Episodios

  • Speaking her truth | Wendy Oldfield

    Speaking her truth | Wendy Oldfield
    Jun 29 2024
    Wendy opens up about fame in The Sweatband and her successful solo career.
    Catapulted into a helter skelter life of rock & roll at an early age, Wendy Oldfield has experienced multiple chart successes in the `80s with The Sweatband ("This Boy" and " Shape of her body") and over the next 3 decades career defining hits including " Acid Rain", " Miracle" and "Living in the real world". She has also collaborated with fellow musicians Robin Auld and Steve Newman. Fiercely independent she continues to push musical boundaries and is one of the most prolific artists in music today. In this episode Wendy reminisces about her baptism of fire in the Sweatband with the late John Mair, life in a band, going solo and why writing good songs is far more important than commercial success. Follow Wendy on Instagram · WendyOldfield.com · Vinyl Junkie Website · Solid Gold Podcasts #BeHeard · Connect with Benjy on LinkedIn · Music Rights Clearances
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    1 h y 9 m
  • John Perlman and Benjy Mudie chat about the From the Hip podcast

    John Perlman and Benjy Mudie chat about the From the Hip podcast
    May 2 2024
    Music industry veteran Benjy Mudie does a deep dive into what makes the music world tick.

    From interviews with leading artists, songwriters, publishers, radio DJs, label insiders, and producers, to stories from nearly 50 years in music. Sometimes funny, and often irreverent and controversial.

    He'll take you inside the backrooms and the back stages of the South African music industry. The concerts, the parties, the politics, the hedonism, the highs and lows of a headlong career.

    Along the way, Benjy passes along advice on how to chart the stormy and ever-changing landscape of the modern music business.

    It's from the hip podcasting brought to you exclusively by Solid Gold Podcasts. Vinyl Junkie Website · Solid Gold Podcasts #BeHeard · Connect with Benjy on LinkedIn · Music Rights Clearances
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    10 m
  • Samson brings the house down! | Cedric Samson

    Samson brings the house down! | Cedric Samson
    Apr 26 2024
    Grammy, Golden Globe, and Oscar nominee opens up about his career in music.

    As an internationally acclaimed artist, producer, singer, arranger, and songwriter Cedric Samson should be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his services to South African music.

    A child prodigy, his nearly 60-year career has seen him being creatively successful in many genres of music across the globe. In this episode, Cedric tells his story with a huge dollop of self-deprecating humour that will keep you in stitches. CedricSamson.co.za · Vinyl Junkie Website · Solid Gold Podcasts #BeHeard · Connect with Benjy on LinkedIn · Music Rights Clearances
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    1 h y 14 m
  • Ella Mental my dear Watson! | Heather Mac and Tim Parr

    Ella Mental my dear Watson! | Heather Mac and Tim Parr
    Mar 15 2024
    Heather Mac (vocalist) and Tim Parr (guitarist) revisit Ella Mental 40 years on.

    40 years ago, Ella Mental released their debut album "Uncomplicated Dreams". Fueled by smash singles and a devastating live show the band rapidly became one of the biggest rock bands in South African music history. Their incendiary performance at the legendary Concert in the Park in 1985 is still talked about to this day. In this episode founder members Heather Mac and Tim Parr take us on a journey through the heady 80`s...the clubs, the bands, the concerts, the fashions, the personalities, songwriting, their relocation to Ireland and the USA in pursuit of their rock and roll dream. Vinyl Junkie Website · Solid Gold Podcasts #BeHeard · Connect with Benjy on LinkedIn · Music Rights Clearances
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    1 h y 3 m
  • From Impi to Concert in the Park | Hilton Rosenthal

    From Impi to Concert in the Park | Hilton Rosenthal
    Mar 5 2024
    Inside the music industry with Hilton Rosenthal (Music Industry Excecutive)

    Hilton Rosenthal has done it all- a multi-talented music industry insider, he sketches out his rise from A&R executive to successful producer to concert visionary. Along the way his studio work with Johnny Clegg`s Juluka and Savuka produced multi-platinum albums globally and his contribution to the success of Paul Simon`s "Graceland" is immeasurable. Connect with Hilton · Vinyl Junkie Website · Solid Gold Podcasts #BeHeard · Connect with Benjy on LinkedIn · Music Rights Clearances
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    1 h y 32 m
  • The Magic Man | Neill Solomon

    The Magic Man | Neill Solomon
    Feb 5 2024
    Neill Solomon explores his world of music, art, film and theatre.

    Neill Solomon journeys through fifty years of making original folk, rock, pop and world beat with side trips into performance theatre, painting, film soundtracks, the creative process and composition. His endless quest to use music as a tool of social awareness and change is inspiring and Neill also touched on poaching, freedom songs and refugees and how these causes have colored both his thinking and his art.. NeillSolomon.co.za · Vinyl Junkie Website · Solid Gold Podcasts #BeHeard · Connect with Benjy on LinkedIn · Music Rights Clearances
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    1 h y 13 m
  • Powers to the People! | PJ Powers

    Powers to the People! | PJ Powers
    Nov 14 2023
    PJ Powers opens up about Hotline hits, fame, Mandela & The Queen, and more.

    My guest in this episode of From the Hip with Benjy Mudie hardly needs an introduction; she is one of South Africa's most successful musicians with over 40 years of hit-making under her belt and is responsible for some of the most iconic songs in our musical history including Jabulani, Feel So Strong, You're So Good to Me, World in Union, and many more. Singer, philanthropist, author, and human rights activist she is included in the prestigious list of the Top 100 Great South Africans and one of this country’s most recognizable and enduring performers. It is indeed a great pleasure to sit in conversation with PJ Powers. Vinyl Junkie Website · Solid Gold Podcasts #BeHeard · Connect with Benjy on LinkedIn · Music Rights Clearances
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    1 h y 6 m
  • One for the Fadgets! | éVoid

    One for the Fadgets! | éVoid
    Nov 12 2023
    éVoid come clean about Shadows and life on the fame rollercoaster in the 80s.

    This was an in-depth conversation with Lucien Windrich (éVoid guitarist and vocalist) and Erik Windrich (éVoid keyboardist and lead vocalist), the founding members of the iconic 1980s South African band éVoid.

    They pioneered an innovative fashion style adopted by legions of fans called 'fadgets' and embraced African and ethnographic musical influences, creating a unique 'ethnopop' fusion style. éVoid exploded in popularity in the early 1980s with hits like 'Shadows' and 'Taximan'.

    They also give some personal insights into the heady whirlwind period of éVoid mania', playing massive concerts like Ellis Park Stadium in 1984 and their move to the UK. Facebook Fadgets Fan Page · Vinyl Junkie Website · Solid Gold Podcasts #BeHeard · Connect with Benjy on LinkedIn · Music Rights Clearances
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    1 h y 13 m