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Quaranteam – Book 1: Part 7 The ramifications of Covington's poker game play out.. Based on a post by CorruptingPower, in 25 parts. Listen to the Podcast at Explicit Novels. Chapter 19 The decision was made that whoever was dealing would sit out for those five hands and simply focus on the dealing. They also drew cards for seating order, lowest card dealing first, highest card starting with the big blind and the second highest being the small blind. Andy drew low card, which didn't bother him at all. It would be a chance to watch the others without having to divide his attention between his cards and his opponents. "So I can't help but notice that you said even the last place person takes home a woman," Andy said as he took his seat in the dealer's chair, "but your count doesn't have someone for sixth place. So which is it?" While he started to deal cards out to the players, Covington sighed, nodding. "I know, Andrew, I know. There is, in fact, a thirteenth girl in the pool, but I don't think anyone would want to take her over the other lovely women we have presented." He grabbed his phone from his pocket, tapping it to load up a picture. "She arrived on my doorstep last week, but when I told her what was expected of being part of my house, she refused. So I locked her up and she's been stewing, but even in her sexual frenzy, she's still refusing me, so I will give her as a prize to the person who comes in last." "Any woman in the pool should be in the pool, if you ask me," Andy said, dealing the last card. The man passed his phone over to Andy, a photograph of her on the screen. "If you insist, Andrew, then I suppose that will be fine. She is an athlete of some kind, and was supposed to be going to the Olympic Games, so she is quite fit, but she is extremely willful and stubborn, so she may be more trouble than she's worth." Once the cards were out, Andrew picked up the man's phone and looked down at the picture, recognizing her immediately. "Yeah, that's Piper Brown," Andy said. "She's a member of the woman's volleyball team. Hell, I think she won a gold medal in the last Olympics." He passed the phone over to Watkins, who looked and then passed the phone down the line, so everyone could get a look at her. A muscular, toned brunette with a stern look in the photograph, it was a marked change of how she often seemed in interviews, where she seemed warm and inviting. She looked like she wanted to beat the shit out of whoever was taking the picture, and the room she was in seemed spartan at best, barely more than a closet. "She definitely goes into the pool if you don't want her." "Agreed," Watkins said. "I'd likely take her over several of the other women on offer." "Even with her being a pain in the ass?" Covington asked. "Not all of us have such draconian house rules as you, Artie." Covington shrugged, then glanced at his hole cards. "Then into the pool she goes, I suppose. Check." The thing about televised poker is that many viewers don't realize is that the show is almost always a collection of highlights over a longer event, and that about sixty percent of poker hands have little to no action, other than the two players who have blinds in the pool debating which of them has the less crappy hand. Over the first five hands, only about a few thousand in chips changed hands, and Andy's first read felt like it was going to stand. Covington and Watkins were good card players, Vikovic played loose, Jacobson played tight and Haunton was an "any two'll do" kind of player, who was going to throw money into the pot on pretty much any hand with his tells written large across his face. After the fifth hand, Andy moved from the dealer's seat to his own chair and Covington moved to sit down at the dealer's seat. His first hand out, Andy drew Jack Ten suited in hearts, so he decided to stick around in the hand, since he was already the big blind. "Raise, one thousand." It was a bet designed to scare off anyone who didn't have a decent hand, but to Andy's amusement, all four other players decided they wanted to see a flop, so everyone called him. He was a little surprised to see Jacobson staying in, but he suspected the table might just be collectively testing the new guy. With the pot right, Covington deal out the three cards of the flop, nine of spades, seven of hearts and the queen of hearts. That gave Andy both an open ended straight draw and a flush draw, although he didn't have either the king or ace of hearts, so that made him a little nervous, but he decided he wanted to take the measure of his opponents, so he pushed another two thousand into the pot. Haunton and Jacobson both stayed in, but Watkins and Vikovic both folded, leaving three people in the game. The next card, the turn, did absolutely nothing to the board, a 2 of clubs. Technically, Andy was holding nothing, but he felt like his odds were decent to make something out of it at the river, and he wanted to come out guns blazing. So he decided to trap, and checked. Jacobson also checked, but Haunton thought he smelled weakness, so he added another thousand to the pot, a string bet designed to just pull a little more money out of what he thought was opponents in a weak position. Andy suspected the man was holding top pair, or maybe three queens if he was lucky, but he thought that Haunton would've thrown a lot more into the pot if he'd flopped trips, so Andy called, and Jacobson decided to fold, leaving just the two of them in the pot. The final card, the river, flopped and Andy felt the smile he was stifling behind his eyes. The King of Diamonds. He'd made his straight, and there wasn't a flush on the board. The worst he could do was split the pot. And Andy knew exactly what Haunton was going to do, so Andy simply checked. Haunton figured he had Andy on the ropes, so he pushed five thousand into the pot, and Andy smirked a little bit, and raised another five thousand in return. Haunton flinched visibly, but at this point, decided he was pot committed and clearly wanted to know whether or not Andy was bluffing, so after a minute or so of deliberation, he called. "Straight, king high," Andy said, flipping over the cards. Haunton flipped over the cards, even though he didn't have to, revealing that he'd stayed in with two pair, queens and kings. "Damn, you got me, new fish." The stack of chips was pushed over in Andy's direction, and Andy nodded. He'd just taken nearly twenty percent of Haunton's stack on the first hand. It might have been too strong an opening, but sometimes you just had to play the cards as they laid. For the next hour or so, players took turns mostly slowly redistributing the chips, although towards the end of the hour, Haunton made a very bad odds call, and went all in on two pair against Covington, who had limped into the pot and flopped trip deuces. Because Haunton had figured his two pair was rock solid, he groaned when Covington turned up his cards and took Haunton out of the game. Without so much as missed a beat, Haunton immediately said "Rebuy." A note was made and another stack of chips was brought forth and put in front of him. "Last place tonight's like not even playing at all, so might as well give it another go. Besides, I want to at least finish third one of these nights." He was next in line for small blind, so counted out the amount needed. "I wouldn't bank on that, the way you're playing," Andy said to him. "You need to learn how to evaluate your hand better, and stop making such loose wagers." "Shh," Covington said to him. "Nobody likes being told how to play better, Andrew." "Speak for yourself, Artie," Watkins said. "The minute you stop moving forward, you might as well be dead. Any tips for me, Andy?" he asked with a glimmer in his eye. "Yeah," Andy said, counting out his big blind. "Quit playing with your food so much. It's unbecoming. You had the mayor dead to rights two hands ago and everyone at the table knew it, and you still spent at least a minute's worth of all our time making a show out of it before you called him" Watkins, who was taking a turn at dealer, chuckled. "I see your point, although I do need to take my fun here and there when I can." "Fun has no place is business or poker," Vikovic said, glancing at his hole cards before matching the big blind. "I'm in." Covington and Jacobson stayed in, and Haunton, sensing an opportunity, raised on small blind, the value of the pot, a move Andy didn't think the mayor was capable of. All the players were sitting on decent hands, but at least half of them were hoping to go fishing, wanting to see a flop for a chance to pick up a decent sized pot. Now that the pot had grown, however, it was time to see who was going to stick around when the price went up. Andy glanced at his hole cards for the first time. When he was the big blind, he never bothered looking at his cards until the action came to him, mostly so that there was no possible way to give anything away to his opponents. He peeked at the two cards and found pocket cowboys waiting for him, two kings. So Andy matched the bet and said "Call." Vikovic matched the bet, to no one's surprise, as did Covington, but Jacobson folded, clearly having a questionable hand that only got more questionable with this much money in the pot. Andy put him on a low set of suited connectors, maybe a 7 8 or so. Watkins, as the dealer, was out of the hand. One of the other reasons Andy had suggested that they each take turns as dealer was that it would cut into bad streaks, giving players who were on tilt a moment to deescalate their frustrations and get their head back in the game. The flop hit, and Andy was a little annoyed by it. Three of hearts, eight of diamonds, jack of spades. The fact that it was a rainbow flop meant that anyone hoping to get a flush was seeing their odds rapidly dwindling, needing the next two cards to be of the same suit (and to be holding two of that suit) to hit. It also wasn't great for a straight, although Andy could see Haunton or Vikovic staying in with a nine ten suited, which would leave them sitting on an open ended straight draw. There was also the chance that one of the other men was sitting on fishhooks (a pair of jacks) and had just flopped a set, but neither Vikovic or Haunton seemed visibly excited enough to have done that. Covington was still a pain in the ass to read. Haunton decided to play it cool. "Check." Andy saw no reason to turn up the heat, so he followed. "Check." "Raise 2k," Vikovic said. "Call," said Covington. "Call," said Haunton. "Call," said Andy. It was a value bet, adding to the pot, but certainly not causing him to get scared, as Andy felt like he was still sitting on top hand. All of the chips were pushed into the center, and then Watkins flipped over the turn card. "King of Hearts." Andy did his best to keep his expression as neutral as possible, although on the inside, he was doing cartwheels. He'd just hit a set, and now he felt like he was definitely the best hand on the board. He wasn't first to act, though. "Check," Haunton said. "Check," Andy repeated. He could've bet here, but the best thing to do was to let someone else make the first stab at the pot. He suspected either Vikovic or Covington would try and push a large bet in, fronting as if they were sitting on a pair of kings, or maybe a king and a jack. Best to let them make the first move and then come in to take it from them. "Raise 20k," Vikovic said. There it was. Someone clearly trying to buy the pot, hoping he could bluff strength into players who were displaying weakness. "Fold," Covington said, tossing his cards to the dealer. That brought the action to Haunton, who had literally just rebought his way into the game a few minutes ago. The mayor thought for a long moment before he pushed the entire stack forward. "All in." Andy sighed for a moment, and looked again at the board, making sure he had a solid read on it. If he called Haunton and lost, the mayor would more than double up if just one player called him and lost. Vikovic had made a big push, but Andy was almost certain he couldn't wait to fold, just to get away from this disaster of a hand before it got worse for him. Which meant Andy would be taking in about 80k if he took down the hand. The more he thought about it, the more certain he was that Haunton had being playing cool when he'd flopped trip jacks, and in doing so, had bought Andy enough daylight to see the king to make his own set for next to nothing. It felt like a long wait, but eventually Andy spoke. "Call." "Too rich for me," Vikovic said, mucking his cards even as Andy was speaking. "I fold." "Shouldn't have tried to buy the pot," the mayor said, laughing as he turned over his cards. It wasn't a pair of jacks, but a jack and a king, giving him two pair. "Two pair. Nervous yet, new fish?" Andy smirked. "A little, but not that much," he said, flipping over his pair of kings. Haunton immediately got up from the table, tossing his hands into the air. "C'mon, you gotta be kidding me! Come on, jack! Come on, jack!" "Odds aren't good for you, Mr. Mayor," Covington said. "Enough discussion!" Vikovic said. "Give us a river." Andy was a deadlock. Haunton was wrong. If a jack came up, he would still win the pot, as it would simply give both men a full house, and Andy's would still be better. Haunton was drawing dead, and he simply didn't see that. When the last card was flipped, it was the six of diamonds, not changing the board at all anyway. "Fuck!" the mayor shouted, before getting up from the table. "I should've bet on the flop." "It wouldn't have mattered," Andy said as he pulled the mound of chips his direction. "I was still holding top pair at that point. I would've called you." "Take a few minutes and go get a drink, James," Covington said to the mayor. "As for the rest of you, we have ourselves a new chip leader. And thankfully, his streak will be interrupted now by a turn at the dealer's seat." Andy grinned. "Sure, give me just a minute to get my chips sorted and stacked." All said and done, Andy was clearly well ahead, sitting on a little over 225k of the 650k chips in play. Covington was in second, with 145k, Watkins in third at 120k, Jacobson at 90k and Vikovic at the bottom with 70k. Over the next five hands, Covington did very well for himself, knocking out Vikovic, who rebought in, bringing the chip pool up to 700k, moving himself within spitting distance of Andy's pool. And just after Vikovic bought back in, it was time to change dealers again, and Andy moved out of the dealer's seat, and Covington moved to take it. "I thought you said not to buy back, Vikovic," Andy said, moving back to his stack of chips. "It's what you call a value bet, yes?" Vikovic said. "In fifth place, I would simply have one woman. I can get one woman. And last pick is of no desire to anyone. So if I go home empty handed tonight? Is okay. I take my stab at glory." Two hands later, Andy made a big bluff and got caught with his hand in the cookie jar, costing him 40k, but he immediately turned it around, and the following hand busted Jacobson out. Jacobson declined to rebuy, happy to go home with someone rather than empty handed. On Covington's last hand as dealer, Vikovic decided to make a last stand, and Watkins called him on it, knocking Vikovic out in fourth. "With only three of us left in the game, might I make a suggestion?" Covington said. "At this point, I think we should simply rotate between the three eliminated players as dealers, while the three of us remain in the game at all times. Is that acceptable to everyone?" "Sure," Watkin said, "the more action the better." The mayor sighed, bringing his glass of scotch over to the dealer's chair, sitting down. "Yeah, okay. No offense, Rook, but I hope Artie busts you hard." Andy shrugged. "Can't make friends with everyone." He was thirsty, but he would be damned if he was going to make the girl behind the bar do an ounce of work on his behalf. "So c'mon, let's get some cards out." Around ten thirty, Andy was starting to get nervous. He'd dropped down to third place after a couple of unlucky river cards in a row. Then Watkins went all in on Andy. Andy clearly couldn't cover the spread, but Andy called, and Covington decided to get out of the way instead of making a side pot. Thankfully, when the cards were turned over, Andy held the better hand, and the river finally flowed his direction. That doubled him up and put him back in the game. Watkins confidence was shaken, and over the next hour, he never really recovered, playing a bit too reckless and loose. Once Andy and Covington smelled weakness, the two honed in, taking turns chipping away at him until finally Watkins went all in, and just before midnight, Andy took him down. "You want to rebuy?" Covington asked him. Watkins laughed, shaking his head. "Taking three from the pool is more than enough for me. You two titans have fun duking it out." "You ready for this, Andrew?" "Don't you worry, Arthur," Andy said. "Let's see who hits felt first." With only two players, they were always going to be trading turns between little blind and big blind. As soon as Covington looked at his hole cards, he immediately called "All in." Andy smirked a little, not having even looked at his own cards yet. He'd suspected Covington would've tried something like this, just constantly firing at the blinds, trying to chip them away, using his big stack to bully Andy's weaker stack. He glanced at his cards, then nodded. "Okay. Call." Covington blanched. He turned over his cards, revealing Jack eight, not even suited. He'd expected Andy to just back off and let him chip away a set of blinds, and was not happy that Andy hadn't done so, growing even more frustrated when Andy flipped over a pair of nines. "How do you start with a pocket pair?" "Maybe it's a hint you shouldn't go so aggressive right out the gate," Andy replied as Watkins dealt out the flop. As soon as the cards were upturned, Andy could practically feel the anger boiling out of Covington. Andy had flopped the nuts, a six and the other two nines. At that point, it was a formality of just dealing out the last two cards, as Andy was guaranteed the winning hand with four of a kind. Right out of the gate, Andy had doubled up. As the next hand was being dealt out, Covington hadn't even seen his cards and immediately said "All in." He was fully on tilt, and wanted to try and reclaim his confidence. He didn't even look at his two hole cards, simply staring Andy down, practically daring him to get into the hand. Andy knew the stakes were a great deal higher on this hand, and so he took the time to look at his hole cards, a slight laugh escaping his lips. He couldn't try and read his opponent so he had to decide if his hand was good enough for the risk. And the two cards he had were affectionately known as Big Slick, Ace King suited, this time in spades. It wasn't a pair, but playing against two random cards, his odds were good. "Sure, let's dance. Call." "You don't respect me, do you, Andrew?" Andy grinned, giving a little shrug. "You didn't even look at your cards, Arthur. How am I supposed to respect that? If you aren't going to respect your opponent, why should he respect you in turn? And you're just firing into the pot, hoping that you can buy a few blinds to chip away at my stack. But you have no idea what's under there. And I've got Big Slick." He flipped over his cards. "How about you?" Covington was turning almost scarlet red with anger, and turned over his cards, revealing just a six of spades and a three of hearts. "This is ridiculous." "Artie," Vikovic said, "you didn't even look at your cards. What are you thinking?" "I'm thinking this shitstain has been a pain in my ass all night long and I wanted to bury him." "And that's the problem, Arthur," Watkins said, putting out three cards for the flop. "You aren't thinking about the cards and you're thinking about your opponent." The first card on the flop was the six of hearts, giving Covington a pair and a moment's hope, but the second card immediately dashed that, revealing the Ace of Hearts. The third card, a ten of clubs, didn't affect the board at all. With the turn came the three of spades, putting Covington back in the lead for a moment, with two pair, until the last card came out, the King of Hearts, pairing Andy up to two pair as well. Covington practically snarled as he counted out the chips, pushing them over, his stack now a quarter the size of Andy's. "You've got more luck than a goddamn leprechaun, Rook." Watkins stood up, and Jacobson sat down to take a turn at dealer, washing the cards through he Shufflemaster again. Typically the break as the dealer changed was enough to let a player cool off, but Covington was still off balance as they started up again. When the next set of two cards were dealt, Andy was back on the small blinds, and so was the first to act. He'd glanced at his cards and said, "Call." Covington was gunshy now, and simply said "Check," as he was desperate to see a flop and get more information. The flop came down Ace of Hearts, seven of spades, three of clubs. Immediately, Covington said "All in." Andy stopped and did the math in his head. "Yeah, okay. Call." "Two pair," Covington said, flipping over the Ace of Spades and the three of hearts with an angry gusto. "Take that, you lowbrow piece of shit! Time for me to get my money back." Andy shook his head with a wry smile. "Not so fast, Arthur." Andy turned over his hole cards, the seven of hearts and the seven of clubs. "I like my odds here." "Another goddamn pocket pair! This is ridiculous!" "I probably would've folded if you'd bet at the blinds, but you let me see a flop for cheap, so midlevel pocket pair seemed okay." Jacobson turned over the turn card, and Covington immediately let out an undignified cheer, as the three of diamonds. "Yes! Full house! Suck it! Give me my money!" "He still has a few outs, Artie," the mayor warned. Andy was actually leading, but Jacobson just couldn't see it. He was sitting on a full house, sevens over threes, and Jacobson was sitting on threes over aces, which was the lower hand. Players tended to get wound up, so they often refused to think about everything, but Watkins had that knowing smile, so Andy knew he had spotted Jacobson's error as well. Jacobson needed either another three or another ace to pull victory from the jaws of defeat. "No! I refuse to believe I'm going to get blown out by some random river card!" "So show us river already," Vikovic said. And Jacobson placed down the last card with a thump that resounded throughout the room like a clap of thunder. The seven of diamonds. That meant that Covington had a full house, threes over aces, but Andy's four of a kind had blown it out of the water. "The absolute luck on you," Covington growled. Andy had gone from 110k to 220k to 440k, making him the chip leader now. He could, if he wanted, use Covington's own tactics against him. But Andy liked to play smart. On the other hand, Covington was so tilted now, he could probably be goaded into a sloppy play. And if Andy could get Covington to go all in again, he'd be down to the felt and this stupid game would be over. Maybe, just maybe, it was worth the risk. It seemed like the time to goad the millionaire a little more, just to see if Andy could completely tilt him. "Maybe we should see how strong my luck's running right now then, huh?" Andy said as new hole cards slid in front of him. "Tell you want, Artie." He figured this singular use of the man's nickname would give him even more of a severe nudge. Andy had been calling him Arthur all night long, but now, the nickname Artie sounded condescending as fuck. "I'll look at one, just one, of my two hole cards here, and if it's higher than a eight, I'll go all in without even looking at the other card. How about that?" "You do whatever you want, boy, and I'll show you how a real man plays cards." Covington was blind with rage, and there was a carelessness flaring up behind his eyes, as Andy lifted up one of the hole cards to peek under at it. "Okay," Andy said. "All in." "You're bluffing!" Covington said, slamming his fist on the table hard enough to knock the stacks of chips loose. "Call!" "Now Artie," Andy said, smug grin on his face, "are you sure that  " "I Said Call Goddamn It!" Andy flipped over the one card he'd looked at, the Ace of Hearts, but left the other card face down, as Covington flipped over his cards. The man had looked at them this time, and was sitting on a pair of sixes. "Aren't you going to turn over your other card?" Andy shrugged, that sly smile on his face. "In a minute. Let's see the flop." The flop came down six seven ace, giving Covington a set, while Andy was sitting on a pair of aces. The turn was next, a deuce, no help to anyone, and the river, well, the river was the two of hearts. Looking at the board, Andy's odds weren't great, but he wasn't out either. The seven and the six on the board were both hearts, which meant Andy needed his other hole card to be another heart. "It's Schrödinger's hole card now," Andy said, tapping his fingers lighly along the felt. "Maybe I've got a winning card, and you're out, or maybe you've got me dead to rights and have doubled up back into the lead. What you've gotta ask yourself is, do you feel lucky? Well, do you, punk?" The grin on his face was broad, as he gave the man his best Clint