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As Our Kylie prepares to kick off the Tension World Tour this month, Joel and David don the old ostrich-feathered headdresses and step back in time for a little Showgirl glamour!  We pick up our Kylie Ann journey in 2004 with her immaculately presented "Ultimate Kylie" compilation. Together we revisit the stunning Scissor Sisters co-write 'I Believe In You' and the edgy Xenomania gems 'Giving You Up' and 'Made of Glass' - plus a couple lost tracks from this era (shout out, 'Lovin You' and 'Everything I Know'). Next, we strap on the sparkly heels and take you on a glittery journey through highlights from Kylie's epic 2005 "Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour". This dazzling career-spanning concert really had it all, from the 80s crowd-pleaser hits through to the artistic 90s gems and early 2000s renaissance hits! Wall to wall classics: 'I Should Be So Lucky', 'Hand On Your Heart', 'Can't Get You Out of My Head', 'Confide In Me', 'Slow', 'Red Blooded Woman' and so much more! Pour yourself a little Kylie wine and prepare to twirl with your favourite 2000s pop explorers with this one. But... whatever you do, don't run to the bar during the encore! Follow Right Back At Ya! https://www.instagram.com/rightbackpod/ https://twitter.com/rightbackpod https://www.facebook.com/rightbackpod Follow Joel https://www.instagram.com/dr_joelb/ https://twitter.com/DR_JoelB Follow David https://www.instagram.com/lovelimmy/ https://twitter.com/lovelimmy Email us rightbackpod@gmail.com

Guest: Jon Shave of Xenomania & The Invisible Men Honors: Girls Aloud Songs: See below Host: Music Historian James Rodriguez  Iconography is a show that celebrates music and the impact it has on people around the world. The show features artists, songwriters, and producers who have made a lasting impact on the music industry and helps to raise awareness for important causes.  One unique aspect of the show is the reading of "letters of love" from fans to the guests, which serves to highlight the emotional connection that fans have with their favorite music. The show also delves into the creative process behind making music, from worldwide smash hits to more obscure album tracks and B-sides. In addition to celebrating music and the people behind it, Iconography takes a strong stance against audio ripping, stealing, and leaking, emphasizing the importance of respecting the work of artists and creators. By promoting ethical practices and supporting those in need, Iconography showcases the power of music to inspire and unite people from all walks of life. www.instagram.com/the.original.doll Chapters: 0:00 - 4:00 The Origins of Girls Aloud 4:01 -  10:12 TK 10:13 - 18:09 Working With Girls Aloud 18:10 - 22:58  How Splits Work 22:59 - 29:59 The Show  30:00 -  33:13 History, who picks who sings 33:14 -  40:15 Jump  40:16 -  42:27 Singapore 42:28 -  46:50 Control Of The Knife 46:51 -  49:34 On The Metro 49:35 - 55:20 Crazy Fool and how Jon has evolved 

Guest: Jon Shave (Xenomania, The Invisible Men) Honors: Iggy Azelea, Britney Spears Songs: The New Classic, Reclassified, Pretty Girls Host: Music Historian James Rodriguez  Iconography is a show that celebrates music and the impact it has on people around the world. The show features artists, songwriters, and producers who have made a lasting impact on the music industry and helps to raise awareness for important causes.  One unique aspect of the show is the reading of "letters of love" from fans to the guests, which serves to highlight the emotional connection that fans have with their favorite music. The show also delves into the creative process behind making music, from worldwide smash hits to more obscure album tracks and B-sides. In addition to celebrating music and the people behind it, Iconography takes a strong stance against audio ripping, stealing, and leaking, emphasizing the importance of respecting the work of artists and creators. By promoting ethical practices and supporting those in need, Iconography showcases the power of music to inspire and unite people from all walks of life. http://www.instagram.com/The.Original.Doll  ⁠⁠http://www.theoriginaldoll.com⁠⁠ Chapters: 0:00 - 13:00 the beginning 13:01 - 13:45 working on the debut album  13:46 - 15:40 Making of Work 15:41 -  27:34 Making of Fancy/ Leave It 27:35 -  29:42 Walk The Line  29:43 - 29:55 Don't Need Y'all 29:56 - 30:23 New B (almost the single instead Fancy)  30:24 - 31:20 Impossible Is Nothing  31:21 - 31:35 Goddess  31:36 - 32:09 Lady Patra  32:10 - 32:28 F Love 32:29 - 32:51 Rolex  32:52 - 33:25 Just Askin  33:26 - 35:16 We in this B 35:17 - 35:54 Reclassified 35:55 - 39:00 Trouble   39:01 - 46:58 Pretty Girls

Michael Cragg is a prolific music journalist for The Guardian, The Observer, Vogue and more, and as of last year, the published author of Reach for the Stars, an oral history of the mind-boggling period of British pop music that flourished between 1996 and 2006. We discuss the heady confluence of factors that lead to an era bookended by the Spice Girls and the X Factor, Michael's own complicated relationship with music and his queerness, and Xenomania's contributions to the UK pop canon.We also discuss music by Girls Aloud, Björk, and George Michael. You can follow Michael on Instagram here, and his Spotify companion playlist to the book here. Purchase Reach for the Stars (now available in paperback) at your favourite independent bookseller.Listen to all previous guest choices in one handy Spotify playlist, Selections from Tracks of Our Queers and follow the pod on Instagram.Support the showHelp keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.

