Pop: The History Makers with Steve Blame

In a highly entertaining interview, Neville Keighley aka Belouis Some who had worldwide hits in the mid-eighties with 'Some People' and 'Imagination', talks about his early influences and his early recordings which led up to his first album. It's an amazing story of someone who clearly was extremely driven, and eventually achieved his dream of worldwide success. Look out for Pa...

Part Two of the interview with Billie Ray Martin. Her track, 'Your Loving Arms' was a top ten hit in the U.K., a massive club hit worldwide, and remains one of the great dance anthems. Her story reads like a Hollywood movie, full of twists and turns. It even contains the obligatory 'singer looks for band' advert which leads to Electribe 101. But when a second album is rejected, the...

Billie Ray Martin's 'Your Loving Arms' was a top ten hit in the U.K, a massive club hit worldwide, and remains one of the great dance anthems. Her story reads like a Hollywood movie, full of twists and turns. It even contains the obligatory 'singer looks for band' advert which leads to Electribe 101. But when a second album is rejected, the band splits, Billie Ray Martin goes s...

Rob Pilatus, once half of Milli Vanilli, died on the 3rd of April 1998. It was the eve of a promotional tour for a new Milli Vanilli album on which both he and Fab Morvan featured. The story of the downfall of Milli Vanilli is a tragic tale, they are not the only non-singers in music history, yet they felt the full force of a media backlash. This is my mini-memory of Milli Vanilli.⁠ Hosted on Acas...

Part Two of this interview with Wolfgang Flür looks at more tracks on his album Magazine 1, and how Trans Europe Express inspired him to make his track Night Drive. He also talks about an emotional final meeting with ex-Kraftwerk bandmate, Florian Schneider - pictured. Make sure you listen to Part One. And connect with me on Instagram; steve.blame Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/po...

Born in 1947 in post-war Germany, Wolfgang Flür made his name in the band Kraftwerk. The last time I met him was in 1997 when he released his first post-Kraftwerk album with his band Yamo. His latest album, Magazine 1, is a masterpiece, a mixture of old and new, a commentary of today's world from Flür's perspective. In the first part of this two-part interview, we talk about his own person...

Ross, Cher, Streisand, the world loves a Diva. But the greatest of all is probably Elton John, this is my mini-memory of interviews with Elton John. 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...

Part One of a two-part interview with Mousse T. Record producer, film composer, DJ, and judge on Deutschland Sucht den Superstar - Germany’s version of Pop Idol, Mousse T. has achieved worldwide success with his written and produced tracks Horny '98 and Sexbomb, his collaboration with Tom Jones. His songs are infused with house music and an element of fun, but when you talk to him, you realize...

In the final part of this two part interview with record producer, film composer, DJ, and TV judge, Mousse T., he talks about his world hits - Sexbomb and Horny '98, and what he feels he can give as a juror on Germany's version of Pop Idol. Make sure you've listened to Part One. And connect with me on Instagram; steve.blame Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/pop-the-histor...

Al Green is often referred to as ‘The Last of the Great Soul Singers’. In the 1970s the masterpieces he released, like ‘Let’s stay together’ and ‘Tired of being alone’, were in part due to record producer and vocal mentor Willie Mitchell, who signed him to his label Hi Records.  Mitchell's influence stretches from the Rolling Stones, Talking Heads, Wu-Tang Clan, to Kanye West. Back then, Green...

Part Two of the podcast interview with Jimmy Helms. After chart success in the 1970s, Jimmy went back to session playing, but by the late 80s, he was desperate to get his own band together. Finally, it happened and Londonbeat hit the top of the Billboard charts in February of 1991 with I've been thinking about you. Jimmy realized a dream that he had been working for his whole life. In Part Two...

When Londonbeat hit the top of the Billboard charts in February of 1991, Jimmy Helms realised a dream that he had been working for his whole life. He was approaching his 50th birthday. He had achieved chart success earlier, in 1973, with ‘Gonna make you an Offer’, a song inspired by the most famous phrase from the Godfather movie - I’m gonna make you an offer you can’t refuse. Helms has one of the...

