Welcome to The New Wave Music Podcast, your go-to source for everything New Wave! Join us as we review the latest music from the iconic artists who defined the genre, while also exploring new and emerging talents who carry the New Wave sound into the future. Each episode features music reviews, in-depth discussions, exclusive interviews with artists, and the latest news from the world of New Wave. Whether you’re a longtime fan or just discovering the genre, this podcast is the perfect way to stay connected with the music you love!
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 6, Episode 101Time to start off a new season with reviews of brand new albums. First up, A Flock Of Seagulls has constantly toured, but rarely puts out new material. That changed with their new release, Some Dreams Next, one of the original members of the legendary B-52s, Kate Pierson, has a new album entitled Radios And Rainbows. In music news we talk about singles from The Vapors, The Alarm, Simple Minds, Suzanne Hoffs & Elvis Costello, Julian Shah Taylor & Dear Boy. A Flock of Seagulls:https://www.aflockofseagulls.org/Kate Pierson:https://www.amazon.com/Radios-Rainbows-Kate-Pierson/dp/B0D9MH7DR3Enjoy the podcast? How about buying us a cup of coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newwavemusicSupport the show
28/01/2025 • 41:13
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 5, Episode 100Not only is it the end of 2024, but we're hitting episode 100!Paul Heaton has been making music, with The Housemartins, The Beautiful South and on his own, for decades. The Mighty Several is his latest and we'll dive into it. After that, Ian McNabb, who already released one album in 2024, has another! We'll take a listen to his Fleetwood Mac covers album, entitled Fleetwood McNabb. But inbetween reviews it's time for our annual Top 10 album list. Who will hit our number one for the year? Paul Heaton:https://paulheaton.co.uk/Ian McNabb:https://ianmcnabb.bandcamp.com/album/fleetwood-mcnabbWe'd also love to hear what you found to be the best of the year. Shoot us an email at newwavemusicpodcast@yahoo.com Enjoy the podcast? How about buying us a cup of coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newwavemusicSupport the show
20/12/2024 • 51:54
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 6, Episode 99They said would never happen! But yes, The Cure has finally released their latest album, "Songs Of A Lost World." Will the 16 years it took be worth it? We'll give our thoughts. After that we'll take a listen to the band The Wolfgang Press and their new album "A 2nd Shape." This band is probably less known, but did we find it worth listening to? In music news we discuss new singles from Danny Elfman, Peter Murphy & Boy George, Pet Shop Boys, a 40th anniversary update of "Do They Know It's Christmas" and a new album from The Farm. The Cure:https://www.thecure.com/The Wolfgang Press:https://regis-dns.bandcamp.com/album/a-2nd-shape-2Enjoy the podcast? How about buying us a cup of coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newwavemusicSupport the show
19/11/2024 • 36:27
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 5, Episode 98The Chameleons were known as one of the great post-punk bands of the 80s and 90s. But they never left. In this episode we're excited to present an interview with lead singer/bassist/original member Vox (Mark Burgess has changed his name). We talk about the early days of the band, their influences and who've they've influenced, newly released music, an upcoming album and much more. The Chameleons:https://chameleonsband.com/Enjoy the podcast? How about buying us a cup of coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newwavemusicSupport the show
30/10/2024 • 36:10
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 5, Episode 97Neil Finn and Crowded House are back again with their 2024 release Gravity Stairs. And a band that hasn't put out a studio album in over 2 decades has finally returned. Well go in depth with the latest from The The and their new album Ensoulment. In music news we go over new singles from the upcoming (finally!) Cure album, Tears For Fears, post punk legends The Chameleons, Josie Cotton, The Jesus And Mary Chain, Suzanne Vega and The Bangles Suzanna Hoffs. Crowded House:https://www.crowdedhouse.com/The The:https://www.thethe.com/Enjoy the podcast? How about buying us a cup of coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newwavemusicSupport the show
22/10/2024 • 44:59
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 5, Episode 96You'll no doubt remember Anything Box from their big hit "Living In Oblivion." They have a brand new album entitled Otherverses. Steve had a chance to sit down with lead singer and original member Claude S. They talk about the bands origins, his influences, their music on Bandcamp, his weekly live-stream, the new album and much more. Anything Box Bandcamp Link:https://anythingbox.bandcamp.com/Enjoy the podcast? How about buying us a cup of coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newwavemusicSupport the show
