VELVET SHEEP RADIO SHOW Episode Four – THE NEON HOSPICE
Here’s a link to last night’s fourth episode of Velvet Sheep radio – a show that’s broadcast...
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THE BITTER SPRINGS – Lucky 7
“I liked a lot of the male post punk bands, but for me the Raincoats were a different thing altogether, a much subtler musical revolution. The first LP was great, but this is magical, I got it on cassette and, right from the cover onwards, it took me to another world, and perhaps taught me that you don’t always have to shout to be heard.”
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JOHN HENDERSON of TINY GLOBAL PRODUCTIONS – Lucky 7
“I don’t think punk found a better collective expression than in the first few years of Rough Trade’s output . . . so many brilliant acts, some of which took a long time to be justly appreciated, but all of which were individual and interesting.”
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FLISS KITSON of THE NIGHTINGALES – New “Song For Ewe” & Velvet Sheep Album of the Year
“One record I bought straight away and played for weeks after unwrapping it is Courtney Barnett’s ‘Tell Me How You Really Feel’. Love me a pop song with top guitar licks, wit galore, bostin’ hooks and backing vocals from The Breeders to boot! Bloody brilliant.”
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THE NIGHTINGALES & VIC GODARD – Brand New Lucky 7
“Stewart Lee curated a show at the South Bank and had us play, and we asked Vic to play, too. He wrote this song for us to do together, which took forever to organise, but has finally happened. Our old friend Jon Langford did the cover and we recorded the single at Leamington Spa with John Rivers, who did the Swell Maps records.”
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JON LANGFORD of THE MEKONS – Song For Ewe
“I first heard this song at the Folk Club down by Newport docks when I was a teenager. It was creepy and sombre and for some reason that really appealed to me at the time. I think that’s probably the first time I heard the name John Cale. The fact that he was Welsh made it even better.”
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VIC GODARD of VIC GODARD & THE SUBWAY SECT – Song For Ewe
“SONG FOR EWE” with VIC GODARD of VIC GODARD & THE SUBWAY SECT “SONG FOR...
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