Craig & Friends

The legendary Alan McGee joins me to talk cresting Creation records, managing the Happy Mondays, the drawbacks of drugs, Primal Scream & his friendship with Bobby Gillespie, getting sober, discovering Oasis, slipping back into bad habits, selling Creation to Sony, beating benzos, walking & weight loss, My Bloody Valentine, positivity, Slowdive, the magic of Mike Chapman, and a deep dive on David Bowie.

Support this show by checking the refreshed benefit tiers and hott new lower prices at  https://www.patreon.com/CraigAndFriends  Be a Pal, a Friend, a Friend With Benefits or a Best Friend and receive early & uncut ad-free versions of these episodes, exclusive bonus episodes, Movie Club participation and much more!

Willam joins Craig to discuss CASINO, the Martin Scorsese classic starring Sharon Stone, Robert DeNiro, Joe Pesci and James Woods. We talk of our shared obsession with the film, Don Rickles, the staggering wardrobes, SHOWGIRLS & Joe Ezsterhas, the majesty of Sharon Stone, Willam’s hooking days & identification with Ginger, audio of the real life Ginger & Ace, Willam’s up close and personal brushes with the mob in Philly, listener comments & queries and MORE!

Previously Patreon Only, this was taped shortly before the world ended in 2020. Movie Clubs are now part of the regular Craig & Friends feed, and you can get in on the action early - and support this show - by checking the refreshed benefit tiers and hott new lower prices at  https://www.patreon.com/CraigAndFriends  Be a Pal, a Friend, a Friend With Benefits or a Best Friend and receive early & uncut ad-free editions of these episodes, exclusive bonus episodes, upcoming TV Club episodes featuring Bright Light Bright Light & I discussing MURDER SHE WROTE, exclusive episodes with Ada & I discussing life as two queer poly parents, early participation in the Movie Clubs (via your comments questions and theories before recording) and much much more.

LIVE MOVIE CLUB ANNOUNCEMENT!

Craig & Friends Presents William Friedkin’s TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. in 35mm at the legendary Prince Charles Cinema on January 17, 2023, featuring a live Movie Club taping with WANG CHUNG (aka Jack Hues & Nick Feldman) immediately following the film. Get yer tickets now: The Prince Charles Cinema

Willam: https://www.patreon.com/willam

Race Chaser: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/race-chaser/

Kate Loree joins me via satellite to talk Kate’s terrific book OPEN DEEPLY, polyamory, swinger culture, psychotherapy, the Feeld app, maintaining and expressing gratitude, mindfulness, positive-affect tolerance, Kate’s personal discovery of non-monogamy, subconscious sabotage, the deleterious effect of dominator culture, ingrained premises and pressures, self-observation and much more.

Kate’s book

Open Deeply: A Guide to Building Conscious, Compassionate Open Relationships

Home | KATE LOREE LMFT | Sex-positive Licensed Marriage And Family Therapist

Craig & Friends Presents William Friedkin’s TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. in 35mm at the legendary Prince Charles Cinema on January 17, 2023, featuring a live Movie Club taping with WANG CHUNG (aka Jack Hues & Nick Feldman) immediately following the film. Get yer tickets now: The Prince Charles Cinema

Support this show by checking the refreshed benefit tiers and hott new lower prices at  https://www.patreon.com/CraigAndFriends  Be a Pal, a Friend, a Friend With Benefits or a Best Friend and receive early & uncut ad-free versions of these episodes, exclusive bonus episodes, Movie Club participation and much more!

Craig welcomes the fabulous and fragrant Christeene to talk releasing the balloons, Tickles Pickles, celebrating the butthole, crowdfunding, Vaginal Davis, resourcefulness, the buffet of life, the art of infiltration, classical harp inspiration, Vogue Fabrics, the sweet sounds of “Tequila Sunrise”, Roger Clinton at Farm Aid,  Lucha VaVoom, guest list grievances, “3-2-1 Contact”, revisiting “The Road To Freedom”, chicken observation, “Murder She Wrote”, tattoos, trusting your gut, the films of Kristy McNichol, spaghetti salad, Tanya Tucker, “Mama’s Family”, celebrity superbugs, the Brown Light, and MORE!

Support this show by checking the refreshed benefit tiers and hott new lower prices at  https://www.patreon.com/CraigAndFriends  Be a Pal, a Friend, a Friend With Benefits or a Best Friend and receive early & uncut ad-free versions of these episodes, exclusive bonus solo episodes, exclusive episodes with Ada & I discussing life as two queer poly partners who are about to be parents, participate in the Movie Clubs before recording and much much more.

