Did you miss another jam-packed week on the Tom Dunne Show? If so, fear not. I'm here to bring you up to speed on the very best in music and entertainment news, chat and general shenanigans.
Here is a roundup of the best bits from the week gone by...
Cathal Smyth
Formerly known as 'Chas' from ska band Madness, Cathal Smyth joined Tom on Monday night to discuss his debut solo album A Comfortable Man. The record, released in Ireland today, is a deeply personal refelction on his marriage breakup and represents a major departure from the music he was associated with under Madness.
Listen to the interview here:
Ken Sweeney on The Blue Nile
Scottish band The Blue Nile are perhaps best known for their seminal albums A Walk Across the Rooftops (1982) and Hats (1988). The band, who have only made a small number of records, are known for creating authentic, well crafted music that has generated a loyal cult following. Ken Sweeney brings his usual passion to bear on the Glaswegian group, offering a unique insight into their work. Expect lots of vinyl with Ken in studio...
The masterful comedy of Groucho Marx
Despite the fact that the influential New York Jewish comedian was the very first entrant to the Comedy Hall of Fame in October 2013, this week we revisited the great comic in order to bring fresh insight into the breadth of his considerable and enduring influence. Groucho, best known for his films such as Duck Soup and A Night in Casablanca, had a career spanning seven decades before his passing in the late 1970s. From Woody Allen to our very own Terry Wogan, the comedian's fast wit, trademark moustache and cigar and inimitable ability to insult others with charm and grace, has had a profound influence on twentieth century comedy. No wonder we have built an extension to the Comedy Hall of Fame...the Groucho Marx Centre of Excellence. To take a stroll through the new wing, click on the link below...
Be sure to tune in to the Tom Dunne Show next week (Monday to Thursday, 10pm to midnight) when Tom speaks to music writer Tony Fletcher on the career of the late, great Ben E. King and former Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes.
