EPISODE · Apr 30, 2025 · 52 MIN
EAP Episode.9 - Chris Piper (Nitzer Ebb's Manager) : "Of course Punk mattered, it paved the way for change"
from Eighties Archive Podcast · host David Arscott + John Mabey
*This episode contains excerpts of 3rd party musical content*This time we talk to London Born Chelmsfordian art punk, Chris Piper as he tells his story about navigating through various punk bands, using his influence to becoming the first manager of a then teenage band, Nitzer Ebb. Wading through reasonably uninterested Essex audiences but leading them to a publishing deal. After releasing their manager, the band marched onward into the wild, and eventually to Depeche Mode's label Mute Records and world recognition from Ibiza, to Berlin, to Detroit as game changing Techno Funk pioneers.Chris chooses a very clever selection of 80s cuts for this episode - DA"Of Course Punk Mattered. It Paved The Way...for The Industrial Movement"
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*This episode contains excerpts of 3rd party musical content*This time we talk to London Born Chelmsfordian art punk, Chris Piper as he tells his story about navigating through various punk bands, using his influence to becoming the first manager of a then teenage band, Nitzer Ebb. Wading through reasonably uninterested Essex audiences but leading them to a publishing deal. After releasing their manager, the band marched onward into the wild, and eventually to Depeche Mode's label Mute Records and world recognition from Ibiza, to Berlin, to Detroit as game changing Techno Funk pioneers.Chris chooses a very clever selection of 80s cuts for this episode - DA"Of Course Punk Mattered. It Paved The Way...for The Industrial Movement"
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EAP Episode.9 - Chris Piper (Nitzer Ebb's Manager) : "Of course Punk mattered, it paved the way for change"
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