Paul Weller Fan Podcast

Our Style Council Celebration continues with drummer, percussonist & singer - Zeke Manyika Winning the accolade of 1st Honorary Councillor - listed on the back of the 'Speak Like a Child' sleeve with Tracie Young - Zeke was part of The Style Council before it even existed - working with Paul and Mick on 3 of the first 4 singles. As part of Orange Juice, Zeke tour up the charts in the early 80s bef...

7 Podcasts - 7 Days - 7 Honorary Councillors! We kick off a celebration of The Style Council with Hilary Seabrook... Now days, she's a creative working with words - online, in print and on air - but in the 1980s, she played saxophone in The Style Council heading out on UK and European Tours in 1983... Listen to The Style Council's debut album Café Bleu, released in March 1984, and you can hear Hil...

On this episode of The Paul Weller Fan Podcast, first broadcast on 2nd March 2021, we dive into the heart of British music with legendary music mogul and label boss Alan McGee . This is the man behind some of the biggest acts in indie rock... Oasis, Primal Scream, My Bloody Valentine, Happy Mondays and so many more... The founder of one of the most successful & iconic record labels, Creation R...

My guest this week is the fabulous, Pete Paphides  Pete started his career in music journalism at Melody Maker before going on to write for Time Out ,  the   Guardian, Mojo, Q, Observer Music Monthly  and  The Times , where he spent five years as their Chief Music Critic. Not only is Pete a massive Weller fan but he has spent time with Paul in his studio and on tour - and has some incredible stori...

My guest is Former Record Industry Executive, Dennis Munday. Working for Polydor, Dennis effectively became an honorary member of both The Jam and The Style Council - often being the vital link between Paul Weller and record company, Polydor. Dennis takes us on a journey from a love of Jazz to working with the best f***ing band in the world - The Jam. We hear incredible tales of recording those hi...

My guest on Episode 15, Craig Hassall - CEO of London's Iconic Royal Albert Hall. Plug in for stories of a love of The Style Council from Down Under, getting the gig at RAH, Teenage Cancer Trust's epic nights with Mr Weller and inside info on one of the World's most treasured music venues. Paul Weller has played RAH over 40 times - including the famous (on this podcast at least) 5 nights in a row...

BAFTA winning writer & comedian, Trevor Neal is best known as one half of British comedy duo,  Trevor and Simon - rocking our Saturday Morning TV worlds for a decade on Going Live! (1987-1993), and Live and Kicking (1993-1997). Trevor is a massive Paul Weller fan - from discovering punk as a teenager and a shared love of The Jam through to performing on the same bill in the 90s - and rocking out t...

Absolute Radio & Magic Radio are two of the biggest radio stations in the UK - attracting millions of listeners every week. James Curran is the man behind the music - working with labels, artists, DJs, presenters to shape the sound of these award-winning radio stations as Director of Music... Not only does he love MUSIC - love LIVE GIGS - love RADIO - he also happens to be a Big Paul Weller fan -...

t's episode 12 of the podcast, and I've already been invited in to the Weller family home! Special guest, Nicky Weller - the blood, sweat and tears behind both The Jam and The Style Council Fan Clubs - along with the fabulous About The Young Idea - The Jam Exhibition . Nicky also happens to be sister to Mr Paul Weller (our end goal for this podcast series!). On this episode, we hear Nicky talking...

In this episode, I am joined by musician, record producer and DJ - Andy Lewis. Andy was part of The Paul Weller Band - from 22 Dreams to A Kind Revolution - playing to millions all over the globe. He has released two albums as a solo artist, on Acid Jazz Records: Billion Pound Project in September 2005 and You Should Be Hearing Something Now! in October 2007. He made his name as one of the prime m...

WHAT A THRILL! My guest on Episode 10 is Timothy Shepard - an incredible collage artist working with paper, photography, cine film and music. Tim created the artwork for the album cover on Paul Weller’s masterpiece - 22 Dreams (2008) He has also filmed and directed a number of music videos including for Kevin Ayers, The Go-Betweens, and Bandante (George Vjestica - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds). We...

