Episode 23 of the Friends of the Stars podcasts breaks new technological ground, being the first recorded entirely over Skype.
Campbell, Craig & Executive Producer Robson discuss a variety of topics, including Campbell’s brief stint as the Milk Tray Man and his dalliance with a make-up artist called Kindly. The boys then push the boundaries of Voice Over IP technology by trying (and failing) to make beer appear over the internet. There is also a lot of bickering and swearing.
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Categories: Apropos of Nowt,Music,podcast
Tagged: AC/DC, Alex Chilton, Ann Peebles, Beers Of Europe, Bobby Charles, Buddy Holly, Milk Tray, Randy Newman, She & Him, Skype, the fall
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- April 5, 2010 – 6:27 pm
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Episode 22 of the Friends of the Stars Podcast is now up on the internet. …Don’t all rush at once.
This hour-long episode, entitled “Robson Man 2″, finds Cam and Craig in blistering form as they discuss the various merits of iPhones, Spotify and SKY Sports before moving on to give an insight into the working processes of a band lumbering towards the completion of it’s 2nd LP. It’s nowhere near as dull as it sounds, honest.
FOTS-POD#22 – “Robson Man 2″ – DOWNLOAD MP3
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Categories: Collaboration,Music,podcast,Promotion
Tagged: Ian Brown, iPhone, LL Cool J, Mavis Staples, Mott The Hoople, Simon Wolstencroft, Sky Sports, spotify, Stately Homes of England, the fall, The Walker Brothers, Thin White Rope, Tom Petty, Trashcan Sinatras
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- January 20, 2010 – 7:40 am
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Happy New Year from Friends of the Stars. Here’s wishing you a safe, happy and prosperous 2010.
As for us, we hope to have a new record to tell you about shortly..watch this space. In the meantime, it’s time for another installment of our ever-popular Podcast. Somewhat amazingly, we’re now clocking in with Episode 21.
FOTS-POD#21 – “A Robson in Winter” – DOWNLOAD MP3
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Episode 21 finds Campbell and Craig tucking into a couple of afternoon beers during the recent… Read the rest
Categories: Music,podcast,Promotion
Tagged: Bobbie Gentry, David Coverdale, Genesis, George Harrison, Hindu Love Gods, IKEA, Kris Kristofferson, Noddy Holder, Oasis, Peter Gabriel, Prince Far I, Randy Newman, Slade, spotify, The Guillemots, The La's, Whitesnake
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- January 6, 2010 – 12:11 pm
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FOTS-POD Episode 20 is a bumper 1-hour special in which Executive Producer Robson and Craig embark on what sounds suspiciously like an ill-informed meander through local history. So, if you’ve ever found yourself wondering about the architecture and cultural history of certain areas of south Birmingham, and you also happen to like swearing, then this is the podcast you’ve been looking for.
As the name suggests, this is also the 20th podcast we’ve made and released out onto the internet. Thanks to everyone who has listened, subscribed and generally helped spread the word about these things. We hope you
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Categories: Birmingham,Music,podcast,Promotion
Tagged: Alicia Keys, Barry Goldberg, Birmingham, Birmingham Marathon, Bobby Newsome, Hush Arbors, Jack Morgan, Jay-Z, John Leyton, Levon Helm, Loretta Lynn, Neil Young, Noah and the Whale, Soul Children, Strichley, The Crawdaddys, The Triffids
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- November 15, 2009 – 11:53 am
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Teach your Children with Shortwave Number Stations and Ghosts… then check out Robert Popper’s blog
Categories: Apropos of Nowt,Live,podcast,The 2nd Album
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- October 13, 2009 – 9:37 pm
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- By Campbell
Apologies for the delay in posting the second part of this special two-part podcast. Things are busy at this end . You know how it is.
Always true to our word, “The No-Robson Club Part 2″ features a very special guest, so take a wild guess who that might be.
This episode features music from Ry Cooder, Teenage Fanclub, Linda Thompson and others. As usual, there is some effing and jeffing. Enjoy.
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I’ll Have to Let Him Go – Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
Folk Song Oblivion – The Phantom Band
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Categories: Collaboration,Music,podcast,Promotion
Tagged: Astrid, Dinosaur Jnr, Free music, Linda Thompson, Martha Reeves, mp3, podcast, Ry Cooder, Teenage Fanclub, The Phantom Band, Trashcan Sinatras
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- August 18, 2009 – 1:21 pm
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Episode 18 of the Friends of the Stars Podcast is a PART ONE of TWO PART affair. Recorded just last week in the fine city of Glasgow, these episodes DO NOT feature Executive Producer Robson.
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Containing tunes by David Bowie, Magnetic Fields, Kevin Ayers and Elvis Costello, “The No-Robson Club” finds Friends of the Stars members Campbell and Craig spending the afternoon idly considering exactly how many copies of their next album the band need to sell in order for all 5 members to live high on the hog. They also discuss the difficulties of having family and… Read the rest
Categories: Apropos of Nowt,Music,podcast,Promotion,The 2nd Album
Tagged: Brad Pitt, Commercially Inviable Records, David Bowie, Eddie Floyd, Edward Norton, Elvis Costello, Fight Club, Free music, Friends of the Stars, Geoff Mauldur, Glasgow, Heavenly, Jackson Browne, Joe Pye and The Weeds, Kevin Ayers, Magnetic Fields, mp3, podcast
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- July 20, 2009 – 6:03 pm
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Apologies for the posting haitus these last few weeks, Friends of the Stars have been in the studio recording their 2nd LP, “Faiths Meat Kiosk”, and there will be more on that soon…
Here is Episode 17 of the ever-popular Friends of the Stars Podcasts. This one is called “Things To Do In Denver When You’re Robson” and continues in the fine tradition of it’s predecessors containing as it does lots of great tunes and two blokes swearing
at each other. If it ain’t fucking broke, and all that…
This Episode finds Executive Producer Robson and Craig discussing the… Read the rest
Categories: Collaboration,Internet Doohickeys,Music,podcast,Promotion
Tagged: Andy Garcia, Dave Lee Travis, Dennis Wilson, Denver, Dexy Midnight Runners, Snoop, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Submarines, The Beastie Boys, The Bee Gees, The Jackson 5, Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead
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- June 5, 2009 – 9:39 pm
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Earlier today Episode 16 of the Friends of the Stars podcasts was posted. Unfortunately when it initially went out onto the interweb it contained the links and files relating to Episode 17. The original post has now been amended and the person concerned has been fired.
Since we’re not sure how fast RSS feeds work (whether or not they pick up these posts immediately) and just in case your FEED delivered version was incorrect, here are the Episode 16 files once more.
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Categories: Collaboration,Music,podcast
- Published:
- May 13, 2009 – 7:08 pm
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