil was only two! Happy House on Top of the Pops showed Budgie’s Ratamacue! Drum lessons on the roof – of the National Geographic! Inside the Hallowed world of the drummer’s secret…

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Cultural diversity in science, sounds of English, the nerd word and creature feature 58:14

2M ago58:14

58:14

By Dr Heidi Eager

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Reggie Watts Pt. 2: Out Of The Melting Pot Into The Fire 31:39

2M ago31:39

31:39

Love it to Death! Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, and Led Zeppelin too Adam Ant, B.A.D., Def Leppard and Yazoo? All vying for airtime in Great Falls Montana Would Lol’s Studded catsuit have raised a Hosanna? Hey, What do You Do? What is it that makes Reggie choose to risk all? When counting a song in, could make a heart stall It’s not a choice, it’s t…

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Science behind The Last of Us, the sounds of language, the berd word & creature feature 56:51

2M ago56:51

56:51

By Dr Heidi Eager

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Bias in AI; the sounds of language, Mrs Darwin, and an all lady animal commune 57:57

2M ago57:57

57:57

Join Dr Heidi Eager for a science odyssey. Professor Georgina Heydon tells us about the sounds of language and Suzanne Soriano joins us for the Nerd Word.By Dr Heidi Eager

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Reggie Watts Pt. 1: Kick Out The Jams Thumbsuckers 38:12

2M ago38:12

38:12

Springtime for Ex-Pats and Germany! It’s a Top Techno scene, with a strict Social Etiquette The clubs are all clean, since they outlawed the cigarette You can do what you want, but you can’t do it here The clubs are all great, but it helps if they’re Queer! Make way for the Dancing Disco Queens! Gay clubs for young punks, were the only safe places …

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Curious Creatures Curious Quotations: Our Life in the Gush of Boasts! 32:30

2M ago32:30

32:30

1st Gush. It’s all Greek in Brackets. Tokyo in stereo to the spirit of Ghosts. The sample debate and the bones of contention continue. No loops or samples except of ourselves. We get going as human beatboxes. 2nd Gosh. Are drums electric? Are drummers eclectic? Voices on the Air? We got Wooden Teeth! Ladies and Gentlemen, we give you The Sonic Poem…

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Butch Vig Pt. 2: Fastest Blade in the West! ‘King of Tape Editing’ 39:13

2M ago39:13

39:13

‘Butch - He got the Hooks!’ Topper Headon – He got the Grooves Inspiration and Collaboration Clash! Butch got that magic Snare Fill! But our Hats go Off to Topper Headon! 'Butch as President of The Roxy Music fan club!’ King of the Fills? – Roxy’s Paul Thompson Caution the New drummer - Don’t Forget Those Hooks!! Phil Manzanera - a Guitarist on Fir…

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SCI CURIOUS presents Talking talking 58:03

3M ago58:03

58:03

Prof Heydon is live in the studio answering questions and talking about talking. I discuss Impossible Object an art/science work, plus Suzanne Soriano guesses the nerd word and our creature feature is responsible for millions of deaths worldwide.By Dr Heidi Eager

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Butch Vig Pt 1: The Changing of The Guard From The Beatles, thru’ Teen Spirit, into Garbage 40:52

3M ago40:52

40:52

Bill or George, Anything but Sue! Clyde Stubblefield always arrived early Clyde made a so-so kit sound Great! How do the Greats sound the Way they Do? It’s all about Recognising the Good Mistakes! 3am Insomnia and the IQ Tour drop! Hey Butch, what’s on the Weather Channel tonight? How’s Your Bed of Nails this Evening? Shirley is a Natural Born Road…

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SciCurious presents: A Taste of Taylor Swift 59:07

3M ago59:07

59:07

This week we talk the science of Taylor Swift, Prof Heydon ask us to show her we are listening, plus the Creature Feature, Nerd Word, Art Vs Science, and the news roundup.By Heidi

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Curious Questions: We are the Goon Squad and we're Coming to Town Beep-Beep!!! 51:24

