Podcasts about eamonn forde

Lynda la Plante discusses her final Jane Tennison novel, Whole Life Sentence and discusses the enduring legacy of Prime Suspect.Lea Ypi remembers the late Albanian writer and poet Ishmail Kadare, author of The General of the Dead Army and The Palace of Dreams.How is AI impacting music copyright? Hayleigh Bosher of Brunel University London, Reader in Intellectual Property Law and the music business journalist Eamonn Forde discuss.And Julie Finch, CEO of Hay Festival, discusses the future of books festival funding.Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe Producer: Ciaran Bermingham

Episode 199 On this week's installment of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart kibbitz on these important music industry stories: "Sony Music Group Boss Rob Stringer Talks Acquisitions, AI And How Music Streaming Services Should Start Charging Free Users" (Music Business Worldwide); "14 Music-Tech Startups Helping To Shape The Music Business, As It's Shaken Up By AI" (Business Insider); "How Napster Created A Monster That Became Bigger Than The Music Industry" (LA Times).  Plus audio drops with Eamonn Forde, author of the new book 1999: The Year The Record Industry Lost Control and Richard Burgess, President and CEO of A2IM:  the American Association of Independent Music on the upcoming A2IM Indie Week - June 10 - 13 in NYC.   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

Lord Byron died 200 years ago on Friday. Lady Caroline Lamb described him as 'mad, bad and dangerous to know'. Fiona Stafford has edited Byron's Travels, a new selection of his poems, letters and journals. He was only 36 when he died, but had written seven volumes of verse, thirteen volumes of journal and thousands of letters. The poet A. E. Stallings, who lives in Greece, where Byron died while supporting the Greek struggle for independence - and Fiona Stafford, join Tom Sutcliffe to celebrate this great, scandalous and very funny Romantic poet.We talk about the sped-up music phenomenon, and what it tells us about the constantly evolving relationship between the music industry and music fans. Music business writer Eamonn Forde and singer-songwriter Fiona Bevan are in the Front Row studio.And artist Sir John Akomfrah joins us from the British Pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale where he is representing the UK, with his exhibition, Listening All Night To The Rain.Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe Producer: Paul Waters

Eamonn Forde – 1999: The year the Record Industry lost control…with TRE's Giles Brown

