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Splash Stories had a super charged chat with The Futureheads vocalist Barry Hyde from his pub/music venue The Peacock, that he opened with Dan Donnelly (Celtic Social Club/The Wonder Stuff/The Levellers) in Sunderland's City centre

Futureheads - Took their name from the Flaming Lips album Hit to Death in the Future Head shot to critical acclaim in 2004

Their sound is a brash and brave mix of post-punk and three/four part harmonies their memorable cover of Kate Bush’s ‘Hounds of Love’ is superbly crafted.Their sound embraces stop-start dynamics in the rhythmic ‘Decent Days and Nights’, punky abrasion on songs like ‘The Beginning of the Twist’ and tight harmonies which they later took to the max on their entirely acapella fifth album Rant.

2 decades later 2025 sees the band tour their greatest hits album released on Cherry Red Records. Includes THE BEGINNING OF THE TWIST / HOUNDS OF LOVE/DECENT DAYS AND NIGHTS /MEANTIME & more

Tickets https://www.songkick.com/artists/194494-futureheads

Saturday 22 February 2025 Electric Ballroom, Camden, UK

Sunday 23 February 2025 SWX, Bristol, UK

Monday 24 February 2025 New Century, Manchester, UK

Friday 28 February 2025 Rock City, Nottingham, UK

Saturday 01 March 2025 Stylus, Leeds University, Leeds, UK

Sunday 02 March 2025 Boiler Shop, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

Sunday 25 May 2025 Outdoor

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Happy New Year Everybody

Check out our Splash Stories highlights for 2024 as a jump through 2024 and a kicker into 2025 - Bite sized for your listening pleasure.

See what you may have missed and enjoy a reminiscent journey through the Splash Stories of our wonderful guests over the last year.

Our Next Splash Story on February 1 is with Futureheads Barry Hyde recorded from his Pub, The Peacock in Keel Square Sunderland.

Futureheads gigs coming at you live in 2025 London Bristol Manchester Nottingham Leeds Newcastle Stevenage etc
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Splash Stories kicks off 2025 with Crispin Gray, former guitarist and songwriter for Daisy Chainsaw renowned for their UK top twenty hit ’Love Your Money’ (which also appeared in an episode of Beavis & Butt-Head in the USA), Queenadreena and guitarist for Portuguese artist Starsha Lee.

His latest band Alien Airforce released the mighty fine and poignantly titled single Good Luck World (I Think You're Going To Need It) on Easy Action Records in the spring of 2024 and we felt it was topical to talk to Crispin as we plunge head long into 2025.

Good Luck World (I Think You're Going To Need It) is available on limited edition Ochre coloured vinyl https://easyaction.co.uk/product/alien-airforce-coloured-vinyl-7-single/ & The Album Give Pigeons The Right Of Way https://alienairforce.com/album

All artwork designed by Crispin Gray.

Crispin Gray incidentally, is the great nephew of the poet John Gray, friend of Oscar Wilde and inspiration for Wilde’s ’The Picture Of Dorian Gray’.

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Splash Stories hosts Ben Steadman and Diamond Dave caught up with Jet singer songwriter & guitarist Nic Cester during a little touring downtime for him in Italy.

Jet have been touring their Get Born 20th anniversary tour and issued a re- release vinyl release of the album and a new single – “Hurry Hurry,” with a b-side titled “Un’avventura as a little appetizer while they continue to work on an upcoming album.

Nic shared some interesting insights into what it's like to ride the wave of a global smash hit like Are You Gonna Be My Girl, how the song flipped from its original viewpoint and his rewriting the lyrics in about 5 minutes... mused on being in a band with your brother ... the Dandy Warhol's Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia & the Dave Sardy influence...Billy Preston...The Beatles...Songwriting...Canadian 'witch-metalers' Flown and him offering to literally buy the shirt I had designed off my back in a Melbourne restaurant...

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Jet Live in Twenty Twenty Five
6 Dec at Good Things Festival Flemington
7 Dec Good Things Festival Sydney
8 Dec Good Things Festival Brisbane
LIVE in 2025
Feb 22 Sandstone Point LOOKOUT
Feb 23 Southport LOOKOUT
March 1 Adelaide LOOKOUT
March 8 Newcastle LOOKOUT
March 9 Wollongong LOOKOUT
March 22 Torquay LOOKOUT
March 23 Mornington LOOKOUT

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Ben Steadman & Diamond Dave bring you a Splash Stories Halloween Special with guitar maestro Mark Gemini Thwaite before he releases his new record with SEVENDIALS and prior to his tour with the Wonder Stuff ..the man gets around as he shares his Splash Story covering all that groundbreaking music he's made over the years ...

SEVENDIALS, who’s three members CHRIS CONNELLY, BIG PAUL FERGUSON AND MARK GEMINI THWAITE are best known for their work over the last 5 decades with KILLING JOKE, MINISTRY, REVOLTING COCKS, PETER MURPHY and THE MISSION amongst several others, now united in SEVENDIALS, an uncompromising new band driven hard by the unique cumulative and combined talents of it’s three members. SEVENDIALS music, though certainly and unashamedly informed by their collective pasts, is defiantly forward looking, at times playful, at times serious business, these guys have seen and done too much to waste their time, or yours.

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The Wonderstuff UK Tour 2024

Mark Gemini Thwaite plays with the The Wonder Stuff and will be performing two sets each night. Expect HUP in its entirety on its 35th anniversary before a selection of songs from their 21st Century catalogue, and of course the hits...

