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This week we take a stroll down Nostalgia Lane as we cover this iconic musical from our childhood. Can you guess a person's age based on what they know Rizz as? How did we not see what a predator Vince is? Are Rizzo and Kenickie engaged now? Join us for some rockin' and rollin' and whatnot!
Joe Gash (Rock of Ages / Grease) co-hosts The West End Frame Show!Andrew and Joe discuss Midnight Cowboy (Southwark Playhouse Elephant) as well as the latest news about Six breaking cinema records, Alexia McIntosh reprising her performance as Anna Of Cleves, Pop Off, Michelangelo! casting and lots more.Joe recently played Teen Angel and Vince Fontaine in the UK tour of Grease, having previously played Kenickie for Royal Caribbean. His other credits include playing Lonny in Rock Of Ages (UK Tour) and Galileo in We Will Rock You (Royal Caribbean).Joe also works extensively as a rock singer. He appeared as Freddie Mercury on Starstruck (ITV) and tours with The Darkniss (the no.1 Darkness Tribute Show) and The Glam Rock Show.Follow Joe on Instagram: @joegashhThis podcast is hosted by Andrew Tomlins. @AndrewTomlins32 Thanks for listening!Email: andrew@westendframe.co.ukVisit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Have you ever heard a dude say that he would still bed Mary Anne from Gilligan's Island, even if she's currently 110 years old? Well, the same goes for Sandy in Grease. In fact, if those rambunctious teenaged gearheads hadn't soiled her white blouse, she might have remained a virgin. In my mind, she always will be. Youth is eternal in film. Because while Kenickie's Roman hands and Russian fingers were exploring the back seat of the 1939 Packard with Rizzo, Danny was tuning up Greased Lightnin' with nothing but a pink slip in mind. That's the terminology for reigning victorious in a good old fashioned drag race on the streets where the result is transferal of ownership by way of a pink DMV form. And it's also a term for underwear that's never been slipped past the knees. Which sweeps me back to glowing memories of Sandy. But why did they call the movie “Grease” instead of “Motor Oil”? Because grease is to be eaten, not poured into your engine. In fact, grease is one of the tastiest items to have ever pleasured the human palette. It slathers your frying pan. It butters your bread. It styles your hair. Or at least it did in the 1950's. Grease showed us a glimpse into that period's youth movement where sexual repression graduated from soda fountain sips to gyrating hips. It's a musical look into the often-painful process of teen self-discovery against centuries old religious indoctrination. And like all curious yungins, these rambunctious punks were ready to define their own style and music that counteracted the strict boredom their grandparents embodied. It was also an example of the prevailing winds of love as Sandy was hopefully devoted to Danny. I'm hopelessly devoted to this blunt before I watch Grease for the 14th time.
Ben Culleton (Les Misérables / La Cage aux Folles) co-hosts The West End Frame Show!Andrew and Ben discuss the 2024 Olivier Awards (Royal Albert Hall), Your Lie In April (Theatre Royal Drury Lane) and Bare In Concert (London Palladium) as well as the latest news about Kinky Boots starring Johannes Radebe, Lauren Samuels joining Wicked's US tour, Heathers, Rob Madge, Opening Night and lots more. Ben is currently playing Courfeyrac and understudying Enjolras in the West End production of Les Misérables (Sondheim Theatre). Having trained at ArtsEd, he made his West End debut understudying Kenickie and Doody in Grease (Dominion Theatre). Ben's other theatre credits include swing in 42nd Street (Théâtre du Châtelet) and Ricky in Pump Up The Volume (Turbine Theatre, MT Fest). Last summer Ben received huge acclaim for playing Jean-Michel in Tim Sheader's revival of La Cage aux Folles (Regent's Park Open Air Theatre). Follow Ben on Instagram @benculletonn. For info about Les Misérables visit www.lesmis.com. Hosted by Andrew Tomlins. @AndrewTomlins32 Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts.
Broadcaster Lauren Laverne has, arguably, two of the best jobs in radio - 6 Music's Breakfast Show and Radio 4's Desert Island Discs.Her career in entertainment began though as the lead singer and a guitarist in the band Kenickie and her love of performing and sharing music see's her takes Desert Island Discs to the London Palladium for a series of special live shows.As someone who encourages people to share the music that shaped their lives we were fascinated to hear her Inheritance Tracks.Inherited: Now Westlin Winds by Dick Gaughan Passed on: Hit or Miss by OdettaProducer: Ben Mitchell
GREASE - was a pop culture musical phenomenon that took the world by storm and become a right of passage for any child in the 80s and beyond. The Born to Watch team tackles this classic and hand jive all the way to Graduation.Released over four decades ago, "Grease" (1978) remains an iconic and beloved musical that continues to captivate audiences of all ages with its infectious energy, memorable tunes, and timeless themes. Directed by Randal Kleiser and based on the 1971 musical of the same name by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, the film has solidified its place in cinematic history as a quintessential representation of 1950s nostalgia, high school romance, and the power of self-discovery. From its catchy melodies to its vibrant choreography, "Grease" radiates a distinct charm that has stood the test of time.Set in the summer of 1959, "Grease" follows the whirlwind romance between Danny Zuko (John Travolta), a leather-clad bad boy with a heart of gold, and Sandy Olsson (Olivia Newton-John), a wholesome Australian exchange student. After a chance encounter during their summer break, the couple faces the challenges of navigating the social dynamics of Rydell High School upon their unexpected reunion. Danny's tough-guy reputation clashes with Sandy's good-girl image, setting the stage for a delightful exploration of teenage identity, peer pressure, and the transformative power of love.At its core, "Grease" is a celebration of youthful exuberance and the trials and tribulations of teenage life. The film expertly captures the spirit of the 1950s, from the fashion and music to the burgeoning cultural shifts of the era. The lively musical numbers, including classics like "Summer Nights," "You're the One That I Want," and "Greased Lightnin'," are not only irresistibly catchy but also serve as windows into the characters' emotions and desires. The soundtrack's timeless appeal is a testament to its enduring popularity, with audiences across generations still tapping their feet and singing along.John Travolta's charismatic portrayal of Danny Zuko is a highlight of the film, as he effortlessly embodies the role of the lovable rebel torn between maintaining his tough image and pursuing genuine love. Olivia Newton-John's performance as Sandy is equally captivating, as she transitions from the demure, naive newcomer to a confident young woman unafraid to express her true self. The chemistry between Travolta and Newton-John is palpable, lending authenticity to their characters' emotional journey and making their on-screen romance all the more believable.The supporting cast adds depth and humor to the story, with standout performances from Stockard Channing as the sassy and rebellious Rizzo, Jeff Conaway as Danny's loyal friend Kenickie, and Didi Conn as the quirky and endearing Frenchy. Each character brings a unique flavor to the narrative, showcasing the diversity of personalities that make up the high school experience.Randal Kleiser's direction brings a visually vibrant and energetic atmosphere to "Grease." The film's iconic dance sequences, choreographed by Patricia Birch, are a sight to behold, combining slick moves and exuberant choreography that perfectly complement the film's lively musical numbers. The high-energy dance-off at the school carnival and the electrifying hand jive scene are just a few examples of the film's memorable moments that have become ingrained in popular culture.Beyond the catchy tunes and lively performances, "Grease" delves into relatable themes of self-acceptance and the challenges of finding one's identity in the face of societal expectations. The characters' struggles to fit in, overcome peer pressure, and forge genuine connections remain relevant to audiences today. The film's ultimate message of embracing one's true self and following one's heart resonates across generations, reminding viewers that authenticity and self-discovery are timeless pursuits.However, it's important to acknowledge that "Grease" has faced criticism for its portrayal of certain gender dynamics and its lack of diversity. The film primarily revolves around heterosexual relationships and conforms to traditional gender roles, which may be at odds with contemporary sensibilities. Moreover, the absence of racial diversity within the main cast and the predominantly white portrayal of a high school in the 1950s overlooks the multicultural reality of American schools during that period.In conclusion, "Grease" (1978) remains a cinematic gem that continues to shine brightly in the pantheon of musicals. Its infectious energy, unforgettable characters, and timeless themes make it a perennial favorite that has earned its place in the hearts of audiences worldwide. While it may not be without its flaws, the film's enduring charm, catchy music, and vibrant dance sequences ensure that it will remain a beloved classic for generations to come. "Grease" transports us back to a simpler time while reminding us that the journey of self-discovery and love is a universal and everlasting one.Please follow the Podcast and join our community at https://linktr.ee/borntowatchpodcast If you are looking to start a podcast and want a host or get guests to pipe in remotely, look no further than Riverside.fmClick the link below https://riverside.fm/?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=matthew
Let's play Balderdash. The topic is 'Ways to make sure someone is telling the truth.' There's truth serum. There's polygraph tests. There's the birthday wish of a child with a pure heart. Two of these are fake, and one is real. I'll give you a second to think... but it's pretty obvious, right? We agree. Now we just need to figure out how to get Young Sheldon to make a Liar Liar birthday wish for us. Zach thinks Kendrick Lamar eats chalk, Jared will fight Kenickie, and Adam won't accept the existance of truth serum. Talking Points Include: Climbing to Lollapalooza, The Shemar Moore Insitiute for Shirtless Crime Solving, Club Cracker Barrel, The Next Pure Soul, Using Our Hall Passes, The Russos of Hazzard, Prime Time Birthday Wish
You know who else falls in love after just a kiss? Lesbians. This week, Leigh (@lshfoster) and Ellie (@elliebrigida) hang out to talk about the classic 1978 musical romcom, Grease. We really wanted to talk about this movie, especially with the recent release of the spinoff tv series, Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, which we honestly both really enjoyed! Grease is, at its core, a deeply unserious campy coming out story for Danny Zuko. Over the summer he is out and free being his best gay self dancing with his guy friends and flexing his wrists to and fro. He's somehow both a himbo and a herbo all at the same time. But as soon as school starts back up, he's back to trying to be Mr. Tough Guy to reassure everyone about how manly he is. Danny falls for Sandy so fast, and then when he sees her again at school he panics like a typical useless baby gay. There is just something distinctly queer about Sandy and Danny's relationship. Danny Zuko is far from the only gay in this movie. Literally all of the Pink Ladies have a little something extra going on with one another. Marty is pretending to have boyfriends all over the world (we get it Marty, we totally believe that your penpals are totally real boyfriends), while Rizzo is faking having sex. They are always looking at each other in a deeply sexually charged manner and we know what's going on ladies, you can't fool us. Then we have the T-Birds. That's a dance troupe of gay men if we've ever seen one. Danny and Kenickie have absolutely got something going on or at least did in the past and you cannot convince us otherwise. We know one thing for sure, Grease Should've Been Gay. Follow along on Twitter: Lez Hang Out (@lezhangoutpod) and answer our Q & Gay at the end of every episode. Leigh Holmes Foster (@lshfoster) and Ellie Brigida (@elliebrigida). You can also join us on Facebook.com/lezhangoutpod and follow along on Instagram (@lezhangoutpod). Want to support Lez Hang Out while unlocking a bunch of awesome perks like access to our exclusive Discord community, monthly bonus episodes, weekly ad free episodes, exclusive merch and more? Join us on Patreon at bit.ly/lezpatreon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rachel got Taylor Swift tickets. Five. Minute. Fight. - GREASE (1978) "You're trying to use my words against me, and I respect that" ~Reflections~ on... Oscar Predictions? Hosted by your own personal cinematic Rizzo & Kenickie! Music by Splash '96 Recorded & Edited by Boutwell Studios
Next Friday on Before the Downbeat it's the season finale episode of Season 4! So join Autumn and Mackenzie and our theme music composer Brody Weld as they head back into the 1950s and get ready to hand jive and discuss a musical all three of them have been apart of Grease! Hear them explore whether this musical has truly captured the teenage spirit. They debate which couple is better and more well develop Sandy and Danny or Rizzo and Kenickie. Plus hear their thoughts on if the iconic film adaptation has helped or hindered this musical. All of this and a visit from Teen Angel on next Friday's all new episode! Don't forget to leave us a review and share your thoughts on this episode on our social media pages. Follow the links below to reach our pages. Facebook Instagram Twitter
Few labels informed my taste in music like Fierce Panda did as a teenager. Without them I'd have never heard Ash, 60ft Dolls, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, The Bluetones, China Drum, Supergrass, Jimmy Eat World, Hundred Reasons, Coldplay, Art Brut, Embrace, Ultrasound, Kenickie, Bis, Idlewild, Placebo… I could go on… and on… While I can take or leave some of those bands now, as a teenager, all of them, without exception, were acts I cherished with all my indie kid heart. Fierce Panda was, and indeed is, ran by Simon Williams, who as an NME journalist during the period I fell in love with the paper, became something of a hero of mine. He was certainly very kind to me when I first moved to London some 17 years ago, making me cups of tea in the Fierce Panda office and even sorting out a few gigs for my then band Mavis. And so I was devastated to hear that Simon had hit some rough times – regular listeners will know about my own struggles with OCD, and the music industry isn't always the kindest for people with complicated brains. Simon appears to be on the mend and Fierce Panda remains an active concern. He's written a book about it all – the good times and the very, very bad. It's called Pandamonium! How Not to Run a Record Label and it's out now on Nine Eight books. We don't get into the blood and the guts on this episode, not literally, the book exists to tell that story. But I think what follows is an entertaining and insightful conversation with one of British music's most valued men. And if nothing else, the story about 'Wibbling Rivalry' is worth the entry fee. Join the Substack!