We love a bit of pop justice, don't we?! And today we're fist-pumping through a ton of it in our bubbly and inspiring catch up with Alexis Strum, one of Britain's best kept pop secrets of the 2000s.  Kylie and Rachel Stevens recorded Alexis's songs, which became everlasting fan favourites. She has written with Billy Steinberg (Madonna, Cyndi Lauper), Brian Higgins and Richard X and yet, tragically, neither of her two major label albums ever saw the light of day... until 2023 when Alexis managed to get them released officially, two decades later.  At last, fans can enjoy "Addicted" and "Cocoon" - the two contrasting and sumptuous sides of Alexis Strum's 2000s output. "Addicted" - a self-dubbed "sexy, electro bitch" body of work - almost was her official debut. The once-lost album features 'Nothing Good About This Goodbye' (done with Xenomania, later released by Rachel Stevens) and 'Still Standing' (recorded by Kylie on her "Body Language" album). The following album, "Cocoon", presented a more authentic, singer-songwriter artiste - featuring the single 'Bad Haircut', 'World Without Your Love' and 'Go My Own Way'.  Joel and David find out how Alexis has navigated the ups and downs of being a popstar in the 2000s, how she has harnessed the power of social media to tell her story and re-written her narrative. This is an episode unlike any other!  Buy "Cocoon" here: https://slinky.to/Cocoon Follow Right Back At Ya! https://www.instagram.com/rightbackpod/ https://twitter.com/rightbackpod https://www.facebook.com/rightbackpod Follow Alexis Strum https://www.tiktok.com/@alexisstrumofficial https://www.instagram.com/alexisstrum/  https://twitter.com/alexisstrum Follow Joel https://www.instagram.com/dr_joelb/ https://twitter.com/DR_JoelB Follow David https://www.instagram.com/lovelimmy/ https://twitter.com/lovelimmy Email us rightbackpod@gmail.com

Welcome to our first ever Right Back At Ya! Book Club episode. It's a new thing we're doing to cross into the world of literature, just like so many of our popstars-turned-authors. For our very first attempt at this spin-off series; we're speaking with respected pop music journalist and author Michael Cragg, who released his first book - the very 'right up our street' - "Reach for the Stars - 1996-2006: Fame, Fallout and Pop's Final Party", which is now available in paperback. Hello, Christmas stocking filler! This 'pop bible', as hailed by Joel, is a super fun look at the golden years of pop from Spice Girls through to the dawn of the reality show eras of Pop Idol, Popstars and The X Factor. Michael has literally spoken to so many legends in this book, including members of Spice Girls, 5ive, Steps, Girls Aloud, Sugababes, Blue, as well as hitmakers like Brian Higgins and Miranda Cooper of Xenomania, Richard X, MNEK, and industry legends like Peter Lorraine, Pete Waterman, Louis Walsh and... our very own Joel and David. Michael chats with our RBAY boys about his process in putting together this incredible pop oral history, and spotlights three songs by three artists he spoke with for the book. If you have any suggestions for a future Book Club episode; email, comment or DM us right away. The library is open! Follow Right Back At Ya! https://www.instagram.com/rightbackpod/ https://twitter.com/rightbackpod https://www.facebook.com/rightbackpod Follow Joel https://www.instagram.com/dr_joelb/ https://twitter.com/DR_JoelB Follow David https://www.instagram.com/lovelimmy/ https://twitter.com/lovelimmy Email us rightbackpod@gmail.com

This podcast truly loves a pop girl group - and it shows! For years we have talked about doing a special episode celebrating the 'lost' girl bands of the 2000s and now here we are. It felt absolutely right to kick things off with the three distinct British girl groups that were launched in 2009: Mini Viva, Dolly Rockers and Girls Can't Catch. While these groups sadly disbanded not long after their launch, they will always live on in our hearts.  Together, Joel and David present you the girlies, getting into their singles and album sampler highlights, and more! Bring on the nostalgia!  Mini Viva, the Xenomania pop duo of Britt and Frankee, released three singles 'Left My Heart in Tokyo', 'I Wish' and 'One Touch'. Dolly Rockers, who started their fledgling journey on The X Factor but returned stronger in a few years with the buzz-worthy track 'Je Suis Une Dolly' which led to a deal with Parlophone, culminating in their official debut single 'Gold Digger'. Fascination Records' Girls Can't Catch was positioned as the 'little sister' of label mate girl groups Girls Aloud and The Saturdays, but they ultimately left us wanting more after the release of their singles 'Keep Your Head Up' and 'Echo'.  If you are loving what we're doing, let us know in the comments. Who would you like to see in a 'Lost Girl Bands Vol.2'? Follow Right Back At Ya! https://www.instagram.com/rightbackpod/ https://twitter.com/rightbackpod https://www.facebook.com/rightbackpod Follow Joel https://www.instagram.com/dr_joelb/ https://twitter.com/DR_JoelB Follow David https://www.instagram.com/lovelimmy/ https://twitter.com/lovelimmy Email us rightbackpod@gmail.com

Matty and Craig are getting all tangled up this week as they talk about the 'Sexy! No No No...', the lead single from Girls Aloud's fourth studio album.  There's no disagreement that this is another slice of quality left-field pop music. But was it a bit too avant-garde to capitalise on the success of the group's first greatest hits album or was that the plan all along?  Follow us on X: @matkinsactor @cantstoppop and Instagram: @mat_atkins9 @cantstop_thepop If you like what we do, leave a review! We also have a Patreon at patreon.com/cantstopthepop, for some exclusive content we're working on.  To read about Sexy! No No No... on Can't Stop The Pop: https://www.cantstopthepop.com/2022/08/29/girls-aloud-sexy-no-no-no/ 