Eastwood impression. Vikovic was the one who finally made the move. He leaned across the table and grabbed the last card, the one Andy had never even touched, and flipped it over. There in all her glory... ...was the Queen of Hearts. Andy had made his flush. "Son of bitch," Vikovic said, letting out a low appreciative whistle. "You want to rebuy, Artie?" "Fuck that! This guy is on a streak. I'm out. Game's over!" "Are you sure, Artie?" Andy said. "The! Game! Is! Over!" Covington fumed. The older man stood up, inhaling a long breath before letting it out slowly, trying to regain his composure. "Alright, let's sort out the winnings. Andrew, you have seven picks from the pool and get to pick first, as is your right as the winner." "Alright, let's see," Andy said, as all the men moved back into the parlor with the videowall they'd been in before. He'd hoped just to win with no rebuys from anyone, as it would've made his decisions simple, but seven, seven was a lot of women for any one man to handle. The thirteen faces sprung to life on the big wall, as Andy looked over them carefully. "Alright, I suppose I'd better just pick then. Charlotte Varma, Asha Varma, Piper Brown, Emily Stevens,” "Damn," Jacobson grumbled. "Oh hush. If he hadn't taken her, I certainly would've," Covington said to him. "Sarah Washington, Sheridan Smith and,” Andy looked over the wall of faces, trying to decide who else he would pull from this den of vipers, and yet, he just couldn't bring himself to care about rescuing his ex Erin. It was a sea of beautiful faces, but none of them evoked any stronger reaction than another, so he was forced to read the small text beneath each of them, sorting out people he wouldn't want to spend long periods of time with. He was a little tempted to give his seventh pick to Covington, but couldn't bear to let anyone decent be bound to the loathsome toad. There were a couple of Republicans he nixed immediately. Andy was a lifelong Democrat, and anyone who'd still identify as a Republican after the last three years of madness wasn't anyone he wanted to let into his home and family. A few others struck him as from far too wealthy of families, the sorts of people who would do much better with Covington and his ilk. But there was one, Deborah Barnes, a blonde veterinarian from Los Gatos, originally from Kansas, and she seemed warm and caring in the notes about her. ", and Deborah Barnes, I guess." "Erin Donegal was originally one of yours," Covington said. "Don't you want to take her back?" Andy shook his head. "I would've sent her back to the base if it weren't for this little game of yours. If you want her, you can have her. She doesn't like my writing, and anyone who doesn't like my writing isn't welcome in my house." "If you don't want her, I won't take her either," Covington sniffed. "I'll take Janice Flowers, Eloise Childs and Teresa Kenzington." "I'll take her then," Watkins said. "Donegal and Nina Choi." That left Jacobson with Ariel Smith, since Vikovic and Haunton had both rebought in, and left with nothing. Andy sighed. "So how do we relocate them?" "A car will arrive tomorrow to pick everyone up and drive them to their new locations, although you're welcome to take the Varmas and Miss Brown with you tonight, since they're here, and you are as well. Tomorrow afternoon, everyone will have what's coming to them. You may need to tend to Miss Brown's needs before you leave, however, Andrew," Covington said. "She's in quite the state. I'll have the other two meet you upstairs by your car when you're done with Miss Brown." "Can you send my partner, Niko, down to meet me? I'm strong, but carrying an unconscious Olympic athlete up some stairs by myself is probably more than I'm capable of." "Of course. Let me go get her. Veronica, would you take Mr. Rook over to Miss Brown's room please?" The servant brought Andy out of the parlor and took him to wait outside of a room where the door was clearly locked. She unlocked the door, but didn't open it. "You may wish to wait for your partner, Master Rook. The woman in there, she's not well," she said to him, a look of concern on her face. "Ah, here's your woman now." Andy turned around and Covington was escorting Niko down to meet him. "Here you go, Miss Red Wolf. You two should be strong enough to carry Miss Brown out when you're done with her. You know the way back?" "I do," Niko said to him. "Thanks." Both Covington and Veronica walked up the stairs, leaving Andy and Niko alone together outside of the door, neither quite bringing themselves to open it yet. "So you won?" she finally said to him. "First place. Seven women. It's going to be a trial." "Maybe you could donate one of them to Eric or Phil if it scares you that much," she said with a laugh. "So are Charlotte and her daughter behind this door?" "No no, they'll be upstairs waiting for us at the car after we're done here. There were actually thirteen girls in the pool, not twelve. This is the thirteenth. Her name's Piper Brown." "Wait, that cute volleyball player with the little pregame warm up dance who went viral a few years back? That Piper Brown?" "The very same." "Well let's go get her. Why's she down here?" Niko started to reach for the door, but Andy put his hand on it. "She's been here for over a week, so she's pretty heavily in the throes of need right now," Andy said, not letting her open the door yet. "Covington said she'd be in quite the state, so I'd need to imprint her here, and you'll have to help me carry her upstairs afterwards." Niko's face fell. "Jesus, what a fucking asshole," she sighed. "A whole week of waiting for imprinting after she's been vaccinated? She must be out of her fucking mind with need by now. Okay, we'll let's get to it, stud." Andy shot her a disappointed look before he lifted his hand and opened the door. The room was poorly lit, a handful of lights on their lowest setting, as Andy and Niko stepped into the room, closing the door behind them. On the far side of the room, sitting in chair, looking almost catatonic, was Piper. She was naked, sitting in an armchair, her brunette hair draped over her tits, a vacant look on her face. She was muscular, in far better shape than Andy or Niko. It almost looked like she was drooling on herself from across the room. "God, is she dead?" Niko whispered to him as they started to walk over to her. "Ms. Brown?" Andy said. "Piper? I'm Andy Rook. I'm here to take you away from here." Suddenly, Piper's head whipped and her blue eyes focused on Andy with a terrifying intensity. Before Andy could even react, she lunged out of the chair and raced over towards him. Niko tried to step forward to slow her down, but Piper shoved her out of the way sharply. As soon as she was at Andy, she pushed him back to the wall with an irresistible strength, forcing his back against the surface before she dropped down to her knees. "It's okay, Piper," Andy said to her, but the woman seemed completely oblivious to his words. She practically ripped his pants open and immediately brought her mouth around his cock. Andy wasn't hard, but Piper's tongue was demanding, even as Niko moved back to her feet and walked over to him "God, was I that bad?" Niko said, her hand reaching down to stroke Piper's hair reassuringly. "You were at least verbal," Andy said, as he felt Piper's mouth humming on his cock, making it swell. "I feel a little bad, taking advantage of her like this." Niko shook her head, leaning in to kiss Andy. "This girl's got a need and you need to fill it, Andy. Just let her have it, and we can go. Besides,” Niko giggled, nuzzling against his neck. "It's kinda hot, the way she's just feasting on you, cavewoman style." "Yeah, well, it's hard to keep an erection with the stink of this room. I think they kept her trapped in here all week." "But she's good at sucking cock, isn't she?" "She's certainly voracious." "Don't hold back, then," Niko said, taking one of his hands in hers, trying to reassure him. "No need to be all gallant for this time. You can save that for the first time she'll actually remember." It didn't take long, and sure enough, a minute or two later, Andy was firing a blast of cum down her throat, which was when the strangest thing happened. Piper didn't suddenly slump over. No, instead, after she swallowed his hot sperm, she tugged him away from the wall and pushed him down to the floor, not so much as a droplet of spunk escaping her lips. "What the hell?" Andy exclaimed in shock. "Why isn't she imprinting?" "Fuck, I hope she's not stuck like this because he waited too long!" Niko said, trying not to panic. "Maybe you didn't have a big enough load?" "When the fuck has that ever mattered before?" Piper's wild eyes still darted left and right, but as soon as she had pushed Andy onto the floor on his back, she crawled over him, her hand tugging on his cock once more, as she straddled him. "I think she definitely wants more, Andy," Niko laughed. "Hit her again." "I dunno if I can give an encore this soon, Niko!" Andy whispered. Piper cut him off, shoving her lips against his in what had to be the most primal kiss he'd ever encountered, almost like she was claiming him instead of the reverse, her tongue forcing its way into his mouth, her athletic body keeping him in place. Niko moved behind Piper and snaked one hand around the Olympian's waist, moving to rub her fingertips against the brunette's cunt, a small triangle of pubes above it, as Niko started stroking the girl's clit. "I don't think she's going to give you a choice, Andy." Niko smirked, her other hand reaching to tweak one of Piper's stiff nipples, finding the bud as hard as a rock, eliciting a groan from the athlete, who was dragging the head of Andy's cock across her snatch. Within a moment, he was stiff enough for her to slam her weight down onto him, forcing his cock deep into her cunt, finding it drenched and achingly warm. Andy didn't so much do anything as provide a dildo for the woman to ride upon, her hips bouncing in his lap, her lips attached to his, refusing to let go, even while she fucked him. After a few minutes, Andy felt a familiar tingling in his balls, and as Piper squirmed and wriggled down on him, he fired a load of cum against the back of her twat. This time, it seemed, it was enough to take, and the toned woman spasmed in one sharp and violent quake before slumping deathly atop of him, murmuring "imprinting" over and over again, so quietly Andy could barely even hear it. He more felt her lips moving than heard her, as her face was buried in the nape of his neck, his body pinned underneath her. "A little help, please?" Andy said, and Niko only laughed that much harder. Chapter 20 After Niko helped Andy get Piper off of him, they scrounged around the room before they simply gave up and put Andy's jacket on her. There wasn't any clothing in the room, not even a bedsheet. Just a bucket in the corner, filled with excrement. She wasn't difficult for them to carry, although neither of them had much experience carrying an unconscious person before. Once they got her up to the car, Andy regretted that they had brought the roadster. The vehicle did have four seats, but the back seat was very cramped, and they were going to have to lay Piper over people's laps, because he refused to put her in the trunk, even if she was unconscious. Waiting at the car was Dr. Charlotte Varma and her daughter Asha. "Thank you for saving us from this, Niko," Charlotte said to her, the woman's accent definitely French. She was dressed in a long flowing summer dress, with a jacket thrown on over it, billowy fabric over her womanly figure, her long blonde hair swept back behind her ears, hanging down to the middle of her back. She looked less like a doctor and more like a hippie, but she had a warm smile that put him at ease. "And you, Mr. Rook." "Please," he said, "call me Andy." He unlocked the car, then popped the trunk to load Charlotte's suitcase into it, followed by Asha's and Piper's, which one of Covington's servants had clearly brought up while Andy was tending to the athlete's needs. "Let's get out of here, and we can talk on the way over to the house." As Asha got in the backseat, she bumped fists with Niko. "Thanks, Neeks," Asha said, her accent definitely British, despite her exotic looking features. Her long wavy black hair was drawn back into a ponytail that barely hung past the nape of her neck, the tie high on her head, her skin several shades darker than her mother's. She wore black knee high leather boots, black pantyhose, a black leather skirt that was playfully short and a purple silk shirt that was still tight enough on her that he could the outline of her lacy bra through the material. It was also cut high enough to show some midriff, including a little silver musical note belly piercing. "Good looking out." They laid Piper atop of their lap before Niko got into the front passenger's seat and Andy got into the driver's seat. Before, the driveway had been a showroom of deluxe and expensive cars, but now everyone else had already gone home. The house's external lights were still on, but it was clear that Covington had already gone to bed, so it was with no fanfare that Andy slowly drove the electric car off the property, heading back towards his place. It was approaching one AM and as Andy felt the cool breeze blowing across his shaved head, he definitely regretted bringing the Roadster. "So this is your old man, Neeks?" Asha asked. "And he's gonna be my old man too? A'ight, I can get wit' tha'." Asha's accent was mostly British, but Andy could hear hints of her mother's French accent, as well as what he imagined was probably hints of her late father's Indian accent. Niko had told him that the Varmas had only moved to the US a year ago from London, and that Charlotte's late husband had died in one of the first fatalities to the virus. "You'll like Andy, Asha," Niko said to her. "He's the best man I've ever met." "He's also sitting right here," Andy said with a soft laugh. "I wanted to talk to you about this, Niko," Charlotte said. "I am very thankful that you did rescue us, but I think it is rather unbecoming for a woman to share her lover with her daughter, don't you?" Andy let out a soft sigh of relief, speaking before Niko did. "Absolutely. If you would rather, Dr. Varma, I could talk to one of my friends and see if they might be a better home for your daughter, so you might avoid that situation." "Oh. Ah. Oh. Yes, I think you've misunderstood me, Mr. Rook," Charlotte said, a hint of embarrassment on her face. "I think my daughter should definitely stay in your company, but I'm not attracted to white men. Not to be ungrateful, but I was hoping maybe I could be paired up with your friend Mr. Pak. He's always seemed like a very nice man. Very strong and muscular." She giggled a little, a sound almost uncharacteristic of a woman in her early forties. "And gossip is that he is quite well endowed." "I can't speak to that part, but I'm sure Phil wouldn't mind," Niko said. "Andy or I can give him a call in the morning and arrange it." "I might have to owe Phil a favor or something," Andy said, "but that's okay. He can just put it on my tab. I probably owe him only a couple hundred at this point." "Wait," Asha said, just picking up on Andy's misunderstanding, "what's wrong wit' me that you don't want me?" It was Andy's turn to blush. "That isn't what I meant to say." Niko smirked, reaching back to pat Asha on one of her thighs. "He's afraid either he's too old for you, or you're too young for him. I love Andy to death, but he's a little insecure from time to time." Asha reached one of her hands forward, curving her arm around the seat to smooth her fingertips along Andy's chest through his shirt. "I'm old enough to know better, but too young to give a fuck, luv," she purred. "In fact, if my mum wasn't in this car, I'd give you a bit of the ol' road head so I didn't have to wait until I got home." "Don't let my presence stop you, Asha," Charlotte said, a warm smile on her lips. "I feel that need in my belly quite fiercely so I imagine it is rather remarkable in yours, seeing as it affects younger women more quickly. If you want to go after Andrew right now, I don't see why not. This community is extremely open about its sexuality." Asha's eyes widened a little, her deep tan skin darkening with red, as if she wasn't sure which she was more embarrassed by, being called out by her mother or backing down in front of her mother. After a moment, though, it was clear the hunger inside of her won out, as she moved Piper's unconscious form to sit up, then laid her back down on the seat behind her, as she started to worm her way between the seats, as Andy slowed the card down, bringing it to a stop at a local streetlight that had turned red. "You have to kiss him first, Asha," Niko said to her. "Otherwise he's not gonna let ya." "I haven't said I'm going to let her anyway," Andy said, defensively. Niko reached over and patted his thigh, a playful smirk on her lips. "Oh, you are, Andy. I know you too well. And I know Asha. She's a voracious little slut when she wants to be. And she's gotten jealous from all the stories I've been telling her when she's been around to visit her mom." Before he could reply, Asha turned his head and pressed her lips against his hungrily. She tasted of cinnamon and spice, as her tongue insisted on visiting the inside of his mouth before they parted the kiss. "I'm not sure you want to do this now, Asha," Andy said. "I just fucked poor Piper back there a little bit ago, and she hasn't bathed in a week. My cock probably smells of dirty cunt." Asha smirked at him, sliding her hand down to unbutton his jeans. "Then your newest teenage fucktoy had better clean i' off for you, sir," she purred, kissing at his neck. "Eyes on the road, and don't go too fast now." Andy thought she was kidding, but as the light turned green, she stopped and nodded for him to go, even as she was drawing the zipper down. As soon as he started the Tesla in motion again, Asha's lean fingers reached into his pants, pulling out his cock, stroking it slowly. "See, if I do this now, then you can't reconsider," she said, her fingers moving along his shaft. "You can't get in your own head about it, you can't be worried if I may be too young, too wild, too out of control, too feral. So I will get i' out of your head by giving you the best damn head of your life. It'll be fine." She slipped her head down and wrapped her lips around the tip of his cock, letting her tongue slather over it slowly, as a sultry, wanton moan poured from her throat over his cock. "No turning back now, hon," Niko purred at him. "She's gotten a taste of you. She's gonna latch down like a leech until you give her what she's owed." Her hand brushed along Asha's ponytail, pushing her head down a bit more. "She's a Rookie, through and through." "Oh god," Andy groaned, shaking his head. "You've got a nickname for yourselves. Next thing you'll be unionizing." "We already have, dear," Niko giggled. "We're Local Amalgamated Cocksuckers, Chapter 69." Andy rolled his eyes, turning the card at a stop sign, heading into the section of New Eden that housed his mansion. It was growing increasingly hard to focus, as Asha bobbed her head in his lap, pushing and pulling her face along his cock, her tongue lashing over every inch of it as she hummed, her fingernails sinking into his inner thighs. "Who is it she reminds me, Charlotte?" Niko asked, looking back over her shoulder. "A lot of people say she looks like a younger version of one of the people who was on Great British Bake Off." Niko nodded. "That's who it was. How's it going, Andy? Need me to take the wheel?" "You, ah, you might have to," he said. "I don't know how long I can keep my head clear." Asha popped her head off his cock and turned her brown eyes up to look at him. "Then don't, daddy," she moaned at him. "Let me have wha' I want. Let me have that cum in my belly. Claim me. I wanna feel the best orgasm of my life." She looked back down and pushed her mouth onto his cock once more, forcing it as deep as she could into her throat, humming on it, and finally he just couldn't resist, and fired a load of cum into her mouth. Her whole body thrashed, but as she pulled her head up and off his cock, she swallowed that load, laying her head down against his thighs, his softening cock laying across her nose, as the girl began to murmur "imprinting" quietly for a few moments before falling still. Niko helped him ease the car to a stop long enough for him slide Asha back into the back seat once more, two slumped girls braced against one another as Charlotte tried to keep them from falling over too much. Then Andy tucked his cock away, tugged up his jeans and started the vehicle moving forward once more. "I appreciate you being understanding about this, Andy," Charlotte said to him. "I didn't know how to tell Niko that you weren't my type without risking the chances that you wouldn't try and extract us from Mr. Covington's household." "Not gonna lie," Niko said. "I don't enjoy being lied to, Charlotte. But I still would've tried to get you out even if you'd told me in advance." "And I am sorry about that, Niko, but I simply couldn't risk it. You've met Covington. You can only imagine what kinds of depravity he would've subjected myself and my daughter to." Charlotte shivered, the thoughts searing her brain for a moment. "It's extremely unpleasant even to think about it." The car reached the gate, and Niko pushed the button to open make it open. Unlike many of the other homes in New Eden, Andy couldn't stand the thought of having security on the premises. Even the idea of an automatic gate wasn't pleasant, but it had come with the home, and he'd wanted to avoid kicking up a fuss until he was better settled. As he brought the car up the driveway, he saw Aisling was sitting on the front porch in her pajamas, a blanket pulled around her, keeping her warm from the cool November air. Andy brought the car to stop by the front door, as Niko hopped out and moved over to Ash, giving her a hug. "Did the good guys win?" Aisling asked. Niko nodded, holding Ash in the hug for a long moment before pulling away. "Andy got them out safely. Charlotte's not going to stay with us, though." "Oh no!" Aisling said. "Why not?" "She's not into me," Andy said as he hopped out of the car, leaving the door open so Charlotte could slide out, leaving the two unconscious girls in the back seat for the moment. "Had to happen sooner or later," he chuckled, "and frankly, I'm surprised it took this long." "Her loss then," Aisling giggled, moving over to the car, peering in the back seat at the slumped forms of Piper and Asha. "Looks like you got two hot young things to add anyway." She cocked her head to one side, looking at Piper for a second. "Why do I know her?" "Imagine her doing a little wiggle dance before she goes to play volleyball." Ash narrowed her eyes for a second, then those blues widened suddenly as she gasped, bringing her fingertips to her lips. "Shut up! What is even happening!" Andy popped the trunk and pulled out Charlotte's suitcase, then Asha's, carrying them into the house before coming back out. "I'm gonna need a hand hauling them into the house, though." Ash nodded. "Where are we going to put them? In the master bedroom?" Andy shook his head. "We've got plenty of extra bedrooms upstairs, and Piper was nearly catatonic before I imprinted her, so the last thing I want is her waking up surrounded by tons of unfamiliar people. We'll let her have a bedroom to herself, although I think you should probably give her a shower quick before you put her into a bed." Niko nodded, helping Aisling pick Piper up. "Good idea. She really is pretty ripe right now. C'mon Ash, let's go hose her down." The two women lugged Piper into the house, leaving Andy with Charlotte and Asha. "If you can give me a hand, you and your daughter can crash for the night in one of the spare bedrooms and in the morning, I'll give Phil a call, and we'll get him over for you to join his family." Charlotte leaned in and kissed his cheek. "Thank you, Andy. You and Niko will be good for Asha. Don't judge her too harshly. She's still young and that means she can tend to be reckless. She'll love you with all her heart, but she's going to have moments of sadness about her father, so please be understanding about her mood swings." "I'll do my best," he told her, as the two moved to scoop up Asha. She was light enough and small that Andy was able to carry her on his own. "That's all anyone can ask." After getting Charlotte and Asha squared away in one bedroom, Andy headed in to check on Aisling and Niko, who were sliding Piper into a bed in one of the bedrooms no one was using. When they'd moved into the mansion, Andy had told all the girls that if they wanted to claim one of the bedrooms as their own, they should do so. Ash had insisted she never wanted to sleep anywhere Andy wasn't, and Niko and Lauren had agreed, although Niko had converted one of the bedrooms into an office space that all three of the girls shared. But that still left several bedrooms that were decorated, and Andy checked four of them before he found them, as they pulled the sheets up over Piper's unconscious body. "Everything go okay?" he asked them, as they headed towards the door. "Sure, no problem, but she definitely needed to be hosed

