903 - New Wave pt 2 - OMD, Talking Heads, Kate Bush and the best New Wave album ever!
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          What is the greatest New Wave album of all time? Christopher and Tom (along with our special guest, Rob Preuss of The Spoons) break down the results of our recent listener survey.  They also answer the question: Is The Clash REALLY a new wave band??           Plus, we feature some amazing interview clips from the archives… David Byrne talks about creating the stage show for Stop Making Sense – and explains why his Canadian grade school education put him ahead of his American classmates! The great Kate Bush talks about her songwriting style The guys from Squeeze reveal some hilarious alternate album titles Joe Jackson talks about creating his masterpiece, “Night & Day” (and also provides the most awkward moment of the episode!) Plus interview with Martha & The Muffins, The Jam, Soft Cell and more! Famous Lost Words, hosted by Christopher Ward and Tom Jokic, is heard in more than 100 countries worldwide and on radio stations across Canada, including Newstalk 1010 Toronto, CJAD 800 Montreal, 580 CFRA Ottawa, AM 800 CKLW Windsor, 610 CKTB St Catharines, CFAX Victoria, AM1150 Kelowna and 91x in Belleville.  It is in the Top 20% of worldwide podcasts based on the number of listeners in the first week.
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