Smash Hits - 4-17 October 1979 with Simon Price

Buy us a coffee and help keep the carousel spinning: https://ko-fi.com/giddypoppodWelcome 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.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.Read Simon's tribute to Neil on The Quietus: https://thequietus.com/articles/33777-remembering-neil-kulkarni-simon-priceCurepedia: https://store.whiterabbitbooks.co.uk/products/curepediaRead along with us.Like Punk Never Happened: https://likepunkneverhappened.blogspot.com/2009/10/october-4-17-1979.htmlSmash Hits Remembered: https://michaelmouse1967.wixsite.com/website-14/22-4-october-17-october-1979And check out the playlists of pretty much all the songs featured in this issue of Ver Hits!Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5N56zc6peiXkNFmZEgnz6F?si=8a1dcabbd07948a7YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfs58mqeRNuGa2zdqWbr3qRMVWhX-qHaL&si=2w5U6zApeFqbtXWNHOSTS: Simon Galloway and Gavin HoggGUEST: Simon PriceCONTACT DETAILS:Website: https://giddypoppod.home.blog/X: https://twitter.com/GiddyPopPodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/GiddyPopPodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/giddypoppod/BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/giddypoppod.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@giddypoppod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.