Have you ever heard a dude say that he would still bed Mary Anne from Gilligan's Island, even if she's currently 110 years old? Well, the same goes for Sandy in Grease. In fact, if those rambunctious teenaged gearheads hadn't soiled her white blouse, she might have remained a virgin. In my mind, she always will be. Youth is eternal in film. Because while Kenickie's Roman hands and Russian fingers were exploring the back seat of the 1939 Packard with Rizzo, Danny was tuning up Greased Lightnin' with nothing but a pink slip in mind. That's the terminology for reigning victorious in a good old fashioned drag race on the streets where the result is transferal of ownership by way of a pink DMV form. And it's also a term for underwear that's never been slipped past the knees. Which sweeps me back to glowing memories of Sandy. But why did they call the movie “Grease” instead of “Motor Oil”? Because grease is to be eaten, not poured into your engine. In fact, grease is one of the tastiest items to have ever pleasured the human palette. It slathers your frying pan. It butters your bread. It styles your hair. Or at least it did in the 1950's. Grease showed us a glimpse into that period's youth movement where sexual repression graduated from soda fountain sips to gyrating hips. It's a musical look into the often-painful process of teen self-discovery against centuries old religious indoctrination. And like all curious yungins, these rambunctious punks were ready to define their own style and music that counteracted the strict boredom their grandparents embodied. It was also an example of the prevailing winds of love as Sandy was hopefully devoted to Danny. I'm hopelessly devoted to this blunt before I watch Grease for the 14th time.
They've evacuated DS9 for the second time in a row leaving only our heroes to battle Lionel Luthor, Tuvok and Larry Sanders' wife for custody of Dax. Don't let your high school boyfriends play Kenickie in Grease. *This is an audio-only feed of K&M's Video Podcast found here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLidGSKPjKhVLDXW-9SDCdmYZR7rvMCIfp Support K&M's Patron & get lots of bonus content here: https://www.patreon.com/KandM
Dear ones, My life is a f**king magazine. Pages of projects, my life, twixting and twaining. I've grown up in them. You are your experience, and in the same way that you are what you sleep with, you become what you do, I guess.I wasn't sure whether to hammer your inboxes daily with micro-content, a la Patti Smith, in the run-up to my biggest news to date (beyond Psychomachia) or to just throw it ALL down here.Because what I really want to share is our. Beautiful. Single. (You can nab a pre-order of here).But it feels more honourable to make a cover star award of Geoff Travis, founder of Rough Trade - arguably the most important indie label in the history of the British recording industry. We met as judges on the Doc n Roll Festival, he memorably said, “I bet you like performing,” as we hustled together for a group shot. He's right. Just gotta stay away from manifesting drama in one's personal life, and love you what you do - but like all those Wellness Live Ya Best Life aspirational platitudes - how do you jump off the cliff by a bungy rope if you ain't stapled in financially?When I went back to university at 25, bounding in all Educating Rita, like a spring daisy from another nervous breakdown/rehab (again), I did a BA in New Media Journalism and Radio, it taught me to be pretty self-sufficient and DIY, editing across media, coding, I was working in BBC Radio as a researcher by the second year, reporting at celeb parties and on September 11th, before making radio documentaries for 1XTRA, R2, etc. Authenticity has become more and more apparent to my sanity over the years. I've taught Media Ethics, Broadcasting, Pop video courses, loads of zine workshops with victims of torture, and minority groups, after school clubs - that sort of thing before getting more and more quasi-academic, and wannabe Doctor, shifting between teaching vocational media work to City & Guilds, B-Tec, undergrads and some Masters (in a particularly sketchy institution). I've also consulted internationally for cash. I've become more and more capable over the years, but it also means I am pretty multi-skilled and good at problem solving, but it also prevents me from working to true calling. As life does for most people who have to earn a living. The reality of being a writer and performer is that without compromise to industry demands, you're on your own.Which flips me back to Geoff Travis - there was a crossover period when I was still trying to lecture and edit Ambit (Ambit won in the end, despite it being a charity, and the money not being as good as teaching, I felt more committed to the responsibility of helming this great institution).I invited Travis to give a guest lecture when I was leading a class on the Music Industry to American undergrads (employed by the brilliant writer, Heidi Dunbar James). I was surprised what I knew, despite having written about music since my early days, DJing etc, you may know from PSYCHOMACHIA, which examines the patriarchal nature of the 90s music industry as fiction, I've been around it forever - before editing Ambit I was the “Off The Floor” editor of the arts on DJMag, but have never felt part of the boys club - despite knowing so many of the wheeler dealers who have hustled through life making money from music - we all feel like outsiders sometimes. My DJ moniker took a non-female angle, K-Rocka - a nickname, and it was through doing a series of lectures about the music industry in the UK, I kinda realised that actually I'm likely qualified as much as anyone else - but the guest lecture from Geoff Travis was landmark - I hope you may have time to listen to this founder of Rough Trade, I've added the lecture as a podcast here. It's a masterclass in independence. He's very cool, casually reeling out how he didn't sign The Stone Roses, and being at one of The Strokes first gigs, and not knowing that one of The Libertines was going to end up a heroin addict. There's also the pain of board meetings, not really being in it for the money, and the backend of the music industry. It's solid - thank you to the students of that class for their questions…Gil and I started sharing our work live in 2018. He's what one may call a “professional musician”, his first A&R was John Niven and he's been signed to major labels and produced John Martyn among others. He was performing with Little Barrie when we met, at a book reading for Tony O'Neill (who also used to work in music, playing keys for my friend Kelli Ali, but also Kenickie, Marc Almond and others. His first book, Digging the Vein was published by Wrecking Ball Press who put my novel out). Gil and I became friends after that signing, and in the maelstrom of our relationship, his band with Little Barrie imploded - as bands do - despite their only single as Pet Weapons being loved and played by Lauren Laverne.Gil commenced on The Long Road of who am I, why am I, etc. The important road.We collaborated before we got together - co-writing a poem that introduced him at Red Gallery, 15 December 2015. And by NOLA, 2018, we were making a film for Jeffrey Wengrofsky's festival in NYC, me writing a poem, chalking it up in the streets, filmed, and Gil then made music to accompany it. We later showed it at the Liminality show at Gallery46, first performing together there. We then played other galleries, like the Bomb Factory in North London. In Berlin, The Social, Pikes Ibiza. We've now done a couple of tours.Our friend Martyn Goodace did the Das Wasteland compilation which was our first release, on vinyl, from Berlin days…We met Blang! Records boss Joe, who works with Paul and Jules, Beth and La, with his wife, after the first show we did out of lockdown, in Sheffield at Sidney & Matilda, a great venue, supporting Band of Holy Joy. (There's a documentary about Blang! Records which is worth finding - about antifolk and why they started)The sound guy at Sidney & Matilda was good, turned me onto local hip-hop poet Otis Mensah - but in the basement, people were conditioned to not stand close to each other and it felt like we were defo sharing air. By the end of the tour - it was a futile underground party of sweat-filled sardine dancing in venues in Edinburgh and North Shields. But that first night, it was that kinda romantic dream: a record label coming up to you after a show and showing interest. Blang! Records were later doing a residency at the Hope n Anchor is Islington and asked us to play. We filmed the shows for them, and they offered to put out a single. Initially it was suggested we did it with Pink Eye Club on the flipside, but we played them Rock n Roll Is A Deathwish, after they'd chosen Paradise Burns - that's what's coming. There are 50 lathe-cuts. The artwork's by the brilliant Bert Gilbert - “northern Marina Abramović” - who's showing at the forthcoming Horror show at Somerset House, curated by Jane Pollard and Ian Forsyth (who directed 20000 Days with Nick Cave). We've done a beautiful UV spot bespoke print and they really are limited and beautiful. Bert used Gustave Doré as her main influence on the piece. A modernised rising of a new enlightenment, we can but dream.David Erdos has been super-kind in his review of the single in International Times. Comparing us to everyone between early Dylan (the first record I ever DJed was Subterranean Homesick Blues), and my vox being halfway between Wendy James and Siouxie Sioux. (It's in that link…he's a genius, love his acting too…)****I would like to invite you to our single launch at Rough Trade East on Wednesday - there are some free tickets, but they are going fast…Jonny Halifax Invocation, Sharon Gal, Savage Pencil, Gil, some poets, we'll all be celebrating the first look of The War Issue of Ambit, which coincidently is equinox (the end of summer) and World Peace Day. I began talking about this “War issue” of Ambit back in 2020, with a submission that stood out, and went public on it in April. It's resulted in 50+ international contributors selected by myself and my brilliant co-editors in Beirut, Sarah Chalabi and Zeina Chamseddine of Dongola Books. We launch in Beirut, supported by British Council Lebanon, 18 November.There's so much to say about this issue - and the magazine does it. Order here. It's a reaction to the spectacle of War we receive in mass media through mainly direct experiences from Poets, Writers, Artists. For me, it says more than most news orgs.****If you sneak onto our Bandcamp - you'll see the artwork, but as there's a holiday tomorrow, perhaps I'll have time to make a lil video.x. Love n light.Please come on Wednesday if you can. A few free TICKETS HERE. To hear more, visit kirstyallison.substack.com
