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Ever wonder what it's like to be part of rock history? Our latest LaunchLeft episode pulls back the curtain on Big Star's legacy. Rain Phoenix hosts an illuminating conversation with Jody Stephens, drummer of the legendary band Big Star. The discussion delves into Jody's early musical influences in Memphis, his experiences with Big Star, and the band's enduring legacy. Jody shares insights about recording at Ardent Studios and working with John Fry, offering a glimpse into the creation of Big Star's iconic sound. Jody then launches Luther Russell. They discuss their collaboration in their band Those Pretty Wrongs, exploring their songwriting process and creative dynamic. Luther provides additional perspective on their partnership and his own musical journey. The episode also touches on Jody's recent induction into the Grammy Hall of Fame and Luther's latest solo album. Throughout, the conversation highlights the importance of maintaining a joyful, pressure-free approach to creativity in music. IN THIS EPISODE: (00:00) Introducing Jody Stevens of Big Star (05:21) Jody’s early musical influences in Memphis (09:06) Rain on discovering Big Star in Costa Rica (15:22) John Fry's influence on Big Star's iconic sound (24:17) Working at Ardent Studios after Big Star (31:49) Changes in the music industry over time (47:50) Luther Russell is launched (49:17) Collaborative songwriting process for the band (56:32) Recording at Abbey Road with John Leckie (59:52) Luther Russell's new solo album Happiness for Beginners (1:02:39) Upcoming shows and future recording plans KEY TAKEAWAYS: Music creation should be a joyful, pressure-free process. By focusing on having fun and avoiding self-imposed stress, artists can collaborate effectively long-distance and produce multiple albums together. This approach has allowed creativity to flow naturally. The music industry has changed dramatically, but there are still "gatekeepers" in new forms. While technology has democratized distribution, the sheer volume of content makes it challenging to break through. Having a passionate fanbase who will share your music remains crucial. Revisiting and performing older material can lead to unexpected new creative partnerships. What started as playing some shows together to support a documentary evolved into a fruitful songwriting collaboration and multiple albums. Being open to these opportunities can take your career in exciting new directions. RESOURCE LINKS: LaunchLeft Podcast Smart Link JODY STEPHENS BIO: Jody Stephens (born October 4, 1952, in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American drummer best known as a founding member of the influential power pop band Big Star. Formed in 1971, Big Star’s original lineup included Alex Chilton, Chris Bell, Andy Hummel, and Stephens. The band released three albums—#1 Record (1972), Radio City (1974), and Third/Sister Lovers (recorded in 1974, released in 1978)—which, despite initial commercial struggles, later garnered critical acclaim and influenced numerous artists . In 1993, he participated in a reformation of the band alongside Chilton and members of The Posies, resulting in the 2005 album In Space. Beyond Big Star, Stephens has collaborated with various groups. He joined the alt-country supergroup Golden Smog (with Jeff Tweedy of Wilco), contributing to albums like Weird Tales (1998) and Another Fine Day (2006) . In 2015, he formed Those Pretty Wrongs with Luther Russell, releasing their self-titled debut in 2016, followed by Zed for Zulu (2019) and Holiday Camp (2023) . Stephens has also been a longtime fixture at Ardent Studios in Memphis, where Big Star recorded their albums. He joined the Ardent staff in 1987 and has served as Vice President of Production am— and other titles, working under founder John Fry (who died in 2014 at age 69). Under his tenure, Ardent has continued to be a vital recording venue for artists across genres. Today, Jody Stephens remains active in music, performing, recording, and contributing to the legacy of Big Star and Ardent Studios (he still works at Ardent). He is the last surviving member of Big Star’s original lineup, but still plays the music with the Big Star Quartet at shows across the world.
Thirty years ago Radiohead, desperate and anxious to shed their one-hit wonder label, dropped their second album, the Bends. What is its legacy? What creative seeds were planted? Just how drunk was Thom when they recorded Planet Telex? We explore these questions and more as we delve into what makes the Bends so unique and what people were saying then and now about their sophomore record. We also discuss the producer John Leckie's illuminating talk about his experience with the boys recording the album. And as always, we dive into quite a hefty newspile with stories about Radiohead's curious legal filing, Colin having a chat with Rolling Stone, Ed silently protesting AI copyright law, the announcement of Thom's new album with Mark Pritchard and plenty more.
Crime Capsule is happy to introduce you to a new Evergreen Podcasts show, Something About the Beatles, from David Whelan. He was a successful documentary writer and producer in the UK when, as COVID hit, he began looking into the murder of John Lennon, prompted by a podcast interview he heard. What he discovered quickly led him into a four-year investigation, as he talked with witnesses who had never before spoken publicly. About Something About The Beatles All episodes of SATB feature conversations. Sometimes they are with Beatles authorities: writers or academics who've done the research and come up with a thesis. Others are with folks in the business: musicians who were inspired by The Beatles and who've walked the walk – written songs, recorded records, gone on tour. They know the ins and outs of Beatles music. Then there are the Beatle witnesses: folks who knew the individual Beatles well, either by direct family relations (Mike McCartney, Jenny Boyd), working directly for The Beatles (Kevin Harrington, Chris O'Dell, Ken Mansfield, Chris Thomas, Alan Parsons, John Leckie, Tony King, and so forth) or else spending considerable time in their world (journalist Ray Connolly, photographer Ethan Russell, journalist Ivor Davis, photographer Tom Murray, filmmaker Paul Saltzman, Nancy Lee Andrews, May Pang, and so forth). These people come to SATB to share their insights and observations, bringing us that much closer to the world The Beatles created. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Send us a textThis episode, we look at what Rolling Stone magazine considers to be the best songs of the 80's. We have been critical of Rolling Stone in the past for the quality of their lists, and this time is no different. However, there's some good stuff in this list, which we're happy to acknowledge. Of course, we point out their failings as well – it'd be no fun if we didn't, would it?! In Rock News, we look at a new album from Coldplay (as if anybody cares!), the trials of Sean “Puffy” Combs, and The Beatles. Our “Album You Must listen to Before you Die” is 1985's The Nation's Saving Grace, by The Fall. Mick loves it, Jeff doesn't think much of it. So, what's new? Another fun episode. Enjoy. References: Rolling Stone magazine, 80's, Coldplay, ‘Moon Music', No 1 album, Sean Diddy Coombs, Puff Daddy, Diddy, Cassie Ventura, Beatlemania, Beatles '64, David Tedeschi, Disney+, The Fall, The Nations Saving Grace, John Leckie, Mark E Smith, Can, German, krautrock, Damo Suzuki, DoubleJay, TripleJ, Prince, ‘Kiss', Madonna, ‘Like a Prayer', Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, ‘The Message', Michael Jackson, ‘Billie Jean', Public Enemy, ‘Bring the Noise', Whitney Houston, ‘How Will I Know?”, The Go-Gos, ‘Our Lips Are Sealed', Duran Duran, ‘Hungry Like the Wolf', Kate Bush, ‘Running Up That Hill', The Smiths, ‘There Is a Light That Never Goes Out', Husker Du, Minutemen, rap artists, Bowie, Depeche Mode, Culture Club, Clash, Neneh Cherry, U2, Joy Division, AC/DC, “Hell's Bells”, INXS, “Never Tear Us Apart”, Apple music streaming, Leonard Cohen, Tower of Song, Sisters of Mercy, “This Corrosion”, “Floodland”, Jim Steinman, “New Big Prinz”, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, “Relax", Cher, “If I Could Turn Back Time”, Missouri, Bow Wow Wow, “I Want Candy”, Haysi Fantaysee, “Shiny Shiny”, Countdown, Falco, “Rock Me, Amadeus”, A-Ha, “Take on me”, Nena, 99 Luftballon, Kim Carnes, “Bette Davis Eyes”, Shriekback, “Nemesis", parthenogenesis, Samantha Fox, Africa, Toto Playlist – Episode This is our usual playlist, where we curate a list to play what we've talked about in the episode Playlist – Spotify's complete list Africa – Mass band Samantha Fox web site – purely for academic interest!
