Episodes

  • ABBA and Other Unaturally Engaged Couples

    ABBA and Other Unaturally Engaged Couples
    Sep 15 2018
    Some of the world's most engaging and unaccountable couplings from Robert Fripp and Toya Wilcox to the band formerly known as The Engaged Couples - ABBA. Our Album of the Week - A Laughing Death in Meatspace by Tropical F**k Storm. Beware the Shellfish Toxin.

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    25 mins
  • Mellotron Mating Call - Why Prog Rock will never die

    Mellotron Mating Call - Why Prog Rock will never die
    Aug 3 2018
    It was destiny. The story of how Slimming's very own Chris Soulos ending up playing on The World Without by SJS. We chat with Stuart Stawman about creating the album, working with Talk Talk, Tina Turner and discovering that Robert Plant is 6'1" in height.

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    42 mins
  • Plethora - it means a lot.

    Plethora - it means a lot.
    Jul 5 2018
    Studio 301 reopens in Sydney after a long career that began with a singing nun. Jon Bon Jovi's well swept studio floors, Keith Richards' drug bust and the girl with the faraway eyes. John Cougar Mellencamp - jerk or nice guy? Squeezing the Velvet Underground, and - the pubic mullet. What it means for your lifestyle and Brian Eno's Twitter account.

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    27 mins
  • Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton and Saddam Hussein meet Mr Ferocious and the Entry Level Tribute Band

    Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton and Saddam Hussein meet Mr Ferocious and the Entry Level Tribute Band
    Apr 17 2018

    Only Entry Level Tribute Bands would require a curly blonde Art Garfunkel wig while Frankie Laine wore one rug only till his last day. It was a golden era for Italian American cowpokes until Freddy Mercury introduced ballet to Rock as confirmed by Sid Vicious aka Mr Ferocious. And our new segment! Please don't f%$# my mother - the car.

    Find us at www.slimmingly.strikingly.com


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    27 mins
  • Bono's Legacy.

    Bono's Legacy.
    Mar 8 2018
    What can you say about Bono that hasn't already been said by Bono? Did anyone ever buy the Lou Reed/Metallica collaboration? Is Mile Davis' cover of Guinevere really a cover? In the arena watching U2 with Malcolm Turnbull.

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    32 mins
  • Has anyone ever seen Bob Dylan & Ethel Merman in the same room together?

    Has anyone ever seen Bob Dylan & Ethel Merman in the same room together?
    Feb 7 2018
    What if Ethel Merman had influenced David Bowie's career, and what influence did Ethel have on Sinatra and why was her swear jar so important?

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    25 mins
  • Happy New Year

    Happy New Year
    Jan 10 2018
    I've been having fun producing some new bits for the podcast. Here is a kind of trailer/recap of 2017. We are looking forward to a simply slimmingly 2018. Love Phil xx

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    1 min
  • Rolling it in Glitter - The Art of Mastering with Noel Summerville

    Rolling it in Glitter - The Art of Mastering with Noel Summerville
    Dec 29 2017

    It's our pleasure to welcome our guest Noel Summerville a mastering engineer in London. His motto is "Maximum Bass - All Frequencies" and he is a master of trouser-flapping bass. He has added that final magic mastering touch to records by The Clash, Sinead O'Connor, Elvis Costello, Kraftwerk, The White Stripes, S-Club 7, Jason Donovan and Napalm Death - amongst others.

    This week Sophie's Report looks at Liam Payme & Danielle Bergoli - whoever they are?!


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    38 mins