The Wonder Stuff UK Tour December 2024

Miles Hunt Solo Papillon Southampton SO151GG

Miles Hunt Solo Shiiine On Weekender Minehead Butlins

Sat 7 Dec O2 Bristol Academy

Wed 11 Dec O2 Edinburgh Academy
Thurs 12 Dec O2 Manchester Ritz

Fri 13th Dec Birmingham O2 Academy

Wed 18 Dec London O2 Academy

Fri 20 Dec London Shepherds Bush Empire SOLD OUT

Tickets https://www.ents24.com/uk/tour-dates/the-wonder-stuff

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Splash Stories chats with John Douglas celebrating the 20-year anniversary of milestone Trashcan Sinatras album Weightlifting & previewing his debut North American Tour kicking off October 1 2024 showcasing original material and new recordings of fave Trashcan Sinatras' material.

Joined for West coast and Midwest dates by Lily Vakili of Vakili Band & for East Coast dates by award-winning singer-songwriter Lauren Calve & two special shows with fellow Trashcan Sinatras Frank Reader and Paul Livingston in Seattle, with Reader also joining Douglas in LA.

"'Weightlifting' was a milestone record in our journey. It took us a long time to make that record due to various hilarious sidetracks, including adventures in Japan with us as a six-piece band, and many many strung out, aimless days and nights in our adopted home of Kilmarnock, Scotland, a mad detour attempting to record in Hartford, USA (skillfully avoiding the nightly gunshots), and even a meeting with the landed gentry in Ayr County Court, where our banishment from the land of honest toil was finally ended," John Douglas.

"We returned from all those adventures with songs - songs of love, loss, redemption, forgiveness, bravado, friendship, wisdom, peace and tranquility. Songs that we swore ourselves to... and here we are 20 years on and it looks like we somehow built them to last. Somehow, from the chaotic depths, we found ourselves at the top of our game. It’s a miracle of a record."

American tour teaser https://youtu.be/ry6BtmCmYBA 'Weightlifting' https://youtu.be/FDFwypH-nIM
'Apples & Oranges' video https://youtu.be/DCcXk4iUmU0 'I Just Want To Go Home' https://youtu.be/Fi7M96suf6A 'I'm Not the Fella' https://youtu.be/qBZFbBa0alg
'Lost (Live Session)' https://youtu.be/veTlfuHc1m4
'Lost' https://youtu.be/6ozacfOh_PE

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Splash Stories caught up with Mary Byker well known for his work as the lead singer of Gaye Bykers on Acid, Pop Will Eat Itself, Pigface and Apollo 440 and as a record producer and DJ/MC. We spoke just before he headed off to pick up his new pair of glasses before the start of the Gaye Bykers on Acid's Intermittent Fasting Tour which kicks off 5 Sept 2024 .
GBOA released two indie chart-topping singles, “Everythang's Groovy” and “Nosedive Karma” on In-Tape records before being signed to Virgin Records. In 1987 they released their debut LP “Drill Your Own Hole” which was the soundtrack to an ambitious film of the same name, & toured the US and Europe. During this time Mary made friends with Chicago’s infamous Cynthia plaster caster, played Glastonbury Festival, Roskilde, Supported the Red-Hot Chilli Peppers and undertook a memorable European tour with the Ramones and supported Motorhead in Hammersmith. This was followed by the Jon Langford produced critically acclaimed album “Stewed to The Gills” and Mary's favourite track: Harmonious Murder. Mary also played The Splash Club with Hyperhead. Don't miss this lovable rogue and his many memorable tales

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The Intermittent Fasting Tour Dates

05.09.2024 - Portland Arms- Cambridge

06.09.2024 - Esquires - Bedford

07.09.2024 - Bunkers Hill -Nottingham

08.09.2024 - Castle & Falcon- Birmingham

13.09.2024 - B2 Brickmakers- Norwich

14.09.2024 - Bournemouth

20.09.2024 - The Anchor-Canterbury

21.09.2024 - The Lexington-London

29.11.2024 - Green Door Store- Brighton

05.12.2024 - Duffy's - Leicester

06.12.2024 - Ivory Blacks- Glasgow

07.12.2024 - Cluny 2-Newcas

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Splash Stories welcomes Chris Connelly talking from his home in Chicago for a memorable musical memoir amongst the streets the guts and the character of Edinburgh. His latest 8 track album 'The Lives and Loves of the Serial Homesick, Vol. 1' is a paean to his city- and a beautiful and profound one at that - capturing the essence of his love for it through his music his art and his heartfelt lyricism.. Each album comes with its own drawing created by Connelly himself.

In Connelly's words : " the album is rich with strong feelings of then and now, memories that may or may not be accurate, locations, events, friends and lovers. I want the listener to walk with me quietly through endless days and nights, through the streets of Edinburgh in the early 1980s, over the tenement rooftops, up the hills with cans of Red Stripe and a well stoked hash pipe. Sitting in the Wee Red Bar, Bannermans, The Gilded Balloon, or the Royal Circus. Playing endless nights of music with my beloved Fini Tribe, dancing at the Hoochie Coochie Club.
I miss it badly and have never felt at home anywhere except Edinburgh, where my soul continues to walk the New Town streets and climb the hills,"

Check it all out and enjoy his reminiscences too in our Splash Stories conversation

'Fini Chagall' https://youtu.be/JWBTtdYPDqM

'The Lives and Loves of the Serial Homesick, Vol. 1' album

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LATEST RELEASES

'The Birthday Poems' album feat. Monica Queen (2022)

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'Eulogy to Christa: A Tribute to the Music & Mystique of Nico' (2023)

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'SHELTA' EP (2023) https://chrisconnelly.bandcamp.com/album/shelta

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