Send us a text “James Oliver is regarded as one of the finest players of the next generation.”-Jersey Evening PostJames Oliver is one of the UK's busiest acts playing over 300 gigs a year all over the UK, Europe, and the USA!He has performed over 3000 gigs and shared the stage with many acts including Albert Lee, Bill Kirchen, Deke Leonard, Greg Koch, Walter Trout, Steve Gibbons, Billy Bremner, Geraint Watkins, and many others.In 2020 James won the UK Blues Awards Emerging Artist of the Year and has since been nominated 3 additional times.James Oliver released 2 studio albums 3 live albums and his album Twang was #1 on Amazon Blues Charts for 3 weeks. James is currently working on a new record with legendary producer, John Leckie.“One of the UK's most revered and incredible next generation guitar masters”-Giles Robson (UK Blues Harp Legend)Become a plus member now: https://www.buzzsprout.com/950998/subscribe Download the Triad Method: https://thebluesguitarshow.com/the-triad-method/Support the showTo get your hands on THE TRIAD METHOD: https://thebluesguitarshow.com/product/the-triad-method/Become a Blues Guitar Show Member: https://www.buzzsprout.com/950998/subscribeHead over to www.thebluesguitarshow.com to subscribe to the mailing list
When we asked this week's guest, Grammy Award winning fiddler/singer/songwriter Louis Michot (Lost Bayou Ramblers) to choose a record to discuss, he went with an album that captured his imagination as a young up-and-coming Louisiana musician and has mystified him ever since: Pink Floyd's fascinating 1971 release, 'Meddle'. "And no one calls us to move on And no one forces down our eyes No one speaks and no one tries No one flies around the Sun" Songs discussed in this episode: One Of These Days (8-Bit Version) - 8 Bit Songs; The Bathtub (Live) - Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra & Lost Bayou Ramblers; Astronomy Domine - Pink Floyd; Les Beaux Jours, Rêve du Troubadour (feat. Rising Stars Fife and Drum), Le Cas de Marguerite (feat. Bombino, Leyla McCalla) - Louis Michot; One Of These Days, A Pillow Of Winds, Fearless - Pink Floyd; In My Life - The Beatles; San Tropez - Pink Floyd; Sister Ray - The Velvet Underground; Seamus - Pink Floyd; Mountain Jam (Live) - Allman Brothers Band; Echoes, Time, Echoes - Pink Floyd; Amourette (feat. Quintron) - Louis Michot
Originally from Mexico City Rodrigo y Gabriela, the acoustic guitar duo of Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero, met as teenagers while playing in a thrash metal band called Tierra Acida. By 2000 the formally became a duo act and moved to Dublin Ireland, where with the support of musician Damian Rice, the talented pair participated in the renowned Oxegen music festival in Ireland, where they attracted significant attention. From the beginning, their reputation as killer musicians - Rodrigo with the faster-than-lightning lead guitar and Gabriela with her unique, rhythmic, strumming-and-drumming style - started to spread across the country. The high-energy international duo's music harnesses the flash, power, and speed of death metal filtered through the passion, soul, technique, and discipline of nuevo flamenco. Their showy, emotional sound is marked by Quintero's syncopated, hooky, percussive rhythms and rapid-fire strummed vamps framing Sanchez's incendiary, melodic, single-and dual-string leads. Following a successful live album in 2004, their debut self-titled studio album, produced by John Leckie of Radiohead and Stone Roses fame, was released by Rubyworks in February 2006 and charted at Number One on the Irish national charts, keeping the Arctic Monkeys off the top spot. Having established themselves in their adopted home, the duo started to spread their magic across the rest of the world. They headlined the Jazz World stage at Glastonbury in 2007, which was broadcast live on BBC TV. The Rodrigo y Gabriela album went on to sell over 100,000 records in the UK. This episode features recordings from the acclaimed duo's 2019 performance at Big Top Chautauqua. First broadcast in 1994, Tent Show Radio is a weekly one-hour radio program showcasing the best live recordings from acclaimed music acts and entertainers who grace the Big Top Chautauqua stage each summer in beautiful Bayfield, WI. In the program's nearly 30-year history it has featured artists like Johnny Cash, B.B King, Brandi Carlile, Willie Nelson, Don McLean, and many more. Hosted by celebrated New York Times best-selling author Michael Perry-who weaves stories and humor throughout each episode - Tent Show Radio features performances from renowned national & regional artists, with regular appearances featuring Big Top's own unique brand of shows that feature songs and stories performed by its acclaimed house band, The Blue Canvas Orchestra. Tent Show Radio is independently produced by Big Top Chautauqua, a non-profit performing arts organization, with a mission to present performances and events that celebrate history and the environment - along with their annual summer concert series - nestled in the woods on the shores of Lake Superior and the Apostle Islands. EPISODE CREDITSMichael Perry - Host Phillip Anich - Announcer Jaime Hansen - Engineer Gina Nagro - Marketing Support FOLLOW BIG TOP CHAUTAUQUA https://www.facebook.com/bigtopchautauqua/ https://www.instagram.com/bigtopchautauqua/ https://www.tiktok.com/@bigtopchautauqua https://twitter.com/BigBlueTent FOLLOW MICHAEL PERRYhttps://sneezingcow.com/ https://www.facebook.com/sneezingcow https://www.instagram.com/sneezingcow/ https://twitter.com/sneezingcow/ 2023 TENT SHOW RADIO SPONSORSAshland Area Chamber of Commerce - https://www.visitashland.com/ Bayfield Chamber and Visitor Bureau - https://www.bayfield.org/ Bayfield County Tourism - https://www.bayfieldcounty.wi.gov/150/Tourism The Bayfield Inn - https://bayfieldinn.com/ Cable Area Chamber of Commerce - https://www.cable4fun.com/ Washburn Area Chamber of Commerce - https://washburnchamber.com/ SPECIAL THANKSWisconsin Public Radio - https://www.wpr.org/
In the last episode of the second series, Andy looks at his favourite song on the 'AT' album he wrote with Tim Finn. 'Best Fun Time for Ages' started with a confidence, an unexpected party, a line from a sister—and ended up a record. You will hear Tim's original demo recording, Andy's exploration of the multitrack recording, and how the improvised end section came about. It's not A Day in the Life, but that's what the structure ended up resembling. As ever, the episode plays out with the last version of the song before the guys sent it to John Leckie to mix. Thanks for your support for This podcast is only temporary, Andy says he had the best fun time for ages making this second series. He's off to tour his brand new release 'Good Luck I Hope You Make It' and perhaps that's where the next series will start. Until then, catch up with any episodes you may have missed, and do take care.Best Fun Time for Ages by Finn/WhitePlayed and recorded by Andy and Tim in Melbourne and AucklandStrings by Jonathan DreyfusDrums and artwork by Sebastian WhiteListen to and/or order Andy White and Tim Finn's 'AT' album on their BandcampListen to and/or order Andy's 'This garden is only temporary' album on his Bandcamp
It's time for a psychedelic podcast extravaganza, five years and two recordings in the making! The album Chips from the Chocolate Fireball by XTC's alter-egos the Dukes of Stratosphear was supposed to be our fifth episode, but technical difficulties turned the episode into a splendid cream bun. But Rich, Ben, and Mike are finally back for a second round discussing a collection that perhaps isn't XTC's definitive artistic achievement, but it's possibly the most pure fun you can have in their discography. Artistically adrift in the mid-'80s, the band adopted goofy pseudonyms and recorded a loving tribute to the '60s music of their youth, produced by psychedelic engineering wizard John Leckie. If you enjoy Pink Floyd, the Byrds, the Small Faces, the Kinks, the Yardbirds, and especially the Beatles – which you most likely do, because you're listening to this podcast – you owe it to yourself to take a bike ride to the moon with the Dukes.Cohosts: Rich Bunnell, Ben Marlin, Mike DeFabioComplete show notes: https://discordpod.com/listen/130-the-dukes-of-stratosphear-chips-from-the-chocolate-fireball-1987Discord & Rhyme's merch store: http://tee.pub/lic/discordpodSupport the podcast! https://www.patreon.com/discordpod
Sometimes everyone is too busy to talk. Or to meet. Andy has reached Save me a Weekend, the last track on side one of 'AT', the album co-written with Tim Finn. In Episode 5, the pals start off with one of them feeling grumpy and end up writing a wider lament. Thankfully, Andy has edited out the update on his tooth situation, but there are digressions on singing harmony and Harriet the double bass. You can listen to her on I Will Wait and One in a Million. Poetry fans will be all over pathetic fallacy.As always, you will hear early demo versions of the song as a work-in progress and one of the final rough mixes before it was sent to John Leckie to mix. Please share and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. See you next week!Save me a Weekend by Finn/WhitePlayed and recorded by Andy and Tim in Melbourne and AucklandPodcast artwork by Sebastian WhiteListen to and/or order Andy White and Tim Finn's 'AT' album on their BandcampListen to and/or order Andy's 'This garden is only temporary' album on his Bandcamp
In this episode Andy turns his attention to Everything Twice, the fourth song he and Tim Finn wrote for the 'AT' album. The three previous songs had worked – the two chums were doing it again, and that was how the songs started. You can do it twice. You'll hear how the song started with one phrase and a method songwriters use for jotting down a melody. Then a variety of increasingly crazed story lines before coming back to the original one. Doing it again, in Melbourne and Auckland.If you are interested in Molly Bloom, there is a cute video guide to Ulysses here. 'You Know My Name Look Up The Number' is here.As ever, you will hear early demos of the songs with alternative lyrics and a beautiful vocals-only recording of the song. At the end of the episode there is the final version they sent to John Leckie to mix.Please share and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. See you next week!Everything Twice by Finn/WhitePlayed and recorded by Andy and Tim in Melbourne and AucklandPodcast artwork by Sebastian WhiteListen to and/or order Andy White and Tim Finn's 'AT' album on their BandcampListen to and/or order Andy's 'This garden is only temporary' album on his Bandcamp
Returning guest and renowned producer John Leckie is back on SATB and this time he brought his friends; colleagues from EMI with impressive credentials of their own, who also worked with The Beatles: Nick Webb and Roger Ferris. It was a real delight to be a fly-on-the-wall as three guys who've known each other for decades spun stories about working … 265: EMI Days with John Leckie and Friends Read More » The post 265: EMI Days with John Leckie and Friends appeared first on .
