We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 5, Episode 87 As 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. Enjoy the podcast? How about buying us a cup of coffee? ht…

We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 5, Episode 86 Blancmange 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 par…

We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 5, Episode 85 New 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 ove…

We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 5, Episode 84 Another 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'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 5, Episode 83 Back 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, sin…

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We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 5, Episode 81 Back 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 …

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We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 5, Episode 79 New 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 si…

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We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 77 We'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…

We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 76 We'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 …

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We have an extra long season finale for you, with a theme: Covers and alternate versions. Also we announce the winner of our tag 'm and bag 'm competition! Enjoy great tracks ranging from The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees to The Dead Weather and Marsheaux. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theinfected/message…

We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 74 After 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…

Featuring Riki, The Modern Lovers, A Flock of Seagulls, Parade Ground, Men I Trust, L'Avenir and a nice Dutch Alternative piece by Pip Blom.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theinfected/message

We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 73 Orchestral 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 albu…

We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 72 Welcome 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…

You like Darkwave, Post-Punk, Industrial? We've got you covered. Featuring Silent EM, Відстань, антипатія, Portion Control, Долинушка, Самые страшные тени and a dark piece of gold from Soft Cell --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theinfected/message

We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 71 The Alarm is back, and leukemia won't keep Mike Peters down. They have a new album released in 2023 entitled Forward. And Andy Taylor, guitarist for Duran Duran, who's also battling health issues, has a new solo album released this year, Man's A Wolf To Man. And in music…

We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 70 Andy Partridge may have disbanded XTC years ago, but that doesn't mean he hasn't kept busy. On this episode we take a listen to his two EPs, My Failed Songwriting Career, Vol 1 and 2, as well as a side project he's doing entitled The 3 Clubmen. Not to be outdone, Cindy W…

Featuring Visio Video, Double Echo, Summore, Solomun & Isolation Berlin, Yello and Play Dead. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theinfected/message

We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 69 We're going to be talking about The Sex Pistols on this episode......sort of. As you know, after that band dissolved, John Lydon formed Public Image Ltd. They've just released their newest album, End Of World. For the other review, we're going to take a listen to the new…

We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 68 It's been a while since a New Music Spotlight, so here we go! T-Bone had a chance to talk with Jonny Foster, lead singer and guitarist of Hardwicke Circus from Carlisle England, as well as their manager, the legendary Dave Robinson, co-founder of Stiff Records. We talk a…

We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 67 Susanna Hoffs has had a great career, post-Bangles, and in this episode we're going to take a listen to her new album of covers entitled "The Deep End." And an artist that is known for his cover songs has a brand new album of original material. We take a listen to "Behin…

We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 66. On this special episode of the podcast, Steve had the opportunity to talk with Jamie West-Oram, guitarist for the iconic band The Fixx. They talk about the bands beginning, his favorites to play live, his brand new solo album, Skeleton Key and much more! Jamie West-Oram…

Hello dear friends, we're back from a summer break. Of course we've been digging up some great tracks for you with a dark lining. Although it's still summer. Tracks ranging from dark New Beat (Belgium) to Children of Stun, Ulterior, Johnny Marr, Soviet Soviet and a sexy and romantic ending with 10CC. Enjoy this one and the summer while it lasts. Al…

We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 65 Last year we reviewed the previous Lloyd Cole album, but now he has a brand new one, On Pain. Also The Wonderstuff frontman, Miles Hunt, has a new album as well, Things Can Change. This episode we take a deep dive into both albums. In music news we discuss the newest sin…

We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 64 When you think of the icons of new wave, one person is bound to come to the top the list. Yes, Howard Jones is who I'm referring to. Steve had a chance to talk to him about everything from his influences to his current tour and his latest album, Dialogue. Howard Jones: h…

We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 63 Sparks are at it again, so of course we're going to take a listen to their new 2023 release, The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte. And if the most you know of The Vapors is "Turning Japanese," well, you aren't alone. When we discovered they had a 2020 album, Together, we deci…

Of Blood and Wine, The Haunted Youth, You Man, Kowalski, Fehlfarben and Them are us, too. All these classs acts shine on our sacrificial altar where we perform our infectious rites for the love of music. Also, you have the chance to win a branded, quality The Infected backpack! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/th…

We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 62. For this episode we take a listen to the 2023 album Quaker City Quiet Pill from punk satirists The Dead Milkmen. Plus, we had a chance to talk with Dean Clean, drummer for the band. We discuss the bands history, their distinct humor and all about the new album. The Dead…