Various items set off the alarm in the rock and roll bag-check this week and were hauled back for closer inspection, among them … … when did records first try to sound like the past? … why Karl Wallinger and Robbie Williams fell out over She's the One. ... how Marillion and Chuck D changed the digital landscape. … the only word for the sound of Free is “lascivious”. … Blood on the Tracks, Here My Dear, Shoot Out The Lights, Tapestry, Tunnel of Love and other accounts of marital fracture.   … proof the mainstream no longer exists: Glastonbury headliner SZA has had 1.7b streams yet people claim they've never heard of her. … the poignancy commercial failure lends to pop music. … the Wire's ‘100 Records That Set the World On Fire (While No-One was Listening)'. … how Marvin Gaye married a woman 17 years older than him and left her for a 17 year-old. … Eamonn Forde - in bed! - talking about his new book ‘1999: The Year the Record Industry Lost Control', the people who knew the digital revolution was coming and the ones who didn't believe it. … Big Star, Dwight Twilley, the Raspberries, World Party and why Powerpop appeals to music snobs like us. … “a Golden Age is when things behaved in such a way that you believed they'd behave that way forever”. … plus Frank Sinatra, Ava Gardner, Andy Fraser, Steve Winwood and the days when “music down a phoneline” felt like science fiction. Order Eamonn Forde's 1999: The Year the Record Industry Lost Control here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/1999-Year-Record-Industry-Control/dp/1913172775Subscribe to Word In Your Ear on Patreon for early - and ad-free - access to all of our content, plus a whole load more!: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Various items set off the alarm in the rock and roll bag-check this week and were hauled back for closer inspection, among them … … when did records first try to sound like the past? … why Karl Wallinger and Robbie Williams fell out over She's the One. ... how Marillion and Chuck D changed the digital landscape. … the only word for the sound of Free is “lascivious”. … Blood on the Tracks, Here My Dear, Shoot Out The Lights, Tapestry, Tunnel of Love and other accounts of marital fracture.   … proof the mainstream no longer exists: Glastonbury headliner SZA has had 1.7b streams yet people claim they've never heard of her. … the poignancy commercial failure lends to pop music. … the Wire's ‘100 Records That Set the World On Fire (While No-One was Listening)'. … how Marvin Gaye married a woman 17 years older than him and left her for a 17 year-old. … Eamonn Forde - in bed! - talking about his new book ‘1999: The Year the Record Industry Lost Control', the people who knew the digital revolution was coming and the ones who didn't believe it. … Big Star, Dwight Twilley, the Raspberries, World Party and why Powerpop appeals to music snobs like us. … “a Golden Age is when things behaved in such a way that you believed they'd behave that way forever”. … plus Frank Sinatra, Ava Gardner, Andy Fraser, Steve Winwood and the days when “music down a phoneline” felt like science fiction. Order Eamonn Forde's 1999: The Year the Record Industry Lost Control here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/1999-Year-Record-Industry-Control/dp/1913172775Subscribe to Word In Your Ear on Patreon for early - and ad-free - access to all of our content, plus a whole load more!: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Various items set off the alarm in the rock and roll bag-check this week and were hauled back for closer inspection, among them … … when did records first try to sound like the past? … why Karl Wallinger and Robbie Williams fell out over She's the One. ... how Marillion and Chuck D changed the digital landscape. … the only word for the sound of Free is “lascivious”. … Blood on the Tracks, Here My Dear, Shoot Out The Lights, Tapestry, Tunnel of Love and other accounts of marital fracture.   … proof the mainstream no longer exists: Glastonbury headliner SZA has had 1.7b streams yet people claim they've never heard of her. … the poignancy commercial failure lends to pop music. … the Wire's ‘100 Records That Set the World On Fire (While No-One was Listening)'. … how Marvin Gaye married a woman 17 years older than him and left her for a 17 year-old. … Eamonn Forde - in bed! - talking about his new book ‘1999: The Year the Record Industry Lost Control', the people who knew the digital revolution was coming and the ones who didn't believe it. … Big Star, Dwight Twilley, the Raspberries, World Party and why Powerpop appeals to music snobs like us. … “a Golden Age is when things behaved in such a way that you believed they'd behave that way forever”. … plus Frank Sinatra, Ava Gardner, Andy Fraser, Steve Winwood and the days when “music down a phoneline” felt like science fiction. Order Eamonn Forde's 1999: The Year the Record Industry Lost Control here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/1999-Year-Record-Industry-Control/dp/1913172775Subscribe to Word In Your Ear on Patreon for early - and ad-free - access to all of our content, plus a whole load more!: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spotify dominates the music industry – but artists struggle to profit from the platform. What if that power balance shifts? Although the streaming platform is on track to reach one billion users by 2027. Can the streamer perfect the mix of corporate profits, customer satisfaction and pay musicians more than a fraction of a penny per play? Andrew Harrison is joined in The Bunker by music business and tech journalist Dr. Eamonn Forde to discuss Spotify's uncertain future.   “Spotify was created to compete with illegal music services like Napster.” – Dr. Eamonn Forde “Apple was slow to streaming, Steve Jobs always felt that it was a ridiculous idea to ‘rent' music” – Dr. Eamonn Forde “The CD market had a phenomenal growth curve that was completely unsustainable.” – Dr. Eamonn Forde Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bunkercast  Written and presented by Andrew Harrison. Producer: Liam Tait. Audio editor: Jade Bailey. Managing editor: Jacob Jarvis. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. Instagram | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this hauntingly enlightening installment of Musictech Tonics, we unravel the intricacies of artist estates with journalist and music business thinker, Eamonn Forde. Join us as we examine what's typically included in an artist estate, such as recorded music rights, publishing and more.   Journey through the world of posthumous music estates, as we touch on some intriguing subjects such as the impact of technology on the music industry, and the role of hologram tours in keeping deceased artists' legacies alive. We also look into some high-profile music estates, such as Elvis Presley's and the ripple effect it has had on the industry.    Explore the influence of streaming services on music rights and the implications of artist estates on the music industry. Listen in as we discuss the infamous Marvin Gaye 'Blurred Lines' lawsuit, and the impact it has had on musicians' creative autonomy. Plus, we also discuss the future of music, touching on the implications of AI and voice cloning, and how hologram tours are opening new avenues in the industry.    The Music Tectonics podcast goes beneath the surface of the music industry to explore how technology is changing the way business gets done. Visit musictectonics.com to find shownotes and a transcript for this episode, and find us on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram. Let us know what you think!   

From Elvis to Bowie, to Nick Drake and Michael Jackson, each has a unique story that author and journalist Eamonn Forde reveals to Philip Clark on Nightlife.

Music Ally has just released its Campaign of the Year report (Get it for free here!) and so we finish the year with our annual podcast that highlights some of the best campaigns from 2022, chosen by the experts at Music Ally. The 2022 issue of our utterly essential Campaigns of the Year report has 60 highly-detailed case studies packed with data, KPIs, ideas and learnings – straight from the teams who did the best work of 2022. It's a huge, vital resource for anyone working in music marketing, from DIY artist to major label. To pick out some jewels from 2022, I'm joined for our end of year party / marketing bonanza by: Eamonn Forde, writer Campaigns and Behind the Campaigns and Campaigns of the Year report; Marlen Hüllbrock, Head of Marketing and Audience at Music Ally; and Magda Jędrzejevska, Training Executive at Music Ally. They each picked two campaigns from the report, explained why they are so good, and we spoke about how anyone listening can try to use these ideas for themselves. Campaigns highlighted: Eamonn: Eason Chan and Joakin Berg Marlen: JVKE and Cate Magda: Dapz on the map and Jagwar Twin Report: Sandbox Campaigns of the Year report: download it for free now! Webinar: Sandbox Best Campaigns of 2022: Actionable Insights and Strategies for 2023 Behind The Campaign :: Eason Chan Behind The Campaign :: Joakim Berg Muhammad Rashid cracking walnuts with his head: https://youtu.be/DonEdEUX0aI ------

