Hi, Welcome to NEVER HEARD THAT. Scottish band THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN were synonymous with chaos. Some champion their pioneering use of driving feedback or completely unpredictable live performances. For me, it is this rare occasion when they allowed their barriers to come down by including a feminine touch. Read More
Hi, Welcome to NEVER HEARD THAT. The Models were formed in Melbourne Australia in the late 70’s and were an ‘arty’ band in the truest sense. Although slightly left of centre, they brought real originality to their songs. The verses they wrote for songs like Cut Lunch, Local and/or General, Read More
Hi, Welcome to NEVER HEARD THAT. UK band YES has taken many different forms over a very long period of time. Starting out in 1968, incredibly, there is a version of the band that is still playing live to big crowds. I was introduced to them at a young age Read More
Hi, Welcome to NEVER HEARD THAT. It can be fascinating when you discover that a song you really like is sung by a band where English is their second language. If you don’t become aware of that through other means you may never pick that up just by listening to Read More
Hi, Welcome to NEVER HEARD THAT. Canada’s, THE TEA PARTY were a musically talented trio. Although they had an emotive side, they knew how to write ‘big’ songs – this made them a live favourite of many. Today’s track is one of their early ones, but it is a really Read More
Hi, Welcome to NEVER HEARD THAT. Australian band THE GO-BETWEENS seemed to live the artsy bohemian musical life. Starting as a slightly left of centre band, with early dalliances in the UK and Europe, and signing with a cool record label, they remained slightly left of centre throughout their time Read More
Hi, Welcome to NEVER HEARD THAT. Today’s feature track, Karate by Japanese band BABY METAL is ferocious stuff. I was completely unprepared when I heard it for the first time on radio. Thinking I was going to be getting something quite different, what followed was without doubt one of the Read More
Hi, Welcome to NEVER HEARD THAT. For some reason that I can’t validate, I had some pre-conceived notion that I wasn’t a fan of US band GRANT LEE BUFFALO, when I first heard todays feature track Mockingbirds. I think it was by some mental association with a style of music Read More
Hi, Welcome to NEVER HEARD THAT. I have to be honest and say that I didn’t know a lot about New Zealand band HEADLESS CHICKENS before I heard the single Cruise Control from their second album Body Blow, released in the early 90’s. That song appealed to me, but when Read More
Hi, Welcome to NEVER HEARD THAT. English artist CAPTAIN SENSIBLE achieved some pretty impressive things during his time in the musical limelight – particularly in the late 70’s and the early 80’s. Firstly, as a member of The Damned which achieved a whole swag of ‘punk’ firsts (even before more Read More
