Landed on the bell tower

Shriekback – All Lined Up (1983) Shriekback was an English rock band formed in 1981 in Kentish Town by Barry Andrews, formerly of XTC and League of Gentlemen (keyboards/synthesizers/vocals), and Dave Allen, formerly of the Gang of Four (bass). They had many band members over the years, including the infamous Luc van Acker, who joined […]

Missing Man

These are the shownotes that go with Season 4, Episode 0 – The Pilot Episode Once again the gates are unlocked and the bar is raised, for this pilot Episode of season 4. This is The Infected – A podcast from the heart of the darkness. Your hosts select the finest Post-Punk, New Wave, Goth […]

Out with a bang, into the night.

These are the shownotes that go with The Infected Season 3 Episode 12 Love and Rockets – Saudade (Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven 1985) Love and Rockets were an English alternative rock band formed in 1985 by former Bauhaus members Daniel Ash and David & Kevin Haskins after that group split in 1983. With Love […]

Pink turns Black

These are the shownotes that go with The Infected Podcast 11, season 3; The Lebanon – The Human League (1982) The name of the band The Human League was taken from a sci-fi board game called Star Force. One playable empire in the game was called The Human League. The group was formerly called The […]

We Don’t Want To Live Forever

These are the shownotes that go with Season Three, Episode Ten: We Don’t Want To Live Forever Twice A Man – Sorrow (1983) Sorrow, from the second album from 1983 of Twice a man, called: The Sound of a Goat in a Room. I stumbled upon this band by accident because I bought a record […]

Velvet Lightning

These are the show notes that go with Podcast episode s03E09: “Velvet Lightning” Severed Heads – Dead Eyes Opened (2014) Severed Heads were one of the pioneering acts on the alternative music scene of Australia. They used elements of industrial, synth pop, electronic, and more during their existence. They wanted to pick a band name […]

Lovers Dressed In Black

These are the show notes that go with The Infected’s Podcast episode s03E08: “Lovers Dressed In Black” Welcome to the Episode of Love. Yes, The Infected are dedicating an entire episode to the Greatest Infection of All: The Infection we call love. Love can catch you completely unaware, love can change your life, love can […]

NNHMN Interview

This The Infected interview features Lee and Michal, the duo that forms the dark electronic music formation NNHMN from Berlin. They describe themselves as “self-transforming creatures, speaking in a colored language.” The track that first caught our attention was Deception Island, the title track of a set of two separately released EP’s that now, finally, […]

Partying at 4 AM

These are the shownotes that go with this episode of the Podcast The Infected, Season 3 episode 6 Cabaret Voltaire – Invocation Cabaret Voltaire is a legendary band that you and most listeners will know, or it will ring a bell. Before we dive in, a quick fun fact about the band name. During the […]