Paul Weller Fan Podcast : Desperately Seeking Paul
203 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe World’s first Paul Weller Fan Podcast - hosted by Dan Jennings.
A former radio broadcaster who gave up a career with one big regret. Never getting to interview his hero, the legendary British singer, songwriter & musician Paul Weller.
This podcast exists purely to solve that issue. Welcome to Desperately Seeking Paul...
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EP180 - Paul Weller
December 19, 2023 00:01 - 1 hour - 81.4 MBEpisode 180: Paul Weller Hello and Welcome to Episode 180 of the World's First Paul Weller Fan Podcast... I'm Dan Jennings and ten years ago I gave up my life's dream and career as a radio presenter with one big regret... Never getting to interview my hero... the legendary singer-songwriter and musician - Paul Weller... This podcast exists purely to solve that issue... Welcome to the final episode of Desperately Seeking Paul.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...
EP179 - Claire Moon - Artist Manager - Paul Weller
December 12, 2023 00:01 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBEpisode 179: Claire Moon - Artist Manager - Paul Weller Over the course of the past 3 years, we've discovered so much more about how Paul Weller has built one of the most prolific and influential careers in British music, and in this episode we get to peek behind the curtain. Artist manager Claire Moon opens up about her professional journey, leading up to that first fateful meeting with Paul at V2 Records and how she later became his manager - overseeing the business operations at Black B...
EP178 - Charles Rees - Black Barn Studio Manager & Engineer + Composer, Producer
December 05, 2023 00:01 - 1 hour - 75.5 MBEpisode 178: Charles Rees - Black Barn Studio Manager & Engineer + Composer, Producer And so the countdown begins... with our final 3 podcasts in our Desperately Seeking Paul series... On this episode, I take a trip into Black Barn Studios for an unforgettable conversation with Studio Manager & Engineer, Composer and Producer, Charles Rees. From assistant engineer on Heavy Soul in 1997 to becoming studio manager at Black Barn, AKA Paul Weller HQ in 1999 - Charles has played a key role o...
EP177 - Simon Halfon - Graphic designer and Film Producer - The Style Council, Paul Weller Solo, The Jam...
November 28, 2023 01:01 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBEpisode 177: Simon Halfon - Graphic designer and Film Producer on The Style Council, Paul Weller Solo & The Jam On this episode of The Paul Weller Fan Podcast, we hear from graphic designer and film producer, Simon Halfon to discuss his incredible porfolio of work with The Jam, The Style Council and Paul Weller solo... We find out about his love of The Jam - and how he first met Paul Weller in 1979 following a gig in Bridlington when he and his mates stayed up with the band drinking and pu...
EP176 - Joe Connor - Film Director, Screenwriter, Photographer & Musician...
November 24, 2023 00:01 - 1 hour - 46.5 MBEpisode 176: Joe Connor - Film Director, Screenwriter, Photographer & Musician... On this episode of my Paul Weller Fan Podcast, we cross to Cape Town where we find multi-award-winning Film Director, Musician, Screenwriter and Photographer - Joe Connor on his latest top secret shoot... Our discussion kicks off with the creation of his brilliant Sky Arts Wild Wood Documentary - a 2023 film that features the story behind the 1993 Paul Weller masterpiece as it celebrates it's 30th anniversary...
EP176 - Joe Connor - Film Director - Wild Wood Documentary
November 24, 2023 00:01 - 1 hour - 46.5 MBEpisode 176: Joe Connor - Film Director, Screenwriter, Photographer & Musician... On this episode of my Paul Weller Fan Podcast, we cross to Cape Town where we find multi-award-winning Film Director, Musician, Screenwriter and Photographer - Joe Connor on his latest top secret shoot... Our discussion kicks off with the creation of his brilliant Sky Arts Wild Wood Documentary - a 2023 film that features the story behind the 1993 Paul Weller masterpiece as it celebrates it's 30th anniversary...
EP175 - Chris Pope - The Chords UK - Songwriter, Singer, Musician
November 21, 2023 01:01 - 39 minutes - 26.8 MBEpisode 175 : Chris Pope from The Chords On this episode of The Paul Weller Fan Podcast, I am joined by Chris Pope - Songwriter, Musician and one of the founding members of The Chords. We take a journey through the bands formation at the tail end of 1978, after original singer/guitarist Billy Hassett and his bass playing cousin, Martin Mason, advertised for musicians in NME. Chris got the job and the band were soon into live gigs and studio recordings. Their style was a combination of pu...
