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The Room, 1984 interview

The Room, 1984 interview

“The thing about most pop music is that people are given what they expect and it's boring.”

Penny Kiley
Jan 27, 2023
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The Room, 1984 interview
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Close-up of Dave Jackson, clutching a microphone. Screengrab from video of Old Grey Whistle Test performance.
1984, on The Old Grey Whistle Test.

The Room have a new album out today, so I thought I’d have a look at their early days in the 1980s. It turns out that the first time I mentioned them in print was when they played at opening of Brady’s (the club that took over the Eric’s premises) in August 1980. Four years later, I did this interview with the second v…

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