Agnés Varda

Spit your venom down the Téléphone

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 Venin", or "Spit Your Venom" for all you anglophone monoglots out there. We're also joined by a very special new co-host, Maisie, who has joined us to fill in more details about the band because Nick is lazy. So, sit back and enjoy listening to (the) Téléphone. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Agnés Varda

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 the BFI Player via your telly, if you can't get to your local repertory cinema. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Butthole Surfers, Locust Abortion Technician, and AI nonsense

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 replace us, and all podcasters? Find out in our new episode! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Episode 13: Charlie Watts and Some Girls - the ASMR experience

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 [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Episode 3: Episode 3 - Life in the Middle Lane

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 acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.