29/09/2024 • 53:24
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 5, Episode 95Marc Almond is best known as the lead singer of Soft Cell, but he's also had a lengthy solo career. In this episode we'll listen to his latest, an album of his favorite covers, I'm Not Anyone. And after a very successful previous album, The Blow Monkeys are back with a brand new one, Together/Alone. In music news, we talk about new music from The Chamelons, Bryan Ferry, Haircut 100, Propaganda, Toad the Wet Sprocket as well as a failed Smiths reunion and The Cure's Roger O'Donnell cancer scare.Marc Almond:https://marcalmond.co.uk/The Blow Monkeys:https://www.theblowmonkeys.com/Enjoy the podcast? How about buying us a cup of coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newwavemusicSupport the show
04/09/2024 • 46:07
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 5, Episode 94X is a band that has been around since the starting days of the punk era, but time isn't kind. The band has decided to call it quits, but not without going out with a bang. In this episode we'll not only review their new, and final, album Smoke And Fiction, but we're thrilled to give you an interview with the one and only Exene Cervenka. She discusses the early days of the band, working on this album, the challenges of recording material now and much more! X:https://www.xtheband.com/Support the show
20/08/2024 • 53:07
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 5, Episode 93Two review episodes in a row? Shocking! We're going to start off the show with a review of The Alarm's latest, a covers album titled Music Television from 2024. After that, The Stranglers most recent work, released in 2021, was Dark Matters. It's been a while since we heard from them so we'll dive into that album. As for music news, we have new singles from David J (Bauhaus, Love And Rockets), Kate Pierson (B-52s) and Jesus Jones. In addition, an upcoming Vapors album and sad news about Oingo Boingo Former Members. Finally, we are doing a contest for the new Alarm album. There will be two winners. Simply send us an email with the word MUSIC in the subject line, to newwavemusicpodcast@yahoo.com. One entry per person. The contest ends August 15th at midnight, so get that entry in!Support the show
05/08/2024 • 41:11
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 5, Episode 92It seems like forever since we had a full album review episode... because it has. But, it's that time again. In this episode we're going to dive into the latest from Manchester legends, James, and their new album "Yummy." Then, equally legendary, The Pet Shop Boys have a new album out, "Nevertheless," and we'll give our thoughts on that one. Music news is pretty loaded with new singles from Camouflage, Robyn Hitchcock, Marc Almond, Paul Heaton and X. Plus, upcoming albums from The Wolfgang Press and The Cure. Finally, there are new singles from Urban Heat, which will be on their upcoming release "The Tower," and local favorite, Indigo Waves. Enjoy the podcast? How about buying us a cup of coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newwavemusicSupport the show
23/07/2024 • 50:13
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 5, Episode 91We've interviewed some amazing artists. When you get the chance, you don't say no. So when we got the opportunity to talk to Tom Bailey of the Thompson Twins, well guess what? Of course we're not going to turn that down! We discuss the Thompson Twins succes, his last album "Science Fiction," upcoming work, The Totally Tubular Festival and much more! Tom Bailey Website:http://thompsontwinstombailey.co.uk/Enjoy the podcast? How about buying us a cup of coffee. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newwavemusicSupport the show
08/07/2024 • 27:37
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 5, Episode 90It's been some time since our last New Music Spotlight. That was Twin Tribes, and funny enough, the band on this episode toured with them. We had the opportunity to talk with Jonathan Horstmann, lead singer and guitarist of Urban Heat. We discuss how Urban Heat got together, touring, making videos, their new album "The Tower," perfumes based on songs and so much more!Urban Heat:https://www.urbanheatband.com/ Urban Heat Bandcamp:https://urbanheat.bandcamp.com/Urban Heat UK Tour Fundraiser:https://givebutter.com/yYIYkHEnjoy the podcast? How about buying us a cup of coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newwavemusicSupport the show
26/06/2024 • 45:28