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Please note: this episode contains adult themes and discussions of sexual violence. On this special episode of the podcast we chat with not one, not two, but three of the cast members of JAGGED LITTLE PILL THE MUSICAL which concludes its Australian Tour at the Sydney Theatre Royal on the 14th August. I'm joined by performers AYDAN, Liam Head and Grace Miell who play Phoenix, Nick Healy and Bella respectively. We chat about why Jagged Little Pill is an important musical for our contemporary society, as well as what their favourite moments are from the production itself, including some behind the scenes stories that audiences would never see. AYDAN, Liam and Grace share hilarious backstage shenanigans, near on stage mishaps and what cast are thinking during some of the most intense moments in the production. Don't forget to follow us on our socials on Instagram @theatrethoughtsaus and subscribe to our Youtube Channel to view behind the scenes content of our episodes. You can also find out more about these three amazing performers by heading to our dedicated podcast website through following the links here. BOOK TICKETS TO THE FINAL WEEK OF JAGGED LITTLE PILL THE MUSICAL HERE. JAGGED LITTLE PILL tells the story of the Healys, the perfectly imperfect family. To the outside world, they are the suburban ideal – a PTA mum who is always cheering on her kids, a busy lawyer dad providing the best for his family, a high achieving son who's just made valedictorian, and the artistic adopted daughter fighting for change in small-town Connecticut. But nothing is as it seems. About AYDAN: Singer Songwriter AYDAN has left his teenage years behind after growing up on Australian TV. AYDAN's impressive performances on ‘The Voice' 2018 had coaches marvelling, cementing him as an up and coming talent in the Australian Music Scene. Join AYDAN on his journey with Jagged Little Pill and his new song releases on Instagram @aydan_music and Facebook www.facebook.com/AydansMusic About Liam: Plucked from Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University's Bachelor of Musical Theatre course at 19 years of age, Liam is thrilled to be making his professional debut in GWB Entertainment's Australian premiere of Jagged Little Pill. During his studies, Liam was privileged to perform many roles; most memorably Professor Callahan in Legally Blonde the Musical, Army Officer in Les Misérables and Kenickie in Grease. About Grace: Hailing from Brisbane, Grace began training in performing arts from the early age of 5 at Kidz-n-co Talent Musical Theatre School. When she was 16 years old she travelled with her Theatre School to dance and sing at Disney World (Orlando USA) and then performed on the cruise ship Enchantment of The Seas throughout the USA. Grace's stage experience includes The Wild Blue by Anthony Crowley (Federation University) performing for the Starlight Children's Foundation as a singer soloist. Timings: 05:05 - Let's Talk About Jagged 07:45 - Who do you play in the show? 15:34 - Behind the scenes stories 21:56 - You Outta Know and the Standing Ovations 27:44 - Is there a part in the show you love? RESOURCES 1800RESPECT provides information, referrals and counselling. Visite the website at 1800respect.org.au for information on different forms of violence and abuse, how to support someone and how to get access to support. 1800 737 732 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jack Harrison-Cooper (cover Danny & Kenickie in Grease) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew & Jack discuss The Drifters Girl (Garrick Theatre), Joseph UK Tour (Glasgow Kings Theatre) & A Love Letter To Harvey Milk (Waterloo East Theatre) as well as the latest news about The Devil Wears Prada starring Beth Leavel, The Bodyguard, Heathers, Jennifer Hudson plus lots more. After training at Laine Theatre Arts, Jack made his West End debut in the ensemble of Miss Saigon at the Price Edward Theatre. His credits also include: Kiss Me Kate (Paris), understudy Emmet in Legally Blonde (Curve Leicetser), Warner in Legally Blonde (South Korea), Chistery & understudy Boq in Wicked (2017 UK & Ireland Tour), The Wedding Singer (South Korea) and Sunset Boulevard In Concert (Alexandra Palace Theatre). Most recently Jack was part of the ensemble and cover Aaron in the original West End production of The Prince of Egypt (Dominion Theatre) and then appeared alongside seven all-star Roses in Gypsy In Concert (Alexandra Palace Theatre). On screen Jack can be seen in the Miss Saigon 25th Anniversary filmed performance (available on Netflix) and in Mary Poppins Returns. He can also be heard on the Miss Saigon and Prince of Egypt cast albums. Jack is currently back at the Dominion Theatre in the ensemble of Grease, understudying Danny, Kenickie and Officer Mallie. He also works in the word of fitness. Grease runs at the Dominion Theatre until Saturday 29th October. Visit www.greasemusical.co.uk for info and tickets.Follow Jack on Instagram: @jackhcooperHosted by Andrew Tomlins. @AndrewTomlins32 Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts.
Welcome to 'Don't You Want Me?' - a podcast series taking a lighthearted look at the most relatable, intriguing and dysfunctional relationships in film. In this episode, we're hopelessly devoted to 1978's not-so shy and retiring musical GREASE, directed by Randal Kleiser. With a screenplay by Bronte Woodard and Allan Carr and based on the stage show written by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, this oiled-up extravaganza and is still one of the highest-grossing movie musicals ever made and remains embedded in popular culture like the milkshake stain you can't get out of your jeans. Tonight we'll be splashing around with Sandy and Danny, before heading to the drive-in with Kenickie and Rizzo. Are the two central relationships in this movie electrifying, or are we throwing our lives away on a dream that won't come true? Follow Don't You Want Me on Twitter @DYWMpodcast, Instagram @dywmpodcast and Facebook @DYWMpodcast Recorded in March 2022. Edited by Rich Nelson Additional material written by Catrin Lowe Theme music by Paul Abbott (on Twitter @Pablovich) Design by NOAKE (on Instagram @n_o_a_k_e) Rich can be found on Twitter @Fantana275 Cat can be found on Twitter @KittyCostanza ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For regular updates on future episodes of the podcast, guest appearances and events, subscribe to our monthly newsletter here https://www.getrevue.co/profile/dywmpodcast
Next Friday on Before the Downbeat it's the season finale episode of Season 4! So join Autumn and Mackenzie and our theme music composer Brody Weld as they head back into the 1950s and get ready to hand jive and discuss a musical all three of them have been apart of Grease! Hear them explore whether this musical has truly captured the teenage spirit. They debate which couple is better and more well develop Sandy and Danny or Rizzo and Kenickie. Plus hear their thoughts on if the iconic film adaptation has helped or hindered this musical. All of this and a visit from Teen Angel on next Friday's all new episode! Don't forget to leave us a review and share your thoughts on this episode on our social media pages. Follow the links below to reach our pages. Facebook Instagram Twitter
Join Andrew, Bruce and Chris, coming to you live from Rydell High, for the tenth episode of Season 5 of the Ten Point Podcast, it's Grease chosen by the listeners! Tune in to the only podcast in town where you'll hear exciting discussions such as "Is Vince Fontaine a creepy perv?", "Did John Travolta outshine the entire cast?", And "Does the movie get funnier as you get older?". Starting with Bruce's best intro yet, the guys chat about John Travolta's snake hips, Sandy being a total wuss, unrealistic sleepover expectations, Kenickie's role diminishing, unnecessary food waste, a particularly old cast, Danny's inappropriate behaviour... and more! www.tenpointpodcast.com #Grease, #JohnTravolta, #OliviaNewton-John, #Musical, #FeelGoodMovie, #Fun, #Summer,
Today we tackle 1978's mighty (Grease). Tackle? Well maybe we just letter in track. I realized just now that this movie is like Lemmy to me. It's got some big warts but it flippin rules! Yes I can love showtunes and Motörhead. This film did bring back fabulous musicals and in a time where I feel it was needed. Producer Allan Carr made sure that we were all fed off of its pizazz. Lots of coded stuff here and magic to help those who could use it to survive in a cruel and harsh world. Special place in this crew persons heart because me, some of my sisters, and my closeted Dad would sing and literally learn all the routines to these songs, and mom could catch a break fer a minute. Great creative family fun time. Some great memories amongst some ruff ones living in a small oppressive Catholic town. Join us won't you as we all go get a hickey from Kenickie. As always thanks for listening, and please tell us your Grease thoughts and stories.
oday we tackle 1978's mighty (Grease). Tackle? Well maybe we just letter in track. I realized just now that this movie is like Lemmy to me. It's got some big warts but it flippin rules! Yes I can love showtunes and Motörhead. This film did bring back fabulous musicals and in a time where I feel it was needed. Producer Allan Carr made sure that we were all fed off of its pizazz. Lots of coded stuff here and magic to help those who could use it to survive in a cruel and harsh world. Special place in this crew persons heart because me, some of my sisters, and my closeted Dad would sing and literally learn all the routines to these songs, and mom could catch a break fer a minute. Great creative family fun time. Some great memories amongst some ruff ones living in a small oppressive Catholic town. Join us won't you as we all go get a hickey from Kenickie. As always thanks for listening, and please tell us your Grease thoughts and stories.