3M ago51:24

51:24

Phase 1. In which The Cramps’ Brian Gregory, gets on the Banshees’ tour bus outside the I-Beam in San Francisco and asks, “Was anyone in Liverpool not cool?” A Dark devilish spirit with feet like Merce Cunningham. Phase 2. In which Billy McKensie spares Lol from Death in Venice. Billy in The Cure’s penthouse for Faith singing songlines from another…

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Travel Channel: Pan Amsterdam: A Trumpet and a Laptop – That’s my Life! 47:48

3M ago47:48

47:48

‘Fanfares and Tears’ Pan as Magician of Inspiration Brings Joy and Melancholy by Transmogrification Pan gets Deeper then Deeper than Deep! ‘Digging in the Dirt - to find the Places we got Hurt’ ‘Prepare for the Big Reveal’ In front of the TV Going through Puberty Fluorescent Erotica as Manhood dawns Between the Adult and the Child Lies the Hissing …

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Noche Oscura/Train with No Station: A Song from ‘The Edge’ of The World ‘It All Sounds Great – Like a Good Donut!’ 30:29

3M ago30:29

30:29

Brutality! Everything fitting as we’re thrashing about Looking for Clues as we Twist and Shout California dreaming no Communication Breakdown Lol knocks a beat out and we go Downtown! Religion! 20 seconds Over Babaluma It’s Metal Machine Madness Who’s in the Big box? Drums and Love are All around And a Dancebeat! Is Bigger better or is Better Bigge…

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Fred Armisen Pt. 2: Who Hugged Fred in NYC? Then whispered sweetly……‘Gotta Go Now!’ 47:39

3M ago47:39

47:39

Dream (a Little Dream of Tea!) Shopping Mall testimonials, but.. Lol just wants to buy a shirt! Recognition comes when you least expect it Budgie’ll name that song in Three!!! Fame (What you Need You Have to Borrow!) On the Way Up or On the Way Down? How is that Old Band of Yours? My Grandad Loves you guys Fred Incognito in Las Vegas Liverpool (She…

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Fred Armisen Pt. 1: Meet the Gang coz’ The Boys are Here! 36:09

4M ago36:09

36:09

The Boys to Entertain You! TV Pirates at Midnight! Fred was Envious of High-Class English chocolate Time for the Test card and a little light Music Rattle Your Jewellery at The London Palladium The Only house on the block with Colour TV First Drum Kits! Where did we hide them? Budgie’s patent Caterpillar dampening system Lol’s kit Hidden in Robert’…

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Bodies: Mary Lattimore Pt. 2: There are no wrong notes – there are no rules! 39:41

5M ago39:41

39:41

Bands, commitments, and brilliant haircuts Thurston Moore and Romantic Fantasy Driving and dreaming of being a band Or a solo career on the Canyon Grand The Cure climbed out over Niagara Falls. The Banshees below in yellow Sou’westers Happy memories for the Xmas cards Covered in spray when both stopped to Play ‘One could have it all!’ says Budgie, …

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Bodies: Mary Lattimore Pt. 1: Mushrooms in the dark- There are no mistakes! 26:30

5M ago26:30

26:30

CONNECT WITH US: Curious Creatures: Website: https://curiouscreaturespodcast.com Facebook: @CuriousCreaturesOfficial Twitter: @curecreatures Instagram: @CuriousCreaturesOfficial Lol Tolhurst: Website: https://loltolhurst.com Facebook: @officialloltolhurst Twitter: @LolTolhurst Instagram: @lol.tolhurst Budgie: Facebook: @budgieofficial Twitter: @TuW…

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Uh Oh: Mark Bowen (IDLES) and the Attack of the Bionic Man 45:45

6M ago45:45

45:45

Brutalism! Expression, impressions and Thrashing About Body and Rhythms - finding the Space Favourite guitarists are all really Bad Everything sounding off-kilter and never in Place Joy as an Act of Resistance! Impact and choosing the Moment Being Quiet to being Profound Convergence from Differing Influences Drums are Preferred All round Ultra Mono…

