Podcast appearances and mentions of Tony Hadley

This weekend a festival with a difference is taking place at Palmerstown House Estate, Kildare. 'Forever Young Festival' delights in taking us back to the 80's with a lineup including legends such as Squeeze, Bananarama, Erasure, Andy Bell, Tony Hadley, and lots more. But despite the nasty weather, festival founder Sharon Alston is still all smiles. She joins Bobby to chat about what's going on and how she came to start this retro music festival.

A pull-off, hooligan freckles, Tony Hadley threats, the magic of muscles, and Roy's woes increase with some shocking refereeing. Join the Iron Filings Society: https://www.patreon.com/topflighttimemachine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's glamorous episode of Electronically Yours features an 80s icon from the massively successful Spandau Ballet, Steve Norman.Growing up as childhood mates in various bands with Gary Kemp, Tony Hadley and John Keble, his multi instrumental talents finally settled on Sax and percussion.After the Spandau split, during the 90's Steve played live at house music events, and collaborated with many artists on songwriting, and performs to this day all around the world.Ladies and gentlemen - this much is true, it's Steve Norman... If you can, please support the Electronically Yours podcast via my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/electronicallyour

National donut day. Entertainment from 2016. Pontiacs Rebellion, US President Grover Cleveland married in White House, Velveeta cheese went on saie, Biggest Large Mouth Bass ever caught. Todays birthdays -Johnny Weissmuler, Sally Kellerman, Jerry Mathers, Dennis Haysbert, Dana Carvey, Tony Hadley, Wayne Brady, Zachary Quinto, Nikki Cox. Bo Didley died.

Johnny and Gav take on the second Superbowl Kickabout classic, briefly, before moving on to performance debilitating drugs and Tony Hadley. You can hear The Kickabout live on Radio X from 11am every Saturday. Get in touch on kickabout@radiox.co.uk

A los 94 años ha fallecido el genial compositor Burt Bacharach. Recogemos algunos de sus temas más emblemáticos y los escuchamos (en una personalísima selección) a cargo de artistas como Kenny G, Bobby Caldwell, Denise Donatelli, Patti Austin & Steve Tyrell, Mario Biondi, Giuseppe Milici, Papik, Trijntje Oosterhuis, Jonathan Butler, Pat Kelley, The Isley Brothers & Santana, Tony Hadley, David Benoit y Till Brönner. Es el segundo especial que dedicamos a este legendario artista. El primero lo puedes escuchar en la edición 1818 de este podcast.

The algorithm, aerobics, cream cakes, and Sam's new vice, and getting nutted by Tony Hadley. (Rec: 15/5/22) Join the Iron Filings Society: https://www.patreon.com/topflighttimemachine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to our world of 80's Bangers with 2 crazy Aussies Sammy & Jay..Explicit & unfiltered conversation. APRA & AMCOS REGISTERED Welcome to The 80's Montage! (music, mateys and cool shit from the 80s) Your Hosts Jay Jovi & Sammy HardOn, singers from Australian 80's tribute band Rewind 80'. We take you back to living in the 80's: music, artists, TV commercials and video clips. Episode 162: 40 Years Old - The Greatest Hits of 1983..  It's a ripper! Please rate, review and enjoy! Music licensed by APRA/AMCOS Theme music ©2019 M. Skerman see Facebook for links to videos & songs mentioned in this episode! Email: planet80sproductions@gmail.com Rewind 80's Band: www.rewind80sband.com Facebook: the80smontagepodcast twitter: 80_montage instagram: the80smontage Links from Episode 162: 40 Years Old - The Greatest Hits of 1983..PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO PODOMATIC, SPOTIFY OR ITUNES SO WE KNOW WHAT COUNTRY YOU ARE FROM.www,rewind80sband.comwww.rewind80smixtape.com.auNEXT LIVE GIG - MELBOURNE @ SOOKI LOUNGE BELGRAVEFRIDAY 3rd FEBRUARY 2023 Doors open 8pm ( All 80's Music) Sooki Loungesookilounge.com.au1648 BURWOOD HIGHWAY, Belgrave Victoria 3160(03) 9754 7567BUY ME A COFFEE 2023 FUND RAISER https://www.buymeacoffee.com/The80smontagePlease Become a Patreon...Patreon Link With Thanks x https://www.patreon.com/the80smontagepodcast www.the80smontage.comCOME TO A LIVE SHOW WITH REWIND 80's BAND..Links: Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) (Official Video)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeMFqkcPYcgStream Eurythmics here: https://eurythmics.lnk.to/PlaylistsSubscribe to Eurythmics' YouTube Channel: https://eurythmics.lnk.to/YouTube Follow Eurythmics:Official website - https://www.eurythmics.com/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/eurythmics/Twitter - https://twitter.com/eurythmicsInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/eurythmicsm...WATCH LOVE IS A STRANGER ► https://eurythmics.lnk.to/LoveIsAStra...WATCH THORN IN MY SIDE ► https://eurythmics.lnk.to/ThornInMySi...WATCH HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN ► https://eurythmics.lnk.to/HereComesTh...WATCH THERE MUST BE AN ANGEL ► https://eurythmics.lnk.to/ThereMustBe...#Eurythmics #SweetDreams #SweetDreamsAreMadeOfThisNew Order - Blue Monday on BBC's Top of the Pops - 31.3.1983https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJBAVTwUzHUNew Order perform Blue Monday live on BBC's Top of the Pops on the 31st March 1983. Buy the reissued and remastered 12" single as part of Power, Corruption and Lies Definitive Edition now: https://lnk.to/NO-PCLYCStream New Order's greatest hits here ▶https://lnk.to/StreamNewOrderSubscribe here ▶ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpSc...Watch New Order's other official music videos ▶ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...David Bowie - Let's Dance (Official Video) #LetsDance #DavidBowie #BowieThe official music video for David Bowie - Let's Dance. Taken from Bowie's 'Let's Dance' album released in 1983, which featured the singles 'Let's Dance', 'China Girl', 'Modern Love' and 'Without You'.Subscribe to the David Bowie channel for all the best official music videos, live performances and interviews here - Subscribe now: http://bit.ly/2lO9yQoListen to more from the Album Let's Dance here: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?li...Watch David Bowie's official music videos here: https://lnk.to/DavidBowieOfficialVideosFollow David Bowie:https://www.davidbowie.com/https://www.facebook.com/davidbowie/https://twitter.com/DavidBowieRealhttps://www.instagram.com/davidbowie/Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (Official Video)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi_XLOBDo_YOfficial Music Video for "Billie Jean" by Michael JacksonListen to more of your favourites by Michael Jackson: https://MichaelJackson.lnk.to/_listenYD"Billie Jean" was the first short film made for 'Thriller,' the biggest-selling album of all time. The short film for this No. 1 single, directed by Steve Barron, made history as the first video by a black artist to receive heavy rotation on MTV, and was later ranked by the network as one of the 100 greatest music videos of all time.Subscribe to the official Michael Jackson YouTube Channel: https://MichaelJackson.lnk.to/subscri...Watch more Michael Jackson videos: https://MichaelJackson.lnk.to/_listen...Follow Michael Jackson: Facebook: https://MichaelJackson.lnk.to/_followFI Twitter: https://MichaelJackson.lnk.to/_followTIInstagram: https://MichaelJackson.lnk.to/_followII Website: https://MichaelJackson.lnk.to/_followWI Spotify: https://MichaelJackson.lnk.to/_followSIWritten & Composed by Michael JacksonProduced by Quincy Jones for Quincy Jones ProductionsCo-Produced by Michael Jackson for MJJ Productions, Inc.From the album Thriller, released November 30, 1982Released as a single January 2, 1983THE SHORT FILMDirector: Steve BarronPrimary Production Location: Los Angeles, CaliforniaMichael Jackson's short film for "Billie Jean" was the first of three short films produced for recordings from Thriller, which continues its reign as the biggest selling album of all time with worldwide sales in excess of 105 million as of June 1, 2016 and in December, 2015 became the first ever album to be awarded triple diamond status by the RIAA for US sales alone. The ""Billie Jean"" single reached No. 1 in 10 countries in the spring of 1983, including seven consecutive weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 - becoming the second-highest selling single in America that same year."Billie Jean" was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on April 4, 1983, and Platinum on February 4, 1989. The song won two Grammy Awards for Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance - Male, as well as an American Music Award for Favorite Single - Pop/Rock and was also named the Single of the Year on The Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics' poll in 1983.The short film featured a paparazzo attempting to photograph Jackson as he danced through an urban landscape. A specially created set featured steps and sidewalk tiles that lit up underneath Michael's feet. It is here that fans first saw some of Michael's best-known dance moves, such as spinning and landing on his toes. Many of Michael's steps and mannerisms in the video would become forever associated with The King of Pop.When the chorus hit.he sprung into this dance that was unlike anything I'd ever seen, director Steve Barron recounted of Jackson's choreography in the video. "It was just extraordinary, instinctive. He pulled it all together and turned it into what we saw.The camera literally steamed up, the eyepiece steamed up, because of my heat from what I was seeing." Barron also recalled the crew breaking into spontaneous applause after Michael finished dancing.The "Billie Jean" short film made history as the first video by a black artist to be played in heavy rotation on MTV, then in its second year. In 1992, the short film was inducted into the Music Video Producers Hall of Fame. MTV ranked "Billie Jean" as the 35th greatest music video of all time in 1999, one of three entries of Jackson's on the chart alongside "Thriller" and "Beat It."#MichaelJackson #BillieJean #ThrillerTHE 80's MONTAGES FLASHBACK AUSSIE COMMERCIAL M&Ms Australian Ad 1980s - Today's  TV Commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwZ9mf0FJcoPrince - Little Red Corvette (Official Music Video)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0KpfrJE4zw"Little Red Corvette" from '1999' (1982)☔️ Listen to more Prince here https://lnk.to/PrinceStream Watch all the official Prince videos here http://bit.ly/PrinceVideography Subscribe to the Prince channel and “ring the bell” to turn on notifications http://bit.ly/SubscribeToPrinceFollow Prince:☔️ Website https://prince.com/ Prince Store https://store.prince.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/prince/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/prince/ Twitter https://twitter.com/princeExplore the Official Prince Playlists:The Prince Videography http://bit.ly/PrinceVideographyPrince: Live Performances http://bit.ly/PrinceLiveOnYouTubePrince ♡ Music is Medicine https://bit.ly/MusicIsMedicinePrince / MPLS https://bit.ly/PrinceMLPS#PrinceRogersNelson #Prince #Prince4EverBananarama - Cruel Summer (Official Video)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9ml3nyww80Bananarama - Cruel Summer (Official Video)Listen to “Cruel Summer” - https://Bananarama.lnk.to/CruelSummerGet your vinyl copy of the album "Bananarama" released 1984 - https://Bananarama.lnk.to/AlbumStoreIDFollow BananaramaFacebook https://Bananarama.lnk.to/FacebookInstagram https://Bananarama.lnk.to/InstagramTwitter https://Bananarama.lnk.to/TwitterStore https://Bananarama.lnk.to/StoreLondon RecordsFacebook https://londonrecords.lnk.to/FacebookInstagram https://londonrecords.lnk.to/InstagramTwitter https://londonrecords.lnk.to/TwitterYoutube https://londonrecords.lnk.to/YTSubscribe#Bananarama #CruelSummerNENA | 99 Luftballons [1983] [Offizielles HD Musikvideo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpu5a0Bl8eY#nenavideos​ #99luftballons​ #99redballoons​ #original​▶︎ https://www.nena.de​▶︎ https://shop.nena.de/​▶︎ Den NENA Youtube Kanal kannst du hier direkt abonnieren: https://nena.lnk.to/yt-sub​▶︎ https://www.instagram.com/nena_official▶︎ https://www.facebook.com/NENAofficial​▶︎ NENA auf Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GoiJyG▶︎ NENA auf Apple Music: https://apple.co/2Zrrc2Y▶︎ NENA auf Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/3Bp4m9s ▶︎ NENA auf Deezer: https://deezer.com/artist/2211Spandau Ballet - True (HD Remastered)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR8D2yqgQ1UOfficial video of Spandau Ballet performing 'True', the title track from their 1983 third album 'True'. 40 Years - The Greatest Hits out now @ https://lnk.to/SpandauBallet-GH40Spandau Ballet are one of Britain's great iconic bands having sold over 25 million records, scored numerous multi-platinum albums and amassed 23 hit singles across the globe since their humble beginnings as a group of friends with dreams of stardom in the late 1970s. It wasn't long before they became fully-fledged members of the iconic Blitz Club scene and established themselves as one of the super-groups of the 80s. The band's classic line-up features brothers Gary and Martin Kemp on guitars, vocalist Tony Hadley, saxophonist Steve Norman and drummer John Keeble.Spandau Ballet's hits include Gold, True, To Cut A Long Story Short, Through The Barricades and many more.Follow Spandau Ballet: http://www.spandauballet.com/https://www.facebook.com/spandauballet https://twitter.com/spandauballethttps://www.instagram.com/spandauballet/Rewind 80's Mixtape Tour - Planet 80's Productions..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eahw584Bv_0#rewind80sband #rewind80smixtapetour #rewind80s #80s Rewind 80's Mixtape Tour - featuring Rewind 80's Band.Rebel Yell - Billy Idol performed by Rewind 80's Band APRA License Ticket sales - www.rewind80smixtape.com.au Bookings for events samantha@planet80s.com.au#rewind80sband #rewind80smixtapetour #rewind80s #80s Rewind 80's Mixtape Tour - Planet 80's Productions.Rewind 80's Perform - Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush APRA License..Bookings for Rewind 80's Band - samantha@planet80s.com.auTickets for all around Australia www.rewind80smixtape.com.auThanks For Listening!