Lauren Laverne is one of the busiest women in broadcasting - host of Radio 4's Desert Island Discs and her hugely popular BBC Radio 6 Music Breakfast Show and now host of The Big Design Challenge, a new TV programme out on Sky Arts. Lauren has gone from being in 90's band Kenickie to presenting across TV and radio including coverage of Glastonbury, The Culture Show, Channel 4's 10 O'Clock Live, Woman's Hour and much more. But what is Lauren thankful for today? Angela finds out... You can watch The Big Design Challenge on Sky Arts, Freeview Channel 11, and streaming service NOW. GET IN TOUCHAngela's Newsletter: https://angelascanlon.us7.list-manage.com/subscribe instagram.com/angelascanlon twitter.com/angelascanlon facebook.com/angelascanlon#ThanksAMillionTrio FOLLOWinstagram.com/laurenlavernetwitter.com/laurenlaverne FURTHER LISTENING6 music breakfast showhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00c000jDesert Island Discshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qnmr See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Catch up with or listen again to Going Indieground broadcast week commencing23 December 2021 on Mad Wasp Radio. On this show you can hear some John Peel Festive 50 number ones: Smiths – How Soon Is Now?Kenickie – Come Out 2 NiteMotors – Dancing The Night AwayNeko Case and her Boyfriends – Twist the KnifeSaloon … Continue reading →
In episode 29, Sarah Daniels joins us for another summer festival special to talk about Melody Maker presents Reading '98 from August 1998. The cd's full tracklisting is - 1 – Garbage - Hammering In My Head 2 – Ash - A Life Less Ordinary (Tim Simenon Mix) 3 – Foo Fighters - Hey, Johnny Park! 4 – The Divine Comedy - Commuter Love 5 – Kenickie - Run Me Over 6 – Supergrass - Cheapskate 7 – A - Five In The Morning 8 – Llama Farmers - Jessica 9 – Super Furry Animals - Download (Llwybr Llaethog Mix) 10 – Campag Velocet - Drencrom (Velocet Synthemesc) 11 – Shed Seven - She Left Me On Friday 12 – Spiritualized - Medication 13 – Jurassic 5 - Jayou (Clean Version) 14 – Symposium - The End Ian's Paleolithic Black Metal band Wyrdstæf have just released their debut E.P. Great Migrations. Go listen & download it from https://wyrdstaef.bandcamp.com/releases Listen to all available songs on our ongoing Spotify playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1mzWOWEfQ5LklJyUZkpfs2?si=LbWBi9-oTl-eXjkUJbpx2Q You can buy a copy of the cd from Discogs here - https://www.discogs.com/Various-Melody-Maker-Presents-Reading-98/release/435407 Hosts - Ian Clarke & Colin Jackson-Brown Recorded/Edited/Mixed/Original music by Colin Jackson Brown for We Dig Podcasts Part of the We Made This podcast network. https://twitter.com/wmt_network Twitter – https://twitter.com/thismonthsissue Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/freewiththismonthsissue/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/freewiththismonthsissue/ Find our other episodes at www.wedigpodcasts.com Find other We Made This shows & writing at www.wemadethisnetwork.com
In episode 29, Sarah Daniels joins us for another summer festival special to talk about Melody Maker presents Reading '98 from August 1998.The cd's full tracklisting is -1 – Garbage - Hammering In My Head2 – Ash - A Life Less Ordinary (Tim Simenon Mix)3 – Foo Fighters - Hey, Johnny Park!4 – The Divine Comedy - Commuter Love5 – Kenickie - Run Me Over6 – Supergrass - Cheapskate7 – A - Five In The Morning8 – Llama Farmers - Jessica9 – Super Furry Animals - Download (Llwybr Llaethog Mix)10 – Campag Velocet - Drencrom (Velocet Synthemesc)11 – Shed Seven - She Left Me On Friday12 – Spiritualized - Medication13 – Jurassic 5 - Jayou (Clean Version)14 – Symposium - The EndIan's Paleolithic Black Metal band Wyrdstæf have just released their debut E.P. Great Migrations. Go listen & download it from https://wyrdstaef.bandcamp.com/releases Listen to all available songs on our ongoing Spotify playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1mzWOWEfQ5LklJyUZkpfs2?si=LbWBi9-oTl-eXjkUJbpx2Q You can buy a copy of the cd from Discogs here - https://www.discogs.com/Various-Melody-Maker-Presents-Reading-98/release/435407Hosts - Ian Clarke & Colin Jackson-BrownRecorded/Edited/Mixed/Original music by Colin Jackson Brown for We Dig PodcastsPart of the We Made This podcast network. https://twitter.com/wmt_network Twitter – https://twitter.com/thismonthsissue Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/freewiththismonthsissue/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/freewiththismonthsissue/ Find our other episodes at www.wedigpodcasts.com Find other We Made This shows & writing at www.wemadethisnetwork.com
Who doesn't love Grease? Truly Kenickie, Rizzo, Frenchie, Danny, and Sandy (In that order) are some of the most loved movie characters of all time. Listen in for our re-cap of the movie, our love for Kenickie, and some awesome YA book and graphic novel recommendations at the end of the episode. Plus, listen in to the very end for a fun fact that may just blow your mind!
Euan Doidge took centre stage in 2019 playing Tony Manero in GFO's Saturday Night Fever. This role followed his reprisal as Felicia in the 2018 Australian tour of Priscilla Queen of the Desert. Musical Theatre has been an intrinsic part of Euan's background starting as a graduate of Patrick Studios Australia under the direction of Andrew Hallsworth. During this year of study, he was cast in his first musical Anything Goes (The Production Company). In 2012 Euan appeared in The Producers (The Production Company), then went on to play Paul San Marco in the Australian cast of A Chorus Line (TML Enterprises) for which he was the youngest ever nominee for the Helpmann Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical. From 2012 – 2014 Euan appeared as Nikos/Padamadan in the Australian tour of Legally Blonde (ATG/GFO/Farrelly Prods) and Grease (GFO) in which he understudied the roles of Kenickie and Vince Fontaine, as well as understudying and performing the role of Teen Angel. He was then cast in the dream role of Marius in the Australian tour of Les Miserables (Cameron Mackintosh/Michael Cassel) 2014 – 2016. During that time he also released his debut Album ‘Let It Sing' and in 2016 Euan had the great pleasure of playing the role of Felicia/Adam in Priscilla Queen of the Desert and was Lead Singer in Burn The Floor (Norwegian Cruise Lines). On returning to Australia he starred in the Australian tour of Kinky Boots (Michael Cassel) as one of the Angels and covered the role of Lola which he performed many times to great acclaim. In early 2021 Euan wrapped up his role as Lewis in the production of ‘Pippen' The Musical, the first musical theatre production to bring back our industry after the global pandemic.
Alex made his West End debut in the RSC/Opera North production of Showboat at The London Palladium in 1991. Shortly after this he joined the London production of Buddy at The Victoria Palace Theatre. In 1992 Alex joined the American touring company of Buddy and performed at The White House in the presence of President & Mrs George Bush.On his return Alex took over the role of Buddy Holly (his idol!) in the London production for two years. He went on to Only The Lonely at The Whitehall theatre, London and then played Kenickie in the 1st National tour of Grease, taking over the lead role of Danny Zuko when the show transferred to the Cambridge Theatre, London. After this, Alex played the role of Gaston in Disney's Beauty & The Beast at the Dominion Theatre, London.A change of pace saw Alex in stockings and suspenders as Dr. Frank'n'Furter in The Rocky Horror Show. He then played another one of his singing idols, Dean Martin in The Rat Pack – Live from Las Vegas on the national tour. After a stint in Chicago at The Adelphi, London playing Billy Flynn, and tours of The Magnificent Musicals with Ruthie Henshall, Alex returned to Disney's Beauty & The Beast, this time playing the role of The Beast, before playing Dean Martin again in The Rat Pack at the then Strand Theatre, London.Alex then joined the cast of We Will Rock You at The Dominion theatre which was to be his home for the next six years playing Khashoggi. During this time, Alex became a father to his beloved daughter Josie, after marrying his wife, Jo in Las Vegas! (as a life-long Elvis fan – where else?!)A career highlight followed when he played Fred/Petruchio in Trevor Nunn's production of Kiss Me, Kate at Chichester and then The Old Vic theatre, London for which he received an Olivier nomination for Best Actor in a Musical.Alex played Daryl Van Horne in Craig Revel Horwood's production of The Witches Of Eastwick at The Watermill Theatre, Newbury for which he received a TMA nomination for Best Actor and then went on to originate the role of Bob in Midsummer Songs at the New Wolsey theatre, Ipswich. He performed in his first ever pantomime in 2014 playing Captain Hook at the King's theatre, Glasgow with the much loved Greg McHugh.His Annie journey began in 2015 when he played his dream role of Daddy Warbucks on the national tour for a year. He then did his second pantomime as Blackheart in Robinson Crusoe at Cliff's Pavilion, Southend with Gok Wan and Brian Conley.In early 2017, Alex played Sam Carmichael in the national tour of Mamma Mia! just prior to the London and Toronto productions of Annie during 2017/18. Most recently he appeared as Lex Hogan in the new British musical, Eugenius at The Other Palace, London.Over the years, Alex has been privileged to perform in numerous concerts and broadcasts including – Friday Night is Music Night for BBC Radio 2, A Night of a Thousand Voices at The Royal Albert Hall, "All About Bond" at The Henley Festival with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Kiss Me, Kate BBC Prom with the John Wilson Orchestra at The Royal Albert Hall for BBC2 and he was honoured to perform live at The Olivier Awards the year of his nomination.Alex would like to thank all the amazing “Annies” he has worked with, for making this show so special.
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Jeffrey Charles William Michael Conaway[1] (October 5, 1950 – May 27, 2011)[1] was an American actor and singer, known for playing Kenickie in the movie Grease and for his roles in two American television series: struggling actor Bobby Wheeler on Taxi and security officer Zack Allan on Babylon 5. Conaway was also featured in the first and second seasons of the reality television series Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew. PICTURE BY: By Mumofthreedevils - https://www.flickr.com/photos/52696926@N04/5123999772, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15270543 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thequeensnewyorker/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thequeensnewyorker/support
The podcast revisiting every episode of S Club 7’s mad TV show, in more detail than anyone ever asked for.This time, Maisie Adam joins Sophie to talk about L.A. 7 Episode 12 - Working. Jon & Jo try to con Kenickie from Grease, Rachel becomes a negligent dogsitter and Bradley gets through three jobs in a week... Twitter: @MaisieAdam / @ItsSophieDavies / @SPodThing See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
With a multifaceted career spanning music, screen and stage, Barry Conrad possesses an undeniable talent. He's opened for the likes of Brian McKnight, Craig David and Eric Benet, toured both locally and internationally, and vocally produced and penned songs for an array of artists. No stranger to screen, Conrad landed a role on FOX's Power Rangers: Ninja Stormand featured in numerous TV commercials, before taking his first leap to feature films in the #1 box office hit, The Sapphires. Barry made his musical theatre debut in the Australian premiere production of Broadway smash, VIOLET, enjoying award-winning, critically acclaimed seasons in Sydney and Melbourne. Hot on the heels of VIOLET, an unbroken streak of touring stage roles soon followed, including Hairspray Arena Spectacular as Seaweed, Grease: The Arena Experience as Kenickie, five-time Helpmann winning BEAUTIFUL: The Carole King Musical as part of The Drifters and MADIBA the Musical as William Xulu. In 2019 Barry reached a new career milestone, landing a recurring role as Kane Jones on Australia's longest-running TV drama series, Neighbours. He recently signed on as an ambassador for Mitsubishi Australia, representing the brand at ARIA Awards 2020. Away from entertainment, he's a proud ambassador for suicide-prevention charity R U OK?. Conrad's rise to public recognition was cemented after being named one of the Final 12 on Channel 7's The X-Factor, winning over a legion of new fans and solidifying himself as one of Australia's most exciting talents.
