The Splash Club

02/01/2026

Ben Steadman & Diamond Dave had the pleasure of opening season 5 in 2026 with a delicious chat with Wendy James's Company about her Uk tour & Transvision Vamp tour dates for Australia/NZ in February 2026, and Spain in September 2026 and reminiscing about her life and career times to date and going forwards as we hit 2026 and her talents in table football.

A new Transvision Vamp album also expected in 2026, alongside her own ongoing solo work and potential solo album #11 later in the year.

Tickets and VIP packages available via her website, thewendyjames.com/live.

Key confirmed 2026 dates include Australia (Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth) in February, and Spain (Barcelona, Madrid)

Brisbane (Feb 11, 12)
Sunshine Coast (Feb 14)
Newcastle (Feb 15)
Sydney (Feb 17)
Melbourne (Feb 18, 24)
Adelaide (Feb 19)
Fremantle (Feb 21)
New Zealand dates also scheduled for February.
Spain (September/October 2026):
Barcelona (Sept 25)
Madrid (Sept 26)
Lisbon (Sept 30)
Porto (Oct 1)
Bilbao (Oct 2)
Valencia (Oct 3)
Where to find tickets & VIP:

Official Tickets & VIP Experience: thewendyjames.com/live
https://www.facebook.com/THEWENDYJAMES
https://www.instagram.com/thewendyjames

Splash Stories Podcast links
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https://www.instagram.com/kcmanc/?hl=en
https://www.facebook.com/kerbdogband/
https://www.instagram.com/sohoradio
https://www.facebook.com/groups/SoundAsEver
https://www.pearllowe.co.uk
https://www.supergrass.com
https://www.wienerworld.com/product/gary-crowleys-indie-90s-playback-classics-curveballs-and-bangers/
Terrorvision Tequila : https://youtu.be/8hLQCA2h8kA?si=7_HfuruL5fFUnMdF
https://linktr.ee/thesoupdragons
https://www.merchbar.com/rock-alternative/cj-wildheart
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EMF www.emf-theband.com
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03/12/2025

Splash Stories Podcast with Alabama 3 ahed of their tour of UK with further shows planned

03/12/2025

03/12/2025

Alabama 3 Tour News
Larry Love : "Alabama 3 tour promises: " the nightmare before xmas" and a surprise guest - in the re animation of the power of the Very Reverend D Wayne Love to the power of synthetic reincarnation. He'll be a Preaching & Teaching. Larry talks us through how this came about...
About his early age gospel and Ley experiences with tabernacle choirs and Hawkwind &The Stranglers & shows at The Cole Exchange in Cardiff & at Working Man's Clubs Showbands.
Early rehearsals sneaking into the Mormon Chapel. You know you're everyday kinda thing!
Tune in to Splash Stories for a non stop helter skelter ride through the soul of Larry Love...

New Music coming :
29 Nov Release of S*x Machine Learning
Mid Dec single : I am a country Boy But I Love This City
March : New EP
SPLASH STORIES FANS PRIZE OFFER
Christmas will soon be upon us and in the spirit of The First Presleyterian Church of Elvis the Divine Alabama 3 will be giving one signed Alabama 3 album to one lucky winner courtesy of the band & Submarinecat records www.submarinecat.com

To win please email [email protected] by 10 December 2025 with Subject Alabama 3

The "First Presleyterian Church of Elvis the Divine" is a fictional religious group founded by Reverend Mort Farndu in the 1990s, dedicated to the worship of Elvis Presley. The church was founded on the idea that Elvis was more than just a rock and roll star, and his fans treated him as a god. FB https://www.facebook.com/groups/2213734001/ #

Founder: Reverend Mort Farndu, who wrote the "New and Improved Testament" for the church.
Tenets: Followers are instructed to face Las Vegas every day and make a pilgrimage to Graceland at least once in their lives.
Basis: The church is based on a fictional concept, as opposed to any existing religious organization
For anyone not aware Alabama 3 are known for their fusion of genres, including country, acid house, blues, and gospel music.
Origins: The band was formed in 1995 when Jake Black (aka D. Wayne Love) met Rob Spragg (aka Larry Love) at an acid house party in Peckham, London.
Breakout success: Their song "Woke Up This Morning" was famously used as the theme music for the TV series The Sopranos.
Live performances: Their gigs have been described as a cross between a Pentecostal meeting and a rave, with each member playing a unique role in their performances.
A Revelationary Experience Not To Be Missed...
Tickets
https://alabama3.co.uk/live/

https://www.songkick.com/artists/12164-alabama-3

Buy tickets for Alabama 3 concerts near you. See all upcoming 2025-26 tour dates, support acts, reviews and venue info.

11/11/2025

https://youtu.be/HOZ23HV8WvE?si=W4H_FTfPYRGWYQ7H

Phil Collins receiving the first ever MiCANNES Artist Icon "lifetime achievement" Award in 2025.Presented by SImon Napier-Bell, and Ian Penman from New Media...

06/11/2025

The Subways Splash Stories podcast

06/11/2025

Check out The Subways with Ben Steadman & Diamond Dave on The Splash Stories Podcast available now
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/splash-stories-the-90s-music-scene-legendary-london/id1613247196

https://open.spotify.com/show/7cTnjVrSnwy6Eyqac5ETSk?si=10c7a723c3524392

https://we.tl/t-woUH51fPZ3

Tour Tickets
https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/the-subways-tickets/artist/997996

www.thesubways.net

01/10/2025

17/09/2025

Splash Stories hosts Ben Steadman & Diamond Dave had the pleasure to talk with John Wardle aka Jah Wobble ahead of his tour. Wobble was the original bass player in Public Image Ltd (PiL) and his Invaders of the Heart charted with the inimitable and wonderful Sinead O'Connor with Visions of You .