Paul Weller once sang "Your mojo will have no effect - as we head into tomorrow" Clearly he hadn't read Mojo's Collectors Series - from my special guest, Pat Gilbert. Journalist, author, broadcaster and a man who has Paul Weller on speed dial - Pat shares a love of The Jam, stories of many meetings with Paul and exclusive interviews. Plus a sneak preview on 2021's upcoming new album - Fat Pop Volu...

Singer / songwriter Teenage Waitress aka Daniel J. Ash joins us for Episode 8 A huge Weller fan with tales of meeting his hero, supporting Paul on tour, creating at Black Barn and so much more! Daniel also treats us to a special Lockdown3.0 bedroom session playing "The Mess You Made Me Make" Check out the debut album from Teenage Waitress -  Love & Chemicals And here for more info about Colorama R...

My guest on Episode 7 is Ian Snowball (Snowy) Author of multiple books on The Jam, Style Council and Paul Weller including Sounds From The Studio, Thick As Thieves: Personal Situations with The Jam and the 2021 publication of Soul Deep - Adventures of the Style Council (with my guest from Episode 1, Stuart Deabill) Ian also collaborated with The Jam's Rick Buckler on his auto-biography That's Ente...

This week, I am joined by Ben Taylor, AKA 'The Magic Mod' - not only is he Rock n' Roll's favourite magician - Ben is a massive Paul Weller fan - who has accompanied Paul and the band on tour and in the studio at Black Barn. https://www.instagram.com/the_magic_mod/ Celebrating the modern world subculture, Liam Gallagher claims, “he is the best dressed magician about.” Being the only magician to to...

Episode 5: Lee Cogswell - Film-Maker, Mono Media Films - shares stories on The Style Council and Paul Weller documentary films... On Episode 5 of The Paul Weller Fan Podcast , I am joined by the hugely talented film-maker Lee Cogswell ... Lee is one half of the brilliant team behind Mono Media Films (together with Episode 2 guest, Bax) In this podcast chat, we explore the story behind his mini-doc...

Episode 4 - and I'm joined by Weller Fan and Radio Boss, Ric Blaxill. Ric has an incredible CV, working across radio and TV, collaborating with some of the biggest names in the business. From BBC Radio 1, Capital Radio and BBC 6 Music to Top of the Pops - and Paul Weller's return to primetime TV in the nineties. Ric currently works for Bauer Media as the music and content director for its radio di...

Episode 3's guest is Singer / Songwriter Russell Hastings (From The Jam) The only frontman to work with both Rick Buckler and Bruce Foxton since Paul Weller split The Jam in 1982. His work with Bruce has also seen him also work alongside Paul Weller, Wilko Johnson and Steve Cropper to name just a few As a genuine Jam fan, his passion and understanding of The Jam's history is second to none and has...

On Episode 2, we are joined by Weller Super Fan, and friend, Mark Baxter (Bax) A Writer / film-maker / PR man / London Legend … known as The Mumper, who, together with his Mono Media company partner, Lee Cogswell, has made documentary films on recent Paul Weller albums from Jawbone through to On Sunset. They also made 2020's incredible Sky Arts Documentary on The Style Council called Long Hot Summ...

Episode 1: Stuart Deabill on Soul Deep, The Style Council and more… Stuart Deabill  was (and always will be!) Guest Number 1 on  The Paul Weller Fan Podcast . I’ll be forever grateful to him for joining the ride so early on, when even I wasn’t really sure how it would all work out or what it really was. He shares a great love for The Jam, The Style Council and Paul Weller Solo and has be...

The World's First Paul Weller Fan Podcast. Brought you by Dan Jennings. A former radio broadcaster with one big regret. Never getting to interview his hero, the legendary British musician Paul Weller. This podcast exists purely to solve that issue. It promises to be a celebration from In The City to Fat Pop and everything in between. Welcome to Desperately Seeking Paul! Find podcast show notes and...