In the new episode of the Rock's Backpages Podcast, we welcome legendary producer, piano player and songwriter John Simon, beamed in from his winter retreat in the Florida Keys. Mere hours before the shocking assault on D.C.'s Capitol building, John reminisces wittily and insightfully about working with The Band, Janis Joplin, Taj Mahal & Bobby Charles — and about his trenchant musical memoir Truth, Lies & Hearsay. He also joins us as we listen to his sometime fellow Woodstocker Van Morrison talking in 1979 about the classic Astral Weeks. Van/Band fanboys Barney, Mark & Martin ask John about The Last Waltz, for which he served as musical director.The Joplin connection leads to discussion of famed writer and encyclopaedist Lillian Roxon, the pioneering Australian who became a den mother at NYC's Max's Kansas City in the late '60s — and whose Janis obit is one of her featured pieces on our new home page. The RBP team also pays homage to departed stars Gerry Marsden, Geoff Stephens and masked hip hop maverick MF DOOM. Mark and Jasper wrap matters up with remarks on recent RBP library additions, including pieces about Siouxsie & the Banshees, Bruce Springsteen and his pre-E Street band Steel Mill and "Welsh Wu Tang" Goldie Lookin Chain.Many thanks to special guest John Simon; please visit his website at johnsimonmusic.net for information about his book Truth, Lies & Hearsay and much else besides.The Rock's Backpages podcast is part of the Pantheon podcast network.Pieces discussed: John Simon, The Band, Janis Joplin, Van Morrison, Lillian Roxon on Janis, Merseybeat, Gerry Marsden, Winchester Cathedral, MF DOOM, Nor-Cal Folk-Rock Festival, Paul McCartney, Ska Jump, Kenickie, Divine Comedy, Billy Fury, Reggae in the USA, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Radiohead and Goldie Lookin Chain.
In the new episode of the Rock's Backpages Podcast, we welcome legendary producer, piano player and songwriter John Simon, beamed in from his winter retreat in the Florida Keys. Mere hours before the shocking assault on D.C.'s Capitol building, John reminisces wittily and insightfully about working with The Band, Janis Joplin, Taj Mahal & Bobby Charles — and about his trenchant musical memoir Truth, Lies & Hearsay. He also joins us as we listen to his sometime fellow Woodstocker Van Morrison talking in 1979 about the classic Astral Weeks. Van/Band fanboys Barney, Mark & Martin ask John about The Last Waltz, for which he served as musical director. The Joplin connection leads to discussion of famed writer and encyclopaedist Lillian Roxon, the pioneering Australian who became a den mother at NYC's Max's Kansas City in the late '60s — and whose Janis obit is one of her featured pieces on our new home page. The RBP team also pays homage to departed stars Gerry Marsden, Geoff Stephens and masked hip hop maverick MF DOOM. Mark and Jasper wrap matters up with remarks on recent RBP library additions, including pieces about Siouxsie & the Banshees, Bruce Springsteen and his pre-E Street band Steel Mill and "Welsh Wu Tang" Goldie Lookin Chain. Many thanks to special guest John Simon; please visit his website at johnsimonmusic.net for information about his book Truth, Lies & Hearsay and much else besides. The Rock's Backpages podcast is part of the Pantheon podcast network. Pieces discussed: John Simon, The Band, Janis Joplin, Van Morrison, Lillian Roxon on Janis, Merseybeat, Gerry Marsden, Winchester Cathedral, MF DOOM, Nor-Cal Folk-Rock Festival, Paul McCartney, Ska Jump, Kenickie, Divine Comedy, Billy Fury, Reggae in the USA, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Radiohead and Goldie Lookin Chain.
In the new episode of the Rock's Backpages Podcast, we welcome legendary producer, piano player and songwriter John Simon, beamed in from his winter retreat in the Florida Keys. Mere hours before the shocking assault on D.C.'s Capitol building, John reminisces wittily and insightfully about working with The Band, Janis Joplin, Taj Mahal & Bobby Charles — and about his trenchant musical memoir Truth, Lies & Hearsay. He also joins us as we listen to his sometime fellow Woodstocker Van Morrison talking in 1979 about the classic Astral Weeks. Van/Band fanboys Barney, Mark & Martin ask John about The Last Waltz, for which he served as musical director.The Joplin connection leads to discussion of famed writer and encyclopaedist Lillian Roxon, the pioneering Australian who became a den mother at NYC's Max's Kansas City in the late '60s — and whose Janis obit is one of her featured pieces on our new home page. The RBP team also pays homage to departed stars Gerry Marsden, Geoff Stephens and masked hip hop maverick MF DOOM. Mark and Jasper wrap matters up with remarks on recent RBP library additions, including pieces about Siouxsie & the Banshees, Bruce Springsteen and his pre-E Street band Steel Mill and "Welsh Wu Tang" Goldie Lookin Chain.Many thanks to special guest John Simon; please visit his website at johnsimonmusic.net for information about his book Truth, Lies & Hearsay and much else besides.The Rock's Backpages podcast is part of the Pantheon podcast network.Pieces discussed: John Simon, The Band, Janis Joplin, Van Morrison, Lillian Roxon on Janis, Merseybeat, Gerry Marsden, Winchester Cathedral, MF DOOM, Nor-Cal Folk-Rock Festival, Paul McCartney, Ska Jump, Kenickie, Divine Comedy, Billy Fury, Reggae in the USA, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Radiohead and Goldie Lookin Chain.
In the new episode of the Rock's Backpages Podcast, we welcome legendary producer, piano player and songwriter John Simon, beamed in from his winter retreat in the Florida Keys. Mere hours before the shocking assault on D.C.'s Capitol building, John reminisces wittily and insightfully about working with The Band, Janis Joplin, Taj Mahal & Bobby Charles — and about his trenchant musical memoir Truth, Lies & Hearsay. He also joins us as we listen to his sometime fellow Woodstocker Van Morrison talking in 1979 about the classic Astral Weeks. Van/Band fanboys Barney, Mark & Martin ask John about The Last Waltz, for which he served as musical director. The Joplin connection leads to discussion of famed writer and encyclopaedist Lillian Roxon, the pioneering Australian who became a den mother at NYC's Max's Kansas City in the late '60s — and whose Janis obit is one of her featured pieces on our new home page. The RBP team also pays homage to departed stars Gerry Marsden, Geoff Stephens and masked hip hop maverick MF DOOM. Mark and Jasper wrap matters up with remarks on recent RBP library additions, including pieces about Siouxsie & the Banshees, Bruce Springsteen and his pre-E Street band Steel Mill and "Welsh Wu Tang" Goldie Lookin Chain. Many thanks to special guest John Simon; please visit his website at johnsimonmusic.net for information about his book Truth, Lies & Hearsay and much else besides. The Rock's Backpages podcast is part of the Pantheon podcast network. Pieces discussed: John Simon, The Band, Janis Joplin, Van Morrison, Lillian Roxon on Janis, Merseybeat, Gerry Marsden, Winchester Cathedral, MF DOOM, Nor-Cal Folk-Rock Festival, Paul McCartney, Ska Jump, Kenickie, Divine Comedy, Billy Fury, Reggae in the USA, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Radiohead and Goldie Lookin Chain.
In this episode we talk about our extreme sexual attraction to Kenickie, watching sex scenes with parents, the defamation of Stockard Channing, the Scorpions' team uniform, the insidiousness of Grease intonations, the eternal question "what came first the chicken or the Crater Face", the dynamics of the student/auto-shop teacher relationship, the fact that we are hopelessly devoted to spite and ultimately we realize that we were child sociopaths.