In our final video of this series Claire Murphy, guitar tech, tour manager, and former musician, leaves us with some great tips for living on & off the road as a touring professional. Based on Claire's book, Girl on the Road: How to Break into Touring from a Female Perspective, Claire lays out a strategy for becoming freelance and leaving your regular job, with real world recommendations of who to contact and resources to use. Her book won't tell you how to become a sound engineer or how to re-string a guitar, but it will tell you how to get that first job on tour where you can put your skills to use or simply learn on the job. While this book isn't intended just for girls, it does address some female specific issues. But it can certainly be applied to ANYONE looking to break into the world of touring. Claire Murphy has worked for bands such as Vance Joy, Elle King, Lord Huron, Babes in Toyland, The Raveonettes, ABC, Go West, Tony Hadley, Therapy? and many many others, playing in venues from bars to arenas, and 80,000 capacity stadiums. She has toured in splitter vans around Europe, flown in for shows in Russia, South America, Australia and Japan, and toured in buses around the USA and Canada. She mentors women trying to break into the live music industry via the organization SoundGirls.org and often welcomes them to come shadow her for a day on tour. Buy the book: https://amzn.to/3d7F8q9 Listen to Claire's episode here: http://www.roadiefreeradio.com/podcast-1/2020/3/9/claire-murphy?rq=Claire Subscribe to the Podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/roadie-free-radio/id1115332289 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/61e24ZD5A3oBTxO36WHQXq?si=38cac6d09f3f4fea Roadie Free Radio Podcast Bundle: Code: roadiefreeradio https://one-of-one-productions.myshopify.com/products/the-roadie-free-radio-audio-kit The Following links are affiliate links! Each sale helps our channel out at no additional cost to you. The MAIN Camera: https://amzn.to/3U3kWq8 My VLOG & Streaming camera: https://amzn.to/3nEuIh2 FAVORITE on-camera mic: https://amzn.to/3RVGenQ The VLOG Lens: https://amzn.to/2y4Zrjd The ALL PURPOSE lens: http://amzn.to/2vPGayB My OTHER lens: https://amzn.to/38OVlfb My MAIN PODCAST mic: https://roswellproaudio.com/products/mini-k87 My OTHER podcast mic: https://amzn.to/3nK9oGQ The camera CAGE I use: http://amzn.to/2fWUwI2 My DESKTOP mixer: https://amzn.to/39yiSzZ My AUDIO interface: https://amzn.to/2LRF53W BEST FIELD recorder: http://amzn.to/2wfzCYI My FAVORITE mic stands: http://amzn.to/2xnBn6d Roadie Free Radio Merch: http://www.roadiefreeradio.com/merch/ RFR Website: http://www.roadiefreeradio.com

