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Pop: The History Makers with Steve Blame

Each Week - Pop: The History Makers presents a new one-hour interview with an icon of popular culture.If you prefer watching the interviews - go to my YouTube podcast channel -https://www.youtube.com/@popthehistorymakersOnline - Per Martinsen - Norwegian"s Electronic Godfather!UPDATE and DEEP DIVE interviews include:Raz Lindvall (formerly Rob "n" Raz), Louis C. Oberländer (Jeremy Days), Justin Currie (Del Amitri), Fish (Update interview) Phillip Boa, Toyah, Anne Clark (the poet who continually

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Belouis Some UPDATE - BEYOND HIS WILDEST IMAGINATION!

Pop: The History Makers with Steve Blame ·

2023/04/03

To be back in the charts again, after a hiatus of nearly 40 years is truly beyond Belouis Some's wildest dreams. But it's true, his song IMAGINATION which was a hit in 1985, and from his debut album SOME PEOPLE only reached number 50 in the British charts on its first release, a re-release saw it rise to number 17, and now a remix in 2023 by producer Lee Rose, has seen it get to the top ten of the dance charts around Europe.In this UPDATE INTERVIEW, he talks about how that came about, and

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Belouis Some DEEP DIVE INTERVIEW

Pop: The History Makers with Steve Blame ·

2023/04/03

In the UPDATE INTERVIEW which is also online here about how, out of the blue, Belouis Some is back in the dance charts - something which even took him by surprise!BUT for the full story, this full-length, highly entertaining interview with Neville Keighley aka Belouis Some, listen to this DEEP DIVE interview.Here he talks about his early influences and the early recordings which led up to his first album. Belouis recounts an amazing story of someone who clearly was extremely driven, and eventually

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Larry Flick - Legendary Music Journalist

Pop: The History Makers with Steve Blame ·

2023/03/30

With a history of over 35 years in the music business, Larry Flick is probably best known for his 14-year stint at Billboard magazine where he was a senior editor, after which he became a host and producer on SiriusXM. Larry achieved a lot of firsts in the industry, with the ability to break artists into the American market. He was the first to write about Mariah Carey and helped break Britney Spears, and Adele into the American Market, and when it comes to specific tracks - even Madonna.He’s a New

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UPDATE - ABBA historian Carl Magnus Palm

Pop: The History Makers with Steve Blame ·

2023/03/27

ABBA authority Carl Magnus Palm was featured on a DEEP DIVE interview just before Xmas where we talked about his book ABBA at 50. This is an update of that interview with information about his forthcoming new book on ABBA - On the Record - Packaged - Promoted -Reviewed.For ABBA aficionados, Carl Magnus Palm leaves no stone unturned in his quest to discover everything there is about ABBA.If you are interested in pre-ordering this book, then go to:http://www.abbatalk.com/abbaonrecord/If you want to

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BOOK: ABBA at 50 by Carl Magnus Palm

Pop: The History Makers with Steve Blame ·

2023/03/27

ABBA at 50 by Carl Magnus Palm.There probably isn't a better authority on ABBA than author and historian Carl Magnus Palm. His first book on ABBA was in 1994, and his eighth book is titled ABBA at 50, which is available now. ABBA at 50 is a fascinating read, and takes us through the whole ABBA story from the beginnings of each of the members, and takes the date for the band's formation as ABBA as 1972. His insights into one of the world’s best-selling bands, whose music is still universally

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BOOK: Joan Baez: The Last Leaf by Elizabeth Thomson

Pop: The History Makers with Steve Blame ·

2023/03/23

Joan Baez: The Last Leaf - written by Elizabeth Thomson, provides a picture of an artist who became a voice for social change. And although she officially retired in 2021, a new documentary, I Am A Noise, which premiered recently at the Berlin Film Festival, and a book of upside-down drawings, Am I Pretty When I Fly? available in books shops, Joan Baez is once again garnering public acclaim.In the Deep Dive interview which you can watch or hear through the link in the profile, Elizabeth explains how

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Alanas Chosnau - the nine lives of Lithuania's most...

