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Curious Creatures

By: Lol Tolhurst & Budgie
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  • 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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  • Peter Ulrich Pt. 2: But - We are Not The Kitchen Fairies!

    Peter Ulrich Pt. 2: But - We are Not The Kitchen Fairies!
    Apr 18 2024
    Intense but Brief! Lisa Gerrard followed by Liz Fraser Peter in Heaven with the Cocteau Twins Artwork for Goth and 4AD - Football is The Key Surely not - Australian rules football of course! Wheeltappers and Shunters Clubs! 3 gigs a night and it all paid off Budgie’s clubland experience leads the way The Essence of Punk was to throw away the rule book It was Rough Down Under & Lisa played Solo! Championing The Underdog! From Street fights to The Stage – Loyalty was demanded Peter was The Rock on which The Dead could Dance safely More Baptisms of Fire and Keeping the Money Tight Born to Drum or Drumming to be Born? The Beat Must Go On! Creating the Dance - We are The Disco Beat Clay Pots with Skin Heads – Got a Young Peter Hooked Lisa’s Percussion made Peter Heavier on The Drums 4AD had a Dead Drum Room – Wolfgang Press with Tom Jones. It’s Not Unusual to be Loved! Hairy Chested Medallion Man – Made us Determined to Change the World Conversations Never Heard – find Their Voice in the Present The Fallacy of Memory – Reveals the Duality of Events We are all of us Characters in Everyone’s stories! Back On The Bus Y’All – We’re Gearing up for The Road! ___ Respect: Wolfgang Preiss (27 February 1910 – 27 November 2002) ___ CONNECT WITH US: Curious Creatures: Website: https://curiouscreaturespodcast.com Facebook: @CuriousCreaturesOfficial Twitter: @curecreatures Instagram: @CuriousCreaturesOfficial Lol Tolhurst: Website: https://loltolhurst.com Facebook: @officialloltolhurst Twitter: @LolTolhurst Instagram: @lol.tolhurst Budgie: Facebook: @budgieofficial Twitter: @TuWhit2whoo Instagram: @budgie646 Lol Tolhurst x Budgie x Jacknife Lee: Facebook: @loltolhurstxbudgiexjacknifelee Twitter: @LolBudgieJCKNF Instagram: @lolxbudgiexjacknifelee Curious Creatures is a partner of the Double Elvis podcast network. For more of the best music storytelling follow @DoubleElvis on Instagram or search Double Elvis in your podcast app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    37 mins
  • Peter Ulrich Pt. 1: Three Unexpected Drummers!

    Peter Ulrich Pt. 1: Three Unexpected Drummers!
    Apr 11 2024
    Carpets and Bass Drums! Strokes of Luck that Changed our Lives The Cure became Judges with a bunch of Fives We all took numbers, and we all took a Name They were all unreadable when the next day Came The Journey is The Thing! Does anyone know the Way? There’s got to be a way Fake it to Make it, then Lock it away The Highs and Lows that made it Work Difficult relationships created the Quirk! The Bells are Ringing for me and My Pal! A Constant Support from the Chaos Outside The Rarity of Security was Peter’s Reality Thirty years of always being taken on a Ride Had Lol and Budgie seeking a safe place to hide Booking The Cooks! What the world don’t know, won’t hurt ‘em They were TOO Good Looking for OUR own Good Cheek bones to Die for, and Handsome on the inside Dead Can Dance - Cooler than Frankenstein’s Bride! ___ Respect: Elsa Sullivan Lanchester (28 October 1902 – 26 December 1986) ___ CONNECT WITH US: Curious Creatures: Website: https://curiouscreaturespodcast.com Facebook: @CuriousCreaturesOfficial Twitter: @curecreatures Instagram: @CuriousCreaturesOfficial Lol Tolhurst: Website: https://loltolhurst.com Facebook: @officialloltolhurst Twitter: @LolTolhurst Instagram: @lol.tolhurst Budgie: Facebook: @budgieofficial Twitter: @TuWhit2whoo Instagram: @budgie646 Lol Tolhurst x Budgie x Jacknife Lee: Facebook: @loltolhurstxbudgiexjacknifelee Twitter: @LolBudgieJCKNF Instagram: @lolxbudgiexjacknifelee Curious Creatures is a partner of the Double Elvis podcast network. For more of the best music storytelling follow @DoubleElvis on Instagram or search Double Elvis in your podcast app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 mins
  • Nabil Ayers Pt. 2: How Could We Not? – This Is the Time!

    Nabil Ayers Pt. 2: How Could We Not? – This Is the Time!
    Apr 4 2024
    Affairs of The Heart - an American Thing! Shifting perspectives, but Who Are We? When Confronted with the Evidence, What Is Reality? Everyone was there Except, the one Telling the Story! Every Picture tells a Story – but is it TRUE? How Do We keep Sane? Uphill both ways and lots of Old Man Sheet! We’re Still on the Road – Who’s making The Coffee? Grumpy Old Men? – No, we’re Coming Home! Disinfectant in the Morning – Not for the Faint Hearted! How Do We keep Healthy? The things you Find on Tour – and the Things you Don’t It’s 3rd Time Lucky to Discover All the Good Stuff Everyone’s Your Friend on Tour – Even the Ones who Aren’t Lydia Lunch & Marcy B Drive Lol down Sunset for Vitamin C Looking for Answers! The bar behind the Stage - Was it at The Fenix? Fisherman’s Wharf or Pikes Place Market? Home of The Slugs and The Edgewater Inn? San Francisco 1995 and Courtney Blows up Lolapolooza! Information Overload - Upchuck! Wow did we play it So Fast? Why do we play it So Slow! Can we Find an Easier way to Do that? Orange sparkle Gretsch – Brass shells and 26” bass drums? We come full circle – we’re back to Drums – All Drummers are Friends!! ___ Respect: D. H. Peligro - (July 9, 1959 – October 28, 2022) ___ CONNECT WITH US: Curious Creatures: Website: https://curiouscreaturespodcast.com Facebook: @CuriousCreaturesOfficial Twitter: @curecreatures Instagram: @CuriousCreaturesOfficial Lol Tolhurst: Website: https://loltolhurst.com Facebook: @officialloltolhurst Twitter: @LolTolhurst Instagram: @lol.tolhurst Budgie: Facebook: @budgieofficial Twitter: @TuWhit2whoo Instagram: @budgie646 Lol Tolhurst x Budgie x Jacknife Lee: Facebook: @loltolhurstxbudgiexjacknifelee Twitter: @LolBudgieJCKNF Instagram: @lolxbudgiexjacknifelee Curious Creatures is a partner of the Double Elvis podcast network. For more of the best music storytelling follow @DoubleElvis on Instagram or search Double Elvis in your podcast app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    40 mins
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Drumming up memories

Love Budgie and Lol interviewing fabulous individuals. Their colourful reminiscing. Question time. Insights into their new projects. Love this so much.

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