Best Simon Kemp Podcasts (2024)

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E188: Chris Salewicz on the NME + Supertramp + Amy Winehouse 1:12:17

1d ago1:12:17

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In this episode we're joined by NME legend Chris Salewicz, author of acclaimed books about Bob Marley, Joe Strummer and others. We hear about our guest's boyhood in Yorkshire — and about the first gig he ever saw: the Beatles in Leeds in 1963 (followed in rapid succession by the Rolling Stones — plus a young David Bowie — in Huddersfield). Chris th…

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Episode 72 - live from at DSAG Jahreskongress 2024: SAP on Azure VPodcast meets Coffee Corner Radio 26:31

5d ago26:31

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Holger Bruchelt (Microsoft) and I recorded a recap of the DSAG Jahreskongress in Leipzig, a three days event with 5500 attendees. You can also find the video version of this podcast on YouTube.

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E187: Simon Raymonde on Cocteau Twins + Dusty Springfield + Bella Union 1:22:17

18d ago1:22:17

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For this episode we're joined by the admirable Simon Raymonde, sometime Cocteau Twin, head honcho at Bella Union Records and author of the autobiographical In One Ear. We commence by asking our guest about growing up as the son of the legendary Ivor Raymonde, string arranger on umpteen hits by pop idols from Billy Fury to the Walker Brothers. We he…

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Episode 71 - All Things SAP with Holger Müller (Constellation Research) 45:06

27d ago45:06

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⁠Martin's⁠ partner in crime ⁠Holger Müller⁠ is back on Coffee Corner Radio. There were a lot of news these summer about SAP, especially about board changes. Furthermore, there is an outlook on the upcoming events: virtual SAP TechEd DSAG Jahreskongress Have fun, share the word and give us feedback!

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E186: Robert Hilburn on L.A. + his Randy Newman biography 1:12:34

1M ago1:12:34

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For this episode we're joined – all the way from sunny Southern California – by L.A. Times legend Robert Hilburn. Bob beams in to discuss his new biography of the peerless Randy Newman, but we start by asking him about the early childhood memories (of his native Louisiana) that he shares with Randy himself. From there he takes us from the Eureka mo…

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E185: Andrew Smith on A.I. + Björk + The Notorious B.I.G. 1:18:13

2M ago1:18:13

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For this episode we're joined by the Brooklyn-based Andrew Smith, author of the bestselling Moondust, the "dotcom swindle" saga Totally Wired and the brand-new Devil in the Stack. We start by asking Andrew about the peripatetic childhood that took him from Greenwich Village to Hastings via San Francisco's summer of love. A riveting account of audit…

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E184: Joe Boyd on Global Music + Kate & Anna McGarrigle 1:17:09

2M ago1:17:09

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For this episode we're joined by a living musical legend whose career as an A&R man, manager, producer, label-owner and writer spans over 60 extraordinary years. On the day his monumental "journey through Global Music" And the Roots of Rhythm Remain is published, the peerless Joe Boyd visits RBP's Hammersmith HQ to talk about the book — and the 17+…

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E183: Darrell M. McNeill on the Isley Brothers + Isaac Hayes 1:03:54

2M ago1:03:54

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Joining us all the way from Santa Barbara for this episode is Darrell M. McNeill, director of operations at the Black Rock Coalition and author of a new 33 1/3 study of the Isley Brothers' mighty 1973 album 3 + 3. We start by asking our guest about his '90s contributions to the Village Voice and his involvement with the B.R.C.. Crediting his dad fo…

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E182: Joe "Mr. C" McEwen on soul music + alt.country + Joe Tex audio 1:18:43

3M ago1:18:43

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In this episode we're joined by the esteemed Joe "Mr. C" McEwen, who Zooms in from L.A. to reminisce about his storied career as a writer, DJ and A&R man. We begin in our guest's native Philadelphia, where his teenage mind was blown by a James Brown show in 1966, and follow him up to his adopted Boston. He recalls his early reviews for The Boston P…

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E181: Mark Williams on Knebworth '74 + the underground press + Joan Jett 1:10:26

3M ago1:10:26

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In this episode the marvellous Mark Williams Zooms in from mid-Wales to regale us with tales from the heyday of the UK's underground press and his later involvement with the L.A. punk scene. We start in mid-'60s Newcastle – where our guest drummed with beat combo the Jailbirds – and move on to his days at the Birmingham Arts Lab via a flat above Lo…