In this episode, journalist Eamonn Forde shares his insider knowledge of the 2023 live music forecast. If you refused to pay exorbitant prices to see Bruce Springsteen and blink 182, you'll want to hear what promoters and insiders are predicting. Grab your earplugs, and a few tissues, for the harrowing reality of what's in store. Episode idea generated by Eamonn's article: Live Music Is Falling ApartFor more Yesterday's Concert: yesterdaysconcdert.com

In this episode, journalist Eamonn Forde shares his insider knowledge of the 2023 live music forecast. If you refused to pay exorbitant prices to see Bruce Springsteen and blink 182, you'll want to hear what promoters and insiders are predicting. Grab your earplugs, and a few tissues, for the harrowing reality of what's in store. Episode idea generated by Eamonn's article: Live Music Is Falling ApartFor more Yesterday's Concert: yesterdaysconcdert.com

Before the death of Buddy Holly, the conventional wisdom among record companies was: ‘stiffs don't sell'. Times have certainly changed and the estates of some artists have become massive money makers. But how did this trend come about - and how might the artists feel about the posthumous commercialization of their work? Our guest today is Eamonn Forde, an award-winning music business writer and author. Eamonn has been writing about all areas of the music business since 2000 in publications including Forbes, The Guardian and Music Business World. He is the author of three books, most recently Leaving The Building: The Lucrative Afterlife Of Music Estates (Omnibus Press). He joins us from North London. Learn more about Eamonn's work at eamonnforde.com and follow him on Twitter & Instagram: @eamonn_forde ... Beatseeker has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top Music Technology Podcasts on the web: https://blog.feedspot.com/music_technology_podcasts/ Learn more: beatseeker.fm Insta: @beatseekerpod Twitter: @beatseekerpod Facebook: facebook.com/beatseekerpod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beatseeker Beatseeker is sponsored by the Boombox Music League: boomboxsoftware.com

Your pop culture update: Does Netflix smash The Sandman only make sense if you're a comics geek? Super-producer Danger Mouse's return to hip hop leaves our panel “totally blown away.” And why does Trainwreck: Woodstock '99 leave such a nasty taste in the mouth? Music business writer Eamonn Forde joins Alex and Andrew.  Complete our listener survey for a chance to win a Bunker t-shirt: https://bit.ly/3zFSySB “Tom Sturridge as Dream has an incredibly striking look, like a terribly deprived version of Bernard from Black Books…” – Eamonn Forde “Sandman puts a bunch of myths in a bag and shakes them.” – Alex Andreou “This is a fantastic album… Danger Mouse has done Pop 101 for hip hop and just written bangers.” – Eamonn Forde Get yer free opera classics: https://www.mariacallasmuseum.org/_cetra/cetra.htm Hear all the music on our rolling playlists. Spotify: https://bit.ly/CultBunk Tidal: https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/77075591-255c-47eb-9062-815c4dd469ef Presented and produced by Andrew Harrison and Alex Andreou. Audio production by Alex Rees. Theme music: ‘Bunker Theme (Juntos Mix)' by Kenny Dickinson. Co-produced by Jelena Sofronijevic. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. The Culture Bunker is a Podmasters production.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we have a giant of UK soul, the honey toned musical master Omar. Best known for his smash hit 'There's nothing like this' Omar has grown into a mainstay of the UK scene working with the likes of Stevie Wonder, Paul Weller and many others over his glittering 35 year career. Omar shares his musical influences, recalls sending Stevie to sleep and how he found inspiration in his family's record collection. We also welcome author and journalist Eamonn Forde to the show. Eamonn has just written a fascinating book 'Leaving the building: The lucrative afterlife of music estates', in which he investigates how the dearly departed artists can continue to rake in the coins long after they have shuffled off this mortal coil. It is a fascinating chat which is guaranteed to raise an eyebrow or two. Before all that though your hosts discuss the best time to play a set and how to handle the pressure of expectation. Eamon also reveals his new hobby. Eamonn's book is available here or from a proper bookshop: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Life-After-Death-Lucrative-Fascinating/dp/1913172104 Name confusion still weighs heavily on our tender brains but we are doing the best we can. There is nothing like this. LIKE - SUBSCRIBE - RT - SHARE - BUILD A STATUE TO US - REMEMBER IT"S DEBS NOW If you really wanted to talk to us you would find a way. Go on, give it a go.