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: XENOMANIA! - a series in which we take a deep dive into each entry into the Alien universe, one film at a time with special guests along the way.  Kalid and Joe wrap up the XENOMANIA series with a bang! In this episode, we double-feature the two AvP films - the first, Alien vs. Predator, from 2004 directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, and its follow-up, Alien vs. Predator: Requiem, from 2007 directed by the Strause brothers. *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! References: The Hunt Begins: The Early Days of Peter Briggs' Alien vs. Predator - AvP Galaxy Aliens versus Predator versus The Terminator comic Aliens vs Predator: Requiem's "Predalien" by Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc.- Stan Winston School StarBeast — Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem, the Predalien - Monster Legacy

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: XENOMANIA! - a series in which we take a deep dive into each entry into the Alien universe, one film at a time with special guests along the way.  This episode we're moving away from the films and digging into the Alien extended universe! The franchise is incredibly expansive at this point, and we touch on quite a bit, but our focus is on the most recent novels as we have a very special conversation with the voice of many of these books, audiobook narrator & voice actor, Shiromi Arserio! *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! Featured Guest: Shiromi Arserio is an award-winning audiobook narrator & voice actor. At this point, she has narrated close to 250 audiobooks! She is particularly known as an 'accent chameleon' in her work. She is also an avid Alien fan and board game geek. Follow Shiromi on Instagram @Shiromi.arserio and be sure to visit her website to stay up to date on all her works! References: Aliens: Defiance (comic) Alien: Isolation (game) Nemesis Lifeform Alien: Fate of the Nostromo Aliens: Another Glorious Day in the Corps Aliens: Bug Hunt Alien: The Cold Forge by Alex White Alien: Into Charybdis by Alex White Alien: Colony War by David Barnett Alien: Enemy of my Enemy by Mary SanGiovanni Loki's Ring by Stina Leicht Project Greenlight: A New Generation Vengeance (Prime) Ghosts (UK version)

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: XENOMANIA! - a series in which we take a deep dive into each entry into the Alien universe, one film at a time with special guests along the way.  This episode we're making our way to the end (so far...!) of Ridely Scott's Alien prequel era Alien film series with his 2017 entry, Alien: Covenant. *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! Featured Guest: Sarah Welch-Larson is a film critic, writer, and host of the Seeing & Believing podcast. She regularly writers for Bright Wall/Dark Room and has also written for RogerEbert.com and Tor.com. Her book (which we dig into) Becoming Alien: The Beginning and End of Evil in Science Fiction's Most Idiosyncratic Franchise is available from Cascade Books now! Be sure to check out Sarah's latest piece for Bright Wall/Dark Room: No Way Out: The Elusive Borders of Jafar Panahi's No Bears References: Here's what would've happened had Shaw been in Alien: Covenant - JoBlo ‘Alien: Covenant': How the Xenomorph Continues to Horrify Audiences Decades Later - The Hollywood Reporter ALIEN – COVENANT: Charley Henley – Production VFX Supervisor – MPC - Art of VFX The Neomorphs – Alien: Covenant's New Aliens! - AvP Galaxy Ridley Scott: Inspiration for Alien: Covenant's Neomorph - IGN (YouTube) Alien: Covenant' VFX Team Hatches New Neomorph, Xenomorphs - The Hollywood Reporter Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets - Prime Video AvP Galaxy Perfect Organism Podcast Trigun Stampede - Hulu/Crunchyroll

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: XENOMANIA! - a series in which we take a deep dive into each entry into the Alien universe, one film at a time with special guests along the way.  This episode we're jumping into Ridely Scott's Alien prequel era film series with the 2012's Prometheus. Plus, we have a bonus interview (starting at 1:17:50) with the fantastic creature actor and Last Engineer himself, Ian Whyte, in which we talk about his many film roles, his participation in several iconic franchises, and his specific relationship with the Alien universe and this film. *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! If you like what you hear, consider supporting us on Patreon! References: Xenopedia Before StarBeast — Prometheus - Monster Legacy Dan O'Bannon's comic, The Long Tomorrow Ridley Scott's ‘Prometheus' and the “idiot plot” - a. a. Birdsall What The Original Alien Prequel Script Reveals About Prometheus & Covenant - ScreenRant Ian Whyte website

Episode 220 is a chat with the journalist, pop culture writer, and author Michael Cragg.Michael's new book Reach for the Stars is a rip-roaring oral history of UK pop music between 1996 and 2006, told through the interviews with the popstars, the songwriters, producers, label executives, pop fans, svengalis and culture writers of the day.It's an unputdownable behind-the-scenes history of British pop music that tells the story of the Spice Girls, 5ive, Steps, S Club 7, Atomic Kitten, Girls Aloud, JLS, Liberty X, Sugababes, The X-Factor and more.The book contains many anecdotes like Geri Halliwell missing the Spice Girls audition because she had sunburn or 5ive saying 'Baby One More Time' is "fucking wank” to Max Martin's face.We spoke to Michael about pop stars' mad schedules, the lack of mental health awareness, Xenomania, the moguls like Pete Waterman; the homophobia around boy bands coming out, TOTP, Smash Hits and the media landscape of the day, and the crazy pressure they were under in which a number two record is considered was failure.Michael Cragg will also be appearing for an interview and Q&A with our pal Louise Bruton at the Smash Hits Poll Winners Party on Saturday July 15th at Wigwam. Tickets are on Eventbrite.* Support Nialler9 on Patreon for extra persk.Show notesBuy Reach For The StarsMichael Cragg Author Interview and Pop Party on July 15thFollow Nialler9 on Insta | Twitter | Youtube | SpotifySubscribe to Andrea Cleary's Ghost newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Todays guest is without doubt one of the most original songwriters of her generation , with a career spanning dancer, artist, iconic songwriter with Xenomania for artists including Girls Aloud, Sugababes and Pet Shop Boys and now musical theatre writer with the incredible Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World opening later this year  , This makes her the most perfect person to talk about the moments that made all that possible. So please welcome , pop royalty , Miranda Cooper.