Stephen Lobo's filmography is populated by characters who, despite being wildly different from each other, are nearly identical in how hard they fight for what they want: earnest Dev on Arctic Air; take-no-prisoners Kellog on Continuum; womanizing head chef Ramir on Godiva's. It's something that Stephen himself has exemplified since his very first time on stage in a community theatre production of Grease (that also featured future podcast host Sabrina Furminger and future Broadway star Ramin Karimloo) – and in his case, it's all about craft and characters. In this freewheeling and contemplative conversation, Stephen reflects on his journey from Kenickie to Ramir to Kellog and beyond, and the remarkable artists he's worked with along the way. Episode sponsor: UBCP/ACTRA
The world was saddened by the news that actor Jeff Conaway had died on May 27, 2011. He was best known for the role of “Kenickie” in Grease. In a career spanning five decades, he was rarely out of work but there was trouble behind his signature smile. Jeff Conaway had a much-publicized battle with alcohol and drug addiction and there was speculation that he died of an overdose. However, forensic pathologist, Dr Michael Hunter, does not believe this is necessarily the case. Next week… Bob Marley. Dr. Hunter reveals what killed the reggae music legend at just 36. We’ll drop a new Autopsy podcast every Wednesday. Like what you hear and want more true crime and mystery? Go to https://www.reelz.com/podcasts/
The world was saddened by the news that actor Jeff Conaway had died on May 27, 2011. He was best known for the role of “Kenickie” in Grease. In a career spanning five decades, he was rarely out of work but there was trouble behind his signature smile. Jeff Conaway had a much-publicized battle with alcohol and drug addiction and there was speculation that he died of an overdose. However, forensic pathologist, Dr Michael Hunter, does not believe this is necessarily the case. Next week… Bob Marley. Dr. Hunter reveals what killed the reggae music legend at just 36. We’ll drop a new Autopsy podcast every Wednesday. Like what you hear and want more true crime and mystery? Go to https://www.reelz.com/podcasts/
Torniamo in Germania anche oggi. Ma il volo parte da vicino, Trieste. SIamo in compagnia di Gianluca Sticotti.Personalità eclettica e voce eccezionale, la Mariah Carey al maschile oserei dire. Inoltre è il vocal coach di praticamente metà dei performer italiani. Dopo una laurea in architettura ha, fortunatamente, deciso di abbandonare squadra e righello e di iscriversi alla Bernstein School di Bologna. Da li la sua carriera è sempre stata costellata di moltissimi ruoli importanti in altrettanti importanti Musical italiani. Priscilla, la Bella e la Bestia, Pinocchio, La febbre del Sabato Sera, Hair, Cercasi Cenerentola, Grease (dove ha interpretato Kenickie per più edizioni della Cuccarini). E di molti di questi spettacoli ha curato la direzione vocale e musicale. Ci conosciamo da una vita ormai e vi posso dire che, anche lui, è completamente fuori di testa! Ma con la chiacchierata di oggi abbiamo tirato fuori la vera persona nascosta dietro l'artista. Abbiamo parlato di cambiamento, di sogni e di progetti concreti.Vi aspettiamo nel nostro salotto virtuale, non tardate!_______________________________________________________________________________--> https://www.facebook.com/gianluca.sticotti https://www.instagram.com/giangioken/
HI FRIENDS! Episode 20 brings you the joy of Bekah’s name day celebrations, wrestling nostalgia, shit films & recommending things we can’t remember the name of! The letter game from Khristmas has been reintroduced as we try to koagulate our cnowledge of K words. HEAVY SPOILER CONTENT for Birdbox, Jumanji, Planet Terro, Captain Fantastic & The Dark Artifices book series. “For a vegetarian you are very blood thirsty..” “Lex Malla, Lex Nulla” TW: Drug Use, Alcohol Use, Mental Health BI FRIENDS Beki & Bekah xo
Jason recounts the night he thought he came close to accidentally arranging an orgy at his apartment (he didn't). Bored on a New Year's Eve, five people found one another, and discovered that their friend was a much bigger creep than he let on. Steve enjoys playing the Kenickie to Jason's Danny in this one, but also posits that there is more going on in the woods of a small town in America than you realized. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/today-i-learned-nothing/support
This week Paula and Angela from Bugeye take a look at some of rocks most famous urban legends featuring Keith Richards, Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithful, Gene Simmons, Jim Morrison and Avril Lavigine. Plus we take a look back at British indie pop band Kenickie, including fun facts and quotes from the band.New music comes from Fightmilk and Jemma Freeman and the Cosmic Something.Research SourcesJemma FreemanGo fund me:https://www.gofundme.com/f/studio-fund-for-musicians-hit-by-covid-19-crisis?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link-tip&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheetSocials:Instagram: thecosmicsomethingFacebook: Jemma freeman and and the cosmic somethingTwitter: @JemnaFreeman3Bandcamp: https://jemmafreemanandthecosmicsomething.bandcamp.comFightmilkbandcamp: https://fightmilkisaband.bandcamp.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/fightmilkisaband/Twitter: https://twitter.com/fightmilkbandKenickiehttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenickiehttp://www.kenickie.com/main.shtmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20060430080924/http://freespace.virgin.net/trigger.happy/https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2015/sep/22/cult-heroes-kenickie-lauren-lavernehttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XFqzOXFEhkMhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=amDcj7ULTg0Rocks famous urban legendsWould you like a Mars Barhttps://ultimateclassicrock.com/mick-jagger-mars-bar-snack-gruesome-rock-legends/https://culturacolectiva.com/music/rolling-stones-mick-jagger-marianne-faithfull-mars-barGene Simmonshttps://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/10-most-famous-rock-roll-tongues-75937/gene-simmons-38620/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40797526https://www.oddee.com/item_100003.aspxhttps://www.snopes.com/fact-check/blood-money/Jim Morrisonhttps://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/jim-morrison-alive-well-new-17156854https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/unexplainable-photo-snapped-at-jim-morrisons-grave-110448/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZTBmoU7LrE9s-8VeaSI-LgAvril Lavignehttps://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2017/may/15/avril-lavigne-melissa-cloning-conspiracy-theorieshttps://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/avril-lavigne-death-conspiracy-melissa-hoax-rumour-body-double-theory-a8774886.htmlhttps://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10212087/avril-lavigne-melissa-conspiracy-theory/https://www.nme.com/news/music/avril-lavigne-responds-conspiracy-theory-2396141The Beach Boyshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Wilsonhttps://consequenceofsound.net/2017/11/hitchhiking-with-evil-the-beach-boys-surreal-relationship-with-charles-manson/Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bugeyes-rock-pop-rambles. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Sick of Corona talk? Sick of quarantine with people you don't even like? Sick of people asking if you're sick of something? MORNIN' show (Compound Media) hostess, Joanne Nosuchinsky (@JoNosuchinsky) joins Kevin Gootee and Kevin Israel and she makes KG break his Cal Ripken Jr streak of not watching the movie, Grease. Joanne is NOT a fan of the film; despite being a theater graduate and a musical lover. Huh? How does that happen? Well, she's NOT A FAN and she tries to convince both Kevins that this film was worse than watching John Travolta in Gotti or Tim Conway on Celebrity Rehab. We have GTSC stickers now and more merchandise coming! Want a sticker? Dm us and we'll send you a few. THANK YOU to all of the fans, your kind words and retweets make this journey all worth it. PLEASE continue to share this with your friends, word of mouth is our best friend. Thanks again to our sponsor, The Fight Card Game. Buy it on Amazon or at www.thefightcardgame.com Want to advertise on our show? DM or Guttingthesacredcow@hotmail.com Social media: @Kevin Gootee on FB, IG, and Twitter @Kevin Israel on FB and IG. @KevinIsrael_NJ @Jonosuchinsky on Twitter and IG @Guttingthe on Twitter @Gutting The Sacred Cow on IG and FB
We are a podcasting couple who loves to disagree about all things movie related and anything else that might spark in our crazy mind! Do you have a hate/ love relationship with your best friend/ partner? You will so relate to this podcast! This week we are covering Grease. Our stream of consciousness style centers around life in the 1950s, sexism, and the fan theory that Sandy died at the beach and the movie is a hallucination. Thanks to Jake at Atthis music for the awesome jingle check him out on SoundCloud here: https://soundcloud.com/atthisbeats Share with us your thoughts! Did you like the podcast? Did you like the movie? Did you relate to something we said? We want to hear all about it! You can leave us a review or contact us: CinematicallyCorrect@gmail.com or on twitter/IG @CinematicallyC or join our Facebook group Cinematically Correct's Listener Group Come laugh with us and share your thoughts on the movie! And come back next Wednesday for another movie!
2020 already doing your head in? Time for an arbitrary time warp back to 1996 for a listener voted top 20 of things including Kenickie, Mark and Lard on the Graveyard Shift, the mysterious mayfly career of Bear Van Beers, the Spice Girls tell us what they want, a brief trip to the Eighth Doctor, Take That splitting up, Quake and Resident Evil change up the videogames, all the heroin films, the mediocre return of Fist of Fun, football came home...for a bit, Jarvis vs Jacko and much more. Ben and Phil were teenagers in 1996 so expect talk about wanking. Sorry about that. Add the RSS feed to your pod machine here: https://anchor.fm/s/a1225dc/podcast/rss Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dont-lets-chart-with-ben-and-phil/id1458231551?uo=4 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7bCp6FH0u2YXcbhvyImhWh Listen on Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/bma6 If you would like to support our Patreon click here and get two bonus podcasts every month: https://www.patreon.com/dontletschart We've currently got three exclusive, Patreon-only episodes of "Don't Lets Chart" available that will never be on the regular feed. For those wanting to give more than $3, it’s not very intuitive on the site sadly but you can change where the amount is to whatever you feel comfortable giving. It all helps hugely. Thank you to everyone who has signed up so far. Or if you just fancy throwing the singular price of a coffee in our faces: https://ko-fi.com/dontletschart Visit Don't Lets Chart on Twitter: @dontletschart or visit us separately @benbakerbooks and @fil5000. Or email dontletschart@gmail.com
In this week's episode, Mark & Barney welcome the wonderful Laura Barton and learn all about her career as a star Guardian writer – and as an author and broadcaster.Laura talks about her travels in America, and about working with photographer Sarah Lee on the newly-published collection West Of West. The hosts ask her about her pieces on Bon Iver, Daniel Johnston and Riot Grrrl power – and more generally about her deeply personal approach to music writing.A new Sam Cooke box set prompts a conversation about the pin-up gospel star who crossed over to become an icon of "proto-soul" before his shocking and tragic death in 1964. A 2010 hymn to Sam by the legendary Lenny Kaye provides the platform for ruminations on the man's sublime voice and his immeasurable influence on everyone from Otis Redding to Rod Stewart.A clip from the late Andy Gill's 2005 audio interview with ex-Belle & Sebastian member Isobel Campbell is the catalyst for a discussion of the latter's collaborations with brooding grunge survivor Mark Lanegan. Having interviewed the Scots singer-songwriter when the duo's Ballad of the Broken Seas came out in 2006, Laura helps to place the pair in the tradition of such "beauty-and-the-beast" hook-ups as Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra.Mark talks us through highlights of the week's additions to the RBP Library, including pieces on the unsavoury Jonathan King (1971), the fabulous Freddie Mercury (1975) and David Bowie's personal tour of his London landmarks (1993). The episode concludes with discussion of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's just-announced Class of 2020 – with specific reference to the covert racism (not to mention misogyny) underpinning reaction to the inclusion of Whitney Houston…Many thanks to special guest Laura Barton, who is on Twitter @missbarton. West of West, by Sarah Lee with an introduction by Laura, is published by Unbound.Pieces discussed: Bon Iver, Daniel Johnston, Grrrl Power, Sam Cooke, Sam Cooker, Sam Cookest, Boyce and Hart, Jonathan King, Queen's Freddie Mercury, Beach Boys, Milli Vanilli, David Bowie, Kenickie, The Libertines, Beck and Big Mama Thornton.This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.
In this week's episode, Mark & Barney welcome the wonderful Laura Barton and learn all about her career as a star Guardian writer – and as an author and broadcaster. Laura talks about her travels in America, and about working with photographer Sarah Lee on the newly-published collection West Of West. The hosts ask her about her pieces on Bon Iver, Daniel Johnston and Riot Grrrl power – and more generally about her deeply personal approach to music writing. A new Sam Cooke box set prompts a conversation about the pin-up gospel star who crossed over to become an icon of "proto-soul" before his shocking and tragic death in 1964. A 2010 hymn to Sam by the legendary Lenny Kaye provides the platform for ruminations on the man's sublime voice and his immeasurable influence on everyone from Otis Redding to Rod Stewart. A clip from the late Andy Gill's 2005 audio interview with ex-Belle & Sebastian member Isobel Campbell is the catalyst for a discussion of the latter's collaborations with brooding grunge survivor Mark Lanegan. Having interviewed the Scots singer-songwriter when the duo's Ballad of the Broken Seas came out in 2006, Laura helps to place the pair in the tradition of such "beauty-and-the-beast" hook-ups as Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra. Mark talks us through highlights of the week's additions to the RBP Library, including pieces on the unsavoury Jonathan King (1971), the fabulous Freddie Mercury (1975) and David Bowie's personal tour of his London landmarks (1993). The episode concludes with discussion of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's just-announced Class of 2020 – with specific reference to the covert racism (not to mention misogyny) underpinning reaction to the inclusion of Whitney Houston… Many thanks to special guest Laura Barton, who is on Twitter @missbarton. West of West, by Sarah Lee with an introduction by Laura, is published by Unbound. Pieces discussed: Bon Iver, Daniel Johnston, Grrrl Power, Sam Cooke, Sam Cooker, Sam Cookest, Boyce and Hart, Jonathan King, Queen's Freddie Mercury, Beach Boys, Milli Vanilli, David Bowie, Kenickie, The Libertines, Beck and Big Mama Thornton. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.