Pop: The History Makers with Steve Blame ·

2023/03/16

Alanas Chosnau is Lithuania's most famous singer. He's recently released an album of great electro-pop with Mark Reeder (listen to his podcast too - great cold war story). And he has lived ten lives in his one life.His story reads like a Netflix movie. Born of a Lithuanian mother and Iraqi/Kurdish father, Alanas spent the first 8 years of his life in Baghdad in the late 70s. His mother died in his arms when he was 8 years old in a hospital in Cologne, and his father was back in Baghdad with

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Suzi Quatro UPDATE

Pop: The History Makers with Steve Blame ·

2023/03/13

Today on both the podcast and the YouTube channel an UPDATE interview with legendary rocker Suzi Quatro.She's back on TOUR - go to her website for those dates.http://www.suziquatro.com/⁠In the UPDATE interview, Suzi talks about covering ABBA's 'Does Your Mother Know' during her live performances in Australia. This track was included as part of the extra songs on a double CD compilation released in May 2022 - Back to the Drive/In the Spotlight.⁠She also talks about rehearsing for live

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Sleaford Mods

Pop: The History Makers with Steve Blame ·

2023/03/09

Sleaford Mods - political post-punk poetry underlined by stark electronic beats.⁠Nottingham duo, Jason Williamson and Andrew Fearn, who broke through ten years ago with their political protest poems and minimal electronic beats about Austerity Britain, are back with a new album 'UK GRIM'. ⁠In this wide-ranging interview, they both talk about their early years, their political message, and how they work together.⁠If you'd prefer to watch the interview, then go to my YouTube channel -

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BISHI - "Doing exactly what you want is success"

Pop: The History Makers with Steve Blame ·

2023/03/02

BISHI, born Bishi Bhattacharya, is a British singer-songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist, multimedia performer, producer, and composer - simply put a polymath. She was even a DJ having come through the London underground club scene.The daughter of Bengali parents, BISHI's latest album, is Let My Country Awake, a title inspired by and using a poem of Rabindranath Tagore - another polymath and the cultural father of modern Bengal - in fact, her mother, Susmita is an acclaimed classical

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Marcus Vere of Living in a Box - Deep Dive Interview

Pop: The History Makers with Steve Blame ·

2023/02/27

Marcus Vere's own story is intriguing, He might call it luck, or he may say it’s the right place right time. Still, in the end, it’s also the story of a combination of undeniable talent and extraordinary songwriting that led to a string of successful hits for Living in a Box.⁠ So how did the track „Living in a Box“ come about? Is it true it started out as a radio jingle? And why put the word ‚cardboard‘ in a song? ⁠That you can find out in the DEEP DIVE interview.⁠The UPDATE interview includes

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Marcus Vere (Living in a Box) UPDATE episode.

Pop: The History Makers with Steve Blame ·

2023/02/27

Both the DEEP DIVE and this UPDATE interview with Marcus Vere from the band Living in a Box are available on the platform.⁠⁠Both interviews can be heard or seen through the profile link. ⁠⁠In this UPDATE episode, Marcus talks about the latest news including working with their new vocalist Bryan Chambers and rehearsing in the studio.In the DEEP DIVE interview which is also now available, Marcus relates his story, which is intriguing, He might call it luck, or he may say it’s the right place right

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Book; THE WHO - MUCH TOO MUCH by Mike Evans

Pop: The History Makers with Steve Blame ·

2023/02/24

With his celebration of one of the most influential bands of the 60s and 70s, journalist and musician Mike Evans has managed to bring together the story of the band, whose tumultuous history is as pioneering as their live performances, in his book - The Who - MUCH TOO MUCH.This DEEP DIVE interview with author Mike Evans relates the story of The Who and explores their legacy. They were pioneers, and their attitude and aggressiveness of their performance was a prequel to Punk. Pop art inspired, their

