Misadventures in Music with Ian Prowse & Mick Ord

Kirkby's finest, China Crisis, are the guests in this month's Misadventures in Music podcast with Ian Prowse and Mick Ord.  Eddie Lundon and Gary Daly founded the band in 1979 and notched up a string of hits in the album and singles charts in the 1980's. They're still going as strong as ever and regularly touring the UK and Europe.  Their candid tales of working with Walter Becker of Steely Dan and supporting and 'socialising' with David Bowie are the stuff of legend. Their musical influences might raise a few eyebrows (and smiles) as well. Oh yes, their sense of humour is as sharp as it ever was as you'll discover when you listen to this episode of Misadventures in Music.

This month in the Misadventures in Music podcast, Ian Prowse and Mick Ord throw the spotlight on Henry  Priestman, a founder member of top 80's band, The Christians, who's triple platinum-selling debut album was one of the must-have records of that era. Henry wrote or co-wrote ALL the songs on 'The Christians' but there's much,much more to his musical career as you'll discover.  A founder member of 70's cult Liverpool band Yachts, he went on to work with It's Immaterial and in latter years has forged a successful career as a singer-songwriter.  Henry's a natural storyteller with a sharp wit and an unbridled enthusiasm and love of songwriting. Indeed,he recently discovered 17 unreleased "lost" songs by Yachts on cassettes in his attic which he's cleaned up and digitised and which will be released on album later this year.Sit back, enjoy and be prepared to be entertained

If you were to ask a random selection of people, "What's the first thing that springs to mind when you think of Yoko Ono?" 'She was married to John Lennon' would probably be a common reply. If you then asked them what they know about her music, you'd either get blank looks or references to her screaming into a microphone like a banshee. In the new Misadventures in Music podcast Ian Prowse and Mick Ord hear from Yoko biographer Madeline Boccaro who's been following her career as closely as anyone on the planet since the sixties.Her critically-acclaimed book "in your mind - the infinite universe of yoko ono" aims to dispel a number of myths about the 91 year old artist, in particular that "she's just a screamer". Ian and Mick take a deep dive into Ono's music with Madeline in this Misadventures in Music podcast and emerge inspired and energised by this criminally misunderstood artist and ,yes, musician whose life story before and after John Lennon is simply jaw-dropping (in a good way). We trust you will be energised too.And maybe surprised. Enjoy."

Looking back, the early seventies can seem like a strange time musically in the UK and perhaps nowhere more so than Merseyside.  The NEXT BIG THING that we were all waiting for following the break-up of The Beatles hadn't emerged and a wide range of musical styles proliferated in the local pub and club scene.For a few years before 1977, Supercharge and Deaf School were leading the pack of bands tipped for bigger things. The former, led by the charismatic saxophonist Albie Donnelly played to packed audiences everywhere - their blues/rock/funk fusion going down well with club and college audiences. Signed by Virgin Records they had hit albums and singles in Australia and famously supported Queen at Hyde Park in front of an estimated 150-200,00 people.  The band's on-stage humour and antics were also a huge hit with audiences as anyone who saw them live will testify. Albie Donnelly's Supercharge is still going great guns in Germany and Holland and the 77 year old scouser has lost none of his passion for music or his wit, as Ian Prowse and Mick Ord discovered when they met up with him in the Liverpool Podcafe for the latest , unforgettable Misadventures in Music.