Three tracks into the AT album and Andy steps up with a song that started in a similar way to I Decided to Fly from Altitude. This time, Tim and he go back and forward writing a song about their parents, although some of it ends up being about a certain Irish mongrel.The latest dive into the AT master tapes reveals Bundle of their Dreams' relationship to Seventeen and uncovers the secrets of the dreaded Melodica. But most of all, that writing around a theme close to your heart is a good thing to do.You'll hear demo versions of the song as a work-in-progress and the bundle they sent to John Leckie to mix. Plus Andy's toy piano. The only unanswered question is—why does he have a toy piano? Please share and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Enjoy the ride and see you next week!Bundle of their Dreams by Finn/WhitePlayed and recorded by Andy and Tim in Melbourne and AucklandSebastian White on drumsI Decided to Fly by Finn/Ó Maonlaí/WhitePlayed and recorded by ALT in MelbournePodcast artwork by Sebastian WhiteListen to and/or order Andy White and Tim Finn's 'AT' album on their BandcampListen to and/or order Andy's 'This garden is only temporary' album on his Bandcamp
Originally from Mexico City Rodrigo y Gabriela, the acoustic guitar duo of Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero, met as teenagers while playing in a thrash metal band called Tierra Acida. By 2000 the formally became a duo act and moved to Dublin Ireland, where with the support of musician Damian Rice, the talented pair participated in the renowned Oxegen music festival in Ireland, where they attracted significant attention. From the beginning, their reputation as killer musicians - Rodrigo with the faster-than-lightning lead guitar and Gabriela with her unique, rhythmic, strumming-and-drumming style - started to spread across the country. The high-energy international duo's music harnesses the flash, power, and speed of death metal filtered through the passion, soul, technique, and discipline of nuevo flamenco. Their showy, emotional sound is marked by Quintero's syncopated, hooky, percussive rhythms and rapid-fire strummed vamps framing Sanchez's incendiary, melodic, single-and dual-string leads. Following a successful live album in 2004, their debut self-titled studio album, produced by John Leckie of Radiohead and Stone Roses fame, was released by Rubyworks in February 2006 and charted at Number One on the Irish national charts, keeping the Arctic Monkeys off the top spot. Having established themselves in their adopted home, the duo started to spread their magic across the rest of the world. They headlined the Jazz World stage at Glastonbury in 2007, which was broadcast live on BBC TV. The Rodrigo y Gabriela album went on to sell over 100,000 records in the UK. This episode features recordings from the acclaimed duo's 2019 performance at Big Top Chautauqua. First broadcast in 1994, Tent Show Radio is a weekly one-hour radio program showcasing the best live recordings from acclaimed music acts and entertainers who grace the Big Top Chautauqua stage each summer in beautiful Bayfield, WI. In the program's nearly 30-year history it has featured artists like Johnny Cash, B.B King, Brandi Carlile, Willie Nelson, Don McLean, and many more. Hosted by celebrated New York Times best-selling author Michael Perry-who weaves stories and humor throughout each episode - Tent Show Radio features performances from renowned national & regional artists, with regular appearances featuring Big Top's own unique brand of shows that feature songs and stories performed by its acclaimed house band, The Blue Canvas Orchestra. Tent Show Radio is independently produced by Big Top Chautauqua, a non-profit performing arts organization, with a mission to present performances and events that celebrate history and the environment - along with their annual summer concert series - nestled in the woods on the shores of Lake Superior and the Apostle Islands. EPISODE CREDITSMichael Perry - Host Phillip Anich - Announcer Jaime Hansen - Engineer Gina Nagro - Marketing Support FOLLOW BIG TOP CHAUTAUQUA https://www.facebook.com/bigtopchautauqua/ https://www.instagram.com/bigtopchautauqua/ https://www.tiktok.com/@bigtopchautauqua https://twitter.com/BigBlueTent FOLLOW MICHAEL PERRYhttps://sneezingcow.com/ https://www.facebook.com/sneezingcow https://www.instagram.com/sneezingcow/ https://twitter.com/sneezingcow/ 2023 TENT SHOW RADIO SPONSORSAshland Area Chamber of Commerce - https://www.visitashland.com/ Bayfield Chamber and Visitor Bureau - https://www.bayfield.org/ Bayfield County Tourism - https://www.bayfieldcounty.wi.gov/150/Tourism The Bayfield Inn - https://bayfieldinn.com/ Cable Area Chamber of Commerce - https://www.cable4fun.com/ Washburn Area Chamber of Commerce - https://washburnchamber.com/ SPECIAL THANKSWisconsin Public Radio - https://www.wpr.org/
Hired as a tape op by EMI in February 1970, Leckie quickly found himself among rock royalty when his career began with work on Ringo's Sentimental Journey, followed quickly after with McCartney. The post 261: Making All Things Must Pass with John Leckie appeared first on .
Hired as a tape op by EMI in February 1970, Leckie quickly found himself among rock royalty when his career began with work on Ringo's Sentimental Journey, followed quickly after with McCartney. But his major immersion with the cream of rock's musicians soon came with the All Things Must Pass project, placing him at the service of George Harrison and Phil Spector and with a team that included Ringo, Klaus Voormann, Eric Clapton, The Dominoes, Gary Brooker, Peter Frampton, Phil Collins, Gary Wright, Billy Preston and Badfinger, among others. This conversation focuses on that landmark album. Joining as co-host is author/producer Jerry Hammack (The Beatles Recording Reference Manual series), with a cameo from Luther Russell. Jerry's latest book has just been published: Home Studio Recording - The Complete Guide. John was a previous guest discussing the making of John and Yoko's respective Plastic Ono Band albums, as well as alongside his previous collaborators Derek Forbes (Simple Minds) and Ian McNabb (Icicle Works) for a conversation on Peter Jackson's Get Back film. His excellent recall of events he witnessed as well as insights as someone with some amazing career achievements (Roy Harper, Be Bop Deluxe, Pink Floyd, Wings, Radiohead, XTC, Stone Roses, and so on) to his credit make this conversation something special.
In their third episode, Thom and Mark discuss Muse's debut album, Showbiz. We talk about the influence of Radiohead on Muse, the role of producers like John Leckie and Paul Reeves, and delve into the intricacies of Muse's Showbiz album, as well as their musical influences and growth. Join us as we journey through the music that defined a generation and continues to influence today's artists.Show Notes:01:08 - Intro and catch up02:47 - Recap of last episode09:03 - Radiohead's Influence on Muse19:55 - Musical Genres and Influences27:02 - Sunburn30:01 - Muscle Museum32:08 - Fillip32:57 - Falling down34:01 - Cave35:32 - Showbiz38:00 - Unintended38:47 - Uno39:53 - Sober42:35 - Escape44:45 - Overdue46:15 - Hate This and I'll Love You50:04 - Exploring Muse's musical influences Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
That jangle, tho. It's time for an all-new, all-different Click Vortex livestream with Sam Means (The Format/Hello Merch) and Jason P. Woodbury (Aquarium Drunkard/JPW). This week, the guys (and all our friends in the live chat) discuss Arby's, Two-Lane Blacktop, Cleaners From Venus, Martin Newell, XTC, John Leckie, ulcers, and the tragic and outrageous history of Revolutionary Comics' unauthorized bootleg comics about rock stars. Catch Click Vortex *Live* at Crescent Ballroom, Sunday, March 26 with Elmo and Cris of Meat Puppets. Call us anytime at 1-877-WASTOIDS. More podcasts and videos at WASTOIDS.com | Follow us on Instagram and YouTube.
Producer John Leckie's long and storied career spans from Syd Barrett and John Lennon to Doves and the Coral. That's over 50 years of amazing work. In this 2 hour conversation we try to cover as much of it as possible. The diverse and far-ranging list of topics include Fela Kuti, Ornette Coleman, the Stone Roses, Human League, Simple Minds, Gene Loves Jezebel, Spiritualized, the Verve, Ride, Pink Floyd, John Lennon, George Harrison, XTC, T. Rex, the Fall, Public Image Ltd, Magazine, Radiohead, Elastica and Los Lobos. The man can do, and has done, everything and became a legend because of it. Enjoy every minute! www.patreon.com/thehustlepod
Levellers have announced their brand new acoustic album Together All The Way, the follow-up to their 2018 Top 20 album We The Collective. The album will be available on Limited edition Red Vinyl and CD and can be pre-ordered here The first song ‘Down by the River ‘O' is available now on all streaming platforms and was written by friend and collaborator Rev Hammer about the Great Flood of 1968 in Buntingford. The last ‘Collective' album was recorded at Abbey Road with the legendary John Leckie five years ago and resulted in their highest chart position in twenty years. Levellers always planned to do another album where they acoustically reworked songs from their back catalogue, but eventually came to the conclusion not to try to top what they achieved with We The Collective but to go another way. So they decided to strip everything right back and go for a more traditional, folk approach as they reimagined various songs from their past. They reconvened the collective - this time with Sean Lakeman producing and Al Scott mixing - at their own Metway Studios in Brighton. Everything was recorded live, with the musicians playing through the songs until they had versions they were happy with. Of the album and recording, the Levellers say, “It was truly a fun record to make, under the rigorous guidance of Sean. Sean's a musician himself, always bringing ideas and get out of jail free suggestions when we got stuck. It's a stripped-back, raw iteration of the collective with deep folk leanings. As energetic as the first one but definitely different.” Levellers were joined again by Hannah and Ollie from the Moulettes on cello, vocals and percussion plus