About this episode
Marc talks with Richard Langston about his book on the band The Clean and their impact on music.
On this episode, Marc talks with Richard Langston, author of "The Clean: In the Dreamlife You Need a Rubber Soul," published in April of 2026. It's an excellent oral history of the Clean, the band started by brothers David and Hamish Kilgour along with Peter Gutteridge, and then Robert Scott. Langston tells their story thoroughly through interviews with the band and the many New Zealand music figures who surrounded them as well as American bands who played with them, alongside quotes from rev...
People in this episode
Host: Marc Masters
Guest: Richard Langston
Topics covered
- oral history
- New Zealand music
- The Clean band
- interviews
- music history
Keywords
- The Clean
- Richard Langston
- New Zealand music
- oral history
- music interviews
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Clean: In the Dreamlife You Need a Rubber Soul
Places: New Zealand
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