Bugeye's Rock, Pop, Rambles

We look at the life and work of Poly Styrene from X-Ray Spex and Celebrate 25 years of 'She Bop: The Definitive History of Women in Popular Music' by Lucy O'Brien who is also our special guest this w…

Welcome to our spooktastic halloween special. We take a look at the creepy curse of 70s films 'The Exorcist' and 'The Omen' plus 80s movies 'The Lost Boys' and 'The Shining'. We explore the stories a…

This week we, Angela and Kerrie, are joined by music journalist and author of 'So Much For The 30 Year Plan', Therapy? The Authorised Biography, by Simon Young. We explore stories from the book, Simo…

This week Angela and Paula take a ramble back to 1983, deemed as the most exciting year for music in the 80s, and one that would see the launch of many a future legend. We roll up our sleeves and dig…

This week we take you through our glittering top ten songs influenced by literature.  Expect some of the usual suspects such as Kate Bush, Gary Numan and David Bowie, with a few surprise pop-ups alon…

Angela and Paula get down to the nitty gritty of the 00's from the panic of Y2K to the failed diamond heist. We explore PJ Harveys award winning album 'Stories of the city, stories of the sea', and t…

Angela and Kerrie bring you this weeks episode with special guest, founder of Loud Women, guitarist from I, Doris, and all round good egg, Cassie Fox.

We roll up our sleeves and get stuck into the wo…

Angela is joined this week by graphic designer, Julia Woollams. They explore the legendary album artwork of Storm Thorgerson which includes Pink Floyd, The Cranberries and Muse, to name but a few. T…

This week Angela and Paula explore the songs the BBC loves to ban. From Sex Pistols to Abba we do a run down of our favs axed from the airwaves over the years, some of which are quite frankly bizarre…

This week Angela and Paula talk the 808 drum machine and it's impact on music, as well as Donna Summers 'I Feel Love' and how it changed dance music FOREVER! They are also joined by special guest Te…

This week we are joined by special guest, Vick Bain, Former CEO of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, now PhD researcher into women's careers in the music industry and creator…

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EPISODE 23

Whatever happe…

This week Angela and Kerrie from Bugeye take a look at the careers of Cher and The Spice Girls with new music from Scarlet and The Crystal Furs.

Cher, Goddess of Pop, has amassed international fame no…

This week we look at transport themed songs from the likes of Joni Mitchell, 'Big Yellow Taxi' and Gary Numan 'Cars' to Queens 'Bicycle Race'. Expect fluffed lines, awesome music and laugh-out-loud m…

This week we're joined by special guest Caffy St Luce, the fairy godmother of rock, as we explore protest songs through the ages. Kerrie takes us back to the 1930s and what is believed to be one of t…

Join Kerrie and Angela for a chat about Charles Mason, the Mason Family Murders and his many connections to music. We also take a look at the origins of headbanging, crowd-surfing and moshing from he…

This week Angela and Grace tell the story of Phil Spector looking at his early life, his rise to fame, his demise and the murder of Lana Clarkson. It's a rollercoaster ride of the Wall of Sound, infl…

Angela and Kerrie talk conspiracy theories and explore the FBI investigation into 60s hit song Louie Louie by the Kingsmen. We also look at one hit wonders Spaceman by Babylon Zoo one of the fastest …

This week Angela is flying solo on the show and tells the story of Big Star who failed to establish popular acclaim in the 70s but went on to be one of the most influential bands of modern rock music…

This week we take a look at the lives of Etta James, one of the most dynamic soul singers of all time, and blues rock legend, Janis Joplin; her rise to fame and her tragic ending.

Our new music discov…