The New Wave Music Podcast

Season 5, Episode 85New album releases means reviews, and we got 'em. First up, Midnight Oils front man Peter Garrett has just released his second solo album, The True North. Then, Modern English has kept busy over the past decade, and now have a new one, 1, 2, 3, 4. In music news we go over new singles from The Alarm, Pet Shop Boys, The Blow Monkeys, Blancmange and Bauhaus&ap

Season 5, Episode 84Another special episode! Steve had the opportunity to talk with legendary drummer Terry Chambers from XTC. They discuss the bands origins, the creative process, and most importantly, the band he has now, EXTC, including how they got together and their upcoming tour. And we promise... that review of the new Modern English album will be on the next episode! EXTC:h

Season 5, Episode 83Back in the 80s, everyone had an Obsession with Animotion. See what we did there? And in 2017 the band released their 3rd album, Raise Your Expectations, which we'll review in this episode. And making matters even better, we had a chance to talk with original member, singer/guitarist Bill Wadhams. He tells us about the bands origins, getting back together a

Season 5, Episode 82After some interviews, we're going to return to an album review episode. Neither albums are brand new, but well worth looking into. First up is the 2017 release Pollinator from new wave legends Blondie. After that, we'll take a deep dive into the solo album from Devo's Gerard V. Casale, originally released in 2006 and recently reissued in 2021 wit

Season 5, Episode 81Back in the late 80's, Kissing The Pink, or KTP, had a string of club hits. They are back with a 5-disc anthology, including three of their albums, extensive remixes and even brand new songs. We had an opportunity to talk to band members Nick Whitecross, Jon Hall, Simon Aldridge and Pete Barnett. We discuss the bands name, their history, this new anthology

Season 5, Episode 80A new season begins with a great episode. First up, we're going to review the latest from Jay Aston’s Gene Loves Jezebel, 2023's X - Love, Death, Sorrow. Making the episode even better is that we had the opportunity to talk with Jay Aston, lead singer of the band. We discuss the bands origins, working with long time band mates, the new album and much

Season 5, Episode 79New year, new albums.Last year we reviewed Ian McNabb's Nabby Road, and loved it. Now he's released his latest, New Brighton Rock. After that is the latest from Missing Persons, Hollywood Lie, which was released at the very end of 2023.As for music news, we have new singles from Modern English, James, Julian Shah-Tayler and Indigo Waves along with tour

Season 4, Episode 78While attending the Darker Waves festival in California, we had the opportunity to see up-and-coming dark wave band Twin Tribes.Steve had a chance to talk to Luis (vocal/guitar/synths) and Joel (bass/synths/vocals). They discuss their origins, influences, their upcoming album "Pendulum" and tour and much more. Twin Tribes:https://www.twin-tribes.com/Tw

Season 4, Episode 77We're recording this episode on New Years Eve because Steve and T-Bone want to make sure you have something to listen to as 2024 begins. We have a couple of new album reviews. First up is from Peter Gabriel, an artist that we don't hear enough from. After two decades, he's back with his new album, i/o. In addition, we take a listen to Trevor Horn&

Season 4, Episode 76We're going to start things out on this episode with the one and only Joe Jackson and his utterly unique 2023 album, Joe Jackson Presents Max Champion in What A Racket! We'll follow that with a listen to the latest from Madness. Their 2023 album is titled The Theater Of The Absurd Presents C'est La Vie. Music news is loaded with new singles from T