From handing a tape to John Peel to encouraging Colin Moulding to write songs, Steve Warren is a key part of the XTC story. In a fascinating interview, he recalls befriending Andy Partridge as a child, working as a roadie for the Helium Kidz and touring the world with XTC.

 

Also in this episode, Gaz Barrett describes how he commissioned a mural of English Settlement in the centre of Swindon.

 

Artist Dayna Baxter on Instagram 

 

Music from Garry Perkins on Soundcloud 

 

What Do You Call That Noise? An XTC Discovery Book available from www.xtclimelight.com

 

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