CHRIS BALD of THE FAITH – Song For Ewe
“SONG FOR EWE” with CHRIS BALD of THE FAITH “SONG FOR EWE” is the feature where artists & music people beloved by VELVET SHEEP choose an obscure song they’ve been listening to that day. I’m a big Dischord Records fan, so it’s an absolute pleasure to have today’s guest on the fanzine. Originally from Louisville, his Dad was working for a Congressman so he ended up in Washington DC and after making friends with...
GREG KEEFFE of biG fLAME – Song For Ewe
“SONG FOR EWE” with GREG KEEFFE of bIG fLAME “SONG FOR EWE” is the feature where artists & music people beloved by VELVET SHEEP choose an obscure song they’ve been listening to that day. Today’s guest is guitarist of angular Death To Trad Rock-ists, clanging idealists and noisy iconoclasts bIG fLAME. From Hulme in Manchester, they came in 1982, slayed and left in 1987 but haven’t left my imagination. All angular rhythms and...
NEIL HOWSON of AGE OF CHANCE – Song For Ewe
“SONG FOR EWE” with NEIL HOWSON of AGE OF CHANCE “SONG FOR EWE” is the feature where artists & music people beloved by VELVET SHEEP choose an obscure song they’ve been listening to that day. Today’s guest was guitarist of aces 80s/early 90s Leeds indie dance band Age of Chance. They went into the indie chart with a bullet with a boulderized and pulverising version of Prince’s “Kiss” in 1986 and their song...
M J HIBBETT – The 200th Song For Ewe!
“THE 200th SONG FOR EWE” with M J HIBBETT of M J HIBBETT & THE VALIDATORS “SONG FOR EWE” is the feature where artists & music people beloved by VELVET SHEEP choose an obscure song they’ve been listening to that day. Today’s guest is a special one to Velvet Sheep when we were a club night for a while a few years back, and not only that he’s the 200th (yes really!) musician to choose a “song for...
SALLY TIMMS of THE MEKONS – Song For Ewe
“SONG FOR EWE” with SALLY TIMMS of THE MEKONS “SONG FOR EWE” is the feature where artists & music people beloved by VELVET SHEEP choose an obscure song they’ve been listening to that day. Today’s guest has been a member of the originally Leeds based art punk collective The Mekons since the mid 80s. I first got into them circa them moving to the US and releasing “I (Heart) Mekons” on the Touch & Go label offshot...
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