The Golden Horde perfom '100 Boys' on 'Jo-Maxi'.
Dublin five piece The Golden Horde are Simon Carmody on vocals, Des O'Byrne and Sam Steiger on guitar, John Connor on bass, and Peter O’Kennedy on drums. In September 1989 the band signed to to U2's Mother Records which had a distribution deal with Island Records.
Their debut single on Mother Records '100 Boys' was launched in October 1989 in the premises of the Irish Film Institute. The lyrics tell the tale of Simon Carmody's repressed teenage phobias. '100 Boys' was produced by Daniel Ray who previously worked with The Ramones.
This episode of 'Jo-Maxi' was broadcast on 13 November 1989.
'Jo Maxi' was a youth lifestyle programme targeted at 10 to 14 year olds. The programme contained features on a broad range of topics including animals, fashion, music, books and profiles of young people voicing their views on various subjects. The original presenters on the show were Ray D'Arcy, Geri Lalor, Clíona Ní Bhuachalla and Antoinette Dawson.