Get Christeene's new album MIDNITE F*KK TRAIN https://christeene.bandcamp.com/album/midnite-fukk-train-2

Donate to The Colorado Club Q GoFundMe

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Donate to Amnesty International To Aid Ukraine

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Donate to the Abortion Support Network

https://www.asn.org.uk/fundraising/

Protect & Defend Trans Youth Fund

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Support Black Lives Matter & Black Trans Lives Matter: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co

https://blacktranslivesmatter.carrd.co

Monkeypox Vaccine Info (UK)

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/monkeypox-vaccination-resources/monkeypox-waiting-for-your-vaccination

Monkeypox Vaccine Info (USA)

https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/considerations-for-monkeypox-vaccination.html

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Get more Christeene!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christeene_official/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/fixmydick

The brilliant producer, songwriter, singer and fashion icon Bishi joins me to talk women of color in the music industry, British biscuits, parental comprehension gaps, difficult personalities, Joan Armatrading, Mike & Maddy, Howard Stern, generational biases, Tricky, music biz chicanery, Duran Duran, TIkTok, the NME, Minty, the significant shadow of structural racism, Ken Russell, fame trauma variations and much much more!

More Bishi! https://www.bishi.co.uk

https://www.instagram.com/bishiofficial

Support this show by checking the refreshed benefit tiers and hott new lower prices at  https://www.patreon.com/CraigAndFriends  Be a Pal, a Friend, a Friend With Benefits or a Best Friend and receive early & uncut ad-free versions of these episodes, exclusive bonus solo episodes, exclusive episodes with Ada & I discussing life as two queer poly partners who are about to be parents, participate in the Movie Clubs before recording and much much more.

Donate to The Colorado Club Q GoFundMe

https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/colorado-springs-club-q-shooting

Donate to Amnesty International To Aid Ukraine

https://tinyurl.com/448f36wu

Donate to the Abortion Support Network

https://www.asn.org.uk/fundraising/

Protect & Defend Trans Youth Fund

https://www.pledge.to/protect-defend-trans-youth-fund#donate

Support Black Lives Matter & Black Trans Lives Matter: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co

https://blacktranslivesmatter.carrd.co

Monkeypox Vaccine Info (UK)

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/monkeypox-vaccination-resources/monkeypox-waiting-for-your-vaccination

Monkeypox Vaccine Info (USA)

https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/considerations-for-monkeypox-vaccination.html

Virgin X joined me to talk being a child actor in LA, drama school drama, forced adaptability to the hetero paradigm, supposed experts, status update psychosis, the glory of Gen-Z, parking lot performances, working through gender comprehension, toxic traits, parsing protective from destructive patterns, keeping a relationship solid and much much more!

Get your tickets now for Naughty Or Nice, Virgin’s holiday show at The Glory

https://tinyurl.com/3m4npeep

Virgin X https://www.instagram.com/virgin_x

Support this show by checking the refreshed benefit tiers and hott new lower prices at  https://www.patreon.com/CraigAndFriends  Be a Pal, a Friend, a Friend With Benefits or a Best Friend and receive early & uncut ad-free versions of these episodes, exclusive bonus solo episodes, exclusive episodes with Ada & I discussing life as two queer poly partners who are about to be parents, participate in the Movie Clubs before recording and much much more.

Donate to The Colorado Club Q GoFundMe

https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/colorado-springs-club-q-shooting

Donate to Amnesty International To Aid Ukraine

https://tinyurl.com/448f36wu

Donate to the Abortion Support Network

https://www.asn.org.uk/fundraising/

Protect & Defend Trans Youth Fund

https://www.pledge.to/protect-defend-trans-youth-fund#donate

Support Black Lives Matter & Black Trans Lives Matter: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co

https://blacktranslivesmatter.carrd.co

Monkeypox Vaccine Info (UK)

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/monkeypox-vaccination-resources/monkeypox-waiting-for-your-vaccination

Monkeypox Vaccine Info (USA)

https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/considerations-for-monkeypox-vaccination.html

I’m joined by the fabulous Stephen Trask to talk co-creating the Hedwig character, his compositional process, why Hedwig means so much to so many, the way “Midnight Radio” lights up our life, the long road to getting the film made, working with John Cameron Mitchell, a bad time with Danny DeVito, why the "Clueless" musical is in limbo, his involvement with the "Romy & Michelle's High School Reunion" musical, "This Ain't No Disco", showing Hedwig at Sundance,  the many many unreleased songs tucked away in Stephen's vault, Broadway horror stories, the attempted Hedwig sequel, and much much more.

Watch this space for upcoming episodes with Frank DeMarco, John Cameron Mitchell, Mike Potter and more.

Support this show by checking the refreshed benefit tiers and hott new lower prices at  https://www.patreon.com/CraigAndFriends  Be a Pal, a Friend, a Friend With Benefits or a Best Friend and receive early & uncut ad-free versions of these episodes, exclusive bonus solo episodes, exclusive episodes with Ada & I discussing life as two queer poly partners who are about to be parents, participate in the Movie Clubs before recording and much much more.

