Splash Stories caught up with Mary Byker well known for his work as the lead singer of Gaye Bykers on Acid, Pop Will Eat Itself, Pigface and Apollo 440 and as a record producer and DJ/MC. We spoke just before he headed off to pick up his new pair of glasses before the start of the Gaye Bykers on Acid's Intermittent Fasting Tour which kicks off 5 Sept 2024 .
GBOA released two indie chart-topping singles, “Everythang's Groovy” and “Nosedive Karma” on In-Tape records before being signed to Virgin Records. In 1987 they released their debut LP “Drill Your Own Hole” which was the soundtrack to an ambitious film of the same name, & toured the US and Europe. During this time Mary made friends with Chicago’s infamous Cynthia plaster caster, played Glastonbury Festival, Roskilde, Supported the Red-Hot Chilli Peppers and undertook a memorable European tour with the Ramones and supported Motorhead in Hammersmith. This was followed by the Jon Langford produced critically acclaimed album “Stewed to The Gills” and Mary's favourite track: Harmonious Murder. Mary also played The Splash Club with Hyperhead. Don't miss this lovable rogue and his many memorable tales

Read the brilliant book Grebo!: The Loud and Lousy Story of Gaye Bykers on Acid and Crazyhead
https://www.amazon.co.uk/GREBO-Lousy-Story-Bykers-Crazyhead-ebook/dp/B09GW81NSP

Bykers music can be purchased at: https://gayebykersonacid.bandcamp.com

Tickets for upcoming Bykers shows: https://www.gayebykersonacid.co.uk/gigs

T-Shirts etc…can be purchased from https://www.gayebykersonacid.co.uk/merch

The Intermittent Fasting Tour Dates

05.09.2024 - Portland Arms- Cambridge

06.09.2024 - Esquires - Bedford

07.09.2024 - Bunkers Hill -Nottingham

08.09.2024 - Castle & Falcon- Birmingham

13.09.2024 - B2 Brickmakers- Norwich

14.09.2024 - Bournemouth

20.09.2024 - The Anchor-Canterbury

21.09.2024 - The Lexington-London

29.11.2024 - Green Door Store- Brighton

05.12.2024 - Duffy's - Leicester

06.12.2024 - Ivory Blacks- Glasgow

07.12.2024 - Cluny 2-Newcastle

13.12.2024 - Rebellion-Manchester

14.12.2024 – Huddersfield

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Splash Stories welcomes Chris Connelly talking from his home in Chicago for a memorable musical memoir amongst the streets the guts and the character of Edinburgh. His latest 8 track album 'The Lives and Loves of the Serial Homesick, Vol. 1' is a paean to his city- and a beautiful and profound one at that - capturing the essence of his love for it through his music his art and his heartfelt lyricism.. Each album comes with its own drawing created by Connelly himself.

In Connelly's words : " the album is rich with strong feelings of then and now, memories that may or may not be accurate, locations, events, friends and lovers. I want the listener to walk with me quietly through endless days and nights, through the streets of Edinburgh in the early 1980s, over the tenement rooftops, up the hills with cans of Red Stripe and a well stoked hash pipe. Sitting in the Wee Red Bar, Bannermans, The Gilded Balloon, or the Royal Circus. Playing endless nights of music with my beloved Fini Tribe, dancing at the Hoochie Coochie Club.
I miss it badly and have never felt at home anywhere except Edinburgh, where my soul continues to walk the New Town streets and climb the hills,"

Check it all out and enjoy his reminiscences too in our Splash Stories conversation

'Fini Chagall' https://youtu.be/JWBTtdYPDqM

'The Lives and Loves of the Serial Homesick, Vol. 1' album

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homesick-volume-1

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homesick-vol-1/1733352012

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LATEST RELEASES

'The Birthday Poems' album feat. Monica Queen (2022)

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'Eulogy to Christa: A Tribute to the Music & Mystique of Nico' (2023)

https://chrisconnelly.bandcamp.com/album/eulogy-to-christa

'SHELTA' EP (2023) https://chrisconnelly.bandcamp.com/album/shelta

'Fa Massa Calor (Live at Gman 2023)'

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Welcome to another Splash Story. This month Ben Steadman & Diamond Dave are joined by Kav Sandhu of Happy Monday's who joined Splash Stories from New York for a superb and heartfelt interview to talk about his Blitz Vega Band with the Smith's bass player Andy Rourke, his passing and plans to tour the album ‘Northern Gentleman’, which was released on what would have been Andy's birthday January 17 2024 . The single Love City was released in May 2023.

Propelled by rattling beats, pulsating buzzsaw bass and the elegantly wasted rush of classic ‘70s NYC punk, ‘Love City’ surges towards a frenetic finale and shows that Andy Rourke kept on expanding his horizons and delivering essential new music until the very end. Kav's assertive vocals lead the charge, his lyrics exalting the excitement and opportunities that come with his time living in the heart of LA.

Kav told Splash Stories "Love City is about experiencing your own individual journey but ultimately ending up in the same place / viewpoint as the people you meet along the way. You can look at it simply as the magic of a great night out where everything falls into place or a life journey which shapes the way you think. But hopefully it makes you smile a little, it’s a happy song.”

Love City joins the previous singles Disconnected ,Strong forever, LA Vampire and Lost & Found in previewing the ‘Northern Gentleman’ album. Titled in honour of Andy - the 10-track record documents the duo’s time together: a record informed by their creative connection, their brotherhood and the spirit of pushing on in the face of overwhelming challenges (Andy's illness & Covid lockdown) and which features Johnny Marr contributing on guitar.

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