What Goes Around? – Details, episodes & analysis

The perfect pop star needs to have many attributes, rock solid songs, eye catching style, photogenic glamour and of course the type of personality that jumps off the page. Very few contenders manage to tick all of these boxes but when they do they make an impression on society that leaves an indelible mark. Alison Clarkson's alter ego Betty Boo had all these qualities in spades. Her music was magnetic, her style iconic and her personality projected confidence and rebellion, so much so that when the pop Svengali Chris Herbert decided to form the all conquering Spice Girls his brief was to find 5 Betty Boos. However Betty Boo was not the manufactured pop star you might expect, rather she was a determined young woman who studied audio production, wrote her own songs and fell in love with Hip-Hop at precisely the right time. After a period in the limelight Betty stepped back into the studio and continued to create music with the likes of Blur, Girls Aloud, Hear-say, Danni Minogue and Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Now back with a bang Betty Boo has a new album 'Rip up the rulebook' and her sound has matured but retains that dash of rebellious optimism that we all fell in love with back in the day.

It really is a pleasure to welcome the one and only Betty Boo to What Goes Around.

Before that Eamon gets infuriated about Stax Records and then finds refuge at a DONK Rave.

Betty in Maccie D's with the PE!

https://youtu.be/8PSbg7ynGqM?si=Ff5Q93SUO5jpeuOY

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There is an excellent film called 20 feet away from stardom that explores the world of the backing singer and how they flirt so near to the worlds of the pop megastar and yet always remain just out of camera shot, our guest today goes one better, often only a few feet away form the biggest names in show biz and yet nearly always in shot too. Colin G Paterson is the Arts & Entertainment Correspondant for the BBC and has worked as a presenter and journalist for over 20 years. From The Big Breakfast to 5Live to Glastonbury to the Oscars he has always been the man with the mic asking questions of the rich and famous and has done it all with wit and the sort of cheeky grin that gets answers. There are few people better placed to talk about the world of music from a fans point of view and that is why we are delighted to have Colin on the show today. 

Tell someone about us eh?

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Well hello pod fans, here's another beautiful chat about the greatest thing in all our lives, music. This time we have a true DJ legend, the incredible DJ Food is in the house. DJ Food aka Strictly Kev has been making breaks beats and visual treats for over 30 years now. His work with Ninja Tunes in the 90s brought so much joy and helped establish the label as one of the UK's most important imprints. Kev was Trip-Hop before it had the name, he was a pioneer of audio visual effects, supported the Beastie Boys at Brixton Academy and remixed Matt Johnson's The The with the kind of deft touch that few could match. Not only that he was genuinely one of the nicest people we have had on the show and even came over a night out! I think you are going to love this interview. Before all that though we are going to discuss bawdy women with Judith Owen, Judith is an incredible blues singer who has a new LP out celebrating the pioneering women of the the blues who laid the foundation for the likes of Megan Thee Stallion and Lil Kim long before women could even vote! At the top of the show Deb and Eamon discuss the their T-Shirt game and ask why men are so annoying. That's What Goes Around this week and we hope you love it!

BIG thanks to @Marke23 for hooking us up.

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This weeks episode contains one of my favourite interviews ever. Marshall Chess was literally born and raised in the record industry, his childhood was spent helping out his Dad in Chess Studios as they recorded the likes of Howlin Wolf, Muddy Waters, Etta James, Chuck Berry, Little Richard ... I could go on. The amazing thing is thats only the start of his amazing career, Marshall went on to start the Cadet label, signing Minnie Ripperton & rotary Connection amongst others before hooking up with Mick and Kieth to create Rolling Stones Records, then working with Sugarhill Records at the birth of Hip Hop and so much more. At 81 he is sharp as a tack and the stories simply poor out of him. This was supposed to be a 10 minute feature but turned into the main event, if you have any interest in R&B, the Blues, Rock n Roll and Hip-Hop you are in for a treat! Not only that but we talk to one of the worlds leading experts on Gospel Music DJ Greg Belson from his LA home. Before all that Deb returns to the eternal question of filing and Eamon excitedly tells all about the new radio station Love Will Save The Day FM. Even if you dont know these names you will love this episode I am sure.

