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Interview for ARTE documentary on British music’s scenemakers

Dec 6th, 2011
ARTE crew setting up in basement for interview for look of British music doc.

//TV crew sets up in the basement.//

Yesterday I was visited by a camera crew for an interview about the behind-the-scenes individuals who have made the difference to British popular music over the years.

The team, from Kobalt Productions in Berlin, are producing the documentary for Franco-German arts channel ARTE. The director is Simon Witter, who has a fine pedigree in journalism and broadcasting.

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I Like A Bit Of A Cavort: Being Boiled

May 20th, 2011

This is a favourite of mine + Mrs G’s for a bit of a mid-to-late evening shape-throwing.

First because it’s a great song.

And then mine because every listen to my copy in the paper sleeve on Fast Product brings back the awe I felt on hearing the delivery of yet more true new music in that strange and wonderful period post-punk – and the befuddlement over the general lyrical drift and the particular reference to sericulture (look it up).

And then Caz’s because a) she likes it and b) her friends threw a party and Martyn Ware DJed and danced with us to it.

He’s a great bloke, and a great DJ.

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