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Apr 17, 2025 1 hr 16 min

TMP305 ROBERT MACHÉ: DRIFTER AT HEART

from Troubled Men Podcast Hosted by René and Manny

The guitarist with the legendary Continental Drifters and Lulu and the Broadsides landed in NYC in '76, becoming a roadie for the Cramps and living with band members Bryan Gregory and Nick Knox. By the '80s he was playing guitar with iconoclastic vocal stylist Klaus Nomi and touring internationally with Lydia Lunch. His tenure with the Dream Syndicate's Steve Wynn brought him to L.A., where he fell in with the early Drifters at Raji's. An international man of mystery since his childhood in Hong Kong, Robert joins the Troubled Men for a thorough debriefing. Topics include festival season, a WWOZ live set, a Jeff Treffinger recording with Glyn Styler, old-time expressions, an angry friend, a day of protest, pussy hats, hair care, deodorant, baby powder lawsuits, the Red Rockers' reunion, Bryan Barberot, Jonathan Pretus, the market crash, Memphis, Goner Fest, Eric Friedl, a band house, Kim Gordon, the Electric Chairs, pirated records, Syracuse U., Debbie Harry at Max's Kansas City, Miriam Linna, the "Gravest Hits" photo, Ann Magnuson, Christian Hoffman, the Swinging Madisons, Club 57, art punk, the New Wave Vaudeville Theater, Bowie "TVC15" on SNL, patient zero, Jim Sclavunos, Gary Stewart, Mark Walton, Paul Jean Brown, Carlo Nuccio, Dayna Kurtz, the Drifters book, Jazz Fest printing, and much more. Intro music: "Just Keeps Raining" by Styler/Coman Break Music: "Simple Man" by Klaus Nomi Outro Music: "That's A Pretty Good Love" by Lulu and the Broadsides Support the podcast: Paypal or Venmo Join the Patreon page here. Shop for Troubled Men’s T-shirts & tanks here. Subscribe, review, and rate (5 stars) on Apple Podcasts or any podcast source. Follow on social media, share with friends, and spread the Troubled Word. Troubled Men Podcast Facebook Troubled Men Podcast Instagram Iguanas Tour Dates René Coman Facebook Robert Maché Facebook Robert Maché Homepage Lulu and the Broadsides Facebook

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