Jackson, A-ha, Madonna, and Dire Straits. In Part Two of the podcast, one of the shapers of the 1980s' music video scene, Steve Barron talks about his work with the greatest stars of that era and concludes this episode with where he is in his life today and how he looks back upon that golden age. And if you are interested Steve has written a book on his experiences during the 1980s which can b...

Steve Barron was the Music Video Director of the 80's Icons. He directed Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean', a-ha's 'Take on Me', Dire Straits' 'Money for Nothing', and Madonna's first video, 'Burning Up'. Steve Barron was one of the shapers of the 1980s music video. He tells his story in part one of the podcast, how he learned his craft on the job,...

My Personal Interview Memories Kurt Cobain was born on the 20th of February 1967 and died on April 5th, 1994. In Mini-Memories today, I look back on my time working for MTV Europe where I was lucky enough to interview many world stars, often more than once. These are my Mini-Memories of those interviews, all seen from today’s perspective. And in this short episode my memory is of a minute with Kur...

My Personal Interview MemoriesBetween 1987 and 1996, when I worked for MTV Europe based in London and later for Viva 2 based in Germany, I was lucky enough to interview many world stars, often more than once. These are my Mini-Memories of those interviews, all seen from today’s perspective. If you are interested in more about Madonna go to the podcast with Jonas Åkerlund who directed Ray of Light...

Whitney Houston (born Aug.9th 1963 - died Feb. 11th 2012)Between 1987 and 1996, when I worked for MTV Europe based in London and later for Viva 2 based in Germany, I was lucky enough to interview many world stars, often more than once. This is my Mini-Memory of the time I interviewed Whitney Houston in Los Angeles in 1992. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Support this p...

In Part Two of this podcast interview with Jonas Åkerlund, he talks about working with some of the major music stars of the world, including Madonna, Lady Gaga, and Beyoncé, what those at the top of their game have in common, what he brings to the mix when he works with them, and about the films 'Spun', 'Lords of Chaos', and his latest Netflix Series 'Clark'. Make sure you...

Jonas Åkerlund is one of the great music video directors of the modern era. He has worked with Madonna, Prodigy, Rammstein, Lady Gaga, and many more. Part 1 of this podcast looks at his route into the pop video business from his first short films which caught the attention of Hollywood, his professional development through working as a film editor for the advertising industry in Stockholm, Sweden,...

A roundup of the best interviews. Excerpts of the interviews with Michael Münzing of Snap!, Alexander Bard of Army of Lovers, Justin Currie of Del Amitri, John Watts of Fischer-Z, and Anne Clark. 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/...

A roundup of the best interviews. With Season 1 of POP; The History Makers now at an end, this is a roundup of some of the best interviews with Fish, Leee John, Martin Ware, Kevin Godley, Sam Brown, Westbam, and Durga McBroom from Blue Pearl. Look out for Part 2 and also watch out for Season 2 starting sometime in January 2022! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Support t...

Part Two of this interview with WestBam covers the role of music in the fall of the Berlin Wall. WestBam talks about how he developed a manifesto as a teenager which described the DJ as the star of the future, and how music played a role in bringing down the Berlin Wall. Don't forget to listen to Part One of this interview. And connect with me on Instagram; steve.blame Support this podcast at...

In Part One of this interview - from Münster to Berlin. German DJ WestBam talks about his early life in Münster and his unconventional upbringing. This episode is an insight into an artist born into a culturally privileged background, but who, like many children do, rebelled against his hippie-era parents. This episode gives an insight not only into his early years in his home town Münster but als...

Part One of this interview with Justin Currie goes from childhood to the band's formative trip to the States. Between 1985 and 2002 the Scottish band Del Amitri released 6 studio albums, five of which charted in the UK. Their biggest single 'Roll to Me' reached the Billboard top 10 in 1995. After 2002, when the band split, the lead singer and main songwriter, Justin Currie went on to r...

In Part Two of this interview - from the formative years to Fatal Mistakes. Between 1985 and 2002 the Scottish band Del Amitri released 6 studio albums, five of which charted in the UK. Their biggest single 'Roll to Me' reached the Billboard top 10 in 1995. After 2002, when the band split, the lead singer and main songwriter, Justin Currie went on to release 4 solo albums. Recently the ban...