EP174 - Ben Gordelier - Paul Weller Band - Drums/Samples/Percussion + Musician & Producer
November 14, 2023 00:01 - 1 hour - 47.7 MBEpisode 174: Ben Gordelier - Musician, Producer, Drums/Samples/Percussion for the Paul Weller band... What a delight it is to have Paul Weller band member - Ben Gordelier - join me on my podcast. Ben chats about his discovery of music, love of The Beatles and Laurel & Hardy, being "brought up in a music rehearsal studio" and working as a drummer and producer since his early teens... even going on his first European tour at the age of 16!... Since 2012, Ben has been playing drums, percuss...
EP174 - Ben Gordelier - Musician, Producer, Drums/Samples/Percussion for the Paul Weller band...
November 14, 2023 00:01 - 1 hour - 47.7 MBEpisode 174: Ben Gordelier - Musician, Producer, Drums/Samples/Percussion for the Paul Weller band... What a delight it is to have Paul Weller band member - Ben Gordelier - join me on my podcast. Ben chats about his discovery of music, love of The Beatles and Laurel & Hardy, being "brought up in a music rehearsal studio" and working as a drummer and producer since his early teens... even going on his first European tour at the age of 16!... Since 2012, Ben has been playing drums, percuss...
EP173 - Simon O’Brien - from The Style Council fan to Paul Weller Tour Crew…
November 10, 2023 00:01 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBEpisode 173: Simon O’Brien - from The Style Council fan to Weller Tour Crew… On this episode of The Paul Weller Fan Podcast, we meet Simon O'Brien and hear his a journey from The Style Council fan in his teens to joining Paul Weller tour security in 2000. We talk Red Wedge, the Paul Weller Movement, and being In the right place at the right time for the Heliocentric tour with a band on fire... You'll hear stories on Paul, John Weller, Kenny Wheeler, and unforgettable gigs across the UK -...
EP172 - Dylan White - Legendary Record Plugger
November 07, 2023 00:01 - 1 hour - 53.9 MBEpisode 172: Dylan White - Legendary Record Plugger On this episode of The Paul Weller Fan Podcast, I am joined by legendary record plugger, Dylan White. Dylan has worked in the music business for over 30 years now... UK Radio & TV Music Promotion, Consultant and Artist Management. A multi-award-winning record plugger since the early 90s, he has promoted the music of Oasis, U2, Fatboy Slim, Travis, Arctic Monkeys, Depeche Mode, Suede, Primal Scream, The Libertines, Portishead, Billy Bra...
EP171 - All Mod Cons - Barry Pugatch and Andy Cook share their story...
November 03, 2023 00:01 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBEpisode 171: All Mod Cons - The World's First Tribute to The Jam... Barry Pugatch and Andy Cook share their story... On this episode of the podcast, we hear the story of Barry Pugatch and Andy Cook - two fans of The Jam who ended up bringing one of the original tribute bands from the US to the UK for sell out performances in the 1990s. All Mod Cons were created in Boston, New England, USA in 1989 with Barry as Paul Weller on lead vocals and guitar with his pals - Glenn Matto (Bruce Foxton...
EP170 - Robert Howard / Dr. Robert - The Blow Monkeys
October 31, 2023 00:01 - 1 hour - 46.4 MBEpisode 170: Robert Howard / Dr. Robert - The Blow Monkeys On this episode of the Paul Weller Fan Podcast, I am joined by Singer, Songwriter, Multi-instrumentalist and Producer, Robert Howard, aka Dr. Robert of The Blow Monkeys. We take a journey through his youth and his discovery of punk, politics and The Jam whilst living in Australia in the 1970s... He returned home in 1981 and formed the band, leading to so many fabulous albums and singles - their debut Limping for a Generation, tha...
EP169 - Carleen Anderson - Singer, Songwriter, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Writer...
