NEM#199: Alan Jenkins’ Cornucopia of Experiments
NEM#199: Alan Jenkins’ Cornucopia of Experiments
Alan started in the late ’70s in Leicester as the singer/ songwriter/ guitarist for The Deep Freeze Mice, which recorded... Read more
20 Jul 2023
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1hr 6mins
NEM#198: Chris Stamey Keeps on Developing
NEM#198: Chris Stamey Keeps on Developing
Chris started in the mid 70s playing with his childhood friend Mitch Easter in Sneakers, then backing Alex Chilton, star... Read more
10 Jul 2023
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1hr 22mins
NEM#197: Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah’s African Head Charge
NEM#197: Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah’s African Head Charge
Bonjo started in the ’70s as a session hand percussionist with groups like the Foundations and Desmond Dekker, played fo... Read more
22 Jun 2023
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1hr 7mins
NEM#196: Michael Gira (Swans) Is Not Done
NEM#196: Michael Gira (Swans) Is Not Done
Swans started in the early ’80s in New York with a brutal sound which by the middle of the decade became more subtle and... Read more
9 Jun 2023
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1hr 51mins
NEM#195: Nicholas Tremulis Reads Better Books
NEM#195: Nicholas Tremulis Reads Better Books
Nick started as a teen punk jazz guitarist in Chicago and has fronted 10+ carefully arranged solo albums in various styl... Read more
26 May 2023
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1hr 19mins
NEM#194: Vashti Bunyan Is Not a Folk Singer
NEM#194: Vashti Bunyan Is Not a Folk Singer
Vashti was discovered in the mid-60s by the Rolling Stones manager, recorded a seminal (though commercially unsuccessful... Read more
1 May 2023
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1hr 11mins
NEM#193: Peter Case’s Songs About Now
NEM#193: Peter Case’s Songs About Now
Initially compared as a rock singer with John Lennon in the late ’70s and early ’80s with The Nerves and The Plimsouls, ... Read more
8 Apr 2023
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1hr 13mins
NEM#192: Guitarist Ivan Julian Serves the Song
NEM#192: Guitarist Ivan Julian Serves the Song
Ivan started as a teen guitarist in the early ’70s touring with The Foundations and then in 1977 was a founding member o... Read more
25 Mar 2023
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54mins
NEM#191: Chris Slusarenko and John Moen As (And Before) Eyelids
NEM#191: Chris Slusarenko and John Moen As (And Before) Eyelids
John is on the left, Chris is hiding behind his hair and John’s guitar on the right.Chris and John were friends since th... Read more
4 Mar 2023
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1hr 24mins
NEM#190: Jad Fair (Half Japanese): Being Productive = Being Yourself
NEM#190: Jad Fair (Half Japanese): Being Productive = Being Yourself
Jad estimates he’s sung on 2000 songs and released over 180 albums between his band, solo, and collaborative work. He st... Read more
19 Feb 2023
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1hr 4mins