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 5, Episode 89With this episode, we're going to listen to new music from a band that began early in the new wave era, The Jesus And Mary Chain and their latest "Glasgow Eyes," and a band that was at the tail end of that same period, The Pixies, who released their most recent "Doggerel" in 2022.We have a lot to cover in music news including new singles from the late Michael Hutchence, The Vapors, They Might Be Giants, THE THE (as well as tour information for them), Oingo Boingo Former Members, & Vicious Pink. We also want to mention that with the Jesus And Mary Chain review, we basically gave Jim sole credit for vocals when some were actually William. Sorry William. 😉The Jesus and Mary Chain:https://themarychain.com/Pixies:https://www.pixiesmusic.com/Support the show
17/06/2024 • 47:40
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 5, Episode 88If you'd told us that Haircut One Hundred would reform with Nick Heyward after 42 years.... well, we wouldn't have believed it. But it's true, and we were thrilled to have an opportunity to talk with Nick and original bassist Les Nemes. We discuss the band's name, the reformation after all those years, their upcoming tour, a new album and more! Haircut 100:https://haircut100.com/Enjoy the podcast? How about buying us a cup of coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newwavemusicSupport the show
03/06/2024 • 26:37
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 5, Episode 87As MTV was revving up, one man knew that music and video was a way to break out to the masses. His name: Thomas Dolby. In this episode we talk with him about his career, touring, his name, his hair and much more.Thomas Dolby website:https://www.thomasdolby.com/ Enjoy the podcast? How about buying us a cup of coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newwavemusicOffside Apparel http://www.offsideapparel.comEnter NEWWAVE at checkout for 10% off your order until May 31st 2024. Support the show
22/05/2024 • 33:09
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 5, Episode 86Blancmange was one of the top new wave bands of the 80's, and under Neil Arthur's direction, they've been very prolific over the past two decades. With the brand new greatest hits that's about to drop, we were able to sit down with him and discuss everything from his partnership with Stephen Luscombe, the bands origins, his songwriting process and so much more! Blancmange:https://www.blancmange.co.uk/Blancmange - Everything is Connected The Best of Blancmange:https://blancmange.tmstor.es/Blancmange Bandcamp:https://blancmangemusic.bandcamp.comEnjoy the podcast? How about buying us a cup of coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newwavemusicOffside Apparel http://www.offsideapparel.comUse NEWWAVE at checkout for 10%off your entire order until May 31st 2024. Support the show
06/05/2024 • 39:29
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 5, Episode 85New album releases means reviews, and we got 'em. First up, Midnight Oils front man Peter Garrett has just released his second solo album, The True North. Then, Modern English has kept busy over the past decade, and now have a new one, 1, 2, 3, 4. In music news we go over new singles from The Alarm, Pet Shop Boys, The Blow Monkeys, Blancmange, Bauhaus' David J and tour information on Stray Cats. Peter Garrett:https://petergarrett.com.au/Modern English:https://modernenglish.me/Rob Hurst, Jim Mohinie & Hamish Stuart ‘Red Continent’ EPhttps://robhirst.com.au/homeJim Moginie Memoir ’The Silver River’ https://linktr.ee/the_silver_riverEnjoy the podcast? How about buying us a cup of coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newwavemusicOffside Apparel http://offsideapparel.com/Use NEWWAVE at checkout for 10% off your entire order until May 31st 2024. Support the show
22/04/2024 • 40:19
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 5, Episode 84Another special episode! Steve had the opportunity to talk with legendary drummer Terry Chambers from XTC. They discuss the bands origins, the creative process, and most importantly, the band he has now, EXTC, including how they got together and their upcoming tour. And we promise... that review of the new Modern English album will be on the next episode! EXTC:https://extc.band/EXTC Tour Dates:https://extc.band/tour-datesTC&I:https://burningshed.com/artists/tcandiEnjoy the podcast? How about buying us a cup of coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newwavemusicOffside Apparel http://offsideapparel.com/Use NEWWAVE at checkout for 10% off your entire order until May 31st 2024. Support the show
09/04/2024 • 25:36
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 5, Episode 83Back in the 80s, everyone had an Obsession with Animotion. See what we did there? And in 2017 the band released their 3rd album, Raise Your Expectations, which we'll review in this episode. And making matters even better, we had a chance to talk with original member, singer/guitarist Bill Wadhams. He tells us about the bands origins, getting back together after a couple of decades, the joy of playing live and much more! Animotion:https://www.animotion.band/Bill Wadhams:https://billwadhams.com/Enjoy the podcast? How about buying us a cup of coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newwavemusicOffside Apparel http://offsideapparel.com/Use NEWWAVE at checkout for 10%off your entire order until May 31st 2024. Support the show