October 23, 2023 23:01 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBEpisode 169: Carleen Anderson - Singer, Songwriter, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Writer... My latest podcast guest Carleen Anderson really needs no introduction. A genuine world class artist... She's such a huge talent in her own right and another to enter Paul Weller's orbit during the solo years - providing us with some very special moments on record and live. Throughout her solo career, she’s been featured alongside a multitude of established artists from a wide array of musical genr...
EP168 - Sam Molnar talks Wake Up Woking, Wild Wood at Woking Hospice and a 50 year friendship...
October 19, 2023 23:01 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBEpisode 168: Sam Molnar talks Wake Up Woking, Wild Wood at Woking Hospice and a 50 year friendship... On this episode of the podcast, we chat to Sam Molnar and hear his incredible connections with Paul Weller from The Jam to now... We'll discover how he's become Sammy Carpet to the Weller family... how he created Wake Up Woking and an incredible homecoming gig in 2010... which featured live music from Paul Weller, Bruce Foxton and Steve Brookes and Paul's first gig in his home-town for 30...
EP167 - Keiko Egawa - Super-fan stories from Tokyo to London and beyond...
October 16, 2023 23:01 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBEpisode 167: Keiko Egawa... Super-fan stories from Tokyo to London and beyond... On this episode of my Paul Weller Fan Podcast, I am joined by Keiko Egawa - a Japanese super-fan who has been to hundreds of gigs over the past 40+ years - seeing The Jam sixty-nine times, The Style Council sixty plus and Paul Weller solo over one-hundred and fifty times... We'll hear her story from discovering The Jam through In The City as a teenager growing up in Tokyo, to travels to London for her first li...
EP167 - Keiko Egawa... Super-fan stories from Tokyo to London and beyond...
October 16, 2023 23:01 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBEpisode 167: Keiko Egawa... Super-fan stories from Tokyo to London and beyond... On this episode of my Paul Weller Fan Podcast, I am joined by Keiko Egawa - a Japanese super-fan who has been to hundreds of gigs over the past 40+ years - seeing The Jam sixty-nine times, The Style Council sixty plus and Paul Weller solo over one-hundred and fifty times... We'll hear her story from discovering The Jam through In The City as a teenager growing up in Tokyo, to travels to London for her first li...
EP166 - Adrian Thrills - Music Journalist shares his experiences of The Jam and Paul Weller from 1976 to Solo…
October 09, 2023 23:02 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBOn this episode of The Paul Weller Fan Podcast, I am joined by music journalist Adrian Thrills. Adrian became a fan of The Jam from 1976 - pre-Polydor record deal - seeing them at the 100 Club, upstairs at Ronnie Scotts, The Marquee, Red Cow in Hammersmith and at many more gigs... Together with his friend, Shane McGowan, Adrian did one of the very first interviews with the band for own 48 Thrills fanzine (One of the original punk fanzines that launched in '76). As a friend, and journalis...
EP165 - Bruno Gallone - on his Mod band, Reaction, supporting The Jam and more...
October 02, 2023 23:01 - 48 minutes - 32.9 MBOn this episode of The Paul Weller Fan Podcast, we hear the incredible story of Reaction - a Mod-influenced band from Burton-on-Trent, formed in November 1980 by Bruno Gallone. It was a real delight to hear Bruno's incredible story from creating the band before he could even play an instrument to their first gig a few weeks later at the Guild Street Mod night in Burton.... What came next sounds too good to be true... but yes it actually happened.... on this podcast chat we dig in to the qu...
EP164 - Brenda Taylor and Karen McBride - Two super-fans help us to celebrate 40 years of The Style Council...
September 25, 2023 23:01 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBWith the 40th anniversary of the release of Introducing The Style Council (Sept 1983), it seemed fitting to spend an episode of The Paul Weller Fan Podcast revelling in the enduring magic of this iconic band. To commemorate this milestone, we have the privilege of diving into the heartfelt stories of two unwavering super-fans, Brenda Taylor and Karen McBride. Their journey into the world of The Style Council began against the backdrop of the early '80s when Brenda, already a devoted fan of...
EP163 - Billy Sullivan - Singer, Songwriter & Musician - Paper Dreams Solo, The Spitfires
September 18, 2023 23:01 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBEpisode 163 - Billy Sullivan - Singer, Songwriter & Musician talks Paper Dreams Solo Debut, The Spitfires supporting Paul Weller, a love of The Jam and more. My special guest on this episode of Desperately Seeking Paul - The Paul Weller Fan Podcast is the hugely talented singer, songwriter and musician - Billy Sullivan. His story takes us from a love of music as a child through to the formation of The Spitfires in 2012 and building a cult fan base on their own terms through hundreds of hig...