#375 Coolio Versus Mini Me - Richard is furious about the new incarnation of Big Cook Little Cook and is going to be schooled in farts by his audience. His guest is Stewart Lee lookalike and broadcaster Terry Christian. They chat about the professionalism of June Whitfield, being at the centre of the emerging Madchester music scene, the incredible success of the Word, but the disconnect between the posh production team and the working class Christian, arguing with Piers Morgan, an incredible argument in the Big Brother House, stand up comedy as therapy and the tensions around working with Mark Lamarr. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/rhlstp. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EMF: Band HistoryEMF (short for “Epsom Mad Funkers”) is an English alternative dance band from Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England. Formed in 1989, they became known for blending dance rhythms with alternative rock and pop elements, emerging during the “Madchester” era.Their debut single, “Unbelievable,” released in 1990, became a major international hit, reaching No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1991. Their first album, Schubert Dip (1991), followed shortly after and included other singles like “I Believe,” “Children,” and “Lies.”EMF's second album, Stigma (1992), showed a darker, more introspective side of the band but did not match the commercial success of their debut. Their third album, Cha Cha Cha (1995), leaned even further into experimentation, leading to mixed reception and declining sales. The group disbanded in 1997 following label struggles and internal tensions.After the passing of bassist Zac Foley in 2002, the band took an extended hiatus. They reunited for live performances in the 2000s and released a new album, Go Go Sapiens, in 2022 — their first full-length collection of new material in over two decades.In 2024, EMF released another new album titled The Beauty and the Chaos, continuing their tradition of fusing energy, melody, and dance-rock elements. This album marks another step in the band's ongoing evolution, reflecting both their roots and new influences.Current and former members include: • James Atkin (vocals) • Ian Dench (guitar) • Derry Brownson (keyboards, samples; no longer active with the group) • Zac Foley (bass; deceased 2002) • Mark Decloedt (drums)Official Links • Official Website: https://www.emf-theband.com • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emf_theband • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EMFtheband • Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/emf_theband

