New Wave band Fischer-Z have launched a podcast to tie in with their 50th anniversary. In Episode 12 John Watts looks back on the recording of the Swimming In Thunderstorms and Til The Oceans Overflow albums. Special attention for the No Bohemia and Cuban Rain Falling songs. And he discusses the new album X-Ray Serenade once again, which is due for release on September 4th 2026.
New Wave band Fischer-Z have launched a podcast to tie in with their 50th anniversary. In Episode 11 John Watts looks back on the recording of the This is My Universe and Building Bridges albums. Special attention for the World Go Round and Damascus Disco songs. And he discusses the new album X-Ray Serenade once again, which is due for release on September 4th 2026.
New Wave band Fischer-Z have launched a podcast to tie in with their 50th anniversary. In Episode 10 John Watts looks back on the recording of the Morethanmusic album. Special attention for the Heart of New York and Perfect Timing songs. And he discusses the new album X-Ray Serenade, due for release on September 4th 2026.
New Wave band Fischer-Z have launched a podcast to tie in with their 50th anniversary. In Episode 9 John Watts looks back on the recording of the Real Life is Good Enough and It Has To Be albums. Special attention for the Zydeco and Brothers songs.
New Wave band Fischer-Z have launched a podcast to tie in with their 50th anniversary. In Episode 8 John Watts looks back on the recording of the BigBeatPoetry and Ether albums, and his collaboration German DJ Ingo Wörner. Special attention for the BigBeatPoetry and Promenaders songs.
New Wave band Fischer-Z have launched a podcast to tie in with their 50th anniversary. In Episode 7 John Watts looks back on the recording of the Stream and 13 Stories High albums, with special attention for Protection and Angel of Gardinia.
New Wave band Fischer-Z have launched a podcast to tie in with their 50th anniversary. In Episode 6 John Watts looks back on the recording of the Destination Paradise and Kamikaze Shirt albums, with special attention for Further From Love (still a live favourite today) and Human Beings.
New Wave band Fischer-Z have launched a podcast to tie in with their 50th anniversary. In Episode 5 John Watts discusses bringing back the band after the demise of The Cry. He looks back on the recording of the Reveal and Fish Head albums, with special attention for The Perfect Day and Say No, his favourite songs from that period.
New Wave band Fischer-Z have launched a podcast to tie in with their 50th anniversary. In Episode 4 John Watts discusses his solo albums and the start of his new band The Cry. The reformation of Fischer-Z will be covered in the next podcast, which goed live on March 6.
New Wave band Fischer-Z have launched a podcast to tie in with their 50th anniversary. In Episode 3 John Watts discusses the aftermath of the release of the Red Skies Over Paradise album, and going solo with One More Twist in 1982. He had to do all of the band stuff himself around that time anyway, so going out on his own made perfect sense then.
New Wave band Fischer-Z have launched a podcast to tie in with their 50th anniversary. In Episode 2 John Watts discusses the writing of So Long and Berlin, and dissolving the band in 1981 on stage in Italy.
New Wave band Fischer-Z have launched a podcast to tie in with their 50th anniversary. In Episode 1 John Watts discusses the process of picking his 24 favourite songs plus an interview with keyboard player Steve Skolnik. The featured song is Pretty Paracetamol from the World Salad album.
Maggie LePique had a chat with John McDermott for her Profile podcast. He is a director and producer, but first and foremost the long time Jimi Hendrix archivist. Did she ask questions beyond the safe ones? Nope. So nothing new for longtime fans, but it is an enjoyable listen.
On September 28 English musicians and music geeks extraordinaire Steven Wilson and Tim Bowness did a live version of their podcast The Album Years @ Haarlem Vinyl Festival in the Netherlands. They picked 1994 for this appearance. In part #2 they discuss albums by Portishead, Blur, Soundgarden, and a whole lot more.
On September 28 English musicians and music geeks extraordinaire Steven Wilson and Tim Bowness did a live version of their podcast The Album Years @ Haarlem Vinyl Festival in the Netherlands. They picked 1994 for this appearance. In part #1 they discuss albums by Jeff Buckley, Nine Inch Nails, The Divine Comedy, and a whole lot more.
English musicians and music geeks extraordinaire Steven Wilson and Tim Bowness have posted a new episode of their podcast The Album Years. They talk about 1982, discussing albums by John Cale, Pete Townshend, Squeeze, King Crimson, and a whole lot more. This is part #5 about this year. The pair can be watched on YouTube as well.
English musicians and music geeks extraordinaire Steven Wilson and Tim Bowness have posted a new episode of their podcast The Album Years. They talk about 1982, discussing albums by XTC, Cocteau Twins, The Cure, Joe Jackson, and a whole lot more. This is part #4 about this year. The pair can be watched on YouTube as well.
English musicians and music geeks extraordinaire Steven Wilson and Tim Bowness have posted a new episode of their podcast The Album Years. They talk about 1982, discussing albums by Queen, Prince, Paul McCartney, Dexys Midnight Runners, and a whole lot more. This is part #3 about this year. The pair can be watched on YouTube as well.
English musicians and music geeks extraordinaire Steven Wilson and Tim Bowness have posted a new episode of their podcast The Album Years. They talk about 1982, discussing albums by Thomas Dolby, Talk Talk, Gary Numan, Harioumi Hosono, and a whole lot more. This is part #2 about this year. The pair can be watched on YouTube as well.
English musicians and music geeks extraordinaire Steven Wilson and Tim Bowness have posted a new episode of their podcast The Album Years. They talk about 1972, discussing albums by Frank Zappa, Focus, Miles Davis, Supersister, and a whole lot more. This is part #6, the final episode about this year. The pair can be watched on YouTube as well.