the mighty Dan Donnelly on his first official Levellers recording. Together All The Way is scheduled for release in March 2023, to coincide with the band's acoustic tour of theatres and venues around the country, with special guests Moulettes (Duo), Wilswood Buoys and Jess Silk. Tickets are available from myticket.co.uk. And 2023 is an extra special year for the Levellers as not only do they celebrate 35 years of being a band, but it will also be the 20th Anniversary of their hugely acclaimed Beautiful Days Festival, one of the biggest independent music festivals in the UK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Strap-in for this one, XTC fans: Record/Hot Sauce purveyor Kevin Chanel (Grooves Inspiralled Vinyl/El Enojado Hot Sauce) brings us a curious musical oddity called 'Take Away / The Lure of Salvage', the 1980 debut record by XTC frontman Andy Partridge a.k.a. Mr Partridge! Consisting basically of dub remixes/rewrites of tracks originally recorded by Partridge's band XTC - and Co-produced with John Leckie - it's a weirdly confounding, highly experimental slab that challenges at every turn. Songs featured in this episode: Meccanik Dancing (Peel Session), Dance With Me, Germany - XTC; Words From The Poster (Remix) - The Front; Big Train, Piss Bottle Man - Mike Watt; All My Friends Are Ghosts - Scared Of Chaka; Making Plans For Nigel, Battery Brides, A Dictionary Of Modern Marriage, Life Begins At The Hop - XTC; Commerciality - Andy Partridge; Refrigeration Blues - XTC The Day They Pulled The North Pole Down - Andy Partridge; Heatwave - XTC; The Forgotten Language Of Light - Andy Partridge; Millions - XTC; Kurt's Rejoinder - Brian Eno; Reel By Reel - XTC; Steam Fist Futurist, Shore Leave Ornithology (Another 1950) - Andy Partridge; Ornithology - Charlie Parker; Cairo - Andy Partridge; Penetration In The Centrefold - DEVO; Helicopter - XTC; The Rotery - Andy Partridge; Veteran's Day Poppy - Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band; Madhattan, I Sit In The Snow - Andy Partridge; Meninblack - The Stranglers; The Walrus Hunt, Margaret Freeman - The Residents; Work Away Tokyo Day, New Broom - Andy Partridge; Radio 4 - Public Image Ltd.; It's Over - The Front; Let There Be Snow - Andy Partridge
Picture © Lou Dommett Young One of the many highlights of the 2022 XTC Convention in Swindon was an in-depth interview with producer John Leckie. Talking to co-organiser Darryl Bullock, he recalled his formative studio experience working with former members of the Beatles and the excitement of going into the studio with XTC for their first two albums. After that came the sonic experiments of Go+ and Take Away/The Lure of Salvage and, of course, 25 O'Clock and Psonic Psunspot for the Dukes of Stratosphear. Many thanks to Darryl for conducting the interview and sound engineer Paul Bullimore who made the audio possible – not just for this but the whole weekend. What Do You Call That Noise? An XTC Discovery Book available from www.xtclimelight.com If you've enjoyed What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, please show your support at https://www.patreon.com/markfisher Thanks to the Pink Things, Humble Daisies and Knights in Shining Karma who've done the same. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
We head back to 1996 and the heart of the Brit Pop era on this episode of the XS Long Player to discuss classic Kula Shaker album 'K'... an LP that became the fastest selling debut album since Oasis! For this show Jim is joined by Crispian and Alonza from the band who discuss winning (jointly with Placebo) the legendary In The City award, working with Stone Roses producer John Leckie and the whirlwind of events that followed the creation and release of this stunning album! If you need a reminder to exactly how good this album was then check it out on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/album/36jftdZTGKwWquJeTmE3vE?si=aRRItx2iQR-TwOa-PxpVmQ The XS Long player Podcast is taken from the XS Long player radio show on XS Manchester: A classic album played in full (some) Thursday nights at 8pm (GMT) listen live via www.xsmanchester.co.uk - where Jim also hosts the XS Evening Show. Follow XS on Twitter: @XSManchester Follow Jim on Twitter: @Mr_Jimbob Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
After shows post-Get Back with guests representing American musicians, multi-generation female fans, and the film's maker (Peter Jackson), conspicuously missing from the SATB conversation to this point has been the POV of British fans/musicians. No longer: today's guests are drawn from the UK music scene and ALL have a deep fandom for The Fabs - some have even worked with one or more. Producer John Leckie first came to SATB in late 2020 to discuss his experiences working on John and Yoko's 1970 Plastic Ono Band albums; thereafter, he appeared at Fab4ConJam to recall working on All Things Must Pass. Afterward, his career during the '80s and beyond included working as producer for some top UK talent, including, Stone Roses, XTC, Radiohead...and Simple Minds. By sheer happenstance, John has worked with BOTH of his co-guests, who are new to SATB: bassist Derek Forbes worked with a number of Scottish acts, including The Subs, Simple Minds, Big Country, etc, while Ian McNabb fronted The Icicle Works: "Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)." ALL are hardcore Beatle fans going back a ways, and each fully immersed themselves in the 8 hours of Get Back. But the conversation ran far broader, covering their fandom during the 70s, working with an ex-Beatle, the Liverpool scene post-Beatles, Stiff records, musical influences, Dan Richter, Mickie Most, Wings, and a lot more. It's a freewheeling conversation and you haven't heard the last of these guys on the Something About The Beatles podcast.
Chapters00:00 - Introduction00:48 - A Tape Op At Manor Studios02:25 - A Typical Day At The Manor03:45 - The Engineers And The Bands06:01 - Tape Editing07:56 - Switching To Digital09:18 - From House Engineer To Freelance09:42 - Hugh Padgham and Steve Lillywhite12:24 - Early Sampling13:03 - Using An SSL Desk17:45 - Scritti Politti Cupid and Psyche18:25 - Synchronising MIDI and Tape22:24 - Getting The Scritti Sound23:48 - Working With UB4028:01 - The Age Of Chance 28:15 - From Tape To Digital To HD Recording29:09 - Working With Slave Reels30:48 - The Change To Digital Tape31:58 - Preferred Recording Medium33:02 - Engineering Apollo 44034:31 - Recording A Jazz Quartet35:59 - Using Logic and Plug-insHoward Gray BiogHoward started out in the early 80s as a teenage razor-sharp tape operator at The Manor - Virgin Records' quintessential getting it together in the country recording facility, before graduating to house engineer at one of the first Solid State Logic console equipped studios, west London's legendary Townhouse. Sessions there included Kate Bush, Phil Collins, XTC, OMD, PIL, The Stranglers, Japan, Rip Rig & Panic, Van Morrison and ABC. He worked on countless classic 80's records with producers like Mick Glossop, John Leckie, Hugh Padgham, Steve Lillywhite, Adrian Sherwood and Trevor Horn, engineering albums such as Simple Minds' Sparkle in the Rain, and the paradigm shifting Cupid & Psyche for Scritti Politti.His first production credits with UB40 (Red Red Wine) led to more, including The Cure, Terence Trent D'Arby, Danny Wilson, Manic Street Preachers, Age Of Chance, Screaming Blue Messiahs, Pete Wylie, Tom Jones and Art Brut - at the controls in seminal London studios Air, Trident, Roundhouse, Sarm, Metropolis, Eden, Strongroom, as well as New York, Paris, Tokyo, Munich, Oslo, Baltimore and more.Witness to the dawn of digital and early adopter of the Sequential Circuits Studio 440, the possibilities of sampling led Howard in the early 90s to form dance/rock/dub combo Apollo 440, prolific producers and remixers of, amongst others, U2, Scritti and Shabba Ranks, Jean-Michel Jarre, James, Hotei, Puretone and Jeff Beck from their Camden Town ‘Apollo Control' base. The group delivered three albums for Sony Records, numerous top 40 singles, including international hit Stop The Rock, film themes Lost in Space and Charlie's Angels. He still regularly directs their live performance/Dub sound system at European festivals from FOH. Mixer of The Anfield Rap, co-writer and producer of Pass and Move (it's the Liverpool Groove), and now nearing 500 credits on Discogs. His recent projects include Jazz LPs and Baroque Opera.James Gardner BiogJames Gardner is a composer, synthesizer programmer, researcher, and broadcaster based in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland). Born in Liverpool, James played and programmed synthesizers in London during the 1980s, and in 1990 co-founded the band/remix team Apollo 440. Following encouragement from Michael Finnissy, he left the group in 1993 to concentrate on notated composition. Moving to Aotearoa/New Zealand in 1994, he established the contemporary music ensemble 175 East, which he directed until 2010.As well as composing, he has written and presented many programmes for RNZ Concert including features on Frank Zappa, Morton Feldman, John Barry's James Bond soundtracks, and These Hopeful Machines – a six-part series on electronic music. https://www.rnz.co.nz/concert/programmes/hopefulmachinesAs a teacher, Gardner has lectured on music and music technology at the University of Auckland, Unitec Institute of Technology and the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, where he is an Adjunct Senior Fellow. His primary research topic is the synthesizer company EMS, and the electronic music studio of Peter Zinovieff.Website: https://www.gardnercomposer.com/Twitter: @JEGcomposer
Twitter: @podgaverockInsta: @podgaverockRadiohead's “Fake Plastic Trees” from the 1995 album "The Bends" released on Parlophone. Written by Radiohead and produced by John Leckie.Personel:Thom Yorke - vocals, acoustic guitarJonny Greenwood - electric guitar, Hammond organEd O'Brien - electric guitarColin Greenwood bassPhilip Selway - drumsCaroline Lavelle – celloJohn Matthias – viola, violinCover:Performed by Josh Bond and Neal MarshIntro Music:"Shithouse" 2010 release from "A Collection of Songs for the Kings". Written by Josh Bond. Produced by Frank Charlton.
