It was a challenge but after a while it started to fit, we all enjoyed it and we decided to do a gig.
LTW: Did if feel quite natural to be playing together? Pete had been a bedroom musician for 40 years and I had not sung anything other than along to records. They were key to pulling the songs together. Brian and Chello had remained active in different bands in the Portsmouth area. LTW: What had you all been up to over the years? Were any of you still involved in music?īoth Pete and myself had not played in a band or done anything to do with music in nearly forty years. So a date was set for the first practice and it went well! It was at one of these meetings we agreed it might be a laugh to practice. We met a few times to agree the track listings and art work. It was the first time we had all met up since around 1985 and had a few beers, a good evening and agreed to let Love Child make the compilation Album. Sadly The Media broke up before we got it done.
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The money we made from the TV work was used to make the recordings. Also had made a TV appearance on Southern TV in teen drama called ‘Going Out’. The idea back then was to make an album we had previously released on EP and single. We did! After some digging around in lofts original master tapes recorded between 19 were found. I/we met up at the end 2018 to discuss an offer made by Love Child records who had asked if we had any unreleased studio recorded music.
I sat down with front man Martin Jack’s to chat about The Media, their reunion and the album I can imagine the band going down well at Punk/Mod festivals/gatherings and picking up a few new fans along the way. Whilst this release from The Media has niche appeal and realistically won’t storm the charts it’s a solid collection of songs. My personal highlight of the album however is the Glam influenced stomper Judy Punk Rocker, which immediately brings to mind the unholy trinity of The Sweet, Glitter Band and The Wombles. The Media openly admit to their influences, with many of the songs being reminiscent of the then contemporary acts such as, The Jam and Buzzcocks, alongside their influences The Kinks, The Small Faces, The Who. Sadly, as many bands of the era, despite a growing fan base but no big label backing, they split up. The Media released 2 singles and featured in an early Phil Redmond ‘youth’ TV Series, Going Out (fondly remembered by some but not as celebrated as Grange Hill or Brookside which had come before and after). Clearly the band have a bit of talent and could easily find themselves mentioned with other similar acts of the era, such as Secret Affair, The Vapours, The Pinkees etc. Reading the back story it would unfair to dismiss them as ‘also rans’, they were more contenders. In truth it’s all a bit sliding doors really. In the press release it says, “trust us, it sounds like it was recorded at the same time as the 1979s recordings.” It absolutely does, to the point if it wasn’t for the mention of Instagram in the opening track, My Life, I would have been transported back in my teenage bedroom surrounded by Subbuteo and with walls adorned by Debbie Harry and Ray Wilkins. All new material, written and recorded by the original line-up. Rather than rest on their laurels we now have Blink Of An Eye. The Portsmouth based band reformed in 2019 after nearly 40 years, releasing their ‘debut’ album, Bright New Future in 2020 consisting of tracks originally recorded in 19. To learn more about Maggie's fees and availability to speak at an event in person, please fill out our speaking engagement request form.The Media have released Blink Of An Eye, their second album in a couple of years on Detour Records. Thanks so much for your interest in our story! If you're interested in interviewing Maggie Doyne for your publication, please send your request to We've created the following press packet as a starting point, with facts about our organization and the answers to many frequently asked questions. Please take a few moments to read even more about our story or to watch some of our videos.
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