Hey Folks! In this week's video we talk to Claire Murphy, guitar tech, tour manager, and former musician, about how money on tour works on what you need to know in order to financially sustain yourself. Based on Claire's book, Girl on the Road: How to Break into Touring from a Female Perspective, Claire lays out a strategy for becoming freelance and leaving your regular job, with real world recommendations of who to contact and resources to use. Her book won't tell you how to become a sound engineer or how to re-string a guitar, but it will tell you how to get that first job on tour where you can put your skills to use or simply learn on the job. While this book isn't intended just for girls, it does address some female specific issues. But it can certainly be applied to ANYONE looking to break into the world of touring. Claire Murphy has worked for bands such as Vance Joy, Elle King, Lord Huron, Babes in Toyland, The Raveonettes, ABC, Go West, Tony Hadley, Therapy? and many many others, playing in venues from bars to arenas, and 80,000 capacity stadiums. She has toured in splitter vans around Europe, flown in for shows in Russia, South America, Australia and Japan, and toured in buses around the USA and Canada. She mentors women trying to break into the live music industry via the organization SoundGirls.org and often welcomes them to come shadow her for a day on tour. Buy the book: https://amzn.to/3d7F8q9 Listen to Claire's episode here: http://www.roadiefreeradio.com/podcast-1/2020/3/9/claire-murphy?rq=Claire Subscribe to the Podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/roadie-free-radio/id1115332289 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/61e24ZD5A3oBTxO36WHQXq?si=38cac6d09f3f4fea Roadie Free Radio Podcast Bundle: Code: roadiefreeradio https://one-of-one-productions.myshopify.com/products/the-roadie-free-radio-audio-kit The Following links are affiliate links! Each sale helps our channel out at no additional cost to you. The MAIN Camera: https://amzn.to/3U3kWq8 My VLOG & Streaming camera: https://amzn.to/3nEuIh2 FAVORITE on-camera mic: https://amzn.to/3RVGenQ The VLOG Lens: https://amzn.to/2y4Zrjd The ALL PURPOSE lens: http://amzn.to/2vPGayB My OTHER lens: https://amzn.to/38OVlfb My MAIN PODCAST mic: https://roswellproaudio.com/products/mini-k87 My OTHER podcast mic: https://amzn.to/3nK9oGQ The camera CAGE I use: http://amzn.to/2fWUwI2 My DESKTOP mixer: https://amzn.to/39yiSzZ My AUDIO interface: https://amzn.to/2LRF53W BEST FIELD recorder: http://amzn.to/2wfzCYI My FAVORITE mic stands: http://amzn.to/2xnBn6d Roadie Free Radio Merch: http://www.roadiefreeradio.com/merch/ RFR Website: http://www.roadiefreeradio.com

Welcome Back! In this video we talk to guitar tech Claire Murphy about the different stages of touring. Be sure to watch the other videos in this series! Based on Claire's book, Girl on the Road: How to Break into Touring from a Female Perspective, Claire lays out a strategy for becoming freelance and leaving your regular job, with real world recommendations of who to contact and resources to use. Her book won't tell you how to become a sound engineer or how to re-string a guitar, but it will tell you how to get that first job on tour where you can put your skills to use or simply learn on the job. While this book isn't intended just for girls, it does address some female specific issues. But it can certainly be applied to ANYONE looking to break into the world of touring. Claire Murphy has worked for bands such as Vance Joy, Elle King, Lord Huron, Babes in Toyland, The Raveonettes, ABC, Go West, Tony Hadley, Therapy? and many many others, playing in venues from bars to arenas, and 80,000 capacity stadiums. She has toured in splitter vans around Europe, flown in for shows in Russia, South America, Australia and Japan, and toured in buses around the USA and Canada. She mentors women trying to break into the live music industry via the organization SoundGirls.org and often welcomes them to come shadow her for a day on tour. Buy the book: https://amzn.to/3d7F8q9 Listen to Claire's episode here: http://www.roadiefreeradio.com/podcast-1/2020/3/9/claire-murphy?rq=Claire Subscribe to the Podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/roadie-free-radio/id1115332289 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/61e24ZD5A3oBTxO36WHQXq?si=38cac6d09f3f4fea Roadie Free Radio Podcast Bundle: Code: roadiefreeradio https://one-of-one-productions.myshopify.com/products/the-roadie-free-radio-audio-kit The Following links are affiliate links! Each sale helps our channel out at no additional cost to you. The MAIN Camera: https://amzn.to/3U3kWq8 My VLOG & Streaming camera: https://amzn.to/3nEuIh2 FAVORITE on-camera mic: https://amzn.to/3RVGenQ The VLOG Lens: https://amzn.to/2y4Zrjd The ALL PURPOSE lens: http://amzn.to/2vPGayB My OTHER lens: https://amzn.to/38OVlfb My MAIN PODCAST mic: https://roswellproaudio.com/products/mini-k87 My OTHER podcast mic: https://amzn.to/3nK9oGQ The camera CAGE I use: http://amzn.to/2fWUwI2 My DESKTOP mixer: https://amzn.to/39yiSzZ My AUDIO interface: https://amzn.to/2LRF53W BEST FIELD recorder: http://amzn.to/2wfzCYI My FAVORITE mic stands: http://amzn.to/2xnBn6d Roadie Free Radio Merch: http://www.roadiefreeradio.com/merch/ RFR Website: http://www.roadiefreeradio.com

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A Breath of Fresh Air loves the music and the musicians of the 60's 70's and 80's. And, if you're a fan of 80's music, you're likely a huge fan of English new wave band, SPANDAU BALLET. The group was inspired by London's post-punk underground dance scene and became one of the most successful groups of the New Romantic era. We meet lead singer TONY HADLEY who tells us all about his time with the band, why he left it and we check in with some of his latest music that he's taking on tour. My next guest has been dubbed “The First Lady of Roots Music” for albums that touch on her wide-ranging influences. On her latest excursion, MARIA MULDAUR teamed up with an unknown New Orleans street-band. The singer has had a long and storied career but is known around the world for that one particular song about a camel. You know the one I'm talking about, don't you? We check in with Maria to hear all about how 'Midnight at the Oasis' came to be. You could be pretty surprised to learn the real story! This week's listener's choice finds us chatting with one of Australia's consummate hippies and most beloved musicians, RICHARD CLAPTON. The uber cool Richard joins us to walk us through his long career and regales us with stories of his past and present and his hopes for the future. If you don't know Richard Clapton's music, this interview will shine a lot of light on the man and the songs he's popularised over many years. Do you have an artist you'd like to hear from? Just send me a message sandy@abreathoffreshair.com.au and I'll do my best to get your favourite 60's, 70's or 80's artist onto the show to chat with them. If you like, you'd be welcome to join me to say hi too! Hope you enjoy the show. If you do, perhaps you'd consider subscribing? Or maybe you could share it with some of your friends? You might even like to leave me a review/rating on the platform you're listening to it on. I'd be sooooo grateful! Till next week then, Warm regards Sandy

We look at Elton John's “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” (1973) one of the most important and influential albums of the modern rock period.  An album with serious lyrics, tight ensemble playing from the band, and cover art as good as it gets, this album marks a high point for Elton John.  In his career of over 50 years, he may have matched, but never bettered, this album. We also look at the 80's, which get a bit of a bum rap from many people for “manufactured bands and music”. This is perhaps unfair, with a lot of great music, Live Aid, the Berlin Wall coming down and the arty New Romantic style following a direct line from punk right at the start of the decade! Spandau Ballet, along with ABC, Visage, Duran Duran, A Flock of Seagulls, Boy George / Culture Club were at the vanguard of a style that owed a lot to the simplification and availability of keyboards/synthesisers.  Simple songs, no virtuoso playing but heaps of fun. From the burbling keyboards of “To Cut a Long Story Short” through to the blue-eyed soul of “True” and “Gold”, they provided a glamorous soundtrack for a new decade that still stands up today. Jeff's Rant urges everyone to get involved in bitcoin before becomes so worthless no one will want to buy it!!References:  Gus Dudgeon, Elton John, Nigel Olsson, Dee Murray, Davey Johnstone, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, “Candle in the Wind”, Paul Buckmaster, 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die”, Robert Dimery, double albums, Spandau Ballet, New Romantics, Blitz, Bowie, Pierrot costume, Rick Wakeman, Tony Hadley, Journeys to Glory, “Soul Boys of the Western World”, “True”, “The Wedding Singer”, Steve Buscemi Spandau BalletYellow Brick RoadTrade DogecoinBored Ape Yacht Club

Eighties icon Tony Hadley is one of pops greatest vocalists. He fronted Spandau Ballet; one of the biggest bands of the 1980s and sold over 25 million albums. Tony's unmistakable voice was the soundtrack to our teenage years, and now as a solo artist he's touring the world playing the bands famous anthems. In this episode Tony opens up about his rise to fame in the heady days of the 80's and the promise he made his grandma after seeing the casualties of cocaine. Tony reveals why Spandau Ballet disintegrated leading him to reluctantly quit, and why he's never taken the adulation too seriously. If you love the 80's you'll love this chat, especially when Tony recalls getting plastered with Freddie Mercury before jumping on stage to perform with Queen, and having Princess Diana as a fan. If you'd like to catch Tony performing all your Spandau Ballet favourites on his 40th anniversary tour, you can buy tickets here For more big conversations like this follow The Jess Rowe Big Talk Show podcast so you never miss an episode. The Jess Rowe Big Talk Show acknowledges the Gadigal people, Traditional Custodians of the land on which we recorded this podcast, and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders peoples here today. Show Credits:Host: Jessica RoweExecutive Producer: Nic McClureAudio Producer: Nicola SitchDigital Content Producer: Amy Code See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The former Spandau Ballet frontman spoke with Adam and Jennie about his 40 years as a sex symbol, playing for the queen and long walks in the country.