25/03/2024 • 57:53
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 5, Episode 82After some interviews, we're going to return to an album review episode. Neither albums are brand new, but well worth looking into. First up is the 2017 release Pollinator from new wave legends Blondie. After that, we'll take a deep dive into the solo album from Devo's Gerard V. Casale, originally released in 2006 and recently reissued in 2021 with extra tracks. As for music news, we have new songs from The Blow Monkeys, The Call, Crowded House, Pet Shop Boys and The Church. There's also tour information for OMD, The Damned and Front 242.Blondie:https://www.blondie.net/discography/pollinator/Devo’s Gerald V Casale:https://www.geraldvcasale.com/Enjoy the podcast? How about buying us a cup of coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newwavemusicOffside Apparel http://offsideapparel.com/Use NEWWAVE at checkout for 10% off your entire order until May 31st, 2024.Support the show
05/03/2024 • 51:50
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 5, Episode 81Back in the late 80's, Kissing The Pink, or KTP, had a string of club hits. They are back with a 5-disc anthology, including three of their albums, extensive remixes and even brand new songs. We had an opportunity to talk to band members Nick Whitecross, Jon Hall, Simon Aldridge and Pete Barnett. We discuss the bands name, their history, this new anthology and much more! Kissing The Pink: Anthology 1982-2024, 5CD Box Set:https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/kissing-the-pink-anthology-1982-2024-5cd-box-set/Enjoy the podcast? How about buying us a cup of coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newwavemusicOffside Apparel http://offsideapparel.com/Use NEWWAVE at checkout for 10% off your entire order until May 31st, 2024.Support the show
19/02/2024 • 49:32
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 5, Episode 80A new season begins with a great episode. First up, we're going to review the latest from Jay Aston’s Gene Loves Jezebel, 2023's X - Love, Death, Sorrow. Making the episode even better is that we had the opportunity to talk with Jay Aston, lead singer of the band. We discuss the bands origins, working with long time band mates, the new album and much more! Jay Aston’s Gene Loves Jezebel:https://genelovesjezebel.co.uk/Enjoy the podcast? How about buying us a cup of coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newwavemusicOffside Apparel http://offsideapparel.com/Use NEWWAVE at checkout for 10% off your entire order until May 31st, 2024!Support the show
05/02/2024 • 51:35
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 5, Episode 79New year, new albums.Last year we reviewed Ian McNabb's Nabby Road, and loved it. Now he's released his latest, New Brighton Rock. After that is the latest from Missing Persons, Hollywood Lie, which was released at the very end of 2023.As for music news, we have new singles from Modern English, James, Julian Shah-Tayler and Indigo Waves along with tour dates for The Alarm/Blow Monkeys/Belious Some and Madness. Ian McNabb:https://ianmcnabb.bandcamp.com/album/new-brighton-rock?logged_out_mobile_menubar=true&search_item_id=2824227239&search_item_type=b&search_match_part=%3F&search_page_id=3136899658&search_page_no=0&search_rank=2Missing Persons:https://missingpersonsdalebozzio.bandcamp.com/album/hollywood-lie?logged_out_mobile_menubar=true&search_item_id=2384609256&search_item_type=b&search_match_part=%3F&search_page_id=3136902889&search_page_no=0&search_rank=1Enjoy the podcast? How about buying us a cup of coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newwavemusicOffside Apparelhttp://offsideapparel.comUse NEWWAVE at checkout for 10% off your entire order. Expires 5/31/24.Support the show
23/01/2024 • 40:49
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 78While attending the Darker Waves festival in California, we had the opportunity to see up-and-coming dark wave band Twin Tribes.Steve had a chance to talk to Luis (vocal/guitar/synths) and Joel (bass/synths/vocals). They discuss their origins, influences, their upcoming album "Pendulum" and tour and much more. Twin Tribes:https://www.twin-tribes.com/Twin Tribes Pendulum album:https://twintribes.bandcamp.com/album/pendulumEnjoy the podcast? How about buying us a cup of coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newwavemusicOffside Apparel http://offsideapparel.comUse NEWWAVE at checkout for 10% off your order! Exp. 5/31/24Support the show
08/01/2024 • 39:33