Abrimos con la nueva colaboración entre Militarie Gun y Dazy en 'Tall People Don't Live Long', tema con ecos del sonido Madchester de bandas como Happy Mondays y The Stone Roses. Además, escuchamos un nuevo adelanto del próximo álbum de la gran guitarrista Samantha Fish, y te traemos las últimas novedades de Tune-Yards, Tunde Adebimpe, Ewan Currie -cantante de The Sheepdogs-, Garbage, Hannah Wicklund, St. Vincent y Pulp.Playlist:MILITARIE GUN & DAZY - Tall People Don't Live LongCAROLINA DURANTE - Tempo 2SMASH MOUTH - All StarLEIVA - Cortar por la línea de puntosKING SAPO - Hasta nunca (feat. Tarque)RIVAL SONS - Electric ManTHE SHEEPDOGS - Down At The KhyberEWAN CURRIE - Crazy StreetsBROS - Tell MeTHE BLACK KEYS - BabygirlJACK WHITE - Old Scratch BluesSAMANTHA FISH - Can Ya Handle The Heat?LARKIN POE - PearlsHANNAH WICKLUND - Bomb Through the Breeze (Live)HAIM - Everybody's trying to figure me outTUNE-YARDS - HeartbreakTUNDE ADEBIMPE - God KnowsTUNDE ADEBIMPE - Somebody NewTV ON THE RADIO - Happy IdiotPULP - Spike IslandPULP - Common PeopleGARBAGE - There's No Future In OptimismST. VINCENT - DOA NINE INCH NAILS - DisciplineGYOZA - The Hand That FeedsHERMANA FURIA - RumiasREPION - She Makes Me (Stormtrooper in Stilettos)SEXY ZEBRAS - PogoEscuchar audio

