What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast

In a Record Store Day exclusive, XTC are releasing Live Boots, a double-LP recording of their gig at Emerald City, New Jersey, on 17 April 1981 – exactly 45 years ago.

Sitting behind the sound desk for that gig was Gary Bradshaw, this month’s guest on What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast. In a revealing interview, Gary talks about graduating from guitar tech to sound engineer and onwards to some of the biggest bands in the world, including Alison Moyet, George Michael, Pink Floyd, ELO and Take That.

He also talks about jumping aboard the Police’s tour bus, the shock of seeing Andy Partridge collapse on stage and why he still rates XTC as among the finest bands there ever was.

Record Store Day, 18 April 2026

Music from Allan Knox and The Kettle Zone

What Do You Call That Noise? An XTC Discovery Book available from www.xtclimelight.com 
 
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Host
Mark Fisher
Two books and a podcast about XTC by @markffisher. Read at https://t.co/Wn79SN6UmU and listen at https://t.co/nOEUV6NtZQ

What is What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast?

Interviews and discussions about XTC, from White Music to Wasp Star and beyond