Best Rock N Roll Book Club Podcasts (2024)

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31 - Steve Wynn - The Dream Syndicate & The Paisley Underground (Los Angeles) 58:19

4h ago58:19

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You can see our upcoming live events here: https://rocknrollbookclub.co.uk/live/ Steve Wynn joins us to tell us all about his time with the Dream Syndicate, the formation of the band & the Paisley Underground scene. Steve's new book is out now on Jawbone Press & his latest record Make It Right is out on Fire Records. The Dream Syndicate formed in 1…

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3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life with MARK HART: E17 Rock’n’Roll Book Club founder & Music Maps Podcast co-host 42:48

6d ago42:48

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Screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with MARK HART about starting E17 Rock’n’Roll Book Club founder and how it led to the Music Maps Podcast co-host and "3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life" For the latest E17 Rock’n’Roll Book Club events follow them on EVENTBRITE at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/walthamstow-rock-n-roll-book-club…

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30 - The Scala Cinema (featuring Jah Wobble, Stewart Lee, Caroline Catz & Richard Norris) with Jane Giles & Ali Catterall (Kings Cross) 1:21:38

6d ago1:21:38

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Featuring exclusive clips from Jah Wobble, Stewart Lee, Caroline Catz & Richard Norris sharing their memories of the Scala Cinema. You can see our upcoming live events here: https://rocknrollbookclub.co.uk/live/ You can watch the Scala documentary on BFI Player: https://player.bfi.org.uk Scala documentary makers Jane Giles & Ali Catterall join us t…

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3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life with filmmaker KOURA LINDA talking about her indie production company Space Dream Productions 54:48

13d ago54:48

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Screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with filmmaker KOURA LINDA about her indie production company Space Dream Droductions and "3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life" For more on Space Dream Productions see https://www.spacedreamproductions.com LOVE OF MUSIC premiered Saturday14 September 2024 in Orlando NEWSIES (1992) CINDERELLA (19…

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29 - Clem Cattini - Joe Meek, The Beatles, Billy Fury, Johnny Kidd & more (304 Holloway Road) 1:02:35

13d ago1:02:35

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Clem Cattini tells us about the birth of British rock & roll - Clem has played on over 40 number 1 singles, including Shakin’ All Over by Johnny Kidd & The Pirates & of course Telstar with his band the Tornados, the first British band to top the charts in America. We start in late 1959 when Clem leaves Larry Parnes represented backing band The Beat…

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3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life with Toby Poser & John Adams talking about WHERE THE DEVIL ROAMS 46:19

20d ago46:19

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Screenwriter Stuart Wright talks to filmmakers Toby Poser & John Adams about their 3rd horror movie WHERE THE DEVIL ROAMS and "3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life" WHERE THE DEVIL ROAMS is available to watch – free with ads - in the UK on https://tubitv.com/home Toby Poser’s choices: BAD NEWS BEARS (1976) REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE …

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28 - Prince with Matt Thorne - Part 2 (Minneapolis) 43:16

20d ago43:16

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Part 2 of our chat with Prince biographer Matt Thorne picks up where we left off with the release of his debut album For You in 1977 on Warner Bros. We find out about Prince's fast way of working in the studio along with his decision to produce, sing & play most of his records himself. Prince put a full time band together following the release of h…

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27 - Prince with Matt Thorne - Part 1 (Minneapolis) 43:44

27d ago43:44

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Join us as we chart Prince's formative years in Minneapolis, Minnesota with biographer Matt Thorne. We discuss his family background, how he came to be named Prince, his early bands & songwriting (he wrote his first song at the age of 7). Prince's early influences remained pretty consistent throughout his life & included Larry Graham, James Brown, …

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3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life with PROSPECTS author & CALL IT! Co-founder Kate Wilson 1:03:54

28d ago1:03:54

1:03:54

Screenwriter Stuart Wright talks to former film producer Kate Wilson about her debut novel PROSPECTS & the workplace culture app CALL IT! and "3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life" BUGSY MALONE (1976) BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985) THE ACCUSED (1988) The novel PROSPECTS is out now https://www.prospects-novel.com For more about the wo…

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26 - Pulp with Nick Banks (Sheffield) 58:07

1M ago58:07

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Pulp Part 1 - Nick Banks joined Pulp in 1986 after seeing an ad outside Sheffield Leadmill & as a fan of the local band already decided to audition, making his live debut at the Adelphi Hotel in Hull shortly after. Following Jarvis Cocker's decision to relocate to London in 1988, Nick follows suit & Pulp begin to focus more on gigs in the capital. …

