I'm flying high on a load of podcast links and show notes, because the latest episode of the Lightning Seeds podcast is live and ready to go. Somehow, and can you believe it, Mat and I find fifteen reasons to talk for even longer than we did before! In this episode, we talk about the... Continue Reading →
Well, the Cloudcuckooland podcast has been in the ether for a little while so it's time to have some show notes. The idea of the show notes is to expand on the things we talked about in the podcast, to address things or add things we may have forgotten or to provide links. In Cloudcuckooland's... Continue Reading →
A review of See You In The Stars from my other blog Extra Soft Blog Roll I love writing about cars and music, and when I write something about music, or an album I like, I tend to write about it quite a while after the initial release. That gives me time to get to... Continue Reading →
Fantastic interview hosted by Simon Barber and Brian O'Connor, otherwise known as Sodajerker. In this episode, Sodajerker is joined by Ian Broudie. Recorded around the time of the 25th anniversary of Jollification, this in-depth interview finds Ian discussing his approach to songwriting and production, his experiences working with Echo and the Bunnymen, The Coral and... Continue Reading →
I can't bring back the Lightning Seeds website and not bring back my rarity of the month, can I? This is my favourite part of it all, and now amounts to nearly 30 years worth of collecting. I'm going to kick it off with my absolute favourite item in my collection and it's something that... Continue Reading →
Mat Read and I have a new podcast. Listen to Episode 1 where Mat and I go full nerd spec on debut album Cloudcuckooland, giving you a deep delve on the songs, our interpretations, interesting trivia and some bonus guitar impressions just for you lot. Get it on Spotify here or watch on Youtube below.... Continue Reading →
Another great music podcast, this time with Mark Ellen and David Hepworth. David Hepworth and Mark Ellen were hosts on The Old Grey Whistle Test and launched several music magazines including Q and Word. They have been long time friends, colleagues and business partners since God was a lad and now they collaborate on this... Continue Reading →
Rockonteurs is a brilliant, entertaining podcast with Guy Pratt and Gary Kemp. Gary Kemp you'll recognise as the principal songwriter and guitarist from Spandau Ballet, plus he's tried his hand at acting including portraying Ronnie Kray. Guy Pratt is a bass playing legend, having been the touring bassist for Pink Floyd, and has a long... Continue Reading →
Best known for the Pure hit of 1989, Lightning Seeds is effectively bespectacled Liverpudlian producer Ian Broudie, once of Care, makers of the luscious Flaming Sword. Sense follows the moderately familiar format of Broudie's plaintive voice set against effortlessly memorable tunes. It's a simple formula and it works well, conjuring up visions of a more... Continue Reading →
The Lightning Seeds are not, as you might imagine, an obscure American garage band from Buttclench, Indiana, but the pop brainchild of Scouse wunderkind Ian Broudie (he of the almost legendary Liverpool groups Care and Original Mirrors). Possibly better known for his production work with Wah!, Echo And The Bunnymen and lcicle Works, Broudie's first... Continue Reading →
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