LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio # 204: Scott Lavender talks Blackwood Miners and beyond.

December 4, 2019 clintiguana radio shows 0

On 3rd December we had another special play list take over, Scott lavender joined us for two and a bit hours.

Who is he? You may well ask.

Well, we’ll tell you. Back in the 1990s the valleys were a cultural backwater still stuck in the 1980s, then along came Blackwood Miners Institute, and suddenly you did not need to travel to Cardiff to catch a half decent band. We could go to gigs and walk home. (Yes, city dwelling readers, that does not sound like a big deal, but in the valleys it is a massive deal)

Scott was the driving force behind putting the ‘Stute on the map, not only for the valleys,  but the UK. He also helped Peppermint Iguana put on our early gigs in thd ‘Stute.

This also coincided with a period of intense creative blossoming in Wales, with ‘Cwl Cymru’ making waves in the big boy’s charts.

But after a few years Scott moved on to bigger things, promoting gigs in Europe – working with nothing  short of  rock royalty.

This was a show of two halves. First we reminisced about the south wales scene back in the 1990s, then we got to chat about the pros and cons of promoting the biggest names in rock on European stages.

The play list was a bit more mainstream that our usual shows, but we thoroughly enjoyed it. To listen again, check out the cloudcast below

Play list

  1. Riverboat song: BY OCEAN COLOUR SCENE
  2. Nancy boy: BY PLACEEBO
  3. Sleep well tonight: BY GENE
  4. Girl from mars: BY ASH
  5. God show me some magic: BY SUPER FURY ANIMALS
  6. Happy shopper: BY SITY FOOT DOLLS
  7. Gorrit: BY DUB WAR
  8. Local boy in the photograph: BY STEREOPHONICS
  9. Miss Trudy: BY GORKYS ZYCOTIC MWNCI
  10. Big red sun: BY TERROIST BALLET DANCERS FROM HELL
  11. Jump at the sun: BY THE TOFU LOVE FROGS
  12. Trial by fire: BY TERRIS
  13. Hyper ballad: BY BJORK
  14. Ever long: BY THE FOO FIGHTERS
  15. Work: BY RHIANNA
  16. Give it away: BY THE RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS
  17. Plug in baby: BY MUSE
  18. Born to run: BY BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
  19. Stay beautiful: BY MANIC STREET PREACHERS
  20. Teardrop: BY MASSIVE ATTACK

Show first broadcast on www.dapperfm.co.uk on Tuesday 3rd December 2019.

High five to Jacs live music venue for giving our station a home.

Our next show will be a three hour end of year special on 17th December – when abnormal service will be resumed