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Curious Creatures

Lol Tolhurst & Budgie

Hosts Lol Tolhurst (The Cure) and Budgie (Siouxsie and the Banshees) explore post punk"s enduring legacy and contemporary relevance. Lol and Budgie welcome luminaries from all walks of life for revealing, yet relaxed conversation. Audience questions are answered at the end of each episode.

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38:07

Graham Elliot: Master Chef Extraordinaire

Curious Creatures ·

2022/10/13

Pulling Back the Curtain: Spicy…Lollapalooza and President Obama, all Presidents want to be chefs, All chefs want to be rock stars, do all Presidents want to be rock stars? Why is going to shows no Fun anymore?We stand at the turning point, no longer second guessing. Lol reveals the live ‘Holy Hour’ bell is the sound from the record Sweet….The Art of Cooking as a Creative force,Do chefs perform their big culinary hits like, ‘Sea-Urchin Ice Cream?’ How do we balance the set list?We are just a

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29:49

Justin Pearson Pt. 2: Straight Edge Foodies

Curious Creatures ·

2022/10/06

Landscape redefined by skateboarder Mason, Silva planned routines to Budgies drums It’s the space outside of the sound we’re chasin’ Cinematic for the Banshees and their chums Images influenced the sounds created Alfred Hitchock - Suburban Relapse The shower scene in Psycho, a shrine, gold-plated Herrmann’s score hitting every synapse. (Pause – aka: dead airtime – but not this time!) Charlie Mingus stressed the import of the notes un-played,PJ Harvey finds inspiration in a place un-stayed

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40:12

Justin Pearson: The Decline of Western Civilization?

Curious Creatures ·

2022/09/29

He’s a reasonable Philatelist, Not an Apathetic Nihilist He’s a Dead Cross massive influence for The Locust,He’s a Wild scene Iguana, No Tequila in Tijuana!He just picked up the monitor and tore off his thumb 4 pm is an angry time for NIN to be on stageThe Opposite of Love Is Apathy, Not Nihilism or Rage When Lol saw the same back in 76 and 77 He went down to his local pub to meet people already in Heaven.Love on one hand and Hate on the other, Apathy doesn’t fit Punk to Drunk, Humanity can’t

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23:45

‘Ere we go, Doin’ that Thang!!!

Curious Creatures ·

2022/09/22

Q:1 Anima Animus – says, “HAI!” and She asks,Was anything Left un-released? Was anything Right un-released? Q:2 Existential Edgar asks,Will IT ever See the light of day - Probably not - No titles available. Q:3 Thomas Jackson asks, (2 Presidents worth of questions!)Is all Quiet on The Eastern Seaboard?Has he really listened to every episode of Curious Creatures? Q:4 How many Sips of tea in our Curious Creatures Mugs? Q:5 Which songs turn up as B sides? Q:6 “Can you please speak my language?” From

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36:24

The Dandy Warhols Pt. 2: Sweeping It Under The Carpet!

Curious Creatures ·

2022/09/15

All the Burning Questions….Backwards chords and Arnold Layne? The Cure loved Captain Beefheart? Hippy music for The Dandys? But Not the Grateful Dead? From AC/DC to New Wave? All the Questions that Burned….A Strange Trip? Wire and Elastica? Suede and Wire? Who’s Who?Are Wire the New Cure?Reinventing The Wheel? And Burning the Questions….Unafraid to be Wrong? Genius or Gormless? Totally Wrong or Totally Right? And some Answers!Springsteen plays everything 30 times then it’s ready! Lol takes 10

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38:34

The Dandy Warhols Pt. 1: Strip Club Janitor

Curious Creatures ·

2022/09/08

The Dandy Warhols Pt. 1: Strip Club JanitorFeaturing:Courtney Taylor-Taylor as HimselfAnd Peter Holmström as Himself You’ll Never Believe it!David Bowie meets Andy Warhol - it’s a Horror story!Lol sees Stardust - it’s a Close Encounter!Budgie, Robert and Bowie get personal on the phone!Bob meets Dandy with a plan to takeover the World!The Cure staring at the Pacific Ocean.Robert and Severin’s blue cassette box Mystery.It’s Out of This World!Budgie and the Glass Spiders from Mars! The Creatures play

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34:29

Kevin Haskins Pt. 2: Follow Your Inner Moonlight;...

