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CIVIC is on the crest of the next wave of Australian bands about to crash the shores of the US and Europe. Today we talk to Jim McCullough and Lewis Hodgson on the early days of the band, the rare records, making "Future Forecast", "Taken By Force" and what's next for the band.

Topics include:

• Big Jim joins the call, then Lewis
• Is the band in a healthy place?
• CIVIC at SXSW - Austin
• What’s the rarest vinyl pressing of “Taken By Force”?
• Classified info
• March 2022 gig at the Sydney Chippo hotel
• More SXSW talk
• Keith Morris’ cheese board
• Formation of CIVIC / recording “New Vietnam”
• Various pressings & collectability of “New Vietnam”
• Are you close to quitting your jobs?
• Selling, Sucking, Blackmail, Bribes
• “Future Forecast” Flightless Pressings
• Sharing drummer with The Murlocs
• Any idea what’s happening w Flightless?
• Cover art and album name for “Future Forecast”
• Working out the band name
• CIVIC logo
• Working with Rob Younger
• The cover photo of “Taken By Force”
• Themes within “Taken By Force”
• More songs for the next album
• Interview wrap up

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If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related