Show Notes
WKW has released their new album Men of Steel on CD, a feat which would have not been possible without so many generous pledgers. One of those pledge tiers got the benefactor an appearance on the show, and on this episode, we talk to the first two who purchased that option in the WKW Crowdfunding Campaign: Stuart Arnott and Tom Stieber. Between the two of them, we'll hear tales of gigantic record collections, surprise free shows during the Buffalo Skinners era, and the time Tony Butler performed at one of their homes. Plus, this show returns to our 90-minute roots! It's a bite-size Divide!
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Tom and Svein sit down to talk about Tom's latest EP, "No Better Dog." Tom shares his thoughts on the new songs and plays large portions of them for your amusement.
Scott Rowley is the author of the authorised biography "Stay Alive: The Life And Death of Stuart Adamson". Listen as Tom and Svein sit down with Scott for a chat about the book, uncovering many interesting stories from the making of the book as well as perspectives gained in the process.
The deep-dive series on the Wonderland EP/mini-album is finally reaching its end, as Tom and Svein delve into the song that shares its name with Big Country's debut album: The Crossing. You get comprehensive coverage of the song's origins and development, and everything else you expect from a Great Divide deep-dive. Have at you, and enjoy!
We have reached our 100th episode! The best possible way we could mark the occasion is with a definite Bruce Watson interview, where every activity and happening with the band is discussed. This includes tributes to Mike Peters, thoughts on the recent band split and the new line-up, the coming book and documentary, the chance for a 40th Anniversary edition of The Seer (including the Robin Millar mix), the Restless Natives musical, news on Eastworld (the coming b-sides/re-recordings album), unreleased songs from the Mike Peters years, as well as plenty of musings from your podcast hosts. Enjoy!
After two and a half years, Tom and Svein have finally arrived at the fourth song from their selection of songs from the Wonderland EP. Heart And Soul is one of the earliest Big Country songs, and it fascinates the hosts how much of the song would show up in later works thematically. Expect the usual deep-dive into the song's history, lyrics, and music.