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FOTS-POD#16 – “N-N-N-New Jack Robson” 0

FOTS-POD Episode 16 is called “N-N-New Jack Robson”.

It’s a continues Executive Producer Robson‘s rigorous interview with Craig regarding, amongst other things, New Zealand. We’re hoping for fewer compaints this time…

Listen:

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TRACKLISTING

“Jody Come Back and Get Your Shoes” – Bobby Newsome
“More Pretty Girls Than One” – Woody Guthrie (with Cisco Houston)
“Fisherman’s Blues” – The Waterboys
“Clang of the Yankee Reaper” – Van Dyke Parks
“Black Sheep Boy” – Tim Hardin
“Candyman” – Steve Earle (playing a Mississippi John Hurt tune)
“Cruel to be Kind”… Read the rest

Categories: Collaboration,podcast,Promotion

Tagged: Bobby Newsome, Cisco Houston, Gold Mining, Mississippi John Hurt, Neil Young, New Zealand, Nick Lowe, Siouxsie and The Banshees, Steve Earle, The Waterboys, Tim Hardin, Tottenham Hotspur, Van Dyke Parks, Woody Guthrie

Published:: May 13, 2009 – 3:31 pm
Author:: By admin

The Million Dollar Rematch….This Time It’s Personable 0

In the late 1990s in California Dorian Wood decided to track down his worldwide namesakes using the interweb and eventually got in touch with Birmingham-based Dorian Wood. Finding someone who shares your slightly out-of-the-ordinary name on the other side of the globe would be one thing, but to find out that you are both involved in the creation of strange and beautiful music is something quite altogether different.

On Friday 8th May 2009 we are bringing together these two unique talents to play on the same bill for the second time… It’s the Million Dollar Rematch.

Here’s what happened last March, when we did this… Read the rest

Categories: Birmingham,Collaboration,Live,Music,Promotion

Tagged: Birmingham, Boxing, Dorian Wood, Hare and Hounds, Kings Heath, Live Music

Published:: May 6, 2009 – 10:54 am
Author:: By admin

You Street Runs It, Clart… 0

I’ll always love Goldie Looking Chain. Long may they run…

More of this over here.

You can buy the new GLC album, “Asbo 4 Life”, at Amazon or Play.com

You can also check out their highwater-mark, ‘RnB’ over on Spotify

Categories: Apropos of Nowt,Promotion

Tagged: Goldie Lookin Chain

Published:: April 29, 2009 – 11:16 pm
Author:: By Craig

FOTS-POD#15 – “Das Robson” 3

According to Campbell, the man who made it, Episode 15 of the Friends of the Stars Podcasts is, “like listening to Radio fucking 4″.

Let’s see about that, shall we.

Executive Producer Robson turns the tables on this one and becomes the man with the questions, grilling a clearly excited Craig about his recent trip to New Zealand. Expect the usual great tunes, swearing and that peculiar kind of back-handed ignorance you only get from British people when they are forced to leave this rainy island.

(Sorry to all Kiwis)

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FOTS-POD#15 – “Das… Read the rest

Categories: Music,podcast,Promotion

Tagged: BBC, Das Boot, Eminem, Jarvis, Jarvis Cocker, Kiwis, Morrissey, Mustard, New Zealand, Radio 4, Stag Do, The Band, The Cocteau Twins, The Cramps, The Dillards, The Nashville Ramblers, Weddings

Published:: April 28, 2009 – 3:09 pm
Author:: By admin

FOTS-POD#14 – “Robson The Headless Thompson Gunner” 2

Epsiode 14 of the Friends of the Stars Podcast is here….

FOTS-POD#14 “Robson The Headless Thompson Gunner” follows the tried and tested Music + Swearing formula that has proven so successful in previous broadcasts. So successful has this been in fact that interweb subscribers to this rubbish now number more than 20..Who are you people? Seriously. Maybe you’d like to get in touch and ask Executive Producer Robson a question? Email info@friendsofthestars.co.uk with what’s on your mind.

