This episode features the Band The Members. They were formed in Surrey, England, in the summer of 1977, the Members played at the Roxy and all the other Punk clubs on the london circuit. The original band were:-

Nicky Tesco (vocals),

Jean-Marie Carroll (guitar),

Nigel Bennett (guitar),

Adrian Lillywhite (drums),

and Chris Payne (bass)

Their first Record Solitary confinement was releases on Stiff records in 1978 and is now a collectors item they then signed to Virgin Records Their first Virgin single, The Sound of the Suburbs, reached #12 in the Uk charts selling 250,000 copies in 3 months (it has since sold 1,000,000 copies). Whilst they are probably best known for this single they had so much more and continue to record and tour today. The Episode explores, with JC Carroll, their story from back in the days of Ounk right through to the tragic death of Nicky Tesco and what they are doing now and what they did in the break before the reunion. If you've only heard of Sound Of The Suburbs then this episode shares more of their music and shows what a wide variety of songs in their catalogue. If you want to know more their website is www.themembers.co.uk

The Uncharted Sounds Website can be found at www.uncharted-sounds.co.uk

The Interview with JC Carroll starts at approx 24 minutes.

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Echobelly are a band formed in 1992 and were integral to the britpop era of the 90's. Its a testament to their fan base and their music that they are still active today and are due to go out on a 30th anniversary tour of their album ON (Tickets available via https://www.seetickets.com/search?q=echobelly). Their website also has all the details https://www.echobelly.com/

This episode features a short biography of the band and the interview with Sonya and Glenn starts around the 20.03 minute mark of the episode. Sonya and Glenn share the Echobelly story, their height of the single Great Things which reached no 13 in the UK charts and their story after that including their most recent work. They are open and honest about the music industry and have a genuinly fascinating story and if you want to know the background around britpop then its all here on this episode. As always Noel & I would love to hear your feedback either via the podcast platform or the e-mail address unchartedsoundspodcast@gmail.com.

Interview with Sonya and Glenn Starts at 20:03 minutes into the Episode.

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Episode 26 features another one of our specials featuring an interview with Steve Diggle of Buzzcocks. for the few that perhaps aren't familiar, Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band that singer-songwriter-guitarist Pete Shelley and singer-songwriter Howard Devoto formed in Manchester in 1976. Devoto left the band in 1977 and formed Magazine.

The classic lineup of Shelley, Steve Diggle (guitar), Steve Garvey (bass) and John Maher (drums) recorded Buzzcocks' first three albums, after which the band broke up in 1981. The band reunited in 1989 and released six more albums before Shelley's death in 2018 – Aged 63. The band has remained active, being anchored by long-time guitarist Diggle, who has since also assumed lead vocal and songwriting duties. The band's tenth album, Sonics in the Soul was released in 2022.

The bands UK Chart History so far – 7 Uk Top 40 Singles, 9 Top 75 Singles, 3 UK Top 40 Albums,

Steve chats to the podcast about all aspects of the band right from the beginning through to the story of whats going on now, its a brilliant interview with so many great stories from someone who was there right at the beginning of punk.

The interview starts at 19:49 mins after a brief biography of the band. We hope you enjoy this one as much as we did chatting to Steve.

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