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Behind The Curtain Podcast

Behind The Curtain Podcast

Behind The Curtainis all about diving into the real stories behind the music and pop culture you love. Whether it’s chatting with artists, producers/DJ’s, people behind the scenes in the music business, TV stars, athletes, this podcast gives you a sneak peek behind the curtain. It’s like hanging out with your favorite people and hearing the stuff they don’t usually share! Watch the podcast episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BehindTheCurtainPodcast-Follow the podcast on Instagram:

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1:50:15

Episode 108: Loaded Magazine Founder James Brown on...

Behind The Curtain Podcast ·

2025/05/15

Loaded magazine founder James Brown joins me for episode 108! We spoke about James growing up in Leeds, starting his career at Sounds & NME, the start of Loaded, Loaded front covers, the crazy years at Loaded, why the sexist tag that Loaded gets is wrong, mixing with A-list celebrities, leaving Loaded, his life now & loads more!James’ book ‘Animal House’ is available here:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Animal-House-James-Brown/dp/1787477908James’ Instagram:

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1:16:39

Episode 107: Punk legend Jake Burns on Northern...

Behind The Curtain Podcast ·

2025/05/12

Punk legend & Stiff Little Fingers front man Jake Burns joins me for episode 107! We spoke about his early life and growing up in Northern Ireland, songwriting, the bands early gigs, Inflammable Material, Rough Trade, Chrysalis, Nobody’s Heroes, playing top of the pops, the Go For It & Now Then albums, the bands split in 1982, the reunion, life in SLF now & loads more!SLF website: https://slf.rocks/home-baseSLF/Jake Burns’

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Episode 106: Rock Icon Suzi Quatro on being the first...

Behind The Curtain Podcast ·

2025/05/07

Rock Icon Suzi Quatro joins me for episode 106! We spoke about her new book ‘Grave Undertakings’, the start of her music career in ‘Pleasure Seekers’ with her sisters, going solo and moving to London, her chart success, being the first female rockstar, her iconic jumpsuit look, the influence she had on female musicians such as Debbie Harry, Chrissie Hynde & Joan Jett, playing live, work on a new album & loads more!Suzi’s book ‘Grave Undertakings’ is available here:

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Episode 105: The world’s most famous groupie Pamela...

Behind The Curtain Podcast ·

2025/05/01

Pamela Des Barres joins me for episode 105! We spoke about Pamela’s upcoming show in London, the scene in California & on Sunset Strip in the 60’s & 70’s, Gram Parsons, Keith Moon, Jim Morrison & Jimmy Page, her groupie supergroup ‘GTO’s’ that was put together by Frank Zappa, being on stage with Led Zeppelin & The Rolling Stones, the backlash she got from her ‘I’m With The Band’ book & loads more!Tickets to Pamela’s show in London:

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55:25

Episode 104: Jenny Boyd on going to India with The...

Behind The Curtain Podcast ·

2025/04/29

Jenny Boyd joins me for episode 104! We spoke about Jenny’s childhood in Africa, moving to England, modelling, her sister Pattie Boyd, going to San Francisco as the Hippie culture was taking off, going to India with The Beatles, Maharishi, her marriage with Mick Fleetwood, Fleetwood Mac, her work in psychology & addiction therapy, her books her life these days & loads more!Jenny’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenny_boydlevitt?igsh=YmRpZm4ybjV0MXEzJenny’s

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50:41

Episode 103: Robbie Knox on Soccer AM, YouTube,...

Behind The Curtain Podcast ·

2025/04/23

Ex Soccer AM star & YouTuber Robbie Knox joins me for episode 103! We spoke about how Robbie started working at Soccer AM, booking guests for the show, sorting the music for the show, partying with bands, getting recognised by fans, his favourite moments at Soccer AM, why he left the show, why he doesn’t watch much Premier League football anymore,starting his YouTube channel, co-hosting Jaackmate’s Happy Hour podcast, his advice for new YouTubers & loads more!Robbie’s YouTube channel:

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1:13:09

Episode 102: Dolan Hewison of New Fast Automatic...

