Adam Ant vs Bow Wow Wow

Brian and Murdock talk New Romantic period rock n roll - and the punk rock sociopath who exploited, looted and stole an entire band from a guy who said he never wanted to be part of it in the first place.

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SHOW NOTES:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annabella_Lwin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow_Wow_Wow

https://www.almanacnews.com/ae/2025/05/16/who-wants-candy-catching-up-with-bow-wow-wows-annabella-lwin/

https://www.side-line.com/british-new-wave-band-bow-wow-wow-back-on-uk-tour-with-original-singer-annabella-lwin/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Want_Candy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Strangeloves

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_McLaren

https://medium.com/loopandreplay/burundi-beat-the-ants-annabella-and-appropriation-258a804a2176

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/adam-ant-vs-malcolm-mclaren-the-betrayal-that-launched-the-new-romantic-80s/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_and_the_Ants

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Ant

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubilee_(1978_film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Pirroni

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/18fcxuo/til_the_first_cassette_single_was_a_minialbum_c30/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_Cassette_Pet

https://web.archive.org/web/20180618203234/https://vmagazine.com/article/annabella-lwin-and-the-history-of-bow-wow-wow/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiefs_of_Relief#Studio_album

Pop Carnival performance (1982): https://youtu.be/5WxNdRdOKYM?si=usbrLvo7AlMyRfZw

Chiefs of Relief TV performance: https://youtu.be/YrwvKgn50jo?si=gyPKvJoAzfG85OKY

“About Her” from Kill Bill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUs0O81n9-A&list=RDHUs0O81n9-A&start_radio=1

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