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Uh Oh: Arrow de Wilde: Starcrawler – Float Like A Butterfly Sting Like A Bee 48:03

6M ago48:03

48:03

Uh Oh – Here We Go! Writing a song usually takes So Long Jacknife had a melody and the music was strong Arrow had ideas for words on her Phone She Dived in Fearless and Created The Zone Ch-Ch Ch-Ch Ch-Ch Ch-Ch Cherry Bomb! Arrow started out as A Drummer And knew the Drummer’s Importance Lol could have sung like Joe Strummer But Arrow’s Passion was …

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We Got To Move: Isaac Brock: Happy days in the Integratron? 30:37

6M ago30:37

30:37

25 years after the event he would be free. On his porch in Portland, Oregon Destroying the wood. Looking legit in the jail jumpsuit Banging cans and smashing cars up In the rage room Remodeled his kitchen with a bowling ball A disaster Issac was as excited about singing on our record as were we having him on the record Steve Severin's dance the Mus…

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Ghosted at Home feat. Bobby Gillespie: ‘Hoppin’ and boppin’ - Flippin and floppin’ 26:55

7M ago26:55

26:55

One of us changed - One stayed the same Let’s start at the very beginning The Spirit and Magic of it A Simple process - A Breakdown of Sorts Boom Boom Boom Boom Time after time after time after time Composite born of Scribbles and Noise Three Ideas with Strange Titles Begat Three lyrics and Melodies Lol’s Impersonation of a Small dog My nervous sys…

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Vanishing Princes: The Tower of London Enigma 28:31

7M ago28:31

28:31

In this episode of The Violet Hour Podcast, we've gone medieval as we delve into the haunting mystery of the two young princes who were confined within the foreboding walls of the Tower of London in the 15th century, only to vanish without a trace. Join us as we unravel the enigma surrounding the disappearance of these royal siblings, exploring the…

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Whispers from the Past: Unveiling the Mysteries of Villa Paula, Miami's Most Haunted House 50:24

7M ago50:24

50:24

Villa Paula, located in the Little Haiti neighborhood of Miami, Florida, is a historic mansion with a rich and intriguing history. Built in the early 1920s by consul-general of Cuba, Domingo Milord, the mansion was named after his wife, Paula. The architecture of Villa Paula's architectural style reflects a blend of Neo-Classical and Cuban influenc…

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Celeste Bell Pt. 2: The Do-It-Yourself World of X-Ray Spex 30:19

7M ago30:19

30:19

Exploding Suburban Myths Feminism, Formica and Friends Watch the curtains twitch for a brand-new switch Another music from a different day-glo kitchen Myriad, misogynistic, moustachioed men GermFree Adolescents! Poly’s lyrics reach out across time Don’t touch me please I can’t take the wants and needs! Poly sings Love songs and laments for the voic…

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Celeste Bell Pt. 1: The Eccentricity of Everyday People’ 36:10

9M ago36:10

36:10

The Day The World Turned Day-Glo Celeste made a Film about her Mum Poly Styrene Six years in the Making ‘Twas A Labour of Love Clearing Permissions like Pulling Hen’s Teeth We Share the Frustration, the Push and the Shove GermFree Adolescents! Poly Adored Señor Salvador Dali His Port Lligat studio a Pilgrimage Place Young Lol’s French Girlfriend pa…

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Pt. 2: Bethany Cosentino Just Says Fuck It 34:07

9M ago34:07

34:07

Who’s That Girl? Concentric Circles and Avoiding Repetition When The World Shutdown The Questioning Began Bethany had a Life Changing Awakening On-Screen-Only Relationships! Ice-Cold Bitch and Her July Jacket Bethany has some Secret Tea to Spill! Be Whatever You Want to Be! What’s Through Your Keyhole? Balancing Real Relationships! Space, Space, Sp…

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Bethany Cosentino Pt. 1: There’s a Million Freaks on the Streets of Los Angeles’ 39:49

