I Formed A Band
Eddie Argos and Joe Sparrow
I Formed A Band is a podcast that talks to people who formed bands about the part before they got famous: why did they do it, what did it take to get there, and what was life like when they were forming a band? It’s hosted by Eddie Argos, who formed a band called Art Brut [https://open.spotify.com/artist/1gxXzfykdtDuod56hPkYyr?si=mGwglsEATe6pJI6atckAKg] and sings a song called Formed A Band [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qryAwfpHG8o]; and Joe Sparrow, who did not form a band [https://terelinck.com/], but probably should have do...
The Argos Catalogue –Eddie (hungover) answers: Who would win if Brian Eno fought Moby in a pub car park? What's his favourite Lighthouse Family song? How he'd use cats to build Noel Edmonds a playlist, and more...
Ep. 4: We continue to document the life, times and tribulations of Eddie Argos – and this time, he's sporting the kind of hangover that required him to be mostly lying down during the podcast recording. Thankfully it allows him to tap into some deep recesses of his mind. In this episode, Eddie:> Reveals that he’d be happy to listen to a Simply Red, a Fall, *and* a Mumford and Sons album every day forever (or would he?); > Muses on the winner if Moby and Brian Eno fought in a pub car park; > Des
Apr 24, • 35:44
Dunstan Bruce formed a band! Chumbawamba, anarchy, and accidentally writing a global super-hit
Ep. 3: Eddie and Joe chat to the funny, erudite and extremely dapper Dunstan Bruce – he of 90s Tubthumping BEHEMOTH Chumbawamba, and, latterly, Interrobang. This was a great interview: Dunstan has so much thoughtful stuff to say about life, music fandom, art, anarchy, pranks, learning, growing – and selling millions of records well over a dozen years into your career.Eddie came away from the interview with a renewed love for Chumbawamba, and Joe, who pretty much only listened to Suede in the 90s
Apr 4, • 1:24:44
The Argos Catalogue: Eddie answers listener's letters (and reveals his time as a traffic warden, his beef with Kele from Bloc Party and the glory days of Landfiull Indie)
Ep. 2: We begin to document the life, times and tribulations of the much-storied, celebrity-beef-starting, indie troubadour Eddie Argos – and then compile the stories in... The Argos Catalogue. Yes, indeed, it's the inevitable "readers' letters" episode, and boy, do we learn some eye-opening stuff about Eddie's career. So join Eddie and Joe – the Richard and Judy of indie music podcasting – and learn:> How Eddie was a traffic warden and used to let Mel C from the Spice Girls off from ge
Mar 13, • 46:35
Bis formed a band! Top of the Pops, writing the Powerpuff Girls theme, and hanging by the pool with the Beastie Boys
Ep. 1: Eddie and Joe talk to the deeply lovely Manda and Steve from the amazing Bis - possibly the most DIY of all the British bands that also managed to break through to the big time. They talk about how the band formed as teenagers; how Manda migrated from the side of the stage to centre-stage, transforming their fortunes overnight; drawing your own artwork; and how they stuck resolutely to their DIY guns - and why this was so important to them.Oh, and once the band was formed, a load of wild
Feb 26, • 1:23:20
