Known Pleasures
A sometimes wry look at the highly influential music that washed up in the seismic splash that was punk.
Episodes
Jan 2, 2024
Jan 2, 2024
12 min
While time heals all wounds, the scars of your first hapless podcast episode can run deep. With that in mind, we revisit Simple Minds and attempt to do justice to their Eureka-moment third album, Empires and Dance.
Dec 5, 2023
Dec 5, 2023
1hr 7 min
On our Birthday Party episode we said “there’s never been an Australian band before or since quite like them”. We recently had the opportunity to interview drummer Phill Calvert who told us about the boys’ early school days, his departure from the band and why he knew eventually Nick would go solo. Ladies and gentlemen, release the bats!
Video version on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LrIVMNzmDA
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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@KnownPleasuresPodcast
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Twitter: @pleasuresknown
The Known Pleasures Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvn2bfFxC-0
Nov 22, 2023
Nov 22, 2023
16 min
In this episode, Graham interviews the Bass Player from 'The Jam' and 'From The Jam'.
The video interview on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgXy5F8jD2I&t=37s
The Known Pleasures Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvn2bfFxC-0
Nov 15, 2023
Nov 15, 2023
47 min
While Athens in Greece gifted civilisation with democracy, science, philosophy, taxes, writing, and schools, Athens in Georgia gave the world Widespread Panic, REM and the subject of today’s podcast The B-52s.
A frenetic drummer in strange glasses, a guitarist who clearly needed to add more strings to his bow, a lead singer who would shout and vociferate more than sing, and two bouffant-wearing female vocalists that sounded unlike anyone else.
How was this a recipe for a successful New Wave band?
Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3sqaz9vstfKqejNPHhRm1e?si=174c3037d9f24bf4
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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@KnownPleasuresPodcast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knownpleasurespodcast/
Twitter: @pleasuresknown
The Known Pleasures Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvn2bfFxC-0
Sep 17, 2023
Sep 17, 2023
46 min
Born of the fallout from two of post punk’s best, Shriekback had no right to be any good, because well, so-called supergroups rarely are. But Shriekback were better than good – at their best they were simply majestic, riding a wave of ideas and inspiration that left other 80’s pretenders flailing in their wake. In this episode we’ll attempt to hook, then land the fish below the ice that is Shriekback.
Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/02VcGqVqogjhIEvVATH0t7?si=b5a8aec097d24ebf
To purchase Shriekback music: https://shriekback.com/store
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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYXJiCDDsOZYrE6DV_tOIvg
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knownpleasurespodcast/
Twitter: @pleasuresknown
The Known Pleasures Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvn2bfFxC-0
Aug 13, 2023
Aug 13, 2023
53 min
Rusty Egan - former drummer with The Skids and The Rich Kids, founding member of Visage and DJ at The Blitz Club in London, sits down with us for a discussion on the post punk scene, the New Romantics and Club Culture in the early 80's.
Rusty Egan's Mix Cloud page: https://www.mixcloud.com/rustyegan/
Rusty Egan's Sound Cloud Page: https://soundcloud.com/rusty-egan
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Twitter: @pleasuresknown
The Known Pleasures Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvn2bfFxC-0
Aug 2, 2023
Jul 14, 2023
Jul 14, 2023
10 min
In our latest Flexidisc we discuss the Synth Pop classic Fade To Grey by Visage.