Twitter: @podgaverockInsta: @podgaverockRadiohead's “Fake Plastic Trees” from the 1995 album "The Bends" released on Parlophone. Written by Radiohead and produced by John Leckie.Personel:Thom Yorke - vocals, acoustic guitarJonny Greenwood - electric guitar, Hammond organEd O'Brien - electric guitarColin Greenwood bassPhilip Selway - drumsCaroline Lavelle – celloJohn Matthias – viola, violinCover:Performed by Josh Bond and Neal MarshIntro Music:"Shithouse" 2010 release from "A Collection of Songs for the Kings". Written by Josh Bond. Produced by Frank Charlton.Other Artists Mentioned:Money HeistIrving Berlin “Russian Lullaby”Jerry GarciaGrisman and GarciaSmashing PumpkinsMetallicaBob Marley Charlie Daniels Band “Devil Went Down to Georgia”Ray Charles “ Georgia On My Mind”John Maher “Georgia”CreedPhil CollinsStevie NicksSilence of the LambsTom Petty and the Heartbreakers “American Girl”Tony RobbbinsMax HeadroomRadiohead “Ok Computer”CluelessRadiohead “Creep”Thom Yorke “Mushroom Cloud”Kurt CobainRadiohead “Kid A”Nikki SixxDavid BowieAmerican IdolMagazineThe VerveMuseStone RosesMotley CruePaul McCartneyNirvanaThird Eye BlindMatchbox TwentyColdplaySylvia PlathErnest HemingwayCounting CrowsSmashing PumpkinsThe PixiesStevie NicksPink FloydTrampled By TurtlesWestworldRamin DwadiEight Bit Misfits Amythyst KiahTracey ChapmanKT TunstallVitamin String QuartetAmanda PalmerScolla and Kolcacny
In this episode Andy takes a deep dive into the writing and recording of the third track on his new album This garden is only temporary. He's been in the studio with the master tape, and shows you how this many-layered song was written and recorded by playing excerpts of the individual instrument and vocal tracks. Andy talks about layering, using effects, inspiration from John Leckie, how simple melodies and chords can work together and, above all, telling the truth when you are expressing something that is important to you. Did we forget the bass pedals? Yes, and bass pedals.At the end of the first day of writing and recording, the song was ready. Later, Kent, Steve, and Rod took the story even further, but this episode ends with the first version of Everything's Turning White, recorded in four hours. As Andy says, "It has power, because it's true."We're not even half way in, but I hope you're finding part of the album's charm is a combination of spontaneity and attention to detail. Thanks for listening. If you're enjoying the series, please share—and subscribe wherever you find your podcasts.
Founding member of The Coral Paul Duffy discusses over 20 years as bassist with Liverpool's beat combo, tells us what it was like playing in a rhythm section with former guest Danny Goffey of Supergrass, supporting Oasis, compares Ian Broudie, John Leckie, and Geoff Barrow's production techniques and twists our melon on the creation of the new record 'Coral Island'.
A sprawling talk with record maker John Leckie. As a tape operator at Abbey Road, he oversaw the All Things Must Pass and Plastic Ono Band sessions and rolled tape on Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett, Kevin Ayers, Fela Kuti, and more. Soon he began producing records, and he's gone on to work with Radiohead on The Bends, plus Dr. John, Spiritualized, My Morning Jacket, and many more. He joins host Jason Woodbury this week on Transmissions to discuss his extensive history and much more.
Paul and Steve are this week joined by John Leckie, producer to the stars and The Fall. The guys recall working together and the legendary Abbey Road studio with the accuracy and attention to detail we have all come to expect. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
En los años noventa pasaron muchas cosas en la música. La explosión del grounge, la respuesta del britpop, el nacimiento del indie en España y la explosión de las boy bands y las girl bands, al margen de todo eso transcurrió la carrera de Radiohead, una banda que golpeó fuerte con su primer disco y que tuvo que pelear contra sus propios demonios y contra las etiquetas de la época para seguir su propio camino.Entre 1993 y el año 2000 Radiohead publicó cuatro discos, en esos cuatro trabajos está lo más destacado de la banda inglesa, una colección de canciones que los consagró como una banda diferente, compleja y tremendamente influyente.El éxito de Creep marcó de una manera determinante a Radiohead que terminó detestando su primer disco. “Nos pilló totalmente por sorpresa. No teníamos ni idea. Cuando grabamos el primer disco pensábamos en vender 10.000 o 20.000 copias girando por Reino Unido con los discos en el maletero del coche y luego a los 3 o 5 meses grabar otro disco”, explicaba Ed OBrien unos años después.El éxito de Pablo Honey provocó a la banda más dudas que certezas, pero en esas llegó a sus vidas un tipo clave: el productor John Leckie, que dio a la banda seguridad a la hora de encarar The Bends, su siguiente trabajo. “John es un hombre maravilloso y nos enseñó a usar el estudio. Cuando empezamos a grabar estábamos mal anímicamente y él fue capaz hacer que el estudio fuese un lugar agradable de trabajo. Una de las cosas por las que le estaré eternamente agradecido es que hiciese que el estudio no fuese un silencioso laboratorio de ciencia. John le quitó todo el misterio a la grabación e hizo que fuese algo que disfrutamos tanto como tocar”, explicaba Thom Yorke en un documental sobre el grupo.La segunda entrega reafirmó al grupo y les dio algo de confianza para seguir su propio camino, a buscar ese sonido que los separaba de sus coetáneos británicos. Toda esa búsqueda eclosionó con su tercera entrega, el eterno OK Computer,
Gestur þáttarins að þessu sinni er Ólöf Erla Einarsdóttir myndlistarkona og grafískur hönnuður. Hún mætir með uppáhalds Rokkplötuna klukkan 21.00. Vinur þáttarins sendir pistil og lag og óskalagasíminn opnar kl. 20.00 - 5687123. Plata þáttarins sem við heyrum amk. þrjú lög af er Origin of Symmetry, önnur plata hljómsveitarinnar Muse, en hún kom út 17. Júlí 2001 fyrir bráðum 20 árum. Titill og concept plötunnar kemur frá eðlisfræðingnum Michiko Kaku, úr bók hans Hyperspace. Platan náði þriðja sæti breska vinsældalistans þegar hún kom út og fjögur lög af henni voru gefin út á smáskífum; Plug In Baby, New Born, Bliss, og Hyper Music / Feeling Good. Lög voru að mestu samin í tónleikaferðinni sem sveitin fór til að fylgja eftir fyrstu plötunni; Showbiz. Lagið Feeling Good er gamalt lag sem samið var fyrir Broadway söngleik árið 1964 og Nina Simone var fyrst til að taka þáð upp fyrir plötuna I Put a Spell on You árið 1965. Upptökur fóru fram í Ridge Farm Studios í vestur Sussex og Real World Studio í Wiltshire, en líka í hljóðveri Davids Gilmour úr Pink Floyd sem er í raun húsbátur og heitir Astoria. Og það var líka tekið upp í Richmond Studios og Abbey Road í London og Sawmills Studio í Cornwall og platan var mixuð í Sawmills. Það voru tveir upptöustjórar með Muse á plötunni, David Bottrill sem hefur unnið með mörgum á löngum ferli og svo John Leckie sem líka hefur stjórnað upptökum á mörgum plötum og gerði fyrstu plötuna með Muse. Platan náði 3. Sæti breska vinsældalistans og 161. sæti í Bandaríkjunum.
Gestur þáttarins að þessu sinni er Ólöf Erla Einarsdóttir myndlistarkona og grafískur hönnuður. Hún mætir með uppáhalds Rokkplötuna klukkan 21.00. Vinur þáttarins sendir pistil og lag og óskalagasíminn opnar kl. 20.00 - 5687123. Plata þáttarins sem við heyrum amk. þrjú lög af er Origin of Symmetry, önnur plata hljómsveitarinnar Muse, en hún kom út 17. Júlí 2001 fyrir bráðum 20 árum. Titill og concept plötunnar kemur frá eðlisfræðingnum Michiko Kaku, úr bók hans Hyperspace. Platan náði þriðja sæti breska vinsældalistans þegar hún kom út og fjögur lög af henni voru gefin út á smáskífum; Plug In Baby, New Born, Bliss, og Hyper Music / Feeling Good. Lög voru að mestu samin í tónleikaferðinni sem sveitin fór til að fylgja eftir fyrstu plötunni; Showbiz. Lagið Feeling Good er gamalt lag sem samið var fyrir Broadway söngleik árið 1964 og Nina Simone var fyrst til að taka þáð upp fyrir plötuna I Put a Spell on You árið 1965. Upptökur fóru fram í Ridge Farm Studios í vestur Sussex og Real World Studio í Wiltshire, en líka í hljóðveri Davids Gilmour úr Pink Floyd sem er í raun húsbátur og heitir Astoria. Og það var líka tekið upp í Richmond Studios og Abbey Road í London og Sawmills Studio í Cornwall og platan var mixuð í Sawmills. Það voru tveir upptöustjórar með Muse á plötunni, David Bottrill sem hefur unnið með mörgum á löngum ferli og svo John Leckie sem líka hefur stjórnað upptökum á mörgum plötum og gerði fyrstu plötuna með Muse. Platan náði 3. Sæti breska vinsældalistans og 161. sæti í Bandaríkjunum.
Gestur þáttarins að þessu sinni er Ólöf Erla Einarsdóttir myndlistarkona og grafískur hönnuður. Hún mætir með uppáhalds Rokkplötuna klukkan 21.00. Vinur þáttarins sendir pistil og lag og óskalagasíminn opnar kl. 20.00 - 5687123. Plata þáttarins sem við heyrum amk. þrjú lög af er Origin of Symmetry, önnur plata hljómsveitarinnar Muse, en hún kom út 17. Júlí 2001 fyrir bráðum 20 árum. Titill og concept plötunnar kemur frá eðlisfræðingnum Michiko Kaku, úr bók hans Hyperspace. Platan náði þriðja sæti breska vinsældalistans þegar hún kom út og fjögur lög af henni voru gefin út á smáskífum; Plug In Baby, New Born, Bliss, og Hyper Music / Feeling Good. Lög voru að mestu samin í tónleikaferðinni sem sveitin fór til að fylgja eftir fyrstu plötunni; Showbiz. Lagið Feeling Good er gamalt lag sem samið var fyrir Broadway söngleik árið 1964 og Nina Simone var fyrst til að taka þáð upp fyrir plötuna I Put a Spell on You árið 1965. Upptökur fóru fram í Ridge Farm Studios í vestur Sussex og Real World Studio í Wiltshire, en líka í hljóðveri Davids Gilmour úr Pink Floyd sem er í raun húsbátur og heitir Astoria. Og það var líka tekið upp í Richmond Studios og Abbey Road í London og Sawmills Studio í Cornwall og platan var mixuð í Sawmills. Það voru tveir upptöustjórar með Muse á plötunni, David Bottrill sem hefur unnið með mörgum á löngum ferli og svo John Leckie sem líka hefur stjórnað upptökum á mörgum plötum og gerði fyrstu plötuna með Muse. Platan náði 3. Sæti breska vinsældalistans og 161. sæti í Bandaríkjunum.
