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Welsh Megaman

UsedToWait wrote: »

A short interview I take it..

In fact, did that band actually exist?
I always thought of them as made up by the NME/Melody Maker...

Menswear were seen as blatant bandwagon jumpers with the arrival of Britpop. Knowing who to hang around with (members of Blur, circa 'Parklife'), knowing where to hang out (The Good Mixer in Camden), having only a few songs to their name by the time of their first gig and being signed straight after that gig. The press knew they were absolute chancers!

Welsh Megaman

Great song

Welsh Megaman

Truly a golden era for British pop...might be going to see The Human League live in May

silverharp

this is a good episode, all my favs

silverharp

the black girl in Heaven 17 had some voice. this episode is like one of my mix tapes :pac:

Welsh Megaman

*voice of a nervous, spotty 15-year-old*

Er, your hair smells...nice. Would you like to dance?

cml387

True(ly) scary how young Martin Kemp looks.

silverharp

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

*voice of a nervous, spotty 15-year-old*

Er, your hair smells...nice. Would you like to dance?

Im getting PTSD now

Skid X

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Truly a golden era for British pop...might be going to see The Human League live in May

silverharp wrote: »

this is a good episode, all my favs

I agree, the kids going to Woolworths or HMV or whereever had a good selection this week.

Welsh Megaman

Just watched that 'The Secret Science Of Pop' programme - a bit pointless to be honest.

As a Mr. N. Gallagher of Burnage would say... 'Don't overthink it...if it sounds good, do it.'

UsedToWait

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Just watched that 'The Secret Science Of Pop' programme - a bit pointless to be honest.

As a Mr. N. Gallagher of Burnage would say... 'Don't overthink it...if it sounds good, do it. steal it'

Fixed your post

Skid X

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Just watched that 'The Secret Science Of Pop' programme - a bit pointless to be honest.

As a Mr. N. Gallagher of Burnage would say... 'Don't overthink it...if it sounds good, do it.'

It was disappointing to see BBC Four indulging your man like that.

There might have been an interesting show based on his theory of how chart songs cluster around the same sound until there is a 'gamechanger' every few years but he was too full of bluster.

Cause and Effect, Correlation does not imply causation etc ...

((Not entirely sure what those phrases mean but tis rare you get the chance to use them in this thread :P))

Arthur Daley

silverharp wrote: »

this is a good episode, all my favs

What a legendary show. The 80s distilled in 30 mins. 21st april 1983

silverharp

Arthur Daley wrote: »

What a legendary show. The 80s distilled in 30 mins. 21st april 1983

indeed, I threw it on again today. its funny how a show a week apart could have such a different vibe, I could let Temptation play on a loop. 8 months later you started seeing a shift with groups like Frankie GTH so groups like Heaven 17 and ABC were peaking

Welsh Megaman

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Truly a golden era for British pop...might be going to see The Human League live in May

Are they playing Ireland Welsh Megaman?

Welsh Megaman

Deleted User wrote: »

Are they playing Ireland Welsh Megaman?

No Irish gigs announced yet for 2017.

That much is true

Skid X

Hi, shockingly there is actually quite a lot on this weekend - good chance there might be something of interest down below. Just for a change the Sky Arts stuff gets equal billing below, all programmes are on BBC Four unless another station is mentioned ...



Thursday
7.30pm & 12.50am Top Of The Pops 1983 - April 29th (Ep #999)
John Peel and David Jensen present music from April 28, featuring Galaxy, the Creatures, Tears for Fears, Kissing the Pink and Spandau Ballet. Full details here http://thetvdb.com/?tab=episode&seriesid=78332&seasonid=479822&id=5857692&lid=7

9pm Travis with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra live at Barrowlands (BBC Red Button, Repeated various times all weekend)
Rock band Travis join forces with the 60-piece BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at Glasgow's Barrowland Ballroom for a collaboration arranged for BBC Music Day in June 2016. Songs performed in front of the 1,000 audience members include All I Want to Do Is Rock, Sing and Why Does It Always Rain on Me?

