I thought they were treading in deep waters, I mean nobody looked like that in the

Roxy Club.

Good afternoon, Michael Malice here. Let that be your welcome for the next hour.

This I've been doing the show for a long time and this is the episode I am absolutely

most excited about. We have today a guest I've been after for 20 years, the woman

who inspired my name Laura Logic. Laura for those who don't know was the saxophonist

for the legendary punk rock band X-ray specs. They are the quintessential old school British

punk band whose legacy carries on today due to the brilliant songwriting of the late

singer, Polystyrene. After getting booted out of X-ray specs, get out. She formed her solo

band Essential Logic, then had a solo album with Laura Logic, left the scene, joined the

Hari Krishna's and now after 40 years is releasing a new album called Land of Kali, which

is out now. 43 years, yes thank you. So my first question I was going to ask you was,

you kind of vanish, you weren't on the internet and I looked for you every so often and then

I saw you on Instagram and you had an account and I followed you and I messaged you. And

the first question I was going to have is, what's it like being a punk rock mom, right?

So I had there are two scenarios, one of which is, oh mom, tell me about the time Billy

Idle spit in your face or it was like, oh god mom, no one cares about your old dinosaur

stories, but your daughter is the one who got it Instagram. She's in your video with

you. She's the one who's been encouraging you with music. What's that like being a punk

rock mom? Well, as you said, I wasn't a punk rock mom for about 20 years. So the last

few years, it's just been, it's been really nice because I've been collaborating with my daughter.

She has a beautiful voice, very different from mine, very powerful and strong. She's been

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