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This week we look to the stars for inspiration for our show theme. Oh yeah! We are talking about bands that have rock stars in them: Supergroups and Offshoots. A band consisting of well-known artists from other bands does not always equal great success. We dive into some of the more obscure supergroups and offshoots that didn’t break with huge mainstream success or stay around very long.

What is it we do here at InObscuria? Every show Kevin opens the crypt to exhume and dissect from his personal collection; an artist, album, or collection of tunes from the broad spectrum of rock, punk, and metal. This week we talk exclusively about Supergroups featuring famous solo artists and band members along with, Offshoots which are bands who contain the bulk of a previous incarnation of a famous band. Our hope is that we turn you on to something new.

Songs this week include:

1. Chequered Past – “A World Gone Wild” from Chequered Past (1984)
2. California Breed – “Midnight Oil” from California Breed (2014)
3. BackBeat Band – “Rock & Roll Music” from BackBeat – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1994)
4. Brides Of Destruction – “Brace Yourself” from Brides Of Destruction (2004)
5. Robin Trower - “Life On Earth” from BLT (1981)
6. Down ‘N’ Outz – “By Tonight” from My ReGeneration (2010)
7. Metal Allegiance – “Wait Until Tomorrow” from Metal Allegiance (2015)

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Glen Matlock was famously fired from the Sex Pistols for, supposedly, owning a Beatles record. Well, Glen has put that musical use to knowledge over the past 40 or so years. He's got a new solo album out called Consequences Coming that's just as angry and fun as any Pistols song. (Plus we talk about his work with Blondie and the recently concluded Iggy Pop tribute show.)

For more information, you can check out his website or follow him on his Facebook page.

Kevin Armstrong made his debut with David Bowie during Live Aid. No pressure there. He's written with Bowie and played with Iggy Pop on and off for several decades.

Now, Kevin is part of the all-star Lust For Life tour, featuring the Sex Pistols' Glen Matlock and Blondie's Clem Burke and others as they join together to play Iggy's classic "Lust for Life" all the way through, and then finish up the night with some of the best known songs from all the band members. It is happening right now in the UK. For more information, tickets and dates, check out the website.

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This week we travel back in time to the radical 80s when the 2nd British Invasion hit the States in the form of New Wave! However, we are exploring the true background of all these big pop hit makers; when they were PUNK! Whether you like this style of music or not, this is a fun exploration of the seedy underground beginning of some of the biggest 80s pop stars. 

This episode features songs with short track lengths and lots of, “No way! I can’t believe that’s ____”! It’s PUNK ROCK people! It’s fun and filthy and is where Kevin started down his path of music fanaticism. These songs are all firmly in the category of “Forgotten”. We hope we introduce to some tunes you may not have heard from these big New Wave hit makers.

Songs this week include:

1. Neon – “Information Of Death” from Obsessions EP (1982)
2. The Cure – “I Dig You” from I’m A Cult Hero (1979)
3. Beastie Boys – “Ode To…” from Polly Wog Stew EP (1982)
4. Joy Division – “Warsaw” from Substance 1977-1980 (1978)
5. The Go-Go’s - “Party Pose” from Return To The Valley Of The Go-Go’s (1979)
6. Generation X – “Ready Steady Go” from Generation X (1978)
7. Bananarama – “No Feelings (Sex Pistols)” from Party Party – The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1983)

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Gary Lachman is the author of many books about consciousness, culture, and the Western esoteric tradition, including Dreaming Ahead of Time, The Return of Holy Russia, Dark Star Rising: Magick and Power in the Age of Trump, Lost Knowledge of the Imagination, and Beyond the Robot: The Life and Work of Colin Wilson. 

He has written biographies of Carl Jung, Madame Blavatsky, Rudolf Steiner, Emanuel Swedenborg, P D Ouspensy, and Aleister Crowley. He writes for several journals in the US, UK, and Europe, lectures around the world and his work has been translated into more than a dozen languages. In a former life he was a founding member of the pop group Blondie and in 2006 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Before moving to London in 1996 and becoming a full time writer, Lachman studied philosophy, managed a metaphysical book shop, taught English literature, and was Science Writer for UCLA. He is an adjunct professor of Transformative Studies at the California Institute of Integral Studies. 

You can find Gary and his work at gary-lachman.com

Taking a trip through this week in Music History in less than 10 minutes. So, what happened between October 10th and 14th:

We buried John Bonham of Led Zeppelin, we heard Blondie perform in New York in 1974 and also in New York, in 1978, 'someone' killed Sid Vicious' girlfriend Nancy.