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25 - Joy Division in Walthamstow, East London 53:23

1M ago53:23

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Join us to take a deep dive into the little known history of Joy Division right here on our home turf in Walthamstow, East London. Find out from a first hand source how the band came to play 2 gigs here in 1979 - how it came about, how many people were there, what happened & more. Joy Division's first trip to London had been in late 1978 when they …

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24 - Josef K - Scottish Post Punk with Johnnie Johnston (Edinburgh) 53:00

2M ago53:00

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Join us on our first trip to Scotland, Edinburgh to be precise to retrace the history of on elf post-punk's most iconic bands, Josef K. The band were only around a few years but their influence has grown enormously in the intervening years, biographer Johnnie Johnston takes us through our first look at C81, Postcard Records, & the Sound of Young Sc…

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23 - Public Image Limited with Jah Wobble 1:05:43

2M ago1:05:43

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We welcome Jah Wobble to tell us about his time with PiL (Public Image Limited) - we start with how he joined the band, touch upon his youth with John Lydon, who came up with the name of the band & the brief early involvement of Richard Branson. We hear about how Keith Levene & Jim Walker joined the band (and Jim's departure later) as well as signi…

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3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life with KNEECAP director Rich Peppiatt 50:12

2M ago50:12

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Screenwriter Stuart Wright talks to filmmaker Rich Peppiatt about his – almost – real time biopic KNEECAP starring all three members of the band KNEECAP and "3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life" AMELIE (2001) TRAINSPOTTING (1996) DUMB & DUMBER (1994) KNEECAP is out in US cinemas from 2 August, Ireland cinemas from 8 August and …

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22 - Paul McCartney & Wings with Lesley-Ann Jones (High Park Farm) 1:03:15

2M ago1:03:15

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Biographer Lesley-Ann Jones joins us to talk about Paul McCartney's time in Scotland living on High Park Farm near Campbeltown. We talk about his decision to buy this property in a remote part of Scotland, his & John Lennon's links (or lack of) to Scotland, Linda's role in Paul & his family spending more time there & the privacy it subsequently aff…

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TONY MORRIS Film Lawyer & author of THE FILMMAKERS' LEGAL GUIDE (3rd edition) 37:43

2M ago37:43

37:43

Screenwriter Stuart Wright talks to film lawyer and author TONY MORRIS about the 3rd edition of THE FILMMAKERS' LEGAL GUIDE Out now https://www.browndogbooks.uk/products/the-filmmakers-legal-guide-third-edition Credits Intro/Outro music is Rocking The Stew by Tokyo Dragons (www.instagram.com/slomaxster/) Podcast for www.britflicks.com https://www.b…

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21 - Tim Booth - James - Part 2 (Manchester) 48:13

2M ago48:13

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Carrying on our chat with Tim Booth we continue on the early years of James with the recording of their first demo, signing to Factory Records & making their debut release with the Jimone EP in November 1983. From there Tim tells us about meeting The Smiths & playing with them at the Hacienda & subsequently touring Ireland with them & later joining…

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25th Anniversary of EYES WIDE SHUT with the cinematographer Larry Smith 1:12:28

3M ago1:12:28

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Screenwriter Stuart Wright talks award-winning cinematographer, producer & director LARRY SMITH BSC* about collaborating with Stanley Kubrick; testing NASA lenses on BARRY LYNDON; the blue lighting in EYES WIDE SHUT. how ONLY GOD FORGIVES was his toughest shoot ever and much more. TRAFFICKERS is Larry Smith's directorial debut and is available in U…

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3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life with FIND ME FALLING director Stelana Kliris 33:17

3M ago33:17

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Screenwriter Stuart Wright talks to filmmaker Stelana Kliris about her RomCom FIND ME FALLING starring Harry Connick Jr and "3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life" THE GODFATHER (1972) LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (1997) ROMAN HOLIDAY (1953) FIND ME FALLING is available on Netflix from Friday 19 July 2024 "3 FILMS THAT HAVE IMPACTED EVERYTH…

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20 - Tim Booth - James & When I Died For The First Time - Part 1 (Manchester) 49:17

3M ago49:17

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Tim Booth joins us this week to talk about his new book 'When I Died For The First Time' out now on Constable (imprint of Little Brown). We talk about his writing influences from Doris Lessing & Patti Smith to Frank Herbert & then how his experiences in James influenced his writing. We also talk in depth about James latest UK number 1 album Yummy a…