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: XENOMANIA! - a series in which we take a deep dive into each entry into the Alien universe, one film at a time with special guests along the way.  This episode we're digging into the fourth entry in the franchise, Jean-Pierre Jeunet & Joss Whedon's tonally divergent threequel, Alien: Resurrection! *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! Featured Guest: Grant Hasbrouck is a fellow geek and graphic designer who has been a longtime friend of the podcast and friend to both of us.  References: Jean-Pierre Jeunet on Alien Resurrection, 25 years on: ‘I think it's kind of sexy and weird' - The Independent Alien: Resurrection Trivia - AvP Galaxy Cloned Queen - Xenopedia Newborn - Xenopedia I'm a Virgo (Prime Video) The Bear season 2 (Hulu) Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2 (Paramount+) Cyberpunk Edgerunners (Netflix) Blades in the Dark TTRPG

WARNING!This episode contains scenes of graphic and often gratuitous pop perfection. Listener discretion is advised.Summer 2004. The wettest summer in the UK for fifty years, and with it being another three years before Rihanna invents the umbrella, there is a need for something more drastic to help dodge the dampness. So where does one shelter from the storm? Well, certainly not the World Cup, at the cinema it's a web-spinning yawn with Spider-Man 2 and TV offers up the first Strictly winning couple….who were of course…erm…shuffles notes…any-way…Of course, the real protection from a soggy summer is always POP and who better to serve up a slice of the latest and greatest top chart hits, than the ever resplendent NOW, Thats What I Call Music team, with it's 58th wonderful offering of 42 tracks. Phew, what a scorcher!(Adopts serious journalistic look) But what was the state of the pop landscape in the year 2004?Actually, let's not beat about the proverbial bush, Smash Hits would have confirmed at the top of its glittery lungs, Very Healthy Indeed, thankyouverymuch.The wizardry of pop's perfect professors such as Richard X and Xenomania were dazzling us with their weird and wonderful masterpieces as served up deliciously by the likes of Rachel (it's not anything like Goldfrapp) Stevens, Girls (who sang that line, Miranda?) Aloud and Sugababes version 2.0 (or was it 3.4?). Jamelia, Kelis and Christina Millian were proving that the girls could indeed more than hold their own with their ‘flavas' (really - ED?) of r'n'b. And ver lads McFly and Busted (only slightly conjoined, obviously) were reclaiming power pop, silly hairstyles, big eyebrows and reinventing the boyband in the process - again, with full apologies to anyone who was on ‘that' Air France flight (yeuch!)And of course there was SO much more! Franz Ferdinand and Scissor Sisters continuing to sell supermarket CDs to everyone, George Michael flying a flawless flag, Britney being weird, delicate and dead all at once and some couple called Eamon and Frankee, who weren't a couple at all, were very potty mouthed and (checks notes) WON STRICTLY! Possibly.So, who better to steer us through this spectacular summer of sonic supremacy than writer, journalist and tall person Michael Cragg. In celebration of Michael's utterly smashing book Reach For The Stars, Fame, Fallout and Pop's Final Party 1996-2006, we explore the stories behind many of the tracks on NOW58, a time of pop perfection but as always much, much more behind the curtain. Michael also reveals his first (king of) pop passions, how he escaped a shoe shop to discover his own musical journey and why Louis Walsh (and not for the first time) was very wrong about pop indeed!Along the way expect memorable and possibly even knowing nods towards Popjustice, MySpace, CDUK, Geri Halliwells's dogs, Kimberley the BOSS and absolutely nothing about The Rasmus, O-Zone or Fatman Scoop. Was it all a sugar-induced, pop fever dream? Possibly, but isn't it fun after all these years later heading back for one more bite…? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: XENOMANIA! - a series in which we take a deep dive into each entry into the Alien universe, one film at a time with special guests along the way.  This episode we're digging into the third entry in the franchise, David Fincher's divisive directorial debut, Alien 3 (aka Alien cubed)! *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! Featured Guests: Joel H Brewster is an avid science-fiction and horror fanatic and host of the ⁠No Stranger to Horror⁠ podcast. He's put his passions to practice in screenwriting a number of ⁠short films⁠ and promoting weird, obscure and fun horror-themed content through his ⁠Facebook page⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠Twitter⁠. You can find Joel's writings and links to all of his work at his website, ⁠Westcoast Strange⁠.​​ Jim Tandberg is a local Twin Cities artist and a geek at heart. He counts himself as a member of countless fandoms, but often gravitates towards comics, manga, anime, model building and Dungeons & Dragons. You can see his latest art pieces ⁠here⁠. Follow Jim on Instagram @⁠Jimstagram2⁠ and on Twitter @⁠TequilaGundam29⁠. References: The Alien 3 Story Ideas That Didn't Make it to the Screen - Den of Geek Alien 3: The 10 Biggest Differences Between The Theatrical And Assembly Cuts - ScreenRant Faith and Fury: ALIEN³ at 30 - Fangoria Becoming Alien: The Beginning and End of Evil in Science Fiction's Most Idiosyncratic Film Franchise - Sarah Welch-Larson Runner - Xenopedia Primo on Freevee Between two fires by Christopher Buehlman Sanctuary on Netflix Influencer Metroid Prime Remastered for the Nintendo Switch

