Needle Mythology is a small (cyber)space where people can enthuse about beautiful records and the people who make them. It's also a record label, but more about that later. Occasionally, we'll post conversations with well-loved musicians and music fans, hosted by Needle Mythology founder Pete Paphides. These podcasts are all produced by Laura Druce (www.whitepebblemedia.co.uk) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Bookseller Podcast is a monthly books podcast hosted by acclaimed author Cathy Rentzenbrink. Every month, avid readers can listen to an author interview, discover new releases, meet an independent bookseller and get the latest book recommendations from the experts. With previously interviewed authors including Lee Child, Sarah Perry, David Nicholls and Bernardine Evaristo, you won't want to miss out. Whether you’re commuting, listening at work, or relaxing at home, take The Bookseller Po ...
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#15: March Madness for More Mantel, Pete Paphides, Robert Webb & More…
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1:01:59Hosted by acclaimed author Cathy Rentzenbrink, the fifteenth edition of The Bookseller Podcast features Alice O’Keeffe, Caroline Sanderson and Philip Jones discussing all of this month’s book news and reviews – from Simon Cowell to stonemasonry, via Scotland and Shakespeare.This episode we also have an exciting interview with Hilary Mantel’s editor…
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#14: Fresh Titles for February, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Lennie Goodings & More…
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41:10Hosted by acclaimed author Cathy Rentzenbrink, the fourteenth edition of The Bookseller Podcast features Alice O’Keeffe, Caroline Sanderson and Philip Jones taking us on a world tour of book news and reviews for this month. We visit South Korea and the runaway success of Cho Nam-Joo’s international bestseller Kim Ji-young, Born 1982; we explore Sib…
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#13: Looking Ahead to 2020, Deepa Anappara, Sophie Hannah & more...
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35:29Hosted by acclaimed author Cathy Rentzenbrink, the thirteenth edition of The Bookseller Podcast looks ahead to the big books of 2020, with Philip Jones, Alice O’Keeffe and Caroline Sanderson sharing what they’re most looking forward to over the coming months.Cathy chats to poet/crime writer Sophie Hannah about her latest thriller Haven’t They Grown…
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In this very special episode, Pete Paphides meets Newsnight’s Kirsty Wark as she ponders the influence of David Bowie’s ‘Kooks’ on her own parenting style, looks back on her recent infamous encounter with Bobby Gillespie and also reveals exactly what Margaret Thatcher said to her after their infamously bruising encounter. Hosted on Acast. See acast…
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Forty years after the release of their phenomenal debut album, Pete Paphides meets Gina Birch and Ana da Silva from incalculably influential post-punk legends, The Raincoats. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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To mark the release of her career-spanning anthology To Drink The Rainbow, Tanita Tikaram talks to Pete Paphides about her fascination with the female voice and guides him through 12 vocal performances that continue to inspire her. To Drink The Rainbow is released on vinyl, CD and download via Needle Mythology Records. A video version of this inter…
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To mark the release of Stephen Duffy’s acclaimed 1997 masterpiece I Love My Friends on Needle Mythology Records, Pete Paphides meets Stephen along with the record’s producer Stephen Street (The Smiths, Blur, Steve Mason, Cranberries, Kaiser Chiefs). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Sarathy Korwar talks to Pete Paphides about the explosive synergy of influences that inform his brilliant new album, to be released on July 26th. Inspired by Indian classical music, Sufi devotionals, modern jazz and the nascent rap scenes of Mumbai and New Delhi, More Arriving is one of the most thrilling records of 2019, drawing on a range of gu…
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In the second part of this career-spanning interview, Ian talks about his years with the Lightning Seeds: the journey from Pure –a song he didn't even intend to be released – to a string of chart successes such as Sense, Life of Riley, Lucky You, Marvellous, Sugar Coated Iceberg and, of course, Three Lions. He also talks about the years spent regro…
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In the first part of an extensive career-spanning interview with Pete Paphides, Lightning Seeds' Ian Broudie talks about his years as a key player in the Liverpool post-punk scene, first as a member of Big In Japan (alongside Holly Johnson, Bill Drummond & Budgie) and Care (with Paul Simpson) – and then as producer to the likes of Echo & The Bunnym…
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Ahead of The Divine Comedy's excellent new album Office Politics, Neil Hannon reflects upon the breakthrough success of his group's 1996 album Casanova and also revisits a formative release from his childhood, The Human League's Dare! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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For the second Needle Mythology, Fran Healy from Travis talks to Pete Paphides about his group's massively successful second album The Man Who and also about the album that had a formative influence on his own songwriting, Joni Mitchell's Blue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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This interview with Prefab Sprout’s Paddy McAloon is the first of a new series of interviews in which Pete Paphides talks about beautiful records, usually but not always with the people who made them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Needle Mythology with Pete Paphides - the full series coming 20th June 2019!
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0:38Needle Mythology is a small (cyber)space where people can enthuse about beautiful records and the people who make them. It's also a record label, but more about that later. Occasionally, we'll post conversations with well-loved musicians and music fans, hosted by Needle Mythology founder Pete Paphides. These podcasts are all produced by Laura Druce…
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