Marshall Chess has a great YouTube page:

https://www.youtube.com/@ChessRecordsTribute

DJ Greg Belson has amazing music for you to hear;

https://www.mixcloud.com/gregbelson/stream/

Love will save the day can be found here every weekend:

http://lovewillsavetheday.fm/

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What Goes Around returns with another well balanced look at the world of music. In this episode we attempt to find equilibrium between the beautiful folk music of Kate Stables from This Is The Kit and the spittle festooned twin punk worlds of Agnostic Front and The Anti-Nowhere League. Somewhere carefully balanced in the middle stands our Deb as she finally moves to Manchester and gets her dream job. Not many podcasts haver this much range listeners.

Kate Stables from This is the Kit talks to us from her Paris apartment as her 6th album drops to enormous critical acclaim. We discuss listening, writing and mind blowing moments as the Parisian emergency services busy about their riot happy city.

Deb talks about her new life up north and the wee job she landed at 6Music.

Eamon returns to the world of music documentaries with two very different takes on the world of punk. From the US the 'Godfathers of Hardcore' Agnostic Front and from Royal Tunbridge Wells, The Anti-Nowhere League.

Buy Kate's amazing new album here:

https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/product/this-is-the-kit/careful-of-your-keepers

Watch both Punk documentaries on Amazon Prime.

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Welcome back to What Goes Around! This is the dance music special and we have the Crowd Controller himself DJ Billy 'Daniel' Bunter, if you are not familiar with this Rave legend then you really need to understand what a stalwart of the Rave scene he is. Daniel started his DJ career at the tender age of 14 playing the headline set at one of Londons most infamous clubs Labyrinth/2000AD at The 4 Aces in Dalston. Daniel grew up in the DJ booth watching the Rave scene evolve through many, many changes in style, mood and professionalism. It is estimated he has played to hundreds of thousands of people over the last 30+ years and remains a real force for positivity all these years later. So much so Daniel has founded a mental health charity to help those who are struggling in these difficult times. He has an incredible story to tell and we are delighted to have him on the show.

We are also delighted to welcome Emma Warren to the show, a hugely experienced writer on music culture Emma has now written one of the finest books on music and dancing we have ever read, 'Dance you way home: A journey through the dance floor' is a transformative tome on dance music culture which serves the initiated and those that find dance culture baffling equally well. IF you have never got the dance bug this book will explain why it affects people so powerfully and if you have loved the clubbing life for years you will discover a beautiful love letter to the culture. It really is that good and Emma is delightful company.

Plus Deb and Eamon are back discussing how the story of rave has been twisted and focused in many misleading ways, thankfully Eamon has found a missing piece of the puzzle in the form of an audio series that tells the Rave story from the perspective of the Midlands.

Daniel's excellent mental health charity can be found here:

https://safespacemovement.co.uk/

Emma's wonderful book can be found here:

https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571366033-dance-your-way-home/

Reflection Media Art's excellent audio series by Daylight Robbery Radio Docs can be heard here:

https://www.reflectionmediaart.com/films-1

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Another bumper episode for you pod fans. This week Comedian and radio presenter John Robins lets us into his personal archive of Phonographic Memories. John talks honestly and openly about being an odd kid, finding his tribe and falling head over heals for Americana. This is a really charming interview where John shares his vulnerability and passion for music. Some really deep choices here from a man who has deep feelings for the music in his life.

We also share two brilliant features about two simply brilliant books! First up we talk top Cherie Percy about the latest edition in the much heralded 33&1/3 book series which explores important albums with style and wit. Cherie takes on the underground sensation of ESG and reveals all about this mysterious New York funk band that captured the heart of Martin Hannet at Factory Records and the minds of countless Hip Hop heads who have sampled their music. It's a brilliant topic treated with the respect and love it deserves. We also take a trip to Berlin in the capable hands of Paul Hanford who opens up this infamous city to all with his excellent tome 'Coming to Berlin'. Paul is a delight to talk to and brings his passion for Berlin into focus for us.