Seeing The Eagles, Glyn Johns again, Tony Hadley's career advice, and a cosmos triumvirate. Join the Iron Filings Society: https://www.patreon.com/topflighttimemachine See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Spike Edney has numerous links to Queen, to the extent that he was often described as the fifth member. Born on 11 December 1951, he has worked with Ben E King, Edwin Starr, The Boomtown Rats, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Duran Duran, Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, Ian Hunter, Manic Street Preachers, Beautiful South, Gary Barlow, Peter Green, Joe Cocker, 10CC, and countless more.Spike's connections with Queen began in 1984, when he appeared on the European leg of 'The Works' tour, providing additional guitar and keyboards. From then onwards he appeared at almost every show until Queen stopped touring in 1986, appearing on the 'Live In Rio', 'Live In Budapest' and 'Live At Wembley' videos, as well as the 'Live At Wembley 1986' and 'Live Magic' albums. He also appeared on Queen's 1986 studio album, 'A Kind Of Magic'.Spike can be seen playing keyboards Queen's historic 1985 Live Aid performance at Wembley StadiumSpike performed with Queen at Freddie's tribute concert, held at Wembley Stadium in April 1992, and also appears on the video and DVD of the concert. Later in 1992, Spike joined Brian in The Brian May Band, to perform extensively throughout Europe, North America, South America, Asia and Australasia. The Brian May Band released a live album and video in 1994 of a concert at The Brixton Academy in 1993.In 1994, Spike formed the SAS Band (Spike's All-Star Band), with Cozy Powell, Neil Murray, Jamie Moses and Chris Thompson, although the band has evolved over time to include a wide range of musicians. The SAS Band released their debut album in 1997 and played many concerts, many for charity, with a large variety of guest vocalists, including Paul Young, Leo Sayer, Arthur Brown, Tony Hadley, Roy Wood, Fish, Kiki Dee, Bob Geldof, Marti Pellow, Roger Taylor and Brian May.In 1997, Spike appeared with Queen and Elton John in Paris, whilst in 1998, he returned to The Brian May Band for an extensive tour of Europe, Japan, and Australasia. After that, Spike worked with numerous other artists and arranged other concerts for the SAS Band, including a live album and video called 'The Show', in 2000.Spike has continued working with Queen on numerous projects, including the 'We Will Rock You' musical in London, and has performed with Queen at virtually every show since 1984.Find out more about Spike at https://www.sasband.com/index.phpSource: http://www.ultimatequeen.co.uk/index.htm?/miscellaneous/biography/spike-edney.htm

Former Spandau Ballet front man, the fabulous Tony Hadley chats about 40 years in music and how he spent the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Spandau Ballet front man, the fabulous Tony Hadley chats about 40 years in music and how he spent the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. Fremantle's David Mundy talks about that great win against Brisbane, Michael Frederick getting in trouble and the return of Nat Fyfe. Will & Woody talk parenthood and being booted off Celebrity Apprentice Australia... and Clairsy & Lisa take calls on the time you gave yourself a black eye, off the back of a bizarre Adam Sandler story.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Former Spandau Ballet front man, the fabulous Tony Hadley chats about 40 years in music and how he spent the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. Fremantle's David Mundy talks about that great win against Brisbane, Michael Frederick getting in trouble and the return of Nat Fyfe. Will & Woody talk parenthood and being booted off Celebrity Apprentice Australia... and Clairsy & Lisa take calls on the time you gave yourself a black eye, off the back of a bizarre Adam Sandler story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the early days of Revenge of the 80s Radio, I used to cover and review concerts somewhat regularly. During one at Jones Beach in 2009 which featured several artists of the 80s, I met backstage a rather talented percussionist, Lily Gonzalez, who was playing with ABC at the time. Since, she has worked with several classic alternative acts, most recently (and currently) with Tony Hadley. Lily has a new album out titled Sink or Swim; she will be our guest on this episode of Revenge of the 80s Radio.Lily talks about how she became one of the classic alternative community's most in-demand percussionists and her recent work with Hadley. We also discuss some of the tracks on her album, Lily's own funky-jazzy combo sound and writing two of the songs featured on Sink or Swim with Nik Kershaw including the single "I Like You Better When You're Gone."We also play music from The Divine Horsemen, Opus, Laibach and more classic alternative artists.