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Donate to The Colorado Club Q GoFundMe

https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/colorado-springs-club-q-shooting

Donate to Amnesty International To Aid Ukraine

https://tinyurl.com/448f36wu

Donate to the Abortion Support Network

https://www.asn.org.uk/fundraising/

Protect & Defend Trans Youth Fund

https://www.pledge.to/protect-defend-trans-youth-fund#donate

Support Black Lives Matter & Black Trans Lives Matter: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co

https://blacktranslivesmatter.carrd.co

Monkeypox Vaccine Info (UK)

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/monkeypox-vaccination-resources/monkeypox-waiting-for-your-vaccination

Monkeypox Vaccine Info (USA)

https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/considerations-for-monkeypox-vaccination.html

I joined John Grant at his Iceland home in 2019 to answer Listener Questions & talk vowel movements, Over The Top, BRUT cologne, Looker, spiritual gas, mayonnaise mysteries, Shock Treatment, how to stay in the creative zone, Danish delight, the scores of Howard Shore, walking in the village, chapeau shopping, liquorice culture, Tommy, cinnamon salesmen, I’ll Do Anything, appreciating appreciation, Simon & Carbuncle and much much more. Previously only available to Patreon subscribers!

Support this show by checking the refreshed benefit tiers and hott new prices at  https://www.patreon.com/CraigAndFriends  Be a Pal, a Friend, a Friend With Benefits or a Best Friend and receive early & uncut ad-free versions of these episodes, exclusive bonus solo episodes, exclusive episodes with Ada & I discussing life as two queer poly partners who are also now parents, participate in the Movie Clubs before rI record them and much much more.

John Grant: https://www.johngrantmusic.com

John on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johngrantofficial

John Grant's Beautiful Creatures : https://open.spotify.com/show/7eAVHonsCwkKsoURgy5sD8

Donate to the Abortion Support Network

https://www.asn.org.uk/fundraising/

Protect & Defend Trans Youth Fund

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Donate to Amnesty International To Aid Ukraine

https://tinyurl.com/448f36wu

Support Black Lives Matter & Black Trans Lives Matter: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co

https://blacktranslivesmatter.carrd.co

Monkeypox Vaccine Info (UK)

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/monkeypox-vaccination-resources/monkeypox-waiting-for-your-vaccination

Monkeypox Vaccine Info (USA)

https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/considerations-for-monkeypox-vaccination.html

The enchanting and endlessly talented Divina De Campo joined me for a chat about everything Hedwig this Spring in Manchester, during Divina's triumphant run in the first UK stage production of Hedwig & The Angry Inch in 20 years. This is Part 1 of the Craig & Friends Hedwig Movie Club, watch this space for upcoming episodes with Stephen Trask, Frank DeMarco, John Cameron Mitchell, Mike Potter and more.

Congratulations Divina on being awarded Best Performance In A Musical at the UK Theatre Awards!

More Divina

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https://twitter.com/Divinadecampo

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Support this show by checking the refreshed benefit tiers and hott new lower prices at  https://www.patreon.com/CraigAndFriends  Be a Pal, a Friend, a Friend With Benefits or a Best Friend and receive early & uncut ad-free versions of these episodes, exclusive bonus solo episodes, exclusive episodes with Ada & I discussing life as two queer poly partners who are about to be parents, participate in the Movie Clubs before recording and much much more.

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Donate to Amnesty International To Aid Ukraine

https://tinyurl.com/448f36wu

Donate to the Abortion Support Network

https://www.asn.org.uk/fundraising/

Protect & Defend Trans Youth Fund

https://www.pledge.to/protect-defend-trans-youth-fund#donate

Support Black Lives Matter & Black Trans Lives Matter: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co

https://blacktranslivesmatter.carrd.co

Monkeypox Vaccine Info (UK)

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/monkeypox-vaccination-resources/monkeypox-waiting-for-your-vaccination

Monkeypox Vaccine Info (USA)

https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/considerations-for-monkeypox-vaccination.html

Legendary groundbreaker Jean Beauvoir joined me via satellite to talk the power of performing, the approachable magic of songwriting, self-belief, collaboration, determination, the psychology of record production, Benny & Bjorn, writing with Paul Stanley, producing the Ramones, thirsty girls, European appreciation, business acumen in the artistic world, leaving home at 15, wild nights at the China Club, the perspective afforded by travel,  Polar Studios and so much more

Get into Jean’s book :https://www.jeanbeauvoir.com/shop-1

Support this show by checking the refreshed benefit tiers and hott new lower prices at  https://www.patreon.com/CraigAndFriends  Be a Pal, a Friend, a Friend With Benefits or a Best Friend and receive early & uncut ad-free versions of these episodes, exclusive bonus solo episodes, exclusive episodes with Ada & I discussing life as two queer poly partners who are about to be parents, Listener Questions episodes, Zoom hangouts and much much more.

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Donate to Amnesty International To Aid Ukraine

https://tinyurl.com/448f36wu

Donate to the Abortion Support Network

https://www.asn.org.uk/fundraising/

Protect & Defend Trans Youth Fund

https://www.pledge.to/protect-defend-trans-youth-fund#donate

Support Black Lives Matter & Black Trans Lives Matter: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co

https://blacktranslivesmatter.carrd.co

Monkeypox Vaccine Info (UK)

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/monkeypox-vaccination-resources/monkeypox-waiting-for-your-vaccination

Monkeypox Vaccine Info (USA)

https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/considerations-for-monkeypox-vaccination.html