Every December, Music Ally publishes its hotly-anticipated Sandbox Campaigns of the Year issue, which rounds up the best, most innovative and interesting campaigns of the previous 12 months – and 2021's is the biggest ever. (There's a link to the report below). It's an incredibly useful resource for anyone planning marketing in 2022: so in this podcast we invited three of Music Ally's marketing experts to pick out two of the winning campaigns they liked the most. We speak to Eamonn Forde, compiler of the Marketing Campaigns of the Year list, and who has recently published a book called Leaving The Building: The Lucrative Afterlife Of Music Estates, on how the music industry ensures that pop stars are lucrative even after they die – which is a hint as to which campaigns he picked. We also hear from Magda Jędrzejewska, Music Ally's Marketing Executive, and Marlen Hüllbrock, Music Ally's Head of Marketing Services. They have all picked very different, very innovative campaigns – and all share great insight into how they worked so well. The Sandbox Music Marketing Campaigns of the Year report: https://musically.com/2021/12/15/sandbox-campaigns-of-the-year-2021s-best-music-marketing-campaigns/ Eamonn Forde's (great) new book, Leaving The Building: The Lucrative Afterlife Of Music Estates: https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Eamonn-Forde/Leaving-the-Building--The-Lucrative-Afterlife-of-Music-Estates/25990193

Hear all the music on our podcasts in full on our rolling playlist: https://bit.ly/CultBunk What a difference Adele makes. As Adele's new album 30 comes out, music journalist EAMONN FORDE joins us to discuss “daydreamers” and “divorce, babes”. Plus film critic ANNA SMITH on THE POWER OF THE DOG, GRUNGE music doc FREAKSCENE, the story of Dinosaur Jr. - and with the re-release of SLADE IN FLAME on deluxe vinyl, we return to the 1974 film. “Adele is my musical football. Enormously popular, but something I will never ever fathom.” - Eamonn Forde “Power of the Dog is one of those films where you are absolutely gripped from start to finish.” - Anna Smith “Slade got famous, but they never wanted to be.” - Eamonn Forde “Glam rock is as British as boiled meat.” – Alex Andreou Presented by Siân Pattenden and Alex Andreou. Assistant producer Jelena Sofronijevic. Audio production by Robin Leeburn and Alex Rees. Theme music: ‘Bunker Theme (Juntos Mix)' by Kenny Dickinson. The Culture Bunker is a Podmasters production. Rolling playlist: https://bit.ly/CultBunk  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been 20 years since Apple launched the iPod and a lot has changed in the music industry…as in everything. The mp3, iTunes, Spotify, penny fractions for streams, UMG's recent IPO, music catalogs as attractive asset class, 360 deals and the list goes on. The launch of the iPod doesn't explain everything in how we got here, but it's undeniably a major watershed moment for a deeper understanding of this history. Saxon interviews award-winning journalist Eamonn Forde about his recent piece in The Guardian on the iPod's 20th anniversary to grapple with all of this, leading to a sprawling and insightful interview examining the current state of the music business and technology. Also, Saxon and Sam discuss briefly the tragic events around Travis Scott's Astroworld concert and challenge popular media narratives by asking about the responsibility of Live Nation in this horrifying incident.    Read Forde's piece in The Guardian

Jim Irvin's guests in this episode are esteemed writers about the power of music and the power behind it. Jude Rogers has been an editor and writer at large for many publications. Her recent Radio 4 series, A Life In Music traced the way music interacts with, and supports, us at various times in our lives. Her book expanding on this premise, The Sound Of Being Human : How Music Shapes Our Lives, is due in the spring of 2022. Eamonn Forde has written extensively about the music business. His most recent book, Leaving The Building, studies the burgeoning profitability of artists' estates and the subtle business of marketing an act after they're gone. The albums in this episode are: Give My Regards To Broad Street by Paul McCartney (1984), Checkmate Savage by The Phantom Band (2009) and Four Calendar Cafe by Cocteau Twins (1993) Also discussed: Growing up unmusical, what gives with the Mercury Prize, do songs need words we can understand and whatever happened to R.E.M.'s status? A playlist accompanying this episode, featuring all three albums and other music discussed is available here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3pcwgB4MlIhzdC7t1hT6wp?si=e4e67a4e96984258 Go to jimirvin.com for Jim Irvin's other show, Here's One I Made Earlier, in which musical creators discuss a key work in their repertoire. There's also a contact page there where you can email comments on either show,. Alternatively, leave a voice message here: https://anchor.fm/james-irvin5/message. Messages we like will be included in future episodes. Please like, rate or comment wherever you get your podcasts. Every interaction helps new listeners discover the show. Thank you.

Dave chats to author, Eamonn Forde about his new book, 'Leaving the Building: The Lucrative Afterlife of Music Estates'!

What does the Taliban rule mean for Afghanistan's economy, and the surrounding region? The group says foreign military - including the US, France and Germany - must complete their evacuations and leave the country by 31 August. We hear from Rahmatullah Amiri, a socio-political analyst based in Kabul. who tells us what conditions are like in the capital. Authorities in the US have approved Pfizer's two-dose vaccine for over-16s. But some states are now seeing a surge in cases of the Delta variant. Florida has one of the highest rates, and we speak to Mary Mayhew, president and CEO of the Florida Hospital Association. And John Lydon - better known as Johnny Rotten - has lost a legal battle to stop music by his former band, the Sex Pistols, from being used in a new TV drama. Music journalist Eamonn Forde explains the case. Jamie Robertson is joined throughout the programme by Jeanette Rodrigues, South Asia managing editor for Bloomberg News in Mumbai, and by Peter Morici, economist at the University of Maryland in Washington DC. (Picture: A bazaar in Kabul. Credit: Getty)