It's the return of our ocassional series, We Can't Have Nice Things.  This week, we look at radio contest and promotions that went badly wrong, often at the draft stage.  Free nude wedding anyone? 1-star review shirt! and shirt raising money for Ukraine Red Cross at yourbrainonfacts.com/merch 02:45 Radio Luxembourg's Ice Block Challenge 06:02 Bait & switch 10:12 Rules are rules 17:36 Review and news 20:40 No accounting for taste 22:15 Library of Chaos 27:27 Good, better, breast 30:08  Playing matchmaker  Links to all the research resources are on the website. Hang out with your fellow Brainiacs.  Reach out and touch Moxie on Facebook, Twitter,  or Instagram.  Become a patron of the podcast arts! Patreon or Ko-Fi.  Or buy the book and a shirt. Music: Kevin MacLeod, Bobby Richards . Canadian radio station AMP Radio in Calgary, caused a lot of buzz with a promotion called “Bank it or Burn it” which asked listeners to vote whether they should #BANK C$5,000 and give it away to a listener, or #BURN the money, literally. With 54% of the votes, the option to #BURN emerged victorious, and AMP Radio burned C$5,000 and put it on YouTube.   A YouTube video was posted of the station's morning show hosts throwing the bills into an incinerator.  AMP Radio defended their actions noting that businesses can easily spend C$5,000 on marketing in a week, and that their promotion has garnered a lot of talk, but at what price?  While this promotion received a lot of attention, the vast majority of it came from outraged Calgarians claiming that they would no longer be listening to station. However, that hasn't stopped AMP Radio from continuing the promotion.  The second phase is currently underway, and this time C$10,000 is at stake.   Radio stunts, and their shifty cousins, radio hoaxes, have been with us since the early days of broadcasting as a favorite marketing tool to gain listeners and advertising sponsors. Orson Welles' 1938 "War of the Worlds," caused widespread panic among listeners, who actually believed Martians were invading.  The fallout can range from disappointment to embarassment to property damage, crimes against the person, and even deaths.  You probably recall the incident in California in 2007 where a contest called Hold Your Wee for a Wii, where contestants had to drink a large volume of water and the last person to go to the bathroom would win a video game console, resulted in a woman's death from acute water intoxication.  New Yorkers are unlikely to forget the day "shock jocks" Opie and Anthony finally went too far with a contest that encouraged people to have sex in public, with one couple opting to have their dalience in St. Patrick's Cathedral.     Today's topic was voted on by our patrons, including our newest member Paul D and Pigeon and our All that and Brain Too supporters, David N and EmicationLikely, who just got a bonus mini dealing specifically with radio pranks while I struggle, and struggle it is, to confine this episode to promotions and contests.  The pranks go way, way worse.  Patrons get early, ad-free episodes, but you can also get a glimpse of next week's show and what it's like hanging out in the booth with me by following my tiktok; I've start live-streaming *some of the recording process.     There's nothing new under the sun and that applies to radio contests as much as anything else in life.  Take Radio Luxembourg's and the ice block expedition of 1958.  The challenge: to transport three metric tonnes of ice from the arctic circle to the equator, without the benefit of any form of refrigeration.  The prize was set at 100,000 francs per kilo of ice that made it to its destination as a solid, or about a million bucks per tonne in today's money.  Radio Luxembourg felt they could put their money where their mouth is since who could transport ice that far without refrigeration?  The contest drew fewer hopefuls than your average ‘say the phrase that pays' call-in, but the Norwegian company Glassvatt took them up on it.  A company that produced fiberglass insulation, incidentally, and is still in business today.     Ice was cut out of the Svartisen glacier in 200kg blocks, flown to the nearest town, and melted together into a single 3,050kg block of ice.  It was then wrapped in the company's signature glass wool and placed in an iron container on a truck donated by the Scania company and fueled with with gas donated by Shell.  This was an opportunity for publicity for everyone involved, not just the radio station.  Together with a film crew and a van full of equipment, they  expedition set off from the Norwegian city of Mo i Rana on February 22, 1959, stopping in Oslo to pick up over 600 lbs/300kg of medicine to schlep along to a hospital in Lambarene, Gabon, because when else was so much cold storage going to be going that way?   They made stops in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, France, which was the comparatively easy bit, then on to Algeria, Niger, and finally Gabon.  That's when the going got tough.  Not a lot of paved roads across the desert, plus Algeria was in the midst of a civil war for independence from France.  Getting stuck in the sand was a frequent occurrence that cost them hours of digging-out time in the 120degF/50C heat, and their supply of water ironically rather limited.   It took a month a day, but they did it!  And the giant block of ice had only lost about 11% of its weight to melting, so even if Radio Luxemborg didn't pro-rate for partial tons, Glassvatt was still looking to collect about $2mil.  Except.  Radio Luxembourg had withdrawn the offer.  When an insulation company stepped up to their ‘move ice without refrigeration' challenge, Radio Luxembourg got cold feet, npi.  The cancellation wasn't the jerk move it sounds like; they actually called it off before the Glassvatt truck even set out.  Glassvatt decided to continue anyway, because even without the prize, it still seemed like good publicity.     That's really the name of the game, the whole reason radio stations do these things.  It's the aural equivalent of butts in seats.  You've got to entice the public to listen to your station over all their other options.  They can be cheaply run, these contests.  Folks my age probably won a bumper sticker, which costs the station very little, or some concert tickets, which often cost the station nothing since they come from the promoter.  But a constant need for contests means you've got to keep them interesting while not blowing through the promotions budget.  This leads some DJs to get creative and not in a good way.  Oh and a word about DJ.  My mom really wants me to refer to radio DJs as “on-air radio personalities” such as when I reference her background in FM radio in NY and FL in the 70's, because these days “DJ” means Skrillex types, but I can't be asked, so for today, they're all DJs.   In 2005, a Bakersfield, CA station announced they were giving away a Hummer to the person who could correctly guess the number of miles that two Hummers the station had had supposedly driven around the town during the course of a week.  The answer was 103.9, the same as the radio station's frequency, which one Shannon Castillo cleverly guessed.  She must have been on cloud 9 to have won herself a $60k vehicle, which if I were her I would sell because it would cost $60k in gas, so you can imagine her disappointment when she went to collect her prize and was handed a remote control car.  Castillo hired an attorney, and I don't blame her, who pointed out that the station had indicated that the vehicle had 22” rims, so either they were claiming it was a real vehicle or that was one jacked-up RC car.  Castillo sued the station for $60k, but as if often the case, lot of news outlets carry the initial story about the lawsuit, but nobody cared to report how it came out.  That's my research bug-bear.  Well, one of them.   A similar but 166% worse frustration was felt by that same year by Norreasha Gill, a KY woman who was the to the lucky tenth caller in a contest to win “100 grand.”  This was going to be life-changing!  She told her kids how they could finally buy a home of their own and have financial stability, so she probably saw red when she turned up at the station to collect her prize, only to be handed a 100 Grand candy bar.  I like caramel, rice crispies, and chocolate as much as the next person, probably more than a lot of next persons, but I totally agree with Gill suing the radio station for 100,000 actual dollars.   Pulling the wool over peoples' eyes is not only mean-spirited; it can also land businesses into all manner of trouble.  You can't say “it was just a joke” and go about your business.  A FL Hooters, not a radio station, I grant you, learned that lesson in 2001 when they held a contest among their waitstaff for most drinks sold, with the prize being a Toyota.  The winner was blindfolded and led out into the parking lot to discover her Toyota was a toy Yoda, a foot-tall figure of the puppet from Star Wars.  She quit and sued the owners of the franchise, settling out of court a year later.   Radio stations operate under the auspices of the Federal Communication Commission, and they have some pretty firm opinions about what shenanigans you can get up to if you want to do it on the broadcast airwaves.  The rules require a radio station fully and accurately disclose the material terms, aka the relevant details of the contest, which cannot be deceptive, misleading, or patently false, and then to follow through with those terms.  If you're talking about a contest on the air, you have to give the material terms on the air.  It's not good enough to say “we're giving away a hundred grand, see the website for more info” and on the website, admit that it's a candy bar, no siree.  No claiming it was just a joke if you made it out to be a legit contest.     The FCC fined a Kansaa station $4,000 for failing to announce all material terms of a contest, even though it was on the website, and for failure to comply with the terms for their Santa's Sack contest.  Listeners were to call in and guess what was in Santa's Sack and you'd win what was in the sack plus a teddy bear; seems simple enough.  A listener who guessed the sack held $1,000 was told she was wrong, but the next day, she heard someone else guess $1k and that person was proclaimed the winner.  The first caller complained to the station and when that went nowhere, filed a complaint with the FCC.  With the feds breathing down their necks –don't forget, the FCC isn't just about issuing fines, they can yank your broadcast license– the radio station claimed it was an innocent mix-up among the staff, some of whom included the value of the $10 teddy bear and some didn't, and that the rules were on their website.  The radio station then sent a check for $1,000 to the complainant, meaning they were out $5k over a $10 teddy bear and for want of a memo.     The FCC issued KDKA in Pennsylvania with a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, a scary-sounding document that says “Look what you did!  I should take away your license for that.”  On Thanksgiving day 2007, a DJ, I assumed bored or annoyed at having to work a holiday, said that he'd give away $1,000,000 to the thirteenth caller and he'd do it once an hour.  A listener called and was told he was the thirteenth caller and was then placed on hold for 43 minutes before being put through to the DJ and immediately hung up on.  The station claimed that the on-air contest rules did not apply here because listeners should have realized it was a joke.  The FCC disagreed, since the DJ never said anything to indicate he wasn't serious, at one point saying it was “the real deal,” and he announced the “contest” *several times during his 3-hour show.  After finding that the on-air contest rules applied, the FCC smited them–smote?-- for the tag team of failure to announce the material terms *and failure to comply with said terms, i.e. pony up the dough, and fined the station $6,000.   An LA station got their own Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and $6k fine after they held a contest online with a drawing for tickets to the musical Les Miserables.  Their web site said the contest would run from 3:50 pm on May 29 to 8:50 pm on June 2.  A listener complained to the FCC after the station awarded the prize to three people at only 3:00.  Yer man must really have wanted to see Les Mis.  The radio station responded that the on-air contest rules didn't apply to its contest because the contest was exclusively online.  The FCC disagreed.  The rules apply to "all contests conducted by the licensee and broadcast to the public" and since the radio station had announced the contest several times on-air and told listeners who entered the contest to stay tuned, it was an on-air contest.   You don't necessarily need the FCC in your stable to hold a radio station's feet to the fire.  Just ask the folks at Singapore's Gold 905 after their big-money game “The Celebrity Name Drop.”  They made a montage of 14 celebrity voices, edited so that each celebrity said one word of “Gold 9-0-5, the station that sounds good, and makes you feel good.”  I couldn't find a clip of it, but if you do, hit up the soc meds or post it in soc.   To win $10,000, the caller had to correctly identify each voice in order.  It took a skilled ear, as well as listening out for other people's right and wrong guesses.  Muhammad Shalehan thought he had it after a month of puzzling and repeatedly trying to get through the phone lines, but when he read his list of names, the DJ said he got one wrong.  A few weeks later, Gold905 declared they had their winner, one Jerome Tan, and that was a wrap.     Except.  Listeners jumped on the station's FB page, pointing out that Shalehan had given the right answer more than two weeks earlier.  Mediacorp, the station;s parent company, said that Shalehan's attempt was invalidated because he failed to pronounce the string of celebrity names accurately, specifically that of Tony Hadley of Spandau Ballet.  So Muhammad went to the mountain or in this case, the internet, whereby Shelahan was able to locate Hadley's management and ask if they could help.  He then got a video from Hadley himself, confirming that, while Muhammad Shalehan has a “slight accent,” he had, in fact, “pronounced my name absolutely correctly.”   Armed now with some pretty bitchin' evidence, Shalehan went back to the station again.  After viewing Hadley's video, Mediacorp …. still refused to pay out. [sfx]  But they offered to make a “goodwill gesture” of $5,000.  By then, the online community, a barely-controlled and badly-tempered beast on the best of days, was having none of it, making for some long work-days for the PR department.  Finally, Mediacorp relented and paid Muhammad Shalehan the full $10k.     MIDROLL  don't forget ad sting   If these stories haven't made you face-palm and ask “what were they thinking,” I'd bet my mortgage one of these will.  Strap in, kids.  The tragic Hold Your Wee for a Wii contest wasn't the first or only radio station promotion to involve urine.   In 1999, KOMP 92.3-FM of Las Vegas DJ Greg McFarlane was trying to think up a novel approach to give away some Mötley Crüe tickets.  His first idea was to have contestants re-enact the Pamela Anderson-Tommy Lee sex tape live on-air, fully clothes of course; wouldn't want to be in bad taste.  Idea number 2: make contestants drink their own urine.  Y'all 1999.  What was the value in seeing Motley Crue in 1999?  That cheese had been moldy for years.  Three die-hard fans actually came into the studio, then lost their nerve when confronted with the fact that McFarlane was in no way kidding.  Then, in McFarlane's own words, “The fourth guy walks in, pushes everyone out of the way and throws it down like it was Pepsi.”  So concert tickets for guy #4 and an empty cardboard box to McFarlane, to gather his personal effects because he's just been sacked.   Hey, remind me to check my stats and see how many people jumped ship in the last 60 seconds.  For those still with me, we go now to a library in Ft Worth, TX, where the staff suddenly found themselves terrorized by crowds of people ransacking the stacks.  Unbeknownst to them, a KYNG DJ thought it would be a keen idea to announce that he had hidden $100 in $5 and $10 bills between pages of books in the library's fiction section.  Even adjusted for inflation, that's just under $200 to try to outcompete hundreds of other people for.   "People started climbing the bookshelves; they started climbing on each other, and books became airborne," library spokeswoman Marsha Anderson said, adding that 3k books had been thrown on the floor and some ended up ripped and with broken spines.  Count the books on your nearest bookcase or shelf.  How many of those would need to get to 3k?  That's a lot of damage!   Do I need to say that the library has an amount of heads-up from the radio station and that amount was none, or did you just assume because what librarian would agree to that?  More than 500 people stampeded through the Fort Worth Central Library looking for the money.  There was money in the library – the station claimed it was $100 and that was the only amount it was ever said to be, whereas a number of people in the money-mob thought it was as high as $10k.  A KYNG spokesman said the DJ was only trying to boost public interest in the library by giving away about $100, and they had no idea where people got the $10k idea.  That was after the fact of course.  In the moment, it was the librarians who had to handle the situation...because they couldn't get ahold of anyone at the radio station.  They told the crowd the only thing that could possibly make them stop looking – that someone already found the money and had just left.     Sometimes it's not judgment that's wobbly; it's taste, subjective as that may be.  BRMB in Birmingham, England ran a contest where they would pay for the winner's wedding, which as anyone less clever than my hillbilly butt getting married in my own yard both times can tell you can really run into money.  There was, of course, a catch.  The station reserved one creative right for the wedding that the station paid for.  This wedding had to be conducted au naturale.  In the buff.  Nude.  At a minimum, the happy couple had to be in all their glory; don't know if there was a maximum.  The lucky couple, who won by listener vote, had been together for eleven years, attributing their long engagement to the cost of the wedding.  Again, back yard, it's free.  The station paid all the expenses and the bride and groom held up their end…as it were, though the bride had her veil and the groom used a top hat as a fig leaf.   Your other why-is-this-so-expensive life event would come just after the end of your life, your funeral.  It costs as much as a decent used car and you don't even get to enjoy it.  Half of that would be handled if you won the contest offered by Radio Galaxy in Germany – they'd pay for your funeral, provided your funeral cost less than 3000 Euro and a modest one could.  Listeners sent in their own epitaphs, that being the words on their tombstone, like how Winston Churchill's says “I am ready to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.”  But you can't have a party without a party-pooper and the radio station was hit was a lawsuit from the Association of German Undertakers.  Also in Germany, station RTL 89.0 wanted to give away a Mini Cooper, but couldn't apparently be asked to put a lot of effort, or forethought, into it.  They just said, pull off the most amazing stunt.  Because that's safe.  Whatever the other entries were paled in comparison to the stunt submitted by the eventual winner – he would have the word mini tattooed on … how to put this delicately?... onto an appendage which most gentlemen would find distressing to have labeled “mini.”  The winner, Andreas Muller, went through with it, live on air with the female host looking on.  Can you imagine if the station refused to give him the car though?   That kind of personal touch would have been right up the alley of the folks at WDVE 102.5 in Pittsburgh.  Every year, for the festive holiday season, they hold a "Breast Christmas Ever."  Yep, they foot the bill for breast enhancement surgery.  To the surprise of no one, the event has come under fire from both feminist groups and health care advocates, who should like us to remember a boob job is surgery and surgery carries risk.  But sometimes, even the tackiest contest isn't as bad as it seems - there's always a silver lining if we look for it.  A Calgary station did a similar give-away and the winner, by popular vote, was a 19 year old trans-female listener who was quotes as saying having breast implants would mean she wouldn't "have to face so much bigotry on a daily basis."   Ottawa radio station Hot 89.9 looked at all that and said Hold My Molson's.  They put on a “Win a baby!” contest.  Specifically, they would pay for up to three rounds of in-vitro fertility treatment up to $35,000.  The contest drew criticism like jellowjackets at a cook-out, but it wasn't without redemption – it brought attention to the issue of IVF funding in Ontario just before voters head to the polls to vote if the provincial government should be required to pay it like other health care.   Said Beverly Hanck, executive director of the Infertility Awareness Association of Canada, “The station is clearly, clearly capitalizing on vulnerable patients that are desperate to have a family.”  The fact that couples have to turn to a radio contest at all points to a “sad state of affairs” in Ontario, she added.   Morning show host Jeff Mauler said the contest was intended to appeal to the station's 24 to 54 year old demographic, but that it has opened up a dialogue about an issue that is “more common than you think.”  “Anyone who complains is lucky enough to have kids or doesn't want kids,” Mauler said. “Anyone in the struggle doesn't slam the contest.” Common enough that more than 400 couples applied for the contest, which they launched on Labor Day.  Because of course they did.   If babies aren't your thing, how about a full-grown human woman?  Edmonton's the Bear FM also poked the bear with their contest to win a Russian bride.  The Bear partnered with an on-line matchmaking service that connects Russian women with foreign husbands.  Problem the first: eww.  Problem the close second: it's not uncommon for women you can meet through such services being exploited.  Employment and Immigration Minister Thomas Lukaszuk found the contest so offensive, he pulled his ministry's advertising from the station.  The prize included a free two-week trip to Russia, and $500 spending money.     New Zealand radio station The Rock FM sponsored their own contest in which the winner would be flown to the Ukraine to pick a bride from an agency, originally called “Win a Wife.”  When people complained, they changed it to “Win A Trip To Beautiful Ukraine For 12 Nights And Meet Eastern European Hot Lady Who Maybe One Day You Marry.”  Well, does what it says on the tin.  This is the same station that, when they needed a contest for Valentine's Day 2012, crab-walked around love and instead offered to cover all the costs of one lucky couple's divorce.  Asterisk, you had to drop the Big D bombshell on them live on the air.  Who says romance is dead?  No one who's watching OFMD on a binge loop for the last 9 days…not that I know anyone like that.  It's just a hypothetical.  An offly specific hypothetical   If you're thinking to yourself, it can't get worse than that, you haven't been paying attention.  Again in Canada (it's always the quiet ones), a Halifax radio station q104 put on a foreign bride contest.  The contest, which would send the winner to Prague, closed on March 8, International Women's Day.  The program director JC Douglad said firmly that there was no sexual connotatioin to the contest.  The men are promised dates with women in the Czech Republic, but they station made no warranty, express or implied, as to how those dates will go.  Okay, sure, but you've kind of undermined your position by calling it the "Male is in the Czech," didntcha?   And that's…AMP Radio defended their actions noting that businesses can easily spend C$5,000 on marketing in a week, and that their promotion has garnered a lot of talk, so it was kind of the same thing.  While a lot of Calgarians vowed to stop listening, then went on to do it again, this time with $10,000. this podcast remember thanks  

