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The Splash Stories podcast celebrates the 90's music scene and the influence of London’s infamous Splash Club venue which was to London what CBGB’s was to New York in 90’s UK. Splash Stories takes in the stories, the bands, the live shows and talks to the people on the scene, the fans, the journalists, the fashions and the wider entertainment industry. Backstage stories and interviews behind the shows at the Venue from- Oasis,Travis,Skunk Anansie, Placebo, Feeder, Moby, Weezer, Bush, Beck, Therapy Echobelly,Goo Goo Dolls, Weller, OCS ...the list goes on.... and with the celebrated scenesters from photographers, managers Dj's & journalists and those who were there and the backtale of the struggle behind building the venue whose star was to burn so brightly it took 23 fire engines to put it out.And that's just the start we celebrate the future of all our guests and always the stories...
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Send us a text Splash Stories hosts Ben Steadman & Diamond Dave caught up with Billie and Charlotte from The Subways before they hit the road to celebrate their 20th anniversary UK & European tour - The Subways For Eternity. The pair of them were on great form and are revved up to rock out on the road following their instore tour promoting the releases of their single I Need to Feel You Closer and their compilation album When I'm With You earlier this month. We cover thei...
Send us a text The wonderful Annabella Lwin from Bow Wow Wow is Splash Stories guest this month and she's hitting the road. Bow Wow Wow Tour 2025 C:30 C60 C90 Go USA & UK www.bowwowwowtour.com celebrating 45 years of their debut single. Get In Support the show Get in touch with Splash Stories : splashclubtv@gmail.com www.facebook.com/thesplashclub Join Splash Stories https://www.buzzsprout.com/1891668/support https://www.instagram.com/thewonderstuffofficial/ https://www.inst...
Send us a text Splash Stories hosts Ben Steadman & Diamond Dave had the pleasure to talk with John Wardle aka Jah Wobble ahead of his tour. Wobble was the original bass player in Public Image Ltd (PiL) and his Invaders of the Heart charted with the inimitable and wonderful Sinead O'Connor with Visions of You . Wobble acquired his stage name through the drunken, mumbled version of his name by Sid Vicious. Bass player singer songwriter pundit and writer. His autobiography, Memoi...
Send us a text mclusky's first new album in 20 years: "the world is still here and so are we". Out now on ipecac.com Catch Ben Steadman & Diamond Dave on the Splash Stories podcast with mclusky vocalist Andrew Falkous released August 1 2025 Apple: tinyurl.com/4p3nzs3p Spotify: tinyurl.com/2jj75vrxSpotify mclusky: Tour Dates: https://www.songkick.com/artists/423637-mclusky/calendar Their autumn tour is titled "Strangers Are Just Friends We Have...
Send us a text Splash Stories welcomes vocalist and art historian David McAlmont for our June edition. David left the UK in 1978 when his family moved to Guyana in South America skipping the whole punk rock scene completely in the process before returning to read performing arts at Middlesex Polytechnic. His music career kicked off when he signed a publishing contract with Chrysalis Music in 1992 and gained recognition with London band Thieves. He then went solo securing a record ...
Send us a text Ben Steadman & Diamond Dave caught up with Colin Doran lead singer of post hardcore / emo / Hampshire rockers Hundred Reasons. The hard working band called it quits after six top-40 hit singles and two top-20 hit albums and sign off with a banging headline show at The Royal Albert Hall on May 7 2025. Colin talks from the heart & tells it like it is. “We have seen bands run themselves into the ground and it’s not something we’ve ever felt okay with…” T...
Send us a text Splash Stories caught up with Sheffield's Black Spiders vocalist Pete Spiby before he kicks off their UK Cvrses tour starting April 18 https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/splash-stories-the-90s-music-scene-legendary-london/id1613247196 https://open.spotify.com/show/7cTnjVrSnwy6Eyqac5ETSk?si=10c7a723c3524392 https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1891668.rss We talk about how he started out as a drummer and hanging at the Promuco drums & stix factory famous for having be...
Send us a text Splash Stories set sail on an adventure with Starsailor's James Walsh celebrating 25 years . For those loisteners who don't know Starsailor are a post Britpop band who formed whilst studying a Music course at Wigan and Leigh College Greater Manchester Splash Stories touched on songwriting pressure, touring with The Rolling Stones and hitting two score and five years with a passion in 2025 and life as a Starsailor Starsailor have released six studio albums and scored...
Send us a text Splash Stories had a super charged chat with The Futureheads vocalist Barry Hyde from his pub/music venue The Peacock, that he opened with Dan Donnelly (Celtic Social Club/The Wonder Stuff/The Levellers) in Sunderland's City centre Futureheads - Took their name from the Flaming Lips album Hit to Death in the Future Head shot to critical acclaim in 2004 Their sound is a brash and brave mix of post-punk and three/four part harmonies their memorable cover of Kate Bush’s ‘Hounds of...