This episode features music from Percy Sledge, The Beach Boys and Frank Sinatra whilst the boys disucss The Movies Of Stephen Seagal, Front… Read the rest

Categories: Collaboration,Internet Doohickeys,podcast,Promotion

Tagged: BBC Radio 4, Beach Boys, Captain, EC/PC, Elton John, Frank Sinatra, Mark Lawson, mp3, Percy Sledge, podcast, Stephen Seagal, Warren Zevon, Webb Pierce

Published:: March 10, 2009 – 5:52 am
Author:: By admin

FOTS-POD#13 – “Robson Galore!” 0

Episode 13 of the Friends of the Stars Podcast is an accidental Burns Night Special. Normally the mention of specific dates and events are avoided when the podcasts are recorded, and mainly because the finished article often takes an age to go online. However, and as you’ll hear, the date and time cat was allowed to go galloping out of the bag on this one..

As well as laying down the plans for 2009 at the allotment, Executive Producer Robson and Craig discuss The Myth of The Deep-Fried Mars Bar, How Hard It Is To Dig A Grave… Read the rest

Categories: Collaboration,Music,podcast,Promotion

Tagged: Bruce Springsteen, Jorge Ben, Laura Cantrell, Merle Travis, mp3, Music, PJ Harvey, podcast, She & Him

Published:: February 23, 2009 – 12:13 pm
Author:: By admin

Friends of the Stars resort to Payola 0

Bit of a plug this week on Radio Scotland’s mid morning show.

Click on this link and scroll through to 1hr and 5 minutes.

The story is this….

I’m pals with Graham Virtue, journalist, curry afficianado and all round bon viveur. Graeme does the TV previews on BBC Radio Scotland’s Macauley and Co show.

EPISODE1 “The Set-Up”:

On February 4 Graham has to review the new Minder remake

… Read the rest

Categories: Apropos of Nowt,Promotion

Tagged: BBC Radio Scotland, payola

Published:: February 13, 2009 – 10:17 pm
Author:: By Campbell

FOTS-POD#12 – “The Robson of the Sierra Madre” 0

Here we go again with Episode 12 of the Friends of the Stars Podcast series..

“The Robson of the Sierra Madre”, on the interwebs and direct to your ears, finds Executive Producer Robson and Craig hitting their stride early doors and already 2 beers down. Punctuating a selection of fine tunes from the likes of AC/DC, Dolly Parton and Glen Campbell the conversation veers violently between subjects including The Crisis in English Cricket, The Futility of Novelty Socks as a Personality Statement and, controversially, What To Have For Pudding.

If you’d like to subscribe for FREE and have each new… Read the rest

Categories: Collaboration,Music,podcast,Promotion

Tagged: AC/DC, Doly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Fats Domino, Garnett Mimms, Glen Campbell, James Yorkston, mp3, podcast

Published:: February 12, 2009 – 3:03 pm
Author:: By admin

How Podcast Gold is Made 0

Here’s a short and poorly put together promotional video for the Friends of the Stars Podcasts. The growing army of regulars listeners may enjoy putting faces to the names of the guilty.

Podcast #12 will be unleashed later this week

Categories: Apropos of Nowt,Collaboration,podcast,Promotion

Tagged: Advert, podcast, YouTube

Published:: February 9, 2009 – 11:54 am
Author:: By admin

FOTS-POD#11 – “The Parallax Robson” 0

Clocking in at 35 minutes and 12 seconds, Episode 11 finds a reasonably lubricated Executive Producer Robson and Craig discussing Wax Cylinder Recording Devices, The Nocturnal Habits Of Chris Martin and, without any apparent irony, The Meaning and Consequences of Libel. As usual, the podcast contains a smattering of industrial language and a selection of fine tunes, including a hat tip to the recently late Ron Asheton.

Categories: Collaboration,podcast,Promotion

Tagged: Chris Martin, Coldplay, Ian Dury, Libel, mp3, podcast, the fall, The Parallax View, The Stooges, Warren Beaty, Warren Zevon

Published:: February 5, 2009 – 7:29 am
Author:: By admin

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