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XTC’s English Settlement: The Expert View

January 7, 2022

What does the Bishop of Leeds think of All of a Sudden? What does Pat Kane of Hue and Cry make of Leisure? What…

XTC Collectors: from Science Friction to Wrapped in Grey

December 3, 2021

What is the holy grail for the XTC completist? Is it the 7in Science Friction with picture sleeve? Or is it the 7in Wrapped…

Nick Heyward and Thomas Walsh: Haircut 100, Pugwash and XTC

November 5, 2021

Nick Heyward first saw XTC at the Croydon Greyhound in 1978, two days after the release of White Music. The Haircut 100 frontman has…

Terry Chambers and Steve Tilling: From XTC to EXTC

October 1, 2021

After being delayed 18 months by the pandemic, Terry Chambers is finally out on the road, giving XTC classics the live airing they deserve…

Review: EXTC live in Portsmouth

September 9, 2021

Picture (L-R): Terry Chambers, Steve Tilling, Steve Hampton and Ken Wynne Picture credit: Lou Dommett Young Edge of the Wedge, Portsmouth, 7 September 2021…

Steven Wilson remixing XTC

September 3, 2021

Headphones at the ready as audio-guru Steven Wilson talks to What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast about his stereo mixes and…

Andy Partridge – My Failed Songwriting Career

July 30, 2021

To mark the release of My Failed Songwriting Career Volume One, XTC’s Andy Partridge talks to What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast about writing to…

Lotte Fisher illustration Oranges and Ladybirds II

Oranges and Ladybirds – part two

June 4, 2021

What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast takes a second deep dive into XTC’s lyrical references. In this episode, we talk about…

Go Further: More Literary Appreciations of Power Pop

XTC: This Is Power Pop? with Brian Vander Ark and Paul Myers

May 7, 2021

After enjoying a stateside hit with The Freshmen in 1997, Brian Vander Ark of the Verve Pipe got the chance to write with his hero Andy Partridge. His…

Oranges and Ladybirds – part one

April 2, 2021

With their allusions to town and country, chalkhills and steam trains, XTC have deep Swindon roots. But how well do their references travel? In…