Behind The Curtain Podcast ·

2025/04/14

Dolan Hewison of New Fast Automatic Daffodils joins me for episode 102 of the podcast! We spoke about Dolan’s early musical influences, moving to Manchester and forming New Fast Automatic Daffodils, their early gigs, songwriting, recording, their final ever gig at The Hacienda, the bands split, Dolan’s solo work & other musical projects & more!Au-turn:https://open.spotify.com/artist/2YP5BzS83gk6lOJjgtoPoi?si=ZjEJX1faTUKORyso8AwgKQThe Concrete

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1:54:08

Episode 101: Graham Massey of 808 State on the groups...

Behind The Curtain Podcast ·

2025/04/10

Graham Massey of 808 State joins me for episode 101! We spoke about his journey into music, his band early ‘Biting Tongues’, the start of 808 State, recording their debut album ‘Newbuild’, A Guy Called Gerald, Pacific State & going from an underground to commercial group, Madchester & Acid House, playing G-mex & Glastonbury, touring America, ‘The North At It’s Heights’ album with MC Tunes, the ‘Ninety’ & ‘Ex:el’ albums, working with Bjork, 808 State these days & loads more!808

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1:32:11

Episode 100: The Beatles’ Hairdresser Leslie...

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2025/04/08

Episode 100! Thank you to everyone who has listened, reviewed & followed the podcast! The support is always much appreciated! Joining me for episode 100 of the podcast is The Beatles’ hairdresser Leslie Cavendish! We spoke about how he learnt his trade as a hairdresser at Vidal Sassoon’s salon, cutting hair for the big names of the 60’s at this salon, how a chance haircut with Jane Asher led to him cutting hair for Paul McCartney and the rest of The Beatles, being in the recording studio with

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1:03:26

Episode 99: Den Browne on living with Sid Vicious &...

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2025/04/04

Den Browne joins me for episode 99 to talk about his time living with music’s most famous & notorious couple Sid Vicious & Nancy Spungen! We spoke about what Den’s life was like up to the moment of meeting Sid & Nancy, his first meeting with Sid & Nancy, how Sid & Nancy ended up moving in with Den & his girlfriend, a typical day in their lives at the time, Den sleeping with Nancy, Sex Pistols, the Sid Vicious behind closed doors and the Sid Vicious in public, Sid pulling a

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1:35:04

Episode 98: Northern Soul DJ Kev Roberts on Wigan...

Behind The Curtain Podcast ·

2025/03/27

Kev Roberts joins me for episode 98! We spoke about Kev’s first interest in Motown & Soul music, his first time at a Northern Soul night, collecting records, how his DJ career started, DJing at Wigan Casino & other venues across England, the Northern Soul Scene these days & DJing in countries such as Italy & Czech Republic, why his career as a music producer didn’t work out & loads more!Kev’s website: https://www.kevroberts.com/Kev’s Instagram:

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39:29

Episode 97: George Michael’s backing singer Shirley...

Behind The Curtain Podcast ·

2025/03/24

Shirley Lewis joins me for episode 97! We spoke about how she started her career in music, her sister Linda Lewis, performing at Live Aid with Spandau Ballet, meeting George Michael, performing with Wham at Wembley for their final concert, being the only backing vocalist on George Michael’s solo debut album ‘Faith’, watching George’s creative process in the studio, recording ‘Listen Without Prejudice’, why Shirley preferred a career as a backing singer rather than a solo career, the last time she

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1:30:48

Episode 96: Mark Reeder on smuggling music past the...

Behind The Curtain Podcast ·

2025/03/20

Mark Reeder joins me for episode 96 of the podcast! We spoke about Mark growing up in Manchester before moving to Berlin because of his fascination with German electronic music and German history, being in a band with Mick Hucknall, working for Factory Records as a German representative, his friendship with Ian Curtis & Bernard Sumner of Joy Division, sneaking music into East Berlin & putting on illegal punk gigs in East Berlin, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the explosion of Techno in Berlin,

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1:22:58

Episode 95: Mick Rossi of Slaughter & The Dogs on...