JOHN LECKIE has produced and/or engineered for Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett, Be Bop Deluxe, XTC and so many other great artists. We dig into his work with George Harrison, Lennon/Ono, McCartney, and of course, The Dukes of Stratosphear.
Jim's lemony-fresh pick is by FAR the album that the four of us have all loved the most. That combined with Adam being the singer for a ridiculous Stone Roses coverband means that there was a LOT for us to say, resulting in our longest episode yet. However, it's a FUN one. For fans of podcasts that go track-by-track instead of our usual countdown, today is your lucky day for a special episode on this 1989 classic. Special guests include 33 1/3 Stone Roses author Alex Green from Stereo Embers podcast and F#!kin' In The Bushes DJ Daniel Sant! Please tell us how YOU would rank tonight's tunes on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @wewillrankyoupod ! FILE UNDER/SPOILERS: "I Wanna Be Adored", Ian Brown, "She Bangs the Drums", backwards stuff, "Elephant Stone", Reni, baggy, "Waterfall", Spike Island, "Don't Stop", John Leckie, dance-rock, "Bye Bye Badman", murder, "Elizabeth My Dear", lemons, "(Song for My) Sugar Spun Sister", Manchester, "Made of Stone", neo-psychedelia, John Squire, "Shoot You Down", guitar gods, "This Is the One", Mani, I Am the Resurrection", Madchester, "Fool's Gold", 1989. US: http://www.WeWillRankYouPod.com wewillrankyoupod@gmail.com http://www.facebook.com/WeWillRankYouPod http://www.instagram.com/WeWillRankYouPod http://www.twitter.com/WeWillRankYouPo http://www.YourOlderBrother.com (Sam's music page) http://www.YerDoinGreat.com (Adam's music page) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4OFTIda46Di4HkS0CDvM7L (Dan's top 100 songs of 2020) THEM: https://www.StoneRoses.org BAND HISTORY: Alex Green, Stereo Embers podcast END CREDITS SONG: Made of Stone (808 State Remix) by the Stone Roses END CREDITS TALENT: Daniel Sant, F#!kin' In The Bushes
This weeks conversation with John Leckie was originally recorded on June 8th, 2020. John has made some of my favourite records of all time, including work with XTC, Radiohead, Muse, My Morning Jacket, and many many more. An incrdible producer and a truly nice person!
This episode features a conversation between Luther Russell and I with producer John Leckie - if you aren't familiar with his name, you may be with the acts he's worked with (working backwards chronologically): My Morning Jacket - New Order - Radiohead - Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians - The Posies - Stone Roses - XTC - Dukes of Stratosphear - Human League - Simple Minds - Magazine - Be Bop Deluxe - Wizzard - Mott The Hoople - Barclay James Harvest - Syd Barrett - Pink Floyd - Roy Harper - Paul McCartney and Wings. For the purposes of our discussion, we focus on three key albums he worked on at the onset of his career: the pair of Plastic Ono Band releases by John and Yoko, and All Things Must Pass. It's those first two that we examine in detail, fifty years on (well, a little Pink Floyd too). John has the stories and the insights - it was our honor to host him (and keep him from his dinner).
This episode features a conversation between Luther Russell and I with producer John Leckie - if you aren't familiar with his name, you may be with the acts he's worked with (working backwards chronologically): My Morning Jacket - New Order - Radiohead - Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians - The Posies - Stone Roses - XTC - Dukes of Stratosphear - Human League - Simple Minds - Magazine - Be Bop Deluxe - Wizzard - Mott The Hoople - Barclay James Harvest - Syd Barrett - Pink Floyd - Roy Harper - Paul McCartney and Wings. For the purposes of our discussion, we focus on three key albums he worked on at the onset of his career: the pair of Plastic Ono Band releases by John and Yoko, and All Things Must Pass. It's those first two that we examine in detail, fifty years on (well, a little Pink Floyd too). John has the stories and the insights - it was our honor to host him (and keep him from his dinner).
Andrew Scheps talks to Awesome People is a web based interview program that has been happening on Mondays since March of 2020. It started as a way to try help people in the record business get through the world-wide lockdown that was just starting. At first I tried to keep them to around an hour, but that didn't last long, with some interviews passing the five hour mark! Episode 1 is with amazing Memphis based producer Matt Ross-Spang. There are episodes coming with John Leckie, Joe Barresi, George Massenburg, Ken Scott, Steve Lillywhite and many many more.
Gavin is a singer/songwriter who was signed to Atlantic Records at the age of 22. More recently he is a male mental health advocate and co-founder of Talk Club. Gavin discusses what he learned having his own therapy, including how it made him a better songwriter, and the statistics that make Talk Club so important. He also lets us in on what it was like working with world-famous producers and engineers such as John Leckie and David Kahne, and how he got the inside info on the recording of Jeff Buckley’s Hallelujah from Clif Norell. Gavin talks about his relationship with his Dad - a single father, with whom Gavin had an incredibly close relationship - including how it felt to be able to take him to witness his own recording session in Abbey Road’s Studio 2!Listen along to Gavin’s songs with this Spotify playlist. Discussions begin:Don McLean - Vincent (07:36)Eric Clapton - Layla (16:09)Gavin Thorpe - Good Old Days (23:59)Marvin Gaye - I Heard it Through The Grapevine (34:44)Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (36:27)Jeff Buckley - Lover, You Should Have Come Over (45:44)Free - Love You So (52:40)Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (56:50)Coldplay - See You Soon (59:22)The Doors - Soul Kitchen (1:05:50)The Doors - The End (1:10:16)You can find Gavin on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.Resources/Links:You can buy or stream Soul to Save here and watch the video here. Keep your ears peeled for the Talk Club EP in October, and look for Gavin’s single ‘Runaway’ on Spotify, out in September!For men who want to talk to others in a private and safe space, visit Talk Club - founded by Gavin and another Music To Survive By guest, Ben Akers! Check out Ben’s episode for more info about the initiative for male mental fitness.If you are affected by any of the issues in this episode, you can also go to the NHS website, and the website of the charity Mind. For emergency support over the phone, you can call The Samaritans free on 116 123.
Episode 5: Stone Roses. McCartney In Goal is the podcast that debates and dissects the great albums of pop music, using a competitive knock-out format.The Stone Roses is the debut studio album by English rock band the Stone Roses. It was recorded mostly at Battery Studios in London with producer John Leckie from June 1988 to February 1989 and released in May of that year by Silvertone Records.We discuss:the differing production of the vocals across this album; the relationship between the 'Stone Roses' and the 'Second Coming'; track choices for the album; Support the show (http://mccartneyingoal.com)
Gestur þáttarins að þessu sinni er Jón Bjarki Bentsson aðal hagfræðingur Íslandsbanka. Hann mætir með uppáhalds ROKKplötuna kl. 21.00 Við fáum lag frá vini þáttarins kl. 19.45 og plata þáttarins sem við heyrum amk. þrjú lög af er önnur plata Radiohead, The Bends, sem kom út fyrir nákvæmlega 25 árum. Þessi tímamótaplata kom semssagt út 13. Mars árið 1995 á vegum Parlaphone í Bretlandi og Capitol Records í Ameríku. Upptökustjóri var John Leckie og upptökumaður var Nigel Goodrich sem hefur unnið sem upptökustjóri með Radiohead að öllum þeirra plötum síðan. Og umslagið hannaði maður sem heitir Stanley Donwood sem hefur gert öll umslög Radiohead síðan ásamt söngvaranum Thom Yorke. Það er annar stíll og stefna á The Bends en á fyrstu Radiohead plötunni, Pablo Honey sem kom út 1993. Það er minna Grugg í gangi og annað sánd. Meiri hljómborð og skrýtnari og sérkennilegri gítarar. Það er fullt af lögum á The Bends sem heyrast enn reglulega í útvarpi um allan heim, og fimm laga plötunnar voru gefin út á smáskífum sem náðu inn á vinsældalista, lögin My Iron Lung, High and Dry, Fake Plastic Trees, Just, og Street Spirit (Fade Out) sem er fyrsta lag Radiohead sem náði inn á topp 5 á breska vinsældalistanum. Platan fór hæst í fjórða sæti breska plötulistans en náði ekki þá að fylgja eftir vinsældum lagsins Creep sem er á P Pablo Honey og er enn sungið á söngkeppnum ungs fólks um allan heim. Platan fór t.d. aldrei hærra en í sæti 88 á Bandaríska vinsældalistanum, en hefur síðan selst jafnt og þétt um allan heim og er gríðarlega hátt skrifuð plata almennt. Platan er frábær, fékk frábæra dóma á sínum tíma og Rolling Stone setti hana í 110 sæti yfir bestu plötur allra tíma í lista sem var settur saman árið 2003.