It's a double-doctorate edition as Dr Jen Otter Bickerdike joins us to explain the truth about Rock's Ice Maiden® in her new book You Are Beautiful And You Are Alone: The Real Story Of Nico… and Dr Eamonn Forde returns to fill us in his latest, Leaving The Building: The Lucrative Afterlife of Music Estates. Plus new Irish dream-pop from Villagers and The Strokes' Is This It hits its 20th birthday. www.patreon.com/BigmouthPodcast Produced and presented by Siân Pattenden and Andrew Harrison. Audio production by Alex Rees. Bigmouth is a Podmasters production. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Carey Mulligan revenge thriller Promising Young Woman from Killing Eve writer Emerald Fennell: black comedy, proper serious commentary, or just too intense to enjoy? Up and coming young artist Paul McCartney hands over his music to everyone from St Vincent to John Home to Khruangbin, What will we think of McCartney III Imagined? Why time travelling subversion of the romcom Palm Springs is your new favourite movie. And The Selecter’s Too Much Pressure finally gets its pork-pie-hatted props. Eamonn Forde and Michael Moran are our guests. Plus! Check out our brand new and updated Patreon packages for exciting news…Produced and presented by Siân Pattenden and Andrew Harrison. Audio production by Alex Rees. Bigmouth is a Podmasters production. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A controversial Alaska oil drilling rights auction has been approved by a federal judge. Matthew Rexford is tribal administrator for the native village of Kaktovik on a remote island off Alaska's northern shoreline, and explains why he welcomes the potential economic impact of new oil exploration. Adam Kolton is executive director of the Alaska Wilderness League in Washington, DC, and explains why environmentalists are opposed to the move. And we get the perspective of the energy industry from Kara Moriarty, president of the Alaska Oil and Gas Association. Also in the programme, Canadian-American singer-songwriter Neil Young has sold half the rights to his songs for an estimated $150m. Neil Young has been opposed to the commercialisation of music in the past, so we find out why he's made this move now from music writer Eamonn Forde. Plus, the BBC's Ed Butler examines the impact the pandemic is likely to have on the future of retail. (Picture: A polar bear in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Picture credit: Getty Images.)

God, is it that time of year again? Repeat offender guests Jude Rogers of The Guardian and Eamonn Forde of The Final Days of EMI: Selling the Pig fame join Siân and Andrew to choose their favourite albums, tracks, TV things and hidden gems of this terrible, terrible year for everything except pop and telly. More next week…And if you want to enjoy our guests’ music selections they’re all here on a Spotify playlist. Hurrah! Produced and presented by Siân Pattenden and Andrew Harrison. Audio production by Robin Leeburn. Bigmouth is a Podmasters production. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Talks between the UK and EU have resumed, as the sides make a final bid for a trade deal. Barbara Moens is trade reporter at Politico, and explains the remaining sticking points as the December 31st end of the post-Brexit transition period rapidly approaches. Also in the programme, with the pandemic leading to a temporary pause on commuting to work for many, the BBC's Manuela Saragosa examines the challenging financial impact it has had on public transport systems around the world. Plus, musician Bob Dylan has sold his entire catalogue of more than 600 songs to Universal Music. Eamonn Forde is a writer on the business of music who discusses the significance of the deal.

Turkish MPs have imposed new rules on how social media firms can operate in the country. The likes of Twitter and Facebook must ensure they have local representatives in Turkey, and comply with court orders to remove content deemed offensive. Ece Goksedef of the BBC's Turkish service tells us what's behind the latest move, and Istanbul-based lawyer and free speech campaigner Veysel Ok says he's worried freedom of expression is being eroded in his country. Also in the programme, German MPs are hearing from two senior government ministers about what they knew and when about links between collapsed payments firm Wirecard and the country's government. Whilst the hearing itself is in private, Olaf Storbeck of the Financial Times in Frankfurt explains the background. In the US around $8bn is spent annually on courses for employees focused on diversity and unconscious bias issues. The BBC's Manuela Saragosa has been finding out whether that is money well spent. Plus, music streaming service Spotify has reported a rise in subscribers as more people listened to music during the pandemic, but a fall in advertising revenue, leading to an overall loss for the second quarter of the year. Music business journalist Eamonn Forde brings us the details.

