Nice round up of acts on All The Young Droids. The repress will be out in September - if you don't have a copy already : www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R8_...
Viv Prince RIP. When The Pretty Things played in Porto in 2016 I DJ-ed at the show - and went for dinner with them beforehand. Phil May told me that he once went on the bizarrest double date with Viv Prince in the Sixties - Phil and Rudolph Nureyev - and Viv and Judy Garland!
Mark Volman from The Turtles RIP. Love this explanation by him and Howard Kaylan of The Turtles of the various managers they got through - and the payouts and lawsuits ensued. I remember showing this on the tour bus on the Lush reunion US tour. Oh how we laughed : www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdBG...
I am going to be interviewing Peta Lily - and showing some videos she appeared in - Buggles 'Video Killed The Radio Star', Duran Duran's 'Planet Earth', Ultravox's 'Vienna' and John Foxx's 'He's A Liquid' - at the Sound Effects night at the Old Blue Last in Brighton next Wednesday, if you fancy it?
Short film "Knights Electric" (1980) features a group of rowdy teenage boys interacting with girls and causing trouble in an amusement park. Music by Blondie, John Foxx, Madness, Gary Numan, The Pretenders, Martha and The Muffins and many more. None more 1980 : www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD_L...
Last Monday the lovely @jamesendeacott.bsky.social played an hour long mix of song that made - and didn't make - the grade for All The Young Droids - on his wonderfully eclectic Morning Glory show on Soho Radio. You can listen to it here ::https://sohoradio.com/show/morning-glory-21-07-2025/
Check out 'All The Young Droids' getting a plug on 6 Music this morning. 2 hours 8 minutes. Design by Premonition is played. She also mentions the comp again at 2 hours 16 minutes : www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
I did 'The Record That Got Me High' show with Rob Elba - talking (and listening to) The Gorillas 'Message To The World'. Check it out here! www.thatrecordgotmehigh.com/s8e416-the-g...
Wrong Speed Radio shows, 247 - a few tunes on the killer new comp, All The Young Droids, on @nightschoolrecords.bsky.social and 248 - a round up and some mullings regarding recent music playing around the country. Tracklist art by @sumlin.bsky.social
This week's Indie Basement reviews: Billie Marten, Jonathan Richman, 'All The Young Droids: Junkshop Synth Pop 1978-1985', The Cribs & more www.brooklynvegan.com/album-review...
All The Young Droids maps forgotten synth pop 1978 to 1985
School Daze Records releases compilation of rare synth pop on 27 June All The Young Droids: Junkshop Synth Pop 1978–1985 is a forthcoming compilation assembled by Philip King, set for release on 27 June 2025 via School Daze Records, an…