Curious Creatures ·

2022/09/01

We Start a band and Lose Ourselves - Relationships, Boundaries and Rights - Give us a Different Manner - Pictures of us as Babies - Physical Reaction to Mental Pains - The Roles we take that Change Us. The Internet let Budgie recall His 120 mins of Silence The better He Looked - The worse He felt Inside - South America 1995 - Budgie At the top of his Endgame.Freaky!We see ourselves yet not recognize ourselves - See the Reality yet doubt its Truth! We were different people. Recognition of the

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39:07

Kevin Haskins: Iggy Pop and The Fresh Face Kid

Curious Creatures ·

2022/08/25

Working Men’s Clubs and US Airforce BasesDrum Fills that We Never Forget. Kevin’s Punk Bands Paid their Dues in Pubs. Sunday Lunchtime - Bauhaus Play to Happy Families. The Cure had Competition in Neil Gaiman’s punk band Iggy Pop & Peter Murphy get Playful in NYC! Budgie Hit the Anvil - Kevin Smells the Poppers - Lol Keeps his Head Down Lol lost his Eyebrows in a Studio Fireball. Steven Morris - a lovely Humble Chap.Budgie talked while Steven planned the lights for the Blue Dot Jodrell Bank

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25:20

Flams and Zulu

Curious Creatures ·

2022/08/18

Budgie got his 1st rudiment from the film Zulu with Micheal Caine Flamming the spears on a shieldLol's rudiments came from the library Not exactly Buddy Riche's but the flavor ofLol's Triplets and Charlie Watts' hi-hat The harder you hit the drums the better the tone Budgie said . Lol just learnt the two hi-hat trick Budgie mimics the butterfly on a snare 4/4 or 3/4 and Lol's fineReggae helped Budgie get his style Buddy had the wrong haircut trying to out drum Animal!We learnt what we had to to

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34:00

Decorum Came Later

Curious Creatures ·

2022/08/11

What Letters have we got today? asks Lol with Soto Voice One from his brother with praise for Cured and parental tales of choice Budgie became a member of many clubs, to get letters in the post, TV21 was always best with Gerry Anderson as host Eugene Huffman loves the Podcast – he was always a Banshees Boy. But the Creatures’ Anima Animus has become his overwhelming Joy. The Banshees had a nucleus of Budgie, Sev and Sioux.The Creatures merged electric with brass and woodwind too Leonard Eto and

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26:55

Miles and MGT Pt. 2: Drinking and Food

Curious Creatures ·

2022/08/04

The Menu: Hors d’Ouvre:Maestro Chef - John McGeochGreat Guitarist’s Sleight of Hand Baffles Copyists!Soup and Champers - The Ultimate Hangover Cure (see also Haggis etc)Roadside Snack - Currywurst and Scotch Eggs!Lol in Graceland - Everything is Elvis Crazy ‘cept the Kitchen aka The Church Entrée:Graceland is Small - The Plane Lisa Marie is Small - Was Elvis Myopic? One Pre-Show Drink - Could a Great Gig Make! Robert Smith - Does His Onstage Drinks Routine Reveal an OCD? Dessert:Lol Wonders if

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43:47

Miles and MGT: The Road of Happy Destiny Pt. 1

Curious Creatures ·

2022/07/28

Miles wanted to be a trucker, zooming around the world.Budgie and Lol always Up front with the bus driver. Miles was a drummer!All drummers are friends and everyone that works on Curious Creatures is a drummerMark Gemini Thwaite aka MGT jams with Tricky and The Creatures and also played with Lol and The Curse for charityMiles three favorite drummers Lol, Budgie and Pete de Freitas !Miles stopped playing drums like Budgie and Lol - too exhausting !Steve and his blog likes the violin Miles says F*&K

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30:41

The Threads That Weave Through Time and The Austin,...

Curious Creatures ·

2022/07/21

1st - a story about a teacher. 2nd - a magic ephemeral feeling. 3rd - Music be the thread that weaves through time. 4th - There Was No Question - But We Found One 5th - Lol, Robert and Micky D., loved their English teacher. 6th - Budgie performed Kes for the English class 7th - Favourite Pub? The George for Lol - The War Room in ‘Ye Cracke’ for Budgie. 8th - Japanese Whispers - The Upstairs Room is Lol’s favourite, those beautiful London dawn mists. 9th - The gatefold poster of Lol and Robert

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35:57

Olivia V: All Things Nice ‘N Sleazy!

