22: Hot Hot Heat - Steve Bays on pop and punk, the best UK venues, building a recording studio, and hit single Bandages

<div>Canada's finest <strong>Hot Hot Heat </strong>became huge hits on both sides of the Atlantic after their debut album Make Up The Breakdown landed in 2002. <br> <br> Singer <strong>Steve Bays </strong>tells <strong>The Boys in the Band Podcast </strong>the story of their rise and what came next - from touring with the world's biggest bands to fusing punk, pop and dance beats... and why their breakthrough single came to be about Bandages! <br> <br> We examine all five albums, why they took their recording budget and built their own studio - and what Steve thought of being called a peacock by Carl Barat! <br> <br> <strong>Hot Hot Heat fan? Share your memories of the band with us: <br> </strong><br> </div> <div>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/TheBITBpod"><strong>@TheBITBpod<br> </strong></a>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/boysinthebandpod/"><strong>@boysinthebandpod<br> </strong></a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheBoysInTheBandPod/"><strong>The Boys In The Band Podcast<br> </strong></a>Or drop us an Email - <strong>boysinthebandpod@gmail.com</strong><br> <br> Written, presented and produced by <a href="https://twitter.com/psmithxi?lang=en"><strong>Peter Smith</strong></a><strong> </strong>and <a href="https://twitter.com/richgallagher84?lang=en-gb"><strong>Richard Gallagher<br> <br> </strong></a>Pod thumbnail design by <a href="https://twitter.com/dan_curtin_ksr?lang=en-gb"><strong>Daniel Curtin</strong></a><strong><br> <br> *Recorded on 2 September 2020* </strong> </div>