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3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life with THE BYSTANDERS director Gabriel Foster Prior 27:56

3M ago27:56

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Screenwriter Stuart Wright talks to filmmaker Gabriel Foster Prior about his sci-fi comedy THE BYSTANDERS starring Seann Walsh and "3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life" LONDON TO BRIGHTON (2006) WINGS OF DESIRE (1987) WAKING LIFE (2001) THE BYSTANDERS is out now and available to stream and download on the major platforms "3 FIL…

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19 - Helen O'Hara - Dexys Midnight Runners (Birmingham) 1:03:50

3M ago1:03:50

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Helen O'Hara joins us as we talk through her early career from getting a knock on the door to play with Kevin Archer's The Blue Ox Babes to later joining Dexys Midnight Runners. We talk about being renamed Helen O'Hara by Kevin Rowland & joining Dexys as one of the Emerald Express shortly after & Helen's difficult decision to join the band & turn d…

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18 - Dexys Midnight Runners with Nige Tassell (Birmingham) 50:45

3M ago50:45

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This week we make our first visit to Birmingham to trace the history & early years of Dexys Midnight Runners - how Kevin Rowland & Kevin Archer formed the band, the strict rules for membership, how the various members came to join. Writer Nige Tassell, talks us through some of the stories, myths & legends from his new book Searching For Dexys Midni…

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3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life with filmmaker Jess Bartlett of TERROR ARCADE PRODUCTIONS 31:09

3M ago31:09

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Screenwriter Stuart Wright talks to filmmaker Jess Bartlett about South-West of England’s TERROR ARCADE PRODUCTIONS and "3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life" SUPER 8 (2011) CORALINE (2009) SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952) Terror Arcade's OUTSIDE NOISE premieres at London Film Festival 2024 Catch it in the Sleepless Nights shorts prog…

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FIXED AUDIO 17 - Bob Dylan & the Band with John Niven (Big Pink) 52:35

3M ago52:35

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FIXED AUDIO - sorry the original audio was the previous episode with Thurston Moore, meaning anyone who had already downloaded before we fixed it cannot update to the new audio. So here is a new version for anyone with the wrong audio. Join writer John Niven to have a chat about Bob Dylan & the Band & the time they spent in Woodstock. John talks us…

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17 - Bob Dylan & the Band with John Niven (Big Pink) 52:35

3M ago52:35

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Join writer John Niven to have a chat about Bob Dylan & the Band & the time they spent in Woodstock. John talks us through his idea for a fictional book set when the Band were living in Big Pink & recording with Dylan in the basement downstairs. We discuss how Dylan & the various members of The Band came to be in Woodstock, how the Basement Tapes r…

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16 - Thurston Moore - Part 2 (New York City) 48:58

4M ago48:58

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Thurston Moore returns for the 2nd part of our chat including: bumping into Joey Ramone on the way to CBGBs for the first time, Wayne County, meeting Lee Ranaldo at a gig, being introduced to Kim Gordon via a mutual friend, the downtown art world including Jean-Michel Basquiat, his early band The Coachmen, even Madonna gets a mention. We also detai…

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15 - Thurston Moore - Part 1 (New York City) 41:53

4M ago41:53

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This week we welcome Thurston Moore formerly of Sonic Youth - we talk about his childhood in Connecticut, some of the early records he including Iron Butterly, Abbey Road, Led Zeppelin & Black Sabbath, Buying the Rolling Stones - Their Satanic Majesties Request, the influence of his Dad, seeing an early Patti Smith gig in Westbury, CT & later sendi…

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14 - Willy Vlautin (Reno) 52:22

4M ago52:22

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Writer & musician Willy Vlautin (Richmond Fontaine, The Delines) joins us to talk about his new book The Horse on Faber & Faber - we also go deep on his formative years in Reno, Nevada, his love for the Pacific Northwest - specifically Portland, Oregon. We talk about his early influences including Green on Red, The Long Ryders & the Cowpunk bands, …

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13 - The Human League with Martyn Ware (Sheffield) 1:06:14

4M ago1:06:14

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Join us on our first trip to the mighty music city of Sheffield as Martyn Ware guides us through growing up in the city, meeting Phil Oakey at school, his formative early bands, the influence of science fiction on his work, he & Phil's shared love of Marvel & DC comics, seeing Star Wars on opening day at the Sheffield Gaumont, seeing Roxy Music at …

