In which Matt & Gavin return to discuss 1975’s Slade in Flame

"In the cut throat world of the music business you're either a success or dead" Join us for our slightly-behind-schedule* new episode of BPMOACA as we take a look at 1975’s Slade in Flame.&nbsp; A career-stalling misjudgement or one of the best pop movies ever made? Pull on your platform boots and step back with us to the Nineteen SixtySeventies to find out! Email:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:bpmoaca@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bpmoaca@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;Facebook:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/BPMOACA/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/BPMOACA/</a>&nbsp;Twitter:&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/bpmoaca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/bpmoaca</a>&nbsp;Show Notes: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/BPMOACA6Notezz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/BPMOACA6Notezz</a> (If you want to skip the synopsis, it finishes at 4'13") 🙉 *(give-or-take two years) Links: Playlist - Season 1 Episode 6: <a href="https://spotify.link/uek44hEJYDb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Slade In Flame Playlist </a> Slade In Flame: <a href="https://spotify.link/sUclGSTJYDb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Full Soundtrack Album</a> Slade: <a href="https://spotify.link/RyDKMkOJYDb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Singles 1971-75 </a> Slade Alive - 1972-82: <a href="https://spotify.link/KGbNafJJYDb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">All Three Albums </a> Sadly the excellent Slade in Flame CD+DVD set appears to be currently out of print, but if you’d like to track one down, start by focussing a beady one <a href="https://amzn.eu/d/9YPOReA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="https://www.discogs.com/release/7845847-Slade-Slade-In-Flame " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> or <a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p4432023.m570.l1313&amp;_nkw=slade+in+flame+cd+%26+dvd&amp;_sacat=0 " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> …or alternatively, it’s currently available to watch on YouTube <a href="https://youtu.be/Y7rS_h5NQzI?si=C0SAxwAZ50MpfyXu " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>&nbsp;Slade in 1975 doing their best to win over a not-entirely-on-side crowd at the San Francisco Winterland:<a href="https://fb.watch/nI6h4DDrc3/ " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How Does It Feel</a><a href="https://fb.watch/nI46HYm3_2/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mama Weer All Crazy Now</a> And for the Hell of it, here’s SIF writer Andrew Birkin’s directorial debut, his 1981 adaptation of Hector “Saki” Munro’s macabre short story <a href=" https://youtu.be/m-RI9WBpPGQ?si=mbHw_2Ib15-e-psS" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">“Sredni Vashtar”&nbsp;</a> We played:&nbsp; “Far Far Away” (Noddy Holder/Jim Lea) “How Does It Feel” (Noddy Holder/Jim Lea) Special thanks to Kesia Lazarus for piano on “How Does It Feel”&nbsp; NB: Please note that the chat for this episode was recorded before the passing of the great Jane Birkin in July 2023, R.I.P.

Episode 6 - Slade in Flame

In which Matt & Gavin briefly review the 1955 comedy "Doctor at Sea"

Short Trousers - Doctor at Sea

In which Matt & Gavin briefly review the 1965 pop film "Dateline Diamonds"

Short Trousers - Dateline Diamonds

In which Matt & Gavin briefly review the 1955 airborne drama "Out of the Clouds"

Short Trousers - Out of the Clouds

In which Matt & Gavin briefly review the 1962 pop film "Band of Thieves"

Short Trousers - Band of Thieves

In which Matt & Gavin briefly review the 1963 virus-outbreak melodrama "80,000 Suspects"

Short Trousers - 80,000 Suspects

In which Matt & Gavin perform the song "I Think of You" from the film "Dateline Diamonds" (1966)

Our fresh rendition of the song "I Think of You" by Keith Mansfield&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Dave Gold from the movie "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dateline_Diamonds" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dateline Diamonds</a>”, previously heard in&nbsp;<a href="https://shows.acast.com/brit-pop-movies-of-a-certain-age/episodes/episode-3-band-of-thieves-and-dateline-diamonds" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Episode 3</a>&nbsp;of our podcast&nbsp;<a href="https://shows.acast.com/brit-pop-movies-of-a-certain-age" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brit Pop Movies of a Certain Age</a>

I Think of You

In which Matt & Gavin briefly review the 1959 thriller "Cover Girl Killer"

Short Trousers - Cover Girl Killer

In which Matt & Gavin briefly review the 1963 pop film "Fun in Acapulco"

Short Trousers - Fun in Acapulco

Geek chat exploring British pop music films from the late '50s to mid '70s

Two pro musicians and vintage pop-culture buffs chat British pop music films from the late '50s to mid '70s.Join Matt &amp; Gavin on the sofa for informed geekery and live music, from the Hard Day's Night highs to Rock You Sinners lows.

Brit Pop Movies of a Certain Age

Brit Pop Movies of a Certain Age

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