EP162 - Ian Stone - Comedian, Broadcaster & Author of To Be Someone - A Memoir about One Teenager's Obsession with The Jam...
September 11, 2023 23:01 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBOn this episode of The Paul Weller Fan Podcast, I am joined by the award-winning stand-up comedian, broadcaster and podcaster, Ian Stone. A huge fan of The Jam and Paul Weller since discovering the band in 1977 via John Peel's late night show on Radio One, Ian published his first book in 2020 – To Be Someone – a memoir about one teenager’s obsession with The Jam… Paul Weller commented “I really liked this book. I’d forgotten how shit it was in the seventies”… We dive into his memory band...
EP161 - Keb Darge - Scottish DJ and Music producer talks Lost & Found and DJ nights with Paul Weller...
September 04, 2023 23:01 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBIn the realm of music enthusiasts and vinyl collectors, few names command as much respect and admiration as Keb Darge. The legendary out-spoken Scotsman has left an indelible mark on the world of music with has an uncanny ability to unearth rare and forgotten musical treasures. Over the past 40-plus years, he has been heavily involved in the northern soul, deep funk, rockabilly, and sixties garage scenes. On this episode of The Paul Weller Fan Podcast, we hear the true story about his jou...
EP160 - Andy Macdonald - Go-Discs - Independiente - Record Label Founder & Music Entrepreneur.
August 28, 2023 23:01 - 1 hour - 48 MBIn the dynamic world of music, a few trailblazers stand out, reshaping the industry with their audacious ideas and unshakeable passion. Andy Macdonald - the maverick behind the Go Discs and Independiente record labels - is undeniably one such luminary. With a knack for spotting raw talent and an unwavering commitment to artistic authenticity, Andy is one of the most successful UK independent music entrepreneurs of the modern era. In this World Exclusive Podcast conversation, we discover...
EP159 - Purple Hearts - Bob Manton & Jeff Shadbolt
August 21, 2023 23:01 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MBOn this episode of The Paul Weller Fan Podcast, I chat with Bob Manton and 'Just Jeff' Shadbolt from Purple Hearts. Formed in 1978, they were a mod-influenced band that blended elements of post-punk, new wave, and mod revival, creating a distinct and energetic sound that resonated with a wide audience beyond the confines of the mod scene. We talk about their discovery of The Jam as punk loving teenagers in Essex, to the creation of their first band The Sockets and an original punk rock oper...
EP158 - Kevin Metcalfe - 50 Years of Sound Mastering
August 14, 2023 23:01 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBPart of the music industry for nearly 50 years, Kevin Metcalfe takes a break from enjoying his recent retirement to join me on this episode of The Paul Weller Fan Podcast. Kevin is an industry legend. A sound mastering engineer with an impressive repertoire of all kinds of artists and all types of musical styles under his belt. This fella has played a key role on hundreds, if not thousands, of singles and album releases over the years including David Bowie, Adele, U2, Queen, ELO, Depeche Mo...
EP157 - Chris Free - A Craze - Songwriter, Musician, Respond Records
August 07, 2023 23:01 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBOn this episode of The Paul Weller Fan Podcast, I am joined by songwriter, musician Chris Free. He was one half of the duo A Craze who were signed to Paul Weller’s Respond record label in the early 1980s. We chat about his love of punk including The Jam and The Clash and his first band The Users, to meeting Lucy Barron, forming A Craze and getting signed to the project. The band played on the Respond package tours, on line ups featuring Tracie Young, The Questions and Vaughan Toulouse. T...
EP156: David Rowe - Super-Fan turns Merch-Man...
July 31, 2023 23:01 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBOn this episode of the podcast, we take a journey from The Jam to Paul Weller Solo via two super-fans... and a wonderful love story... David Rowe, and his partner, Jo White, have been to around 450 live shows and have some incredible stories and connections over the past 45 years... including joining the merchandise team for The Style Council and Paul Weller Solo!. David met Jo at school in St.Austell (double history) when she moved to Cornwall from Bounds Green, North London in 1978. They...
