Carter USM - Interview with Jim Bob

About this episode

In this episode, Jim Bob discusses the history of Carter USM, his solo career, and the band's impact on music.

Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine or Carter USM were a South London band around From 1988 - initially splitting after 10 years in 1998. In that time they achieved a number 1 album, headlined the Glastonbury pyramid stage and sold over a million records. Their sound was a soundscape of energy - layering thrashing guitars over backing tracks of samples, sequenced basses and drum machines. The lyrics were rich in social commentary and loaded with clever wordplay. Their gigs were riot of blinding white light, crowd-surfing mayhem. Formed by Jim Bob and Fruitbat in this episode we chat to Jim Bob about the band, his solo career and everything in between. The Interview and chat with Jim Bob starts at 25.11 minutes. Please check out our website www.uncharted-sounds.co.uk for more info on the podcast and all the details of the previous 36 episodes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Martin Bull, Noel Dinneen

Guest: Jim Bob

Topics covered

• Carter USM
• music interview
• band history
• social commentary
• solo career

Keywords

• Carter USM
• Jim Bob
• music interview
• Glastonbury
• social commentary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine, Carter USM, Acast, www.uncharted-sounds.co.uk

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