Curious Creatures ·

2022/07/14

Dedicated to: Pete Shelley (17 April 1955 – 6 December 2018)Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve?)The Curated '90s gave way to a Rebirth of Internet Rock ‘n Roll - Myspace and Tumblr. Is Indie Sleaze a way of being performance-based with serious Gusto!?T.V.O.D.Live Energy. DIY bands. Punk Revisited. When an Online blog with Trashy Aesthetics were Off the wall. M.I.A.Olivia's mum and Budgie come from Liverpool!Olivia Comes of Age in Toronto 2000 when Pot Heads Rule! Olivia’s Progress -

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31:19

Dusty Chudda!

Curious Creatures ·

2022/07/07

What Shall We Do with A Drunken Sailor? – (Make them Clean the Carpets!)It was 20 years ago today! Seven Year Itch at Coachella 2002. Q.) Where did we leave our Hearts & Where do the Flowers Grow so Very High?A.) San Francisco – Fave Venues - The Warfield and The I-Beam Lol and Budgie wannabe Steve McQueen in What Film? The American Dream is our future and Billy idol uses Lol’s Optometrist The state of California is Budgie’s favourite venue!?! but who said, ‘California is not a Place, it’s a State

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43:32

Josh Klinghoffer: The Emotional Connections (How Not...

Curious Creatures ·

2022/06/30

THE EMOTIONAL CONNECTIONS – (How Not To Be Alone)The Red Hot Chili Peppers - Eddie Vedder - Pearl Jam - Morrisey - Dot Hacker and Pluralone Does Josh Leave LA or Tour with Sparks? - Is This Town Not Big Enough?Josh as Young and Lucky, Shy but Open to Saying, Yes – I Can!The Perils of Looping, Feeding the Squirrels and Answering the Telephone.Is Josh Living Life in Reverse?Josh and Budgie just wanted to say Hi to their Heroes / Josh Stays True to His Inner ChildLol had a Hand in Josh’s Hall of Fame

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31:27

Bonus Episode: Lol and Budgie Talk To Harold Selves!

Curious Creatures ·

2022/06/23

BEING RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW! – (What it was like, what happened and what it’s like now.)Budgie discovered the Chill Out Zone with Ben Juno Reactor.Lol discovered his Brave New World post Cure.How our Rolls have Changed. We simply have to have all the GEAR!! Football – Squash – Motorcycles or Bowling – We Have to have the Correct Shoes!Lol went Skiing, (Skiing not Surfing) Budgie played Golf.Drumming is like riding a bicycle once you learn you never forget. Life Changed and Drums came to The

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40:42

Juju: Siouxsie and The Banshees

Curious Creatures ·

2022/06/09

Early Prophets of Dark Deviant Magic & Voodoo (Siouxsie sings about sick serial killers and surveillance cameras.) Lol introduces:Nightshift as John McGeoch’s Finest hour.Its Shimmering Tension - a Simmering Sizzling Juggernaut. If Budgie was forced to choose, Nightshift would be his finest hour too! Lol says,“Budgie reintroduced the ride cymbal back into the lexicon of drumming, without that ride cymbal it would be nothing! A sinister sexy cauldron swirling around.”Budgie blushes and shares his

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24:35

1977: The Man Who Fell to Earth - David Bowie - Low

Curious Creatures ·

2022/06/02

And how it was that….Lol didn’t revere HIM until Low.How HE was L’Homme Existential with the Hennaed hair .Budgie remembers HIM making the duffel coat cool. HIS music and lyrics.HIS harmonica on Low returns on Blackstar.‘What In The World’…Briny Eggs Wrapped in Offal downed with Halves of Beer down the pub!(To be said very fast after drinking a yard of ale)‘Sound’…the Glam drummer from the Spiders and Woody Woodmansey’s U-Boat Panic in Detroit and Rebel Rebel, Sowing the Seeds of Punk. Glam rock it

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24:52

1977: No Elvis, Beatles, or The Rolling Stones

Curious Creatures ·

2022/05/26

Lol's orange punk jacket and pants from the thrift store and pointy boots. The album that went with this outfit was the Clash’s first album. The picture on the back of the album is the Notting Hill Gate carnival. Lol is in it mentally and spiritually. “We’re a garage band, we come from Garageland.” The Stranglers on the college juke box for Budgie. For Lol, it was white punks on dope on the college juke box. Janie Jones was the track for Budgie on The Clash album. The lyrics were it for Budgie. The

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