XTC and Religion – from Dear God to Scatter Me March 3, 2023 What happens when a Christian, a Humanist and a Buddhist congregate to talk about the songs of XTC? Will they give praise? Or will…
XTC’s White Music: 45 years on (part two) February 3, 2023 In the second of a two-part conversation for What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, five fans, journalists and photographers recall what it…
XTC’s White Music: 45 years on (part one) January 6, 2023 On 20 January 1978, XTC released their debut album with its defiant cry of This Is Pop! In the first of a two-part conversation…
Young XTC Fan Takeover – Christmas Edition December 2, 2022 Illustration: Ashley LeCron In October 2020, we handed over What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast to a bunch of fans in…
XTC Road Stories with Terry Chambers, Allan Jones, Pete Dewhirst and Steve Warren November 4, 2022 Picture © Lou Dommett Young What was it like to be on the road with one of the hardest working bands of the late…
John Leckie on XTC: from White Music to the Dukes October 7, 2022 Picture © Lou Dommett Young One of the many highlights of the 2022 XTC Convention in Swindon was an in-depth interview with producer John…
Fossil Fools: XTC covered September 2, 2022 As they prepare for one last run around the block, the members of Fossil Fools, the UK’s longest running tribute to XTC, talk about…
Scarecrow People: XTC covers, Sydney-style August 5, 2022 It takes seven musicians to reproduce the sound of XTC when the fantastic Scarecrow People take to the stage. In the latest episode of…
XTC’s best middle eights: Great Fire to Season Cycle July 8, 2022 In this month’s episode of What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, we dig deep into the centre of the songs of…
XTC, Skylarking & Dear God: Jasmine Veillette & Ralph Legnini June 3, 2022 What was it like being the eight-year-old asked to sing on XTC’s landmark album? Thirty-five years after recording Dear God, Jasmine Veillette looks back…