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• Preview Short: Elvis and the Press - NYE 1976-77 - The Phoenix Jumpsuit Backstory

  In this our second Elvis and the Press episode, we're joined once again by our leading contributor, ‪Gary Wells, to take a deep dive into the coverage of Elvis' New Year's Eve performance in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the end of 1976. The jumpsuit of choice for the night was the black-on-white phoenix style, about which there is an interesting backstory.Find the full episode on your chosen podcast platform, or at our website;https://dec4podcast.com/2024/11/11/elvis-and-the-press-pittsburgh-pennsylvania-new-year-1976-77/

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• David Leaf - SMiLE: The Rise, Fall & Resurrection of Brian Wilson

  This episode, we’re enormously privileged to welcome award winning filmmaker and author, David Leaf, to discuss his latest book, SMiLE: The Rise, Fall & Resurrection of Brian Wilson. This celebratory work takes us to the very heart of Brian Wilson’s lost musical masterpiece; its traumatic unravelling in 1967, and the road to a triumphant rebirth in 2004 as an ecstatically received live concert experience and studio album.David affords us some fascinating, behind the scenes insights into his 2001 television special recorded at Radio City Music Hall, An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson, his Grammy-nominated documentary, Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of SMiLE, and talks candidly about some of the life experiences that shaped Brian’s exquisite artistry.Brian Wilson’s epic journey through the music of SMiLE is a dramatic and inspirational story, and we’re so lucky to learn about it from someone with such a uniquely close and personal perspective, who was critical to bringing SMiLE back to life, and to whom Brian Wilson himself said, ‘I can’t do this unless you’re there with me every day’.Our dedicated webpage for this episode has some additional background, images and links, with some suggestions for further reference;https://dec4podcast.com/2025/04/09/david-leaf-smile-the-rise-fall-resurrection-of-brian-wilson/

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• Preview Short: The Beach Boys: An American Band - Brian Wilson's Music Teacher

  Our leading contributor, Gary Wells, joins us to explore two tumultuous decades in the lives of the Beach Boys, through the lens of Malcolm Leo’s 1985 BAFTA nominated biographical documentary, The Beach Boys: An American Band.We learn about some of the key people on both sides of the camera, and of Malcolm Leo’s established method of sourcing a wide variety of music and interview clips (long before the easy accessibility of digital archives) to create an intimate, first-person narrative.The Beach Boys: An American Band is a fan’s movie; if you already love the Beach Boys, you’ll love them even more after immersing yourself in this documentary. But, it’s worth noting that it was far from the complete story even then, and there have been 40 more years of eventful Beach Boys history since.Main episode on all the usual platforms, and at our website;https://dec4podcast.com/2025/03/05/gary-wells-the-beach-boys-an-american-band/

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• Preview Short: Andrew Mackintosh (DS Greig) on The Bill - Remembering Kevin Lloyd

  It's a great thrill and privilege this episode to welcome multi-talented actor, writer and music artist, Andrew Mackintosh, who carved his own special niche in British television history as Detective Sergeant Alistair Greig, a key character in over 300 episodes of one of the most successful and influential television dramas of all time, The Bill. In this clip, Andrew remembers his friend and fellow cast member, Kevin Lloyd, whose character, DC Tosh Lines, was one of the most popular characters of all...Find the complete conversation on your favourite podcast platform, with some additional background at this episode's webpage;⁠https://dec4podcast.com/2024/09/17/a-conversation-with-andrew-mackintosh/

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• Gary Wells: The Beach Boys - An American Band

  Our leading contributor Gary Wells (www.soulrideblog.com) joins us to explore two tumultuous decades in the lives of the Beach Boys, through the lens of Malcolm Leo’s 1985 BAFTA nominated biographical documentary, The Beach Boys: An American Band.We learn about some of the key people on both sides of the camera, and of Malcolm Leo’s established method of sourcing a wide variety of music and interview clips (long before the easy accessibility of digital archives) to create an intimate, first-person narrative.The Beach Boys: An American Band is a fan’s movie; if you already love the Beach Boys, you’ll love them even more after immersing yourself in this documentary. (Spoiler – we love it!). If you’re just starting out on a journey of discovery learning about the Beach Boys and their impact on 20th century music and culture, this is a wholly enjoyable place to begin. But, it’s worth noting that it was far from the complete story even then, and there have been 40 more years of eventful Beach Boys history since.More background, images, and suggestions for further reference can be found at this episode's dedicated webpage;https://dec4podcast.com/2025/03/05/gary-wells-the-beach-boys-an-american-band/

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