EP155: Fiona Cruickshank - Multi-award-winning Music Engineer, Producer, Mixer and Editor...
July 24, 2023 23:01 - 59 minutes - 40.6 MBOn this episode of The Paul Weller Fan Podcast, I am joined by another hugely talented individual in the world of music - Engineer, producer, mixer and editor, Fiona Cruickshank. One of the few people to feature on our series, who is involved in more music releases each year than Mr Weller ! She has been working in studios for over a decade now and is more in demand than ever - even getting a well deserved double win at the 2022 Music Producer Guild Awards for Recording Engineer of the Year...
EP154: Steve Nichol - The Jam 1981-82 (Trumpet & Keys) + Loose Ends and more...
July 17, 2023 23:01 - 42 minutes - 28.8 MBOn this episode of The Paul Weller Fan Podcast, recorded at the Here Comes The Weekend event in Woking, I chat to another huge talent to join this incredible musical journey. Steve Nichol. He’s a Multi-instrumentalist, Producer, Songwriter… who just happens to one of the founders of influential eighties Brit Soul flag bearers Loose Ends… It was a joy to hear his memories of a year spent with on keys and trumpet with The Jam… Live performances across the UK, Europe, US and Japan… Top of T...
EP153: Style Council Panel - Mick Talbot, Jaye Ella-Ruth, Stewart Prosser & Camelle Hinds...
July 11, 2023 02:01 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MBIt was a real honour to be asked to MC and interview guests at the recent Here Comes The Weekend event in Woking, and the first day was a 40th anniversary celebration of The Style Council. Yes, it really has been 4 whole decades since the reveal of a new venture from a fella called Paul Weller who had been in a pretty small band called The Jam… and an absolute wizard on the keys… Mick Talbot… The band went on release an incredibly diverse mix of singles - A sides , B sides - and albums tha...
EP152 - David Quantick - Music Journalist NME, Critic, Comedy Writer, Author and more...
July 03, 2023 23:01 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBOn this episode of The Paul Weller Fan Podcast, I am joined by David Quantick - a writer whose work spans over 4 decades now. He joined NME as a staff writer in 1983. We dig in to stories of The Jam, The Style Council and Paul Weller Solo... and David's connections to the man and his music... He also just happens to be a hugely successful comedy writer and screenwriter for some of the most outstanding TV and Radio series over the past 30 years with credits for shows such as On the Hour, Th...
EP151 - David F. Ross - Author - shares his love of love of The Jam, The Style Council and Paul Weller solo...
June 26, 2023 23:01 - 1 hour - 42.4 MBOn this episode of The Paul Weller Fan Podcast, I am joined by Scottish author, David F. Ross. David is an architect by day, and a hilarious social-media commentator, author and enabler by night. His debut novel The Last Days of Disco inspired by The Jam's 1979 classic album - Setting Sons - became an international best-seller in 2015... "The Jam were my first favourite band, and you never really forget your first love." We learn all about his discovery of The Jam in the late 1970s, and...
EP150 - Brendan Lynch - Producer, Engineer, Remixer - Paul Weller, Wild Wood, Stanley Road, Heavy Soul and more...
June 19, 2023 23:01 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBAs we celebrate 150 episodes of The Paul Weller Fan Podcast, what better way to mark the occasion than an episode with elusive producer, Brendan Lynch. From working with The Style Council as an engineer towards the end of their life-cycle (Modernism/Promised Land/King Truman) to co-producing a series of outstanding solo album releases with Paul Weller. We're talking that Paul Weller debut solo album, Wild Wood, Stanley Road, Heavy Soul and Heliocentric. He has also produced for Primal Scre...
EP149 - Gwenno - Singer-Songwriter-Musician + Paul Weller Remixer...
June 13, 2023 00:01 - 1 hour - 46.2 MBOn this episode of The Paul Weller Fan Podcast, I am joined singer-songwriter-musician-producer-sound artist, Gwenno AKA Gwenno Saunders. She is another of those incredible talents to have entered Paul Weller's orbit - first as somebody whose music he has regularly recommended, and then as a remixer for one of his songs from On Sunset in 2020. Her creations are things of beauty - sung in Cornish and / or Welsh - hypnotic with gorgeous, enchanting melodies, a captivating blend of dreamy sy...
