Oh bondage up yours! Celebrating 25 years of She Bop

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11/06/20 • 85 min

We look at the life and work of Poly Styrene from X-Ray Spex and Celebrate 25 years of 'She Bop: The Definitive History of Women in Popular Music' by Lucy O'Brien who is also our special guest this week.

New music hot picks are from Nervous Twitch and Skinny Girl Diet.

SHE BOP is out now and you can grab a copy here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/she-bop/lucy-obrien/9781911036678

If you have a story or new music you want us to share, please email us at [email protected] on twitter we're @bugeyeband

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Nervous Twitch

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NERVOUSTWITTA

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nervoustwitchband

Bandcamp: https://nervoustwitch.bandcamp.com

Skinny Girl Diet

Bandcamp: https://skinnygirldietuk.bandcamp.com/album/heavyflow

Twitter: https://twitter.com/skinnygirldiett

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skinnygirldiet

Poly Styrene

Book: Dayglo - The Poly Styrene Story by Celeste Bell and Zoe Howe https://www.waterstones.com/book/dayglo/celeste-bell/zoe-howe/9781785586163

The Roxy Club: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Roxy_(Covent_Garden)

The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2017/apr/28/my-mum-the-punk-pioneer-poly-styrenes-daughter-remembers-the-x-ray-spex-leader

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Ray_Spex

Factmag: https://www.factmag.com/2017/03/29/poly-styrene-documentary-celebrating-40-years-x-ray-spexs/

Pitchfork: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22316-germfree-adolescents/

Songfacts: https://www.songfacts.com/facts/x-ray-spex/oh-bondage-up-yours

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bugeyes-rock-pop-rambles.

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New music hot picks are from Nervous Twitch and Skinny Girl Diet.

SHE BOP is out now and you can grab a copy here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/she-bop/lucy-obrien/9781911036678

If you have a story or new music you want us to share, please email us at [email protected] on twitter we're @bugeyeband

HELP SUPPORT OUT SHOW: If you want to become part of the cool kids club and help keep this show running, head over to https://www.patreon.com/Bugeye

By becoming a patron you'll get access to behind the scenes content, music, early bird and discounted tickets and merchandise.

SHOW RESEARCH

Nervous Twitch

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NERVOUSTWITTA

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nervoustwitchband

Bandcamp: https://nervoustwitch.bandcamp.com

Skinny Girl Diet

Bandcamp: https://skinnygirldietuk.bandcamp.com/album/heavyflow

Twitter: https://twitter.com/skinnygirldiett

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skinnygirldiet

Poly Styrene

Book: Dayglo - The Poly Styrene Story by Celeste Bell and Zoe Howe https://www.waterstones.com/book/dayglo/celeste-bell/zoe-howe/9781785586163

The Roxy Club: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Roxy_(Covent_Garden)

The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2017/apr/28/my-mum-the-punk-pioneer-poly-styrenes-daughter-remembers-the-x-ray-spex-leader

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Ray_Spex

Factmag: https://www.factmag.com/2017/03/29/poly-styrene-documentary-celebrating-40-years-x-ray-spexs/

Pitchfork: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22316-germfree-adolescents/

Songfacts: https://www.songfacts.com/facts/x-ray-spex/oh-bondage-up-yours

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bugeyes-rock-pop-rambles.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Welcome to our spooktastic halloween special. We take a look at the creepy curse of 70s films 'The Exorcist' and 'The Omen' plus 80s movies 'The Lost Boys' and 'The Shining'. We explore the stories and the music that made these films so great. We also have 3 short tales from listeners and dip into the Urban legend of Jenny Red Eye.

New music discoveries this week are from Magick Mountain and Boarder.

If you have a story or new music you want us to share, please email us at [email protected] on twitter we're @bugeyeband

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Magick Mountain

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/magickmntn

Twitter: https://twitter.com/magickmntn

Boarder

Bandcamp: https://boarder.bandcamp.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boarderband

Twitter: https://twitter.com/boarderband

The Exorcist

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exorcist_(film)

Mental Floss: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/54332/20-fascinating-facts-about-exorcist

Cheatsheet: https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/the-exorcist-the-creepy-story-behind-the-films-legendary-curse.html/

Wiki Tubular Bells: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tubular_Bells

The Omen

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Omen

Mental Floss: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/70457/13-foreboding-facts-about-omen

Film Daily: https://filmdaily.co/news/the-omen-curse/

Wiki Ave Satani: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ave_Satani

Hannah Young's Urban Legend 'Dead Children's Playground: https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/creepiest-urban-legend-in-every-state-american-folklore

The Shining

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shining_(film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy_Carlos

https://culture.pl/en/artist/krzysztof-penderecki

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gy%C3%B6rgy_Ligeti

http://www.electricsheepmagazine.co.uk/2010/12/14/the-shining%E2%80%99s-hauntological-score/

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Angela and Paula are joined this week by Pete Darrington and Sarah Lay from one of the UKs most exciting labels, Reckless Yes. We explore the year 2016 in music from Beyonce to Parque Courts and how Reckless Yes was born. Discover guilty pleasures, tips for bands looking to work with a label and fantasy band, Fire All Weapons.

New music this week is from the Reckless Yes roster, including LIINES, Nervous Twitch and Eilis Frawley.

If you have a story or new music you want us to share, please email us at [email protected] on twitter we're @bugeyeband

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Reckless Yes https://recklessyes.com

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LIINES

https://www.weareliines.com

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NERVOUS TWITCH

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nervoustwitchband

Bandcamp: https://nervoustwitch.bandcamp.com