You know of his work with the legendary Swimming Pool Q’s. Vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, aesthete and journalist: He is one of the most compelling personalities New Wave pop has ever witnessed. Speaking about his Motorola black transistor radio, getting roughed up at a Bobby Rydell show in South Carolina, and touring with The Police, this is the Madcap interview with Jeff Calder.

In this section, Jeff speaks about Lester Bangs, the early years of Rolling Stone, downing a case of Indian Beer with Kurt Loder in search of rare recordings in New York, and touring with Lou Reed. Welcome to part two with The Q.

The “Royal Academy of Reality” is the first release for the Swimming Pool Q’s in fourteen years. Jeff speaks about this cosmogonical realm of epic lushness, what inspired his lyrics, the music behind the ethos, and the many musicians that played on the album. From Moe Tucker, Brendan O’Brien, Samurai Celestial, to Tom Gray, he takes us on the journey to the center of the Academy.

Speaking on the extensive career he has experienced as a journalist, Jeff gives an extraordinary account of interviewing Rockette Morton of the Magic Band, corresponding with Merlin Holland, the grandson of Oscar Wilde, selling a gold mohair suit to George Jones, and his epic account of rock life, “Living By Night in the Land of Opportunity: Observations on Life in a Rock and Roll Band.” Not to mention his infamous purple paisley suit, admired by The Royal One himself.

This is the  last chapter in this extensive interview with Jeff Calder, of the Swimming Pool Q’s. He speaks about Slow Fear, Pink Fuzz, raising hell at The Drive-In, telephoning Gore Vidal, and driving a car through both a brick wall on a Brookhaven golf course and a revival tent in rural Florida.