Show Notes
A good mood is hard to write effectively into a song, but George Ezra has that knack which he happily shares along with his dream festival. Prepare to singalong with the most successful girl group of all time, a folk hero, and the man who once ruled Vegas. There are tales of drunken head injuries, parental love, navigating mental health and discover how George developed his distinctive singing voice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Pop culture hero to many, Simon Pegg reveals his music and film heroes, starting with The Clangers, that lesser-known gateway drug to Star Wars. From growing up in a music shop, to working with Tom Cruise, Steven Spielberg and emailing Dave Grohl about horror comedy, Simon’s fantasy festival offers so many treats! On screen he may be enabling death-defying stunts in Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One, but off screen it’s all about sharing a love of horror films with his daughter, and pinch-me moments like being asked by Paul Simon for feedback on his latest album. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
From Supergrass to solo, singer-songwriter Gaz Coombes steers us through the musical moments that shaped his sound, from his early childhood in San Francisco to teenage antics in the Oxfordshire countryside. There’s the time his voice broke on stage, to working with Jim Henson’s Muppets and finding a renewed confidence post-Britpop. And watch this space, Shaun may have found himself a new band to join…
From writing for Steven Spielberg, to directing ghosts for Netflix, and broadcasting with his mate Adam Buxton (Stephen!), Joe Cornish knows a thing or two about creating something fantastical. So, he’s perfectly at home with Shaun as they transplant a building Wizard-of-Oz-style to Japan for Joe’s fantasy festival. Films and music collide, along with Joe’s latest TV creation, Lockwood & Co, in this musical mash-up that gives birth to your two new potentially fave bands - Infinite Toilets and Rivers of Piss.
Alongside his festival choices, Joe Lycett breaks down what it was really like to pretend to the world that he would shred ten-thousand pounds unless David Beckham stepped away from his support of Qatar, where homosexual activity is illegal. Plus, why a festival field is not a natural environment for Joe, the unexpected joy of EDM and the sheer foodie delight of turning a Yorkshire pudding into a sandwich.
Turns out Rag’n’Bone Man – aka Rory Graham – is just as likely to be serving bacon baps at his kids’ rugby club, as he is headlining arenas. He’s also a dab hand at making pasties and killer pop choruses, as he shares a life-long appreciation for folk and americana, hip-hop and soul music. He’s also got some sage advice for setting social boundaries, and when it’s OK to not say sorry.