Known Pleasures
Known Pleasures takes a look at the highly influential music that washed up in the wake of the seismic splash that was punk. Call it post-punk, or new wave, but from 1978 to 1984 bands like Siouxsie and the Banshees, PiL, Gang of Four and Joy Division were re-defining what was possible in this brave new musical landscape of machines, rhythms and electronics. In turns affectionate, amusing and anecdotal, our own Gang of Three former amateur indie musicians dissect the albums, songs and tours that made this experimental era one of the most important in rock history, scattering their own personal recollections and insights amongst the facts along the way.
Ever wondered why The Cure’s Robert Smith was playing two shows a night in different bands, where a bridge for suicidal dogs in Scotland fits in to the Talking Heads story, or how the Human League’s Phil Oakey started a nipple piercing craze? We’ll tell you, and more.
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Previous Episodes
- Known Pleasures Ep 58 - Midge Ure (Ultravox) Interview 01.08.2025
- Known Pleasures Ep 57 - Barry Andrews (Shriekback) Interview 06.07.2025
- Known Pleasures Ep 56 - Steve Kilbey (The Church) Interview 26.06.2025
- Known Pleasures Flexidisc - Video Killed The Radio Star 05.04.2025
- Known Pleasures Ep 55 - The Smiths (10 x Songs) 07.02.2025
- Known Pleasures Flexidisk - 12 x New Wave Xmas Songs 23.12.2024
- Known Pleasures Ep 54 - Ken & Cathy (Deckchairs Overboard) Interview 09.12.2024
- Known Pleasures Flexidisc - Graham Parker & The Rumour 25.11.2024
- Known Pleasures Ep 53 - Lindy & Amanda (The Go Betweens) Interview 28.10.2024
- Known Pleasures Flexidisc - Cloudland Ballroom 16.10.2024
- Known Pleasures Flexidisc - I Don't Like Mondays 13.09.2024
- Known Pleasures - Ep 52 Craig Hooper Interview 07.08.2024
- Known Pleasures Ep 51 - The Pretenders 13.06.2024
- Known Pleasures Ep50 - Best Of Compilation 25.04.2024
- Known Pleasures Ep 49 - New Order 06.04.2024
- Known Pleasures Ep 48 - Hugh Cornwell (The Stranglers) Interview 23.02.2024
- Known Pleasures Flexidisc - Come On Eileen 22.01.2024
- Known Pleasures Flexidisc - Empires & Dance 03.01.2024
- Known Pleasures Ep 47 - Phill Calvert (The Birthday Party) Interview 06.12.2023
- Known Pleasures Ep 46 - Bruce Foxton (The Jam) Interview 23.11.2023