As always I love chatting to producers and Jon Shave has made some of my absolute favourite records including "The Show" by "Girls Aloud" and "On A Mission" by Gabriella Cilmi. He is a Grammy nominated songwriter and producer who started out as part of the hugely successful Xenomania team working with artists including Girls Aloud and The Sugababes before joining with George Astasio and Jason Pebworth to form the production team The Invisible Men working with everyone from Little Mix and Jessie J to Britney Spears , Ellie Goulding and many more including current singles for Rita Ora and Becky Hill. More on Jon here https://www.redlightmanagement.com/artists/jon-shave/

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: XENOMANIA! - a series in which we take a deep dive into each entry into the Alien universe, one film at a time with special guests along the way. This episode we're talking about the sequel that went big, the one where James Cameron's takes on the Xenomorphs: Aliens from 1986! For this discussion, we're joined by a couple of Friendenstien all-stars, Erik Kollasch & Nicole Praska. *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! Featured Guests: - Nicole Praska is a regular Frankenstein's Podcast guest and she's also a scientist - you can also listen to her discus fingerprint science in a segment on the Brains On! Podcast (⁠Body Bonanza: Yawns, hiccups, goosebumps and more!⁠), an episode of the Double Loop Podcast (⁠2019 IAI Conference – Episode 204⁠), and on the true-crime podcast, Crime Therapy (⁠Episode 27: Koala Fingerprints aka Our First Special Guest⁠). Nicole and Joe also co-host the new Star Trek podcast, ⁠Deep Space Love⁠! - Erik Kollasch⁠ is an editor and cinephile based out of Los Angeles, CA. He's previously worked with Kalid on the ⁠Welcome to Atlanta⁠ podcast. You can follow him on Twitter ⁠@erikkollasch⁠ and on Instagram ⁠@ekollasch⁠. References: ALIENS Movie - The Making of a Xenomorph Drone - Stan Winston School for Character Arts ALIENS - Chestburster Behind-the-Scenes with Film Director and FX Designer Stephen Norrington - Stan Winston School for Character Arts 'Aliens' Turns 30: 8 Secrets From the Set Revealed - ABC Aliens (film) - Wikipedia Season 3 of The Great on Hulu Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 Arena (1989) on Tubi The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred - Chanda Prescod-Weinstein Sitcom D&D podcast Micky7 - Edward Ashton Evil Dead Rise

Frankenstein's Podcast presents: XENOMANIA! - a series in which we take a deep dive into each entry into the Alien universe, one film at a time with special guests along the way. This episode is dedicated to the one that started it all back in 1979, Alien, directed by Ridely Scott and written by Dan O'Bannon. Joining us is Philippa Ballantine, writer and author of the recent, licensed franchise novel, Alien: Inferno's Fall. *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! Featured Guest: Philippa (Pip) Ballantine is an award-winning speculative fiction author. Aside from her work set in the Alien universe, She's known for the Books of the Order series, the The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences novels, The Shifted World series and more. References: Beautiful Monsters: The Unofficial and Unauthorized Guide to the Alien and Predator Movies by David McIntree The Beast Within: The Making of 'Alien' Alien- Wikipedia Mrs. Davis (streaming on Peacock) History of the World Part II (streaming on Hulu) The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers The Sandman (streaming on Netflix) The Power (streaming on Prime)

Drew welcomes UK-based singer and songwriter Tom Aspaul to discuss this week's cultural emergency: UK girl groups are not internationally appreciated enough . The girlies chat about Tom's fantastic new album Life In Plastic, Nicole Scherzinger's wisdom, Xenomania's experimental brilliance, and settling the Sugababes vs. Girls Aloud debate. All this and more on the eighty-fourth episode of Crisis Twink: the only podcast intelligent and sexy enough to fix a culture in crisis. Follow Crisis Twink on Twitter and Instagram. Follow Drew on Twitter and Instagram. Follow Tom on Twitter and Instagram, and check out Life In Plastic: Expanded Edition on October 17th, 2022. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/crisis-twink/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/crisis-twink/support

Racy Laceys, are you ready for a lesson in Chemistry? Coming to you straight from Swingin' London Town, your favourite 2000s pop defenders Joel and David are diving into Girls Aloud's iconic third album era. Together, we'll take a nostalgic ride in the back of a London black cab through the dizzying, fun and experimental Xenomania tracks of the "Chemistry" album - plus the accompanying UK tour, fan favourite b-sides and music videos. This critically-acclaimed platinum-selling body of work gave Girls Aloud 4 x Top 10 singles - 'Long Hot Summer', 'Biology', 'Whole Lotta History' and 'See The Day'. This era between 2005 to 2006 also saw Cheryl, Nadine, Sarah, Nicola and Kimberley launch their incredibly iconic TV docu-series "Off The Record" and step up to headline their very first arena tour! What a time to be a Girls Aloud fan. Follow Right Back At Ya! https://www.instagram.com/rightbackpod/ https://twitter.com/rightbackpod https://www.facebook.com/rightbackpod Check out our Spotify playlists https://open.spotify.com/user/1c3ks5jdh2x4j7jdg1o0aglwg Follow Joel https://www.instagram.com/dr_joelb/ https://twitter.com/DR_JoelB Follow David https://www.instagram.com/lovelimmy/ https://twitter.com/lovelimmy Email us rightbackpod@gmail.com

