Pop: The History Makers with Steve Blame

As the main man of Imagination, Leee John enjoyed hits in 28 countries with Body Talk, Just an Illusion, and Flashback. In this interview, Leee talks about Flashback - a documentary about Black British Music, life during 80s Britain, his musical influences, the time as a child that he spent in New York, and his first appearance on Top of the Pops. A revealing, open, and sometimes moving interview,...

Two guys, Al Mackenzie - a DJ, and Peter Cunnah, with a more popular approach to music. They meet in the club that Al plays in and start writing and recording tracks which would eventually be under the band name D: Ream. Their first single 'U R the best thing' is a club hit, and their second release 'Things can only get better' reaches number 24 in the UK charts. Then Al Mackenzie...

My personal memories of an interview with Brian Wilson, the singer, songwriter, and co-founder of the Beach Boys. Brian is known as the person who threw away the rule book and changed production and recording forever. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/pop-the-history-makers-with-steve-blame/donations Advertising Inquiries:...

Connect with me on Instagram; steve.blame And thanks to POP; The History Makers' insanely wonderful talent booker: #ArchieCMichael Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/pop-the-history-makers-with-steve-blame/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Hoste...

Warning; This episode has very explicit language. Season 3 starts on POP; The History Makers with Man Parrish. With hits like Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don't Stop), and Boogie Down (Bronx), his stripped-down early hip-hop/electro music was to prove influential, and his single Male Stripper with Man 2 Man was to be his biggest hit.⁠ He suffered parental abuse, & sexual abuse. He left home at 13. He...

Dr. Alban, the 7th biggest selling Swedish artist of all time, who has sold over 14 million records, and who is best known for his 90s hits, Hello Afrika, It’s my Life, and Sing Hallelujah is featured in this interview. He talks about growing up in Nigeria, and what life was like in a family of 10 siblings. He also recounts his move to Sweden, the night the DJ didn’t turn up in the nightclub where...

In Part Two of this revealing interview with Martin Glover, or as he is known - Youth, he talks about his work as a producer. As someone who has been at the forefront of new styles, from post-punk to trance, ambient, and dub, he makes a fascinating interviewee - and he tells me about his approach to production, and working with Durga McBroom on their Blue Pearl project. (Durga is also a feature in...

Martin Glover aka Youth, who is probably still best known for his time in Killing Joke, is one of the most prolific producers of our time. He has worked with Durga McBroom in the band Blue Pearl, with Depeche Mode, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Erasure, INXS, and Paul McCartney. Youth has been at the forefront of new styles, from post-punk to trance, ambient, and dub. In Part One of this two-part int...

My personal memories of an interview in 1988 with Kylie Minogue (born 28th May 1968). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/pop-the-history-makers-with-steve-blame/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

A surprise meeting with Lenny Kravitz (born 26th May 1964) backstage at the MTV VMAs in Los Angeles in 1993. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/pop-the-history-makers-with-steve-blame/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

Part Two is a continuation of the interview with Louis C. Oberlander, keyboardist with The Jeremy Days. If you're not from Germany you may not have heard of the band, but their music is Brit-pop influenced, and they were one of the bands that MTV Europe, where I worked, pushed. They reached number 11 in the German charts in 1898 with Brand New Toy, and their first album reached number 18. For...

An interview with Louis C. Oberlander, keyboardist with The Jeremy Days. They were one of the bands that MTV Europe, where I worked, pushed. That was back in the late eighties. Influenced by Brit-Pop, The Jeremy Days were not identifiable as to which country they came from. They reached number 11 on the German charts in 1988 with Brand New Toy, and their first album reached number 18. For the next...

In Part Two of this interview with Marian Gold, he talks about his success with Alphaville, and how he has recorded new versions of his hits with the Babelsberg Orchestra. That album, Eternally Yours, was released in September 2022 Make sure you listen to Part One. And connect to me on Instagram to keep up with the latest on who's coming up for an interview at - steve.blame Support this podcas...