Blackstar! Inside No.9! Arrival! St Vincent! Kill List! Robyn! Shame! Bicep! All these and more feature in our end-of-decade bloody assizes. As the Clanging Chimes of Doom bring us to the end not just of 2019 but the TwentyTeens™ themselves, what were our favourites of the decade that’s about to cash in its “chips”?Guests Jude Rogers of The Word and The Guardian and Eamonn Forde of The Final Days Of EMI fame join Andrew and Siân to sort it all out. As the late great Dame himself once sang, “Time will crawl/To the 21st century loos”. We prefer to say lavatory, David.We wish all Bigmouth persons a Happy Christmas and a delightful 2020. We’ll be back in the second week of the New Year. Until then… be excellent to one another. Produced and presented by Andrew Harrison and Siân Pattenden. Audio production by Alex Rees. Bigmouth is a Podmasters production. Get every episode of BIGMOUTH a day early, plus the famous EXTRA BIT, when you back us on the crowdfunding platform Patreon. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on the pop culture podcast for free-range procrastinators – LIVE FROM ST. QUENTIN: Does Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood get away with “doing” the Manson Murders? Can our panel discuss it without ruining the ending? And is it the most divisive movie we’ve yet discussed? YOUR FEEDBACK IS IMPORTANT TO US: Sultans of shoegaze Ride are back, older and wiser. How is their sonic cathedral restoration project looking? HALF WAY FULL HOUSE: With 2019 just over half-done, film critic Anna Smith of the Girls On Film podcast chooses her five favourite movies of the year so far, and Andrew, Siân and fellow guest Eamonn Forde argue about which one’s the best. Produced and presented by Andrew Harrison and Siân Pattenden. Audio production by Elsie Bath at Soho Radio, London. Bigmouth is a Podmasters production. Get every episode of BIGMOUTH a day early, plus the famous EXTRA BIT, when you back us on the crowdfunding platform Patreon. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

RADIATION FOR THE NATION: Does HBO’s Chernobyl disaster epic work as either science or drama, or would you be better off reading this excellent book instead? HOUSE OF HOROWITZ: How the Beastie Boys’ rap-funk-jazz monster ‘ill Communication’ remade the 90s. TEENAGE LOBOTOMY: The bleak, comic and heartbreaking life of the contemporary American teenager in new independent drama-comedy ‘Eighth Grade’. And, naturally, a whole lot more.Music business journo and U2 fanatic EAMONN FORDE and Face and Arena mag veteran MARK HOOPER join us for our latest rummage in the bran tub of pop. Produced and presented by Andrew Harrison and Siân Pattenden. Studio production by Sophie Black. Bigmouth is a Podmasters production. Get every episode of BIGMOUTH a day early, plus the famous EXTRA BIT, when you back us on the crowdfunding platform Patreon. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In 2007 private equity firm Terra Firma borrowed a lot of money from Citibank to buy EMI, the UK's most venerable music company. Their plan was to transform this most traditional of companies to meet the challenges of a new age. A year later the economic crash came along to make what was already a difficult job even harder. Eamonn Forde covered what was going on at EMI for The Word as the smart guys from the city tried to grapple with the idiosyncrasies of a business which is strangely touchy-feely and utterly unscientific. And now that the Terra Firma misadventure is over and EMI has been divided up among the other major comglomerates he's brought it together into The Final Days Of EMI: Selling The Pig, a uniquely authoritative insider account of an industry that was losing an empire and was yet to find a role. He came along to Word In Your Ear to talk about it. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 2007 private equity firm Terra Firma borrowed a lot of money from Citibank to buy EMI, the UK's most venerable music company. Their plan was to transform this most traditional of companies to meet the challenges of a new age. A year later the economic crash came along to make what was already a difficult job even harder. Eamonn Forde covered what was going on at EMI for The Word as the smart guys from the city tried to grapple with the idiosyncrasies of a business which is strangely touchy-feely and utterly unscientific. And now that the Terra Firma misadventure is over and EMI has been divided up among the other major comglomerates he's brought it together into The Final Days Of EMI: Selling The Pig, a uniquely authoritative insider account of an industry that was losing an empire and was yet to find a role. He came along to Word In Your Ear to talk about it. Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In 2007 private equity firm Terra Firma borrowed a lot of money from Citibank to buy EMI, the UK’s most venerable music company. Their plan was to transform this most traditional of companies to meet the challenges of a new age. A year later the economic crash came along to make what was already a difficult job even harder. Eamonn Forde covered what was going on at EMI for The Word as the smart guys from the city tried to grapple with the idiosyncrasies of a business which is strangely touchy-feely and utterly unscientific. And now that the Terra Firma misadventure is over and EMI has been divided up among the other major comglomerates he’s brought it together into The Final Days Of EMI: Selling The Pig, a uniquely authoritative insider account of an industry that was losing an empire and was yet to find a role. He came along to Word In Your Ear to talk about it.

