Monty Oxymoron, The Damned / Dr Space Toad Experience / Punk Floyd / Sumerian Kyngs

What a career Monty Oxymoron has had, and continues to have. We cover everything from the early days of Dr Spacetoad and Punk Floyd, his longstanding collaboration and friendship with Captain Sensible and his near 30-year stint with The Damned. And then there’s Monty’s parallel career as a psychiatric nurse. Strap in for a super interesting chat. To listen / watch: Audio-only: click on the play button in the audio player above, or: Video: watch the embedded video below or check it and previous episodes out on our YouTube Channel Discussion topics covered during the show (links will open in new tab):   Monty’s musical upbringing For non-UK people: this is pirate radio Slade in action, 1975 Soft Machine live, 1971 An encouraging letter from Kate Bush Training as a psychiatric nurse Monty’s amazing solo work and collaborations in full on Bandcamp Joining Captain Sensible in Dr Space Toad Experience. Monty’s Dr Space Toad Experience Keyboard Rig Joining The Damned via Punk Floyd Learning The Damned’s music First gigs with The Damned Tips for keeping things fresh and civil after nearly 30 years. The Damned – Lovely Money The Damned – Smash it Up at Wembley Arena 2018 Monty’s keyboard rig with The Damned The Sumerian Kyngs in action The Real Music Club in Brighton Robert Rankin, Necrophenia and The Sumerian Kyngs Recording process with The Damned Monty nailing Is It A Dream with The Damned Motorhead’s Lemmy and his view on keyboard players Thoughts for younger players entering the industry The influence of Monty’s parallel career in psychiatric nursing On Kevin Ayers The Sid Barrett Tribute at the Barbican – Bike Safehouse Brighton – improvisation collective Check out Monty’s album – Monty Oxymoron Plays The Songs of the Damned Monty’s Substack (and don’t forget we have our very own!) Desert Island Discs: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn – Pink Floyd, Uncle Meat – Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, Persian Surgery Dervishes – Terry Riley, N’Existe Pas! – Daevid Allen, The Black Album – The Damned. Key links: Buy some keyboard related merchandise Drop us a line via the website, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, BlueSky, TikTok or LinkedIn Complete our listener survey to help us improve the show, it only takes 90 seconds. Support us on Patreon and receive bonus content Check out our podcast guest playlist on Spotify to get a taste of each guest’s creations.The post Monty Oxymoron, The Damned / Dr Space Toad Experience / Punk Floyd / Sumerian Kyngs appeared first on The Keyboard Chronicles.