Gestur þáttarins að þessu sinni er Jón Bjarki Bentsson aðal hagfræðingur Íslandsbanka. Hann mætir með uppáhalds ROKKplötuna kl. 21.00 Við fáum lag frá vini þáttarins kl. 19.45 og plata þáttarins sem við heyrum amk. þrjú lög af er önnur plata Radiohead, The Bends, sem kom út fyrir nákvæmlega 25 árum. Þessi tímamótaplata kom semssagt út 13. Mars árið 1995 á vegum Parlaphone í Bretlandi og Capitol Records í Ameríku. Upptökustjóri var John Leckie og upptökumaður var Nigel Goodrich sem hefur unnið sem upptökustjóri með Radiohead að öllum þeirra plötum síðan. Og umslagið hannaði maður sem heitir Stanley Donwood sem hefur gert öll umslög Radiohead síðan ásamt söngvaranum Thom Yorke. Það er annar stíll og stefna á The Bends en á fyrstu Radiohead plötunni, Pablo Honey sem kom út 1993. Það er minna Grugg í gangi og annað sánd. Meiri hljómborð og skrýtnari og sérkennilegri gítarar. Það er fullt af lögum á The Bends sem heyrast enn reglulega í útvarpi um allan heim, og fimm laga plötunnar voru gefin út á smáskífum sem náðu inn á vinsældalista, lögin My Iron Lung, High and Dry, Fake Plastic Trees, Just, og Street Spirit (Fade Out) sem er fyrsta lag Radiohead sem náði inn á topp 5 á breska vinsældalistanum. Platan fór hæst í fjórða sæti breska plötulistans en náði ekki þá að fylgja eftir vinsældum lagsins Creep sem er á P Pablo Honey og er enn sungið á söngkeppnum ungs fólks um allan heim. Platan fór t.d. aldrei hærra en í sæti 88 á Bandaríska vinsældalistanum, en hefur síðan selst jafnt og þétt um allan heim og er gríðarlega hátt skrifuð plata almennt. Platan er frábær, fékk frábæra dóma á sínum tíma og Rolling Stone setti hana í 110 sæti yfir bestu plötur allra tíma í lista sem var settur saman árið 2003.
Gestur þáttarins að þessu sinni er Jón Bjarki Bentsson aðal hagfræðingur Íslandsbanka. Hann mætir með uppáhalds ROKKplötuna kl. 21.00 Við fáum lag frá vini þáttarins kl. 19.45 og plata þáttarins sem við heyrum amk. þrjú lög af er önnur plata Radiohead, The Bends, sem kom út fyrir nákvæmlega 25 árum. Þessi tímamótaplata kom semssagt út 13. Mars árið 1995 á vegum Parlaphone í Bretlandi og Capitol Records í Ameríku. Upptökustjóri var John Leckie og upptökumaður var Nigel Goodrich sem hefur unnið sem upptökustjóri með Radiohead að öllum þeirra plötum síðan. Og umslagið hannaði maður sem heitir Stanley Donwood sem hefur gert öll umslög Radiohead síðan ásamt söngvaranum Thom Yorke. Það er annar stíll og stefna á The Bends en á fyrstu Radiohead plötunni, Pablo Honey sem kom út 1993. Það er minna Grugg í gangi og annað sánd. Meiri hljómborð og skrýtnari og sérkennilegri gítarar. Það er fullt af lögum á The Bends sem heyrast enn reglulega í útvarpi um allan heim, og fimm laga plötunnar voru gefin út á smáskífum sem náðu inn á vinsældalista, lögin My Iron Lung, High and Dry, Fake Plastic Trees, Just, og Street Spirit (Fade Out) sem er fyrsta lag Radiohead sem náði inn á topp 5 á breska vinsældalistanum. Platan fór hæst í fjórða sæti breska plötulistans en náði ekki þá að fylgja eftir vinsældum lagsins Creep sem er á P Pablo Honey og er enn sungið á söngkeppnum ungs fólks um allan heim. Platan fór t.d. aldrei hærra en í sæti 88 á Bandaríska vinsældalistanum, en hefur síðan selst jafnt og þétt um allan heim og er gríðarlega hátt skrifuð plata almennt. Platan er frábær, fékk frábæra dóma á sínum tíma og Rolling Stone setti hana í 110 sæti yfir bestu plötur allra tíma í lista sem var settur saman árið 2003.
The Lucy Show special with Mark Bandola in conversation. The band was formed by Mark Bandola (vocals, guitar, keyboards) and Rob Vandeven (vocals, bass), with Paul Rigby on drums, under the name "Midnite Movie". Rigby quickly quit, and Pete Barraclough (guitars, keyboards) and Bryan Hudspeth (drums) were added to the line-up, and the band changed name to "The Lucy Show". Bandola and Vandeven, two Canadian-born friends who had moved to England in the late 1970s, shared song writing and lead vocals equally, although the bulk of the early (pre-album) material had been written by Vandeven. In 1983, they released their first single, "Leonardo da Vinci," on independent record label Shout Records, which managed to receive some airplay by John Peel.[1]Guitarist Barraclough provided lead vocals on the B-side of the single for his song "Kill The Beast". In 1984, A&M Records signed the band, releasing two singles and an EP during that year (on an offshoot label imprint called Piggy Bank Records). After providing a cassette recording of their material to R.E.M., The Lucy Show was invited by the Athens band to support them on their 1984 UK tour. In 1985, the band's debut album, ...undone, was released. With a guitar-heavy, lushly atmospheric, brooding sound reminiscent of The Cure and Comsat Angels, it received generally favorable critical notices and, even more importantly, eventually went to the No. 1 spot on the CMJ album charts in the United States. The band's momentum had been steady up to that point and they naturally assumed continuing chart success would be in their future. However, they were shocked when they learned that A&M UK decided to abruptly drop the band at the end of the year. In 1986, the band signed to indie label Big Time Records, who released their second album, Mania. Produced by the now-legendary John Leckie, the band's songs were much more upbeat and bouncy this time around, with added acoustic guitar and piano, harmonica, synthesizer - and most noticeably, brass , making the group sound very different from their previous incarnation as a "jangly" guitar and new wave group. The change in direction initially promised to be effective, as the album once again topped the all important CMJ charts, and MTV began playing their music video for the first single off the album, "A Million Things". Both this song, and subsequent single "New Message", were substantial college radio hits. Bad luck would strike the band again, this time when Big Time Records went bankrupt, leaving The Lucy Show adrift. Barraclough and Hudspeth were asked to leave and Bandola and Vandeven stuck together, releasing one final single, "Wherever Your Heart Will Go", in 1988 on Redhead Records. When that single went nowhere, both Bandola and Vandeven realized it was time to quit, and they permanently disbanded The Lucy Show. Vandeven and Barraclough have continued to work within the music industry under a variety of differing names and projects. Following the breakup of The Lucy Show, Bandola released an EP under his own name in 1993 entitled 'Til Tuesday, a collaboration with Let's Active producer Mitch Easter, and, for a short while, was a member of London post-rock group Ausgang. From 2003 until 2010 Bandola released experimental pop CDs under the name Typewriter ( mostly a solo effort but with contributions from various guest musicians ), with debut album Skeleton Key in 2003, a second, Birdsnest in 2006, and finally, Pictures from the Antique Skip in early 2010.[1] After the third Typewriter album all seemed quiet until 2013, when Bandola formed psychedelic instrumental vehicle The Ramsgate Hovercraft - a duo with saxophone and synthesizer player Kit Jolly - in his recently adopted hometown of Ramsgate. Their first album ( January 2014 ) is the double vinyl LP, Arcane Empire on local indie label Galleon Records, which Record Collector magazine granted four stars and described as "... an ambience that’s both worldly and cosmic" and "a delicately layered, sumptuous odyssey". In March 2015 the duo released their 2nd album "Cinema Verite'" which also gained positive reviews. Since then, The Ramsgate Hovercraft has expanded to a quartet, adding drummer Paula Frost, as well as synthesist & pianist Paul Naudin to their ranks. The group have also played occasionally flamboyant & theatrical shows in their native East Kent. And, their new Album (third in total) will be released early in 2017 alongside a launch concert at the Ramsgate Musichall in early February 2017. In 2005, Mania was reissued on CD by the Words on Music label, with numerous bonus tracks. In 2009, ...undone was released on CD for the first time by Words on Music. In 2011, Words on Music released Remembrances, a compilation album of rare and previously unreleased songs recorded by the band during the mid-1980s.
