BBC NEEDS THE CLASH FANS FOR NEW INTERVIEW PROJECT!

THE CLASH

BBC Studios are currently producing a major project about The Clash and the punk movement, and are reaching out to fans.

The BBC project will consist of an 8 part podcast series, charting the journey of the band in great detail from beginning to end. But alongside the podcast there will be three short films showcasing some of the best archive of The Clash playing live. We’re therefore looking for fans who were at the following gigs and are willing to share their memories with them:

- Roxy New Year’s Day - January 1st 1977
- Munich, Schwabinger Brau - October 4th 1977
- Rock Against Racism, Victoria Park, London - April 30th 1978
- Glasgow Apollo - 4th July 1978
- Bonds Times Square gigs - May & June 1981
- Shea Stadium, New York with The Who - Oct 12th & 13th 1981

***They’re also keen now to find fans who were at the 16 Tons Tour in Scotland in early 1980 – there’s some fantastic BBC archive of those gigs from the Nationwide programme, with interviews with the fans.***

We would love to hear from fans whose lives were changed by the band. Do you have specific memories of hearing your first Clash record – was it a big deal, hearing their music for the first time, can you remember where you were, what was going on your life, and what emotions hearing their music sparked in you?

They’re looking for interesting anecdotes or experiences which might relate to the following themes:

- finding your favourite band and feeling like you’re hearing music for the first time - finally this is something that speaks to you
- the shock of early Punk
- the look and early fashion of punk
- the experience of punk from the suburbs
- the experience of being let into gigs for free or hanging with the band
- the band influencing or interacting with politics, class, gender and race - music with a message that you thought was important
- the band transcending punk and going mainstream - for good or bad - and breaking America
- what was it like hearing that various members had left the band, or when they split up.

Please get in touch...…….

BUSINESS WARS: BATTLE BETWEEN MARVEL VS DC COMICS UNCOVERED!

BUSINESS WARS: MARVEL VS DC COMICS

Marvel was asking Sony for only pennies on the dollar for its superhero universe, bankrupt in part from decades-long battles with DC and Congress. Twenty years later, its own branded studio is on the cusp of once again smashing the $1 billion threshold with “Avengers: Infinity War.”

Business Wars, the latest No. 1 show from Wondery, lifts the curtain on the iconic Marvel vs. DC comic-book wars with a new podcast series just as Marvel Studios’ latest blockbuster Avengers Infinity War: is set to soar later this month.

How Marvel created the highest-grossing superhero movie ever after decades of back and forth with DC that included employee threats, double crosses and Stan Lee’s own comic-book aversion is uncovered in Business Wars’ never-been-done-before look.

ROBERT CONRAD ENTERS THE WILD, WILD WEST WORLD OF PODCASTING

LOS ANGELES, CA – August 10, 2017: Award-winning actor Robert Conrad is launching a podcast on CRN Digital Talk Radio’s new CRN PodPlus channel, the national radio network announced today.

Podcast episodes will feature Conrad interviewing an array of his Hollywood friends and other celebrities.

In addition to his podcasting duties, the former “Baa Baa Black Sheep” star hosts “The Lounge with Robert Conrad” on CRN Digital Talk Radio’s CRN 1 channel every Thursday at 6 p.m. Eastern / 3 p.m. Pacific.

“The world of podcasting is sort of the wild, wild west. It’s fitting that the man who played Jim West has his own podcast,” said CRN Digital Talk Radio’s President and CEO, Michael J. Horn, referencing Conrad’s role and hit 1960s television series “The Wild Wild West.”

“Bob is naturally entertaining and a great interviewer. Hollywood enthusiasts will love his conversations with their favorite stars,” Horn added.

Robert Conrad has acted in dozens of movies and hundreds of television episodes. He is best known as the star of “The Wild, Wild West," “Baa Baa Black Sheep,” and "Hawaiian Eye." He has won a People’s Choice Award (Favorite Male Performer in a New TV Program) and been nominated for a Golden Globe.

Check show availability or listen online at CRNTalk.com.