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Welsh Megaman

More 'Nice' Benson than 'Bad' Benson!

And according to John Creedon last night, the 'late' George Benson until he corrected himself :O

I'm starting to think you Irish are obsesssed with death

cml387

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

More 'Nice' Benson than 'Bad' Benson!

And according to John Creedon last night, the 'late' George Benson until he corrected himself :O

I'm starting to think you Irish are obsesssed with death

Hah, only "starting to think"? You are in fact spot on.

Skid X

cml387 wrote: »

Yes, and I always thought that it was ironic that some of her biggest hits were cover versions despite her being a songwriter of great talent.

Yeah it's funny how it worked out, I suppose it stands to her that she could both write hit songs and reinterpret others.

She was a great loss.

Welsh Megaman

Hardly Frankie's 'f**k it' response to Eamon's song, is it?

Skid X

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

More 'Nice' Benson than 'Bad' Benson!

And according to John Creedon last night, the 'late' George Benson until he corrected himself :O

I'm starting to think you Irish are obsesssed with death

I'm still struggling to understand how the Dublin Radio Stations survive without reading the Death Notices every evening

Highlight of the Broadcasting Day outside the Pale.

Welsh Megaman

Lino Richie

'Can't Slow Down', the first album I ever bought

silverharp

Skid X wrote: »

I'm still struggling to understand how the Dublin Radio Stations survive without reading the Death Notices every evening

Highlight of the Broadcasting Day outside the Pale.

was there one station near Limerick where the guy read them out and then would finish with "grand so, nobody we know"

Welsh Megaman

silverharp wrote: »

"grand so, nobody we know"

I want that on my gravestone

cml387

Ah the cop joined in. I kinda thought he would.

Skid X

silverharp wrote: »

was there one station near Limerick where the guy read them out and then would finish with "grand so, nobody we know"

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=82475255&postcount=4

Barbie!sBitch wrote: »

Ahhh Alan Cantwell, he started out with Clare FM and once said "Clare FM are pleased to announce the following deaths" when introducing the Death Notices

silverharp

"that really is a great video" lol

cml387

This ol' Mississippi setting is actually Weybridge.

silverharp

mississipi on the Themes I assume? good video though

Welsh Megaman

Did Boy George's 'nemesis' Marilyn walk the plank too?

Welsh Megaman

Lovely Eoin McLove-style jumpers on Mr. Powell and Mr. Skinner

Skid X

Culture Club getting to UK Number One was quite a big deal at the time around here, George being Irish (ish) and we hadn't had many UK Number Ones.

UsedToWait

Passing the time till the album doc watching Roy Orbison's Back and White Night..
Lots of guests, but that man is an absolute one off legend..
King of the broken hearted..

OldRio

Pink Floyd.

Saw them in concert in 1974.

Just wonderful.

The lyrics to Time make more sense to me now.

UsedToWait

OldRio wrote: »

Pink Floyd.

Saw them in concert in 1974.

Just wonderful.

The lyrics to Time make more sense to me now.

The sun is the same in a relative way but you're older,
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death.

Hotblack Desiato

cml387 wrote: »

Hah, only "starting to think"? You are in fact spot on.

The ubiquituous pre-internet over-60s conversation starter for 10 -

Did ye hear who's dead?

Welsh Megaman

Interesting Don Letts documentary just starting on Sky Arts.

Welsh Megaman

The Jam's version of the Batman theme - oh yeah!

Welsh Megaman

Who better to narrate a documentary about punk rock than Noddy Holder :pac:

Skid X

I didn't hear it myself, but there was an interesting-sounding Doc on Today FM tonight '1977 - The Year Irish Music was Reborn'

You can stream it here https://www.todayfm.com/Music/LISTEN:-1977--The-year-Irish-music-was-reborn

A radio documentary from award-winning documentarian Cathal Funge.
1977 was a year of new beginnings. Spurred on by the DIY attitude of punk, a quiet revolution was taking place.

