Gerry Bryant's guest appearances

Gerry Bryant

C86 Show - Indie Pop

Redd Kross

Patti Smith

Steve Howe

James Butler

Lucy Porter

Lou Reed

Jim Jones

David Thomas

Dave Hopkins

James Dean

Ron Johnson

David Clark

John Gill

Michael Grecco

Lesley Woods

OwlTail

Mega City Four special with Gerry Bryant in conversation with David Eastaugh  The group were officially formed in 1987 and the band's career started with performing gigs around their local town of Farnborough before making their vinyl debut in September 1987 with "Miles Apart"/"Running in Darkness". The single led to a round of gigs with fellow punk-influenced bands like Senseless Things and Snuff. "Miles Apart" and "Running" were reissued (separately) in 1988 on the independent label Decoy, along with the more melodic "Distant Relatives" and "Less Than Senseless". A healthy following latched on to them quickly, and by 1988 the group were performing to packed audiences on a regular basis. Continuing on their local success, the band would eventually release their 1989 debut album, Tranzophobia The band continued to tour extensively in the UK, Europe and North America, working with bands including Les Thugs, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine and Doughboys, amongst many others. The band's second studio album, Who Cares Wins, was released in 1990.[2] Extensive touring across Europe began again, with the band performing in the Reading Festival that year. Who Cares Wins was followed by a compilation album of their early 7" singles, called Terribly Sorry Bob (1991). The band subsequently moved to a major record label to record two further studio albums, Sebastopol Rd. (1992) (recorded by Jessica Corcoran at London's Greenhouse Recording Studios) and Magic Bullets (1993). This album produced the singles "Wallflower" and "Iron Sky", which both placed 69 and 48 in the UK Singles Chart respectively. After falling out with their record label, they moved to Fire Records to record their final studio album, Soulscraper (1996). In addition to their studio albums, the band also released a live album, a Peel Sessionsdisc, and a number of singles. The British music journalist, Martin Roach, wrote a biography of the band, Mega City Four: Tall Stories and Creepy Crawlies, published in 1993.

Mega City Four special with Gerry Bryant in conversation with David Eastaugh  The group were officially formed in 1987 and the band's career started with performing gigs around their local town of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farnborough,_Hampshire" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Farnborough</a> before making their <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gramophone_record" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">vinyl</a> debut in September 1987 with "Miles Apart"/"Running in Darkness". The single led to a round of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concert" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">gigs</a> with fellow <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_rock" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">punk</a>-influenced bands like <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senseless_Things" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Senseless Things</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snuff_(band)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Snuff</a>. "Miles Apart" and "Running" were reissued (separately) in 1988 on the independent label Decoy, along with the more melodic "Distant Relatives" and "Less Than Senseless". A healthy following latched on to them quickly, and by 1988 the group were performing to packed audiences on a regular basis. Continuing on their local success, the band would eventually release their 1989 debut album, Tranzophobia The band continued to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concert_tour" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tour</a> extensively in the UK, Europe and North America, working with bands including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Thugs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Les Thugs</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned%27s_Atomic_Dustbin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ned's Atomic Dustbin</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carter_The_Unstoppable_Sex_Machine" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doughboys_(Canadian_band)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Doughboys</a>, amongst many others. The band's second studio album, Who Cares Wins, was released in 1990.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega_City_Four#cite_note-Larkin-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[2]</a> Extensive touring across Europe began again, with the band performing in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading_and_Leeds_Festivals" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reading Festival</a> that year. Who Cares Wins was followed by a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compilation_album" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">compilation album</a> of their early 7" singles, called Terribly Sorry Bob (1991). The band subsequently moved to a major record label to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_recording_and_reproduction" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">record</a> two further studio albums, Sebastopol Rd. (1992) (recorded by Jessica Corcoran at London's Greenhouse Recording Studios) and Magic Bullets (1993). This album produced the singles "Wallflower" and "Iron Sky", which both placed 69 and 48 in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UK Singles Chart</a> respectively. After falling out with their record label, they moved to Fire Records to record their final studio album, Soulscraper (1996). In addition to their studio albums, the band also released a live album, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Peel#Peel_sessions" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peel Sessions</a>disc, and a number of singles. The British <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_journalism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">music journalist</a>, Martin Roach, wrote a biography of the band, Mega City Four: Tall Stories and Creepy Crawlies, published in 1993.

Mega City Four with Gerry Bryant