<p><strong>Buy us a coffee and help keep the carousel spinning: </strong><a href="https://ko-fi.com/giddypoppod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://ko-fi.com/giddypoppod</strong></a></p><br><p>Welcome to The Giddy Carousel of Pop! In this episode, Gav and Si are joined by pop critic, author, DJ and Chart Music podcast regular, Simon Price.</p><br><p>The carousel spins us back to October 1979, Simon's very first issue, and inside we discover punk, mod, disco and a whole lot more! We also discuss Simon's recent book on The Cure, Curepedia. This episode is dedicated to the great Neil Kulkarni.</p><br><p>Read Simon's tribute to Neil on The Quietus: <a href="https://thequietus.com/articles/33777-remembering-neil-kulkarni-simon-price" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://thequietus.com/articles/33777-remembering-neil-kulkarni-simon-price</a></p><p>Curepedia: <a href="https://store.whiterabbitbooks.co.uk/products/curepedia" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://store.whiterabbitbooks.co.uk/products/curepedia</a></p><br><p>Read along with us.</p><p>Like Punk Never Happened: <a href="https://likepunkneverhappened.blogspot.com/2009/10/october-4-17-1979.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://likepunkneverhappened.blogspot.com/2009/10/october-4-17-1979.html</a></p><p>Smash Hits Remembered: <a href="https://michaelmouse1967.wixsite.com/website-14/22-4-october-17-october-1979" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://michaelmouse1967.wixsite.com/website-14/22-4-october-17-october-1979</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/5N56zc6peiXkNFmZEgnz6F?si=8a1dcabbd07948a7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5N56zc6peiXkNFmZEgnz6F?si=8a1dcabbd07948a7</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfs58mqeRNuGa2zdqWbr3qRMVWhX-qHaL&si=2w5U6zApeFqbtXWN" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfs58mqeRNuGa2zdqWbr3qRMVWhX-qHaL&si=2w5U6zApeFqbtXWN</a></p><br><p>HOSTS: Simon Galloway and Gavin Hogg</p><p>GUEST: Simon Price</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>X: <a href="https://twitter.com/GiddyPopPod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/GiddyPopPod</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GiddyPopPod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">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>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>Threads: <a href="https://www.threads.net/@giddypoppod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.threads.net/@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>
