by The Giddy Carousel of Pop
<p>Welcome aboard The Giddy Carousel of Pop! </p><br /><p>We are a Smash Hits appreciation podcast dedicated to the swingorilliant British pop magazine which ran from 1978 to 2006. In each episode, we take an old issue of Ver Hits (usually from the 1980s but may slip a year or two either side of that) and discuss what’s on its pages, looking at who’s riding high on the carousel and who’s heading down the dumper. </p><br /><p>We always have a guest to help us along the way, so we’ll be talking to the readers, the writers, and who knows, maybe even the odd pop star who appeared in its pages. Hang on tight!</p>
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February 11, 2025
<p>Buy us a coffee and help keep the carousel spinning:<a href="https://ko-fi.com/giddypoppod" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://ko-fi.com/giddypoppod</a></p><p><br></p><p>Welcome back to The Giddy Carousel of Pop, a podcast about Britain’s top pop mag, Smash Hits. In this episode, Gav and Si are joined by writer, broadcaster and former Smash Hits staffer,<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/msmirandasawyer.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Miranda Sawyer</a>, as the carousel spins back to the changing music scene of June 1990. Along the way we encounter The Stone Roses, MC Tunes, Roxette, Madonna, Sonia and Big Fun and a whole lot more.</p><p>Read along with us thanks to <a href="https://michaelmouse1967.wixsite.com/website-12/302-27th-june-10th-july-1990" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Smash Hits Remembered</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>And check out the playlists of pretty much all the songs featured in this issue of Ver Hits!<a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7wn6z86UDPmgjkYSYC65sz?si=fN3p4NqRRiyS0B3UIbs2zA" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"></a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3q09qu696MRmw7cRp3ufGr?si=pTa2ToHRQ9yYifN-Mq527g" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Spotify</a></p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfs58mqeRNuFop4ihIAtD6GxaExYEoHTk&si=FnRHkgOcvR15NXxW" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">YouTube</a></p><p><br></p><p>HOSTS: Simon Galloway and Gavin Hogg</p><p>GUEST: Miranda Sawyer</p><p><br></p><p>CONTACT DETAILS:</p><p>Website: <a href="https://giddypoppod.home.blog/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://giddypoppod.home.blog/</a></p><p>BlueSky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/giddypoppod.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://bsky.app/profile/giddypoppod.bsky.social</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GiddyPopPod" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.facebook.com/GiddyPopPod</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/giddypoppod/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/giddypoppod/</a></p>
December 6, 2024
Gav and Si, joined by Catrin Lowe, take a nostalgic spin through the July 1995 issue of Smash Hits, featuring Britpop icons and chart-topping hits.
August 27, 2024
<p>Buy us a coffee and help keep the carousel spinning: <a href="https://ko-fi.com/giddypoppod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ko-fi.com/giddypoppod</a></p><br><p>Welcome back to The Giddy Carousel of Pop, a podcast about Britain's brightest pop mag, Smash Hits. Fancy that! In this episode, Gav and Si are joined by music journalist and author of '1984: The Year Pop Went Queer' (Nine Eight Books), Ian Wade, for a spin on the carousel back to February 1987 and an issue edited by former Smash Hits staffer Neil Tennant. Along the way, we discuss Boy George, Carly Simon, Mental As Anything, Beastie Boys, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Man 2 Man, Cutting Crew, Freddie Mercury, The Christians, Taffy, The Style Council and a whole lot more. It's an action-packed issue and edition, make no mistake!</p><br><p>Read along with us.</p><p>Like Punk Never Happened: <a href="https://likepunkneverhappened.blogspot.com/2017/02/february-25-march-10-1987.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://likepunkneverhappened.blogspot.com/2017/02/february-25-march-10-1987.html</a></p><p>Smash Hits Remembered: <a href="https://michaelmouse1967.wixsite.com/website-9/215-25th-february-10th-march-1987" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://michaelmouse1967.wixsite.com/website-9/215-25th-february-10th-march-1987</a></p><br><p>And check out the playlists of pretty much all the songs featured in this issue of Ver Hits!</p><p>Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1bJiADfYJDxA6zxuCZ403r?si=0ddd7c8e91dd486c" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1bJiADfYJDxA6zxuCZ403r?si=0ddd7c8e91dd486c</a> </p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfs58mqeRNuGspnZ_92728IsD_MBzrN0N&si=qbSced9geDm7mAWr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfs58mqeRNuGspnZ_92728IsD_MBzrN0N&si=qbSced9geDm7mAWr</a></p><br><p>HOSTS: Simon Galloway and Gavin Hogg</p><p>GUEST: Ian Wade</p><br><p>CONTACT DETAILS:</p><p>Website: <a href="https://giddypoppod.home.blog/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://giddypoppod.home.blog/</a></p><p>BlueSky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/giddypoppod.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/giddypoppod.bsky.social</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GiddyPopPod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">https://www.facebook.com/GiddyPopPod</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/giddypoppod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/giddypoppod/</a></p><p>Threads: <a href="https://www.threads.net/@giddypoppod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">https://www.threads.net/@giddypoppod</a></p><p>X: <a href="https://twitter.com/GiddyPopPod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/GiddyPopPod</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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