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11. 11 - Kate Bush with Tom Doyle (East Wickham Farm)
01:00:26Acclaimed 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 Band, cutting Wuthering Heights in 1 take, her huge early success with The Kick Inside album, the less successful follow up Lionheart & the 1979 Tour of Life.
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10. 10 - Kings Road with Max Decharne
50:09Join 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 II, Mary Quant, Andrew Loog Oldham, Vivienne Westwood & many more.
9. 9 - DJ Paulette (The Hacienda)
56:51Join 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 more.
8. 8 - MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR - Reach For The Stars with Michael Cragg (Princess Park Manor)
53:17Join Penderyn Prize winning writer Michael Cragg to discuss all things pop in the 90's & 2000's.
7. 7 - The Fall with Paul Hanley (Iceland)
54:54Join 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 CardwellProduced by Tim Benton & Simon CardwellMusic by Rob Britton
6. 6 - David Bowie with Suzi Ronson (Hammersmith Odeon)
53:20Suzi 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.Hosted by Mark Hart & Simon CardwellProduced by Tim Benton & Simon CardwellMusic by Rob Britton
5. 5 - Lush with Miki Berenyi (part 2)
01:02:29The 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 CardwellProduced by Tim Benton & Simon CardwellMusic by Rob Britton