Indie band Bugeye take you an amusing journey with tales of music legends and new music discoveries. Expect tales of glory, glamour, addiction, the underdog, murder, suicide, consiracy theories and darn good music.
Bugeye are Angela Martin, Paula Snow, Kerrie Smith and Grace Healy with guest background comments from Julia Woollams.
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Paula and Angela look at the meaning behind Katy’ Perry’s song ‘Firework’ alongside random facts about Bonfire night. They then go down a darker path of true crime with Neko Case’s song ‘Deep Red Bel…
This week Angela and Kerrie look at the stories behind songs about revenge. Featuring: You’re So Vain by Carly Simon, How do you sleep by John Lennon, I Did What I did For Maria by Tony Christie and …
This week is our 52nd episode and our theme is songs with numbers in the title. Expect tales of Bob Dylan’s most vile song, love potions, social commentary with Across 110th Street, and anti-war song…
This week we talk about absolute legends, Dolly Parton and Charley Pride. Expect truly inspirational stories of rags to riches, socking it to the man and new music from Maya Lakhani and Portobello Ex…
This week we are joined by special guests, ARXX, for a Brighton special podcast where we talk Riot Grrl band Huggy Bear and King George the IV, underground tunnels, a 40 foot music room and more!
New …
This week we celebrate four feminist anthems and the stories behing them, including queen of soul Aretha Franklin ‘Respect’, Taylor Swift ‘The Man’, Bikini Kill ‘Feels Blind’ and the Spice Girls ‘Wan…
This week we’re talking about songs that feature animals in the title. From ‘Bat out of hell’ by Meatloaf to Princes ‘When Doves Cry’ – we look at the stories behind the songs and amusing facts about…
Join us for the tales of Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix with special guest, Holly from the band Berries. Expect random facts about doors, and too much wine.
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This week we are talking about two artists known for their sexy songs inspiring many a couple to hop into the sack. We’re talking about the absolute legend and empress of blues, Bessie Smith and the …
This week the show’s theme is songs with a day of the week in the title. We tell you the story of ‘I don’t like Mondays’ by Boomtown Rats, U2’s ‘Sunday Bloody Sunday’, Friday I’m in Love’ by The Cure…
Kezza and Two-Keys talk about two key festivals that marked important moments in the Counterculture movement of the 60s and 70s. Kerrie explores some fun facts and stories from the most famous festiv…
This week it's all about keeping it local with stories from where we live. Paula talks about the legendry Crystal Palace Bowl and Bob Marley & The Wailers performance. Angela heads across the Thames,…
It’s blue January hence this week’s theme focusing on songs with the colour blue in the title. This week we talk about 'Blue Suede Shoes' by Elvis, 'Blue' by Joni Mitchell, 'Mister Blue Sky' by Elect…
This week Paula and Angela celebrate the anniversary of David Bowie’s final studio album, ‘Blackstar’, and the hidden messages within the artwork and also his birthday. The 8th of January isn't only …
WARNING: There are words in the story of Fairytale of New York that some people may find offensive.
Merry Christmas! This week, join all fours member of Bugeye as we tell you the stories behind your m…
This week Kerrie and Angela mix music with true crime and cover the tragic shooting of John Lennon and the ridiculous kidnapping of Frank Sinatra Jr. Expect laughs and tears as we recap the stories …
Ahoy Matey! This week we tell you the story of Pirate Radio Station, Radio Caroline with special guest Charlie Ashcroft from Amazing Radio.
Radio Caroline which launched in the 60s in reaction to the …
This week’s theme is songs about masturbation including Cindy Laupers ‘She Bop’, Orgasm Addict by Buzzcocks, I touch myself by Divinyls, B.O.B by Macy Gray and Billy Idol’s Dancing with myself. We di…
Kerrie and Grace venture further afield to explore stories from the world of music outside of Europe and North America. We explore the tragic but fascinating story of the thriving Cambodian Rock scen…
Angela and Paula are joined this week by Pete Darrington and Sarah Lay from one of the UKs most exciting labels, Reckless Yes. We explore the year 2016 in music from Beyonce to Parque Courts and how …