Frontman of Cutting Crew, Nick Van Eede worked as a musician and writer since he was a teenager and even in the early days he was often seen with his kazoo playing with the likes of David Essex, Leo Sayer and Hot Chocolate.

He tells us the story behind the band’s name, how he met the other members of the band Kevin, Colin and Martin and the truth behind the famous lyrics to one of the biggest hits of the 80’s – I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight!

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Formed in Glasgow in 1988, Texas were one of the biggest bands of the last 2 decades. With 13 Top 10 hits under their belts, their most successful albums White on Blonde, The Hush and their Greatest Hits went platinium. Sharleen Spiteri’s debut solo album “Melody” was released earlier this year. She wrote and produced the whole album, recording it in Glasgow, London and Spain. The first single she released from the album was “All the Times I Cried” followed by “Stop, I Don’t Love You Anymore.”

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Simple Minds are back December 9th for what will no doubt be a memorable gig at the O2. Grab your tickets from Ticketmaster.

Jim Kerr, lead singer and founder member of the legendary band, joins us for an exclusive chat about how they came up with the bands name, the interesting story behind their biggest hit “Don’t You Forget About Me” which featured on the 1985 film The Breakfast Club, and he tells us about his connections with Ireland.

Throughout their career spanning almost 3 decades, Simple Minds have scored over twenty Top 20 hits, sold over 35 million records, had 5 number one albums, a No. 1 single in America – plus 3 American top ten singles and been voted Q Magazine’s World’s Best Live Act!

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Baz Warne, vocalist and guitarist with The Stranglers joins us for a chat and reveals the much more practical reasons behind the band’s infamous decision to always wear black on stage! Originally known as The Guildford Stranglers, their biggest hit was Golden Brown – but what is it really about? Baz gives us some hints but doesn’t give too much away!

Rumoured to have a new album on the horizon, The Stranglers who have been on the go for over 30 years now, returned to the Ambassador Theatre in Dublin in October to kick of their tour, and Baz tells us why Ireland is so close to their hearts.

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Andy McCluskey, the only consistant member of the iconic 80’s band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, chats to us about the meaning behind their unusual band name, and how they started out in 1978. With a name like McClusky there must be some Irish blood in his veins so he goes back to his roots!

OMD wrote the finale song to one of the most iconic movies of the 80’s, Pretty in Pink, but Andy tells us how it all didn’t go quite as planned!

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Tommy Cunningham and Neil Mitchell tell us the tragic event that lead to the band’s reformation in 2004 and share their personal opinions on the state of modern bands.

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Maria tells us about her proud and varied heritage and we learn what other great musical acts of the 80s she penned hits for.

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We hear from Phil on how the band were touted as the ”future of british music” and supposed to support the massive Talking Heads but how it just wasn’t meant to be.

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Lisa also tells us of her move to the Dublin coast from the UK with her husband Ian.

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