In this episode we offer you Traitrs, Sinusoidal, Filmmaker, Department S, Recoil and Blancmange. Also we have a fresh movie tip for you and you have the chance to win a branded, quality backpack. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theinfected/message

We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 61 Josie Cotton has a brand new album, 2023's Day Of The Gun, so what better time to talk with her? We discuss the controversy surrounding "Johnny Are You Queer," what she's been doing over the years and stories about this very diverse new album. Day of the Gun album: https…

We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 4, Episode 60 For the start of our fourth season we had the opportunity to talk with David Newton, guitarist for The Mighty Lemon Drops. We discuss that bands history, his influences and much more. But before that, we delve into David's latest band, David Newton And Thee Mighty Angels…

Featuring Fischerspooner, Staatseinde, Mareux, Black Sabbath, Winter Severity Index, Eleven Pond and Daniel Ash. All presented and discussed by your friendly show hosts Goof and Jeroen in typical Infected fashion. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theinfected/message…

We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 3, Episode 59 On this episode, we're going to take a listen to the 2020 album Citizens Of Boomtown from The Boomtown Rats, followed by two EPs from Nik Kershaw, named Songs From The Shelf Vol. 1 (2022) and 2 (2023). And in music news, we discuss a recent Hoodoo Gurus concert we attend…

In this episode we take you on a trip from the reverb drenched awesomeness of The KGB, to more great bands like: The Church, Deine Lakaien, Fixions, Angelo Badalamenti and Illusionaut. Thanks for staying along for the ride and enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theinfected/message…

We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 3, Episode 58 We've reviewed albums for many artists that haven't released new material in many years, sometimes decades, and that will be the case with this episode. First up we're going to listen to the newest from Everything But The Girl and their 2023 release Fuse, and after that …

This collection of songs by Blondie, Nina Hagen, Xmal Deutschland, Lene Lovich, and more powerful front women celebrates female independence, creativity, mood swings, and weirdness. These ladies expressed themselves in ways far beyond what is expected of the typical “nice girl”. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/t…

We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 3, Episode 57 It's been a while since we had a New Music Spotlight, so with this special episode we're going to talk to Matt and Austin of new wave influenced indie band Indigo Waves. We'll discuss their beginnings, the synths they use, unique song titles, their love of the film Ghost…

We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 3, Episode 56 Steve had an opportunity to do an interview with Paul Fishman, keyboardist for the band Re-Flex. They discuss the bands history, his own story, his new album, Art Official Intelligence, and much more. Paul Fishman Website: https://www.paulfishman.co.uk/ Paul Fishman Spot…

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From Lycia to recent discoveries and tips from our listeners. An angry and raw demo by The Cure and an hommage to Ryuichi Sakamoto San. Thanks for staying along for the ride and enjoy.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theinfected/message

We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 3, Episode 54 "They do it to such fine detail that its scary" - Martin Gore "The best Depeche Mode tribute on the planet" - Richard Blade Steve had the opportunity to interview Strangelove - The Depeche Mode Experience. They discuss how the band was put together, their roles, the deta…

We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 3, Episode 53 Ian McNabb was the voice behind The Icicle Works. After the band broke up, he's gone on to have a lengthy successful solo career. In this episode we're not only going to review his latest album, 2022's Nabby Road, but we're going to talk the man himself! Ian McNabb's web…

With: Siouxsie, Clan of Xymox, Shriekback, Yellow Magic Orchestra, FM Attack & Vandal Moon, Tones on Tail, and Sixth June, all full-length tracks! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theinfected/message

We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 3, Episode 52 With this episode, we look at a couple of albums more in the dark wave vein. First up is the 2021 release Limbo from Clan Of Xymox, followed by the 2007 solo album Mantaray from Siouxsie Sioux, which has just been reissued digitally and is soon to come out on CD and Viny…

Massive Attack, De Staat, Iggy Pop, The Waeve, Beyond Border, Death in June, and the story of Elizabeth Fraser and Jeff Buckley are all featured in this Pilot episode for Season 4 of The Infected! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theinfected/message

We'd love to hear from you! Click here to send us a text. Season 3, Episode 51 With this episode, our first review is for the latest from The Church, 2023's The Hypnogogue. We follow that with 2022's A Free Society from Night Crickets. Who are Night Crickets? Listen and find out! In music news, we discuss the new Sparks single. In addition, we look…