Where once the showbands ruled, a new generation demanded more and they started to create new ways of doing things.

It was the birth of a modern music scene in Ireland with The Radiators from Space entering the charts, The Boomtown Rats appearing on Top Of The Pops, Ireland's first rock festival at Macroom, Thin Lizzy headlining Dublin's first outdoor rock gig, not to mention The Clash playing Trinity College and the launch of Hot Press.

Join Cathal Funge as he takes you back to a key year in the story of Irish Rock, with contributions from those who lived it!

Skid X

Hi there; Genesis, Slash, Motorhead, Metallica, Anvil, Iron Maiden are all on the Menu this Weekend, Carly Simon is the less rocky alternative. Elsewhere TOTP is already up to November 83, it seems like no length since they began the year ...


Thursday
7.30pm & 12.25am Top Of The Pops 1983 - October 20th
Andy Peebles and Janice Long with music from October 20, featuring David Grant, Rock Steady Crew, Howard Jones, Freeez, Elton John, Depeche Mode, Men Without Hats and Culture Club. Full details here http://thetvdb.com/?tab=episode&seriesid=78332&seasonid=479822&id=5857722&lid=7

11.20pm Other Voices (RTE2)
A performance by French-Cuban twins Ibeyi, a look at Dave Geraghty's new project Join Me in the Pines, and Dingle's new homegrown talent Walking on Cars. Plus, a look back at James Vincent McMorrow's first performance at Other Voices in 2009

1.05am Sinatra: All Or Nothing At All
Part 2/2. Up-close and personal examination of the life, music and career of legendary entertainer Frank Sinatra, told in his own words from hours of archived interviews, along with commentary from those closest to him. Featuring previously unseen footage from home movies and concert performances, including his legendary 1971 `retirement concert' in Los Angeles, this latter part of the tribute to the showman follows Sinatra's growth from roadhouse performer to global singing sensation



Friday
7.30pm & Midnight Top Of The Pops 1983 - November 3rd
Peter Powell and Mike Read present a programme from November 1983. Featuring ABC, Donna Summer, Elton John, Status Quo, Madness, Shakin' Stevens and Billy Joel. First aired November 3 1983. Full details here http://thetvdb.com/?tab=episode&seriesid=78332&seasonid=479822&id=5857725&lid=7

8pm Classic Albums: Metallica - The Black Album (Sky Arts)
Metallica members James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Jason Newsted discuss the making of their 1991 self-titled record, which became known among fans as the Black Album and included the hit singles Enter Sandman, The Unforgiven and Nothing Else Matters

9pm Brian Johnson's A Life On The Road: Lars Ulrich (Sky Arts)
Brian heads to San Rafael, California, to meet Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich, who shares candid stories from his band's Wherever We May Roam tour

9pm & 12.35am Singer Songwriters at the BBC
Archive performances from the 1960s and 70s, featuring Lee Hazlewood, Jimmy Webb, Buffy Sainte-Marie, John Martyn, Rod Stewart, Donovan and a duet between Carole King and James Taylor

10pm & 1.35am Classic Albums: Carly Simon New!
The singer-songwriter discusses her life and career, reflecting on her time with ex-husband James Taylor, a heroin addict when they first met. She also recounts her number of highly public affairs in the early 1970s and how her experience fed into the 1972 album's most famous song, You're So Vain, performing the missing fourth verse on the piano - the first time she has ever sung it along with the melody. Plus, footage of Simon and Taylor Swift performing You're So Vain together, and extracts from an interview where Swift talks about her love for the song

10.30pm Iron Maiden: Somewhere Back In Time - Live (Sky Arts)
A collection of performances from the heavy-metal band's 2008 world tour, featuring Aces High, Powerslave, Revelations, Wasted Years, Fear of the Dark and Hallowed Be Thy Name