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Chris bags another of his bucket-list guests as he welcomes Exeter-based acoustic singer-songwriting duo, Sound Of the Sirens! Abbe Martin & Hannah Wood met at Timepiece nightclub in Exeter, where they were both working at the time, but did they ever imagine what the future would hold for them? They share their incredible story of how and when their music journey started, how a twist of fate at a cider-and-cheese festival in Somerset then led to them garnering the attention of legendary DJ and TV presenter Chris Evans, leading to TV and festival appearances and even on to supporting none other than Rick Astley! Abbe and Hannah also discuss their new album 'Damage Control' (to be released on 8th April) and UK tour, which will also see them support Spandau Ballet frontman Tony Hadley on a few dates of his upcoming 40th-anniversary tour. You can pre-order your copy of 'Damage Control' now via the Sound Of The Sirens store: https://sots.tmstor.es/ To keep up-to-date with Abbe & Hannah's latest news, be sure to follow them on social media also: Facebook: @SoundoftheSirens Instagram: @sound_of_the_sirens Twitter: @soundofthesirens Website: www.soundofthesirens.net To keep up-to-date with all of Chris' news and info, follow or contact him on his social media pages as below: Facebook: @DMTPodNet Twitter: @TetreaultBlay Instagram: @dmtpodnet Email: deadmenstalespublishing@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/deadmentalk/message