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 77We're recording this episode on New Years Eve because Steve and T-Bone want to make sure you have something to listen to as 2024 begins. We have a couple of new album reviews. First up is from Peter Gabriel, an artist that we don't hear enough from. After two decades, he's back with his new album, i/o. In addition, we take a listen to Trevor Horn's Echos: Ancient And Modern. This is a covers album of songs you'll recognize, sung by a variety of artists. Finally, music news will have to wait. It's the end of 2023 and we have our annual top 10 albums list. Enjoy the podcast? How about buying us a cup of coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newwavemusicOffside Apparel http://offsideapparel.comUse NEWWAVE at checkout for 10% off your order! Exp. 5/31/24Support the show
02/01/2024 • 56:42
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 76We're going to start things out on this episode with the one and only Joe Jackson and his utterly unique 2023 album, Joe Jackson Presents Max Champion in What A Racket! We'll follow that with a listen to the latest from Madness. Their 2023 album is titled The Theater Of The Absurd Presents C'est La Vie. Music news is loaded with new singles from The Vapors, Simple Minds/Icehouse, Real Life and Jesus And Mary Chain. Then we have tour dates for Hoodoo Gurus, Adam Ant, Joe Jackson, Blow Monkeys and finally, the lineup for Cruel World 2024.Joe Jackson:http://joejackson.com/Madnesshttps://www.madness.co.uk/The Vapors - Hey Baby It's Christmas http://www.thevapors.co.uk/2023/12/01/new-single-out-now/Enjoy the podcast? How about buying us a cup of coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newwavemusicOffside Apparel http://offsideapparel.comUse NEWWAVE at checkout for 10% off your order! Exp. 12/31/23Support the show
14/12/2023 • 48:45
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 75We've reviewed previous works for both of our artists on this episode, but we love it when they release new material. Up first is the latest from Duran Duran, 2023's Danse Macabre. It's a fun Halloween themed album with old songs revisited, new songs and a number of covers. Up next are two 2023 EPs from The Ocean Blue: Ayn and Denmark. These aren't exactly new, but you'll have to listen to the episode to find out more. As for music news, we have UK tour news for Lightning Seeds, the passing of Lars Williams, the saxophone player for The Psychedelic Furs and an extended discussion of attending the inaugural Darker Waves festival. Duran Duran:https://duranduran.com/The Ocean Blue:https://www.theoceanblue.com/Enjoy the podcast? How about buying us a cup of coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newwavemusicOffside Apparel http://offsideapparel.comUse NEWWAVE at checkout for 10% off your order! Exp. 12/31/23Support the show
29/11/2023 • 48:35
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 74After an episode with OMD's synthesizers, we're going to go back to guitar based music. Up first is from the UK's original punks The Damned and their 2023 release, Darkadelic.Then, we'll dive into the latest from The Pretenders. Their 2023 album is titled Relentless. As for music news, there are new tracks from Joe Jackson, The Fixx, Jay Aston's Gene Loves Jezabel and of all things, a new Christmas single from Peter Schilling. We also quickly mention the recent Oingo Boingo Former Members concert we attended. The Damned:https://www.officialdamned.com/Pretenders:https://thepretenders.com/Offside Apparel http://offsideapparel.comUse NEWWAVE at checkout for 10% off your order! Exp. 12/31/23Enjoy the podcast? How about buying us a cup of coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newwavemusicSupport the show
14/11/2023 • 45:25
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 73Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark are at it again with a brand new album, Bauhaus Staircase. Making this episode even better, Steve had a chance to sit down with OMD lead singer Andy McCluskey. They discuss the bands origins, longevity in the music business, the new album and much more! Orchestral Manoeuvers In The Dark:https://omd.uk.com/Offside Apparelhttp://offsideapparel.comUse NEWWAVE at checkout for 10% off your order! Exp. 12/31/23Enjoy the podcast? How about buying us a cup of coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newwavemusicSupport the show
30/10/2023 • 52:05
We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 72Welcome to another New Music Spotlight! This time we're talking with the alternative band Princess Goes.Princess Goes consists of actor Michael C. Hall (Dexter, Six Feet Under, Lazarus) alongside keyboardist/guitarist Matt Katz-Bohen (Blondie, Cyndie Lauper) and drummer Peter Yanowitz (The Wallflowers, Morningwood). We discuss their new album Come Of Age, how they’re got their unique name, their style of music and much more! Princess Goes:https://princessgoes.com/Offside Apparel https://offsideapparel.comUse NEWWAVE at checkout for 10% off your order! Exp. 12/31/23Enjoy the podcast? How about buying us a cup of coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newwavemusicSupport the show
25/10/2023 • 22:50