On this week’s high-end pop culture hootenanny, we’re joined by music business journo EAMONN FORDE – who fills us in on the cautionary tale that is his new book ‘The Final Days Of EMI: Selling The Pig’ – plus The Times’ rock and pop critic WILL HODGKINSON. On the agenda: Jake Gyllenhaal in art scene gorefest ‘Velvet Buzzsaw‘, the return of Paddy MacAloon’s orchestral masterpiece ‘I Trawl The Megahertz’, new tunes from our guests, and loads more. Listen up or feel like you’re outside the Velvet Rope forever. Produced and presented by Andrew Harrison and Siân Pattenden. Studio production by Alex Rees. *Bigmouth is a Podmasters production. * See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In our second End of Year special, guests MIRANDA SAWYER and EAMONN FORDE tell us their favourite records, telly, films and other stuff of 2018 – and Andrew gets to make his choices too. Who liked lesbionic romantic disaster SALLY4EVER? What did the panel make of the new DOCTOR WHO? And who was the most appalling monster on TV? Plus music from Christine & The Queens, Shame, Suede, Half Man Half Biscuit and Dave – just Dave. It’s all you need for the long dark winter evenings.  Produced and presented by Andrew Harrison and Siân Pattenden. Studio production by Sophie Black. Bigmouth is a Podmasters production.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi is missing after a visit to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. His criticism of the Saudi monarchy is alleged to have made him a target. Andrea Catherwood is joined by Robert Mahoney, Deputy Executive Director of the Committee to Protect Journalists and Professor Madawi Al-Rasheed from the LSE Middle East Centre. Also in the programme, as Spotify celebrates 10 years, where next for music streaming? Eamonn Forde is a journalist who writes about the music business for Music Ally, Laura Snapes is deputy music editor of The Guardian, and John Mulvey is editor of Mojo. Presenter: Andrea Catherwood Producer: Richard Hooper

Joining Tom Jackson to discuss the postcards from their pasts are comedian, writer and podcasting doyenne VIV GROSKOP (The Anna Karenina Fix) and music journalist and author of the forthcoming Selling The Pig: Terra Firma & The Final Years Of EMI, EAMONN FORDE (Guardian, Big Issue). The podcast takes a philosophical turn as we explore identity, friendship, marriage and the death of ambition while considering whether ghost trains can ever be gorgeous and whether an of us are indispensable. Please mind your step and watch out for the technicolor vomit. Wish you were here? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On the perspicacious pop culture podcast this week… Is it time to stop worrying and let JOHNNY MARR carry The Smiths’ banner? Who is rock-blues auteur FANTASTIC NEGRITO and why should you care? Is the TV version of GET SHORTY worth your eyeball time – and does Chris O’Dowd cut the mustard as a movie-obsessed mob enforcer? Plus guests Andrew Mueller and Eamonn Forde join Andrew at the fantastic comeback shows by the James Joyces of the midlife crisis, MICRODISNEY. All this and a whole lot more. Support BIGMOUTH – buy us a pint via the crowdfunding platform Patreon. Produced and presented by Andrew Harrison and Siân Pattenden. Studio production by Jack Claramunt. *Bigmouth is a Podmasters production. * See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our end-of-year round-up reaches a festive crescendo with guests ANNA FIELDING of Stylist magazine and EAMONN FORDE of The Guardian and Q on what they liked best this year. ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’! Sparks! Kelela! ‘The Death Of Stalin!’ The Oreilles! Plus Matt Hall finally gets to Have His Say about his own favourites of the year. We’re back with the regular show on Sat 6 Jan – so have a lovely Christmas and an even lovelier New Year. Click here to listen now or subscribe at http://po.st/BigmouthiTunes See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This studio ain’t big enough for the both of them… SPARKS brothers Ron and Russell Mael visit the Bigmouth bunker where they talk to Andrew Harrison and Eamonn Forde about their 45 years as pop’s least predictable duo. How did new album ‘Hippopotamus’ come about? Why are they the only brothers in music who don’t hate each other? Where did Russell’s trademark falsetto come from? How did Ron choose “that” moustache? These questions and more will be answered! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It’s Wales vs Northern Ireland on the smart pop culture podcast this week, as we welcome special guests SaIi Hughes and Eamonn Forde. We look on in awe as the vaults of unreleased Prince tunes creak open, Sali reconnects with her Welsh roots on Public Service Broadcasting’s magnificent picture of the rise and fall of the mining industry, and we all argue about Netflix’s lady wrestlers show and the pros and cons of Glastonbury. Click to stream now – or subscribe at http://po.st/BigmouthiTunes See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on the smart pop culture podcast: Zoe Howe on her Stevie Nicks book plus new albums by The xx and Flaming Lips with Matt, Andrew and special guest Eamonn Forde. Click to listen! And remember you can hear all the music on this podcast in full on our Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/11102554473/playlist/2Z1nBHE2qqEpX1SGRMcSkS See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this week’s smart pop culture podcast, the Mercury Prize: will it be Bowie, Kano, Radiohead, Bat For Lashes…? In a special edition our guests, writers Sîan Pattenden and Eamonn Forde of The Guardian, talk through the list and give our verdict on this year's nominees. Plus we look at Amazon’s summer pilot season shows ‘The Tick’, ‘Jean-Claude Van Johnson’ and ‘I Love Dick’ . Click to listen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On the show this week Eamonn Forde and James Medd join Andrew & Matt in the studio to discuss the 50th anniversary of #blondeonblonde, review the return of Lush, 'the shoegazing ABBA', and peer into Eamonn's big bag of terrible showbiz auto biographies... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we're joined by Jude Rogers and Eamonn Forde to kick around the following subjects: the stylistic chasm between Grace Jones and Ed Sheeran at the Jubilee concert, the desirability of Macca finishing with Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, whether Madness playing Our House on top of the Palace was the most spectacular bit of staging ever seen at a pop show, what we have learned from Twitter about Nick Heyward, Richard Coles and "the girls side of the playground", the sounds and smells our children will never know and the big question - do records smell? Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're joined by Jude Rogers and Eamonn Forde to kick around the following subjects: the stylistic chasm between Grace Jones and Ed Sheeran at the Jubilee concert, the desirability of Macca finishing with Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, whether Madness playing Our House on top of the Palace was the most spectacular bit of staging ever seen at a pop show, what we have learned from Twitter about Nick Heyward, Richard Coles and "the girls side of the playground", the sounds and smells our children will never know and the big question - do records smell? Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we're joined by Jude Rogers and Eamonn Forde to kick around the following subjects: the stylistic chasm between Grace Jones and Ed Sheeran at the Jubilee concert, the desirability of Macca finishing with Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, whether Madness playing Our House on top of the Palace was the most spectacular bit of staging ever seen at a pop show, what we have learned from Twitter about Nick Heyward, Richard Coles and "the girls side of the playground", the sounds and smells our children will never know and the big question - do records smell?

