Tangent Calling

We're back! And we have a wonderful new episode to celebrate. We chat to the legendary Patrick Duff (singer/songwriter, former frontman of Strangelove) about homeless busking on the streets of Bristol, trying (and succeeding?) to summon John Lennon's ghost in Abbey Road studios, a night of debauchery at a local Chinese restaurant and much, much more. Buy Patrick's excellent new book here: https://www.tangentbooks.co.uk/shop/the-singer-by-patrick-duff [https://www.tangentbooks.co.uk/shop/the-singer-by-patrick-duff]

Mark Stewart returns to talk about his new album VS, as well as the city of Bristol and its music and supernatural phenomena. We also chat about noise music, its history and Bristol's relationship with the genre. Buy the album: https://emergencyhearts.bandcamp.com/album/vs [https://emergencyhearts.bandcamp.com/album/vs] Mark's website: https://www.markstewartmusic.com [https://www.markstewartmusic.com]

Sol & Richard chat to Rhian Graham, one of the Colston 4, her partner Luke and historian and author Mark Steeds about the whole experience of toppling the statue, the trial and the aftermath following their acquittal. Buy Mark's book: https://www.tangentbooks.co.uk/shop/new-from-wulfstan-to-colston-severing-the-sinews-of-slavery-in-bristol [https://www.tangentbooks.co.uk/shop/new-from-wulfstan-to-colston-severing-the-sinews-of-slavery-in-bristol]

We chat to Bristol Radical History Group members and co-authors of the fantastic book From Wulfstan To Colston: Severing The Sinews Of Slavery In Bristol, Mark Steeds and Roger Ball, about the Colston 4 verdict. They talk about how they contributed to the defence case, their reaction the verdict, some history of Colston and what the man was like and the horrific conditions of his slave trade, as well as some discussion of the merchant venturers and what Bristol should do now moving forward from this.

Clive Stevens returns for the fifth and final instalment of his series where he breaks down the central ideas of his fantastic book, After The Revolution, which you can buy from our website here: https://www.tangentbooks.co.uk/shop/pre-order-now-after-the-revolution-lessons-from-local-government-on-designing-a-dynamic-democracy [https://www.tangentbooks.co.uk/shop/pre-order-now-after-the-revolution-lessons-from-local-government-on-designing-a-dynamic-democracy] In this episode, Clive talks about proportional representation, Marvin Rees' leadership, the great white whale of the Bristol stadium and much more.