11pm & 2.35am Sings James Bond
A selection of performances of the Bond theme tunes across the years, including Adele's Skyfall and archive clips of Shirley Bassey's Diamonds Are Forever, Tina Turner's GoldenEye, Tom Jones's Thunderball and Matt Monro's From Russia with Love

11.15pm Later With Jools Holland (BBC2)
In an extended edition, the pianist welcomes Debbie Harry's enduring outfit Blondie, who present a couple of tracks from their new studio album, Pollinator. Plus, music by Binker and Moses, Baltimore band Future Islands perform numbers from their fifth LP, The Far Field, and London newcomer Mabel makes her TV debut. There are also pieces by Senegal's Orchestra Baobab, who are celebrating almost half a century in the music business, and acclaimed trio London Grammar, whose second album, Truth Is a Beautiful Thing, is released in June

11.45pm Don Letts: Dread meets Punk Rockers (Sky Arts)
Documentary by Don Letts exploring the links he forged between the roots reggae sounds of his Jamaican heritage and the quickly growing punk scene in London in the 1970s

12.45am Punk '76 - Fashion is Never Wrong (Sky Arts)
Documentary exploring the birth of the UK punk movement, from the fashion of Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood to the music of Sex Pistols and Chelsea

2.30am Video Killed The Radio Star - Synth (Sky Arts)
Leading recording artists and video directors from the electronic music scene of the early 1980s look back on their influence on the music video boom. Russell Mulcahy talks about his promo for Ultravox's Vienna, Nick Rhodes and Simon Le Bon discuss getting Mulcahy on board for the Duran Duran single Planet Earth, and OMD's Andy McCluskey and director Steve Barron reflect on the video for Maid of Orleans. Writer Robert Elms, director Tim Pope, musician Herbie Hancock, the Human League's Phil Oakey and Spandau Ballet's Gary Kemp also comment on the videos that ushered in the MTV era



Saturday
9pm Slash: Raised on The Sunset Strip (Sky Arts) Slash!
Documentary exploring the life and music of the Guns N' Roses guitarist, featuring concert footage and interviews with Dave Grohl, Alice Cooper and Joe Perry

10.30pm Discovering Music: Guns N Roses (Sky Arts)
A profile of the American rock band, whose debut album Appetite for Destruction shot singer Axl Rose and guitarist Slash to stardom

10.30pm Top Of The Pops 1983 - October 20th
Same as Thursday

11.10pm Top Of The Pops 1983 - November 3rd
Same as Friday

11pm Brian Johnson's A Life On The Road: Lars Ulrich (Sky Arts)
Same as Friday

11.10pm Genesis: Together And Apart
Many schoolboys get together to form a band, but few of them go on to become multi-million-selling recording artists - but that's what happened to Genesis. Its core members - Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks - met at Charterhouse, a public school in Surrey, and began playing together with two other students in 1967. A few years and personnel changes later (including the addition of drummer Phil Collins) and the classic line-up was in place. But relationships within the band were fraught; Gabriel left for a solo career in 1975, and Rutherford, Collins, Banks and Steve Hackett carried on without him. Here, they're back together again to discuss their careers. Rare archive footage helps tell the story

Midnight Download Festival 2016 Highlights (Three Hours) (Sky Arts)
Part one of two. Highlights of the rock music event held at Donington Park, Leicestershire, where the headliners were Rammstein, Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden

1.20am TOTP2: Genesis
A celebration of the rock group that delves into the archives for performances by the band and its members past and present, including clips of solo material by Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins as well as Mike Rutherford's side project Mike & the Mechanics. Featuring I Can't Dance, I Know What I Like, No Self Control, In the Air Tonight, Many Too Many and The Living Years

2.05am Prog at the BBC
Footage from the BBC studios of some of Britain's most popular progressive rock bands dating back to the early 1970s. Including performances by Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Yes, Genesis, Caravan, Gentle Giant, Family and Atomic Rooster

3.05am Sounds Of The Eighties
Showcasing a selection of musical performances from the BBC archives, featuring UB40, Aswad, the Beat, Run-DMC, Public Enemy and Neneh Cherry