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Your favourite 2000s pop explorers are back celebrating Sophie Ellis-Bextor! Today the sun's on us and we are groovejetting to 2007 for "Trip The Light Fantastic" to coincide with the album's 15th anniversary. You may know the killer singles 'Catch You', 'Me And My Imagination' and 'Today The Sun's On Us' but Joel and David are here to bring you many more highlights from the album. This brilliant body of work was the dawn of a new era for Dame Sophie - personally and creatively. An underrated and classy pop album, we hear our Soph bringing together new wave, disco, electro-pop and touch of indie-pop sensibilities with Grade A songwriting! Xenomania, Hannah Robinson, Cathy Dennis, Greg Kurstin, Eg White, Dan Gillespie Sells of The Feeling, and Fred Schenider of B-52's are just some of the top notch songwriters and producers involved. Hit 'play' right now for a Supersonic nostalgic pop experience! You can also catch up on our Sophie Ellis-Bextor Part 1 episode, where we cover her "Read My Lips" and "Shoot From The Hip" album eras. Follow Right Back At Ya! https://www.instagram.com/rightbackpod/ https://twitter.com/rightbackpod https://www.facebook.com/rightbackpod Check out our Spotify playlists https://open.spotify.com/user/1c3ks5jdh2x4j7jdg1o0aglwg Follow Joel https://www.instagram.com/dr_joelb/ https://twitter.com/DR_JoelB Follow David https://www.instagram.com/lovelimmy/ https://twitter.com/lovelimmy Email us rightbackpod@gmail.com

On today's episode we talk about AVP: Alien vs. Predator from 2004! Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and starring Sanaa Lathan, Lance Henriksen, Raoul Bova, Ewen Bremner, Tommy Flanagan and Colin Salmon. This also concludes ALIEN APRIL! Hope you all had a good time. We'll be back for Xenomania next April so buy a 2023 calendar and fuckin mark it now! Listen to this episode pls now thanx. Follow us on Instagram for the love of god: https://www.instagram.com/comicbookraiders/

The Sound of Arrows are a Swedish electropop duo - often compared with Pet Shop Boys at their dreamiest - comprising of Stefan Storm and Oskar Gullstrand. They broke through in 2011 with the album, Voyage, which quickly became a cult hit for the Popjustice generation with its hopeful lyrics, soaring melodies and euphoric hooks. They followed this eventually in 2017 with the album Stay Free, which built on their sound and added a stellar cast of supporting characters, including Annie and Niki and the Dove. With Oskar focusing on work in film, it's fair to say that Stefan is the lead player in The Sound of Arrows and he has his fingers in multiple musical pies, having written with the likes of British legends Richard X and Xenomania, and, in 2020, co-writing and producing Norwegian icon, Annie's long-awaited comeback album, Dark Hearts. We caught up with him to chat about his work with The Sound of Arrows and Annie, as well as the many other collaborations he's done or has in the pipeline. We've also built a playlist of his top tunes, which you can find at www.melodyam.com/stefanstorm

Pop fans, we're getting glammed up at Curls Allowed for a night out at the Eskimo Club! Join Joel and David for a fabulous, nostalgic look back at Girls Aloud's iconic second album era, "What Will The Neighbours Say?". This double platinum-selling album really took Cheryl, Nadine, Nicola, Kimberley and Sarah to new heights. Completely written and produced by Xenomania, it set the blueprint for the group's sonic identity and gave us some of the most interesting pop music of the time! This era saw Girls Aloud come into their own and give us range - from the addictive 80s Eurodance inspired 'The Show' through to the signature hit 'Love Machine' and chart-topping cover 'I'll Stand By You' as well as the dead rockeh 'Wake Me Up'. We're going beyond the hits! We're getting into every album track, the b-sides, the headline tour and legendary promo moments because it's what the girls deserve.  If you haven't already, do scroll back and check out our Girls Aloud Part 1 episode where your fave 2000s pop explorers revisit "Popstars The Rivals" and the "Sound of the Underground" album era. Follow Right Back At Ya! https://www.instagram.com/rightbackpod/ https://twitter.com/rightbackpod https://www.facebook.com/rightbackpod Check out our Spotify playlists https://open.spotify.com/user/1c3ks5jdh2x4j7jdg1o0aglwg Follow Joel https://www.instagram.com/dr_joelb/ https://twitter.com/DR_JoelB Follow David https://www.instagram.com/lovelimmy/ https://twitter.com/lovelimmy Email us rightbackpod@gmail.com

This episode of the Networking Rx Minute with Frank Agin (http://frankagin.com) encourages you to take pleasure in meeting strangers, as they lead to wonderful new contacts, vital information and opportunities you didn't know were there.   For more great insight on professional relationships and business networking visit https://www.amspirit.com/blog/ or contact Frank Agin at frankagin@amspirit.com.    

IT'S ABOUT TIME! Joel and David are finally jumping into one of the UK's greatest pop groups ever. This year marks 20 years of Girls Aloud and your 2000s pop explorers are going all the way back to the beginning with "Popstars: The Rivals", the ITV show that catapulted Cheryl, Nadine, Nicola, Kimberley and Sarah into the national spotlight.  From the eternally fresh sonics of 'Sound of The Underground', their debut single, it was clear that Girls Aloud were destined for greatness. Working with Xenomania, the girls went on to reshape the British pop landscape with their rule-breaking style - kicking off this era with classics like 'No Good Advice', 'Life Got Cold' and the career-changing hit 'Jump'.  Your Right Back At Ya! boys also pick their faves from Girls Aloud's debut album, which featured contributions from Swedish pop producers and some surprising names in the writing credits!  This will be the first of many episodes we'll be doing to celebrate Girls Aloud's incredible impact and career. So, put on your 'Buy Girls, Bye Boys' T-shirts and let's get on with the show! By the way, keep an eye on our Spotify account for the long-awaited JB1 and DL1 concept albums.  Follow Right Back At Ya! https://www.instagram.com/rightbackpod/ https://twitter.com/rightbackpod https://www.facebook.com/rightbackpod Check out our Spotify playlists https://open.spotify.com/user/1c3ks5jdh2x4j7jdg1o0aglwg Follow Joel https://www.instagram.com/dr_joelb/ https://twitter.com/DR_JoelB Follow David https://www.instagram.com/lovelimmy/ https://twitter.com/lovelimmy Email us rightbackpod@gmail.com