Suede's Brett Anderson clambers into the pod with Andrew Harrison and Eamonn Forde to discuss the band's successful return, how rehearsals can be difficult when your drummer lives in Thailand, why locking your 17-year-old guitarist in a room until he comes up with a song is a good idea, and the truth about the small role played by Ricky Gervais. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Suede's Brett Anderson clambers into the pod with Andrew Harrison and Eamonn Forde to discuss the band's successful return, how rehearsals can be difficult when your drummer lives in Thailand, why locking your 17-year-old guitarist in a room until he comes up with a song is a good idea, and the truth about the small role played by Ricky Gervais. Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Suede's Brett Anderson clambers into the pod with Andrew Harrison and Eamonn Forde to discuss the band's successful return, how rehearsals can be difficult when your drummer lives in Thailand, why locking your 17-year-old guitarist in a room until he comes up with a song is a good idea, and the truth about the small role played by Ricky Gervais.

Eamonn Forde joins us in the pod to talk about: a childhood without music in the wilds of Norn Iron, the worst jobs we've ever had, how to stop a circus mule, the legacy of Malcolm Maclaren, Lyndon Johnson ringing up to order some trousers, legendary penises in rock and who, if anyone, really killed rock journalism. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eamonn Forde joins us in the pod to talk about: a childhood without music in the wilds of Norn Iron, the worst jobs we've ever had, how to stop a circus mule, the legacy of Malcolm Maclaren, Lyndon Johnson ringing up to order some trousers, legendary penises in rock and who, if anyone, really killed rock journalism.

Eamonn Forde joins us in the pod to talk about: a childhood without music in the wilds of Norn Iron, the worst jobs we've ever had, how to stop a circus mule, the legacy of Malcolm Maclaren, Lyndon Johnson ringing up to order some trousers, legendary penises in rock and who, if anyone, really killed rock journalism. Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Andrew Harrison, Eamonn Forde and Fraser Lewry on Letterman, live albums, death metal, and why Lily Allen wins at the internet. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrew Harrison, Eamonn Forde and Fraser Lewry on Letterman, live albums, death metal, and why Lily Allen wins at the internet. Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Andrew Harrison, Eamonn Forde and Fraser Lewry on Letterman, live albums, death metal, and why Lily Allen wins at the internet.

The Mercury Music Prize shortlist: an enticing menu of thrilling new listening or the musical equivalent of geography homework? Eamonn Forde, David Hepworth and Fraser Lewry exchange their prejudices about the shortlist, look at the effect that Twitter has had on the opening weekends of movies and wonder how we'd feel if we were confronted by the paparazzi. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Mercury Music Prize shortlist: an enticing menu of thrilling new listening or the musical equivalent of geography homework? Eamonn Forde, David Hepworth and Fraser Lewry exchange their prejudices about the shortlist, look at the effect that Twitter has had on the opening weekends of movies and wonder how we'd feel if we were confronted by the paparazzi. Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Mercury Music Prize shortlist: an enticing menu of thrilling new listening or the musical equivalent of geography homework? Eamonn Forde, David Hepworth and Fraser Lewry exchange their prejudices about the shortlist, look at the effect that Twitter has had on the opening weekends of movies and wonder how we'd feel if we were confronted by the paparazzi.

David Hepworth, Jude Rogers, Eamonn Forde and Fraser Lewry take the Bob Dylan argument into extra time. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David Hepworth, Jude Rogers, Eamonn Forde and Fraser Lewry take the Bob Dylan argument into extra time.

David Hepworth, Jude Rogers, Eamonn Forde and Fraser Lewry take the Bob Dylan argument into extra time. Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Special podcast in which David Hepworth and Fraser Lewry talk to our music business specialist Eamonn Forde about how 2009's winds of change will affect you, the music fan. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Special podcast in which David Hepworth and Fraser Lewry talk to our music business specialist Eamonn Forde about how 2009's winds of change will affect you, the music fan.

Special podcast in which David Hepworth and Fraser Lewry talk to our music business specialist Eamonn Forde about how 2009's winds of change will affect you, the music fan. Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.