Last week, I started a look back at some of the highlights from the first 100 episodes of Twelve Songs of Christmas. This week, Scott McCaughey of The Minus 5 talks about his relationship to his Christmas songs when a stroke prevented him from playing them at their CD release show. Americana rocker JD McPherson talks about the inspiration for the songs on his modern Christmas classic, Socks, and Magic 101.9 program director Steve Suter takes us behind the scenes on the all-Christmas radio format. New Orleans singer Debbie Davis talks about what it's like to have a Christmas show that becomes a tradition, and songwriter Josh Rouse remembers Christmas music in Spain.  In the episode, I mention a few stories I'd link to--my piece for Nola.com on the all-Christmas radio format, and my interview with Tony Hadley of Spandau Ballet. If you haven't already done so, please do what you have to do to get Twelve Songs in your podcast feed. You can find us at Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Pandora, and Spotify. During our post-Christmas break, we went live on the IHeartRadio platform, TuneIn, Audible, and Amazon's podcast platform. Now, you can ask Alexa and Siri to play the Twelve Songs of Christmas podcast and let them pop it up on your voice-controlled personal assistant. 

Tony Hadley is the latest guest on Smooth Radio's Famous Firsts podcast with Jenni Falconer, and the former Spandau Ballet singer opens up about the various fascinating 'firsts' through his life and career. In episode 9 of Famous Firsts, Tony Hadley speaks to Jenni Falconer in-depth about discovering his powerful voice as a youngster, the creation of Spandau Ballet and their various name changes, and how the band became a leading force in the New Romantics movement. Tony also opens up about going solo and how he may have done certain things differently, performing at Live Aid, and his incredible experience duetting with Queen and Freddie Mercury. The legendary artist also looks ahead to his 40th anniversary tour in 2022, and whether there is any chance of Spandau Ballet reuniting with him as lead singer.

Percussion Discussion - Episode 72 - Pete RileyJoining me today is Pete Riley For as long as i can remember Pete has been scrambling our brains as a monthly contributor for Rhythm Magazine with his incredible Technical Difficulties feature, i am pretty certain he has kept me and many others busy over the years trying to master some of these excercises! Aside from this Pete is a very busy and in demand drummer over in the UK having p,ayed for the likes of Republica, Phil Hilborne, Fast Eddie Clarke, KEITH EMERSON, ABC, Tony Hadley & Guthrie Govan to name but a few! We have a great chat about his career, including lessons with the late great Bob Armstrong, Rhythm Magazine, Gigging, Playing and life in general! Pete is a quite remarkable drummer and a very nice guy, it was a real pleasure to spend an hour chatting to him and i hope you enjoy our conversation!

Put on your flips flops, this week That 80s Show is walking on sunshine. Katrina from Katrina and The Waves joins us in the virtual reality podcast studio in the sky to talk about her career, from the formation of the band right through to today. Hear how the band got its start, the movies that featured ''Walking on Sunshine'', Kim Wilde, Tony Hadley and a South African swimming pool and so much more. Earlier this year Katrina released her new album Hearts, Loves & Baby's through her own label and you can find it on your preferred streaming platform or check out the video for Drive here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS4_FFv5hLc Keep up to date with Katrina on www.katrinasweb.com Facebook: @katrinasweb Twitter: @KatrinasWeb. Title Track by Orange Groove Studio @OrangeGrooveAdmin on Facebook.

A grande richiesta torna in Italia Tony Hadley. Il cantante ex Spandau Ballet ritorna per un mini tour di quattro concerti teatrali – organizzato da VignaPR in collaborazione con Imarts – che prende il via lunedì 13 dicembre, da Trento al Teatro Auditorium Santa Chiara, poi il 14 approda al Gran Teatro Geox di Padova, il 15 al Politeama Rossetti di Trieste per spostarsi infine,  venerdì 17 dicembre, al Gran Teatro Morato di Brescia. È uno dei cantanti più autorevoli della storia del pop mondiale. Premiato con una medaglia d'oro dalla British Academy of Composers and Songwriters e autentica icona musicale degli anni '80. Tony Hadley condurrà il proprio pubblico in un meraviglioso viaggio nel tempo, interpretando tutti i grandi successi degli Spandau Ballet che lo hanno reso un'autentica icona della musica mondiale, fino ad arrivare alle canzoni dei suoi album solisti, passando per uniche re-interpretazioni di canzoni dei suoi artisti preferiti come i Queen, The Killers e tanti altri. I biglietti per i quattro concerti sono in vendita online su ticketone.it Ai microfoni di Monica Ferri per Teatralmente il general manager di VignaPR Luigi Vignando:

Como uma banda com nome inspirado nos horrores da Segunda Guerra Mundial nos brindou com uma das mais belas baladas românticas dos anos 80? É o que vamos descobrir hoje, ao desvendarmos as origens de True, clássico do Spandau Ballet. Spandau Ballet em 1983: (a partir da esquerda) Martin Kemp, Tony Hadley, John Keeble, Steve Norman, Gary Kemp Capa do single True True está disponível em:       True foi escrita por Gary Kemp ℗ 1983 Chrysalis Músicas usadas nesta edição: Imagination - Just an Illusion Imagination - Body Talk Beatles - Dig a Pony Al Green - Let's Stay Together Backstreet Boys - I Want it That Way Músicas de fundo Let's Do It - Topher Mohr and Alex Elena Kate's Waltz - Bad Snacks Music from YouTube Music Library Agradecimentos aos produtores virtuais pelo apoio: Fabiano F. M. Cordeiro (Fab 97,4 FM) Ricardo Bunnyman (AutoRadio Podcast) Marcos Coluci Marcelo Machado (Podcast de Garagem) Danilo de Almeida (Doublecast, Já Ouviu Esse Disco) Gostaria de apoiar o 80 WATTS? É só escolher a plataforma de sua preferência.    This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Background vector created by freepik - www.freepik.com