11.20pm Film: Northern Soul (2014, Film 4)
A teenager living in a Northern town in the 1970s finds his horizons expanded when he discovers American soul music. He develops an inseparable friendship with a fellow devotee and the pair hope to achieve a brighter future beyond their bleak daily life. Drama, starring Elliot James Langridge, Josh Whitehouse, Steve Coogan and Ricky Tomlinson

11.25pm Other Voices (RTE2)
An Other Room special featuring Fangclub, Cry Monster Cry, Overhead, the Albatross, Moon Looks On and Roisin O

1am Bon Jovi Live in London 1995 (Sky Arts)
A concert by the American rock band at Wembley Stadium as part of their worldwide These Days tour, featuring hits including Livin' on a Prayer, Always and Keep the Faith

1.25am Sounds of the Eighties
Showcasing a selection of musical performances from the BBC archives, including Kool and the Gang, the Pointer Sisters, Grace Jones, Cameo, Bobby Womack, Sade, Alexander O'Neal and Whitney Houston

1.55am Sound of Song
Part 3 Mix It Up and Start Again As his exploration of great songs reaches the modern era, Neil Brand charts how the arrival of digital technology and the computer transformed music. He talks synthesisers with Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman, discusses sampling with Public Enemy's chief producer Hank Shocklee, uncovers the surprising lo-fi origins of Bruce Springsteen's Born in the USA, and finds out how Cher changed her voice on the smash hit Believe. Last in the series



Friday
7.30pm & 12.55am Top Of The Pops 1983 - May 12th (Ep #1001)
Mike Read and Tommy Vance introduce performances by Modern Romance, Hall & Oates, the Belle Stars, Pink Floyd, Hot Chocolate, Galaxy, the Creatures, Men at Work and Spandau Ballet. Full details here http://thetvdb.com/?tab=episode&seriesid=78332&seasonid=479822&id=5857695&lid=7

9.30pm & 1.30am People's History of Pop New!
1997-2010, Closer Than Close Sara Cox examines the period leading to the turn of the century when information overload and uncertainty about new technologies was creating an anxiety about the future. She meets fans of Radiohead who tackled this millennial angst head-on with their 1997 album OK Computer. Sara also explores how.the internet opened up new worlds for music fans and brought them closer to their musical heroes than ever before. Footage includes the moment when Adele gave her stage over to two very surprised fans

10pm & 2.30am Classic Albums: Primal Scream - Screamadelica
The making of Primal Scream's seminal 1991 album Screamadelica. The band members explain its inception, and the programme features rare archive performances, with contributions by producer Andrew Weatherall and Creation Records founder Alan McGee

11pm & 3.30am Unfinished - The Making of Massive Attack New-ish!
Paul McGann narrates a documentary charting the creation of the band's debut album Blue Lines, which was released in April 1991 to critical acclaim and commercial success, while the story of how the city of Bristol found a musical identity of its own is told by the people who were there. First shown on BBC One West

11pm Classic Albums: Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (Sky Arts)
Fleetwood Mac reveal how private turmoil acted as a catalyst in the creation of Rumours, their Grammy-winning album from 1977 that went on to sell more than 19 million copies

11.30pm Amy Winehouse in her own words
A portrait of the late artist threaded together from interviews she gave to the BBC for a variety of documentary projects, blended with performances from across her career. Winehouse had strong relationships with many parts of the BBC, connections that had been in place since she launched her career in 2004. The rebellious, rock and roll-spirited songstress won countless awards, achieved critical acclaim and garnered global success, before her sudden death at the age of 27 in July 2011

11.55pm Britpop at the BBC
A look at the vibrant form of indie music known as Britpop, which 20 years ago stamped its presence onto the UK cultural scene and led to the notion of `Cool Britannia', as a new wave of bands re-evaluated what it meant to be British. The movement was dominated by the battle between its biggest-selling exponents, Blur and Oasis, who in August 1995 did battle in a memorable bid for the number one spot. The programme also features the bands Elastica, Sleeper, Suede and Menswear

12.15am Fleetwood Mac Live in Boston Parts 1 & 2 (Sky Arts)
Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks play hits from throughout their career in a concert from 2004 as part of the band's Say You Will tour

2.30am Soundstage Presents Stevie Nicks (Sky Arts)
A concert by the singer-songwriter, who first rose to fame as part of Fleetwood Mac in the 1970s but has since become a successful solo artist