In this episode, we take a track-by-track deep dive into “Leisure,” Blur's 1991 debut and a foundational record of the Britpop movement. From the psychedelic swirls of “She's So High” to the baggy, Madchester-infused grooves of “There's No Other Way”, we explore the album's blend of shoegaze, indie rock, and danceable rhythms. How did “Leisure” set the stage for Blur's evolution, and where does it stand in the grand scheme of Britpop history? Tune in as we unpack the sounds, influences, and legacy of this underrated classic.  ******************** SUBSCRIBE ON PATREON FOR ADS-FREE LISTENING AND SPECIAL BONUS CONTENT! If you like what we do at Accelerated Culture Podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon for only $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/AcceleratedCulturePodcast

Hoy en La Gran Travesía nos vuelve a acompañar Dani Pérez para la segunda parte del recorrido por lo más destacado del Pop Rock Underground británico de la década de los años 80. En este especial repasamos desde los sonidos algo más electrónicos y el noise pop hasta el Ska, los New Romantics o el sonido Madchester de finales de los 80. Podréis escuchar a Madness, Echo and the Bunnymen, Sad Lovers and Giants, The Fall, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, Happy Mondays, Dexy´s Midnight Runners, Smiths, New Order, Stone Roses... También recordaros que ya podéis comprar La gran travesía del rock, un libro interactivo que además contará con 15 programas de radio complementarios, a modo de ficción sonora... con muchas sorpresas y voces conocidas... https://www.ivoox.com/gran-travesia-del-rock-capitulos-del-libro_bk_list_10998115_1.html Jimi y Janis, dos periodistas musicales, vienen de 2027, un mundo distópico y delirante donde el reguetón tiene (casi) todo el poder... pero ellos dos, deciden alistarse al GLP para viajar en el tiempo, salvar el rock, rescatar sus archivos ocultos y combatir la dictadura troyana del FPR. ✨ El libro ya está en diversas webs, en todostuslibros.com Amazon, Fnac y también en La Montaña Mágica, por ejemplo https://www.mdemagica.es/libro/gran-travesia-del-rock-la_53628 ▶️ Y ya sabéis, si os gusta el programa y os apetece, podéis apoyarnos y colaborar con nosotros por el simple precio de una cerveza al mes, desde el botón azul de iVoox, y así, además podéis acceder a todo el archivo histórico exclusivo. Muchas gracias también a todos los mecenas y patrocinadores por vuestro apoyo: Con, Piri, Don T, Gezkurra, Tete García, Jose Angel Tremiño, Marco Landeta Vacas, Oscar García Muñoz, Raquel Parrondo, Javier Gonzar, Eva Arenas, Poncho C, Nacho, Javito, Alberto, Tei, Pilar Escudero, Utxi 73, Blas, Moy, Juan Antonio, Dani Pérez, Santi Oliva, Vicente DC,, Leticia, JBSabe, Huini Juarez, Flor, Melomanic, Noni, Arturo Soriano, Gemma Codina, Raquel Jiménez, Francisco Quintana, Pedro, SGD, Raul Andres, Tomás Pérez, Pablo Pineda, Quim Goday, Enfermerator, María Arán, Joaquín, Horns Up, Victor Bravo, Fonune, Eulogiko, Francisco González, Marcos Paris, Vlado 74, Daniel A, Redneckman, Elliott SF, Guillermo Gutierrez, Sementalex, Jesús Miguel, Miguel Angel Torres, Suibne, Javifer, Matías Ruiz Molina, Noyatan, Estefanía, Iván Menéndez, Niksisley y a los mecenas anónimos.

I discuss the Happy Mondays' 1990 Madchester classic, Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches.

Portada "baggy" la de este Turbo 3 con tres cañonazos de la escena Madchester, firmados por Happy Mondays, The Stone Roses y The Charlatans. Además, novedades de Zahara -escuchamos 'Demasiadas canciones', último avance de su próximo y esperado disco, 'Lento ternura'-, Lucy Dacus -te presentamos 'Best Guess', bonita canción en la que la autora reflexiona sobre las relaciones amorosas y que además funciona como adelanto de su nuevo álbum, 'Forever Is A Feeling'-, y Amaral -escuchamos 'Dolce vita', tema que da título a su nuevo álbum-. Playlist:HAPPY MONDAYS - Kinky AfroTHE STONE ROSES - Fools GoldTHE CHARLATANS - The Only One I KnowBLUR - There's No Other WayOASIS - Champagne SupernovaLUCY DACUS - Best GuessJULIEN BAKER & TORRES - SylviaPHOEBE BRIDGES - KyotoBELLE AND SEBASTIAN - Another Sunny DayISOBEL CAMPBELL & MARK LANEGAN - Come on Over (Turn Me On)MUSE - Feeling GoodMUSE - PsychoMUSE - ReapersTOM MORELLO - Soldier In The Army of Love (feat. Roman Morello)BLACK SABBATH - After ForeverLED ZEPPELIN - Trampled Under FootTUNDE ADEBIMPE - DropZAHARA - Demasiadas cancionesLEÓN BENAVENTE - En el festínJOE CREPÚSCULO - Enamorado de tu reverbMELIFLUO - Los monstruos interioresVIVA SUECIA - Algunos tenemos feLOVE OF LESBIAN - ¿Qué vas a saber? (feat. Amaral)AMARAL - Dolce vitaSLOWLY SLOWLY - HurricaneCIRCA WAVES - Like You Did BeforeEscuchar audio

By 1994, grunge had waned and Madchester had set the table for the next massive wave of British music—the UK was ready for its next big rock band to refocus the global lens back on ol' Blighty. That's when Oasis popped onto the scene fully formed and captured the mantle with their iconic haircuts, perfect clothes, explosive feuds, and of course, their absolute bangers. Join along as Yasi Salek and her Wonderwall, The Ringer's Rob Harvilla, ask each other: where were you while Oasis was getting high? In this part one of two, we cover everything between the band's formation and what led up to the legendary Britpop chart battle.  SKIP AHEAD: 6:48 – Formation: Liam and Noel Gallagher 29:57 – Formation: Other band members 45:15 – Oasis pre-Noel 1:03:06 – Oasis gets signed 1:36:41 – First single “Supersonic”  2:12:49 – “Definitely Maybe”  3:06:48 – Early Britpop Battle EPISODE PLAYLIST: Listen to songs we detail in the episode ⁠HERE⁠ CREDITS: Host: Yasi Salek @yasisalek Guest: Rob Harvilla @robharvilla Producer: Liz Sánchez  Audio Editor: Adrian Bridges Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino Buy tickets for the live show HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ok, Yasi and the Scots are back for Madchester part two. We last saw The Stone Roses after they released their celebrated EP Sally Cinnamon, on the brink of a make-or-break decision: should they sign to Jive or Rough Trade? Meanwhile, the Happy Mondays were riding the wave of their debut album Squirrel and G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile (White Out), and guess what? They have a new friend: Ecstasy. They're now starting to make music influenced by its heart-opening potency. This is when the rave scene starts to bubble up from the dark Manchester clubs, like the Hacienda. Listen as we trace the back half of both bands' short but very sweet catalog, from Madchester Rave On to the Second Coming. SKIP AHEAD: 22:05 - Happy Mondays release ‘Wrote For Luck' single and later Bummed (1988) 1:04:28 - The Stone Roses drop their self-titled debut album (1989) 1:23:27 - Happy Mondays release Madchester Rave On EP (1989) (featured on Bummed Collector's Edition: Hallelujah / Holy Ghost / Clap Your Hands / Rave On) 1:30:30 - Madchester and “Rave” Origins 2:10:53 - Happy Mondays release Pills 'N' Thrills And Bellyaches (1990) 2:36:00 - Happy Mondays record …Yes Please (1992) 2:47:34 - Happy Mondays break up (1993) 2:51:21 - The Stone Roses release their last album Second Coming (1994) 3:13:05 - The Stone Roses break up (1996) EPISODE PLAYLIST: Listen to songs we detail in the episode ⁠HERE⁠ CREDITS: Host: Yasi Salek Guests: John Niven, Chlöe Walsh Producer: Liz Sánchez Audio Editor: Adrian Bridges Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ce 11 novembre, Marjorie Hache revient avec un mélange parfait de classiques et de nouveautés. Parmi les classiques, on retrouve The Beatles avec "You Won't See Me", Rage Against The Machine avec "Renegades of Funk" et Sam & Dave avec "Soul Man". Côté nouveautés, The Horrors nous présentent "Trial By Fire", extrait de leur futur album "Night Life", et Gus Englehorn dévoile "One Eyed Jack Pt. I et Pt. II", un artiste passé du snowboard à la pop psychédélique. L'album de la semaine est "Songs Of A Lost World" de The Cure, avec le titre "Drone" aux accents funk gothiques. Le live du jour est "Walking In My Shoes" de Depeche Mode, enregistré à Berlin en 2014. La reprise de la soirée est "Children of the Revolution" de T-Rex, revisitée par Violent Femmes. En long format, on savoure "Fools Gold" des Stone Roses, emblématique de la scène Madchester. La playlist de l'émission : Jack White - Archbishop Harold Holmes The Heavy - Heavy For You The Beatles - You Won't See Me PJ Harvey - Down By The Water The Horrors - Trial By Fire Rage Against The Machine - Renegades Of Funk Garbage - Stupid Girl The Cure - Drone:Nodrone Elvis Presley - I Got A Feeling In My Body Swani John Reis - Harbor Freight Sam & Dave - Soul Man Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory - Afterlife Violent Femmes - Children Of The Revolution The Black Keys - Sister Massive Attack - Special Cases La Femme - Clover Paradise AC/DC - If You Want Blood Depeche Mode - Walking In My Shoes (Live In Berlin) Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground Nine Inch Nails - Head Like A Hole Gus Englehorn - One Eyed Jack Pt. I And Ii The Breeders - Cannonball The Easybeats - See Saw Eels - Souljacker Stone Roses - Fools Gold

Babe, wake up, the new Bandsplain season just dropped. And what dark alleyways is Yasi leading us down next? This season we're gazing across the pond toward the underground scenes of the 80s and 90s in the UK following the peak of punk music – namely, Madchester, Brit Pop, and shoegaze. For our first episode, music industry savants and known Scots John Niven and Chlöe Walsh look back on “Baggy” and how the Happy Mondays and The Stone Roses revitalized indie music and helped cement the rise of rave culture in the industrial, Dickensian landscape that also birthed The Smiths, Joy Division, and The Buzzcocks, as well as Oasis a decade later. Whether you're a longtime fan or new to the scene, this season is sure to turn you into a 24-hour-podcast person. SKIP AHEAD: 20:43 - Formation of Happy Mondays 1:00:40 - Formation of The Stone Roses 3:12:05 - Squirrel And G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile (White Out) (1987) 3:31:21 - Sally Cinnamon EP (1987) 3:48:06 - Arrival of Ecstasy EPISODE PLAYLIST: Listen to songs we detail in the episode HERE CREDITS: Host: Yasi Salek Guests: John Niven, Chlöe Walsh Producer: Liz Sánchez Audio Editor: Adrian Bridges Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Bummed" by Happy Mondays is a seminal album in the Madchester scene, released in 1988. Infusing elements of funk, psychedelia, and dance music, the album is a sonic journey through the hedonistic world of Manchester's club scene. Shaun Ryder's distinctive vocals, combined with swirling guitars and funky basslines, create a hypnotic atmosphere that captures the energy and spirit of the era. Tracks like "Wrote for Luck" and "Lazyitis" showcase the band's unique blend of alternative rock and dance rhythms, while "Mad Cyril" and "Performance" delve into more experimental territory. "Bummed" is a testament to Happy Mondays' influence on the burgeoning rave culture of the late '80s and remains a classic example of Manchester's musical legacy.Listen to the album: ⁠SpotifyApple MusicLinks:Official websiteContactSupport us on PatreonDISCLAIMER: Due to copyright restrictions, we are unable to play pieces of the songs we cover in these episodes. Playing clips of songs are unfortunately prohibitively expensive to obtain the proper licensing. We strongly encourage you to listen to the album along with us on your preferred format to enhance the listening experience. 

On this award-winning series telling the definitive life story of Happy Mondays founding member and bassist Paul Ryder, we meet the man who championed the Mondays in the music press before they were famous and was part and parcel of the development of the Madchester scene. A international DJ in his own right, a successful author and music critic - it's the legendary Dave Haslam, revealing secrets and telling stories of Shaun Ryder vomiting during an interview, the most disastrous press interview he's ever encountered with the band and the inside scoop on Tony Wilson's take on the Mondays. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the latest episode, Al & Andrew breakdown the FA Cup exit, how it came about and what might come from it as well as how the young players have integrated themselves into the first team with such ease Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A fab bonus episode where never heard before Mondays stories are told by Philip Shotton - one of the Bailey Brothers who co-directed most of the Mondays' videos. Philip invented the iconic word "Madchester" and introduced the band to Carl Denver when Tony Wilson instigated a Factory night out to a supper club where he was playing. Find out who was made to wear prison uniforms, who wanted to star in a spaghetti western and why the iconic Step On video shot on the roof of a hotel in Spain almost never happened. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nach ihrem gemeinsamen «Champagne Supernova» an Liams Mega-Konzert in Knebworth sagten sie «let's fucking go!»: Der Oasis-Sänger und der Stone Roses-Gitarrist starteten ein Album. Darauf gibts weder «Madchester» noch «Brit-Pop,» dafür Classic Rock à la Rolling Stones oder Jimi Hendrix. Das Album mit dem schlichten Namen «Liam Gallagher John Squire» wurde von John Squire komplett geschrieben und getextet - Liam hat die Songs nur eingesungen. «John hatte alles bereit. Es gab keinen Grund mich einzumischen. Ich kann besser singen als schreiben. Less is more, so I've been told, on my department!» Wie ernst es Liam Gallagher meint, wenn er diese Platte mit «Revolver» von den Beatles gleichsetzt, und wie es um den Rock'n'Roll anno 2024 steht, verriet er unseren RTS-Kolleginnen bei 19h30 - und Auszüge aus dem Gespräch gibt's heute im Sounds!

