Call in the Night Boys

Hello listeners! This episode Gavin introduces Nick to the French rock band Téléphone. The band were massive in France and in much of continental Europe during the 70s and 80s, but did not bother the pop charts in the UK or US. Why's that, you ask? Because they had the temerity to sing in French. Oh, l'humanité! Gavin provides a history of the band, and we focus on their second LP, "Crache Ton Ven...

Welcome to another episode of Call in the Night Boys. Today we look at the work of celebrated filmmaker Agnés Varda, godmother Grandmother of the French New Wave, who passed away in 2019 at the age of 91. We discuss three of her films in detail: Cléo from 5 to 7; One sings, the Other Doesn't; and Faces Places. We hope you enjoy listening - and we hope you seek out Varda's amazing films. They're on...

Hello listeners (if you're still there!) After a year's break, we return with an episode on The Butthole Surfers, focusing on their 1987 album, Locust Abortion Technician. In this episode: Bad language! Trauma! Naked dancing! PCP! LSD! Public information films! Underground legends! Mainstream success! Children's TV! Puppets! JFK! Wild concerts! Playing with fire! Dark humour! And... Will ChatGPT r...

Hello listeners After another long break - life gets in the way, you know - Gav and Nick return with an episode dedicated to the late Charlie Watts, focusing on the Stones' classic 1978 LP Some Girls. This episode also features a fair amount of ASMR, courtesy of our lovely mouths. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode we discuss car culture, the appeal of sports cars, road movies, books and songs about the open road, and Elon Musk (I wish we didn't have to talk about him, but it seemed necessary at the time). **This episode has been reuploaded after being deleted from the podcast hosting platform a few months ago. Why not listen again? ... Or, er, even for the first time?** Hosted on Acast. See aca...

Nick introduces Gav to the films of B-movie maestro Larry Cohen, RIP, who wrote and directed such classics as It's Alive, Black Caesar and Q: The Winged Serpent. We also look in depth at his masterpiece, God Told Me To, a sci-fi-horror-Catholic-screw-up-detective classic. **This episode has been reuploaded after being deleted from the podcast hosting platform a few months ago. Why not listen again...

Hello friends! Here's another much-delayed episode of Call in the Night Boys. This time we discuss movies that are really just vehicles for pop stars, such as A Hard Day's Night and ... Spice World. Actually, we just talk about Spice World. And Michael Jackson's Moonwalker. And the Pet Shop Boys' It Couldn't Happen Here. And Prince's Purple Rain. And Elvis a bit. And the Beatles, a bit.. And the R...

Hello again! It’s Easter. A time of rebirth and renewal. A time to dig out those old sound clips that you previously considered unworthy of broadcast and to attempt to give them new life. In this re-edited version of our bumper episode on car culture, Nick and Gavin once again discuss cars, magazines, films and advertisements that evoke the spirit of driving and car ownership. In this version, we...

"Explaning a joke is like dissecting a frog. You understand it better but it dies in the process" - E.B White. In our new podcast we take a scalpel to stand-up comedy and ruin it for everyone in the process. Why do we feel conflicted about stand-up comedy? Includes discussion of: Stewart Lee! Mark Watson! Frankie Boyle! Russell Brand! James Corden! Nish Kumar! Arnold Schwarzenegger! James Bond! Cr...

Merry Christmas! Why not listen to our latest podcast on feelgood films while basting your turkey and knocking back too much sherry? We discuss three feelgood movies each that, if you go on to watch them, will make the end of 2020 feel better. We also look at: What makes a feelgood movie? Do all feelgood movies make you feelgood? Or do they make you feel bad? Why Commando is one of the greatest mo...

In our new episode, we discuss 10 cover versions that we love, from Shirley Bassey to The Slits. We also look at the phenomena of cover versions performed for TV commercials and internet 'shredding' of original songs. We've also created a YouTube playlist of our 10 cover versions, so you can enjoy them without us babbling over the top. Enjoy! Go to: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHb3mc1D2...

In this episode Gav, Matt and Nick discuss enjoyment, youthful enthusiasms, and guilty pleasures. We introduce each other to music, books and movies that we still love or like but are perhaps a little outdated or embarrassing even at the time of their release. Topics include: Back to the Future! Octopussy! Fantasy fiction and fantasy movies! Role-playing games! The Doors! Fields of the Nephilim! I...

For our special coronavirus episode our friend Matt joins us from a mysterious location in China! He tells us what life was life during lockdown in a Chinese city. We discuss how governments in Britain and China have coped with the virus. 'They said what now?' - A corona quiz. We wonder how the virus has changed the world of advertising. Matt introduces the world to a new product that's perfect fo...

We return after a break to discuss The Fall and the redoubtable Mark E Smith, with a focus on the celebrated 1985 LP, This Nation's Saving Grace. Gav has never paid too much attention to John Peel's favourite band - until now. What does he make of the album? Are The Fall music or anti-music? What were Mark E Smith's influences? Was Brix Smith the real genius of 1980s Fall? Can you really rhyme 'wr...

Gav and Nick look ahead to Halloween 2020! Featuring special guest stars Romy and Elliott! Also featuring: The Yorkshire Moors! The difference between horror and terror! Ruth Gordon! William Hague! Morning in America! Why none of the Alien sequels is any good really! Elizabeth Taylor! Donald Sutherland! Rat turds! Italian rip-offs! Home and Away! Queuing! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

For our first episode, Gavin introduces Nick to Talk Talk's final album, Laughing Stock (1991). Questions are raised: What exactly is jazz? Did Talk Talk invent post-rock? Are Radiohead influenced by Talk Talk? (Yes) Were the 1980s any good? Were Duran Duran any good? What was Simon Le Bon's food on board the Durany tour bus? Did Mark Hollis "sing the English gospel", as some correspondents say? R...