60 Minutes or less - Episode 58 - Hey Colossus

Welcome to ’60 Minutes or less’ - a podcast from Birthday Cake For Breakfast - where for episode 58, I’m chuffed to feature an interview with Chris Summerlin and Joe Thompson of Hey Colossus!

Formed when yours truly was still in short trousers, Hey Colossus have been ripping it for 20+ years, in that time featuring shapeshifting line-ups, at one point even featuring a guest turn from the late Mark Lanegan on their 2020 album ‘Dances / Curses’.

Outside of the band - or rather, parallel to the band - Joe and Chris also run Wrong Speed Records, a truly DIY label that’s put out records from Hey Colossus, alongside the likes of Big Break, Objections and Colossal Squid.

In February 2026, Hey Colossus released their latest album ’Heaven Was Wild’ - Their fifteenth studio album and one which the band have said felt like therapy. We caught up with the pair over Zoom at the start of 2026 to talk about the latest Hey Colossus record, as well as working with Mark Lanegan, comparisons to Billy Idol, being influenced by Glenn Danzig and the DIY ethos that keeps them ticking. We start however, with some technical issues, including an unexpected snippet of Talksport.

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