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I Formed A Band is a podcast that talks to people who formed bands about the part before they got famous: why did they do it, what did it take to get there, and what was life like when they were forming a band?
It’s hosted by Eddie Argos, who formed a band called Art Brut and sings a song called Formed A Band; and Joe Sparrow, who did not form a band, but probably should have done.
There’s a huge, secret story behind every successful band: a heady mix of ambition, desperation, perseverance, daydreams, sleeping on sofas, surviving hangovers in the back of a Transit van, and dumb luck. That’s what this podcast is about.
(And it’s also about compiling The Argos Catalogue: a comprehensive collection of Eddie’s various stories of meeting members of the Wu-Tang Clan in a lift, or singing Half Man Half Biscuit songs with Liam Gallagher, etc)
We love hearing from you – if you’ve got a question for Eddie, send us an email to eddieandjoe@iformedaband.com
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[The ace photo of Eddie in the main image is by the very talented Nessiahuu]
Ep. 4: We continue to document the life, times and tribulations of Eddie Argos – and this time, he’s sporting the kind of hangover that required him to be mostly lying down during the podcast recording. Thankfully it allows him to tap into some deep recesses of his mind. In this episode, Eddie:
> Reveals that he’d be happy to listen to a Simply Red, a Fall, *and* a Mumford and Sons album every day forever (or would he?);
> Muses on the winner if Moby and Brian Eno fought in a pub car park;
> Describes how Suede’s Brett Anderson could lasso all of Belle and Sebastian with his microphone;
> Espouses his love for the Lighthouse Family;
> Explains the circumstances under which he’d erase Oasis from existence;
> and theorises how he’d get cats to build a playlist for Noel Edmonds.
There’s also a bonus section which is basically F*ck, Marry, Kill for bands.
Send your own questions for Eddie via eddieandjoe@iformedaband.com! They’ll probably get answered by him!
Links mentioned:
That bloke from Mumford and sons: https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-57608397
Noel Edmonds’ radio station for pets https://play.you.radio/station/2408
Ian Brown http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/206277.stm
A video of Brett Anderson swinging a microphone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho3krYOImbk
Moby’s tattoo: https://www.instagram.com/p/B4xXSMUoKHI/