For the latest THIS IS DISCO, Adem & Eliza chat about the brand new Years and Years/Kylie Minogue single, Eliza gives us an update on the Kylie Wine Aftermath from last episode as well as sharing the story behind a recent meeting of the minds between Eliza and Dannii Minogue at the Melbourne Tina Arena gig! Adem also gets a bit giddy after tweeting his birthday love for Kylie - and she favourited his tweet! On top of all THAT and the reason you've come here - THIS IS DISCO also dive DEEP, get changed underwater and swim right into the Dannii Minogue 1997 opus "GIRL".

Andy and Dave discuss the latest in AI news, including the resignation of Samy Bengio from Google Brain, which fired ethicists Gebru in December and Mitchell in February. The Joint AI Center releases its request for proposals on Data Readiness for AI Development (DRAID). DARPA prepares for the quantum age with a program for Quantum Computer Benchmarking. And a separate DARPA program seeks to enable fully homomorphic encryption with its Data Protection in Virtual Environments (DPRIVE) program. A poll from Hyland on digital distrust shows that Americans think that over the next decade, AI has the most potential to cause harm. Amazon introduces the next level of “biometric consent” required for its delivery drivers, which includes an always-on camera observing the driver and gathering other data; drivers will lose their jobs if they do not consent to the monitoring. And Josh Bongard of the University of Vermont and Michael Levin of Tufts University along with other researchers from Wyss and Harvard join together to form the Institute for Computationally Designed Organisms (ICDO), which will focus on “AI-driven designs of new life forms.” In research, Bongard publishes the latest iteration of its mobile living machines, with Xenobots II, using frog cells to create life forms capable of motion, memory, and manipulation of the world around them. Researchers from the universities of Copenhagen, York, and Shanghai use neural cellular automata to grow 3D objects and functional machines within the Minecraft world. And OpenAI Robotics demonstrates the ability for a robotic arm to solve manipulation tasks, including tasks with previously unseen goals and objects, with asymmetric self-play. And the Book / Fun Site of the Week comes from the Special Interest Group on Harry Q. Bovik (SIGBOVIK), which presents “April Fools” research, descriptions of truly absurd, but fascinating, research. Listeners Survey: https://bit.ly/3bqyiHk Click here to visit our website and explore the links mentioned in the episode.

For our final album of LGBTQ+ History Month we're making our way through Gossip's final album to date - A Joyful Noise. Released in 2012, the album saw the band collaborating with Xenomania, and the combination does not disappoint. Let us know your thoughts @trackbytrackuk

This week on Track By Track we're celebrating a decade of Kylie Minogue's incredible Aphrodite album, as recently discussed with long time Musical Director, Steve Anderson, on our Aphrodite / Les Folies Live Tweet-A-Long. The collection features more collaborators than you could shake a bottle of Kylie Wine at - including Calvin Harris, Nerina Pallot, Xenomania, Jake Shears and many more - with Stuart Price acting as Executive Producer. Let us know your thoughts @trackbytrackuk.

Tim and Nemo return to the land of Xenomania with the title track!   Follow the show on social media: IG: @sugabros Twitter: @BrosSuga Email: sugabroshq@gmail.com

On this weeks episode we get stuck into Girls Aloud's debut album, talk about their formation and developing early sound, the start of their long term relationship with Xenomania and the pop scene at the time. As ever all girls and boys absolutely allowed.

Utbränd och förvirrad i tidigt 1980-tal, efter en tid som folkmusiker i Grekland, återvänder Ale Möller till Sverige. Här anträder han vägen till den musik som han kan kalla sin egen. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Ale Möller föddes 1955 i Skåne, började spela gitarr i 10-årsåldern och fick sitt första musikerjobb i en Peter Oskarson-uppsättning av Tolvskillingsoperan som 15-åring. Han övergick allt mer till trumpet, hamnade i Malmös proggkretsar och i Kabaréorkestern som kompade Mikael Wiehe. Efter en tid som resande musiker under Tältprojektet och som multiinstrumentalist i Filarfolket fick han för sig att lära sig bouzouki, startade en grekisk orkester och samarbetade med Mikis Teodorakis. Efter en uppslitande kris återvände han från Balkan till Sverige, på jakt efter en musik att kalla sin egen. Den fann han i de svenska traditionernas hjärta, i Dalarna. ”Ale Möllers väg” handlar om några få men mycket betydelsefulla år av Ale Möllers musikerliv. Vi hör också litet ur verket "Xenomania" som Sveriges Radio P2 Live beställde av Ale Möller och som uruppfördes på Urkult-festivalen den 3 augusti 2018 direkt i P2 Live. I dokumentären medverkar, förutom Ale Möller själv, också de gamla kollegerna Per Gudmundson och Lena Willemark. Programmet är en repris från den 29 juli 2018. En P2 Dokumentär av Po Tidholm.