Marian Gold’s career stretches 38 years. 8 studio albums with Alphaville, a number of compilation releases, and two solo albums. But it was the first two Alphaville albums that had enormous success, not only just within Germany and the German-speaking territories, but worldwide and their hits Big in Japan, Forever Young, Dance with Me, and Sounds like a Melody became household staples. Marian has...

On his birthday (born May 13th, 1950) my personal memory of an interview with Stevie Wonder in 1991 in Cannes in the south of France. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/pop-the-history-makers-with-steve-blame/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Hosted...

Happy 60th birthday (May 9th, 2022) to Dave Gahan, who as the lead singer of Depeche Mode since 1980, has enjoyed worldwide success. An amazing live band, Dave's voice, and stage presence are legendary, as is his brush with death. This is my memory of interviewing Dave Gahan for MTV in 1993. ⁠ ⁠ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Support this podcast at — https://redc...

In Part Two of this interview with Ulf Ekberg of Ace of Base, he talks about the attack on Jenny and the resulting fallout. But first back to what he said at the end of Part One. If you haven't heard Part One of the interview yet, it is already online. Connect with me on Instagram; steve.blame Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/pop-the-history-makers-with-steve-blame/donations Adv...

Ulf Ekberg, one of the founding members of Ace of Base along with Jonas, Jenny, and Malin or Linn Berggren, co-wrote most of the tracks on their debut album Happy Nation which included the hits All that she wants and Wheel of Fortune, and subsequently gave the band worldwide success. At the height of their success in 1993, stories appeared in the Swedish press revealing his past as part of a neo-n...

Raz - Rasmus Lindwall - continues the sad story of Leila K., and talks about the end of Rob 'n' Raz. Make sure you listen to Part One of this interview. And connect to me on Instagram to keep up with the latest on who's coming up for an interview at -steve.blame Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/pop-the-history-makers-with-steve-blame/donations Advertising Inquiries: http...

Rasmus or 'Raz' Lindwall, as half of the production team Rob n Raz, scored an international hit with Leila K in the late 80s. Got to Get charted in 1989 all over Europe and the US. They both worked extensively as remixers, and on production and scratching. Their careers have included work with Papa Dee. Raz is still producing music - amongst others with Papa Dee, and as Rob'n'Raz D...

In Part Two of this interview with Marcus Vere from Living in a Box, he talks about what happened after 1990, when Richard Darbyshire left, and the band split in accordance with the contract they had signed in 1985. In 2004, they reformed for one gig with the original lineup. But this was not to be. And over a decade later, Tich and Marcus returned to the stage with a new vocalist, Kenny Thomas. T...

Living in a Box, with Marcus Vere on keyboards and synthesizers, Anthony Tich Critchlow on drums, and Richard Darbyshire on vocals, formed in 1985. and released their first single, also titled Living in a Box in 1987. That track reached the top 5 in the Uk and the top 40 on the Billboard charts. During my early days at MTV, their songs were played on heavy rotation. They released two successful al...

And Mark Reeder continues his story in Part 2. We start back in the early eighties when he arranged a shoot for the British TV show The Tube and follow through until the Berlin Wall comes down, and end with Mark on his latest album, Life Everywhere. Listen to Part One! And make sure you connect with me on Instagram at steve.blame Photo by Doris Klaas. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.co...

Mark Redder has become the go-to man for the Berlin music scene. He moved there from Manchester in 1978 and quickly ensconced himself in what was then the West Berlin scene. He played in various bands, arranged performances in the then East Berlin for Die Toten Hosen, a german punk band, and was the first who managed to get an East German band on the influential 80s TV show The Tube. He was the fa...

In Part Two of this podcast interview with Neville Keighley aka Belouis Some, he talks about the years of success, and how, after it ended he went through a period of loss, eventually leading to a different life, and how his unexpected experience of going back on stage in 2019 has given him hope of more stage appearances in the future. Make sure you've listened to Part One. Connect with me on...