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3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life with film producer Charlotte Atkinson of OUR DAUGHTER PRODUCTIONS 1:01:12

5M ago1:01:12

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Screenwriter Stuart Wright talks to film producer Charlotte Atkinson of OUR DAUGHTER PRODUCTIONS about what a producer wants from writers and "3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life" LITTLE WOMEN (1994) SAVING MR BANKS (2013) CATS (2019) For more about Charlotte’s work see the website https://www.ourdaughterproductions.com "3 FILM…

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12 - Acid House with Richard Norris (Ladbroke Grove) 1:02:09

4M ago1:02:09

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Richard Norris talks us through the birth of Acid House at clubs such as Shoom, Future & Heaven, the Jack the Tab album, his time as a member of The Grid, their unexpected chart success, Alan McGee's brief tenure as manager, his early trips to Ibiza & collaborations with Andy Mackay and Phil Mazanera from Roxy Music, Robert Fripp from King Crimson,…

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Thea Sharrock talks about directing WICKED LITTLE LETTERS 25:21

5M ago25:21

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Screenwriter Stuart Wright talks to filmmaker Thea Sharrock about directing WICKED LITTLE LETTERS WICKED LITTLE LETTERS is available to buy and rent from digital platforms and available to own on Blu-ray and DVD from 13th May. WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY THEA SHARROCK JONNY SWEET STARRING OLIVIA COLMAN JESSIE BUCKLEY TIMOTHY SPALL ANJANA VASAN GEMMA JONE…

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11 - Kate Bush with Tom Doyle (East Wickham Farm) 1:00:26

5M ago1:00:26

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Acclaimed music writer Tom Doyle is our guide this week as we take a deep dive into the formative years & early career of Kate Bush. From her upbringing on East Wickham Farm near Welling, her early songwriting, learning to play piano, David Gilmour's involvement in her early career, the visual aspect of her work, her early gigs with the KT Bush Ban…

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10 - Kings Road with Max Decharne 50:09

5M ago50:09

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Join us & take a stroll down the Kings Road with writer Max Decharne as our guide. Our first stop is the Angry Young Men of 1956, before moving on to the Swinging Londoners of 1966 & finally the punks of 1976. With mentions along the way for Mozart, the Beatles, John Osborne, Henry VIII, Rolling Stones, James Bond, Sex Pistols, The Clash, Charles I…

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9 - DJ Paulette (The Hacienda) 56:51

5M ago56:51

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Join us on our first trip to The Hacienda in Manchester as we talk to DJ Paulette about her early days & first DJ gigs, her influences, launching the iconic Flesh night at the Hacienda (Manchester's first gay club night), Manchester nightlife of the 80's & 90's, the 'it's queer up north' tagline, the birth of the LBGTQ scene in Manchester & much mo…

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8 - MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR - Reach For The Stars with Michael Cragg (Princess Park Manor) 53:17

5M ago53:17

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Join Penderyn Prize winning writer Michael Cragg to discuss all things pop in the 90's & 2000's. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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7 - The Fall with Paul Hanley (Iceland) 53:28

6M ago53:28

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Join us to hear about Paul Hanley's time in the fall including making his live debut at the Electric Ballroom age 16, recording Totally Wired & How I Wrote Elastic Man at his first recording session, the legendary trip to Iceland, recording Hex Education Hour, Slates, The Wonderful & Frightening World... and more. Hosted by Mark Hart & Simon Cardwe…

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6 - David Bowie with Suzi Ronson (Hammersmith Odeon) 50:29

6M ago50:29

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Suzi Ronson gives us a first hand account of the Ziggy Stardust years she spent with David Bowie from creating the iconic Ziggy haircut & costumes, the early days at Haddon Hall in Beckenham, hearing Starman for the first time, touring America with the Spiders, the UK tours leading up to the final performance at the Hammersmith Odeon in 1973. Hoste…

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5 - Lush with Miki Berenyi (part 2) 1:00:57

6M ago1:00:57

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The second part of our chat with Miki Berenyi from Lush - from the release of the debut album Spooky, the Lolopoloza tour of the US, second album Split, the commercial success of the Lovelife album & the Single Girl & Ladykillers singles, 4AD, the end of the band in 1996 & the reunion in 2016. Hosted by Mark Hart & Simon Cardwell Produced by Tim Be…

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4 - Lush with Miki Berenyi (Willesden Green) 40:56

