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159. Alan Brough on masculinity, punk and how The Blue Nile got him through a difficult teenage
159. Alan Brough on masculinity, punk and how The Blue Nile got him through a difficult teenage
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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Aug 30, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Comedian, author, actor, Spicks and Specks team captain - Alan Brough's favorite album found him years before any of those careers, when he was a self-described 'crazy' teenager. This is the story of how an obscure Scottish post-punk band helped him find a new way of being a man and get through his adolescence. Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes here or in other podcasting apps by copying/pasting our RSS feed - http://myfavoritealbum.libsyn.com/rss My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking the great works of pop music. Each episode features a different songwriter or musician discussing their favorite album of all time - their history with it, the making of the album, individual songs and the album’s influence on their own music. Jeremy Dylan is a filmmaker, journalist and photographer from Sydney, Australia. He directed the music documentary Jim Lauderdale: The King of Broken Hearts and feature film Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins, and writes for Capital News magazine. If you’ve got any feedback or suggestions, drop us a line at myfavoritealbumpodcast@gmail.com.
Released:
Aug 30, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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