Richard Strange in conversation - talking about music, art, culture & much much more Doctors of Madness were formed in 1974 in a cellar in Brixton, south London by the composer and lead singer/guitarist Richard Strange, known as ‘Kid’ Strange. To provide a platform for his musical ideas and compositions analysing urban culture neurosis and systems of control, Strange joined forces with Urban Blitz (electric violin, baritone violectra and lead guitar) Stoner (vocals, bass guitar) and Peter DiLemma (vocals, drums) to provide the link between the early 1970s progressive rock and glam rock of David Bowie and Roxy Music, and the later 1970s punk rock of the Sex Pistols and The Clash. Doctors of Madness cited The Velvet Underground and writer William S. Burroughs as major influences on their music which fused avant-garde hard rock with warped quasi-classical tones. Between 1975 and 1977, Doctors of Madness recorded three albums for Polydor records - Late Night Movies, All Night Brainstorms produced by John Punter, Figments of Emancipation recorded at Abbey Road studios with producer John Leckie, and Sons of Survival. A posthumous compilation, Revisionism, was released in 1981, the band having split in late 1978. Doctors of Madness were BBC Radio John Peel Show featured artists on 25 November 1976, and received British television exposure during 1975/76 on the Twiggy Show and also the Janet Street-Porter Show. Their support acts during their heyday included The Sex Pistols (Middlesbrough 1976), The Jam (London Marquee on several occasions 1976), Joy Division (as "Warsaw" Manchester 1976) and Simple Minds (as "Johnny and the Self Abusers" Falkirk 1976). Furthermore Richard 'Kid' Strange was best man at Dave Vanian's (of the Damned) wedding. Early in 1978 Urban Blitz was ousted from the band after musical and personal differences, and was briefly replaced by singer Dave Vanian of punk rock band The Damned, who had recently split, albeit temporarily. Richard Strange, Stoner and Peter DiLemma continued as a trio until October 1978 before disbanding due to withdrawal of record company support. Recognition of Doctors of Madness influence on the emergence of British punk rock was documented in the book An Unauthorized Guide to Punk Rock: The Early English Scene, including the Deviants, the Doctors of Madness, David Bowie, the Sex Pistols, the Clash, which was published in 2011. The band's reappraisal as an important influence in British punk rock prompted their albums to be re-released in 2002 on CD. Richard Strange has promoted Doctors of Madness music in recent years with performances in Japan, backed by ex-Pogues multi-instrumentalist David Coulter and local band Sister Paul in 2003, and also performances in Leeds and Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, with bassist Stoner in 2006. The Doctors of Madness reunited in October 2014 for a one-off performance, as part of Richard Strange's "Language is a Virus from Outer Space", a multi-media centenary celebration of satirical US writer William S Burroughs.[10]Joe Elliott of Def Leppard made a guest appearance, duetting on "Suicide City". Stoner died just one month after the October 2014 reunion, and received an obituary in The Times citing his contributions to music. In May 2017, Cherry Red Records released a comprehensive three CD boxed set of the entire recorded works of the Doctors of Madness, entitled Perfect Past - The Complete Doctors of Madness, and the release was celebrated with a string of live performances by the band, featuring Richard "Kid" Strange, Urban Blitz, and the Japanese rhythm section of Susumu (bass) and Mackii (drums) from the band Sister Paul. This line-up toured in the UK and also in Japan. In November 2017 Strange and Urban Blitz, joined by protest singer Lily Bud, performed an evening of "Unplugged" Doctors of Madness songs in the neo-gothic chapel of The House of St Barnabas, in Soho, London The event was filmed and released as a DVD, In The Afterglow. Strange tours annually in Japan, with the Japanese power duo Sister Paul taking bass and drum duties, and has also lectured students in Otaru University, Sapporo. In 2019 Strange return to the recording to studio once more, to record the first all-new Doctors of Madness album for 41 years. The songs were written by Strange in a short period of feverish activity, and were recorded at Doghouse Studios, Oxfordshire, with world famous producer John Leckie once again at the helm. The album, entitled Dark Times, will be released in September 2019. 8 songs (So Many Ways To Hurt You, Make It Stop!, Sour Hour, Walk Of Shame, This Kind Of Failure, This Is How To Die, Blood Brother and Dark Times) comprise this highly political, passionate album. Guests who were asked to participate in the recording include Joe Elliott of Def Leppard as backing vocalist in 5 songs, Sarah Jane Morris of the Communards sings on 4, and there are contributions from Terry Edwards (Tindersticks, Nick Cave, PJ Harvey and Madness), Steve 'Boltz' Bolton (Paul Young, The Who and Atomic Rooster as well as the young protest singer Lily Bud, and the Japanese power duo Sister Paul, comprising Susumu Ukei on bass and Mackii Ukei on Drums, who appear on all tracks. The Doctors of Madness will tour Japan again in September 2019.
The Lilac Time special with Stephen Duffy in conversation The Lilac Time is a British alternative folk-rock band that was originally formed in Herefordshire, England by Stephen Duffy, his brother Nick Duffy and their friend Michael Weston in 1986. The band's name was taken from a line in the Nick Drake song "River Man". Since its formation, The Lilac Time has gone through various line-up changes, with the Duffy brothers as mainstays. The band's activity has intertwined with Stephen Duffy's solo and songwriting career. The Duffy brothers and Michael Weston had recorded music that would become the band's self-titled debut, which was first released on Swordfish Records in 1987. Michael Giri and Fraser Kent joined when the band went on tour. The group signed to Fontana, which reissued the band's first album in remixed form in 1988. The group went on to release the albums Paradise Circus in 1989, and & Love For All in 1990, the latter of which was produced by Andy Partridge and John Leckie. The Lilac Time was dropped by Fontana then briefly signed to Creation Records, where the band was subsequently managed by label head Alan McGee. The band's sole release on Creation was Astronauts, in 1990. The Duffy brothers' cousin, noted-session musician Cara Tivey, contributed organ and piano to the album. The band later regrouped with Claire Worrall and Melvin Duffy (no relation to the brothers) and recorded Looking For A Day In The Night with producer Stephen Street for spinART Records in 1999. They then released Lilac 6 on Cooking Vinyl in 2001, followed by Keep Going, which was released in 2003 under the name "Stephen Duffy and the Lilac Time" on Folk Modern. Runout Groove was released on 22 October 2007 on Bogus Frontage. The band played the 2007 Green Man Festival and the Queen Elizabeth Hall as a six-piece. The band's gig at the Green Man Festival serves as the backdrop to the film "Memory & Desire — 30 Years in the Wilderness With Stephen Duffy & The Lilac Time." The documentary was filmed over six years by Douglas Arrowsmith, who included new and vintage Lilac footage. The film is accompanied by a Universal Records album of the same name, which compiles songs from Duffy's thirty years of music making. The Queen Elizabeth Hall concert is to be released as a live recording. No Sad Songs was released on Tapete Records in April 2015. A new Lilac Time album, Return to Us is planned for release in late 2017.
When you think about it, it’s quite an accomplishment to become a one-hit-wonder...sure, your career is essentially over after one song–but hey, at least you made it that far...think about all the bands who have worked for years and years and years and never managed to enjoy even the briefest taste of success... Still, no one likes that label...it’s demoralizing, knowing that you’ve gone down in history as a band with just one good song... It’s hard to imagine it now that they’re considered to be one of the most influential groups of a generation, but this is exactly the sort of thing Radiohead faced early in their career… But with the help of producer John Leckie and a tour opening for Alanis Morisette (who was on her way to selling 30 million copies of “Jagged Little Pill”), they were able to overcome the pressure of following up the potential one-hit-wonder-ness of “Creep”… Let’s pick up the story there…this is a history of Radiohead, part 2…
BE THERE WITH DALI celebrates the minds behind the music with top journalists who know the stories behind the great recordings. It’s an audio companion to DALI’s print magazine, also called BE THERE – get the new issue free via the DALI Facebook page.This time we’re joined by special guests DAVID HEPWORTH – co-presenter of Live Aid and the BBC’s Whistle Test, co-founder of Q and Mojo magazines – and best-selling rock biographer JOEL McIVER whose books include ‘Justice For All: The Truth About Metallica’ and ‘Spider From Mars: My Life With David Bowie’ with Woody Woodmansey.David asks the question “Is the age of the rock star over?” And if it is, what brought this extraordinary species to its end? Joel tells us about his BE THERE magazine interview with the extraordinary John Leckie, the go-to producer for generations of alternative rock bands from The Stone Roses to Radiohead. And our guests make their personal choices of THE greatest five seconds in all pop. You can hear all the songs we talk about on our Tidal playlist. BE THERE WITH DALI is presented by Andrew Harrison with audio production by Jack Claramunt. It’s a Podmasters Production.DALI – designed, developed and produced In Admiration Of Musicdali-speakers.com@DALISpeakersDali on FacebookDALI on YouTubeDali on Instagram See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
John Wilson continues with his new series in which he talks to leading performers and songwriters about the album that made them or changed them. Recorded in front of a live audience at the BBC's iconic Maida Vale Studios. Programme 9. 'Hedonism' by Bellowhead, released in 2010 and still the best selling independent folk album of all time. The idea for Bellowhead came to John Spiers and Jon Boden when they were caught in a traffic jam on tour. The longer they were stuck in the car, the more names of friends they came up with of whom to invite - initially settling on a 'modest' line-up of 10 which then grew to an even sillier 11-piece after the recording of their first EP. In June 2015, they announced that the band would be calling it a day on May 1st 2016, and exactly two weeks after the twelfth anniversary of their first ever gig in Oxford Town Hall they will finish their farewell tour with an intimate final show in the very same venue. The tickets for this gig sold out in two minutes. Their most commercially successful album, Hedonism was recorded in Abbey Road Studios and released in October 2010. Produced by John Leckie, it served up a further mix of shanties, folk songs and dance tunes, arranged in an eclectic mix of musical styles and influences. The album includes rousing versions of 'Cold Blow The Wind', 'New York Girls' and the Jacques Brel song 'Amsterdam' The B-side of the programme, where it's the turn of the audience to ask the questions, can be heard on Tuesday 19th January 2016 at 3.30pm. Producer: Paul Kobrak.
Joe Donnelly interviews John Leckie, producer of Radiohead's landmark album The Bends. This album was, according to some, responsible for reinventing anthemic rock.
Liam Gallagher, John Leckie and John Robb talk about Stone Roses' Ian Brown after the legendary band announced this week that they are reforming. Brown formed the band with school friend John Squire but the rift between the two saw the break-up after just two albums and left a generation of music fans hanging. Brown went on to have a solo career but now he and his former bandmates have made amends. He and the band made a huge mark on music and influenced many who met him including bands such as Oasis and in their early days, Radiohead. Producer: Wesley Stephenson.
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