Needle Mythology with Pete Paphides

In this very special episode, Pete Paphides meets Newsnight’s Kirsty Wark as she ponders the influence of David Bowie’s ‘Kooks’ on her own parenting style, looks back on her recent infamous encounter with Bobby Gillespie and also reveals exactly what Margaret Thatcher said to her after their infamously bruising encounter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Forty years after the release of their phenomenal debut album, Pete Paphides meets Gina Birch and Ana da Silva from incalculably influential post-punk legends, The Raincoats. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To mark the release of her career-spanning anthology To Drink The Rainbow, Tanita Tikaram talks to Pete Paphides about her fascination with the female voice and guides him through 12 vocal performances that continue to inspire her.To Drink The Rainbow is released on vinyl, CD and download via Needle Mythology Records. A video version of this interview will also be available via YouTube. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To mark the release of Stephen Duffy’s acclaimed 1997 masterpiece I Love My Friends on Needle Mythology Records, Pete Paphides meets Stephen along with the record’s producer Stephen Street (The Smiths, Blur, Steve Mason, Cranberries, Kaiser Chiefs). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sarathy Korwar talks to Pete Paphides about the explosive synergy of influences that inform his brilliant new album, to be released on July 26th.  Inspired by Indian classical music, Sufi devotionals, modern jazz and the nascent rap scenes of Mumbai and New Delhi, More Arriving is one of the most thrilling  records of 2019, drawing on a range of guest artists to create a frequently breathtaking sonic document of these febrile times.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.