6M ago40:56

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Miki Berenyi joins us to talk about her upbringing & early life in Willesden Green, meeting Emma Anderson & the other members of Lush, making their fanzine Alphabet Soup, their first band the Baby Machines, changing the name to Lush, the first Lush gig at the Camden Falcon, signing with 4AD & more. Hosted by Mark Hart & Simon Cardwell Produced by T…

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3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life with filmmaker Tim McKenzie-Smith the director of GETTING IT BACK: THE STORY OF CYMANDE 51:26

7M ago51:26

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Screenwriter Stuart Wright talks to filmmaker Tim McKenzie-Smith about his debut feature, the documentary about a seminal, black British band - GETTING IT BACK: THE STORY OF CYMANDE and "3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life" WHEN WE WERE KINGS (1996) GET SHORTY (1995) THE DEPARTED (2006) GETTING IT BACK: THE STORY OF CYMANDE is …

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3 - The Stone Roses with John Robb (Manchester) 48:12

7M ago48:12

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This week acclaimed writer John Robb takes us up north to put our first pin in our Music Map in the iconic city of Manchester. We detail the bands formation & early years, first gigs around the country, the release of Sally Cinnamon, their live debut in Manchester at the International 1, almost signing with Rough Trade, recording Elephant Stone wit…

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3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life with filmmaker Uga Carlini the director of BEYOND THE LIGHT BARRIER 1:02:08

7M ago1:02:08

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Screenwriter Stuart Wright talks to filmmaker Uga Carlini about her new true-life alien abduction documentary BEYOND THE LIGHT BARRIER and "3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life" E.T. THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL THE BIG BLUE (1988) / BETTY BLUE aka 37°2 LE MATIN (1986) AMELIE (2001) Bonus choice… LOVE ACTUALLY (2003) “Has to be there,”…

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2 - Karen Carpenter with Lucy O'Brien (Downey, California) 47:02

7M ago47:02

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Join us to celebrate the life & career of Karen Carpenter. Biographer Lucy O'Brien takes us on our first trip to the USA to chat all things Karen from her early years, the formation of the band with her brother Richard, signing to A&M Records, their peak years of success, her illness & tragic death. Help us put another pin in our Music Map in the L…

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3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life with TV producer Yvonne Grace author of From Creation to Pitch: How to Write Stories for Television That Sell 49:30

8M ago49:30

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Screenwriter Stuart Wright talks to TV producer Yvonne Grace about her new book FROM CREATION TO PITCH: HOW TO WRITE STORIES FOR TELEVISION THAT SELL and "3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life" An American Werewolf In London (1981) Strictly Ballroom (1992) Withnail & I (1987) FROM CREATION TO PITCH: HOW TO WRITE STORIES FOR TELEV…

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1 - Two Tone with Daniel Rachel (Coventry) 47:54

8M ago47:54

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Join us as and Penderyn Prize winning author Daniel Rachel to take a deep dive into the formation of the Two Tone record label in Coventry - starting with the beginnings of the label, moving onto the early years of Jerry Dammers, The Specials & Madness meeting at the Hope & Anchor in Islington, the Two Tone Top of the Pops Episode, the Two Much Too…

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0 - Trailer 3:46

8M ago3:46

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Introducing Music Maps - the Rock n Roll Book Club Podcast, each episode we use a place as a jumping off point for a conversation about music - anywhere from the obvious to the obscure. Join us as we build our Music Map of the world. Hosted by Mark Hart & Simon Cardwell Produced by Tim Benton & Simon Cardwell Music by Rob Britton Hosted on Acast. S…

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3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life with film producer Helen Simmons (HOARD) - a short film survey looking at the relationship between short and feature film success 54:01

8M ago54:01

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Screenwriter Stuart Wright talks to film producer Helen Simmons about her short film survey that looks into whether there’s a relationship between short and feature film success and "3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life" FESTEN (1998) THE PARENT TRAP (1998) TREE OF LIFE (2011) KLOKKENLUIDER (2022) written and directed by Neil Ma…

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3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life with filmmaker & author John Maxwell – WATER STREET: Harriet Farrell Book 1 47:03

8M ago47:03

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Screenwriter Stuart Wright talks to John Maxwell about his debut novel WATER STREET and "3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life" MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969) THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY (1966) THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP (1943) WATER STREET: Harriet Farrell Book #1 is out now from all good book sellers and is published by BK …

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