Livin’ Joy’s Tameko Star joins me for episode 126! We spoke about Tameko first singing at an early age, how she started working with Livin’ Joy, the success of their hit ‘Don’t Stop Moving’ , songwriting, 90’s house music, the album, why their second album was never released, the impersonator who is performing as Livin’ Joy today, Tameko’s latest single ‘Something Beautiful’ & loads more!

Tameko’s latest single ‘Something Beautiful’: https://youtu.be/gyxEjlIs-6o?si=x1oTLc8_Mkgkt4uv

Tameko’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tamekostar?igsh=cHdkM2l2MTJmem1s

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I rank every Oasis song from worst to best. Let me know if you agree/disagree with my list! 

The podcast episode with Ted that I mention in this video: https://youtu.be/XxkgFErEUEQ?si=fzXVkslALjN5WdX7

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John Lennon’s sister Julia Baird joins me for episode 125! We spoke out her book ‘Imagine This’ and that she wrote it to put the story straight about her mother Julia & John’s childhood after how they we re wrongly portrayed on tv, discovering years later that her, John & sister Jackie had a long lost sister, Jackie & John’s childhoods, Aunt Mimi, the early days of The Quarrymen, Cynthia Lennon, Yoko Ono, her last telephone calls with John, being a shareholder of a the Cavern Club, Julia’s life these days & loads more!

Julia’s website: https://juliabaird.co.uk/

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Northern Soul DJ & pioneer Richard Searling joins me for episode 124! We spoke about how he got into Motown & Soul music, collecting records, going to America to find records, finding Gloria Jones’ ‘Tainted Love’, his first DJing residency at Va-Va’s, his residency at Wigan Casino, the controversy at the end of Wigan Casino, his role in the start of Joy Division’s career, his events & radio work these days & loads more!

Richard’s Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/spurs1961/

Richard’a radio show on Solar Radio: https://solarradio.com/class/richard-searling-3/

Richard’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richardsearling?igsh=MXZ4em9pbW01bW1qcw==

Richard’s Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/richard.searling/?locale=en_GB

Richard’s X: https://x.com/richardsearling?lang=en

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Happy Mondays guitarist Mark Day joins me for episode 123 of the podcast! We spoke about his childhood and early musical influences, how & why he started playing the guitar, meeting Shaun & Paul Ryder, the bands early rehearsals & gigs, their hooligan image, signing to Factory, recording the Squirrel & G-Man album with John Cale, how he held a day job at the post office whilst also being in the Mondays, music videos, recording Bummed with Martin Hannett, the success of Pills n Thrills, the implosion of the band at the time of the Yes Please album, his life in the 17 years between the bands split and the bands original line up reunion, life in the band these days & loads more

Happy Mondays website & tour dates: http://www.happymondaysofficial.co.uk/

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Simon Mason joins me for episode 122! We spoke about his tough childhood, how music and football was his saviour, meeting Oasis & his memories of his time hanging out with the band, Britpop, his drug addiction & recovery, his brilliant book ‘Too High, Too Far, Too Soon’, his band ‘Hightown Pirates’, his life these days & loads more!

Simon’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hightownpirates?igsh=MTB5ZXl6Njh1bndwcA==

Simon’s book ‘Too High, Too Far, Too Soon’ is available here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Too-High-Far-Soon-Dubious/dp/1780576315

Hightown Pirates’ Bandcamp: https://hightownpirates2.bandcamp.com/album/all-of-the-above-album-2020

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DJ Jon Dasilva joins me for episode 121! We spoke about Jon’s early life and musical influences, how he started DJing, getting his residency at the Hacienda, HOT nights, the fall of the Hacienda, 1988/89 ‘second summer of love’, ecstasy, touring with New Order & with Todd Terry & Roger Sanchez, playing all over the world, the scene these days & loads more!

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Jon’s Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/jondasilva/

Jon’s Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/jon-dasilva

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Music journalist & author Ted Kessler joins me for episode 120 of the podcast! We spoke about Ted & Hamish’s new Oasis book ‘ A Sound So Very Loud’, the Oasis reunion, his experiences interviewing & partying with Oasis, Ted’s career in music journalism working at NME & Q, the rise & fall of music magazines, his books & loads more!

Ted & Hamish’s new Oasis book ‘A Sound So Very Loud’: https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/ted-kessler/a-sound-so-very-loud/9781035078257

Ted’s autobiography ‘Paper Cuts’: https://store.whiterabbitbooks.co.uk/products/paper-cuts

Ted’s Billy Childish biography ‘To Ease My Troubled Mind’: https://store.whiterabbitbooks.co.uk/products/to-ease-my-troubled-mind

The New Cue: https://thenewcue.substack.com/

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With the Oasis reunion starting next week, I thought I would do a video predicting the setlist that the band will play. Let me know in the comments if you agree/disagree with my prediction and what songs you’d change!

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John Robb joins me for episode 119! We spoke about his new Oasis biography, his now famous interview with Noel Gallagher, the Oasis reunion, his memories of Noel Gallagher & the band, Creation Records, his journey into music journalism, being the first person to interview Nirvana, Louder Than War & loads more!

John’s new Oasis biography ‘Live Forever: The rise, fall & resurrection of Oasis: https://linktr.ee/LiveForeverBook?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=52ac2759-d74e-4ceb-97d5-1ef6fc49f351

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