Soul Salvation - A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat: Cribabi

Welcome back to the Ska Boom podcast!  This season is called Soul Salvation and its the companion to my new book “Soul Salvation – A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat."

Through the book and this podcast I’m telling the story of the Special Beat Service album which embodies both the brilliance and the bittersweet end of the English Beat whose songs served as a soundtrack for thousands of Gen Xers like me.  

The book and this podcast is my tribute to the band’s final, triumphant act – which initially was largely overlooked – and how their music and the love of a young woman changed me forever.

This week’s episode is about the English Beat's guitarist Andy Cox’s post-Fine Young Cannibals band Cribabi and their 2002 album "Volume." The story of how Cox -- best known for his memorable power chords on the worldwide hit "She Drives Me Crazy," and the band's Japanese singer Yukari Fukiu met could be the inspiration for a 90’s-styled Hollywood rom-com.  And I mean that in the best way possible.

I also touch on Cox's interest in the world of experimental music made by bicycles!  As noted, click here to listen to the full interview he did in 2007 with the Bike Show: https://thebikeshow.net/more-experimental-bicycle-music/

My new book Soul Salvation : A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat is now available from DiWulf.com and from Amazon globally. 

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