In this week's episode, Mark & Barney welcome the wonderful Laura Barton and learn all about her career as a star Guardian writer – and as an author and broadcaster.Laura talks about her travels in America, and about working with photographer Sarah Lee on the newly-published collection West Of West. The hosts ask her about her pieces on Bon Iver, Daniel Johnston and Riot Grrrl power – and more generally about her deeply personal approach to music writing.A new Sam Cooke box set prompts a conversation about the pin-up gospel star who crossed over to become an icon of "proto-soul" before his shocking and tragic death in 1964. A 2010 hymn to Sam by the legendary Lenny Kaye provides the platform for ruminations on the man's sublime voice and his immeasurable influence on everyone from Otis Redding to Rod Stewart.A clip from the late Andy Gill's 2005 audio interview with ex-Belle & Sebastian member Isobel Campbell is the catalyst for a discussion of the latter's collaborations with brooding grunge survivor Mark Lanegan. Having interviewed the Scots singer-songwriter when the duo's Ballad of the Broken Seas came out in 2006, Laura helps to place the pair in the tradition of such "beauty-and-the-beast" hook-ups as Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra.Mark talks us through highlights of the week's additions to the RBP Library, including pieces on the unsavoury Jonathan King (1971), the fabulous Freddie Mercury (1975) and David Bowie's personal tour of his London landmarks (1993). The episode concludes with discussion of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's just-announced Class of 2020 – with specific reference to the covert racism (not to mention misogyny) underpinning reaction to the inclusion of Whitney Houston…Many thanks to special guest Laura Barton, who is on Twitter @missbarton. West of West, by Sarah Lee with an introduction by Laura, is published by Unbound.Pieces discussed: Bon Iver, Daniel Johnston, Grrrl Power, Sam Cooke, Sam Cooker, Sam Cookest, Boyce and Hart, Jonathan King, Queen's Freddie Mercury, Beach Boys, Milli Vanilli, David Bowie, Kenickie, The Libertines, Beck and Big Mama Thornton.This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.
In this week's episode, Mark & Barney welcome the wonderful Laura Barton and learn all about her career as a star Guardian writer – and as an author and broadcaster. Laura talks about her travels in America, and about working with photographer Sarah Lee on the newly-published collection West Of West. The hosts ask her about her pieces on Bon Iver, Daniel Johnston and Riot Grrrl power – and more generally about her deeply personal approach to music writing. A new Sam Cooke box set prompts a conversation about the pin-up gospel star who crossed over to become an icon of "proto-soul" before his shocking and tragic death in 1964. A 2010 hymn to Sam by the legendary Lenny Kaye provides the platform for ruminations on the man's sublime voice and his immeasurable influence on everyone from Otis Redding to Rod Stewart. A clip from the late Andy Gill's 2005 audio interview with ex-Belle & Sebastian member Isobel Campbell is the catalyst for a discussion of the latter's collaborations with brooding grunge survivor Mark Lanegan. Having interviewed the Scots singer-songwriter when the duo's Ballad of the Broken Seas came out in 2006, Laura helps to place the pair in the tradition of such "beauty-and-the-beast" hook-ups as Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra. Mark talks us through highlights of the week's additions to the RBP Library, including pieces on the unsavoury Jonathan King (1971), the fabulous Freddie Mercury (1975) and David Bowie's personal tour of his London landmarks (1993). The episode concludes with discussion of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's just-announced Class of 2020 – with specific reference to the covert racism (not to mention misogyny) underpinning reaction to the inclusion of Whitney Houston… Many thanks to special guest Laura Barton, who is on Twitter @missbarton. West of West, by Sarah Lee with an introduction by Laura, is published by Unbound. Pieces discussed: Bon Iver, Daniel Johnston, Grrrl Power, Sam Cooke, Sam Cooker, Sam Cookest, Boyce and Hart, Jonathan King, Queen's Freddie Mercury, Beach Boys, Milli Vanilli, David Bowie, Kenickie, The Libertines, Beck and Big Mama Thornton. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.
It's Dennis Quaid's first role...with actual lines! Still not a full wardrobe, though, as he's shirtless -- but how does a pitcher named Shark fit into 1976 mental-illness drama I Never Promised You A Rose Garden? An Apollo 13 reunion, Kenickie in beads, and much more in this slightly Quaidier second episode. SHOW NOTES Want to help defray the costs of the pod, like getting a print of that Baretta episode made? Throw a few bucks in the hat at QIF's GoFundMe page (https://t.co/MItcWMHOPU?amp=1)! Rose Garden on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Never-Promised-You-Rose-Garden/dp/B07KZDGW7F/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2E1EBR5I3A8PR&keywords=i+never+promised+you+a+rose+garden&qid=1568771994&rnid=2941120011&s=movies-tv&sprefix=i+never%2Caps%2C155&sr=1-1) The movie summary on IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076172/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ql_stry_2) Roger Ebert's full review (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/i-never-promised-you-a-rose-garden-1977)
Well, the plan was to record a podcast on the life and career of Jim Carrey, but things don't always go according to plan in the podcasting business. Instead the podcast derailed into a lengthy recap of Carrey's most stellar performances in The Mask and Dumb and Dumber 2, along with a discussion on Ed Harris' finger nails, Vince Vaughn's charisma, The Will Ferrell Dodge Stratus SNL skit, Russell Crowe's Oscar Nominations, how Brian De Palma attended Friends Central High School, the Seth Rogen Green Hornet movie, Hulu's "The Act," a 5 second story about D's dad that took 5 minutes to tell, and of course some flawless impressions of: Adam Sandler, Robin Williams, Nick Nolte, and the guy from Grease who played Kenickie, among a bunch of other nonsense. Enjoy!
Guest: Heather Renaux -- Artist Heather Renaux and I are hopelessly devoted to the 1978 musical movie, Grease, and her cat is totally Kenickie. Then Heather shares her interesting choices in after school snacks and breakfasts in high school. Then, there's more cat talk! Listen in! A sample of Heather's art: Connect with Heather: Heather Renaux Instagram Heather Renaux Facebook Heather Renaux Twitter Heather Renaux Etsy Cool stuff inspired by Paws Rewind:
You may know him as Mike Scollins (Late Night with Seth Meyers) and he's here to break down the mysteries of the song "We're Okay" -- What's "the Murget case"? Where is "Penthouse A"? Who is "Newt's lesbian sister"? He also talks about his star turn as Kenickie in Grease, everyone breaks down their first onstage kiss, and Mike comes up with a great new improv warm-up in a bonus episode of "Late-2000s Improv Talk." Also, if anyone thinks the musical The Boyfriend is good, Beth will gladly fight you.
Grease is the 110th effort in the Next 100 Project series and this was not an easy movie to review. As popular as it was and still is, the Travolta/OLJ singathon’s story and characters can’t keep up with the uber-famous songs. But, man, those songs are beloved for a reason. For great java, you just gotta hit up SparkplugCoffee.com and don’t hesitate to save 10% on your first order by using the promo code “Top100Project”.
Attention Grease fans! This episode features the amazing Didi Conn, who played Frenchy in the movie! She tells us what went on behind the scenes - why was Rizzo hacked off with Kenickie in real life? Who gave who an actual hickie? Which scene did the entire cast fart their way through? We find out all this and more! We also talk about the challenges Didi faced while raising a son on the autism spectrum, and what advice she has for parents going through the same thing. Plus we discover Didi's rules to live by. Grease is now showing on Now TV - visit nowtv.com for more info, right now. You can find the website Didi mentions at autismspeaks.org. **SEE US LIVE** Come to our live comedy show! CAMBRIDGE - BRIGHTON - LEATHERHEAD - MILTON KEYNES - MANCHESTER - BRISTOL - BATH - HAY FESTIVAL - LINCOLNSHIRE - WILTSHIRE - SURREY - and more! To buy tickets, and for more dates, visit ScummyMummies.com. We're on Twitter (@scummymummies), Instagram, and Facebook. Please send your confessions to scummymummiespodcast@gmail.com and visit us at ScummyMummies.com. If you like the podcast, please do us a favour and rate, review and subscribe! Thank you for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
http://yourkickasslife.com/167 “They call me Cha Cha...because I’ m the best dancer at St. Bernadette’s” Everyone has their favorite character from the movie Grease. Maybe you relate to Sandy and her quest for true love, or goofball Frenchie. For me, my absolute love affair has always been with the character Cha Cha DiGregorio. Of course she’s a fictional character, played in the movie version by the late Annette Charles, but even as a child I’ve loved her. She played a smaller role in the movie, but it didn’t matter to me. Everything she was about, I loved. However, the attributes of her character that I adored about her, are also the things we, as women, are not particularly celebrated for. In other words, even in the movie, Cha Cha was not well liked. First, we are introduced to Cha Cha by Kenickie, where she says, “They call me Cha Cha...because I’m the best dancer at St. Bernadette’s” This woman actually does what we are told not to do: brags about herself. She knows she’s the best damn dancer and she tells people SHE JUST MET. HELL YES. And holy crap, she IS a great dancer. Then, she sees Danny on the dance floor, grabs him and they start dancing, Sandy storms off in a huff. Sandy could have stood up to Cha Cha, she could have said, “Hey Danny, WTF, you came to the dance with me so why are you dancing her her?” But noooo, since we all love Sandy so much, we all feel sorry for her and hate Cha Cha for being such a bitch. Here she is leaving all “WAHHH, someone stole my date and I won’t fight to get him back.” But, the way I looked at it was WOW. Cha Cha sees what she wants and goes after it. And no, I don’t condone snatching other people’s dates, but if we look at this strictly as symbolism, Cha Cha is a woman who doesn’t give a shit if she hurts someone’s feelings. She’s not concerned about “playing nice” So, she and Danny and killing it on the dance floor, and then this happens Holy shit. Again, ZERO FUCKS this woman. She couldn’t care less that everyone can see her underwear (bloomers?) and that Danny is basically sitting on her face in front of God and everybody, including the whole school and teachers. Plus, since she goes to St. Bernadette's’, you bet your ass that’s a Catholic school where this kind of behavior is is frowned upon. But, guess who doesn’t care? That’s right, Cha Cha Digregorio. After the most epic hand jive in the history of the universe commences, OBVIOUSLY with Cha Cha being the dance contest winner (well, you were good too, Danny, but you would have been nothing without her), based on the sheer enthusiasm she has for dancing. I mean, we could all take a lesson from her on doing something you love and running head first into the euphoria of it. Then, the teacher comes out to award the trophy and does Cha Cha patiently wait to have it handed to her? NOPE, she straight up and down snatches that trophy and proudly waves it around with a look on her face of I AM THE GREATEST DANCER THAT EVER LIVED WHY WOULD THERE BE ANY QUESTION EVER THAT THIS TROPHY IS MINE. God, I love this woman. Obviously, I’m not saying everyone should take other people’s boyfriends and dance partners whenever they feel like it. I am however, asking you to take a closer look at this character and see the parts of her many of us can take lessons from. LIFE LESSONS FROM CHARLENE “CHA CHA” DIGREGORIO She sees what she wants and goes after it. She saw an opportunity and went after it. Where in your life have you passed up opportunities because you didn’t think you were qualified enough, smart enough- basically not good enough? Probably somewhere. Would Cha Cha pass up that opportunity for a promotion? Nope. Would she not speak up in a meeting because she felt other people wouldn’t like her ideas? Nope again. She knows deserves it and if it doesn’t work out? Meh, there’s always next time. There will always be a next time. She owns her superpower. She knows she is a great dancer. She tells people. She doesn’t care that other people are great dancers too. She allows herself to be free, embraces it, and even breaks the rules to fully throw herself into her dancing. Would Cha Cha be worried that other people might judge her dancing? Not a chance. I hope you can look in the mirror, know your superpower, and LOVE yourself for it. When people clearly don’t like her, she gives exactly zero fucks about it. When Frenchie mentions Cha Cha’s “worst reputation” I thought the gym would light on fire with the glare she shoots Frenchie. Cha Cha seems to have no female friends, only the boys and she doesn’t care. She could have burst into tears, she could have chased the Pink Ladies around trying to be friends, she could have apologized to Sandy for stealing her date, but she does. Not. Care. She’s not there to make friends, she’s there to have a good time. Of course I’m all for friendships-- but where in your life could you ease up on giving so many shits about what everyone thinks? Where are you spending a metric shit-ton of energy worrying if people are talking about your or not? From now on when I’m doubting myself, or worried about anything, I’m going to ask myself, “What would Cha Cha DiGregorio do?” And I hope you can adopt that too.
