For episode 17 of our Lockdown Lowdown series we welcome
Saskia Holling to discuss her new book
"Girlsville: The Story of The Delmonas & Thee Headcoatees" which is out now on
Spinout Publications.
Saskia talks about the process of writing the book itself along with the history and legacy of both groups and each of the band members. We also find out more about Saskia, her own music with Sally Skull, Lord Rochester and Big Russ Wilkins & Lightnin' Hollings and her fanzine "Heavy Flow" along with encounters with Kim Fowley and the impact of seeing Poison Ivy of The Cramps. We then discuss the prejudices and barriers faced by women in music and the positive effect of the Riot Grrrl movement. The episode is sound-tracked by Saskia's personal selection of her favourite Delmonas and Headcoatees songs, a pick of her own music and some of her influences and most memorable musical moments. Here's a description of the book from Spinout Publications. "Following the arrival of Post-Punk in the
UK, an explosion of musical wonders flourished in the South East of
England. Two such wonders, The Delmonas and Thee Headcoatees added to
the burgeoning flow of music from the Medway Delta; a current started by
The Pop Rivets, The Milkshakes and The Prisoners. Fronted by women from the Medway area and
beyond, The Delmonas and Thee Headcoatees are regularly labelled as
‘Billy Childish projects’, yet the women involved added their own stamp
to the musical beat. Hear ye for The Queens of The Medway Delta! Here, we find out more about these women –
Hilary, Louise, Sarah, Debbie, Kyra and Holly and just how their paths
intertwined to create memorable records (without musical industry
intervention) and just what has happened to them all since…Collated and related by Saskia Holling,
herself a music maker (The Nettelles, Lord Rochester, Sally Skull, Big
Russ Wilkins & Lightnin’ Holling) and fanzine writer, who is seeking
to help keep women in musical history. Published under the Spinout Publications
imprint, with front cover painting by Sarah Crouch (Miss Ludella Black),
and packed with photos and contributions from key figures within the
Medway Delta, and related, and beyond!"
Tracklisting (click on the highlighted links for more info)
Oscar Brown Jr - "Mr. Kicks"
B Bumble & The Stingers - "Nut Rocker"
The Cramps - "Human Fly"
Babes In Toyland - "Handsome & Gretel"
The A-Bones - "Take Up The Slack Daddy-O
Sally Skull - "You Better Go"
Thee Headcoatees - "Wild Man"
The Delmonas - "Wo' Now"
The Go-Go's - "We Got The Beat"
The Raincoats - "Fairytale In The Supermarket"
The Delmonas - "Black Ludella"
The Delmonas - "Farmer John"
Thee Headcoatees - "The First Plane Home"
Thee Headcoatees - "Teenage Kicks"
The A-Lines - "Nothing Personal"
Miss Ludella Black - "You Don't Know Right From Wrong"
Ye Nuns - "Higgle-Dy-Piggle-Dy"
Holly Golightly & The Broke-Offs - "Burn Your Fun"
The Nettelles - "I Don't Want To Talk To You"
Lord Rochester - "Don't Understand"
Sally Skull with Big Russ & Lightnin' Holling - "Sentimental Tuesday"
Skinned Teen - "Dancing Alice"
Links & Credits
"Girlsville" can be bought directly from
Spinout Publications at their on-line store
here. The book is dedicated to the memory of Claire Scrivener of Sally Skull and The Nettelles and any kind donations would be greatly appreciated to either
Maggie's Edinburgh or Girls Rock School Edinburgh. For Ms Sheringham-Boom's review of "Girlsville" please check out the feature here. Saskia has set up a new "Girlsville" Facebook page to share information on the book along with archive material of The Delmonas and Thee Headcoatees, you can check the page out here. Loads of lovely Delmonas, Headcoatees and Billy Childish records can be ordered from Damaged Goods Records and you can check out our Retrosonic Podcast with label boss Ian here. Our Podcast with Billy Childish can be found at our Soundcloud site here. With thanks to Saskia & Ms Sheringham-Boom. Retrosonic theme tune by Adam Donovan. You can subscribe to Retrosonic Podcast for free at Soundcloud, Spotify or Apple Podcasts/iTunes.
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