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Podcast: What the Riff Next Gen
Episode: 1992 - October: Soup Dragons “Hotwired”
Description: A number of groups came out of the psychedelic pop scene in Northern England and Scotland in the late 80's including Primal Scream, Teenage Fanclub, Jesus and the Mary Chain, and The Soup Dragons. Their third album, Hotwired, was released in October 1992.
The Soup Dragons got their name from a character in a 1970's UK children's television series called "Clangers," which consisted of short films about a family of mouse-like creatures that live on a small moon-like planet. They speak only in a whistled language, and only eat green soup, which is supplied by the Soup Dragon.
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