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E180: David Toop on Dr. John + Collusion + Scott Walker audio 1:23:29

4M ago1:23:29

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In this episode we welcome the esteemed David Toop to Hammersmith – on the UK's General Election day – to discuss his extraordinary new book about (and around) Dr. John's 1968 album Gris-Gris. First we revisit the short-lived but splendidly eclectic Collusion magazine our guest co-founded in 1981: we hear about its inception and mission, as manifes…

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E179: Luke Turner & John Doran on The Quietus + Yoko Ono + James Chance 1:16:43

4M ago1:16:43

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In this episode we welcome John Doran and Luke Turner to downtown Hammersmith and invite them to talk about their much-loved and newly-revamped Quietus "webzine". (That's Noughties-speak, for all you kids out there.) The intrepid duo look back on the 2008 birth of their baby and reflect on its survival and evolution over the subsequent 16 years. Qu…

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Episode 70 - Sapphire Recap with Holger Müller 29:56

5M ago29:56

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Martin's partner in crime Holger Müller is back on Coffee Corner Radio. Of course, there is only one topic to discuss: SAP Sapphire in Orlando and Barcelona. Holger was in Orlando, Martin in Barcelona the week after. Have fun, share the word and give us feedback!

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E178: Ann Powers on Joni Mitchell + Tori Amos + Women in Pop 1:16:15

5M ago1:16:15

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In this episode we're joined from Nashville by acclaimed critic, author and broadcaster Ann Powers for a discussion of her new Joni Mitchell book. Starting in Ann's native Seattle, we hear about her early '80s pieces for The Rocket before moving on to her stints at the San Francisco Weekly and the New York Times. Mention of Piece by Piece, the 2005…

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Episode 69 - Output Management and Forms in SAP with Frank Engert (Softway AG) 43:34

5M ago43:34

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Martin talked with Frank Engert about everything related to forms and output management in SAP. Frank is the CEO of Softway AG, a German consultancy focused on output management. Frank runs also a German podcast about output management and forms in context of SAP which you can find here: https://www.softway.de/sap-formular-podcast They started with…

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E177: Val Wilmer on free jazz + photography + Lesley Gore audio 1:27:29

5M ago1:27:29

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In this episode — our first-ever "field recording" — we travel up to North London to interview the legendary writer-photographer Val Wilmer. Val takes us back to her earliest musical memories in Streatham, South London, and her immersion in the capital's '60s jazz and blues scenes. We hear about her first pieces for Jazz Journal and her experiences…

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E176: Simon Day on the Fast Show + Brian Pern + Steely Dan audio 1:08:25

6M ago1:08:25

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In this episode we welcome Fast Show legend Simon Day to downtown Hammersmith and ask him about his musical passions and the immortal Life Of Rock With Brian Pern. We start with our guest's misspent youth in south-east London, where he frequently saw bands such as Dr. Feelgood and local lads Squeeze and even fronted his own punk combo Simon & the V…

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Episode 68 - Analysts and Research Firms with Jon Reed 44:21

7M ago44:21

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We had a well-known guest in this episode: Jon Reed (diginomica) is a writer and analyst and around in the SAP Community for ages. Jon and Martin talked about how the whole analyst and research business works. Of course, Jon added his extraordinary ideas and thoughts. As usual, we are looking forward to your feedback or reviews!…

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E175: Steffan Chirazi on Metallica + Jack Casady audio + John Sinclair 1:21:59

7M ago1:21:59

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In this episode we welcome the splendid Steffan Chirazi to RBP Towers and ask him about his career as a metal/hard rock specialist and his long association with the mighty Metallica. We hear about our guest's lucky break as a 15-year-old Motörhead maniac when the band's frontman Lemmy gave up three hours to Steffan during the sessions for 1983's An…

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E174: Sean O'Hagan on Microdisney + The High Llamas + The Beach Boys 1:33:49

7M ago1:33:49

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In this episode we welcome revered High Llamas leader (and arranger to the hip and the mighty) Sean O'Hagan to Hammersmith and ask him about his life and times from Microdisney to new album Hey Panda. We hear about Sean's Luton childhood, his family's move back to Ireland, and his 1980 encounter with the late Cathal Coughlan — the Corkonian with wh…

