NOW We're Talking Podcast
Summary: Welcome to the NOW We're Talking Podcast, the podcast where three men discuss, dissect and review the entire UK series of Now That's What I Call Music, a famous pop compilation album numbering over 100 volumes! Join us on our odyssey through the world of pop music, pop culture and beyond, as we take you from 1983 right up to the present day in our cultural cruise through the computer age of pop!
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- Artist: Martin, Harry and Jacob
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This week we're kicking back with some high-grade Angel Delight and looking at the second disc of NOW That's What I Call Music Vol. 12. Martin and Jacob reveal their key change ritual and Sabrina reveals more than she intended, as we mark the end of the reign of the Kent Music Report! Is it curtains for Kent? Find out on another totally tubular edition of the NOW We're Talking Podcast!
It's our first episode of 2019! We've managed to escape winter's icy grip for a while and we're travelling all the way back to the glorious summer of '88, with the first disc of NOW That's What I Call Music Vol. 12 in tow! Can master hard disk thief Tracey Chapman be thwarted in time for Mandela's birthday party? How much reggae is too much reggae? What is the most absorbent Priest? You'll find the answers to these questions right here in the latest instalment of the NOW We're Talking Podcast!
Say hello to 2019 in style, with our quiz-tastic New Year Special! Featuring a fiendish test from Barlow, a 'featured artists' quiz, some NOW knowledge brainteasers and 'Football or Dancehall'. Pens and papers at the ready!
It's time for our Christmas Special, where we each choose two Christmas songs that we love, and one that we hate! Sit back and enjoy some Yuletide cheer as we reveal our Christmas classics and hear a holiday message from some of our regular guests!
Two little ducks, 22! Eyes down for a full house as we finish off NOW That's What I Call Music Vol. 11 with a second disc chock-full of early House Music! As we are subjected to yet more of S.A.W's High-NRG atrocities we discuss puberty, Kent's after-party routine and Barlow sensationally reveals the truth behind his charity The Gary Preservation Society!
In this week's episode we look at the first disc of NOW That's What I Call Music Volume 11 and roundup 1987 in music with a look at the epic battle for Christmas No.1. We welcome a former president to our growing cast of characters, discover we've got Eddy Grant all wrong and give our views on an unprecedented NINE solo acts!
It's Episode 20! That means we're 10% of the way through our mission! In an episode full of bendy guitars and Bendy Bens, we look at the second disc of NOW That's What I Call Music Volume 10; with a huge international hit and a Christmas Classic thrown in for good measure! So long, 1987, and thanks for all the songs!
This week we're hopping on our Gig Ponies and moseying into the great blue yonder of NOW That's What I Call Music Vol. 10! Heading ever closer to 1988, Disc 1 sees us regaled by stories of the Smash Hits house, Barlow throws some serious shade and we hear about the invention of the bread buffer!
In this week's episode we finish reviewing NOW That's What I Call Music Vol.9, looking at disc 2 of the most hit-packed NOW so far! With candidates for best video and worst video so far, we hear a tale of infidelity from Gary Moore, discover Gary Barlow's crusade to save his name and learn about the decline of the session farter!
In Episode 17 we get stuck into NOW That's What I Call Music Vol. 9, with a first disc crammed with heavy hitters! We discover the best selling records of 1986 and reveal a very NOW-centric battle for Christmas no.1. Along the way we discuss giant wotsits, ratatouille and Lionel Blair's 'professional' credentials!
We're putting on our Jimmy Jams and Terry (Lewis) Socks and settling in for a look at NOW That's What I Call Music Vol. 8, Disc 2. We wrap up 1986 in music and find out who won the BRITs before delving into a high quality entry into the NOW pantheon. Featuring a loved up Kent, a visit from (fake) Gary Barlow and Billy Bragg's cereal preferences!
We've locked the coordinates for November 1986 into our pop time machine and we're bringing NOW That's What I Call Music Vol. 8 Disc 1 along for the ride! This week we face a deluge of Nile Rodgers production, the relegated pioneers of Rap Rock duels and meet Simon Mills, the dullest man in pop!
This week we'll be wrapping up NOW That's What I Call Music vol. 7, looking at Disc 2 and the VHS. We find ourselves mining a rich seam of mid-eighties balladry and early Hip Hop, including an entry in the infamous Roxanne Wars! Along the way we discuss Coco Rocks, meet The Osbourne's meat recipient and ask 'what animals are Queen'?
In this week's episode we're saying hello to NOW That's What I Call music volume 7 and looking back over 1985 in music, with a hotly contested race for Christmas No.1! We hear the incredible tale of how Martin got his name, pitch an idea for Toy Story 4 and find out if Kent can pull himself together in time to deliver his report!
This week we're wrapping up NOW That's What I Call Music vol.6 and looking at Disc 2. We're joined once again by David Kent, who tells us about his online business portfolio. We also discuss the best name in pop, Post Hardcore vs New Wave, Only Fools and Horses; and Jacob covers himself in glory, twice!
