Music Maps - The Rock n Roll Book Club Podcast

Join us on our first trip to The Hacienda in Manchester as we talk to DJ Paulette about her early days & first DJ gigs, her influences, launching the iconic Flesh night at the Hacienda (Manchester's first gay club night), Manchester nightlife of the 80's & 90's, the 'it's queer up north' tagline, the birth of the LBGTQ scene in Manchester & much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Penderyn Prize winning writer Michael Cragg to discuss all things pop in the 90's & 2000's. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us to hear about Paul Hanley's time in the fall including making his live debut at the Electric Ballroom age 16, recording Totally Wired & How I Wrote Elastic Man at his first recording session, the legendary trip to Iceland, recording Hex Education Hour, Slates, The Wonderful & Frightening World... and more.Hosted by Mark Hart & Simon CardwellProduced by Tim Benton & Simon CardwellMusic by Rob Britton  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Suzi Ronson gives us a first hand account of the Ziggy Stardust years she spent with David Bowie from creating the iconic Ziggy haircut & costumes, the early days at Haddon Hall in Beckenham, hearing Starman for the first time, touring America with the Spiders, the UK tours leading up to the final performance at the Hammersmith Odeon in 1973.Hosted by Mark Hart & Simon CardwellProduced by Tim Benton & Simon CardwellMusic by Rob Britton  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The second part of our chat with Miki Berenyi from Lush - from the release of the debut album Spooky, the Lolopoloza tour of the US, second album Split, the commercial success of the Lovelife album & the Single Girl & Ladykillers singles, 4AD, the end of the band in 1996 & the reunion in 2016.Hosted by Mark Hart & Simon CardwellProduced by Tim Benton & Simon CardwellMusic by Rob Britton  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Miki Berenyi joins us to talk about her upbringing & early life in Willesden Green, meeting Emma Anderson & the other members of Lush, making their fanzine Alphabet Soup, their first band the Baby Machines, changing the name to Lush, the first Lush gig at the Camden Falcon, signing with 4AD & more.Hosted by Mark Hart & Simon CardwellProduced by Tim Benton & Simon CardwellMusic by Rob Britton  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week acclaimed writer John Robb takes us up north to put our first pin in our Music Map in the iconic city of Manchester. We detail the bands formation & early years, first gigs around the country, the release of Sally Cinnamon, their live debut in Manchester at the International 1, almost signing with Rough Trade, recording Elephant Stone with Peter Hook, the first national tour in 1989, the debut album & its gradual rise to meteoric status, the famous Blackpool Empress Ballroom gig & more.Hosted by Mark Hart & Simon CardwellProduced by Tim Benton & Simon CardwellMusic by Rob Britton  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us to celebrate the life & career of Karen Carpenter. Biographer Lucy O'Brien takes us on our first trip to the USA to chat all things Karen from her early years, the formation of the band with her brother Richard, signing to A&M Records, their peak years of success, her illness & tragic death.Help us put another pin in our Music Map in the LA suburb of Downey, California.Hosted by Mark Hart & Simon CardwellProduced by Tim Benton & Simon CardwellMusic by Rob Britton  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us as and Penderyn Prize winning author Daniel Rachel to take a deep dive into the formation of the Two Tone record label in Coventry - starting with the beginnings of the label, moving onto the early years of Jerry Dammers, The Specials & Madness meeting at the Hope & Anchor in Islington, the Two Tone Top of the Pops Episode, the Two Much Too Young EP hitting number 1, the famous Two Tone Tour of 1979 & more.Help us to put the first pin in our Music Map of the world in the Motor City of Coventry.Hosted by Mark Hart & Simon CardwellProduced by Tim Benton & Simon CardwellMusic by Rob Britton  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Introducing Music Maps - the Rock n Roll Book Club Podcast, each episode we use a place as a jumping off point for a conversation about music - anywhere from the obvious to the obscure.Join us as we build our Music Map of the world.Hosted by Mark Hart & Simon CardwellProduced by Tim Benton & Simon CardwellMusic by Rob Britton  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.