Send us a text Happy New Year Everybody Check out our Splash Stories highlights for 2024 as a jump through 2024 and a kicker into 2025 - Bite sized for your listening pleasure. See what you may have missed and enjoy a reminiscent journey through the Splash Stories of our wonderful guests over the last year. Our Next Splash Story on February 1 is with Futureheads Barry Hyde recorded from his Pub, The Peacock in Keel Square Sunderland. Futureheads gigs coming at you live in 20...
Send us a text Splash Stories kicks off 2025 with Crispin Gray, former guitarist and songwriter for Daisy Chainsaw renowned for their UK top twenty hit ’Love Your Money’ (which also appeared in an episode of Beavis & Butt-Head in the USA), Queenadreena and guitarist for Portuguese artist Starsha Lee. His latest band Alien Airforce released the mighty fine and poignantly titled single Good Luck World (I Think You're Going To Need It) on Easy Action Records in the spring of 202...
Send us a text Splash Stories hosts Ben Steadman and Diamond Dave caught up with Jet singer songwriter & guitarist Nic Cester during a little touring downtime for him in Italy. Jet have been touring their Get Born 20th anniversary tour and issued a re- release vinyl release of the album and a new single – “Hurry Hurry,” with a b-side titled “Un’avventura as a little appetizer while they continue to work on an upcoming album. Nic shared some interesting insights into w...
Send us a text Ben Steadman & Diamond Dave bring you a Splash Stories Halloween Special with guitar maestro Mark Gemini Thwaite before he releases his new record with SEVENDIALS and prior to his tour with the Wonder Stuff ..the man gets around as he shares his Splash Story covering all that groundbreaking music he's made over the years ... SEVENDIALS, who’s three members CHRIS CONNELLY, BIG PAUL FERGUSON AND MARK GEMINI THWAITE are best known for their work over the last 5 decades w...
Send us a text Splash Stories caught up with Mary Byker well known for his work as the lead singer of Gaye Bykers on Acid, Pop Will Eat Itself, Pigface and Apollo 440 and as a record producer and DJ/MC. We spoke just before he headed off to pick up his new pair of glasses before the start of the Gaye Bykers on Acid's Intermittent Fasting Tour which kicks off 5 Sept 2024 . GBOA released two indie chart-topping singles, “Everythang's Groovy” and “Nosedive Karma” on In-Tape records ...
Send us a text Welcome to another Splash Story. This month Ben Steadman & Diamond Dave are joined by Kav Sandhu of Happy Monday's who joined Splash Stories from New York for a superb and heartfelt interview to talk about his Blitz Vega Band with the Smith's bass player Andy Rourke, his passing and plans to tour the album ‘Northern Gentleman’, which was released on what would have been Andy's birthday January 17 2024 . The single Love City was released in May 2023. Propelled by ratt...
Send us a text Dale Crover shares his Splash Story with myself and Diamond Dave and he's one hell of a laid back good humoured guy. He tells us he's fabulous ! He had a rough time of it sometime back having to undergo an emergency spinal surgery operation so that's good to hear. Not for the faint hearted but he's a Melvin right! On tour with Ministry after the Pandemic led to two drummers on The Tarantula Heart album with influences by PIL's Flowers of Romance and a new way of working ...
Send us a text Your Splash Stories hosts Ben Steadman & Diamond Dave caught up with the whirlwind that is Frank Turner for his Splash Story. After disbanding post hardcore band Million Dead in 2005 punk folk rocker Frank Turner is well on the way to performing 3000 shows . He releases his self produced 10th album Undefeated - "a record about survival & defiance with a sense of fun "on May 3 2024. The album was recorded at his home on Mersea Island Essex backed by The Sleep...
Send us a text Splash Stories caught up with Mel Gaynor just after his opening show at The Water Rats London Kings X - The Splash Club's original venue back in the 90's...�� For background... Mel was Simple Minds Drummer & has played alongside Elton John, Lou Reed, Tina Turner, Meat Loaf, Kirsty MacColl, Orange Juice, Peter Gabriel, The Pretenders, Gary Moore, Jackson Browne, Little Steven, Goldie, Robert Palmer, Joan Armatrading & has sold over 60 million records during his 35...
Send us a text Republica are back ! Ben Steadman & Diamond Dave caught up with Saffron on Splash Stories to talk past present and future. Saffron's a real gem and her love for life so infectious. Catch Republica on live dates and festivals in the coming months and Saffron on the Britpop Classical tour live with orchestra https://republicaofficial.bandcamp.com/album/new-york https://www.facebook.com/officialrepublica/?locale=en_GB ...
Send us a text Splash Stories dived in at the deep end with Katie Puckrik - dancer, performer, broadcaster writer and so much more besides. She danced in the 80's with Royal Ballet Punk Michael Clark, on the Pet Shop Boys tour in '91, hit UK notoriety hosting Channel 4’s The Word in the 1990s , created and hosted the British television talk show Pyjama Party and is now fronting The Lust For Life Album Tour on vocals joining Blondie drummer, Clem Burke, former Sex Pisto...
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