EP148 - Peter Anderson - Photographer, The Style Council, The Jam, Paul Weller
June 06, 2023 04:01 - 55 minutes - 38 MBThis episode of the podcast was recorded live in front of a 'studio' audience at The Water Rats, London... In the realm of music photography, there are certain individuals who possess a unique ability to capture the essence of a band, conveying their spirit through the lens. One such luminary is Peter Anderson, a photographer renowned for his collaboration with The Style Council. Peter attended Glasgow School of Art and the Royal College of Art, London, he was staff photographer at New Mus...
EP147 - Bev Bevan, Drummer - The Move, E.L.O + Wake Up The Nation LP!
May 29, 2023 23:01 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBDrumming is often the rhythmic heartbeat that propels music forward, and within the realm of influential drummers, Bev Bevan's name shines brightly. Known for his exceptional talent, he has not only left an indelible mark on the music industry but has also inspired countless drummers around the world. What an honour it is to have Bev join me on this episode of The Paul Weller Fan Podcast as we dig into memories of The Move (One of the best and most important British groups of the late 1960s...
EP146 - Paul 'Smiler' Anderson - MOD Author & DJ
May 23, 2023 04:01 - 1 hour - 46.2 MBThis episode of the Paul Weller Fan Podcast was recorded live at London's iconic The Water Rats venue. My special guest, Mod Author and DJ, Paul 'Smiler' Anderson shared stories from The Jam to now. Kicking off with how it was The Jam that ignited a lifelong passion for all things Mod. We also dig in to three of his incredible books. Kicking off with Mods: The New Religion which was published in 2013. It's a vivid, exciting snapshot of what it was really like to be with the in-crowd.....
EP145 - Sarah Jane Morris - Singer, Songwriter, Leaves Around The Door
May 16, 2023 03:01 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBOn this episode of the Paul Weller Fan Podcast, we hear from Sarah Jane Morris - a singer-songwriter who has been sharing her musical talents with us for over 40 years now. An artist who straddles rock, blues, jazz and soul and is in possession of a stunning four octave vocal range that'll blow your mind. Her connections to Paul Weller date back to the mid-80s, when she was part of The Communards and they joined the Red Wedge Tour. As you'll hear 1986 was an pretty incredible year for her,...
EP144 - Mark Cooper - Co-creator 'Later... with Jools Holland' + Record Mirror Music Journalist
May 09, 2023 04:30 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBEpisode 144: Mark Cooper... Co-creator and founding producer of 'Later... with Jools Holland' and the annual Hootenanny plus Record Mirror Magazine Music Journalist and more... My podcast guest on Episode 144 has a completely unique story from music journalist in the time of The Jam to co-creator of a music TV show that has featured Paul Weller more than any other artist. Mark Cooper is another stunner of a guest, and WOW... What a storyteller!. We dive in to the early days of The Jam as...
EP143 - Nia Wyn - Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Producer
May 01, 2023 23:01 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MBAs you will have heard many times on this podcast series so far, Paul Weller has a long tradition of supporting up and coming music artists. Welsh neo soul artist Nia Wyn is another huge talent to get his stamp of approval and it was a real joy to hear her story on this episode of the Paul Weller Fan Podcast. Her music takes influence from Soul, RnB, Jazz, Pop and Hip-Hop to create something new, something that is uniquely hers. Trust me when I say that her incredible, unmistakable vocals...
EP142 - Paul Du Noyer - Author, Editor and Music Journalist - NME, Q, The Hit, The Word and Mojo
April 24, 2023 23:01 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBI’m delighted to be joined on the Paul Weller Fan Podcast by author, editor and music journalist, Paul Du Noyer… His interviewees have ranged from Madonna to Pavarotti, David Bowie to Mick Jagger and nearly everyone with a strong connection to The Beatles, not least Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. And of course interviews with Paul Weller!. Interviews during The Jam, The Style Council and Solo periods in publications such as NME, The Hit, Mojo and The Word Magazine. You can find links to s...