El efecto placebo y el efecto nocebo. Percibir que algo es un daño potencial y colocar todos los sentidos en dirección a corroborarlo. ECDQEMSD podcast El Cyber Talk Show - episodio 5722 Efecto Placebo Conducen: El Pirata y El Sr. Lagartija https://canaltrans.com Noticias Del Mundo: Crece el gasto militar mundial - La viuda de Nalvany - Las memorias de AMLO - Pipas, cámaras y gatos - Canciones de Kurt Cobain en su día  - Madchester y esos Stone Roses. Historias Desintegradas: La tortuga veloz - La expectativa juega - Industria farmacéutica - Placebo en Ciudad de México - El método científico - Una isla para la realeza inglesa - La hermana de la reina - Margarita la oveja negra - Un cantante sexy - Un secreto inglés - La hija no reconocida - Los puntos débiles - En el desayuno - Una comunidad difícil - Relax - Regresen a tiquicia - Solidaridad, igualdad, paz y más... https://www.canaltrans.com/ecdqemsd_podcast_2024/5722_efecto_placebo.html En Caso De Que El Mundo Se Desintegre - Podcast no tiene publicidad, sponsors ni organizaciones que aporten para mantenerlo al aire. Solo el sistema cooperativo de los que aportan a través de las suscripciones hacen posible que todo esto siga siendo una realidad. Gracias Dragones Dorados: https://www.canaltrans.com/radio/suscripciones.html

On this award-winning podcast where Happy Mondays founding member Paul Ryder tells his complete life story to his ex-wife journalist Angela Smith, this bonus episode features the most requested interviewee from the main series - Tuff Gong Studios owner Lee "Latch" Parker. As well as being an enthusiastic participant of the Madchester rave scene, he was there when the Mondays famously reformed with the original line-up in 2012 and tells no-holds-barred stories and gives unique insights with his infectious own brand of humor and heart. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the latest episode of Sausage On A Fork, we're joined by Danny Cunningham aka Liam Brady. Danny tells us what it was like to work on a huge movie very early on in his career; what it was like playing the boyfriend of one of Grange Hill's most popular characters and what it was like playing one of the most controversial singers of the Madchester scene!

Rain is back! Having made her way from KCMO all the way to the UK, Rain is hanging out with a different crew these days, even if her buddies Alex and Sam are still kicking around somewhere, and this time the Second Inquisition isn't messing around! After successfully demolishing the infrastructure of the London Kindred and sent them scattering to the four winds, we find our coterie in Manchester... Will they survive the Ascension Night? Stay tuned to find out...You can find Alana at @SpectralCraftDice on social media, and on their website at https://spectralcraft.ca/ where they make all kinds of amazing dice!Cam of the no socials is a new friend of Hammer of the Gods who comes to us through the Even Footing Games discord!Slovenly Lyssa can be found on the Slovenly Trulls podcast wherever you get your podcasts, and @slovenlytrulls on Instagram and Threads where she's one half of the amazing feminist fact checkers who talk about D&D and TTRPG's and back it up with research and citations!Ry can be found on social medias @RockandRy or variations thereof, and GM's the Final Fantasy XIV campaign at https://www.twitch.tv/thevaktare on Thursday evenings, is one of the Krayt Fang crew in Rick's Star Wars: Scum and Villainy mini-campaign on The Vaktare, and plays Ameera in Werewolf: The Apocalypse right here on Hammpod!Music: The Embrace, The Vampire Court, In The Shadows, Wasted Blood, and The Kiss by Ivan Duch (https://ivanduch.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Well-known upholsterer and TV identity Craig Hughes joins us for a chat about seeing the recording of Filthy Rich & Catflap in 1986, and then Red Dwarf, while living in Manchester. Craig was also a sound engineer and promoter in the Madchester music scene, balancing that with his restoration work which later saw him become a specialist regular on TV's 'Salvage Hunters' and 'Salvage Hunters: The Restorers'. You can follow Craig on Twitter-X, Instagram, Youtube and at his website.  

This award-winning show charts the life of the late Paul Ryder - founding member and bass player of Madchester legends Happy Mondays - as he tells his story to his ex-wife, journalist Angela Smith. This week we have a bonus episode to celebrate the re-release of Paul Ryder's Big Arm album - Radiator - 16 years exactly since its original release. We hear from all of the Big Arm members including Pete Smith, Danny Short, Daz Gilkinson, Lea Mullen and Chris Connelly aka Double Pudding and Chips. Pete talks about pulling Paul out of a drug house, Danny shares a story about mimicking Ian Brown while the band were on tour with him and Daz talks of a celebrity encounter he'd rather forget. Lea reminisces about touring with Paul during their time with the Mondays and Double Pudding drives the band's gear to a gig in Berlin with Paul's dad Derek. The album is out today - Paul Ryder's Big Arm - Radiator - so get yourself a copy!Check out Angela's other podcast, Accidentally Milf - Online Dating Adventures After 50 - the podcast that inspired this one!Please support The Paul Ryder Tapes by becoming a patron at Patreon.com/thepaulrydertapesIf you'd like to rent Paul's Normandy chateau that's featured in the series, (where he recorded the Big Arm album), email chateaudelavallee@gmail.com for a big discount on the airbnb price! Check it out on airbnb at www.francechateauforrent.comVisit the main website at paulryder.tv for links to our socials and please give us a review if you've not already done so!To see all of the podcast episodes on video go to our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgdRdtMEzwjBW8ZE3uc8FBQJoin our Sunday club where at 8pm UK time Angela and Paul's youngest son Chico are live in the chat!Thanks so much for being a part of the series! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New music from Cheekface, Marnie Stern, some old school Madchester and more!

A principios de década la música de baile dominaba gran parte de la escena y pronto su influencia se notó en muchos artistas procedentes del Pop, del indie e incluso del Rock. En este podcast podréis escuchar algunos ejemplos. 01 - Beats International - Dub Be Good To Me: el ex bajista de The Housemartins (Norman Cook) creó en el 89 este colectivo, formado por una vocalista, un rapero y un teclista. Este fue su gran éxito, un cover de una canción de SOS Band y el cual contaba con un sampler de la línea de bajo de la canción de Los Clash “Guns of Brixton”. Llego al número 1 en el Reino Unido en 1990. 02 - Ace of Base - The Sign (Long Version): Luego del gran suceso mundial que fue “All That She Wants”, en 1993 publican esta canción como single, logrando el número uno en US y Europa. 03 - Soho - Hippychick: El dúo de las hermanas Cuff lograron un solo éxito mundial, y fue este Hippychick en 1990, el cual contenía un sampler de la guitarra de Johnny Marr en la canción de The smiths “How Soon is Now” 04 - Stereo MC's – Connected: Procedentes de la escena del Hip-Hop británico, en 1992 lanzaron todo un revienta pistas como es “Connected”. Hasta mediados de los 2000 siguieron publicando material pero nunca repitieron el éxito, 05 - Lil Louis & The World - Nyce & Slo (Tony Humphries wildlife mix): DJ y productor de Chicago. Famoso por publicar en 1989 “French Kiss”, clásico del House. En 1990 lanza como single “Nyce & Slo” del cual se realizaron decenas de remezclas, la que aquí podéis escuchar fúe publicada originalmente en 12 pulgadas. 06 - Soul II Soul - Get a Life: Luego del gran suceso que fue el disco debut. El combo de Jazzie B lanza su segundo álbum “Volume II (1990 a new decade)”. Del cual se extrae este single. 07 - Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart: El trio británico debutan en mayo de 1990 con el cover de Neil Young “Only Love Can Break Your Heart” convirtiéndose en su single más exitoso hasta la actualidad. Como dato curioso, su vocalista Sarah Cracknell se incorpora al grupo un año más tarde. Por lo que esta canción es interpretada por Moira Lambert. 08 - Banderas - This Is Your Life (Remix by Massimino & Fabio B): Procedentes de The Communards, donde ejercían de coristas, publican su único álbum hasta la fecha “Rape” en 1991. Esta canción fue su primer single y el único que sonó en las radios. 09 - Mantronix feat. Wondress - Got to Have Your Love: Grupo de Hip Hop formado a mediados de los 80s, lograron con esta canción gran éxito en todas las pistas de baile del mundo entre 1989 y 1990. 10 - King Bee - Back By Dope Demand (Funky Bass Mix): Grupo de Hip Hop holandés, tuvieron varios singles de éxito a principios de década. 11 - Adventures of Stevie V - Dirty Cash (Money Talks) (Sold Out Mix 7' Edit): Proyecto británico de Hip-House, famosos por esta canción que sono entre 1989 y 1990. 12 - Primal Scream - Don't Fight It, Feel It (7' edit): Procedentes del Indie Britanico, en 1990 publican su opera prima “Screamadelica”, una fusión de Rock, Psicodelia, House y Balearic Beat. Este fúe su cuarto single. 13 - Stereo MC's - Step It Up: Segundo single de éxito, luego de Connected. Publicado en 1992. 14 - Beats International - For Spacious Lies (12' Version): Originalmente fue piublicado en 1989 por Norman Cook como solista, en 1990 se vuelve a lanzar bajo el nombre de Beats International. 15 - Happy Mondays - Step On (Twisting My Melon mix): Procedentes de la escena de Madchester, en 1990 publican su exitoso álbum “Pills 'N' Thrills And Bellyaches” del que se extrae esta canción como single. 16 - EMF - Unbelievable (Single Version): grupo británico formado en 1989, publican su mega éxito mundial en 1990. Nunca más volvieron a lograr tal asaña.

