May 11, 2026
Echo and the Bunnymen: Blinding the Audience for Art
<p data-path-to-node="0">In a desperate bid to look like we know what we are talking about, we have overhauled the format. This week, Andrew drags a bewildered Dr. Sam through 1980s Liverpool to discuss why a three time Oscar winner spent his youth hiding in a camouflage suit.</p> <p data-path-to-node="1">We are diving deep into:</p> <ul data-path-to-node="2"> <li> <p data-path-to-node="2,0,0"><strong data-path-to-node="2,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">The Scouse Trinity</strong>: Exploring the "Crucial Three".</p> </li> <li> <p data-path-to-node="2,1,0"><strong data-path-to-node="2,1,0" data-index-in-node="0">Julian Cope's Fear of the Floor</strong>: Why he performed on step ladders because he felt the floor was too dangerous.</p> </li> <li> <p data-path-to-node="2,2,0"><strong data-path-to-node="2,2,0" data-index-in-node="0">The Mysterious Drum Machine</strong>: The story behind the machine they called "Echo".</p> </li> <li> <p data-path-to-node="2,3,0"><strong data-path-to-node="2,3,0" data-index-in-node="0">The Big Lie</strong>: How they admitted the drum machine story was just a way to mess with journalists.</p> </li> <li> <p data-path-to-node="2,4,0"><strong data-path-to-node="2,4,0" data-index-in-node="0">"Caramelised Hair"</strong>: The era of sugar-styling that attracted swarms of flies and smelled like a burnt bakery.</p> </li> <li> <p data-path-to-node="2,5,0"><strong data-path-to-node="2,5,0" data-index-in-node="0">The Cosmic Gateway</strong>: The time Bill Drummond decided a manhole cover in Matthew Street was a cosmic gateway to Iceland.</p> </li> </ul> <p data-path-to-node="3">It is peak 80s chaos, involving more sugar and camouflage netting than a primary school bake sale in a war zone.</p> <hr data-path-to-node="4" /> <h3 data-path-to-node="5">Suggested Listening</h3> <ul data-path-to-node="6"> <li> <p data-path-to-node="6,0,0"><strong data-path-to-node="6,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">"The Killing Moon"</strong>: The one Ian McCulloch insists was written by God, though it is actually the intro to Space Oddity played backwards.</p> </li> <li> <p data-path-to-node="6,1,0"><strong data-path-to-node="6,1,0" data-index-in-node="0">"The Cutter"</strong>: The band at the absolute peak of their 80s powers.</p> </li> <li> <p data-path-to-node="6,2,0"><strong data-path-to-node="6,2,0" data-index-in-node="0">"People Are Strange"</strong>: The Joel Schumacher and Lost Boys payday produced by Ray Manzarek of The Doors.</p> </li> <li> <p data-path-to-node="6,3,0"><strong data-path-to-node="6,3,0" data-index-in-node="0">"Over the Wall"</strong>: A masterpiece from their very dark, silhouette-heavy period.</p> </li> <li> <p data-path-to-node="6,4,0"><strong data-path-to-node="6,4,0" data-index-in-node="0">"Brussels is Haunted"</strong>: The sound of the band in 2026, because they are still at it.</p> </li> </ul>