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Man Parrish Update Episode

Pop: The History Makers with Steve Blame ·

2023/02/20

Following the fascinating one-hour interview with Man Parrish last year, this is the 20-minute update interview about his new album Sunset on Mars, which contains a cover of the David Bowie classic Space Oddity.With hits like Hip Hop, Bee Bop (Don't Stop), and Boogie Down (Bronx), Man Parrish's stripped-down early hip-hop/electro music proved influential. Later, his single Male Stripper with Man 2 Man was to be his biggest hit.⁠He's continued to release music over the years, lately

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Man Parrish Deep Dive Interview

Pop: The History Makers with Steve Blame ·

2023/02/20

Warning; This episode has very explicit language.With hits like Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don't Stop), and Boogie Down (Bronx), Man Parrish's stripped-down early hip-hop/electro music was to prove influential, and his single Male Stripper with Man 2 Man was to be his biggest hit.⁠His childhood was far from easy. He suffered parental abuse, & sexual abuse. He left home at 13. He was 14 when he first went to Studio 54, lying about his age to get in. He was among the most creative people of that

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Tony Swain - 80s hit producer!

Pop: The History Makers with Steve Blame ·

2023/02/16

Spandau Ballet's 'True', Imagination's 'Body Talk', Bananarama's 'Cruel Summer', are just some of the albums (and also the singles) that Tony Swain, one-half of the production duo Jolley and Swain produced during the early to mid-1980s.In the mid-1970s, Tony's career started as a camera operator on The Muppets where he witnessed many star performances, maybe the strangest one, the Bowie-Bing Crosby duet 'Little Drummer Boy'.But it was in 1981 that his

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Sam Brown Deep Dive

Pop: The History Makers with Steve Blame ·

2023/02/14

With the release of a new album - Number 8, Sam Brown has recorded an album of electronic music, something that seemed impossible when she lost her voice a few years ago.In this interview, recorded when Sam was starting to record, she talked about her life, how she was brought up around music - and not a fan or her father's tastes, instead her mother's. Her first album and single Stop! brought her to the attention of fans all over Europe, but Sam was never comfortable with many aspects of

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Sam Brown Update Episode

Pop: The History Makers with Steve Blame ·

2023/02/14

Nearly 18 months after the Deep Dive interview of 2021, I caught up with Sam Brown again for a short and sweet UPDATE chat to fill us in on what has happened since. Last time, we learned about the loss in her life, of her mother who died at the height of her fame, and in recent years of her voice, a devastating loss for a singer. But Sam has returned to recording and released a new album - Number 8, taking her talents into a whole new direction.Make sure you listen to the Deep Dive interview -

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Season 6 - Episode 2; Lanah P - Pistol in my Pocket!

Pop: The History Makers with Steve Blame ·

2023/02/09

Lanah P is new on the podcast this week. A pioneering LGBTQ Person of Colour, Lanah was born in Grimsby, an English fishing port. Often derided in earlier times with the words - It's grim in Grimsby, it clearly was for Lanah, who left at 17 for Manchester. There, Lanah became a drag artist, performed at the notoriously tough working men's clubs of the era, and quickly learned the art of putting down the hecklers.Lanah's time in Manchester led to a friendship with Mark E. Smith of The

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Season 6: Episode 1: David McAlmont

Pop: The History Makers with Steve Blame ·

2023/02/02

With David McAlmont's and Hifi Sean's album 'Happy Ending' just out, the time was ripe to interview one of the great vocalists of the current era. The track 'Yes' from David and Bernard Butler (then of Suede), became the anthem of the Britpop era, but David, who started out in the band Thieves, was never going to be reduced to such trite classification - his career has seen him develop and change, with his constant groundbreaking collaborations.- with David Arnold on

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