A principios de década la música de baile dominaba gran parte de la escena y pronto su influencia se notó en muchos artistas procedentes del Pop, del indie e incluso del Rock. En este podcast podréis escuchar algunos ejemplos. 01 - Beats International - Dub Be Good To Me: el ex bajista de The Housemartins (Norman Cook) creó en el 89 este colectivo, formado por una vocalista, un rapero y un teclista. Este fue su gran éxito, un cover de una canción de SOS Band y el cual contaba con un sampler de la línea de bajo de la canción de Los Clash “Guns of Brixton”. Llego al número 1 en el Reino Unido en 1990. 02 - Ace of Base - The Sign (Long Version): Luego del gran suceso mundial que fue “All That She Wants”, en 1993 publican esta canción como single, logrando el número uno en US y Europa. 03 - Soho - Hippychick: El dúo de las hermanas Cuff lograron un solo éxito mundial, y fue este Hippychick en 1990, el cual contenía un sampler de la guitarra de Johnny Marr en la canción de The smiths “How Soon is Now” 04 - Stereo MC's – Connected: Procedentes de la escena del Hip-Hop británico, en 1992 lanzaron todo un revienta pistas como es “Connected”. Hasta mediados de los 2000 siguieron publicando material pero nunca repitieron el éxito, 05 - Lil Louis & The World - Nyce & Slo (Tony Humphries wildlife mix): DJ y productor de Chicago. Famoso por publicar en 1989 “French Kiss”, clásico del House. En 1990 lanza como single “Nyce & Slo” del cual se realizaron decenas de remezclas, la que aquí podéis escuchar fúe publicada originalmente en 12 pulgadas. 06 - Soul II Soul - Get a Life: Luego del gran suceso que fue el disco debut. El combo de Jazzie B lanza su segundo álbum “Volume II (1990 a new decade)”. Del cual se extrae este single. 07 - Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart: El trio británico debutan en mayo de 1990 con el cover de Neil Young “Only Love Can Break Your Heart” convirtiéndose en su single más exitoso hasta la actualidad. Como dato curioso, su vocalista Sarah Cracknell se incorpora al grupo un año más tarde. Por lo que esta canción es interpretada por Moira Lambert. 08 - Banderas - This Is Your Life (Remix by Massimino & Fabio B): Procedentes de The Communards, donde ejercían de coristas, publican su único álbum hasta la fecha “Rape” en 1991. Esta canción fue su primer single y el único que sonó en las radios. 09 - Mantronix feat. Wondress - Got to Have Your Love: Grupo de Hip Hop formado a mediados de los 80s, lograron con esta canción gran éxito en todas las pistas de baile del mundo entre 1989 y 1990. 10 - King Bee - Back By Dope Demand (Funky Bass Mix): Grupo de Hip Hop holandés, tuvieron varios singles de éxito a principios de década. 11 - Adventures of Stevie V - Dirty Cash (Money Talks) (Sold Out Mix 7' Edit): Proyecto británico de Hip-House, famosos por esta canción que sono entre 1989 y 1990. 12 - Primal Scream - Don't Fight It, Feel It (7' edit): Procedentes del Indie Britanico, en 1990 publican su opera prima “Screamadelica”, una fusión de Rock, Psicodelia, House y Balearic Beat. Este fúe su cuarto single. 13 - Stereo MC's - Step It Up: Segundo single de éxito, luego de Connected. Publicado en 1992. 14 - Beats International - For Spacious Lies (12' Version): Originalmente fue piublicado en 1989 por Norman Cook como solista, en 1990 se vuelve a lanzar bajo el nombre de Beats International. 15 - Happy Mondays - Step On (Twisting My Melon mix): Procedentes de la escena de Madchester, en 1990 publican su exitoso álbum “Pills 'N' Thrills And Bellyaches” del que se extrae esta canción como single. 16 - EMF - Unbelievable (Single Version): grupo británico formado en 1989, publican su mega éxito mundial en 1990. Nunca más volvieron a lograr tal asaña.

Who wouldn't want to time-travel back to the electric days of 1989, when the Stone Roses released their iconic self-titled debut album? We're ready to take you back to those heady days, exploring everything from the band's creative process, their diverse influences, and their unique sound. We've even got a deep dive into the band's history, delving into the Manchester subculture and the band's significance in the Brit Pop movement. Get excited as we dust off the vinyl and spin track after track, analyzing the genius behind their use of guitar solos, lyrics, and a vast range of styles. We'll guide you through how the Stone Roses transferred a sound they developed in their Hacienda, Madchester and “Summer of Love” periods to create their distinct sound. We'll wax lyrical over how they used drums and bass to create a dynamic sound and how their songs served as analogies for historical events. To wrap things up, we rank our top three non-hits from the album and discuss their unique mix of classic rock and modern vibes. We'll delve into how their use of reverb and distortion, combined with the layering of guitar parts, created a signature sound that still resonates with music lovers today. So put on your headphones, turn the volume up, and join us on this incredible journey through the Stone Roses' debut album. It's a musical adventure you won't want to miss!Support the show

Ever wondered how embracing a unique blend of post-punk and electronic music could move an entire culture? Join us as we traverse through the realm of music, focusing on the influential post-punk band from Manchester, New Order. Our journey takes us through their unique musical style, the impact of their partnership with Factory Records and Tony Wilson on their success, and how they redefined the music scene with their innovative sound. We also explore the pulsating Madchester scene, relive the summer of love in the 80s, and unmask the influence of DJs and American music on the band.This episode isn't just about music, it's about expressions, transitions and finding beauty in the harshest of environments. We dive into New Order's 2nd studio album, drawing parallels between the band's transition from Joy Division and the evolution of music over the years. Our conversation sways towards the intriguing world of face yoga - a practice that promises to reduce dark circles and facial problems. We also delve into how teenagers and young adults across cultures express themselves, the importance of the 'birds and bees' talk in today's world, and the effect of drugs on the youth.As we wrap up our journey, we reflect on the role celebrities play in our lives and how they could mold our decisions. We also draw conclusions on how New Order's age of consent has shaped their music. Lastly, we take a moment to appreciate the beauty of harsh environments and the remarkable inspiration they offer. Don't miss out on this thrilling exploration!Support the show

This week's Sounds from Within is a Manchester music special! Diggin deep into the vaults that make up the soundscape of the city that has given the world not just one of the greatest Clubs but some of the greatest bands as well.Obvious classics, the odd curve ball, indie dance post-punk are all represented in this week's show and not forgetting the jazz! yes, Manchester does Jazz to! 2 hours of the finest music the city that was dubbed Madchester has to offer!Tune into new broadcasts of Sounds From Within, LIVE, Wednesday from 4- 6 PM EST / 9 - 11 PM GMTFor more info visit: https://thefaceradio.com/sounds-from-within///Dig this show? Please consider supporting The Face Radio: http://support.thefaceradio.com Support The Face Radio with PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/thefaceradio. Join the family at https://plus.acast.com/s/thefaceradio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Estamos en 1990, el muro de Berlín ya era historia, la guerra fría había acabado, Margaret Thatcher dimite, liberan a Nelson Mandela. Era una época feliz en gran parte del mundo y la música Pop fue un reflejo del hype que había en la atmosfera. El House había llegado para quedarse, lo mismo que el éxtasis. Y antes del desenfreno y locura que comenzaron a ser las raves ilegales, música con más BPMs y ritmos agresivos, hubo una época donde había muy buen rollismo en las melodías que sonaban en las discotecas. Veníamos de la explosión del House a finales de los 80s, el movimiento Madchester, el proto CHill-Out procedente de Ibiza con el Balearic Beat, el New Beat belga, el Techno de Detroit, etc. Todo eso hizo que la música Pop y la música de baile se cruzaran en los primeros años de la década y produjera auténticos hits alegres, de muy buen rollo, paz y amor y todo eso.. Como dije antes, con el trascurso de los años la música dance se volvió más rápida y agresiva, llegando a picos de 150BPMs, una locura. Pero en la segunda mitad de los 90s, a finales de década, el House volvió a cambiar, los BPMs bajaron, sonando más fresco como a principios de década. En parte fue gracias a la llegada del French House, que fue un soplo de aire fresco para la música de baile. El En este Podcast Podréis escuchar un breve resumen de aquel sonido que nos hizo bailar a todos y pensar que todo iba mejor. TRACKLIST: 01 - Black Machine - How Gee (Original Sax Mix) 02 - Black Box - Everybody Everybody (Le Freak Mix) 03 - Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart (Meeting Of The Minds Mix) 04 - Lonnie Gordon - Gonna Catch You (Una Mix) 05 - Secchi Feat. Orlando Johnson - I Say Yeah (Extended) 06 - Nomad - (I Wanna Give You) Devotion 07 - Crystal Waters - Gypsy Woman (La Da Dee La Da Da) 08 - FPI Project - Rich in Paradise (Going Back to My Roots) (Original Mix) 09 - Crystal Waters - 100% Pure Love (Radio Mix) 10 - Sandy B - Make The World Go Round (Deep Dish Radio Edit) 11 - Clivillés & Cole - A Deeper Love (A Deeper Love Mix) 12 - Wamdue Project - King Of My Castle (Roy Malone Kings Mix) 13 - Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby 14 - Rozalla - Everybody's Free (To Feel Good) 15 - D:Ream - Things Can Only Get Better (D:Reamix Edit) 16 - M People - Moving On Up (M People Master Edit)

Estamos en 1990, el muro de Berlín ya era historia, la guerra fría había acabado, Margaret Thatcher dimite, liberan a Nelson Mandela. Era una época feliz en gran parte del mundo y la música Pop fue un reflejo del hype que había en la atmosfera. El House había llegado para quedarse, lo mismo que el éxtasis. Y antes del desenfreno y locura que comenzaron a ser las raves ilegales, música con más BPMs y ritmos agresivos, hubo una época donde había muy buen rollismo en las melodías que sonaban en las discotecas. Veníamos de la explosión del House a finales de los 80s, el movimiento Madchester, el proto CHill-Out procedente de Ibiza con el Balearic Beat, el New Beat belga, el Techno de Detroit, etc. Todo eso hizo que la música Pop y la música de baile se cruzaran en los primeros años de la década y produjera auténticos hits alegres, de muy buen rollo, paz y amor y todo eso.. Como dije antes, con el trascurso de los años la música dance se volvió más rápida y agresiva, llegando a picos de 150BPMs, una locura. Pero en la segunda mitad de los 90s, a finales de década, el House volvió a cambiar, los BPMs bajaron, sonando más fresco como a principios de década. En parte fue gracias a la llegada del French House, que fue un soplo de aire fresco para la música de baile. El En este Podcast Podréis escuchar un breve resumen de aquel sonido que nos hizo bailar a todos y pensar que todo iba mejor. TRACKLIST: 01 - Black Machine - How Gee (Original Sax Mix) 02 - Black Box - Everybody Everybody (Le Freak Mix) 03 - Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart (Meeting Of The Minds Mix) 04 - Lonnie Gordon - Gonna Catch You (Una Mix) 05 - Secchi Feat. Orlando Johnson - I Say Yeah (Extended) 06 - Nomad - (I Wanna Give You) Devotion 07 - Crystal Waters - Gypsy Woman (La Da Dee La Da Da) 08 - FPI Project - Rich in Paradise (Going Back to My Roots) (Original Mix) 09 - Crystal Waters - 100% Pure Love (Radio Mix) 10 - Sandy B - Make The World Go Round (Deep Dish Radio Edit) 11 - Clivillés & Cole - A Deeper Love (A Deeper Love Mix) 12 - Wamdue Project - King Of My Castle (Roy Malone Kings Mix) 13 - Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby 14 - Rozalla - Everybody's Free (To Feel Good) 15 - D:Ream - Things Can Only Get Better (D:Reamix Edit) 16 - M People - Moving On Up (M People Master Edit)

