06 Languishing in Obscurity

06 Languishing in Obscurity

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2236102/fan_mail/new] Episode 6: Languishing in Obscurity (November 22nd 2017) 'Non scientes quod ambitiosam (Never knowingly pretentious)' This episode: As we discover just how many times Critically Acclaimed UK Playwright™ Vince can easily be irked, Jeremy is turned into a dynamic pose-able action figure with eagle eyes and grip hands (just in time for the Christmas toy market); both men clash swords over the age-old debate of art vs commercialism, but both are in firm accord that romantic advances towards complete strangers should not involve needlessly over-complicated plumbing/messaging arrangements, and that Cockney Rhyming Slang is incomprehensible gibberish. The artists/bands rated and/or discussed are The Shadows, R.E.M, Radiohead, Mike + The Mechanics, and Tony Orlando and Dawn. FULL TRACK LISTING  Overrated Podcast Theme Tune – There It Is (Royalty Free)  Wonderful Land – The Shadows  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1dmBUBu9P4 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1dmBUBu9P4]  Imitation of Life –  R.E.M  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vqgdSsfqPs [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vqgdSsfqPs]  Silent Running – Mike + The Mechanics  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep7W89I_V_g [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep7W89I_V_g]  Karma Police – Radiohead  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uYWYWPc9HU [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uYWYWPc9HU]  Ask Me Why – The Beatles   LINKS  Revolution in the Head by Ian MacDonald  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_in_the_Head [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_in_the_Head]    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vinceandjergrowup Please also check out our friends over on Instagram @bgsbrokn and their excellent podcast 'BG's Brok'n Record'.

05 Ghosts are Bullshit - Halloween Special 2017

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2236102/fan_mail/new] Episode 5: Ghosts are Bullshit! (October 20th 2017) 'Listen to them, the children of the night'. This episode: HALLOWEEN SPECIAL! In this spooktactular edition of what’s been called “the scariest podcast ever recorded” by bull**** ‘medium’ Derek Acorah (not really; just like him, we’re making it all up), Jeremy adopts a new non de plume for his Rock and Roll Name and accidentally insults the state of Texas; Vince solves a centuries old murder case by identifying pretentious middle-class totty actor Martin Shaw as Jack the Ripper, and confesses he’s never been to Wigan (Vince, that is: not sure about Martin Shaw – perhaps he can let us know in the comments section); and both friends fondly reminisce about their school days at a mediocre Comprehensive when they bossed the second-rate teaching staff into letting them write and film a terrible video adaptation of Dracula, which nonetheless was considerably better than the one made by Francis Ford Coppola fifteen years later. The artists/bands rated and/or discussed are Warren Zevon, R Dean Taylor, Talking Heads, Michael Jackson, and Classics IV. FULL TRACK LISTING  Overrated Podcast Theme Tune – There It Is (Royalty Free)  Werewolves of London – Warren Zevon  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms7Kx6js3SU [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms7Kx6js3SU]  There’s a Ghost in my House –  R Dean Taylor  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcvvRYYoGxg [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcvvRYYoGxg]  Psycho Killer – Talking Heads  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDAh19tms4U [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDAh19tms4U]  Spooky – Classics IV  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSEOzimKnEY [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSEOzimKnEY]  I Am the Walrus – The Beatles    LINKS  Revolution in the Head by Ian MacDonald  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_in_the_Head [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_in_the_Head]  JEREMY RECOMMENDS Lawyers, Guns and Money – Warren Zevon Outside Chance – The Turtles She’d Rather Be With Me – The Turtles Got to See Jane - R Dean Taylor Indiana Wants Me - R Dean Taylor 51st Anniversary – Jimi Hendrix Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vinceandjergrowup Please also check out our friends over on Instagram @bgsbrokn and their excellent podcast 'BG's Brok'n Record'.