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NEWS

• Dan Slott and Mark Bagley team up on ‘Spider-Man’ ongoing series
• New X-Men 2099 team introduced in ‘Spider-Man 2099: Exodus’ #5
• The identity of the Symbiote Bedlam to be revealed in ‘Venom’ #9
• Comixology Head of Content Chip Mosher to step down
• Multi-immersive webcomic ‘DRAC: Son of Dante’ starts today
• Blondie comics project gets a release date and new deets
• Milestone Initiative’s Static to grace Alex Bowman’s NASCAR racecar
• Comichron has some new 2021 figures

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Sins of the Black Flamingo #1 (Andrew Wheeler, Travis Moore)
2. X-Men: Red (2022) #4 (Al Ewing, Juann Cabal, Andrés Genolet, and Michael Sta. Maria)

Nathan:

1. Ghost Cage #3 (Nick Dragotta, Caleb Goellner)
2. The Swamp Thing #14 (Ram V, Mike Perkins)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Mindset #1 (Zack Kaplan, John J. Pearson)

Dave - Variants #1 (Gail Simone, Phil Noto)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Starhenge: Dragon & Boar #1 (Liam Sharp)
2. Nathan: Batman #125 (Chip Zdarsky, Jorge Jiménez)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

• Dave: Batman 89 #6 (Joe Quinones)
• Nathan: Batman #125 (John Giang variant C)

Interview with Zack Kaplan to talk Forever Forward #1 - Out August 24

Art by Arjuna Susini with colors are by Brad Simpson and letters by Jim Campbell

1. For our readers, what is Forever Forward?
2. Do you have to create charts or a bulletin board to keep track of timelines/theories?
3. I’m pretty surprised to see a book identify the invading force when so many choose to keep that vague. What made you decide to go ahead and say, “This is who we’re fighting?”
4. There’s so much detail to the tech designs. How detailed was the lab description in the script? Same with the futuristic bits?
5. The first issue uses a lot of double-page layouts instead of conventional layout structures, what made you go that route?
6. Forever Forward is published under Scout, what made them the right publisher for this project?
7. What is it about science going horribly right?
8. Given the number of sci-fi stories you’ve got going this year alone, do you have a book of ideas that are yet untapped and how many good ideas are there?
9. Do you have any other projects you’d like to talk about today?

The Hall of Songs is filling up! The 63rd and 64th members are announced in this episode, in which Tim goes it alone and offers thoughts on the election at large. Songs released between 1976 and '82 were on the ballot this time out -- what do you think got in? What do you think got taken off the ballot?

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In episode 2 of 1980 the boys check out an iconic Billboard in addition to seeing who won big at the Grammy's. Was it Queen? Frank Sinatra? Pink Floyd? The host Paul Simon? The answer may surprise you. 

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The dynamic duo has returned. Chris joins Tim for this 27th election recap show, as they run down results and induct at least one track from the 1976-81 period into the Hall of Songs. Any more? You'll have to listen to find out. Plus, get Chris and Tim's Kentucky Derby picks. 

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One-half of the Hall of Songs crew is here for this show, which addresses the latest election to determine exactly which songs are the greatest of all-time. Tons of great tunes from 1976-80 (including "Good Times," "Heart of Glass," "Once in a Lifetime" and "I Will Survive") were up for induction, and you decided ... that more than one song would get in. Listen in to hear which songs became Hall of Songs members, and find out what new problems are bugging our host.

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On this episode Scott finds out he's flying solo and gives the audience a Pop Music Quiz!

Did any songs join the 48 already inducted into the Hall of Songs? Chris and Tim go over the results of the latest election, in which songs from 1976 to '79 battled against one another. Find out how the voters (you) voted, and listen to an impassioned plea by one of our hosts. You'll never guess which one.

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We got a little bloated, a little overboard over the past few episodes of Hall of Songs. So, let's clear the room and bring in the fun.

Submitted for your approval are our top-12 songs from 1978, when studio artistry was at an absolute peak, artists were crossing genres once again, and ultimately, the best songs were just plain fun. We have party jams, feel-good tunes, and rip-roaring rock. You'll enjoy this one.

After listening to Tim and Chris, VOTE for the greatest songs of all time! Songs from 1978, plus tunes from 1977, '76, '71 and '69 are up for a shot to make the Hall of Songs! Vote now at hallofsongs.com and come back on March 25, 2022, to find out which song or songs get in!

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