Tag: X-Ray Spex
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RC 299: Running Away Into The Sunset
From Sunset to Sunrise, from Metal Muppet Baby Shark to Catching A Godlike Pussy, we take a trip into the far blue yonder soundtracked by disco, northern soul, electronica, punk, heavy rock, ska, pop, hiphop, indie, hi-nrg, indie and a small shedload of queer artists. We talk about social media, avoid Br*x*t, Time passes…, My…
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RC 298: Riddle of the Sphinx
The inscrutable smile of the Sphinx brings February and the No-Snowmadeddon, and also the most accessible and upbeat Radio Clash in ages falls from the sky (just as I was telling people how eclectic and strange the music is on the the podcast…oh well. service as usual next time, most likely). AND under two hours!…
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The Wild, The Beautiful And The Damned
On an early Ultravox kick since a friend reminded me that they recorded their sixth album with George Martin (6 albums in 5 years – puts the navel-gazing of current artist release schedules to shame doesn’t it?). I know the “happy fed” Midge Ure Vox, but didn’t know the critically acclaimed but couldn’t get a…
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Oh cancer, up yours – RIP Poly Styrene of X-Ray Spex
Today comes the surprises news of the death of Poly Styrene at 53 from cancer…she was the lead singer of X-Ray Spex which had a very short but influential career in 1976-9, playing Rock Against Racism with the Clash and later reforming and producing their second album. Sad cos she’d just released a solo album…