04 The Clive Dunn of Glam Rock - 1970s

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2236102/fan_mail/new] Episode 4: The Clive Dunn of Glam Rock (August 24th 2017) 'You Wouldn't Like Us When We're Angry' This episode: 1970’s SPECIAL! As Operation Yewtree closes in on The Wombles of Wimbledon Common, Jeremy and Vince confidently (if unwisely) don flared trousers, platform heels, pseudo-silk kimonos and glitter face paint in celebration of “the decade of lurid wallpaper, silly hairstyles and burly men warming their hands around braziers,” to quote lurid and burly historian Dominic Sandbrook. Jeremy wonders if TV’s Dr David Banner (aka The Incredible Hulk) has the worst employment history of any medical professional in history; Vince unpicks a dastardly scheme by ‘Scrumpy ‘n Western’ cider-drinking yokel-funsters The Wurzels to thwart a proposal by a taskforce from the Environmental Agency and North Wiltshire County Council to tackle traffic congestion in Swindon Town; and both men express sadness and dismay at the unwaveringly tatty and unappealing kitsch that forms the vast majority of Elvis merchandising. The artists/bands rated and/or discussed are David Essex, Jeff Wayne, The Wurzles, The Stranglers, Marc Bolan and T-Rex, Blondie, and Elvis Presley. FULL TRACK LISTING  Overrated Podcast Theme Tune – There It Is (Royalty Free)  Gonna Make You a Star – David Essex  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms7Kx6js3SU [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms7Kx6js3SU]  The Wonder of You –  Elvis Presley  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcvvRYYoGxg [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcvvRYYoGxg]  Ride a White Swan – T-Rex  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDAh19tms4U [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDAh19tms4U]  Something Better Change – The Stranglers  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSEOzimKnEY [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSEOzimKnEY]  Heart of Glass – Blondie   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGU_4-5RaxU [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGU_4-5RaxU]  Back in the USSR – The Beatles    LINKS  Revolution in the Head by Ian MacDonald  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_in_the_Head [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_in_the_Head]    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vinceandjergrowup Please also check out our friends over on Instagram @bgsbrokn and their excellent podcast 'BG's Brok'n Record'.

03 Haunted by Phil Spector

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2236102/fan_mail/new] Episode 3: Haunted by Phil Spector (July 20th 2017) 'The Strong and Stable Coalition of Chaos' This episode: Vince becomes Jeremy’s ruthless manager/Svengali figure and forces him to make a series of increasingly poor low-budget movies; Jeremy wonders if Tosh from The Bill should have been in sweary Dr Who spin-off series Torchwood; Vince wonders about all the Micks in rock and Roll; Jeremy demands a Persian Carpet as we play a game of Top ****s; and we keep forgetting that Jeremy has to rate everything on our poorly constructed board. The artists/bands rated and/or discussed are Deacon Blue, Tin Tin Out, The Clash, The Specials, David Bowie, Doves, Van Morrison, and John Lennon. FULL TRACK LISTING Overrated Podcast Theme Tune – There It Is (Royalty Free)  Here’s Where the Story Ends – Tin Tin Out featuring Sherry Nelson  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMSdVhWnoNU [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMSdVhWnoNU]  The Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud –  David Bowie  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDCor7efUOc [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDCor7efUOc]  Pounding – Doves  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Leg3uiu0g1c [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Leg3uiu0g1c]  Moondance – Van Morrison  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lFxGBB4UGU [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lFxGBB4UGU]  Scared – John Lennon   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4SrrVIY8oU [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4SrrVIY8oU]  No Reply – The Beatles  LINKS  Revolution in the Head by Ian MacDonald  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_in_the_Head [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_in_the_Head]  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vinceandjergrowup Please also check out our friends over on Instagram @bgsbrokn and their excellent podcast 'BG's Brok'n Record'.

02 Maverick Jazz Cops

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2236102/fan_mail/new] Episode 2: Maverick Jazz Cops (June 15th 2017) '90 minutes of your life you’ll never get back! ' This episode:  As Jeremy considers a life on the run, hiding in the shadows (not the band), Vince ponders the lack of men named Colin in Rock and Roll.  Up for discussion by both is the staggering implausibility of hit BBC legal drama Judge John Deed; how U2 might possibly have been inspired by The Wombles; and the feeble arguments advanced by songwriters Rogers and Hart in their lyrics for The Lady is a Tramp - a song which on close inspection seems to entirely exonerate the character of the supposed loose woman.  The artists/bands rated and discussed are The Zombies, Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship/Starship, New Order, Steely Dan, and Suzanne Vega. FULL TRACK LISTING SPOTIFY PLAYLIST https://open.spotify.com/user/mrashdown/playlist/1Ef2HSXOjYnPH9aPCI9MPq [https://open.spotify.com/user/mrashdown/playlist/1Ef2HSXOjYnPH9aPCI9MPq] Overrated Podcast Theme Tune – There It Is (Royalty Free) She’s Not There – The Zombies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8BkkFJI910 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8BkkFJI910] Triad – Jefferson Airplane https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Aej9wmoQ7M [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Aej9wmoQ7M] Regret – New Order https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71ZHVmSuBJM&spfreload=10 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71ZHVmSuBJM&spfreload=10] Any Major Dude Will Tell You – Steely Dan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kND8TRZap8Y [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kND8TRZap8Y] Solitude Standing – Suzanne Vega https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05AHPFPpHIM [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05AHPFPpHIM] Only a Northern Song – The Beatles LINKS Mitch Benn Is the 37th Beatle  http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03szxdh [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03szxdh] Revolution in the Head by Ian MacDonald  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_in_the_Head [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_in_the_Head] Judge John Deed original BBC trailer on YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK2690fTeHw [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK2690fTeHw] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vinceandjergrowup Please also check out our friends over on Instagram @bgsbrokn and their excellent podcast 'BG's Brok'n Record'.