Utbränd och förvirrad i tidigt 1980-tal, efter en tid som folkmusiker i Grekland, återvänder Ale Möller till Sverige. Här anträder han vägen till den musik som han kan kalla sin egen. Ale Möller föddes 1955 i Skåne, började spela gitarr i 10-årsåldern och fick sitt första musikerjobb i en Peter Oskarson-uppsättning av Tolvskillingsoperan som 15-åring. Han övergick allt mer till trumpet, hamnade i Malmös proggkretsar och i Kabaréorkestern som kompade Mikael Wiehe. Efter en tid som resande musiker under Tältprojektet och som multiinstrumentalist i Filarfolket fick han för sig att lära sig bouzouki, startade en grekisk orkester och samarbetade med Mikis Teodorakis. Efter en uppslitande kris återvände han från Balkan till Sverige, på jakt efter en musik att kalla sin egen. Den fann han i de svenska traditionernas hjärta, i Dalarna. Ale Möllers väg handlar om några få men mycket betydelsefulla år av Ale Möllers musikerliv. Vi hör också litet ur verket "Xenomania" som Sveriges Radio P2 Live beställde av Ale Möller och som uruppfördes på Urkult-festivalen den 3 augusti 2018 direkt i P2 Live. I dokumentären medverkar, förutom Ale Möller själv, också de gamla kollegerna Per Gudmundson och Lena Willemark. Programmet är en repris från den 29 juli 2018. En P2 Dokumentär av Po Tidholm.

Utbränd och förvirrad i tidigt 1980-tal, efter en tid som folkmusiker i Grekland, återvänder Ale Möller till Sverige och anträder vägen till den musik som han kan kalla sin egen. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Det här är en berättelse om motstånd och förnyelse. Ale Möller föddes 1955 i Skåne, började spela gitarr i tioårsåldern och fick sitt första musikerjobb i en Peter Oskarson-uppsättning av Tolvskillingsoperan som femtonåring. Han övergick allt mer till trumpet, hamnade i Malmös proggkretsar och i Kabaréorkestern som kompade Mikael Wiehe. Efter en tid som resande musiker under Tältprojektet och som multiinstrumentalist i Filarfolket fick han för sig att lära sig bouzouki, startade en grekisk orkester och samarbetade med Mikis Teodorakis. Efter en uppslitande kris återvände han från Balkan till Sverige, på jakt efter en musik att kalla sin egen. Den fann han i de svenska traditionernas hjärta, i Dalarna. ”Ale Möllers väg” handlar om några få men mycket betydelsefulla år av Ale Möllers musikerliv. Vi hör också litet ur verket "Xenomania" som Sveriges Radio P2 Live har beställt av Ale Möller och som uruppförs på Urkult-festivalen fredag den 3 augusti direkt i P2 Live. I dokumentären medverkar, förutom Ale Möller själv, också de gamla kollegerna Per Gudmundson och Lena Willemark. En P2 Dokumentär av Po Tidholm.

Utbränd och förvirrad i tidigt 1980-tal, efter en tid som folkmusiker i Grekland, återvänder Ale Möller till Sverige och anträder vägen till den musik som han kan kalla sin egen. Det här är en berättelse om motstånd och förnyelse. Ale Möller föddes 1955 i Skåne, började spela gitarr i tioårsåldern och fick sitt första musikerjobb i en Peter Oskarson-uppsättning av Tolvskillingsoperan som femtonåring. Han övergick allt mer till trumpet, hamnade i Malmös proggkretsar och i Kabaréorkestern som kompade Mikael Wiehe. Efter en tid som resande musiker under Tältprojektet och som multiinstrumentalist i Filarfolket fick han för sig att lära sig bouzouki, startade en grekisk orkester och samarbetade med Mikis Teodorakis. Efter en uppslitande kris återvände han från Balkan till Sverige, på jakt efter en musik att kalla sin egen. Den fann han i de svenska traditionernas hjärta, i Dalarna. Ale Möllers väg handlar om några få men mycket betydelsefulla år av Ale Möllers musikerliv. Vi hör också litet ur verket "Xenomania" som Sveriges Radio P2 Live har beställt av Ale Möller och som uruppförs på Urkult-festivalen fredag den 3 augusti direkt i P2 Live. I dokumentären medverkar, förutom Ale Möller själv, också de gamla kollegerna Per Gudmundson och Lena Willemark. En P2 Dokumentär av Po Tidholm.

Tom is joined by Grammy-nominated songwriter and popstar, MNEK, as they make a toast to Jeremy Corbyn. The boys get to grips with the famous Mariah Carey/Jennifer Lopez feud, their favourite girl groups and MNEK’s early beginnings at the hallowed Xenomania pop factory. Tom asks what it was like working with Beyoncé (!) and they recount how a song they made together ended up on a Kylie Minogue album. MNEK chooses ATC, September and Billie Piper for his Aux Cable Selection.

Sean McGhee, producer, songwriter, singer & mixer extraordinaire joins MaJiKer to discuss the genius of Xenomania, a moody modal ode to music, the masters of glitchy electronica and a French love song about a river. Show notes: https://majiker.wordpress.com/2015/11/17/5-music-meets-sean-mcghee/ More info: www.majiker.com/podcast Tags: music, discussion, review, interview, human beatbox, pop, classical, world music, folk, electro, trip-hop, hop-hop, contemporary, disco, techno, opera, R'n'B, singer-songwriter, sonic art, blues, experimental, garage, country, soul, house, choral, indie, symphony, acapella, jazz, punk... … Continue reading 5) Music Meets – Sean McGhee

Pop mastermind Miranda Cooper of Xenomania talks about her songwriting process and the techniques used to write hits like 'Round Round' (Sugababes), 'Sound of the Underground', 'Love Machine', 'The Promise' (Girls Aloud), 'Left My Heart in Tokyo' (Mini Viva), 'Love etc.' (Pet Shop Boys) and 'The Boy Does Nothing' (Alesha Dixon). In addition to speaking about her writing partnership with Brian Higgins, Miranda also talks in detail about her early career as one half of pop duo T-Shirt, and solo as Moonbaby.