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E173: Ira Robbins on Trouser Press + Anglophilia + Nick Lowe audio 57:28

8M ago57:28

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In this episode we welcome long-time RBP contributor Ira Robbins as he celebrates the 50th anniversary of the launch of his beloved Trouser Press. Ira tells us about the musical Anglophilia that began for him with the Beatles but surged with the 1968 release of The Who Sell Out. He then recounts the beginning of his friendship with schoolmate Dave …

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E172: Alan Light on Vibe + Prince + Taylor Swift + Townes Van Zandt 1:31:07

8M ago1:31:07

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In this episode we welcome esteemed writer and editor Alan Light and ask him about the years he spent at Rolling Stone, Vibe and Spin — plus his close encounters with Prince, Taylor Swift and Townes Van Zandt. Vibe is the particular focus of interest for Alan's hosts, hence we hear about the magazine's inception, its co-founder Quincy Jones, our gu…

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GRAY SIMONS | SEVEN: Building Up Rocky Top 36:04

8M ago36:04

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After leaving the place he’d help establish as a national wrestling power, Gray Simons spent five seasons at Indiana State as the Sycamores’ head coach prior to taking over his first “big school” - the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. While sports-crazy, Tennessee was still new to the wrestling game. Gray Simons and a talented recruiter named …

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E171: Kimberly Mack on Living Colour + Greg Tate + The Black Rock Coalition 1:08:09

9M ago1:08:09

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In this episode the writer and academic Kimberly Mack joins us from Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to discuss the subject of "Black rock" in the context of her 33 1/3 study of Living Colour's Time's Up. We start by asking our guest about her childhood as the daughter of a rock-obsessed Black mother – and her experience of seeing Cheap Trick…

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Episode 67 - DSAG Technologietage Review with Gregor Wolf and Volker Buzek 34:24

9M ago34:24

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Thanks Matt Harding for the intro and Volker for pointing to it!Martin met two SAP Mentors, Gregor Wolf and Volker Buzek at the DSAG Technologietage in Hamburg, Germany. It's the first live and in-person recorded episode since SAP TechEd Barcelona 2019. They covered topics around the keynotes by Jürgen Müller (SAP CTO and member of the board) and S…

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Episode 66 - State of SAP with Holger Müller (Constellation Research) 25:10

9M ago25:10

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Holger and Martin are talking about the latest SAP News and results and numbers: - press release board change - press release results 2023 and Q4 - press release financial engineering

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Episode 65 - State of SAP with Holger Müller (Constellation Research) 48:46

9M ago48:46

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Just before the year end, Holger and Martin recorded another episode. As usual, it was also streamed. So therefore they were also talking about the screen and video set-up. Topics covered: - SAP TechEd News - SAP's Case for Cloud - DSAG Technologie Tage - SAPinsider EMEA Copenhagen - ASUG Tech Connect…

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E170: A Tom Hibbert special!! with Mark Ellen and Sylvia Patterson 1:18:59

9M ago1:18:59

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In this extra-special episode we welcome into the RBP lair not one but two legends of music journalism. Former Smash Hits/Q/MOJO supremo Mark Ellen and Sylvia (I'm Not With The Band) Patterson join us to pay tribute to their late friend and colleague upon the publication of our book Phew, Eh Readers? The Life and Writing of Tom Hibbert – the single…

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GRAY SIMONS | SEVEN: Mat Town's Championship Era 35:01

10M ago35:01

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Gray Simons finished his college career by setting a new standard in college wrestling. Seven national championships, college wrestling’s first four-time title winner in any division to go along with two Olympic appearances. The Olympic disappointment didn’t last long as Gray Simons returned to Mat Town to take over its proud wrestling program. Sim…

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E169: Penelope Spheeris on filming punk and heavy metal + Wayne's World 1:15:06

10M ago1:15:06

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In this episode we welcome the legendary Penelope Spheeris and invite her to talk us through her extraordinary life and brilliant career. Barney wastes little time in asking the Louisiana-born filmmaker about the shocking traumas of her childhood and teenage years. We hear about her alcoholic mother's multiple marriages and the family's move to Sou…

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