Ep. 1: From Classroom To Clubs
For this debut episode of The Jamming! Fanzine Podcast, Tony Fletcher connects with three old friends who all played an important part in the Jamming! school days, and each of whom wrote an introductory piece for The Best of Jamming! book. They are Richard Heard, Jeni de Haart and John Matthews, and over the course of a lively group call, they discuss
- the onset of punk,
- the birth of Jamming and why John Matthews declined a role
- first gigs at The Marquee on Wardour Street
- a shared love of The Jam
- Jamming's eclectic tastes - including The Fall, Scritti Politti, Killing Joke and more
- attending the Setting Sons recording sessions
- Apocalypse
- selling fanzines at gigs
- being taught 'Teenage Kicks' on guitar by The Undertones
- the violence surrounding the tribalism of the late 1970s
- the influence of John Peel
- fave gig memories
- and why those years mattered so much and why they are all still friends
The Best of Jamming!: Selections and Stories from the Fanzine That Grew Up 1977-86 is published by Omnibus Press and available from all good book shops.on Sep 23 in the UK/EU, and Dec 2 in the rest of the world.
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