I interviewed Magic Wands previously, and I got to see them opening for Birthday Massacre, and they are back at it. This time in the interim of this interview and posting, they released as single with John Ashton of The Psychedelic Furs (in my interview with him, he stated what a huge fan he is of theirs, and, well, Magic Wands grew up listening to John).

I included that final product in this interview, as it is truly a clash of AWESOME, the dreamy darkwave sound of Magic Wands, with the unmistakable guitar work of John Ashton.

I am thrilled to give it to you in this episode.

Also in this episode, we talked about the inspiration for this new work, and how the dreams were inspired from the artwork in a book about the worlds fair, over a hundred years ago.

There is some great music, and discussion in this episode.

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Quick Milestone everyone, Sticky Jazz was the 2nd most listened to music podcast out of Utah for 2025. VIVE FOR US... Thanks everyone.

So, because we are called Sticky Jazz, we are happy to have on the show this week the fantastic female jazz vocalist Andy James. She is an Australian born Jazz singer, and flamenco dancer, who migrated to the US via Madrid Spain.

She just released an album "Architect of My Blues", it is a jazz album inspired by the late Ray Charles, where his influence is all over in this collection of songs.

Andy James' musical collaborations with other artists are notable artists, are just fantastic. She came across as pretty shy, but her voice is bold, and she really delivers, especially as we talked about her "Last song" at concerts.

If you like Jazz, Andy James has some vocal talent unmatched in female vocalists, I rate her up there with Holly Cole, Julie London, and even Astrid Gilberto.

#andyjamesmusic #jazz #femalejazzvocalists #julielondon #astridgilberto #hollycole #flamenco #raycharles

Everyone remembers "Unbelievable" by EMF in the early 90s, they were at the forefront of the electro hip hop rock shift that just "happened" out of nowhere, with funky hats, hairstyles and synth pushing rock into new genres.

Bands like EMF were getting play everywhere, along with Jesus Jones, Pop Will Eat Itself, The Farm, this was a new take on alternative music that captured the zeitgeist of the time, the music captured the feel, and the anxiety and new freedom in the post cold war world.

I covered their gig in Salt Lake City over the summer with a band "Ecce Shnak" in tow, and had a quick chat with both bands. EMF was out having fun, and giving us new material, of an album they had released in 2024 "The Beauty and The Chaos". The gig was fantastic, and they played some new material from the EP they just released in November 2025, called "Reach For Something Higher".

I got to chat with Ian Dench the guitarist while he drove around London, we talked about some fun history of the band and their music, Motorhead, and James Atkin's love of football jerseys.

On this new EP there is a wonderful song that EMF recorded with Ecce Shnak called "LGBTQ+ LOVER". I filmed it during the soundcheck and it was incredible. This song gives the message that all are loved in "Gods' great plan", and showcases the mega talent of both bands. Yeah they are both that great.

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