3.30am Prince: Sign O The Times (Sky Arts)
Concert film by the musician featuring highlights from gigs in Rotterdam and Antwerp on his 1987 European tour, as well as footage shot at his Paisley Park studio in Minnesota. Including performances of Sign o' the Times, I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man and If I Was Your Girlfriend, and the promo video for U Got the Look, featuring Sheena Easton



Saturday
8pm Classic Albums: Deep Purple Machine Head (Sky Arts)
Deep Purple's Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice recall the making of their seminal rock album Machine Head, which included the masterpiece Smoke on the Water. After two successful records, the band had booked The Casino in Montreux to make their third, only to see the venue burnt down on the eve of recording

9pm Geri's 1990s: My Drive to Freedom (BBC2)
Geri Halliwell follows in the footsteps of Tom Jones, Keith Richards, Boy George and Jazzie B by revisiting the decade that has defined her life and career to date. For Geri, that decade is the 1990s, when she shot to international stardom as Ginger Spice. At the height of her Spice Girls fame, Geri helped to ensure `Girl Power' dominated the `Cool Britannia' scene with her iconic Union Jack dress, and here she reflects on how a working-class girl from Watford came to symbolise the gender politics of a turbulent era. She also discusses the key political and social moments of the '90s, including Nelson Mandela's release, the birth of New Labour, the launch of the World Wide Web, and the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. Includes contributions by Geri's friends and family, and other media personalities from the decade

9pm Deep Purple: From Here to Infinity (Sky Arts)
Documentary telling the story of the pioneering and influential British heavy rock band, with cameras also following them as they enter the studio to record a new album

10.30pm Deep Purple: Perfect Strangers (Sky Arts)
In 1984, the classic Deep Purple line-up of Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice reunited for the album Perfect Strangers and went on tour. This is the film of their concert in Melbourne, featuring performances of Highway Star, Strange Kind of Woman, Child in Time, Black Night, Speed King and Smoke on the Water

11pm Top Of The Pops 1983 - April 29th
Same as Thursday

11.35pm Top Of The Pops 1983 - May 12th
Same as Friday

11.40pm EBBA Awards 2017 (RTE2)
Emerging European Artists Awards, featuring Walking on Cars

12.15am Peoples History of Pop
Same as Friday

12.35am Iron Maiden Flight 666 (Sky Arts)
Documentary chronicling heavy-metal band Iron Maiden's 2008 Somewhere Back in Time world tour, which took them on a 50,000-mile journey across five continents, staging 23 concerts in just 45 days. Featuring performance footage of classic tracks including Aces High and Wasted Years, along with behind-the-scenes interviews with the band

1.15am Blues America (Part 1 of 2)
Woke Up This Morning Part one of two. A look at the early years of blues music, a genre which began as a form of black pop, to discover how Bessie Smith, Blind Lemon Jefferson and Charlie Patton used the latest media to bring their sound to the public. With contributions from Keith Richards, Taj Mahal and Chuck D

2.15am Blues America (Part 2 of 2)
Bright Lights, Big City Concluding part, looking at blues music in the postwar period, when artists like Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, Howlin' Wolf and John Lee Hooker rooted the genre firmly in the cities, where it contributed to the de-segregation of America by spawning rock 'n' roll. As it moved from black to white audiences, arguments developed about what was the real authentic blues. With contributions from Keith Richards, Bonnie Raitt, Seasick Steve and Buddy Guy



Sunday
12.25am Film: Mavis! (2015) (Sky Arts)
Documentary exploring the life and career of soul singer and civil rights activist Mavis Staples, featuring interviews with Bob Dylan, Prince, Chuck D and Bonnie Raitt

12.35am Other Voices (RTE2)
Same as Thursday

2am Lost Songs: The Basement Tapes Continued (Sky Arts)
Documentary observing songwriters as they make new music based on long-lost, but now rediscovered lyrics from Bob Dylan's Basement Tapes sessions. T Bone Burnett brings Elvis Costello, Rhiannon Gddens, Taylor Goldsmith, Jim James and Marcus Mumford together in a two-week studio session in the basement of Capitol Records. Featuring a contribution by Bob Dylan




... and that's about it. You might have noticed the big TOTP 1,000th Episode Special is skipped (because of Savile, Glitter DLT and possibly others) but if you want to see it then Youtube has the answer.

