What a career Monty Oxymoron has had, and continues to have. We cover everything from the early days of Dr Spacetoad and Punk Floyd, his longstanding collaboration and friendship with Captain Sensible and his near 30-year stint with The Damned. And then there’s Monty’s parallel career as a psychiatric nurse. Strap in for a super interesting chat.

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Discussion topics covered during the show (links will open in new tab):  

Monty’s musical upbringing

For non-UK people: this is pirate radio

Slade in action, 1975

Soft Machine live, 1971

An encouraging letter from Kate Bush

Training as a psychiatric nurse

Monty’s amazing solo work and collaborations in full on Bandcamp

Joining Captain Sensible in Dr Space Toad Experience.

Monty’s Dr Space Toad Experience Keyboard Rig

Joining The Damned via Punk Floyd

Learning The Damned’s music

First gigs with The Damned

Tips for keeping things fresh and civil after nearly 30 years.

The Damned – Lovely Money

The Damned – Smash it Up at Wembley Arena 2018

Monty’s keyboard rig with The Damned

The Sumerian Kyngs in action

The Real Music Club in Brighton

Robert Rankin, Necrophenia and The Sumerian Kyngs

Recording process with The Damned

Monty nailing Is It A Dream with The Damned

Motorhead’s Lemmy and his view on keyboard players

Thoughts for younger players entering the industry

The influence of Monty’s parallel career in psychiatric nursing

On Kevin Ayers

The Sid Barrett Tribute at the Barbican – Bike

Safehouse Brighton – improvisation collective

Check out Monty’s album – Monty Oxymoron Plays The Songs of the Damned

Monty’s Substack (and don’t forget we have our very own!)

Desert Island Discs: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn – Pink Floyd, Uncle Meat – Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, Persian Surgery Dervishes – Terry Riley, N’Existe Pas! – Daevid Allen, The Black Album – The Damned.

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