Remember The First Time?

Episode 4 of Remember The First Time. In this episode, Paul, Charlotte and Mark explore one of the darkest and most enigmatic albums of the 90's, the Manic Street Preachers' The Holy Bible. It's now 25 years since the release, so how are the messages, themes and issues in the album perceived now? We also chat with Steve Naish, author of Riffs and Meaning: Manic Street Preachers and Know Your Enemy, about his experiences as a Manics fan and what prompted him to write a book about the band. Plus, as always, we have our playlist additions and the ever evolving RTFTime quiz! ***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to this show. It would mean so much to us and will make it easier for others to find and enjoy the show. Thanks!***

Rain, wind and mud can only mean one thing, no, not an Earth, Wind and Fire tribute act...it's festival season, and what better way is there to celebrate Glastonbury (apart from being there), than devoting an episode of Remember The First Time to the 1994 line up? We discuss the infamous Britpop Sunday of 'The NME' stage, the emergence of dance music to the mainstream, the festival's inaurgural TV coverage on Channel 4 and share your stories, after you overwhelmed us with tails of debauchery, jetlag, ruined piercing and failed GCSE's! Not only that but we've two interviews from 1994 festival goers, and we're joined by guest Dan Laver of The Vinyl Line Podcast, who we manage to immediately make feel his age by asking him how old he was in 1994!  All this plus we update the RTFTime Playlist, a special Glastonbury themed quiz and Mark somehow manages to talk about Phil Daniels yet again! ***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to this show. It would mean so much to us and will make it easier for others to find and enjoy the show. Thanks!***

Episode 2 of Remember The First Time. In this episode of the podcast, Charlotte, Mark and Paul get to grips with arguably the quintessential Britpop album, Parklife. It's been 25 years since Blur released the album, so how does it hold up in the 21st century, compared to 1994? Also, we welcome Angie Main to the podcast to discuss managing Virgin Megastore and Ourprice stores during the 90's, plus after the a̶m̶a̶z̶i̶n̶g̶ shocking results of the previous episode's quiz, Paul takes the quizmaster reigns in this episode's Blur based quiz business! We know the audio isn't perfect, but it is better than episode 1! ***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to this show. It would mean so much to us and will make it easier for others to find and enjoy the show. Thanks!***

Episode 1 of Remember The First Time. In the first episode of a brand new podcast, Mark, Charlotte and Paul explore the breakthrough album, "His n' Hers" by the iconic Britpop band Pulp, on the 25th anniversary of the album's release. They discuss what the album means now and what it meant in 1994, chat with Richard Hall, who worked at the legendary live music venue, The Leadmill, about music and culture in Pulp's hometown of Sheffield during 1994/1995. Plus who will win in the definitive, nail biting Pulp quiz?! By the way, the audio does improve after this episode, we promise! ***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to this show. It would mean so much to us and will make it easier for others to find and enjoy the show. Thanks!***