Hosts Gavin Scott (from Chart Beats: A Journey Through Pop) and Matthew Denby work their way through all the singles produced by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman (SAW), starting in 1984 with "The Upstroke" by Agents Aren't Aeroplanes and taking in hits by Dead Or Alive, Hazell Dean, Bananarama, Princess, Mel & Kim, Rick Astley, Kylie Minogue, Sinitta, Jason Donovan, Divine, Sonia and more, as well as lesser known chart misses. Bonus interviews and discussion: chartbeats.com.au/saw (Theme music: ...
Mon May 6, 2024
76 episodes
Stock Aitken Waterman & PWL ‘From The Factory Floor’
40th Anniversary Audio Special - Insider's story of ‘The Hit Factory’, Stock Aitken Waterman & their base, PWL Studios - told by their chief mix-engineer, Phil Harding - who talks through their 1984-91 ‘rise & fall’ & plays key audio clips. PWL Studios also worked on many other dance & pop hits (e.g. Pet Shop Boys, Erasure, Five Star) beyond the output of Stock Aitken Waterman (e.g. Kylie Minogue, Rick Astley, Dead Or Alive, Bananarama), & was Pete Waterman's vision of a 'Brit...
Mon Mar 18, 2024
7 episodes
Clint and Hugo's Bananarama Extravaganza
Listen to three people discuss topics they know nothing about and argue points they don't believe in.