John Girgus's guest appearances

John Girgus

Live at dublab

WEFOUNDNEWMUSIC with Grant Owens

In Conversation

C86 Show - Indie Pop

Kevin Haskins

Brian Eno

Colin Blunstone

Colin Newman

Lucy Porter

Lou Reed

Jim Jones

David Thomas

Dave Hopkins

James Dean

Ron Johnson

David Clark

John Gill

Michael Grecco

Matt Black

OwlTail

John Cooper Clarke

John Girgus from the bands Aberdeen, Languis &amp; Legendary House Cats had the opportunity to “interview” John Cooper Clarke for dublab. Here is what he had to say: What hasn’t already been said about the great John Cooper Clarke? What already hasn’t been asked? More in the UK, but here to a degree, there has been no recent shortage of interviews with the original Punk Poet. So instead of a safe and formal interview, the idea was to try a get a more informal banter, something maybe any sensible fan would do if given the opportunity. What I was admittedly a little too nervous to convey at the start of this phone call from the man who’s works span five decades, was that I grew up an inherent fan of punk, post-punk, more importantly big hair and black jeans (values I hold dear to this day). I thought I had most of Manchester’s major exports covered… Maybe partly due to the fact that he wasn’t really making records for the period I began buying them, I completely missed him. So when the the black clad mess of hair and shades graced the screen for the 2007 Joy Division biopic, ‘Control’ later on, I was an instant fan. The look and the style adopted by the icons of my formative years with intelligence and realism to which I can still relate. And I laughed at least every minute. Everything I have ever heard anybody say since, proven true in that moment. I Googled clumsy terms ‘spoken word control joy div’, and found handfuls of stray mp3s, videos, but even eBay could be scant. I listened to what I could find, and as they say, when you met someone who knew, they knew… By then, from what must surely be a mix of pure will, luck, raw talent, and a great PR team, the poet was enjoying a full renaissance at home and recognition as a national treasure. He’s on tests, talk shows, and the Arctic Monkeys turned on of his well-known pieces into a #1 chart hit, and plays the Royal Albert Hall. Last year, when his first US visit in my lifetime touched down at Downtown LA bar La Cita (a place I’ve DJed) it was nothing short of a miracle. Lucky for us, that turned out not only to be a one time occurrence, and with an 11 date US tour, dublab’s Alejandro thought for some reason, the two of us might have an interesting conversation. After nearly chickening out (pun so intended), I instead just dialed the number with a degree of fearlessness deserved by someone who used to open punk shows with nothing but a microphone. A graciously casual conversation from the rackety Mob Museum in Las Vegas followed… I really couldn’t have hoped for a nicer legend to get the chance to chat with.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dublab-inconversation/support

John Girgus from the bands Aberdeen, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Languis/298593070195167" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Languis</a> &amp; <a href="https://thelegendaryhousecats.bandcamp.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Legendary House Cats</a> had the opportunity to “interview” John Cooper Clarke for dublab. Here is what he had to say: What hasn’t already been said about the great <a href="http://johncooperclarke.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">John Cooper Clarke</a>? What already hasn’t been asked? More in the UK, but here to a degree, there has been no recent shortage of interviews with the original Punk Poet. So instead of a safe and formal interview, the idea was to try a get a more informal banter, something maybe any sensible fan would do if given the opportunity. What I was admittedly a little too nervous to convey at the start of this phone call from the man who’s works span five decades, was that I grew up an inherent fan of punk, post-punk, more importantly big hair and black jeans (values I hold dear to this day). I thought I had most of Manchester’s major exports covered… Maybe partly due to the fact that he wasn’t really making records for the period I began buying them, I completely missed him. So when the the black clad mess of hair and shades graced the screen for the 2007 Joy Division biopic, ‘Control’ later on, I was an instant fan. The look and the style adopted by the icons of my formative years with intelligence and realism to which I can still relate. And I laughed at least every minute. Everything I have ever heard anybody say since, proven true in that moment. I Googled clumsy terms ‘spoken word control joy div’, and found handfuls of stray mp3s, videos, but even eBay could be scant. I listened to what I could find, and as they say, when you met someone who knew, they knew… By then, from what must surely be a mix of pure will, luck, raw talent, and a great PR team, the poet was enjoying a full renaissance at home and recognition as a national treasure. He’s on tests, talk shows, and the Arctic Monkeys turned on of his well-known pieces into a #1 chart hit, and plays the Royal Albert Hall. Last year, when his first US visit in my lifetime touched down at Downtown LA bar La Cita (a place I’ve DJed) it was nothing short of a miracle. Lucky for us, that turned out not only to be a one time occurrence, and with an 11 date US tour, dublab’s Alejandro thought for some reason, the two of us might have an interesting conversation. After nearly chickening out (pun so intended), I instead just dialed the number with a degree of fearlessness deserved by someone who used to open punk shows with nothing but a microphone. A graciously casual conversation from the rackety Mob Museum in Las Vegas followed… I really couldn’t have hoped for a nicer legend to get the chance to chat with.--- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dublab-inconversation/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dublab-inconversation/support</a>

John Cooper Clarke — In Conversation with John Girgus for dublab (05.01.15)

Aberdeen special with John Girgus   The band formed in 1992 and in 1994 released two singles on the seminal British label Sarah Records; they were one of the only American acts on Sarah. Aberdeen also released recordings through Sunday Records and guitarist and co-founder's own label The Tremolo Arm Users Club. They disbanded shortly after Sarah Records folded. They reformed in 2001, signed to Tremolo, and released a full-length album, Homesick and Happy to be Here, two singles, and a maxi-CD (see discography below).   In 2002, the band embarked on a US tour with Robert Wratten, playing solo acoustic performances as Trembling Blue Stars. In 2003, the band again played with Robert but as Trembling Blue Stars for a series of Los Angeles shows at Cafe Club Fais Do-Do.   Possibly the band's biggest exposure came when one of their songs, 'Sink or Float' was featured on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The song was also included on the UK edition of the series's second soundtrack album, Radio Sunnydale.

Aberdeen special with John Girgus The band formed in 1992 and in 1994 released two singles on the seminal British label <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Records" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sarah Records</a>; they were one of the only American acts on Sarah. Aberdeen also released recordings through <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sunday_Records&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sunday Records</a> and guitarist and co-founder's own label The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tremolo_Arm_Users_Club&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tremolo Arm Users Club</a>. They disbanded shortly after Sarah Records folded. They reformed in 2001, signed to Tremolo, and released a full-length album, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homesick_and_Happy_to_be_Here" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Homesick and Happy to be Here</a>, two singles, and a maxi-CD (see discography below). In 2002, the band embarked on a US tour with Robert Wratten, playing solo acoustic performances as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trembling_Blue_Stars" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Trembling Blue Stars</a>. In 2003, the band again played with Robert but as Trembling Blue Stars for a series of Los Angeles shows at Cafe Club Fais Do-Do. Possibly the band's biggest exposure came when one of their songs, 'Sink or Float' was featured on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_(TV_series)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Buffy the Vampire Slayer</a>. The song was also included on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UK</a> edition of the series's second soundtrack album, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer:_Radio_Sunnydale_-_Music_from_the_TV_Series" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Radio Sunnydale</a>.

Aberdeen with John Girgus