The Opinions of Men of No Consequence

'We're not politicians... we men of no consequence'... and so forth. Join us as we talk about one of the ULTIMATE'S in British crime cinema, 1980's The Long Good Friday. A career-defining Bob Hoskins performance, a script littered with one-liners, a beautiful Pierce Brosnan, Charlie from Casualty, the shark from Jaws 3 and, oh yes, THAT theme tune.BuyArrow FilmsHMVStreamAmazonChannel 4Dir: John MackenzieScr: Barrie KeeffePrd: Barry HansonCast: Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren, Paul Freeman, Eddie Constantine, Charlie From Casualty, P.H. Moriarty, Pierce BrosnanDoP: Phil MeheuxMusic: Francis Monkman

Oh yes, we're back in less than a month. And we're back with a previously advertised episode! We're talking about the late 90s Country Pop juggernaut called mercilessly 'Come On Over' by the musical tyrant Shania Twain.Come on over and here one presenter desperately tries to keep this ramshackle pod a bit less ramshackle than it needs to be. Come and listen to the other presenter give up on all semblance of trying to discuss the album and curl up into a ball of hate. It's certainly an episode, we promise you that.BuyAmazonShania Twain OfficialStream AmazonSpotify

Welcome to Pop Tarts, Men of No Consequence's lovely bonus show, which comes at no extra cost to you dear listener.Here's the scoop, Adam loves a good music biography, auto or otherwise. Pop Tarts offers us an insight into his opinions on these tomes.On the second edition of this thriving spin-off series, Adam has brought radio favourite Stuart Maconie's 'Cider With Roadies'. 'Cider with Roadies is the true story of a boy's obsessive relationship with pop. A life lived through music from Stuart's audience with the Beatles (aged 3); his confessions as a pubescent prog rocker; a youthful gymnastic dalliance with northern soul; the radical effects of punk on his politics, homework and trouser dimensions; playing in crap bands and failing to impress girls; writing for the NME by accident; living the sex, drugs (chiefly lager in a plastic glass) and rock and roll lifestyle; discovering the tawdry truth behind the glamour and knowing when to ditch it all for what really matters.'https://www.waterstones.com/book/cider-with-roadies/stuart-maconie/9780091897451

The debut solo album by Steely Dan co-creator Donald Fagan. Lauded for its crisp digital precision, sentimental and satirical lyrics, it remains a darling of the audiophiles. So what are we going to make of some razor-sharply produced bossa nova, calypso, disco, R&B, lounge music? Join Us.Come on y'all we're going to have a wing ding!BuyDiscogsAmazonStreamApple MusicSpotify

Hello everyone, we're back! With opinions. Opinions of No Consequence. And we're kicking things back off with our first movie pick. In a cross-over with our sister podcast 'Breaking Glass - The David Bowie Catalogue' we're talking the 2020 film 'Stardust'.Focusing on Dear David Bowie's first tour of America, we bear witness to a film so ill-conceived you wonder if it has any right to exist. Exist it does though and Adam & Mike are here to offer opinions. Join us won't you?Buy/Streamhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Stardust-Johnny-Flynn/dp/B08SBPC8V8https://www.skystore.com/product/stardust-2020/55e0a4d0-9e8b-4dc1-8c11-e8dcfd11ff5e

Well, that return last year didn't turn out quite like we planned but we're back now baby! As we promised nearly 10 months ago we're aptly back talking the juggernaut that is AC/DC's 'Back in Black'. One of the top-selling albums of all time and the band's first album after the death of front-man Bon Scott, there's much to play for here.Adam and Mike, sit down to unpick the album's deep penetrating metaphors. What could the band be saying? Something about death? Something Brian Johnson's Johnson? Penis pleasure? Tallywackers? Tallywackers played by guitars? What could they mean? Join us once more as we work it all out.It's good to be back.Buy/Streamhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Back-Black-Ac-Dc/dp/B000089RV6https://www.discogs.com/release/556030-ACDC-Back-In-Blackhttps://open.spotify.com/album/6mUdeDZCsExyJLMdAfDuwhhttps://music.apple.com/us/album/back-in-black/574050396

Welcome to Pop Tarts, Men of No Consequence's lovely bonus show, which comes at no extra cost to you dear listener.Here's the scoop, Adam loves a good music biography, auto or otherwise. Pop Tarts offers us an insight into his opinions on these tomes.For the first installment he has picked Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club drummer Chris Frantz's autobiography 'Remain in Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina'. By the sounds of it, the man loves his wife, good for him.https://www.waterstones.com/book/remain-in-love/chris-frantz/9781474615143

We may have re-branded but there's the small matter of finishing off work started on The Listening Party. Welcome to part two of our dive into the James Bond themes, taking us from the mid-1980s to the present day. Come hear tales of drunk brummies getting boozed with John Barry, Pierce Brosnan's contractual tomfoolery, Scott Walker's chastisement of the Bond producers, and Mike's miscomprehension of how Christmas works. If you'd like to keep up with what we're talking about, here's the tracklist:Duran Duran - 'A View to a Kill'a-ha - 'The Living Daylights'Gladys Knight - 'Licence to Kill'Tina Turner - 'Goldeneye'Sheryl Crow - 'Tomorrow Never Dies'Garbage - 'The World is Not Enough'Madonna - 'Die Another Day'Chris Cornell - 'You Know My Name'Jack White & Alicia Keys - 'Another Way to Die'Adele - 'Skyfall'Sam Smith - 'Writings on the Wall'Billie Eilish - 'No Time to Die'