9M ago39:49

39:49

How Much do you Do in Your car? Bethany lives in Her car - Bethany Loves LA! Lol loves LA too – LA has always looked after him Budgie thinks LA must love him too LA Keeps Calling him Back! Rent-A-Wreck! Budgie rents his first car in LA! Pick ‘n Mix of Environments Lol wants a Bolt Hole in the Desert Music was In the Stars for Bethany as a Young Pun…

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Jacknife Lee Pt. 3: The Transformation of Horror to Beauty 25:38

9M ago25:38

25:38

Can AI make a Hit Record? Drummers talk about anything but Drumming Two of the Singers on Los Angeles are Drummers All we got to do is Act Naturally Things the Industry didn’t Understand Will new Technology Change Music Appreciation? More Means More! We love and Embrace Computers We love and Embrace Individuality We love and Embrace Cohesive Collab…

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Jacknife Lee Pt. 2: Keeping 1000 Lights on for All 34:13

10M ago34:13

34:13

Neil Diamond put Stones in Jacknife’s shoes Musicians with No Stations - Anyone can do Anything Jacknife loves The Cure and The Banshees and Drums (We’re off to a Good Start!) Artists willing to Alienate - to do what they want! The Gender Change Box – Expanding the Arsenal! Documenting Discovery – Being a Band - Not a Brand The Cure’s 1st album was…

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Jacknife Lee Pt. 1: The Stroke of True Genius 35:04

10M ago35:04

35:04

Jacknife never remembers the big moments. Q. Why are we so busy? A. We have an album coming out! Blatant Plug: Los Angeles: The Album: November 3rd! Jacknife enjoys teams but was never a joiner Overcome by FOMO - The pandemic begat TIME! Two Drummers and a Producer - Two Turntables and a Microphone Budgie met Jacknife in Berlin on Bono’s no expense…

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Wayne Hussey Pt. 2: Panic In Detroit! 24:07

10M ago24:07

24:07

Let me in - I’m in the band! It goes like this: Lol - Newcastle Holiday Inn – Sauna – Towel – Door – Fire Escape – Reception – Room-Key! Wayne - Bristol - Liverpool - Leeds – London – California – Brazil – Love - 20 Years! Lol – California – Home - 30 Years Ago - Home is Where the Ticker Tocks . The Circus was Excitement when we Moved from where we…

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Wayne Hussey Pt. 1: Mr Pussy and the Murdered Melon mystery? 36:50

10M ago36:50

36:50

Budgie plays his Big Bass Harp The Cult and Subbuteo keep everyone Sharp Introducing a Liverpool theme You’ll Never Walk Alone, now choose your team! Lol delivered Newspapers for 25 Bob Delivering milk was Wayne’s other Job The Beeb Top 40 on Sundays recorded 5 Pounds a week a new album afforded David K Jones had a Brian Connolly haircut Young Budg…

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Fat Mike Pt. 2: New Drumheads, Boiled Strings and Burgundy Velvet Panties! 27:24

10M ago27:24

27:24

Like Indian musicians, we tuned together Stroboscopic Tuners, revealed that we never Played a gig in Concert pitch - whatever. New drumheads were stolen Boiled bass strings saved money Pitch Pipes were our first harmonicas Riding White Swans We were Kids of the Revolution Thank the gods for glam and David Bowie The Sweet at the I-Beam and their 3-p…

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Fat Mike Pt. 1: Fat Mike Reveals His Underwear Live on Radio!! 31:08

11M ago31:08

31:08

My 1st is in Punk but Never in Junk My 2nd is in Museum but never in Mausoleum My 3rd is a Shop of Tartan punk Underwear My 4TH is Shock of Electric Blue Head Hair Who am I? Lol has the stuff the Hall of Fame Loves Stan Laurel jokes follow Budgie like Doves Lol sounds Australian? Mike’s a Bostonian! We love San Francisco and the fog on The Bay We l…

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Curious Questions: No Seats at The Dream Show! 19:19

11M ago19:19

19:19

Sad story for our friend in Turkey but we remain positive for a good end. Lol and Budgie hopped with Joy to see the Kodo drummers in concert Budgie met Kodo Principal Leonard Eto via prog rock legend Hoppy Kamiyama Leo and Budgie drummed and Hoppy vibed with Chaos tapes and the Hai! album was born In 1977 The Clash drummer Nicky ‘Topper’ Headon was…