Massively extended party edition with many old and new performances to celebrate the 1000th edition of the show. Presenters: Dave Lee Travis, Steve Wright, John Peel, Gary Davies, Mike Smith, Paul Gambaccini, Peter Powell, Simon Bates, Tommy Vance, Richard Skinner, David Jacobs, Mike Read, Tony Blackburn, Noel Edmonds, David Jensen, Janice Long and Jimmy Savile
Playlist: • Thompson Twins - We Are Detective [Performance] • 10 C.C. - I'm Not In Love [Repeat Performance] • Abba - Waterloo [Repeat Performance] • Adam Ant - Goody Two Shoes [Repeat Performance] • Beatles - All You Need Is Love [Repeat Performance] • Bee Gees - Massachusetts [Repeat Performance] • Billy.J.Kramer & The Dakotas - Little Children [Repeat Performance] • Blancmange - Blind Vision [Performance] • Blondie - Picture This [Repeat Performance] • Boomtown Rats - Looking After No.1 [Repeat Performance] • Cilla Black - Surround Yourself With Sorrow [Repeat Performance] • Cliff Richard - All My Love [Repeat Performance] • Dave Clark 5 - Bits & Pieces [Repeat Performance] • David Bowie - Starman [Repeat Performance] • Duran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know [Repeat Performance] • Elton John - Your Song [Repeat Performance] • Fun Boy Three - Our Lips Are Sealed [Performance] • Gary Glitter - Im The Leader Of The Gang(I Am) [Repeat Performance] • Heaven 17 - Temptation [Performance] • Human League - Fascination [Performance] • Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends [Repeat Performance] • Manfred Mann - Mighty Quinn [Repeat Performance] • Police - Spirits In The Material World [Repeat Performance] • Queen - Killer Queen [Repeat Performance] • Rod Stewart - Maggie May [Repeat Performance] • Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar [Repeat Performance] • Rolling Stones - Get Off Of My Cloud [Repeat Performance] • Sonny & Cher - I Got You Babe [Repeat Performance] • Spandau Ballet - TRUE [Repeat Performance] • Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men [Repeat Performance] • Supremes - Baby Love [Repeat Performance] • T.Rex - Get It On [Repeat Performance] • The Beat - Can't Get Used To Losing You [Performance] • The Move - Fire Brigade [Repeat Performance] • Zoo / New Edition - Candy Girl [Performance]

Welsh Megaman

In a golden era of British pop, let's find out what's happening in South East Asia :rolleyes:

Skid X

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

In a golden era of British pop, let's find out what's happening in South East Asia :rolleyes:

I predict big things for that feature, oh hang on a minute ...


https://twitter.com/BBCFOUR/status/839922287042256898

Welsh Megaman

Hoffman and Hoffman...but which one's Dustin?

Skid X

Bobby Ewing? on a French TOTP?

I've left this world far behind.

Welsh Megaman

Skid X wrote: »

Bobby Ewing? on a French TOTP?

I've left this world far behind.

It was all a dream

silverharp

wow that made for lousy viewing edit lol I thought that was it

Skid X

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

It was all a dream

Welsh Megaman

Curt Smith opts for the 'string spaghetti' mullet

Skid X

I have a suspicion they might have been concentrating more on the 1000th episode this week, those foreign charts were bizarre.

Fair dues to Kid Jensen for making up an Asian chart where none existed. He's like the Canadian Jimmy Magee

http://www.irishcharts.ie/

Welsh Megaman

Didn't know Joe Pasquale was in a band!

He knows a song that'll get on your nerves... :cool:

Gizmo55

Skid X wrote: »

I have a suspicion they might have been concentrating more on the 1000th episode this week, those foreign charts were bizarre.

Fair dues to Kid Jensen for making up an Asian chart where none existed. He's like the Canadian Jimmy Magee

http://www.irishcharts.ie/

Good aul' Larry Gogan. The Irish Casey Kasem

Welsh Megaman

Peel didn't call The Human League 'multi talented'.

Welsh Megaman

Skid X wrote: »

I have a suspicion they might have been concentrating more on the 1000th episode this week, those foreign charts were bizarre.

Fair dues to Kid Jensen for making up an Asian chart where none existed. He's like the Canadian Jimmy Magee

http://www.irishcharts.ie/

I'd like to see an Irish version of the UK Official Charts website - click on any date, and you get the entire Top 100.