010 - 'WHATEVER PEOPLE SAY I AM, THAT'S WHAT I'M NOT' WITH BEN DUMBRECK

Inner Groove Records' Ben Dumbreck joins Mike for Episode 10 of 'My Classic Album' and brings the debut album of Arctic Monkeys with him.

Mike and Ben look back to 2006 and chart the incredible rise of Arctic Monkeys from unsigned Internet favourites to the band with the fastest selling debut album in UK history!

What role did Myspace have in catapulting the band to stardom?

hy does the song 'Dancing Shoes' give Mike flashbacks to his university days?

ow did Ben find seeing Arctic Monkeys live at this hugely important time in the band's career?

ll this and more PLUS Mike discusses Amy Macdonald's pit-stop at Newcastle City Hall on her 'Under Stars' tour.  

So much to get through on the latest episode of 'My Classic Album'.

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Music Credit: 'This Is Rock' by Silvia Marchese

 
 

008 - 'BLUE' WITH SAMANTHA PREIS

Mike is joined by US singer-songwriter Samantha Preis to discuss the album that inspired her and so many others to start their own emotional journeys into music. Joni Mitchell's quintessential album 'Blue' is this month's Classic Album!

Samantha chats about just what makes this album so special to her as well as the impact it has had on her both as a music fan and as a musician and lyricist.

What is the heartbreaking story behind 'Little Green'?

How do Joni's experiences writing 'California' remind Samantha of experiences from her own life?

Which hard rock band made 'This Flight Tonight' their own to the point where Joni joked at live shows that she covered it?

All this PLUS a review of Amy Macdonald's latest album 'Under Stars' right here on Episode 8 of 'My Classic Album'.

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Music Credit: 'This Is Rock' by Silvia Marchese