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Curious Questions: On the Buses - Film Like! 21:19

11M ago21:19

21:19

Heavy Rotation for The Siouxsie Bus Party Linton Kwesi-Johnson - Forces of Victory Psychedelic Furs - India NIN - Pretty Hate Machine London’s Satellite Towns Swingin’ - Dodgy Policing the Numbskulls Mr Murphy with his baseball bat “Oi, cut it out son or your brown bread.” “Sorry Guv I’ll be leaving then.” Robert’s Red Vinyl Box Simon and Kate Bush…

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Hamilton Leithauser and The Stone-Deaf Soundman 39:09

12M ago39:09

39:09

Machine Gunners’ Ear No Elvis, Beatles, or The Rolling Stones in 1977 Bad brains, Minor Threat and Fugazi - at 14! Washington DC’s 9:30 Club, The Black Cat and Washington Plaza The Walkmen cometh in 2000 Eric’s Club matinee, it’s a drive-in Saturday, lots of creativity from NYC In A Forest or In Dust, the Walkmen place their trust, in the Siouxsie-…

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Encantados: Exploring Spanish Folklore and Mythical Creatures 45:31

12M ago45:31

45:31

Step into the world of Spanish folklore as Denniss, the co-host of The Violet Hour Podcast, delves into his nostalgic recollections of the mythical creatures that peppered stories from his childhood growing up in the Dominican Republic. Creatures that once fascinated and more often than not frightened him. This episode sheds light on the timeless t…

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Midnight Mysteries: Origins of The Witching Hour & The Urban Legend of La Mala Hora 31:58

1y ago31:58

31:58

Season 2. Episode 01. On this episode of The Violet Hour Podcast, we explore the origins of the “witching hour” and delve into the urban legend of La Mala Hora. Show Notes: Resources: Wigington, Patti. "Witching Hour: A Practical Guide to Witching Hours." Learn Religions. Accessed April 8, 2023. https://www.learnreligions.com/witching-hour-2562471.…

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Guess Who's Back? Back Again! (Finally!) 6:09

1y ago6:09

6:09

Were BAAACK! The Violet Hour Podcast is BACK. It’s only been, like a year. Ok. So a helluva lot happened in twenty-twenty-two. Some good. Some not so good. We were like really busy. We had one kid graduate high school, one start high school, and one begin Kindergarten. We also started a business, and busted our butts. Also Nicole caught pneumonia a…

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Kele Okereke Pt. 2: The People I Remember… 36:53

1y ago36:53

36:53

‘The people I remember…’ Mutual respect, the Bloc Party had Kele and collaborators, what’s good and what’s bad Together on tour, but then things change Russell ‘n Kele retain musical respect Musical Respect is a necessary thing Banshees Guitarists, All the Young Johns Spizz oil and the Banshees, It’s a Family Affair Kele and James Murphy and their …

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Kele Okereke Pt. 1: The Traveling Circus of Sublimated Ego 39:50

1y ago39:50

39:50

Concentric Circles of Life and the Nightmare of Brexit Kele from London via Edinburgh and Liverpool Budgie in France, London and Berlin Lol in the USA for 25 years Old UK market towns when the pubs are closed Would anyone want a return to 70’s England? Out of Brussels - Nefarious reasons? Strawberries full of chemicals? Capitalism - Free labour? Bi…

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Avey Tare Pt. 2: Nothing Lasts Forever - We Can’t Really Hold On To Anything 33:43

1y ago33:43

33:43

Invisible Darlings - Fast piano Harpsichord music - Gregorian chant Pioneer days - with the Avant Garde We needed friends - Americans are friendly! Sleep? luxury - no sleep ‘til Hammersmith! Steak and Shake lady - Rambling about Lions Daniel’s den - Puts him in a better mood Lol and Budgie - protected from the banter Years of drumming makes hearing…

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