Week 14 - We take a realistic look into the unrealistic world of romantic comedies that we LOVE to hate. This Week: Must Love Dogs (2005) Starring John Cusack and Diane Lane. An impossible movie about people who don't exist, and somehow a dog is involved. (LEAVE THE DOGS OUT OF THIS) We ask the tough questions this week: What. The. Fuck? Are these real people? (Of course not) Why is Diane Lane arguing about getting a bargain on chicken? Why is Dennis Reynolds in this? Is EVERYONE in this movie going through a divorce? (Even the kids?!) Is this a culmination/sequel of every shitty movie we have put ourselves through? & to old Rizzo: What was marriage to Kenickie like? Heh? HEIGL Meter: Sarah: 98 Heigls James: As many Heigls as there are stars in the sky, or sand on the beach. Follow us on Social Media! Twitter: @YouGotHeigld Facebook: www.facebook.com/yougotheigld Sarah - Twitter: @mehhhh4 James - Twitter: @Jimmypisfunny Tune in every Thursday! RATE and REVIEW on iTunes! #MustLoveDogs #JohnCusack #DianeLane #Rizzo #StockardChanning #DurmotMulroney #OnlineDating #Dating #Divorce #Preschool #Teacher #PreschoolTeacher #Love #Rowing #Crew #Coxswain #SanDiego #LosAngeles #California #CA #Cali #Dogs #Frankie #CrimeinSports #FrankiePentangeli #Godfather #DogoArgentino #WoodenBoats #Tenison #Yates #Boats #Woodworking #Lawyer #DivorceLawyer #RomCom #RomComs #RomanticComedy #ChickFlick #ChickFlicks
Week 3! Wella, wella, wella...HOO!!! We take a realistic look into the unrealistic world of romantic comedies that we LOVE to hate. This Week: Grease (1978) Starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. An impossible movie about summer lovin'. We ask the tough questions this week: What is Kenickie's home life like? Does giving your girlfriend your class ring guarantee you a free pass for a boob grab? Is Sandy a figment of Danny's imagination? Who wants their hair done by a slob? And why does Sandy have her god damn shoes off at Thunder Road?! Get your leather jacket, get ready for the horny details, and get the fuck out of our dance! HEIGL Meter: Sarah: 1 Heigl James: 1/2 Heigl Tune in every Thursday! RATE and REVIEW on iTunes! #Grease #JohnTravolta #OliviaNewtonJohn #StockardChanning #JeffConway #Musical #GreasedLightning #Rydell #BeeGees #FrankieAvalon #BeautySchool #BeautySchooDropOut #California #HighSchool #RomanticComedy #RomanticComedies #ChickFlick #ChickFlicks #Movie #Film #Broadway #Play #DannyZuko #SandraDee #Diner #Pepsi #PepsiCola #LorenzoLamas #Movies #Films #PinkLadies #TBirds #SeniorYear #Carnival #Entertainment #SidCaesar #Athlete #Jock #DriveInMovie #TheBlob #TeenagePregnancy #AmericanBandStand #Oldies #ElvisPresley #FrankieValli #VinceFontaine #Car #Racing #Dance #Dancing #DanceCompetition #Australia #Australian #Beach #SummerLove #SummerLovin #Taxi #LeadingLady #LeadingMan #WelcomeBackCotter #SaturdayNightFever #Titanic #LeonardoDiCaprio #KateWinslet #Keds #JamesCameron #GreaseLive #JulianneHough #VanessaHudgeons #AlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia #JennyFromTheBlock #Chicago #LakeMichigan #Jersey #JerseyShore #cheerleading #cheerleader #track #wrestling #basketball #baseball
Welcome, welcome, WELCOME (shouted that last one) to episode 127 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! This week is a sureshot slammer as Pip is joined by the long-hinted at national treasure Lauren Laverne! A perfect broadcasting-based chat as Pip and Lauren get along like old mates, venturing easily back and forth into her past and present and covering all necessary awesomeness along the way. We get all the scoops on her early days with pop band Kenickie (surely at least a few of you out there are still holding onto a comprehensive back catalogue), her humble but broadminded Sunderland upbringing in a 'cultural tardis' surrounded by all kinds of music, the cynicism poured over programmes like 'Geordie Shore' and such like, her illustrious career in both television and radio, which currently finds her comfortably holding the fort down on her BBC 6Music slot and boasting a 2 million-plus listenership, and her website The Pool, which is a fantastic female-centric website that demands your... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Come for the Kenickie discussion and hard hitting questions in regards to the red solo cups that are EVERWHERE in The Bronze, but stay for the decent into loneliness and desperation at the end. And the declarations of love. And the smooches.
Whitney and Mark are joined by Ian, Whitney's incredible brother, who brings with him a sheet of notes, indicating level of preparedness unmatched in other episodes of the podcast. We talk about Lego Nicholas Cage, The Day After Tomorrow's unburnable oak shelving, and achieving the dream of Kenickie. A THING MARK HASN'T SEEN: Ping-Pong The Movie. A THING WHITNEY HASN'T SEEN: Rome The TV Show. A THING IAN HASN'T SEEN: Lost
In this month's Sound Women podcast, hosted by Helen Zaltzman: • Lauren Laverne of BBC 6 Music talks about pseudonyms, combining work and family life, dealing with earworms, and trophies in the toilet; • Radio 1 Newsbeat reporter Sinead Garvan confesses to on-air innuendo to Ruth Barnes; • The Student Radio Association's Emma Bradshaw reports from the Student Radio Conference; • Nicky Birch of Somethin' Else tackles your radio problems; • and Sound Women founder Maria Williams talks about what made her start this whole shebang. To find out more about Sound Women, visit soundwomen.co.uk, and click here to buy tickets to the first Sound Women Festival at the Radio Theatre on 18th May, featuring Anita Anand, Fi Glover and Angie Greaves. Plus, if you're a Sound Women member, you will get an email with a link to a hidden page to hear special bonus podcast content in which Lauren Laverne talks about making wishes at the Clootie Well, and reveals whether a Kenickie reunion is in the offing. And if you're not a Sound Women member, ask yourself why not. Here's an easy fix: join up! If you want to contribute to the Sound Women podcast, or send a question for the Radio Agony Aunt, email podcast@soundwomen.co.uk or tweet @soundwomen. Thanks to Martin Austwick and Kevin McLeod for the music, and to SoundCloud for hosting the show. The next episode of the Sound Women podcast will appear on 1st June, so please join us again then.
Starring John Travolta as Danny Zuko, Olivia Newton-John as Sandy Olsson, Stockard Channing as Betty Rizzo, Jeff Conaway as Kenickie and Didi Conn as Frenchy
Sick City (Harper Perennial) Tony O'Neill will return to Skylight Books to read from and sign his newest novel, Sick City! "Sick City is fun, twisted and brutal. One of the best books written about LA in a long time. O'Neill could be our generation's Jim Thompson." --James Frey (A Million Little Pieces, Bright Shining Morning) "Fans of Chuck Palahniuk and Warren Ellis will cherish this twisted tale." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Tony O'Neill writes about the Hollywood I know as well as any writer alive. His characters are a punch in the face, scorchingly real. His dialogue is note-perfect and could only have been lived in the moment-by-moment life of one who has sat on a curb and pondered his next jive and shuck while searching for cigarette butts." --Dan Fante (Chump Change, Mooch, Spitting Off Tall Buildings) Tony O'Neill's books include Digging the Vein, Down and Out on Murder Mile, and the New York Times bestselling Hero of the Underground (which he co-authored). He is also the co-author of Neon Angel: A Memoir of a Runaway, by Cherie Currie. O'Neill's essays, poems, and short stories have appeared extensively online and in print. He is a survivor of heroin addiction, crack abuse, rehab, fatherhood, and stints in the Brian Jonestown Massacre, Kenickie, and Marc Almond's band. He lives in New York with his wife and daughter. THIS EVENT TOOK PLACE AT SKYLIGHT BOOKS ON JULY 28, 2010.
In this show: Los Angeles with Noel and Kenickie, Kristen Bell If anyone wants to donate even a pound to help with the costs of hosting the podcasts it would be much appreciated! PayPal is Bellybouncelinglongling@gmail.com.
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