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The Damned's drummer Rat Scabies talks about how he thought punk would never last, being influenced by jazz drummers, and why one album is usually enough, with Matt Everitt - soundtracked by Millie, The Who, Sweet, and MC5.

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Tue 2 Dec 2025 23:00

Music Played

  • The Damned

    Love Song

    • Big Beat.
  • Paavo Berglund & London Philharmonic Orchestra

    1812 Overture

    • Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture / Symphony No.4.
    • Sony Music Entertainment.
    • 1.
  • Kenny Clare & Ronnie Stephenson

    Drum Spectacular (2011 Remaster)

    • Big Band Spectacular + Drum Spectacular.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 13.
  • Sandy Nelson

    Let There Be Drums

    • King Of The Drums.
    • See For Miles.
  • Millie

    My Boy Lollipop

    • Young Gifted & Black (Various).
    • Trojan.
  • The Who

    Happy Jack (Live At City Hall, Hull, 1970)

    • The Who - The Greatest Hits & More.
    • Universal Music Group International.
    • 3.
  • The Buddy Rich Big Band

    The Beat Goes On

    • The Best Big Band Jazz.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.
    • 19.
  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Purple Haze

    • The Jimi Hendrix Collection.
    • Universal.
  • King Crimson

    21st Century Schizoid Man (incl. Mirrors)

    • Virgin/E.G. Records.
  • Sweet

    Ballroom Blitz

    • The Sweet - Originals.
    • RCA.
  • The Damned

    1 of the 2 (Live @ The 100 Club)

    • Damned Damned Damned (30th Anniversary Expanded Edition).
    • Castle Communications.
    • 1.
  • The Damned

    New Rose

    • Big Beat.
  • Brian Eno

    Baby's On Fire

    • Glam Rock Collected.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.
    • 6.
  • The Damned

    Melody Lee

    • Machine Gun Etiquette.
    • Ace Records.
    • 4.
  • The Damned

    Eloise

    • Drive Time 3 (Various Artists).
    • Dino.
  • Talk Talk

    Eden (1997 Remaster)

    • Spirit of Eden.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 2.

Broadcast

  • Tue 2 Dec 2025 23:00

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