EP141 - Pete Mason - Record Exec Producer of Days of Speed + Go! Discs and Independiente
April 17, 2023 23:01 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBOn this episode of the Paul Weller Fan Podcast, we dive in to the memories of Pete Mason. Pete spent 17 years working for both major and independent record labels in the UK including Polydor, Phonogram, Chrysalis, Go! Discs and Independiente, which saw him involved with album & single releases from many of the UK’s finest artists including The La's, Billy Bragg, Portishead, The Beautiful South, Travis, and two of his all-time music heroes John Martyn and Paul Weller. While at Independiente...
EP140 - Steve Barron - Filmmaker - The Jam Music Promos & more...
April 10, 2023 23:01 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBOn this episode of the podcast, we hear from filmmaker, Steve Barron. This fella was behind the music promo videos for The Jam's Strange Town, When You're Young, Going Underground and Dreams of Children... This was all pre-MTV... in a world where Top of the Pops wanted as-live performances rather than music videos. He also happened to create some of the most-watched music videos of all time, we're talking "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson, "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits and "Take On Me...
EP140 - Steve Barron - Filmmaker - The Jam & more...
April 10, 2023 23:01 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBOn this episode of the podcast, we hear from filmmaker, Steve Barron. This fella was behind the music promo videos for The Jam's Strange Town, When You're Young, Going Underground and Dreams of Children... This was all pre-MTV... in a world where Top of the Pops wanted as-live performances rather than music videos. He also happened to create some of the most-watched music videos of all time, we're talking "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson, "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits and "Take On Me...
EP139 - Magic: A Journal of Song - Podcast Special with Dylan Jones…
April 03, 2023 23:01 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBIn this episode of the podcast, we celebrate the release of Paul Weller’s new book Magic – A Journal Of Song through a conversation with its curator - journalist and author, Dylan Jones. Dylan was my guest back on Episode 58 of the podcast, prior to this book being revealed and so I really wanted to check in, with my copy in hand to dig in to the 'making of' this incredible publication. The hardback edition is officially available in bookstores from today (April 4th 2023), with the special...
EP138 - Barry Cain - Journalist, Publisher & PR Man - Record Mirror, FlexiPop!, Punk, The Jam, Paul Weller, and more...
March 27, 2023 23:01 - 1 hour - 46.4 MBOn this episode of The Paul Weller Fan Podcast, we hear from Barry Cain - another key player in this incredible story arc as from the tail-end of the seventies to the beginning of the nineties, Barry was a music journalist, publisher, and PR man. He joined Record Mirror at the end of 1976 - the start of the punk explosion - and was perfectly placed to take part in, and report on, the scene. Barry was viewed as an 'insider' by the bands of the time and his access was unrivalled. So much so ...
EP137 - Jamie Johnson - Sound Engineer - Paul Weller Solo Years
March 21, 2023 00:01 - 49 minutes - 33.6 MBOn this episode of The Paul Weller Fan Podcast, we dig in to stories from the solo years with Jamie Johnson. Jamie has been working as a musician, producer and sound engineer since the early 1990’s. As a house engineer at Phil Manzanera’s (Roxy Music) Gallery Studio, he recorded with some of the world's leading musicians and producers, before becoming freelance in 1999. He has worked on numerous No 1 albums for artists including Paul Weller, Razorlight and David Gilmour, he co-produced R...
EP136 - Darren Fletcher - The Style Councillors
March 14, 2023 00:01 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MBLet's celebrate the 40th anniversary of the start of The Style Council and the release of that debut single Speak Like a Child back on March 11th 1983. I really wanted to chat to someone who knows what it's like to sing and perform that band's incredible songs live on stage to adoring audiences. In the absence of Paul Weller for our podcast series (so far?), I turned to Darren Fletcher - the fella behind The Style Councillors - an incredible tribute to the mighty Style Council. Formed in ...
EP135 - Andy Rosen, Music Photographer, The Jam
March 07, 2023 00:01 - 54 minutes - 75.5 MBMy special guest on this episode of The Paul Weller Fan Podcast is Punk Photographer, Andy Rosen. Andy started out as a music photographer working on Record Mirror and Sounds and freelancing to NME, Melody Maker, The Face Magazine and most record companies during the burgeoning punk scene in the mid-1970s. As a friend and cohort of many who went on to become the biggest names in punk, Andy had unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to the musicians and artists of London’s early punk scene....