An old goal, Madchester, Sam's obituarist, Dave from the Winchester, and fighter pilot footballers, and desperation beer. (Rec: 4/10/22) Join the Iron Filings Society: https://www.patreon.com/topflighttimemachine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the '90s, U.K. rock was by Britons, for Britons. The music of the U.K. indie, Madchester and shoegaze scenes fused together into a new wave of guitar bands with punk energy, laddish lyrics and danceable grooves. They called it Britpop. In the motherland, Britpop set the charts alight: Blur faced off against Oasis. Pulp poked fun at the class system. Suede sold androgyny, and Elastica repackaged '70s art-punk as '90s pop. But with rare exception, these hits didn't translate in America. There was no Third British Invasion in the '90s—with the exception of that one inscrutable Oasis song about a “Wonderwall.” Why did Britpop fire up Old Blighty and flop with the Yanks? Join Chris Molanphy as he tries to define Britppop—was it a scene? a sound? a movement?—and explains how the music boomed and busted faster than a cannonball. Podcast production by Kevin Bendis. Make an impact this Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month by helping Macy's on their mission to fund APIA Scholars. Go to macys.com/purpose to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the '90s, U.K. rock was by Britons, for Britons. The music of the U.K. indie, Madchester and shoegaze scenes fused together into a new wave of guitar bands with punk energy, laddish lyrics and danceable grooves. They called it Britpop. In the motherland, Britpop set the charts alight: Blur faced off against Oasis. Pulp poked fun at the class system. Suede sold androgyny, and Elastica repackaged '70s art-punk as '90s pop. But with rare exception, these hits didn't translate in America. There was no Third British Invasion in the '90s—with the exception of that one inscrutable Oasis song about a “Wonderwall.” Why did Britpop fire up Old Blighty and flop with the Yanks? Join Chris Molanphy as he tries to define Britppop—was it a scene? a sound? a movement?—and explains how the music boomed and busted faster than a cannonball. Podcast production by Kevin Bendis. Make an impact this Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month by helping Macy's on their mission to fund APIA Scholars. Go to macys.com/purpose to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the '90s, U.K. rock was by Britons, for Britons. The music of the U.K. indie, Madchester and shoegaze scenes fused together into a new wave of guitar bands with punk energy, laddish lyrics and danceable grooves. They called it Britpop. In the motherland, Britpop set the charts alight: Blur faced off against Oasis. Pulp poked fun at the class system. Suede sold androgyny, and Elastica repackaged '70s art-punk as '90s pop. But with rare exception, these hits didn't translate in America. There was no Third British Invasion in the '90s—with the exception of that one inscrutable Oasis song about a “Wonderwall.” Why did Britpop fire up Old Blighty and flop with the Yanks? Join Chris Molanphy as he tries to define Britppop—was it a scene? a sound? a movement?—and explains how the music boomed and busted faster than a cannonball. Podcast production by Kevin Bendis. Make an impact this Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month by helping Macy's on their mission to fund APIA Scholars. Go to macys.com/purpose to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the '90s, U.K. rock was by Britons, for Britons. The music of the U.K. indie, Madchester and shoegaze scenes fused together into a new wave of guitar bands with punk energy, laddish lyrics and danceable grooves. They called it Britpop. In the motherland, Britpop set the charts alight: Blur faced off against Oasis. Pulp poked fun at the class system. Suede sold androgyny, and Elastica repackaged '70s art-punk as '90s pop. But with rare exception, these hits didn't translate in America. There was no Third British Invasion in the '90s—with the exception of that one inscrutable Oasis song about a “Wonderwall.” Why did Britpop fire up Old Blighty and flop with the Yanks? Join Chris Molanphy as he tries to define Britppop—was it a scene? a sound? a movement?—and explains how the music boomed and busted faster than a cannonball. Podcast production by Kevin Bendis. Make an impact this Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month by helping Macy's on their mission to fund APIA Scholars. Go to macys.com/purpose to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the '90s, U.K. rock was by Britons, for Britons. The music of the U.K. indie, Madchester and shoegaze scenes fused together into a new wave of guitar bands with punk energy, laddish lyrics and danceable grooves. They called it Britpop. In the motherland, Britpop set the charts alight: Blur faced off against Oasis. Pulp poked fun at the class system. Suede sold androgyny, and Elastica repackaged '70s art-punk as '90s pop. But with rare exception, these hits didn't translate in America. There was no Third British Invasion in the '90s—with the exception of that one inscrutable Oasis song about a “Wonderwall.” Why did Britpop fire up Old Blighty and flop with the Yanks? Join Chris Molanphy as he tries to define Britppop—was it a scene? a sound? a movement?—and explains how the music boomed and busted faster than a cannonball. Podcast production by Kevin Bendis. Make an impact this Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month by helping Macy's on their mission to fund APIA Scholars. Go to macys.com/purpose to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the '90s, U.K. rock was by Britons, for Britons. The music of the U.K. indie, Madchester and shoegaze scenes fused together into a new wave of guitar bands with punk energy, laddish lyrics and danceable grooves. They called it Britpop. In the motherland, Britpop set the charts alight: Blur faced off against Oasis. Pulp poked fun at the class system. Suede sold androgyny, and Elastica repackaged '70s art-punk as '90s pop. But with rare exception, these hits didn't translate in America. There was no Third British Invasion in the '90s—with the exception of that one inscrutable Oasis song about a “Wonderwall.” Why did Britpop fire up Old Blighty and flop with the Yanks? Join Chris Molanphy as he tries to define Britppop—was it a scene? a sound? a movement?—and explains how the music boomed and busted faster than a cannonball. Podcast production by Kevin Bendis. Make an impact this Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month by helping Macy's on their mission to fund APIA Scholars. Go to macys.com/purpose to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Big Sam's coronation weekend! Today, Jules, Jim, and Pete have gathered to celebrate not one but two coronations, as Napoli's party boat officially set sail last night after winning their first Scudetto in 33 years.Elsewhere, Pete fears for the fish, as there was a party in another seaside location after Brighton's late winner against Man United last night. Plus, we asked whether Jack Grealish (aka DJ Grealo) is about to bring back Madchester, and we take a moment to enjoy the prospect of Neymar partying in the Big Market next season. There are parties everywhere you look...Tweet us @FootballRamble and email us here: show@footballramble.com.Sign up for our Patreon for exclusive live events, ad-free Rambles, full video episodes and loads more: patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's edgy and exciting Electronically Yours episode features one of the UK's most famous rappers, MC Tunes AKA Nicky Lockett. He was a significant player in the Madchester scene in the 80's and 90's, and his work with 808 State and later with the Dust Junkys brought what was a niche music genre into the UK singles charts and the mainstream. His rapping style is unique and excellent, and he is still highly rated and performing to this day…  Ladies and Gentlemen, creator of the only rhyme that bites, MC Tunes. If you can, please support the Electronically Yours podcast via my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/electronicallyours

In episode #124 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with Graham Lambert from Madchester legends Inspiral Carpets. Inspiral Carpets have released The Complete Singles, a brand new album compiling all of the Manchester band's 24 singles to date. The Complete Singles sees all of the band's singles remastered and available on one album for the first time. From 1988's Keep The Circle Around to their latest single, 2015's Let You Down featuring the unmistakable tones of John Cooper Clarke. In this interview founder member, Graham Lambert talks about the compilation, the early days of the band, meeting Noel Gallagher, upcoming live shows, and lots more. Check out the article on XS Noize - https://bityl.co/HwM1 Please also subscribe and follow XS Noize on the social media links below: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/xsnoizemusic Twitter - https://twitter.com/xsnoizemusic Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/xsnoizemusic/

We spent last episode Shoegazing and this week we're tripping in our bucket hats all the way to Madchester to talk about The Charlatans 1990 debut.   Known in the States for the bands lone radio hit,  “The Only One I Know,” the band was a smash in their native England where a full blown scene of drug taking, baggy clothes wearing, dancing to the break of dawn Brits was sweeping the nation.  The Charlatans, along with with The Stone Roses, Inspiral Carpets, The Happy Mondays & 808 State were the soundtrack.  But how does this stuff hold up today?  Pretty damn well actually.       Recommended Listening    Inspiral Carpets  https://open.spotify.com/artist/66GWpx9iLxrvvfhDsG9STP?si=MLlUJKyVQpmXOv2qWpi49w   808 State “Cubik" https://open.spotify.com/track/5BxETnZ8Dzm86jcuFAozOa?si=6fb3e5628aa1484c   Happy Monday Bummed  https://open.spotify.com/album/6e6DI3muL90IC1LESBo7wK?si=WmKkVMnSTpGcx7P5YANJOw   Ned's Atomic Dustbin God fodder https://open.spotify.com/album/3jkqrE3ycfEY8088IZXcZZ?si=hOvoDFPYQHiotJMt8Qf9bA   Northside https://open.spotify.com/artist/2gv2g5svhtzsUQhtNZW7Xr?si=Y1HWeS5hTp-HOjWGNh9HrA   Spirea X https://open.spotify.com/artist/05x3cffNhKts722Xv2WQWb?si=8bhCvp54SYCGqm_VjYED0A   huntsmanhill.com huntsmanhillpodcast@gmail.com instagram.com/huntsmanhill https://twitter.com/HuntsmanHill Spotify Playlist:  https://open.spotify.com/user/1298220429/playlist/4gy1wWwypkoFS2lUztvZ44?si=waSq07DBQlq3x9G1_nK0pg   HHPP Amazon Affiliates Store https://huntsmanhill.com/2022/06/09/hhpp-store/   Our Music manhuntsman:  https://open.spotify.com/artist/7tFBWn0UFkdOEMf67TRD6W?si=vzllkbDwSEmfZFlj02GLRw Academy O.C:  https://academyoc.bandcamp.com/album/academy-o-c   Omertà 68:  https://open.spotify.com/artist/6dfiCa0qTlbPQUrqtIkStS?si=6SCjNtXbSO2xRBDuBKJelQ   RIP Bob Nalbandian

Gary “Gaz” Whelan of Happy Mondays and Love and the Family Tree joins CURVA MUNDIAL to talk his love of Manchester United, AC Milan and Serie A. The musician discusses how his passion about Serie A and Italian soccer came about, what has it been like not only being a fan of the league and style from a different country. He also discusses the Madchester music scene and what it means to be from the city and how United, despite their issues these days, have represented the working class heroes of the town. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The Stone Roses were one of the biggest bands in British pop music history, but their second (and final) release "Second Coming" was widely regarded as a massive disappointment. Michael makes the case that it was, in fact, the second coming of awesomeness.

Weird Al spent some downtime in the late '80s and early '90s waiting for the next big thing in popular music, which turned out to be Nirvana. But a lot happened in music in the intervening six years, and as a result, our coverage of his first polka medley of the '90s covers a lot of ground, including new jack swing, Madchester, house music, and the birth of DJ remixes. Tracks:Billy Idol - Cradle of LoveDNA feat. Suzanne Vega - Tom's DinerThe B-52's - Love ShackTechnotronic - Pump Up the JamR.E.M. - Losing My ReligionEMF - UnbelievableBell Biv DeVoe - Do Me!Co-hosts: Rich Bunnell, Dan Watkins, Jennifer CarmanLinks:Get early access to bonus episodes on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/discordpodSuzanne Vega tells the story behind "Tom's Diner": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D99PhzEIWuABarry Michael Cooper on the origins of new jack swing: https://www.njs4ever.com/2020/07/04/the-man-who-named-new-jack-swing-barry-michael-cooper-interview-part-1/Hit Parade podcast on "legacy hits": https://slate.com/podcasts/hit-parade/2022/09/radio-determines-lost-hits-vs-legacy-hitsWeird Al gives the MST3K treatment to the "Losing My Religion" music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieHA0BIfs9AOther clips:"Weird Al" Yankovic - The Hot Rocks Polka"Weird Al" Yankovic - Smells Like NirvanaMariah Carey - Vision of LoveGeneration X - King RockerBilly Idol - White WeddingThe Chipmunks - Cradle of LoveStevie B - Because I Love You (The Postman Song)Suzanne Vega - Tom's DinerMark Jonathan Davis feat. Marylin Whitelaw - Jeannie's DinerFatboy Slim - Praise YouBad English - When I See You SmileThe B-52's - Hot Pants ExplosionThe B-52's - Glove SlapMichael Bolton - How Am I Supposed to Live Without YouJesse Saunders - On and OnTechnotronic - The Pro 24sTechnotronic - Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)Technotronic - Move ThisLil Uzi Vert - Pump Up the JamPaula Abdul - Rush RushColor Me Badd - I Wanna Sex You UpR.E.M. - PilgrimageR.E.M. - It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)Yoko Takahashi - The Cruel Angel's Thesis"Weird Al" Yankovic - Spam"Weird Al" Yankovic - Frank's 2000" TVAndrew Dice Clay - Mother GooseGorillaz - 19-2000 (Soulchild remix)Bon Jovi - Blaze of GloryKeith Sweat - I Want HerBell Biv DeVoe - PoisonBell Biv DeVoe - Do Me! (Remix)

24 Hour Party People (2002) / The Forest for the Trees (2003) This week we're rolling the tape back to the MiniDV era as we get lost in the proverbial forest with Maren Ade and fly high in Madchester with Michael Winterbottom

#375 Coolio Versus Mini Me - Richard is furious about the new incarnation of Big Cook Little Cook and is going to be schooled in farts by his audience. His guest is Stewart Lee lookalike and broadcaster Terry Christian. They chat about the professionalism of June Whitfield, being at the centre of the emerging Madchester music scene, the incredible success of the Word, but the disconnect between the posh production team and the working class Christian, arguing with Piers Morgan, an incredible argument in the Big Brother House, stand up comedy as therapy and the tensions around working with Mark Lamarr.Live RHLSTPs coming up in the Leicester Square Theatre. Guest and ticket link info here https://richardherring.com/rhlstpt/tourSUPPORT THE SHOW!Watch our TWITCH CHANNELBecome a badger and see extra content at our WEBSITE See details of the RHLSTP TOUR DATES Buy DVDs and Books from GO FASTER STRIPE See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.