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I’m only a month into the concept of Blank Generation, the radio show / podcast series, and I have not only had the pleasure of the company of Duncan Reid in the studio for almost three hours, but now I have had the privilege of interviewing Jean Jacques Burnel. Both of them are full on heroes of mine and neither of them has disappointed. In this week’s show JJ tells me about the Stranglers’ forthcoming, final full UK tour. He opens up about the demands of being constantly on the road and how he has loads of ideas for new material. I got the impression he enjoyed talking frankly to someone who actually knew their product and I am grateful for the time he took to speak openly and passionately about the band, its member’s past and present and their future plans.
With no studio guests this week, the playlist was all mine, so I decided to play records that I personally felt like listening to. I stuck strictly to the 1976 through to 1980 criteria and I found myself grinning throughout. This music is timeless and although incredibly misunderstood and vastly under appreciated, it somehow feels owned. Not just by me, but by anyone who wants to share in its ownership. I’m conscious of not preaching or stating the obvious but find myself talking inbetween tracks as a sense of duty. I may get the odd year wrong and may be slightly out in terms of misinformation, but it was a long time ago and everything I say, I try and articulate from the heart and to the best of my memory. I’t is important to the band’s featured, some more than others, that they are documented and never forgotten.
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Playlist
Action Time Vision – ATV
Drowning Man – Modern English
Madman – Cuddly Toys
Nobody’s Scared – Subway Sect
Copenhagen – The Sods
Saints and Sinners – Johnny and the Self Abusers
System – Front
You Better Believe Me – Celia and the Mutations
Sometimes – The Stranglers
California Uber Alles – Dead Kennedys
Just Can’t Take Anymore – The Straps
Rich Kids – Rich Kids
Cranked Up Really High – Slaughter and the Dogs
Klean Livin Kids – The Stukas
Sound of The Rain – The Dils
Don’t Want Your Love – The Depressions
Tell That Girl to Shut Up – Holly and the Italians
Get Your Woofing Dog Off Me – The Jerks
19 & Mad – Leyton Buzzards
Freeze – The Models
I’m Civilised – Menace
Just Another Dream – The Professionals
These Boots Are Made for Walking – Pure Hell
Decide – Chelsea
Top of The Pops – Rezillos
Teenage Warning – Angelic Upstarts
Little Queenie – Johnny Moped
Gimme Your Heart – Subs
Red Alert – Squad
Kicks in Style – The Users
Summer of Love – London