Behind The Curtain Podcast ·

2025/03/17

Legendary guitarist of Slaughter & The Dogs Mick Rossi joins me for episode 95! We spoke about Mick’s childhood in Manchester, his first interest in music, the early days of Slaughter & The Dogs, supporting Sex Pistols at Lesser Free Trade Hall, recording ‘Do It Dog Style’ & Mick’s hero Mick Ronson playing on the album, Wayne Barrett leaving the band, recording second album ‘Bite Back’, his fallout with Wayne Barrett, why Morrissey didn’t work as the lead singer in Slaughter & The

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1:10:15

Episode 94: Tom Atkin of The Paddingtons on the...

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2025/03/13

Tom Atkin of The Paddingtons joins me for episode 94! We spoke about how The Paddingtons started, their first rehearsals and early writing, their first gigs in Hull and getting gigs outside of Hull, what is was like as part of that 2000’s indie scene, getting signed by Alan McGee, recording their debut album ‘First Comes First’ with Owen Morris, their upcoming tour celebrating 20 years of ‘First Comes First’, the shift in the music business, their second album ‘No More Mundane’, Tom’s life now, new

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Episode 93: Dermo & Rob of Northside on Madchester &...

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2025/03/10

Dermo & Rob of Northside join me for episode 93 of the podcast! We spoke about how rehearsals are going for Northside’s upcoming tour and if we’ll hear any new Northside music, Rob joining the band, how the band originally came to be in the late 80’s, Tony Wilson & signing to Factory Records, the Madchester scene, Northside’s brilliant album ‘Chicken Rhythms’, the second Northside album that got shelved & loads more!Keep up to date with everything Northside on their social media

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1:29:13

Episode 92: Rockfield Studios engineer & producer...

Behind The Curtain Podcast ·

2025/03/06

Engineer & Producer Nick Brine joins me for episode 92 of the podcast! We spoke about how Nick first got a job at the iconic Rockfield studios, working with The Stone Roses on Second Coming as one of his first jobs, working with Oasis on (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? & Be Here now and all the chaos that brought working with the biggest and most famous band of that time, working with bands and acts such as Ash, Bruce Springsteen, The Verve & Teenage Fanclub, Nick’s life these days

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1:17:37

Episode 91: Tjinder Singh of Cornershop on the...

Behind The Curtain Podcast ·

2025/02/27

Tjinder Singh of Cornershop joins me for episode 91 of the podcast! We spoke about Tjinder’s upbringing in Wolverhampton, his early music influences, when Tjinder started playing music, the early days of Cornershop, Cornershop’s albums, the history and current day of Cornershop, songwriting & loads more!If you enjoy this podcast episode please leave a review and follow! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:14:54

Episode 90: Peter Hooton of The Farm on the highs and...

Behind The Curtain Podcast ·

2025/02/24

The Farm frontman Peter Hooton joins me for episode 90! We spoke about Peter’s journey into music, his fanzine ‘The End’, The Farm’s highs and lows including going to number 1 with Spartacus to not being able to get a record deal 3 years later, their three albums from the 90’s, the baggy indie scene, the reason the band came back together in 2005, new Farm music and upcoming album, Liverpool FC, the Hillsborough disaster & loads more!The Farm’s website: https://thefarmmusic.co.uk/Watch the

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1:26:22

Episode 89: Music video director & sleeve designer...

Behind The Curtain Podcast ·

2025/02/20

Music video director & album/single sleeves designer Nick Egan joins me for episode 89 of the podcast! We spoke about how punk gave him the start in his career in music, his first job designing t shirts for The Ramones, how Malcolm McLaren was his mentor, his singles and albums covers for acts and bands such as The Clash, The Sex Pistols Iggy Pop & Bob Dylan, his music videos for bands and acts such as Oasis, Alanis Morrisette, The Seahorses & Duran Duran, his life in LA these days &

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