Sunday
9pm Motorhead at Wacken Open Air 2011 (Sky Arts)
The heavy rock band's set at the German festival, including performances of Iron Fist, Stay Clean, Killed By Death, Bomber, Ace of Spades and Overkill

10.15pm Film: Anvil! The Story of Anvil (Sky Arts)

1am Pet Shop Boys Live at O2 (2009) (Sky Arts)
A London concert from 2009 by the synthpop duo, featuring tracks including Heart, Always on My Mind, Two Divided by Zero, King's Cross and West End Girls




That's about it, if you have spotted anything else do feel free to stick it up.

Best Film Based On A CB Radio Trucking Song of the Weekend might be Convoy (True Movies 1, Saturday 11pm)

silverharp

hay you the rock steady crew, show em what you do , make a break make a move ......rock rock rock steady steady steady are you ready


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WHERE ARE THEY NOW

-Rae Dawn Chong aka "Tracy" is still acting in movies, more currently made for tv roles. Since then she is married, the mother of two sons, and divides her time between Vancouver, B.C. (where she lives) and Los Angeles, California (where she works).

-Leon W. Grant aka "Chollie The Hustler" continues to act on different television series taking on lesser roles.

-Jon Chardiet aka "Ramo" is still acting. his last current release which was in 2000 was a B-Film called "Chump Change", about movie show business. He was Also in Money Talks(1997), Franc Reyes aka "Luis" wrote some Freestyle songs in the early 90's & directed 2002's Empire and Saundra Santiago aka "Carmen" was in the miami vice series and currently a soap opera now.

-Guy Davis aka "Double K" is a well known blues musician and continues to tour around the country to this day. Did you know that Guy Davis is the son of Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee?(Black History Month Exclusive)

-Robert Taylor aka "Lee" Still resides somewhere in the bronx. Rumors surface that he currently teaches the art of a B-Boy and only accept small roles from time to time.

-Rock Steady Crew Is Still Breakin Although Not All Of The Recent Crew Is Original.Crazy Legs Now Leads RSC while Doze lives in San Diego now; Ken Swift lives in Brooklyn and teaches b-boying.

-Two Of The Original Members of the Rock Steady Crew, Kuriaki and Buck4 were both k!lled in seperate drug homicides in 1991. the only thing that was known is that kuriaki was tortured and k!lled execution style in a garage. people have been k!lled over speaking out on Buck 4's death hence to this day crazy legs never really dwell or speak on the situation even on the freshest kids DVD.

Rae Dawn Chong still looks fine

Skid X

Two Of The Original Members of the Rock Steady Crew, Kuriaki and Buck4 were both k!lled in seperate drug homicides in 1991. the only thing that was known is that kuriaki was tortured and k!lled execution style in a garage. people have been k!lled over speaking out on Buck 4's death hence to this day crazy legs never really dwell or speak on the situation even on the freshest kids DVD.

:eek::eek::eek:

I remember them appearing on one of the Saturday Morning Kids Shows in 1983, I don't know how we didn't break limbs trying to emulate their moves afterwards.

Kuriaki and Buck4, where did it all go wrong?

Ol' Donie

Ambassador Skid, with zis weekend's listings you are really spoiling us.

Or something along those lines.

Hate to say it, but if Sky Arts was Guns N Roses & Metallica, BBC4 would be Phil Collins & Genesis.

Eeeesh.

Ol' Donie

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03vsp7r

Wish they'd show this BB King yoke again. They must've repeated everthing they have 12 times since they last showed it.

Go Harvey Go

Skid X wrote: »

Elsewhere TOTP is already up to November 83, it seems like no length since they began the year ...

Well, as with '82, we're progressing through the second half of the year quicker than we progressed through the first half.

In particular, we went from July to October in the space of three weeks, due to only four of the nine episodes in August and September not being Yewtreed or hosted by Smitty...