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Trailer for Helen O’Hara Memoir | What’s She Like

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Trailer for Helen O’Hara’s memoir What’s She Like. Helen O’Hara is a violinist, composer, musical director and arranger. She was a key member of Dexys Midnight Runners from 1982-1986 and was Tanita Tikaram’s violinist from 1988-1990. She has recorded two solo instrumental albums, Southern Hearts and A Night In Ireland. In 1991, Helen took a break from music to raise her two sons. The break extended for over two decades until 2014, when she picked up her violin again. She has since reconnected with both Dexys and Tanita, and plays violin in Tim Burgess’s band. Click here for more details on What’s She Like.

The Fall In Iceland

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Paul Hanley recalls The Fall’s trip to Iceland in September 1981, where they spent the day in a recording studio built into a cave. They recorded three songs, including two which were included on the album Hex Enduction Hour: ‘Hip Priest’ and ‘Iceland’. Paul is talking to Ben Cottam for a BBC Radio 3 documentary, Cave Life For Beginners.

For Paul’s full account of the trip to Iceland and the making of the album, read his book Have A Bleedin Guess: The Story of Hex Enduction Hour. Click here for details.

MANU CHAO & THE FRENCH LOVERS | LA DORADA, COLOMBIA 1993 | THE TRAIN OF ICE & FIRE

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Two songs from Manu Chao & The French Lovers (‘Rosamayor’ and ‘Madeline’) recorded in La Dorada, Colombia, Friday 17th December 1993, on the Train of Ice & Fire Tour. Contains footage from the spectacle and the train.

A Mestizo Sounds podcast is dedicated to The Train of Ice and Fire, hosted by Pedro Mestizo on NuDirections FM. Click here to listen

Ramón Chao chronicles the journey in his book The Train of Ice & Fire: Mano Negra in Colombia. Click here for more details.

It’s The Media, Stupid!

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We were commissioned by MediaNorth/Campaign For Press And Broadcasting Freedom (North) to film their conference It’s The Media, Stupid: Post-Election Policies For Media Reform which took place at Leeds City Art Gallery on 8th February 2020. The conference took a comprehensive look at the state of the British media with a series of experts giving talks with plenty of space for informed contributions from the floor. They were four sessions throughout the day, the first two took an in-depth look at media coverage of the 2019 General Election, the third session a detailed examination of the BBC at a critical time in its history as it faces an existential threat from the current government. The final session considers what steps are necessary to move forward. Click play above to watch all four sessions. Individual links to each of the four sessions follows here:

Session 1: THE MEDIA AND THE ELECTION
Professor Dominic Wring: Co-Director Loughborough University 2019 Election Survey
Justin Schlosberg: Media Reform Coalition
Contributions from the floor
Introduced by Granville Williams: Editor MediaNorth

Session 2: THE PRESS: OWNERSHIP, REGULATION AND ETHICS
Nicholas Jones: Author and former BBC Industrial and Political Correspondent
Louisa Bull: National Officer, Unite’s Graphical Paper, Media and IT Sector
Contributions from the floor
Chaired by Caroline Bedale, Health Campaigns Together

Session 3: BROADCASTING: REGULATION, AND IMPARTIALITY
Introduced by Granville Williams: Editor MediaNorth
Sian Jones: President, National Union of Journalists
Dr Tom Mills: Author and Vice Chair Media Reform Coalition
Tony Lennon: Freelance and Research Officer, Bectu
Contributions from the floor

Session 4: LOOKING FORWARD: POLICIES FOR MEDIA REFORM
Justin Schlosberg: Media Reform Coalition
Granville Williams: Editor MediaNorth
Contributions from the floor
Chaired by Barry White, NUJ Member, Leeds and Wakefield Branch