Wobble acquired his stage name through the drunken, mumbled version of his name by Sid Vicious. Bass player singer songwriter pundit and writer. His autobiography, Memoirs of a Geezer, was published in 2009. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Memoirs-Geezer-Music-Mayhem-Life/dp/1846687209

Wobble is talking East End of London Life, Bluebeat, PiL, Roots, Art, India Upanishads, Buddhism and Raggas..

I had the personal pleasure to work with him on the album Shout At The Devil on 30 Hertz Records & produced by Nick Page a.k.a Count Dubulah (R.I.P) of Transglobal Underground whilst managing the artists producers Temple of Sound.

Not to be missed. So memorable and quintessentially Wobble

Tickets https://www.songkick.com/artists/13218-jah-wobble/calendar

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/real_jah_wobble/?hl=en

FB https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=jah%20wobble

https://jahwobble.com/

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/splash-stories-the-90s-music-scene-legendary-london/id1613247196

https://open.spotify.com/show/7cTnjVrSnwy6Eyqac5ETSk?si=10c7a723c3524392

Support the show

Get in touch with Splash Stories : [email protected]
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https://www.instagram.com/officialskunkanansie/
https://www.instagram.com/feederofficial/
https://www.instagram.com/kcmanc/?hl=en
https://www.facebook.com/kerbdogband/
https://www.instagram.com/sohoradio
https://www.facebook.com/groups/SoundAsEver
https://www.pearllowe.co.uk
https://www.supergrass.com
https://www.wienerworld.com/product/gary-crowleys-indie-90s-playback-classics-curveballs-and-bangers/
Terrorvision Tequila : https://youtu.be/8hLQCA2h8kA?si=7_HfuruL5fFUnMdF
https://linktr.ee/thesoupdragons
https://www.merchbar.com/rock-alternative/cj-wildheart
https://www.facebook.com/CJWildheartOfficial/
https://www.instagram.com/cjwildheart/
EMF www.emf-theband.com
https://www.facebook.com/lustforlife1976/

31/07/2025

Catch Ben Steadman & Diamond Dave on the Splash Stories podcast with mclusky vocalist Andrew Falkous released August 1 2025
Apple: tinyurl.com/4p3nzs3p
Spotify: tinyurl.com/2jj75vrxSpotify
mclusky's first new album in 20 years: "the world is still here and so are we".
Out now on ipecac.com

mclusky: Tour Dates: https://www.songkick.com/artists/423637-mclusky/calendar

Their autumn tour is titled "Strangers Are Just Friends We Haven't Monetised Yet"
October 2 TRIX Antwerp Belgium
October 6 Paris Petit Bain France
October 7 l'Astrolabe Orléans France
October 8 Le Marché Gare Lyon France
October 11 Covo Club Bologna Italy
October 12 Milan Arci Bellezza Italy
October 17: The Cluny, Newcastle upon Tyne
October 18: The Classic Grand, Glasgow
October 19: Bodega, Nottingham
November 8 Kesselhaus, Schlachthof Wiesbaden Germany
November 9 SO36 Berlin Germany
November 12 Molotow Hamburg Germany
November 27: The Bullingdon, Oxford
November 28: Chalk, Brighton
MELBOURNE
TUE 6 JAN 2026 CORNER HOTEL
FRI 9 JAN 2026 ADELAIDE LION ARTS FACTORY
SAT 10 JAN 2026 FACTORY THEATRE SYDNEY
SUN 11 JAN 2026 CROWBAR BRISBANE
Out Now on Ipecac https://ipecac.com/artists/mclusky
Album Vinyl CD Download : Bandcamp https://mcluskymclusky.bandcamp.com/album/the-world-is-still-here-and-so-are-we
https://www.handsometours.com/tours/mclusky-2026/
Mclusky, masters of razor-sharp wit, jagged riffs and unrelenting energy return

mclusky formed in the late nineties and unformed, for the first time, in 2005, after three albums. The path to re-becoming a band started in 2014, with the band playing sporadic shows to raise money for a local venue threatened with closure and in 2025 released their first record in twenty years ‘the world is stil

Support the show

Splash Stories : [email protected]
Join Splash Stories https://www.buzzsprout.com/1891668/support
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https://www.instagram.com/officialskunkanansie/
https://www.instagram.com/feederofficial/
https://www.instagram.com/kcmanc/?hl=en
https://www.facebook.com/kerbdogband/
https://www.instagram.com/sohoradio
https://www.facebook.com/groups/SoundAsEver
https://www.pearllowe.co.uk
https://www.supergrass.com
https://youtu.be/8hLQCA2h8kA?si=7_HfuruL5fFUnMdF
https://linktr.ee/thesoupdragons
https://www.instagram.com/cjwildheart/
www.emf-theband.com

15/07/2025

Fantastic documentary on the Musical life of bassist Mo Foster : Four Strings Good. I interviewed David Stark of Songlink and drumming notoriety at the MiCannes networking conference 2025 where he shared the background to the documentary, how it came to pass and celebrated the life of Mo Foster in sound and vision.. Catch the documentary wherever you are ....whenever you can ...it showcases some incredible footage never seen before directed by Alan D Boyd...not to be missed WEB: littlespartaproductions.com/fsg FACEBOOK: . INSTAGRAM: HASH: : www.imdb.com/title/tt31647503Youtube Trailer: https://youtu.be/bhRXgL-ke1A

In 1995 renown session bass player Mo Foster met George Harrison at Abbey Road Studios while George was working on the Anthology album with Paul and Ringo.Ge...