In this week's show, Phil talks to Leila Singh, a tech industry career coach who works with high-achieving career professionals who may be feeling stuck, frustrated and undervalued. She has a passion for bringing out the best in others which she does through the mi-brand academy. She is also a TEDx & Keynote Speaker, an Author and host of the mi-brand HQ podcast. Leila talks about why hard work is only part of the reason you'll advance in your IT career. She also discusses why you need to be remembered for the right reasons to the people who matter.   KEY TAKEAWAYS:   TOP CAREER TIP Hard work alone is not enough to succeed in your career. You also need to make yourself know, and to stand out in order to advance.   WORST CAREER MOMENT Upon joining a new organization, Leila quickly began to realise that the culture was not compatible with her own values. It also taught her the value of standing out for the right reasons.   CAREER HIGHLIGHT Leila counts her entire career trajectory as her career highlight, which was diverse and colourful at the outset. Hard work and dedication has seen her identify the path she always desired, and she has made fruitful leaps and bounds ever since.   THE FUTURE OF CAREERS IN I.T The industry is exciting dynamic, and filled with opportunities for all kinds of people with all kinds of skill sets. The playing field is level and open, and all are welcome.   THE REVEAL What first attracted you to a career in I.T.? – What's the best career advice you received? – To make yourself known What's the worst career advice you received? – That one cannot move on without experience. What would you do if you started your career now? – Leila would travel a very similar journey to the one she has behind her already. What are your current career objectives? – Growing the coaching practice and increasing reputation in the industry. What's your number one non-technical skill? – Communication and relationship building. How do you keep your own career energized? – Something that challenges and which aids in self-development. What do you do away from technology? – Leila's guilty pleasure is Tony Hadley and 80s music, as well as self-development and time with friends and family.   FINAL CAREER TIP If you're looking to further your career, you must be remembered for the right reasons to the people who matter, and who can make that ascension happen for you.   BEST MOMENTS  (3:15) – Leila - “Tech is a very dynamic and exciting industry to be in, and it's vastly growing” (4:42) – Leila - “it's about selling yourself, , and understanding how you can do that will enable you to propel yourself through your career” (6:15) – Leila – “You need to make yourself known, and stand out to make an impact” (24:41) – Leila – “There's always transferrable skills and experience that you gain from everything that you do”   ABOUT THE HOST – PHIL BURGESS  Phil Burgess is an independent IT consultant who has spent the last 20 years helping organizations to design, develop, and implement software solutions.  Phil has always had an interest in helping others to develop and advance their careers.  And in 2017 Phil started the I.T. Career Energizer podcast to try to help as many people as possible to learn from the career advice and experiences of those that have been, and still are, on that same career journey.   CONTACT THE HOST – PHIL BURGESS Phil can be contacted through the following Social Media platforms: Twitter: https://twitter.com/_PhilBurgess LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/philburgess Instagram: https://instagram.com/_philburgess Website: https://itcareerenergizer.com/contact Phil is also reachable by email at phil@itcareerenergizer.com and via the podcast's website, https://itcareerenergizer.com Join the I.T. Career Energizer Community on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/ITCareerEnergizer   ABOUT THE GUEST – LEILA SINGH Leila Singh is a tech industry career coach who works with high-achieving career professionals who may be feeling stuck, frustrated and undervalued. She has a passion for bringing out the best in others which she does through the mi-brand academy. She is also a TEDx & Keynote Speaker, an Author and host of the mi-brand HQ podcast.   CONTACT THE GUEST – LEILA SINGH Leila Singh can be contacted through the following Social Media platforms: Twitter: https://twitter.com/leila_singh001 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leila-singh Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PersonalBrandingwithLeila Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leila_singh001/ Website: http://www.mi-brand.com/ Resource: www.leilasingh.com/go/playbook

Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones invite you back to Planet Porky for another incisive look into the worlds of showbiz, current affairs and the printed press. Topics include: the September heatwave, Manhattan in the sun, Freddie Mercury's posthumous legacy, accommodating Afghan refugees into the UK, the return of Strictly Come Dancing, Sarah Harding's tragic death, a comeback for the Pussycat Dolls, nuts for breakfast, sausage sandwiches, a fry-up in a tin, why we should use more home-grown produce, the death of legendary reporter Donald Zec, the prestige of the Harrods bag, Tony Hadley, weedy lawns vs. manicured gardens, students becoming jail governors and the future of Piers Morgan. It would be criminal not to take the next flight to Planet Porky.  Follow the show on Twitter: @PlanetPorky or Mike is: @MikeParry8 while you can find Lesley-Ann: @LAJwriter. Or you can email us questions or comments to: planetporkypod@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you! 

Tony Hadley talks to Colin Murray about the beginning, middle and end of Spandau Ballet; being on stage with Freddie Mercury; meeting his heroes at Live Aid; and why he likes watching open heart surgery. Midnight Meets is part of Colin Murray's BBC Radio 5 Live show which is on Monday to Thursday, 10.30pm to 1am – or available whenever you want via the BBC Sounds app.

As Tony prepares to mark his 40th year in the music industry with a large tour Nicki chats to him about his success with Spandau Ballet and what motivates him to keep on performing and recording music.

Welcome back! It's week twenty-six of The Graham Norton Radio Show with Waitrose. Graham and trusty accomplice Maria McErlane help with your dilemmas in Graham's Guide. This week's guests include: Theatre producer Judy Craymer gives us all the insight on Mamma Mia the Musical Actor and novelist Mark Billingham discusses his brand new thriller, Rabbit Hole. Spandau Ballet singer Tony Hadley celebrates his 40th anniversary upcoming tour.Graham will be back on your radio for The Graham Norton Radio Show with Waitrose on Saturday and Sunday from 9.30am on Virgin Radio UK.Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to hear all the highlights every week! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tony Hadley, Jim Cregan and Alex Dyke are back to ramble about rock and roll, Russia – and recipes? Yes it’s the return of your favourite podcast, with more tales of life in the music business, with added Mailbag, plus foodie chat (sorry Alex) and another dip into Tony’s vinyl collection. Plus the guys talk […]

Tony Hadley, Jim Cregan and Alex Dyke are back with yet another episode of your favourite podcast! There’s a Eurovision moment when Tone throws his hat in the ring for 2022; the guys reflect on addictive personalities and the damage caused by smoking and drugs. In a lighter mood, it’s the return of Tony’s favourite […]

Tony Hadley is one of the most significant singers to emerge from the New Romantic scene in the 1980s. As frontman of Spandau Ballet, the group enjoyed outstanding international success with hits including Gold, True and Through the Barricades. Tony sat down with broadcaster, Alex Dyke, to talk about growing up a teen in 1970s Britain surrounded by Glam Rock, and how they both became fans of David Cassidy. Many thanks to Alex and Tony who took time out from recording for their podcast Stars Cars Guitars to share views on David, his music and the price of superstardom. Later in this episode, British journalist Liz Jones recalls her adoration for David since a teenager, asks what type of girl is attracted to idols and why he will always have a special part of her heart. You can catch the Stars Cars Guitars podcast on all major leading platforms. Starscarsguitars.co.uk – Podcast series from Tony Hadley, Jim Cregan & Alex Dyke. Liz Jones's podcast can be found at mailplus.co.uk/lizjones, and all platforms. More memories of what David Cassidy has meant to female and male fans around the world over the decades, can be found in my book, Cherish David Cassidy A Legacy of Love, available from Amazon and all leading bookstores worldwide. Published by Unicorn Publishing Group, Cherish has been awarded finalist in American Book Fest Best Books 2020.

On Episode 008 of the RETROZEST podcast, your host Curtis Lanclos discusses three retro-tastic recording artists who turned 60 this month (June 2020); vocalist Tony Hadley of Spandau Ballet, guitar wizard Steve Vai and bassist John Taylor of Duran Duran! Also briefly discussed are Suzi Quatro (aka Leather Tuscadero), Ann Wilson of Heart, Tom Jones and Nancy Sinatra (all of which also had landmark birthdays this month)! Contact Curtis at podcast@retrozest.com, or also on the RETROZEST Facebook page.... https://www.facebook.com/zestretro/  Also, check out our blog at www.retrozest.com.

It's World Menopause Day today and we're celebrating women in midlife with this special episode. There's no better day to be busting the taboo about discussing the menopause and raising awareness of the different symptoms women experience and the range of solutions available to them, which is why I'm speaking to the brilliant team from Pausitivity. They've made it their business to get menopause information out there and have been having a lot of fun long the way. It's a great story, so tune in and enjoy!In this episode, I speak to three very different women, who'd never met before and who still haven't met in person. They came together through social media due to their frustration with the lack of menopause information available for women and their determination to do something about it. Karen Kenning, Elizabeth Carr-Ellis and Clare Shepherd are the founders of the Pausitivity poster campaign. They always say, if you want something done ask a busy woman, and the Pausitivity women have certainly got things done! They've taken Twitter by storm and are doing quite an amazing job of raising awareness about the menopause. Listen to their fascinating stories and learn about their journey to get their Know Your Menopause symptoms poster in every doctor's surgery. Their #PosterSelfie campaign is causing a real stir, receiving support from GPs, MPs, health campaigners and celebrities. They've even managed to get several guys on board, including Tony Hadley and Jeremy Vine! It's a very inspiring story and a real testament to the power of positivity and friendship.For more information about this episode and to find helpful links in the show notes, visit my website.   If you've enjoyed this episode please leave a review on Apple iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts as it helps the show get found by new listeners who will really benefit.

Spandau Ballet's Tony Hadley calls in for a chat.The Tribal drum is beating for"What did you spill in the car"and Amanda has a Bad ,Worst ,Worstest story.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Everyone's Calling Christian! Jack Thompson, Simon Pegg, Tony Hadley and Bernard Fanning all dialled into the show on a frantic Thursday morning.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Mel and Bush have their textured sweaters on, ready to discuss students, snails and Tony Hadley. Plus as usual there's more thorny therapy in Tell Mel.