Away from all that our heroes Deb and Eamon discuss the 2Tone documentary 'Dance Crazy' on its newly remastered release.

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John Robins:

https://www.johnrobins.com/

Cherie Percy's ESG Book

https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/esgs-come-away-with-esg-9781501379192/

Let Paul Hanford show you around Berlin

https://boomkat.com/products/coming-to-berlin

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Series 4 is off to a blinding start as we talk to the legendary founder member of Portishead, producer and composer Geoff Barrow. Geoff tells us all about discovering music existed behind a packet of corn flakes, how a kids disco led him into the world of revolutionary Hip-Hop and just how Low he can go.

We also have Lucy O Brien in to talk about her excellent new book, Lead Sister - The story of Karen Carpenter. A timely retelling of Karens legacy as an artist drummer and singer.

Before all that Deb gets her double denim on and embraces the world of Heavy Metal \m/ \m/

All aboard! Let's ROCK!

This episode is dedicated to the memory of Mark Stewart, Punk icon, Bristol legend and agent provocateur.

If you had something to say to us we would listen. Reach out.

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Hey pod people, we are back! Not only that but we are celebrating our 50th episode of What Goes Around! What a long strange trip it's been but you ain't seen nothing yet. The new series kicks off with a guest we have been after since the very beginning, and at last we can welcome Jason Williamson of the legendary Sleaford Mods to the podcast. Never short of an opinion and alway good for a quote Jason along with his musical partner Andrew Fearn have been making incendiary political music that is the embodiment of punk whilst borrowing from the world's of HipHop and Dance. Jason sat down to discuss some of his Phonographic Memories with us as the brand new Sleaford Mods album "UK Grim" is released and all we can say is it was well worth the wait!

Before all that though Deb and Eamon celebrate their 50th episode by looking back at some of their favourite moments from the last 3 years.

PLUS

We talk to author and friend of the show Wesley Doyle about his brilliant new book "Conform to deform: The weird and wonderful world of Some Bizarre". The book tells the story of Some Bizarre Records the seminal label run by maverick svengali Stevo who discovered the likes of Depeche Mode, Soft Cell, The The and many more.

AND THERES MORE!

We are delighted to have author and punk legend Johnny Robb on the show! Johnny takes time out of his hectic schedule to discuss his new book "Goth: The art of darkness". In this excellent tome Johnny traces the roots of the Gothic movement from the fall of Rome to Bauhaus and beyond. It really is an epic piece of work and Johnny is an enthralling raconteur.

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

It's only the Christmas special.....

Our guest today is producer, musician and now author Gordon Raphael. Gordon cut his teeth in the glory days of grunge with his band Sky Cries Mary which David Grohl once described as the best band in Seattle, his musical journey saw him unexpectedly playing keyboards for The Psychedelic Furs and running his own record label Shoplifter Records. He is perhaps best known for producing one of the most exciting and well respected rock bands on the planet The Strokes, working on the seminal 'Is This It?' and its follow up 'Room on Fire'. His production credits also include; Regina Spektor and The Wildhearts among many others. His new book ''The world is going to love this' details his incredible story through the music industry highlighting the ups and downs of a cut throat business with grace and aplomb.

But before all that ... ITS CHRISSSSSSSMASSSSSSSSSS!

Eamon and Deb discuss seasonal music and generally get all christmassy by exchanging audio presents to one another.

Then, at last ... REUNITED! DJ Deb Grant comes way out west to dig for records in deepest darkest Bristol.

Ring those bells... Rock them even.

The brilliant record shops we visited are:

https://www.instagram.com/diskfrisk/?hl=en

Disk Frisk

https://vinylhub.discogs.com/shop/266907-prime-cuts-music-exchange

Prime Cuts

https://www.bristol247.com/lifestyle/shops/shop-of-the-week-the-centre-for-better-grooves-paul-roberts-hi-fi/

Centre For Better Grooves

God bless them and all who have a sale in them.

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