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     skulldisco Member Username: Skulldisco Post Number: 2153 Registered: 10-2008 |
Starting last night, and over the next two nights BBC4 are having a panel discussion all about The Album, and (I think) specifically vinyl, well going by last nights programme anyway which concentrated on Rock. Tonight is Pop, and tomorrow is RnB (which hopefully is everything encompassing Blues, Mowtown etc and not bloody Rhianna etc). Links are here, including Watch It Again for last night - hopefully Youtube will accomodate our non UK members. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01qkw54 /episodes/guide On Friday night there is another programme dedicated to the album - When Albums Ruled The World - link here http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01qhn70 Last nights programme on Rock was ok, if a bit trainspotterish. The programme veered between panel discussion (Danny Baker, Smiths and Blur producer Steven Street, music journalist Kate Mossman, and for no fathomable reason, all round loud mouth and car enthusiast Jeremy Clarkson), and archive footage of famous albums and their creators (Pink Floyd/DSOTM, Bowie/Ziggy, Various Punk bands/London Calling/NMTB etc), with the guests and host Danny Baker enthusing about their own favourites. Astonishly, or perhaps refreshingly, who the feck knows, Clarkson was equally vocal in his support for Supertramp as he was for The Clash and The Pistols. Like I said, a bit trainspotterish, but still better than watching whatever else passes as prime time telly these days. | ||
| skulldisco Member Username: Skulldisco Post Number: 2155 Registered: 10-2008 |
The Pop episode was on tonight, and Boy George more than made up for the other two dull guests by enthusing on everybody from Bowie, T Rex and The Smiths, to Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell. Obviously a big music fan back then, and still to this day. |