Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast

Hurrah!  It's a brand new O3L, where we discuss our Top 5 EPs & Mini-Albums with singer/songwriter Paul Handyside.  We love the EP, or Extended Play, perched somewhere in between a traditional single and a full length album.  Sometimes they compile album tracks or previous singles, and other times they are conceived as complete works designed to stand up on their own.  Either way, they're short, they're fun, and leave you wanting more.  Other than being short, sounds a lot like this podcast, eh?  ("Yes."  The correct answer is "Yes.")  Oh, and spoiler alert: We have the rare "triple crossover" in this episode.  Can you guess what it is? So join us for a rousing chorus of "Shubby Shubby Go!", won't you?   About Paul Handyside: Paul Handyside is a folk and roots singer/songwriter. His song writing style has been compared to artists as varied as Chris Difford, Billy Bragg, Robyn Hitchcock, Green Gartside, Elvis Costello, Jeff Buckley and Martin Carthy. He began his musical career with eighties indie darlings Hurrah! The jangle pop band had a run of classic singles (including Paul's "The Sun Shines Here", "Hip Hip", and "Sweet Sanity") and album releases on Kitchenware and Arista Records from 1982 to 1991, and toured extensively worldwide. During the nineties he toured and recorded with friend and Kitchenware labelmate Martin Stephenson. Handyside formed Bronze in 2001. Still embracing chiming, Rickenbacker driven pop, and increasingly alt country, they released two albums, The Statue in the Stone and A Common Prayer. His debut solo album Future's Dream, a combination of pop, country and modern day hymns was released in 2007 to great reviews. The second album Wayward Son followed in 2013 and further developed his own brand of folk-tinged americana. Tide, Timber & Grain was released in 2016 with elements of traditional British folk and sixties protest songs emerging in Handyside's now well established and diverse musical palette. The fourth album Loveless Town was released 21st of May 2021. As is evident in the title track he songs have an even stronger resonance with country and americana, the counterpoint to which is “Hartley Pit Catastrophe”, a true story from his native North East with its English folk sensibilities. Handyside is aided and abetted by long time cohorts Dave Porthouse on double bass and melodeon and by Rob Tickell, who also produced the album, on guitar and dobro.        Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time to kick off our 4th Golden Year in Fashion!  For our Season Premiere, the two not-so-Young Americans (uhhhhh, Dusty Satellites & Dani Turquoise) are joined by singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer Julian Shah-Tayler.  If it wasn't already apparent, the focus of this week's show is one of the most pivotal and influential figures in music history, David Bowie.  We take on the nearly impossible task of choosing our Top 5 Bowie Songs, because we apparently like to torture ourselves like that.  Over the course of his 50+ year career, Bowie earned a reputation as a trailblazing artist and musical chameleon, constantly evolving, challenging and shedding personas and styles.  On release day, it is seven years since his tragic passing, but he remains a singular cultural icon whose music will live on forever.   Julian Shah-Tayler is an acclaimed UK-born, LA-based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer who is not only a huge Bowie fan, but also the lead singer ("Electric Duke") in The Band That Fell To Earth: A David Bowie Odyssey.  He also plays keyboards in the world's foremost Depeche Mode tribute band, Strangelove: The Depeche Mode Experience, and continues to prolifically release a string of his original music under both his own name and The Singularity.  His most recent album of self-penned material, 2022's Elysium, has garnered radio support and rave reviews - including respected indie magazine The Big Takeover, who proclaimed it to be a "vivid, dynamic to reflective, and catchy record" that "takes the listener on a voyage through the building back of hope through the different moods and stages of love."  Most importantly, he is gracious, charitable, and promotes the awesome power of music to pull people together as one tribe.  All that *and* Mick Jagger-esque good looks?? Oh yeah, and as if he needed yet another feather in his cap, we gave him the coolest glam name too! Special thanks to Paul Richison for suggesting Julian as a guest! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we get ready for Season 4's launch, take a journey back to some of our earliest episodes during O3L Flashback Week!  We conclude our flashback series by bringing our most popular episode yet back into circulation, the "main" episode of our three part extravaganza with Love Tractor.  Not only are Love Tractor art rock pioneers and founding members of the legendary Athens, GA alternative scene, but they also become our new BFFs.  We love Love Tractor, and we reckon you either already do or soon will!   Thanks for taking this trip down memory lane with us.  The Season 4 premiere is tomorrow, January 10th! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we get ready for Season 4's launch, take a journey back to some of our earliest episodes during O3L Flashback Week!  We had to do something cool for our 50th episode, and we can't think of anything cooler than having the Queen of Cool, Vanessa Briscoe Hay from Pylon, on O3L.  This highly influential band was called "the greatest arty party band" and "eons ahead of their time" by Rolling Stone, "raw, minimalist, brainy and danceable" by Pitchfork, "pioneering, good-humoured and brilliant" by Uncut, and "cool as hell" by PopMatters.  High praise indeed!  Not only is Vanessa cool, but she was also very gracious, generous with her time, has an awesome Top 5 list, and great stories to share.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we get ready for Season 4's launch, take a journey back to some of our earliest episodes during O3L Flashback Week!  We head to our super special Season 2 premiere, where we welcomed one of the most recognizable and legendary voices in alternative music, SiriusXM, radio and TV personality, author, screenwriter, game show contestant (and did we mention legend?) RICHARD BLADE.  The stories are incredible - if you missed this one the first time around, you definitely want to check this out, and then our bonus episode available at: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-p78d4-f6b519. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we get ready for Season 4's launch, take a journey back to some of our earliest episodes during O3L Flashback Week!  Today, it's Season 1, Episode 37, where we had a lot of fun saluting the ladies of the classic alternative era - the trailblazers and the legends.  Along the way, we cover Bueno's celebrity crushes, Jepheads and Blinks, and debut our hot new country jam "Gotta Truck, Gotta Dog."  Hey, it's a work in progress.   The ghost of Jim Backus commands you to listen!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we get ready for Season 4's launch, take a journey back to some of our earliest episodes during O3L Flashback Week!  Today, it's Season 1, Episode 29, where we discuss our Top 5 Various Artist Compilation Albums, and we've come up with (to quote an old K-Tel album) pure gold.  But wait...there's more!     You get these smashes and more: "Be Bueno" (12" Remix) "You'll Come Around, Gregg" "I'd Like To Punch Reel Big Fish Silly (But They Probably Had It Comin')"   Act now - supplied are limited!**   **No, they're not.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we get ready for Season 4's launch, take a journey back to some of our earliest episodes during O3L Flashback Week!  Season 1, Episode 24 was originally released on July 28, 2020, and it's one of those "off the rails" episodes.  Aside from discussing some of the greatest alternative music ever created, Uncle Gregg gives us a taste of movie cheese, Brett reveals his obvious mastery of a Dutch accent, and Bueno?!?  Well, let's just say you have to hear it to believe it.  So, pour yourself a Double Palmer and stay awhile!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we get ready for Season 4's launch, take a journey back to some of our earliest episodes during O3L Flashback Week!  Today we bring you Season 1, Episode 15, originally released on May 26, 2020.  The episode contains excerpts from our interview with the very first guest on O3L - Robert Vickers from The Go-Betweens.  What an incredible thrill that was too!  Whatever we have is yours, and it's right here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we get ready for Season 4's launch, take a journey back to some of our earliest episodes during O3L Flashback Week!  First up is the very beginning - Season 1, Episode 1, originally released on February 12, 2020.  Ah, the world was so innocent back then...and we were so awkward.  It's like looking back at an old yearbook.  So take this trip back down memory lane with us.  We recognize that you will be laughing at us, not with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices